12/03/2006 Bahrain Sakhir
19/03/2006 Malaysia Sepang
02/04/2006 Australia Melbourne
23/04/2006 San Marino Imola
07/05/2006 Europe Nurburgring
14/05/2006 Spain Barcelona
28/05/2006 Monaco Monaco
11/06/2006 Great-Britain Silverstone
25/06/2006 Canada Montréal
02/07/2006 USA Indianapolis
16/07/2007 France Magny-Cours
30/07/2006 Germany Hockenheim
06/08/2006 Hungary Hungaroring
27/08/2006 Turkey Istanbul
10/09/2006 Italy Monza
01/10/2006 China Shanghai
08/10/2006 Japan Suzuka
22/10/2006 Brazil Interlagos

1st row:
1. Michael Schumacher (GER) Ferrari 1:31.431, 2. Felipe Massa (BRA) Ferrari 1:31.478
2nd row:
3. Jenson Button (GBR) Honda 1:31.549, 4. Fernando Alonso (ESP) Renault 1:31.702
3rd row:
5. Juan Pablo Montoya (COL) McLaren-Mercedes 1:32.164, 6. Rubens Barrichello (BRA) Honda 1:32.579
4th row:
7. Mark Webber (AUS) Williams-BMW 1:33.006, 8. Christian Klien (AUT) Red Bull 1:33.112
5th row:
9. Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA) Renault 1:33.496, 10. Nick Heidfeld (GER) BMW Sauber 1:33.926
6th row:
11. Jacques Villeneuve (CAN) BMW Sauber 1:32.456, 12. Nico Rosberg (GER) Williams-BMW 1:32.620
7th row:
13. David Coulthard (GBR) Red Bull 1:32.850, 14. Jarno Trulli (ITA) Toyota 1:33.066
8th row:
15. Vitantonio Liuzzi (ITA) Toro Rosso 1:33.416, 16. Scott Speed (USA) Toro Rosso 1:34.606
9th row:
17. Ralf Schumacher (GER) Toyota 1:34.702, 18. Christijan Albers (NED) Midland 1:35.724
10th row:
19. Tiago Monteiro (POR) Midland 1:35.900, 20. Takuma Sato (JPN) Super Aguri F1 Team 1:37.411
11th row:
21. Yugi Ide (JPN) Super Aguri F1 Team 1:40.270, 22. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) McLaren-Mercedes

P. No Driver Team - Engine Tyres Gaps/Laps Average Stops
1. 1 ALONSO Renault M 1h29'46"205 206.018 Km/h
2. 5 M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari B + 0'01"246 205.971 Km/h
3. 3 RAIKKONEN McLaren Mercedes M + 0'19"360 205.280 Km/h
4. 12 BUTTON Honda M + 0'19"992 205.256 Km/h
5. 4 MONTOYA McLaren Mercedes M + 0'37"048 204.611 Km/h
6. 9 WEBBER Williams Cosworth B + 0'41"932 204.427 Km/h
7. 10 ROSBERG Williams Cosworth B + 1'03"043 203.635 Km/h
8. 15 KLIEN RedBull Ferrari M + 1'06"771 203.496 Km/h
9. 6 MASSA Ferrari B + 1'09"907 203.379 Km/h
10. 14 COULTHARD RedBull Ferrari M + 1'15"541 203.169 Km/h
11. 20 LIUZZI Toro Rosso Cosw. M + 1'25"997 202.781 Km/h
12. 16 HEIDFELD BMW Sauber M 1 lap(s)
13. 21 SPEED Toro Rosso Cosw. M 1 lap(s)
14. 7 R.SCHUMACHER Toyota B 1 lap(s)
15. 11 BARRICHELLO Honda M 1 lap(s)
16. 8 TRULLI Toyota B 1 lap(s)
17. 18 MONTEIRO Midland Toyota B 2 lap(s)
18. 22 SATO S. Aguri F1 Honda B 4 lap(s)
19. 23 IDE S. Aguri F1 Honda B 22 lap(s)
20. 17 VILLENEUVE BMW Sauber M 22 lap(s)
21. 2 FISICHELLA Renault M 36 lap(s)
22. 19 ALBERS Midland Toyota B 57 lap(s)

should we not just start a new topic for the new season? to make it easier?

anyways top quality race, alonso was lucky thought schumacher was going to get past him when he was in the pits, rosberg looks something special. raikkonen(woop) did fantastic, starting 20th and getting a podium.

good start for the f1 season.

Fantastic drive from kimi! I suspected all along that he would pull some rabbit from the hat and he did! All the accolades may have gone to alonso and schumi but he deserves as much for being the fastest guy around
Go kimi.I'm tipping him to win the title this time

damn... missed it and seems like a good race and all!

i havent followed the races this eyar so far, any good rookies this time?

thanks for the info
and did super aguri manage anywhere near good pace?

Thread revival time...

Where will Kimi Raikkonen and Juan Pablo Montoya drive next season?

I second that , although a big part of me wishes that Alonso would stay at Renault, I like seeing them win.

but... they're French....

I know, but hey, they still got that factory across the street from Balaidos, I can't say I hate them.

Meh, I think their cars are ugly. I much prefer Mercedes

It must be terribly embarrassing for Fisichella. Im sure that he is ruing the fact that Renault agreed to allow Team radio transmissions to a worldwide audience. Before it was his "this car is fucking shit" rant and now it was the "Alonso is lapping two seconds a lap faster in the same car, the same tyres, and the same fuel load. This cannot be happening".

Fisichella just doesnt have the consistency to be a champion. He can't put in the fast laps at the crucial moments of the race.

It was a very entertaining race. Seeing the McLarens go at it in the opening laps was awesome and Button just cant seem to get over that hump. Today he was overtaken easily and it wasnt just on the restarts.

It must be terribly embarrassing for Fisichella. Im sure that he is ruing the fact that Renault agreed to allow Team radio transmissions to a worldwide audience. Before it was his "this car is fucking shit" rant and now it was the "Alonso is lapping two seconds a lap faster in the same car, the same tyres, and the same fuel load. This cannot be happening".

Fisichella just doesnt have the consistency to be a champion. He can't put in the fast laps at the crucial moments of the race.

It was a very entertaining race. Seeing the McLarens go at it in the opening laps was awesome and Button just cant seem to get over that hump. Today he was overtaken easily and it wasnt just on the restarts.

Honda were horribly dissapointing. Seriously, a 4 year old Arrows chassis holding up Barrichello? Button causing all sorts of doubts from commentators about how much fuel he's really carrying as shown by his performance during the first part of the race. Eventually it was clear fuel load had nothing to do with it, just a underwhelming Button drive and team performance when it counts.

Eh, atleast he now holds the title of 'Best Blown Engine' award this year. Brought fond memories of Kamikaze Sato and his engine explosion during the Monaco GP a year or two ago.

I think that Button is vastly overrated by the English media. They keep touting him as a potential World Champion but he always seems to choke when the pressure is on. There are always excuses for him (traffic in Sepang, cold tyres in Melbourne) but true Champions overcome the 'excuses'. Alonso could point to the fact that safety cars kept erasing his leads but he always pushed hard on the restarts and regained his margin. Its rare where you have a race where nothing goes wrong, but it seems Button will need one of those races to win his first Grand Prix.

I was sad to see Montoya's crash. He's one of my favorite drivers but he always makes those crucial mistakes. There isnt a more spectacular driver out there though.

thats the English Media for you, whether you be an actor, footballer, rugby player, cricketer or an Olympian, the English press are bound to glorify you, I am sure you don't need examples like Becks, Radcliff, Hill, Button, Ahmad, Flintoff, Wilkinson... Well they love to have a go at their celebreties.

Well back to the topic but I do believe buttun is a good racer and I see him as a potential champion, he only need a world class car to do so, yes he choke at times, but there were times he single handledly come out on top..But I think he has let all this glorification into his head..

Yeah I too felt really bad when Montoya crashed...even during his mistakes I used to see him escape, but not this time

I have to disagree there! I think jenson's pole record shows that he is well capable and should of won a few races by now. I genuinly think the cars let him down.