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aseem · 19th March 2006, 03:53

Montoya
Nico Roseberg
Alonso

varun_patra · 19th March 2006, 04:29

ALONSO all the way !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nico rosberg is 1 guy to watch in 2morws race though

karthik247 · 19th March 2006, 10:25

Damn...its gonna b difficult for Ferrari n Schumacher to win this one, without some Michael magic. Just would love to see two reds on the podium...and no Renault

Dippy · 19th March 2006, 11:14

Winning for the Ferrari will be really difficult though we dont know what fuel strategy the red cars are running. A podium may not be out of the reckoning. One point to note is that while the Renault and the Mclarens are running one race old engines, the Ferraris are running brand new ones so just maybe the Renaults and Mclarens may just have to take care of their powerplants because Sepang is one killer of a race in terms of heat. The Bridgestones seem to be working well here though

All said and done i'm really looking forward to Nico Rosberg race. It would be great to have him on the podium. Williams form seems to be really good and BMW Sauber must be eating their heart out. I expected BMW to do much better than they are doing at the moment. But hats off to Cosworth for those great engines

LandCruiser · 19th March 2006, 11:52

My prediction is Kimi in 1 or 2 and alonso not in podium. Kimi came 3 from 20 in the last race.

LandCruiser · 19th March 2006, 14:34

Its a pity that kimi crashed. Sick alonso.

haryan · 19th March 2006, 15:00

VERY GOOD VICTORY for Fisico ... Very well done Fisichella .. good cool drive into Second by Alonso
Very well executed pitstop strategy by Renault ..
Badluck to Button and Honda .. Poor pitwork by Ferrari and MS .. Good drive for last few laps by Massa soaking immense pressure from MS .. Montoya a very solid drive for Fourth

haryan · 19th March 2006, 15:02

and very very sad exit for Kimi Raikkonen ...
He is justifying the AD on his car ....... "KEEP WALKING" By JOHHNY WALKER.
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By walking in Bahrain from Qualifying and here at Malaysia from the race on lap 1 ...
KEEP ON WALKING KIMI

ported_head · 19th March 2006, 15:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by LandCruiser

Its a pity that kimi crashed. Sick alonso.

Errr, sore loser? Just saying so because it was Kimi's mistake, right?

aZa · 19th March 2006, 15:13

Now that the race is over ... i can't stop thinking bout the Body language of the renault drivers.

Alonso = Coke without Fizz

Fisichella = All Champagne

Signs of team taking sides with Fisichella more this year as they know Alonso will be switching to Mcleran next year?

ported_head · 19th March 2006, 15:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by aZa

Signs of team taking sides with Fisichella more this year as they know Alonso will be switching to Mcleran next year?

Why would you say that? They were running different strategies. Alonso's strategy had a goof up, so he came second. Fisichella didn't get new engine because the team liked him more, because regulations let him due to last race.

karthik247 · 19th March 2006, 15:21

I was expecting Ferrari to be on top but still it worked good for them by ending up 5th n 6th from the back of the grid. But MS pit stop could have been judged better to give him another position up. Well, Kimi crashing out again due to suspension failure. McLaren better be stong cuz if it goes on like this..they wouldn't b on top for long.

Finally Renault on top

Aditya · 19th March 2006, 15:23

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Originally Posted by Dippy

I expected BMW to do much better than they are doing at the moment.

I didn't. There's a world of difference between a car built by Williams and one built by Sauber. Williams have won multiple world championships. Their cars are capable of running at the front along with the McLarens, Ferraris, Renaults and Hondas. In comparison, Sauber are nowhere. Remember the Mercedes story? They were languishing at the tail-end of the field when they were "Sauber Mercedes". It was only after they joined forces with McLaren that they came up. To me, team BMW Sauber is all hype and no go.

This race showed us how strong the Renaults are. I expect them to continue this way all season. All the others will have to work extra hard if they are to challenge Renault's supremacy.

ported_head · 19th March 2006, 15:24

I didn't know Kimi had a suspension failure. Did he? I thought his mistake, in that case I take back what I've said above.

sridhar24 · 19th March 2006, 15:30

Very good day for Renault, good drive by Fisi and Alonso was also very good making 3 up in the first few seconds of the race. Kimi had to pay for his own mistake. I think this time Ferrari's strategy didn't work quite well.

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19th March 2006, 03:53	#301
aseem Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Delhi Posts: 1,730 Thanked: 441 Times	Montoya Nico Roseberg Alonso
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19th March 2006, 04:29	#302
varun_patra BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: mumbai Posts: 469 Thanked: 5 Times	ALONSO all the way !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nico rosberg is 1 guy to watch in 2morws race though
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19th March 2006, 10:25	#303
karthik247 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR, HYD Posts: 2,710 Thanked: 30 Times	Damn...its gonna b difficult for Ferrari n Schumacher to win this one, without some Michael magic. Just would love to see two reds on the podium...and no Renault
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19th March 2006, 11:14	#304
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,557 Thanked: 2,459 Times	Winning for the Ferrari will be really difficult though we dont know what fuel strategy the red cars are running. A podium may not be out of the reckoning. One point to note is that while the Renault and the Mclarens are running one race old engines, the Ferraris are running brand new ones so just maybe the Renaults and Mclarens may just have to take care of their powerplants because Sepang is one killer of a race in terms of heat. The Bridgestones seem to be working well here though All said and done i'm really looking forward to Nico Rosberg race. It would be great to have him on the podium. Williams form seems to be really good and BMW Sauber must be eating their heart out. I expected BMW to do much better than they are doing at the moment. But hats off to Cosworth for those great engines Last edited by Dippy : 19th March 2006 at 11:15.
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19th March 2006, 11:52	#305
LandCruiser BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chennai Posts: 712 Thanked: 51 Times View My Garage	My prediction is Kimi in 1 or 2 and alonso not in podium. Kimi came 3 from 20 in the last race.
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19th March 2006, 14:34	#306
LandCruiser BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chennai Posts: 712 Thanked: 51 Times View My Garage	Its a pity that kimi crashed. Sick alonso.
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19th March 2006, 15:00	#307
haryan BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: HYDERABAD INDIA Posts: 345 Thanked: 5 Times	VERY GOOD VICTORY for Fisico ... Very well done Fisichella .. good cool drive into Second by Alonso Very well executed pitstop strategy by Renault .. Badluck to Button and Honda .. Poor pitwork by Ferrari and MS .. Good drive for last few laps by Massa soaking immense pressure from MS .. Montoya a very solid drive for Fourth
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19th March 2006, 15:02	#308
haryan BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: HYDERABAD INDIA Posts: 345 Thanked: 5 Times	and very very sad exit for Kimi Raikkonen ... He is justifying the AD on his car ....... "KEEP WALKING" By JOHHNY WALKER. ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... By walking in Bahrain from Qualifying and here at Malaysia from the race on lap 1 ... KEEP ON WALKING KIMI
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19th March 2006, 15:13	#310
aZa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Noida / Delhi Posts: 1,595 Thanked: 21 Times View My Garage	Now that the race is over ... i can't stop thinking bout the Body language of the renault drivers. Alonso = Coke without Fizz Fisichella = All Champagne Signs of team taking sides with Fisichella more this year as they know Alonso will be switching to Mcleran next year?
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19th March 2006, 15:21	#312
karthik247 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR, HYD Posts: 2,710 Thanked: 30 Times	I was expecting Ferrari to be on top but still it worked good for them by ending up 5th n 6th from the back of the grid. But MS pit stop could have been judged better to give him another position up. Well, Kimi crashing out again due to suspension failure. McLaren better be stong cuz if it goes on like this..they wouldn't b on top for long. Finally Renault on top
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19th March 2006, 15:24	#314
ported_head Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 2,387 Thanked: 20 Times	I didn't know Kimi had a suspension failure. Did he? I thought his mistake, in that case I take back what I've said above.
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19th March 2006, 15:30	#315
sridhar24 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,046 Thanked: 88 Times	Very good day for Renault, good drive by Fisi and Alonso was also very good making 3 up in the first few seconds of the race. Kimi had to pay for his own mistake. I think this time Ferrari's strategy didn't work quite well.
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