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sridhar24 · 7th October 2006, 15:51

Great qualifying and bridgestone have done an excellent job at their home track. Looks like its going to be Ferrari day tomorrow. The race will be even more exciting.

speedzak · 7th October 2006, 16:47

It seems like a Ferrari day. But I just love to hate it.

What if one of the toyotas make it to the podium?

quicksilver · 7th October 2006, 16:55

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Originally Posted by speedzak

What if one of the toyotas make it to the podium?

Would love to see that happen.... or may be an interesting race in the lines of the Hungarian GP... I'd rather have toyota taking the podium in front of their home crowd

speedzak · 7th October 2006, 17:23

I'd love to see Schumacher win!!! (Yes, the younger one in Toyota)

And The elder one finish 2nd and take the title while Fonsy finish 3rd and Fisi finish 4th to gift Renault a constructor's title which will make Flavio stop bad mouthing for a while!!

Ain't it a wish worth seeing in real??

quicksilver · 7th October 2006, 17:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedzak

I'd love to see Schumacher win!!! (Yes, the younger one in Toyota)

And The elder one finish 2nd and take the title while Fonsy finish 3rd and Fisi finish 4th to gift Renault a constructor's title which will make Flavio stop bad mouthing for a while!!

Ain't it a wish worth seeing in real??

Fair enough I guess. Everyone goes home a happy man... (except Fonsi ofcourse... don't care much for him lately)

Hatari · 7th October 2006, 18:19

i hope it rains..
alonso will have then have a chance to win

as they stand.. things dont look so good for him
michelin just arent strong enough

esteem_lover · 7th October 2006, 22:39

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Originally Posted by Thil

schumi will take the spot this time.He will retire as a champion !

i agree. he deserves to win & take the championship for one last time. cheers

kpzen · 7th October 2006, 22:56

This season is turning out to be very similar to the book "Driven to Extremes - MS".....Hope it doesn't end that way.. :-)

ranjan united · 7th October 2006, 23:53

After qualifying in Suzuka Renault F1 boss Flavio Briatore attacked Ferrari's number two driver Felipe Massa, accusing him of blocking Fernando Alonso for a number of laps at the start of the final Q3 qualifying session.
"Fernando on the radio was complaining," said Briatore. "If you are fighting with McLaren it's fine. If you fight with these guys it is impossible."
The question that must now be answered is whether or not the incident should result in any penalty. It is different to the incident in Monza when their positions were reversed in that Massa was behind Alonso and Fernando was on a warming up lap rather than a flying lap. That resulted in Alonso's best three times being deleted and made life very difficult for him in the race. In this case the two were both on flying laps. There is no reason why Massa would have been that much slower than Schumacher but there are any number of possible explanations which might be true. If Massa had a problem, however, he should perhaps have moved aside and allowed Alonso to go ahead but with such minimal amounts of time involved it is hard to imagine that there will be any punishment.
Briatore clearly does not believe there will be any punishment.
"We will tell Charlie (Whiting)," he said, "but nothing will happen. We already know what the answer will be."
That remark will not go down well with the FIA.

I missed qualifying so can anyone who saw it please shed some furher light on the matter...

courtesy: GrandPrix

v1p3r · 7th October 2006, 23:54

What time is the race tomorrow?

tifosikrishna · 7th October 2006, 23:55

it starts at 10:30 AM IST.

tifosikrishna · 8th October 2006, 00:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by ranjan united

I missed qualifying so can anyone who saw it please shed some furher light on the matter...

courtesy: GrandPrix

Oh, on the final qualifying session, MS was the first to go out followed by massa and fonsi... during the out lap, massa was deliberately slowing down alonso.... our man (sorry baby), soon went out on radio to complain about massa. later alonso was told to slow down to give himself enough distance for a clear run... thats about it.

v1p3r · 8th October 2006, 00:40

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Originally Posted by tifosikrishna

it starts at 10:30 AM IST.

Crap. Gotta get up early to watch der weltmeister.

ported_head · 8th October 2006, 11:33

And you guys still don't think it's rigged? Down to the last race of the season no matter what.

* Bernie rolls on the floor laughing his way to the bank!*

Remember folks, you heard it first here on Team-BHP from your favourite mod next door!

danlalan · 8th October 2006, 11:36

NEW FORMULA1 CHAMPION FERNANDO ALONSO.......thank you schumacher....lovely engine u got there....a bit smokey.....hehehehahaha....

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7th October 2006, 15:51	#1231
sridhar24 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,049 Thanked: 90 Times	Great qualifying and bridgestone have done an excellent job at their home track. Looks like its going to be Ferrari day tomorrow. The race will be even more exciting.
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7th October 2006, 16:47	#1232
speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,346 Thanked: 28 Times	It seems like a Ferrari day. But I just love to hate it. What if one of the toyotas make it to the podium?
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7th October 2006, 17:23	#1234
speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,346 Thanked: 28 Times	I'd love to see Schumacher win!!! (Yes, the younger one in Toyota) And The elder one finish 2nd and take the title while Fonsy finish 3rd and Fisi finish 4th to gift Renault a constructor's title which will make Flavio stop bad mouthing for a while!! Ain't it a wish worth seeing in real??
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7th October 2006, 18:19	#1236
Hatari Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Calcutta Posts: 1,901 Thanked: 926 Times	i hope it rains.. alonso will have then have a chance to win as they stand.. things dont look so good for him michelin just arent strong enough
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7th October 2006, 22:56	#1238
kpzen Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Faridabad Posts: 5,609 Thanked: 1,882 Times View My Garage	This season is turning out to be very similar to the book "Driven to Extremes - MS".....Hope it doesn't end that way.. :-)
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7th October 2006, 23:53	#1239
ranjan united BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Windsor, Canada... But still a Bombay-Boy at heart !!! Posts: 409 Thanked: 3 Times	Massa impeding Alonso... After qualifying in Suzuka Renault F1 boss Flavio Briatore attacked Ferrari's number two driver Felipe Massa, accusing him of blocking Fernando Alonso for a number of laps at the start of the final Q3 qualifying session. "Fernando on the radio was complaining," said Briatore. "If you are fighting with McLaren it's fine. If you fight with these guys it is impossible." The question that must now be answered is whether or not the incident should result in any penalty. It is different to the incident in Monza when their positions were reversed in that Massa was behind Alonso and Fernando was on a warming up lap rather than a flying lap. That resulted in Alonso's best three times being deleted and made life very difficult for him in the race. In this case the two were both on flying laps. There is no reason why Massa would have been that much slower than Schumacher but there are any number of possible explanations which might be true. If Massa had a problem, however, he should perhaps have moved aside and allowed Alonso to go ahead but with such minimal amounts of time involved it is hard to imagine that there will be any punishment. Briatore clearly does not believe there will be any punishment. "We will tell Charlie (Whiting)," he said, "but nothing will happen. We already know what the answer will be." That remark will not go down well with the FIA. I missed qualifying so can anyone who saw it please shed some furher light on the matter... courtesy: GrandPrix
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7th October 2006, 23:54	#1240
v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR / DXB / LON Posts: 5,362 Thanked: 7,474 Times View My Garage	What time is the race tomorrow?
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7th October 2006, 23:55	#1241
tifosikrishna BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: chennai Posts: 827 Thanked: 383 Times View My Garage	it starts at 10:30 AM IST.
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8th October 2006, 11:33	#1244
ported_head Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 2,381 Thanked: 21 Times	And you guys still don't think it's rigged? Down to the last race of the season no matter what. * Bernie rolls on the floor laughing his way to the bank!* Remember folks, you heard it first here on Team-BHP from your favourite mod next door!
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8th October 2006, 11:36	#1245
danlalan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: mumbai,JUHU Posts: 1,639 Thanked: 281 Times View My Garage	NEW FORMULA1 CHAMPION FERNANDO ALONSO.......thank you schumacher....lovely engine u got there....a bit smokey.....hehehehahaha....
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