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spdfreak · 13th May 2006, 19:09

Here's mine.
1.Alonso
2.Fisichella
3.Schumi

merve_extreme · 13th May 2006, 19:42

that was a good qualifying session for the renault's with both of them seperated by .06 of a second.

MS also looks promising.I bet he is carying more fuel than renault's.

LandCruiser · 13th May 2006, 22:23

McLaren disappointed. Wish they gain places. Stupid Renaults. They always come first. Let Schumi win this too or Kimi.

karthik247 · 13th May 2006, 22:56

Both Ferrari's on the second row, Alonso better watch his back cuz they are quick. Massa is doin so well for Ferrari, just amazing. Who would have expected so much from him keeping pace with the master himself!

khamsinmerak · 14th May 2006, 01:56

Unless the tires screw up it will be Schumi whos' going to punch the air.Doesnt matter who wins its gonna be a race worth watching...GO SCHUMI GO...

manson · 14th May 2006, 03:33

Schumi will have to perhaps pass fisichella in thr first turn itself, orelse we can surely see a red car being slowed down, and alonso pulling away. GO SCHUMI.

manson.

manson · 14th May 2006, 16:35

btw, hoping that barrichelo wins a race with honda soon enough!! wishful thinking with the renaults. ferraris, mclarens sweating it out? come on, atleast a podium today.

manson.

manson · 14th May 2006, 19:47

only if massa would have stayed out and done one more blistering lap . . .

manson.

aZa · 14th May 2006, 20:01

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Originally Posted by aZa

Hmm with the guys in the red back in form ... this prediction is a difficult one... i'd rather wait for the friday practice to decide.

as of now i think its gonna be

1. Alonso
2. Schmuck
3. Fisichella / massa

Bang on target

LandCruiser · 14th May 2006, 21:06

At this pace McLaren is not going to go anywhere this year. Juan Pablo is some one i think is bad to have in a team. He doesnt play anything accoridng to what the team wants. Most of the times creates some scene and is out of the race. See Felippe Massa what a good result for him. He is right behind Michael most of the times in pole and in race. Same with Fisichella. McLaren has a driver that doesnt fit in the team.

Congrats Alonso.

But I will like to see him lose. It is Renault that is working out the magic. Puts him in pole and he keeps the lead. Wherever he doesnt get pole he doesnt win always!

Cheers to Schumi. Good luck to Raikonnen. Better he shift his team to renault or ferrari. Raikkonnen on a renault will be awesome. He will win 80% of the races.

sridhar24 · 15th May 2006, 17:42

Great race for Fernando, he did very well to win before his home crowd. His lap times were damn good and very consistant each and every lap. This championship is getting hotter. Can't wait for the next race.

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Originally Posted by LandCruiser

Congrats Alonso.

But I will like to see him lose. It is Renault that is working out the magic. Puts him in pole and he keeps the lead. Wherever he doesnt get pole he doesnt win always!

Its not just the Renault doing any magic, then why isn't Fisi able to win races with similar car? And remember he wasn't in pole position in any of the races before and only this race he was on pole.

prince85 · 15th May 2006, 19:25

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Originally Posted by sridhar24

And remember he wasn't in pole position in any of the races before and only this race he was on pole.

He was in pole in Nurburgring which was just the last race before Catalunya if my memory serves right.

It was Alonso on pole and Schumacher was 2nd place on the starting grid. What happened later was Schumacher beat Alonso in the race.

Would like to correct you on that front, that Catalunya was not Alonso's first pole for the season.

prince85 · 15th May 2006, 19:32

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Originally Posted by sridhar24

Its not just the Renault doing any magic, then why isn't Fisi able to win races with similar car? .

Alonso is a much better driver than Fisi(period). So you can't compare the two of them. And Fisi not being able to catch up with Alonso was due to problems in the setup of Fisi's car according to Fisi's post race press conference(www.formula1.com)

And Schumacher admitted that his ferrari was much slower than even the struggling Fisi, leave alone Alonso. So yup, Renault had the better car, better tires and the better setup for Catalunya. So Renualt deserved what they got and we can appreciate them for the effort. Time to look forward to the next race.

merve_extreme · 15th May 2006, 19:56

That was a good race by FA.He sealed the race in the 1st part of the race.There was someting very wrong with the ferrari's,maybe they set up the car for different type of race conditions.

But i was shocked that the safety car was not called when JPM's car was stuck on the kerb.nowadays they call saftey cars out even when someone has gone off in a distant corner.

karthik247 · 15th May 2006, 21:48

Wasn't able to watch the whole race, hope there is a replay soon enough.
But didn't the commentators say that the Bridgestone teams were struggling in those conditons while the Michelins' were able to perform much better..?

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13th May 2006, 19:09	#556
spdfreak BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Trichur, presently in Qatar Posts: 121 Thanked: Once View My Garage	Here's mine. 1.Alonso 2.Fisichella 3.Schumi
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13th May 2006, 19:42	#557
merve_extreme Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,359 Thanked: 18 Times View My Garage	that was a good qualifying session for the renault's with both of them seperated by .06 of a second. MS also looks promising.I bet he is carying more fuel than renault's.
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13th May 2006, 22:23	#558
LandCruiser BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chennai Posts: 712 Thanked: 51 Times View My Garage	McLaren disappointed. Wish they gain places. Stupid Renaults. They always come first. Let Schumi win this too or Kimi.
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13th May 2006, 22:56	#559
karthik247 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR, HYD Posts: 2,710 Thanked: 30 Times	Both Ferrari's on the second row, Alonso better watch his back cuz they are quick. Massa is doin so well for Ferrari, just amazing. Who would have expected so much from him keeping pace with the master himself!
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14th May 2006, 01:56	#560
khamsinmerak BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Palakkad Posts: 52 Thanked: 31 Times	Unless the tires screw up it will be Schumi whos' going to punch the air.Doesnt matter who wins its gonna be a race worth watching...GO SCHUMI GO...
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14th May 2006, 03:33	#561
manson Team-BHP Support Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 3,934 Thanked: 4,169 Times View My Garage	Schumi will have to perhaps pass fisichella in thr first turn itself, orelse we can surely see a red car being slowed down, and alonso pulling away. GO SCHUMI. manson.
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14th May 2006, 16:35	#562
manson Team-BHP Support Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 3,934 Thanked: 4,169 Times View My Garage	btw, hoping that barrichelo wins a race with honda soon enough!! wishful thinking with the renaults. ferraris, mclarens sweating it out? come on, atleast a podium today. manson.
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14th May 2006, 19:47	#563
manson Team-BHP Support Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 3,934 Thanked: 4,169 Times View My Garage	only if massa would have stayed out and done one more blistering lap . . . manson.
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14th May 2006, 21:06	#565
LandCruiser BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chennai Posts: 712 Thanked: 51 Times View My Garage	At this pace McLaren is not going to go anywhere this year. Juan Pablo is some one i think is bad to have in a team. He doesnt play anything accoridng to what the team wants. Most of the times creates some scene and is out of the race. See Felippe Massa what a good result for him. He is right behind Michael most of the times in pole and in race. Same with Fisichella. McLaren has a driver that doesnt fit in the team. Congrats Alonso. But I will like to see him lose. It is Renault that is working out the magic. Puts him in pole and he keeps the lead. Wherever he doesnt get pole he doesnt win always! Cheers to Schumi. Good luck to Raikonnen. Better he shift his team to renault or ferrari. Raikkonnen on a renault will be awesome. He will win 80% of the races.
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15th May 2006, 19:56	#569
merve_extreme Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,359 Thanked: 18 Times View My Garage	That was a good race by FA.He sealed the race in the 1st part of the race.There was someting very wrong with the ferrari's,maybe they set up the car for different type of race conditions. But i was shocked that the safety car was not called when JPM's car was stuck on the kerb.nowadays they call saftey cars out even when someone has gone off in a distant corner.
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15th May 2006, 21:48	#570
karthik247 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR, HYD Posts: 2,710 Thanked: 30 Times	Wasn't able to watch the whole race, hope there is a replay soon enough. But didn't the commentators say that the Bridgestone teams were struggling in those conditons while the Michelins' were able to perform much better..?
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