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himanshugoswami · 29th June 2006, 17:00

with the higher straight line speed of the ferraris, I think Schumi and Massa would have an edge over the Renaults at Indy.

If ferrari can manage a 1-2 then it would really throw the championship wide open

whatcanthisbe · 29th June 2006, 18:17

Alanso
schumi
kimi

but depends on pole positions again

whatcanthisbe · 29th June 2006, 18:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by sushrutha

3 Takuma Sato (sounds weird ... but liked his brilliant manoeuvreability)

that made my day.. you mean the loose handling of the car not manoeuvrability

bike_bug · 29th June 2006, 23:48

I am gr8 fan of ALANSO

, hope he will make it.

F50 · 30th June 2006, 00:05

We are just talking about straights!! What about inner section and some painfully slow corners, car requires technical grip which im very sad to say Renault have it. If Schumacher has to win title from here he needs to win races like crazy.

Go Schumi !!!

P.S. Alonso is now blaming Schumacher and Ferrari for last year's fiasco US GP.

Here it goes.

At Indianapolis on Thursday, Fernando Alonso pointed the finger at Ferrari and Michael Schumacher when remembering the farcical six-car race of 2005.

''Before the race,'' Renault's title-leading Spaniard was quoted as recalling by the sid agency, ''we said that we didn't want points but we wanted to drive for the fans.''

Alluding to the non-agreement of Bridgestone-clad Ferrari, he added: ''But a team and some drivers did not accept that.

''I accept everyone's option, but in that moment the 150,000 fans were more important. Sometimes we forget that we drive not for us but for the people.
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As the Grand Prix circus sets up shop at the fabled Motor Speedway, some are suggesting that - to guarantee avoidance of the same tyre problem in 2006 - Michelin will have gone ultra-conservative for this race.

But Alonso insisted: ''Even if I lose two or four points in the championship here, it would not be too bad.''

Source : F1live

DaPilot · 30th June 2006, 01:35

Alonso has not made any mistakes off late but this track I think will be better for ferrari... so...

1) M.Schumacher
2) Alonso
3) Will be a tuff fight! > Kimi if his engine holds up

cheap_deal · 30th June 2006, 03:09

pole will be for alonso
finish 1.Schumi
2.Alsonso
3.Kimi
i hope im right

xezas · 30th June 2006, 04:02

I'll be in Indianapolis for the F1

For my money, I want Schumi to win. A close second between Kimi and Alonso is also wished for.

gr8guzzler · 1st July 2006, 22:11

what time is the qualifying and on which channel. I don't see it on the schedule for Star sports & ESPN

gr8guzzler · 1st July 2006, 23:37

2006 United States Grand Prix

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points

1 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:10.760

2 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:11.039

3 2 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:11.940

4 16 Nick Heidfeld Sauber-BMW 1:12.049

5 11 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:12.149

6 1 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:12.202

7 12 Jenson Button Honda 1:12.269

8 17 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-BMW 1:12.327

9 3 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:12.569

10 4 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 1:12.592

11 20 Vitantonio Liuzzi STR-Cosworth 1:12.675

12 9 Mark Webber Williams-Cosworth 1:12.904

13 18 Tiago Monteiro MF1-Toyota 1:12.913

14 8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:13.091

15 7 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:13.101

16 21 Scott Speed STR-Cosworth 1:13.103

17 15 Christian Klien RBR-Ferrari 1:13.113

18 19 Christijan Albers MF1-Toyota 1:13.172

19 10 Nico Rosberg Williams-Cosworth 1:13.230

20 14 David Coulthard RBR-Ferrari 1:13.364

21 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:13.806

22 23 Franck Montagny Super Aguri-Honda 1:14.454

prince85 · 1st July 2006, 23:42

They are not the qualifying results. gr8guzzler, those are the saturday practise results that you have posted

tifosikrishna · 1st July 2006, 23:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by gr8guzzler

2006 United States Grand Prix

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points

1 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:10.760

2 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:11.039

3 2 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:11.940

4 16 Nick Heidfeld Sauber-BMW 1:12.049

5 11 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:12.149

6 1 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:12.202

7 12 Jenson Button Honda 1:12.269

8 17 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-BMW 1:12.327

9 3 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:12.569

10 4 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 1:12.592

hi, i have got a different set of results from bbc.

1 M Schumacher (Ferrari) 1:10.832

2 F Massa (Ferrari) 1:11.435
3 G Fisichella (Renault) 1:12.135
4 R Barrichello (Honda) 1:12.109
5 F Alonso (Renault) 1:12.449
6 J Villeneuve (BMW Sauber) 1:12.479
7 J Button (Honda) 1:12.523
8 R Schumacher (Toyota) 1:12.795
9 K Raikkonen (McLaren) 1:13.174 10 N Heidfeld (BMW Sauber) 1:15.280

prince85 · 1st July 2006, 23:50

Qualifying results are as follows.

1.Michael Schumacher 1:10.832
2.Felipe Massa 1:11.435
3.Giancarlo Fisichella 1:11.920
4.Rubens Barrichello 1:12.109
5.Fernando Alonso 1:12.449
6.Jacques Villeneuve 1:12.479
7.Jenson Button 1:12.523
8.Ralf Schumacher 1:12.795
9.Kimi Riakkonen 1:13.174
10.Nick Heidfeld 1:15.280
11.Juan Pablo Montoya 1:12.150
12.Mark Webber 1:12.292
13.Scott Speed 1:12.792
14.Christijan Albers 1:12.854
15.Tiago Monteiro 1:12.864
16.Cristian Klien 1:12.925
17.David Coulthard 1:13.180
18.Takuma Sato 1:13.496
19.Nico Rosberg 1:13.506
20.Jarno Trulli 1:13.787
21.Vitantonio Liuzzi 1:14.041
22.Franck Montagny 1:16.036

Courtesy: www.formula1.com

F50 · 2nd July 2006, 00:17

Alrite ideal qual results. Michael and Massa 1-2 and Alonso bumped into 5th.
After 1st corner expect Ferrari 1-2 and Renualt 3-4 and may Fisi will try to get in front of Massa and slow things down and allow Alonso to catch up and may be pass Massa.
With Michael on pole may be a bit light on fuel, Alonso on P5 and experiencing understeer, Michelins on conservative race, I dont see why Michael shouldnot win and eat up that 25 points gap. Hope Massa hangs on.

karthik247 · 2nd July 2006, 00:28

FERRARI ON TOP!!!

Atleast i hope the season should turn around from here...And a Ferrari 1-2 finish would also make it the sweetest GP in over an year.

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BMW Sauber	0	0%
Toyota	0	0%
Honda	0	0%
Red Bull	0	0%
Toro Rosso	0	0%
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29th June 2006, 17:00	#766
himanshugoswami Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: !!!! Posts: 2,303 Thanked: 2,619 Times	with the higher straight line speed of the ferraris, I think Schumi and Massa would have an edge over the Renaults at Indy. If ferrari can manage a 1-2 then it would really throw the championship wide open
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29th June 2006, 18:17	#767
whatcanthisbe BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: http://www.wandering-online.com Posts: 499 Thanked: 6 Times	Alanso schumi kimi but depends on pole positions again
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29th June 2006, 23:48	#769
bike_bug BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore/CA Posts: 62 Thanked: 0 Times	I am gr8 fan of ALANSO, hope he will make it.
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30th June 2006, 00:05	#770
F50 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai/USA Posts: 1,707 Thanked: 103 Times	We are just talking about straights!! What about inner section and some painfully slow corners, car requires technical grip which im very sad to say Renault have it. If Schumacher has to win title from here he needs to win races like crazy. Go Schumi !!! P.S. Alonso is now blaming Schumacher and Ferrari for last year's fiasco US GP. Here it goes. At Indianapolis on Thursday, Fernando Alonso pointed the finger at Ferrari and Michael Schumacher when remembering the farcical six-car race of 2005. ''Before the race,'' Renault's title-leading Spaniard was quoted as recalling by the sid agency, ''we said that we didn't want points but we wanted to drive for the fans.'' Alluding to the non-agreement of Bridgestone-clad Ferrari, he added: ''But a team and some drivers did not accept that. ''I accept everyone's option, but in that moment the 150,000 fans were more important. Sometimes we forget that we drive not for us but for the people. '' As the Grand Prix circus sets up shop at the fabled Motor Speedway, some are suggesting that - to guarantee avoidance of the same tyre problem in 2006 - Michelin will have gone ultra-conservative for this race. But Alonso insisted: ''Even if I lose two or four points in the championship here, it would not be too bad.'' Source : F1live Last edited by F50 : 30th June 2006 at 00:07.
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30th June 2006, 01:35	#771
DaPilot BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Newport (JC), NJ - USA Posts: 187 Thanked: Once View My Garage	Alonso has not made any mistakes off late but this track I think will be better for ferrari... so... 1) M.Schumacher 2) Alonso 3) Will be a tuff fight! > Kimi if his engine holds up
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30th June 2006, 03:09	#772
cheap_deal BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: unknown Posts: 465 Thanked: 8 Times	pole will be for alonso finish 1.Schumi 2.Alsonso 3.Kimi i hope im right
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30th June 2006, 04:02	#773
xezas BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bangalore/Chicago Posts: 39 Thanked: 0 Times	I'll be in Indianapolis for the F1 For my money, I want Schumi to win. A close second between Kimi and Alonso is also wished for.
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1st July 2006, 22:11	#774
gr8guzzler BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 653 Thanked: 87 Times View My Garage	what time is the qualifying and on which channel. I don't see it on the schedule for Star sports & ESPN
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1st July 2006, 23:37	#775
gr8guzzler BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 653 Thanked: 87 Times View My Garage	Qualifying Results 2006 United States Grand Prix Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:10.760 2 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:11.039 3 2 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:11.940 4 16 Nick Heidfeld Sauber-BMW 1:12.049 5 11 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:12.149 6 1 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:12.202 7 12 Jenson Button Honda 1:12.269 8 17 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-BMW 1:12.327 9 3 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:12.569 10 4 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 1:12.592 11 20 Vitantonio Liuzzi STR-Cosworth 1:12.675 12 9 Mark Webber Williams-Cosworth 1:12.904 13 18 Tiago Monteiro MF1-Toyota 1:12.913 14 8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:13.091 15 7 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:13.101 16 21 Scott Speed STR-Cosworth 1:13.103 17 15 Christian Klien RBR-Ferrari 1:13.113 18 19 Christijan Albers MF1-Toyota 1:13.172 19 10 Nico Rosberg Williams-Cosworth 1:13.230 20 14 David Coulthard RBR-Ferrari 1:13.364 21 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:13.806 22 23 Franck Montagny Super Aguri-Honda 1:14.454
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1st July 2006, 23:42	#776
prince85 BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 971 Thanked: 123 Times	They are not the qualifying results. gr8guzzler, those are the saturday practise results that you have posted
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1st July 2006, 23:50	#778
prince85 BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 971 Thanked: 123 Times	Qualifying results are as follows. 1.Michael Schumacher 1:10.832 2.Felipe Massa 1:11.435 3.Giancarlo Fisichella 1:11.920 4.Rubens Barrichello 1:12.109 5.Fernando Alonso 1:12.449 6.Jacques Villeneuve 1:12.479 7.Jenson Button 1:12.523 8.Ralf Schumacher 1:12.795 9.Kimi Riakkonen 1:13.174 10.Nick Heidfeld 1:15.280 11.Juan Pablo Montoya 1:12.150 12.Mark Webber 1:12.292 13.Scott Speed 1:12.792 14.Christijan Albers 1:12.854 15.Tiago Monteiro 1:12.864 16.Cristian Klien 1:12.925 17.David Coulthard 1:13.180 18.Takuma Sato 1:13.496 19.Nico Rosberg 1:13.506 20.Jarno Trulli 1:13.787 21.Vitantonio Liuzzi 1:14.041 22.Franck Montagny 1:16.036 Courtesy: www.formula1.com Last edited by prince85 : 2nd July 2006 at 00:03.
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2nd July 2006, 00:17	#779
F50 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai/USA Posts: 1,707 Thanked: 103 Times	Alrite ideal qual results. Michael and Massa 1-2 and Alonso bumped into 5th. After 1st corner expect Ferrari 1-2 and Renualt 3-4 and may Fisi will try to get in front of Massa and slow things down and allow Alonso to catch up and may be pass Massa. With Michael on pole may be a bit light on fuel, Alonso on P5 and experiencing understeer, Michelins on conservative race, I dont see why Michael shouldnot win and eat up that 25 points gap. Hope Massa hangs on.
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2nd July 2006, 00:28	#780
karthik247 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR, HYD Posts: 2,710 Thanked: 30 Times	FERRARI ON TOP!!! Atleast i hope the season should turn around from here...And a Ferrari 1-2 finish would also make it the sweetest GP in over an year.
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