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danlalan · 23rd October 2006, 03:41

WELL ALL I CAN SAY IS...MOVE OVER SCHUMI..HERE COMES FERNANDO ALONSO!!!!well its going to be another 20 yrs now before ferrari can think of winning a championship....sorry but the truth is END OF AN ERA FOR SCHUMI AND FERRARI(NO RACE ENGINEER TOO)

HAIL TO THE DOUBLE WORLD CHAMPION-FERNANDO ALONSO/RENAULT/MICHELIN

speedzak · 23rd October 2006, 04:16

Michael proved the world that he is the man!
No one has ever been like him in F1 or will be. Period!

Whatta race it was! Amazing! Eye popping! Beautiful! Ummmwah!!

Massa winning with his country colours, Fonsi driving conservatively like dravid on a bouncy pitch, Fisi defending his team mate, Honda in a good position, a few spectacular crashes and tops of all Schumacher at his best!

typeOnegative · 23rd October 2006, 05:56

Auf Weidersehen Schumi. Well raced. Prima.

redrage · 23rd October 2006, 07:39

amazing drive by micheal , it really needs something to make up positons like he does...... he is a living legend no doubt.

tifosikrishna · 23rd October 2006, 07:53

Fastest lap and new lap record on his penultimate lap of his glittering career. what a way to leave. Schumi, undoubtedly you are the king.

tifosi.

ranjan united · 23rd October 2006, 22:17

Nice race by Michael Schumacher. Pity he had that problem in qualifying, and then more problems during the race, or else the race would have been his, for sure, including some briliant overtaking moves down the sart-finish straight.
Another thing Brazil has shown is FIA's blind eye towards everything happening in Ferrari.
A FIA rule states: "after receiving the end-of-race signal all cars must proceed on the circuit directly to the post race parc ferme without stopping, without overtaking (unless clearly necessary), without receiving any object whatsoever and without any assistance (except that of the marshals if necessary)". (Source: GrandPrix)
Breaking this rule leads to 1. Driver's suspension from race or 2. Final race position penalty.
Incidentally, Massa stopping and picking up the Brazilian flag clearly breaks this rule. Why wasn't he punished then? In Monza, Alonso was punished for "blocking" Massa, even though TV images were non-conclusive as they showed Alonso quite a bit ahead of Massa and no changes in telemetry.
And here Massa goes on and breaks a rule so clearly in open... what about the FIA stepping in??
Just a concern from a fan, concerned about F1's future and the FIA's incompetence.

Also, great race by Jenson Buton and Takuma Sato. Bad luck for Trulli in the Toyota; he was looking really strong.

v1p3r · 24th October 2006, 10:26

Flag was given by marshals, so Ferrari can contend that the marshals thought it necessary to give Massa the flag to avoid a track overrun by the crowd.

And, I've seen this happen before, with non-Ferrari drivers. No, I don't remember who when where.

naveendhyani · 29th October 2006, 08:33

it was when mika lost his engine on the last lap & david stopped him & carried mika to the pits sitting on his side pod waving to the crowd. dont remember the race though.

karthik247 · 27th February 2007, 23:09

So guys, who do u think will be champ this year??? Last season was full of battles throughout, even for 3rd place. So this year...how do u think it'll be and who'll come on top?

karthik247 · 27th February 2007, 23:24

I guess it'll be Ferrari vs Renault vs McLaren. All 3teams have new drivers and should be fun to watch them go flat out since day one.

xinome · 28th February 2007, 00:01

seriously do you have a doubt regarding the 2007 F1 but i do have doubts on Giancarlo Fisichella i dont think he can keep up with mclaren and ferrari he was quite slow in montmelo

xinome · 28th February 2007, 00:41

fernando will get their man ALONSO ALONSO
you speaking spanish to me!!!

guessing out of the 3 best i seriosuly dont know, ferrari as always stays ahead while mclaren and renault seems to be tracking tied up & down at the back..
its getting wild, and will be wilder this season

moralfibre · 28th February 2007, 06:34

Forza Kimi. He is the man to watch this season. With a better car than an unreliable McLaren.

Mistakenguy · 28th February 2007, 08:22

Kimi Kimi Kimi All the way !!!

karthik247 · 28th February 2007, 09:05

Massa has had an excellent run last year and this doing very well in the tests as wall...and imo he would take the fight right to Kimi n Fonsi. And my vote goes to Massa!!!!

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Toyota	0	0%
Honda	0	0%
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23rd October 2006, 03:41	#1351
danlalan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: mumbai,JUHU Posts: 1,636 Thanked: 263 Times View My Garage	WELL ALL I CAN SAY IS...MOVE OVER SCHUMI..HERE COMES FERNANDO ALONSO!!!!well its going to be another 20 yrs now before ferrari can think of winning a championship....sorry but the truth is END OF AN ERA FOR SCHUMI AND FERRARI(NO RACE ENGINEER TOO) HAIL TO THE DOUBLE WORLD CHAMPION-FERNANDO ALONSO/RENAULT/MICHELIN
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23rd October 2006, 04:16	#1352
speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,347 Thanked: 27 Times	Michael proved the world that he is the man! No one has ever been like him in F1 or will be. Period! Whatta race it was! Amazing! Eye popping! Beautiful! Ummmwah!! Massa winning with his country colours, Fonsi driving conservatively like dravid on a bouncy pitch, Fisi defending his team mate, Honda in a good position, a few spectacular crashes and tops of all Schumacher at his best!
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23rd October 2006, 05:56	#1353
typeOnegative Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vikhroli, Mumbai, India Posts: 1,503 Thanked: 27 Times	Auf Weidersehen Schumi. Well raced. Prima.
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23rd October 2006, 07:39	#1354
redrage BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 553 Thanked: 106 Times	amazing drive by micheal , it really needs something to make up positons like he does...... he is a living legend no doubt.
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23rd October 2006, 07:53	#1355
tifosikrishna BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: chennai Posts: 827 Thanked: 383 Times View My Garage	Fastest lap and new lap record on his penultimate lap of his glittering career. what a way to leave. Schumi, undoubtedly you are the king. tifosi.
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23rd October 2006, 22:17	#1356
ranjan united BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Windsor, Canada... But still a Bombay-Boy at heart !!! Posts: 409 Thanked: 3 Times	Nice race by Michael Schumacher. Pity he had that problem in qualifying, and then more problems during the race, or else the race would have been his, for sure, including some briliant overtaking moves down the sart-finish straight. Another thing Brazil has shown is FIA's blind eye towards everything happening in Ferrari. A FIA rule states: "after receiving the end-of-race signal all cars must proceed on the circuit directly to the post race parc ferme without stopping, without overtaking (unless clearly necessary), without receiving any object whatsoever and without any assistance (except that of the marshals if necessary)". (Source: GrandPrix) Breaking this rule leads to 1. Driver's suspension from race or 2. Final race position penalty. Incidentally, Massa stopping and picking up the Brazilian flag clearly breaks this rule. Why wasn't he punished then? In Monza, Alonso was punished for "blocking" Massa, even though TV images were non-conclusive as they showed Alonso quite a bit ahead of Massa and no changes in telemetry. And here Massa goes on and breaks a rule so clearly in open... what about the FIA stepping in?? Just a concern from a fan, concerned about F1's future and the FIA's incompetence. Also, great race by Jenson Buton and Takuma Sato. Bad luck for Trulli in the Toyota; he was looking really strong. Last edited by ranjan united : 23rd October 2006 at 22:19.
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24th October 2006, 10:26	#1357
v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR / DXB / LON Posts: 5,334 Thanked: 6,896 Times View My Garage	Flag was given by marshals, so Ferrari can contend that the marshals thought it necessary to give Massa the flag to avoid a track overrun by the crowd. And, I've seen this happen before, with non-Ferrari drivers. No, I don't remember who when where.
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29th October 2006, 08:33	#1358
naveendhyani BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Melbourne Posts: 542 Thanked: 9 Times	it was when mika lost his engine on the last lap & david stopped him & carried mika to the pits sitting on his side pod waving to the crowd. dont remember the race though.
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27th February 2007, 23:09	#1359
karthik247 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR, HYD Posts: 2,710 Thanked: 30 Times	F1 2007 - Driver's Championship Prediction So guys, who do u think will be champ this year??? Last season was full of battles throughout, even for 3rd place. So this year...how do u think it'll be and who'll come on top? Last edited by karthik247 : 27th February 2007 at 23:15.
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27th February 2007, 23:24	#1360
karthik247 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR, HYD Posts: 2,710 Thanked: 30 Times	F1 2007 - Constructor's Championshop Prediction I guess it'll be Ferrari vs Renault vs McLaren. All 3teams have new drivers and should be fun to watch them go flat out since day one.
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28th February 2007, 00:01	#1361
xinome BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: I am lost.... Posts: 339 Thanked: 0 Times	seriously do you have a doubt regarding the 2007 F1 but i do have doubts on Giancarlo Fisichella i dont think he can keep up with mclaren and ferrari he was quite slow in montmelo
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28th February 2007, 00:41	#1362
xinome BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: I am lost.... Posts: 339 Thanked: 0 Times	fernando will get their man ALONSO ALONSO you speaking spanish to me!!! guessing out of the 3 best i seriosuly dont know, ferrari as always stays ahead while mclaren and renault seems to be tracking tied up & down at the back.. its getting wild, and will be wilder this season
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28th February 2007, 06:34	#1363
moralfibre Team-BHP Support Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: MH-12 Posts: 8,451 Thanked: 13,973 Times	Forza Kimi. He is the man to watch this season. With a better car than an unreliable McLaren.
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28th February 2007, 08:22	#1364
Mistakenguy BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 188 Thanked: 84 Times	Kimi Kimi Kimi All the way !!!
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28th February 2007, 09:05	#1365
karthik247 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR, HYD Posts: 2,710 Thanked: 30 Times	Massa has had an excellent run last year and this doing very well in the tests as wall...and imo he would take the fight right to Kimi n Fonsi. And my vote goes to Massa!!!!
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