Sunday, May 14, 2006
Spain qualifying: report
Fernando Alonso took pole position in front of his home fans with a time of 1:14.648, and is looking strong for a home win, with his teammate Giancarlo Fisichella alongside him on the front row. Fisichella was a half a tenth slower. Michael Schumacher was third fastest, with a time of 1:14.970, and will line up alongside Massa, whose time of 1:15.442 seems to indicate a different pit-stop strategy. The rest of the top ten is rounded out by Barrichello, Ralf, Trulli, Button, Raikkonen, and Heidfeld.
Q1 threw up a surprise early on - David Coulthard spun and crashed his Red Bull car on his first flying lap, thus eliminating himself from qualifying. This meant that one of the the "usual 6" would progres to Q2 by default, and it was Liuzzi who advanced for the second race in a row.
Q2 threw up a few more surprises, not least of which was that Montoya could manage no better than 12th. The two Williams cars were also somewhat less than impressive, with Webber 11th and Rosberg 13th, although they have seemed to have favoured running very long first stints, and this could explain their lack of performance.
With the cars lining up on the grid in practically team order (Renault, Renault, Ferrari, Ferrari, Honda, Toyota, Toyota, Honda), it might turn out to be a dull race (the teams test here so often that they know the track like the insides of their eyelids, and so the races become somewhat processional), but it does serve to highlight the differences between the cars.
Will Alonso win? I think so, but we'll have to see what the other players can do about it.
Q1 threw up a surprise early on - David Coulthard spun and crashed his Red Bull car on his first flying lap, thus eliminating himself from qualifying. This meant that one of the the "usual 6" would progres to Q2 by default, and it was Liuzzi who advanced for the second race in a row.
Q2 threw up a few more surprises, not least of which was that Montoya could manage no better than 12th. The two Williams cars were also somewhat less than impressive, with Webber 11th and Rosberg 13th, although they have seemed to have favoured running very long first stints, and this could explain their lack of performance.
With the cars lining up on the grid in practically team order (Renault, Renault, Ferrari, Ferrari, Honda, Toyota, Toyota, Honda), it might turn out to be a dull race (the teams test here so often that they know the track like the insides of their eyelids, and so the races become somewhat processional), but it does serve to highlight the differences between the cars.
Will Alonso win? I think so, but we'll have to see what the other players can do about it.
Labels: Formula 1, Grand Prix, Spain
Saturday, May 13, 2006
Spain Friday second practice: report
Yaaaaaaawn. Yeah, and not just because it is on at 8am my time. The session was really boring frankly (as was the first practice session, which is untelevised). In the case of first practice it was because so few people ran (9), although Massa set an astonishingly fast time of 1:15.796.
Second practice saw everyone do at least one lap. As expected, the Friday drivers were fastest, with Davidson top of the time sheets again. Behind him, in a rather unexpected second place, was Robert Doornbos in the Red Bull. The fastest race driver was Alonso in third place, who ended up 3 tenths faster than Michael who was 6th fastest overall.
The only notable things were that several drivers got "slideways", as they say over here, in the tight turn 7 chicane, and that Kimi Raikkonen ran almost no laps at all. Indeed, the general paucity of laps can be atribuited to the fact that the teams test at Barcelona quite frequently, and thus probably don't need that much practice.
One moderately amusing incident came towards the end of the session when, somehow, the left rear view mirror of Montoya's McLaren came loose and fell in his cockpit. His solution to this problem was to throw the offending item out on the main straight! Speaking of McLaren, Steve Matchett seemed taken aback by the team's attire: "What's up with the McLaren team's trousers, they look like they are made out of bubble wrap". I didn't see what he was getting at myself...
So yeah, that was Friday practice. Let's hope qualifying is more interesting!
Second practice saw everyone do at least one lap. As expected, the Friday drivers were fastest, with Davidson top of the time sheets again. Behind him, in a rather unexpected second place, was Robert Doornbos in the Red Bull. The fastest race driver was Alonso in third place, who ended up 3 tenths faster than Michael who was 6th fastest overall.
The only notable things were that several drivers got "slideways", as they say over here, in the tight turn 7 chicane, and that Kimi Raikkonen ran almost no laps at all. Indeed, the general paucity of laps can be atribuited to the fact that the teams test at Barcelona quite frequently, and thus probably don't need that much practice.
One moderately amusing incident came towards the end of the session when, somehow, the left rear view mirror of Montoya's McLaren came loose and fell in his cockpit. His solution to this problem was to throw the offending item out on the main straight! Speaking of McLaren, Steve Matchett seemed taken aback by the team's attire: "What's up with the McLaren team's trousers, they look like they are made out of bubble wrap". I didn't see what he was getting at myself...
So yeah, that was Friday practice. Let's hope qualifying is more interesting!
Labels: Formula 1, Grand Prix, Spain
Friday, May 12, 2006
John Watson Award - Europe
Well, in Neil's absence, seeing as he is at the Spanish GP and everything, I thought I'd do the honours for the John Watson award this week. And there were some movers and shakers this time. But the winner has to be Nico Rosberg.
Raikkonen still heads the table...
| Race | Driver | Started | Finished | Difference |
| Bahrain | Raikkonen | 22 | 3 | +19 |
| Malaysia | Massa | 21 | 5 | +16 |
| Australia | Villeneuve | 19 | 6 | +13 |
| San Marino | Montoya and Webber | 7 & 10 | 3 & 6 | +4 |
| Europe | Rosberg | 22 | 7 | +15 |
Raikkonen still heads the table...
Spanish Grand Prix: preview
Coming off a pair of victories, Michael Schumacher will be looking to capitalise on Ferrari's new found form, and make a hat-trick. However, he will have to contend with Fernando Alonso, who will be racing on home soil. The last two races have shown that Ferrari are able to out manouevre Renault tactically, but Renault will be looking to pull out all the stops this weekend.
Another thing to bear in mind is that Michael has a fresh engine this weekend, whereas Alonso has a used one. The long straight and multiple high speed corners at the Circuit de Catalunya could very well be engine breakers.
One man who will also be looking to score a victory is Kimi Raikkonen. Spain was the site of his first victory of the 2005 season, and although he has more points now than he did this timelast year, it is make or break time for the Finn if he wants to be champion this year.
Elsewhere, others will be looking to impress. The Hondas are in desperate needof some good luck or prefereably some good race results. The Williams will be praying for better reliability, as they could have had somedecent results so far were itnot for the numerous break downs and engine "Ka-blammos". And Toyota, who are much improved since the beginning of the season, will also be looking for a good result.
What can we expect from this weeked. Well, I think it is going to come down to a race between Alonso and Schumacher again. I would dearly love to see Raikkonen take the win though. So I am going to predict Alonso for the pole and the win. Michael may just upset that though!
Another thing to bear in mind is that Michael has a fresh engine this weekend, whereas Alonso has a used one. The long straight and multiple high speed corners at the Circuit de Catalunya could very well be engine breakers.
One man who will also be looking to score a victory is Kimi Raikkonen. Spain was the site of his first victory of the 2005 season, and although he has more points now than he did this timelast year, it is make or break time for the Finn if he wants to be champion this year.
Elsewhere, others will be looking to impress. The Hondas are in desperate needof some good luck or prefereably some good race results. The Williams will be praying for better reliability, as they could have had somedecent results so far were itnot for the numerous break downs and engine "Ka-blammos". And Toyota, who are much improved since the beginning of the season, will also be looking for a good result.
What can we expect from this weeked. Well, I think it is going to come down to a race between Alonso and Schumacher again. I would dearly love to see Raikkonen take the win though. So I am going to predict Alonso for the pole and the win. Michael may just upset that though!
Labels: Formula 1, Grand Prix
Race day awards
Today's race day awards:
How'd I do - got most of the top 8 wrong, but called the first corner melee and the safety car period. 4/10. Bastardo!
| Driver of the day | Nico Rosberg | Seemed to drive faster than the Williams could go |
| Rookie of the day | Nico Rosberg | Great drive from the back to finish 7th |
| Car of the day | Ferrari F248 | Great performance from both drivers |
| Team of the day | Ferrari | Better strategy (again) |
| Disappointing driver of the day | Franck Montagny | But it was his first GP to be fair |
| Dissapointing car of the day | McLaren MP4-21 | I thought they could have gone quicker |
| Disappointing team of the day | Renault | Another bad strategy call lost them the race |
| Phillipe Alliot award | Vitantonio Liuzzi | First corner clash with Coulthard |
| Olivier Grouillard award | Jacques villeneuve | Balking Fisichella in qualifying |
| Jerk of the day | Giancarlo Fisichella | For his temper tantrum in qualifying |
How'd I do - got most of the top 8 wrong, but called the first corner melee and the safety car period. 4/10. Bastardo!
Europe: race report
Michael Schumacher took his second successive victory, and his second victory of 2006, at the European Grand Prix, and in doing so became a seriou title contender. Fernando Alonso was second, and Felipe Massa was third, making the first Ferrari double podium since the 2005 Canadian Grand Prix.
The race was poised to be a battle between Alonso and Michael, and it didn't disappoint. As expected, Alonso cleared off the line and led into the first corner, with Michael and Massa trailing. Behind them, Liuzzi and Coulthard bumoed into each other, damaging both cars. So much for team Red Bull eh? Coulthard got back to the pits for repairs, but Liuzzi limped around the track with a flat right-rear. However, he couldn't keep it on track, and spun to a halt in the middle of the track. The marshalls couldn't get him moving, and the safety car out.
When the safety car came back in, Alonso got the jump on everyone, and pulled comfortably away. However, Schumacher pegged him - the two traded fastest laps for the first 15 laps of the race. One might have been tempted to suggest that the Ferraris were on a lighter fuel load. They were not. Alonso pitted on lap 16, Michael on lap 18, but Alonso re-emerged in the lead. But the fact that Ferrari now knew Renault's pit strategy was crucial.
Raikkonen inherited the lead, and remained there until lap 23. It looked for a while that he was going to 1 stop, and that he could pull it off, because he was over ten seconds in the lead when he pitted. Alas, it was not the case - he would end up two-stopping (but I believe McLaren were fools not to one-stop him).
Back up front, Alonso and Michael were trading fastest laps again, and by the second round of pit stops, Alonso's lead was barely anything. The problem was that Ferrari had worked out Renault's pit stop strategy by observing their first stop, and they gave Michael some extra fuel for his second stint. Consequently, Alonso pitted on lap 38, but Michael pitted on lap 41. The extra laps on light fuel gave Michael the advantage, and he emerged in the lead, and led all the way to the flag.
The rest of the race was somewhat uneventful, although there was a lot of attrition - more than normal, which is probably a function of the new V8s. the strange thing was that the breakdowns seemed to come in pairs - Button and Klein on lap 28, Montoya and Ralfon lap 52.
So, the race certainly opened up the championship for Michael. But what about the other players, specifically Raikkonen? Well, he has 23 points in the championship. This time last year, he had 17 points and 1 win (Spain). It is still possible for him, but he needs a win badly, and Spain might just be the turning point of his season.
The race was poised to be a battle between Alonso and Michael, and it didn't disappoint. As expected, Alonso cleared off the line and led into the first corner, with Michael and Massa trailing. Behind them, Liuzzi and Coulthard bumoed into each other, damaging both cars. So much for team Red Bull eh? Coulthard got back to the pits for repairs, but Liuzzi limped around the track with a flat right-rear. However, he couldn't keep it on track, and spun to a halt in the middle of the track. The marshalls couldn't get him moving, and the safety car out.
When the safety car came back in, Alonso got the jump on everyone, and pulled comfortably away. However, Schumacher pegged him - the two traded fastest laps for the first 15 laps of the race. One might have been tempted to suggest that the Ferraris were on a lighter fuel load. They were not. Alonso pitted on lap 16, Michael on lap 18, but Alonso re-emerged in the lead. But the fact that Ferrari now knew Renault's pit strategy was crucial.
Raikkonen inherited the lead, and remained there until lap 23. It looked for a while that he was going to 1 stop, and that he could pull it off, because he was over ten seconds in the lead when he pitted. Alas, it was not the case - he would end up two-stopping (but I believe McLaren were fools not to one-stop him).
Back up front, Alonso and Michael were trading fastest laps again, and by the second round of pit stops, Alonso's lead was barely anything. The problem was that Ferrari had worked out Renault's pit stop strategy by observing their first stop, and they gave Michael some extra fuel for his second stint. Consequently, Alonso pitted on lap 38, but Michael pitted on lap 41. The extra laps on light fuel gave Michael the advantage, and he emerged in the lead, and led all the way to the flag.
The rest of the race was somewhat uneventful, although there was a lot of attrition - more than normal, which is probably a function of the new V8s. the strange thing was that the breakdowns seemed to come in pairs - Button and Klein on lap 28, Montoya and Ralfon lap 52.
So, the race certainly opened up the championship for Michael. But what about the other players, specifically Raikkonen? Well, he has 23 points in the championship. This time last year, he had 17 points and 1 win (Spain). It is still possible for him, but he needs a win badly, and Spain might just be the turning point of his season.
Labels: Europe, Formula 1, Grand Prix
Sunday, May 07, 2006
Europe: pre-race
Today's race is almost certain to come ownto a fight between Alonso and Michael, and the two main protaganoists are starting 1-2 on the grid. Massa is starting 3rd, on the clean side of the grid,with barrichello alongside him. A great start there for Barrichello, his first time out qualifying Button. Let'shope that he can convert qulaifying pace to race pace.
What about people to watch - well it has to be Alonso and Michael really, doesn't it. Unless someone can come up with some miracle pit-stop strategy, or there are some early safety car periods, I don't see anyone else winning. Having said that (and I realise this is starting to sound like mantra) Rosberg might be a mover. The first corner might turn out to be an equivocater also - remember the start from last year!
The race is scheduled for 60 laps. I expect most people to make 2 stops,but I expect the front-runners are 3-stopping. 1-stops should come around laps 28-32; 2-stops laps 18-22 and 38-44; 3-stops 14-16, 29-31, and 44-46.
My predictions: I'm breaking with my "list" and predicting Alonso for the win. My prediction for the top 8: Alonso, Michael, Raikkonen, Monoya, Button, Barrichello, Webber, Ralf. I predict a first corner melee, and Massa will be involved (his fault or otherwise). I also predict a sefety car period at some point.
Well, the race starts in 5 minutes, let's see how it unravels.
What about people to watch - well it has to be Alonso and Michael really, doesn't it. Unless someone can come up with some miracle pit-stop strategy, or there are some early safety car periods, I don't see anyone else winning. Having said that (and I realise this is starting to sound like mantra) Rosberg might be a mover. The first corner might turn out to be an equivocater also - remember the start from last year!
The race is scheduled for 60 laps. I expect most people to make 2 stops,but I expect the front-runners are 3-stopping. 1-stops should come around laps 28-32; 2-stops laps 18-22 and 38-44; 3-stops 14-16, 29-31, and 44-46.
My predictions: I'm breaking with my "list" and predicting Alonso for the win. My prediction for the top 8: Alonso, Michael, Raikkonen, Monoya, Button, Barrichello, Webber, Ralf. I predict a first corner melee, and Massa will be involved (his fault or otherwise). I also predict a sefety car period at some point.
Well, the race starts in 5 minutes, let's see how it unravels.
Labels: Europe, Formula 1, Grand Prix
Europe qualifying: report
Fernando alonso took his first pole position of the 2006 season, beating Michael and Ferrari team mate Massa to the top spot. As expected, it was going to come down to a fight between the current champion and the former champion, and Alonso came out on top with a time of 1:29.819 - 2 tenths faster than Michael. Massa was a further 4 tenths behind.
Alonso and Michael had played a game of cat and mouse (or possibly tit-for-tat) in the morning practice session, and that time Michael posted the best time. Alonso pulled out all the stop in qualifying however, and according to Peter Windsor, Renault are using a very aggressive fuel strategy (probably a three-stopper). I can' help but feel that this is a somewhat kneejerk reaction by Renault to their defeat in San Marino, and that they are determined to stamp their mark on the championship - a move that could very well be their undiong this weekend.
Q1 was a fairly timid affair (except for a red flag with about 4 minutes left of the session, which appears to have been brought out when one of the Midland cars stopped in the pit lane), and the usual suspects were the first to be eliminated - Klein, Albers, Speed, Monteiro, Sato, Montagny. Liuzzi slotted his way into Q2 by virtue of being 3 tenths faster than his "super teammate" Klein.
Q2 was quite exciting, and towards the end of the session it was a real dice-roller. In the end, most of the usual crew were elimintated, but not without some surprises. Villeneuve was surprisingly quick and got himself into Q3. Ralf was surprisingly slow, and was eliminated. The biggest shock was the elimination of Fisichella for the second race in a row. Fisichella thought that he was baulked badly by Villeneuve, and signalled his frustration by "swearing with his arms" as David Hobbs put it. The fireworks really started after Q2 as Fisichella marched down the pit lane and tried to confront Villeneuve, who was strapped in his car. Lots of fast paced and emotional Italian ensued, during which he apparently called Villeneuve a bastard, which prompted a visit to the Stewards.
So, on to Q3 - the first 15 minutes were boring as hell as usual, but after the pitstops, things livened up, and the game of tit-for-tat between the drivers started. In the end, it was Alonso on top, and we can infer from his lap time that he is starting on a light fuel load.
The top ten is as follows: Alonso, Michael, Massa, Barrichello, Raikkonen, Button, Trulli, Villeneuve, Montoya, Webber. Alonso looks strong for the victory, but it remains to be seen what strategy the Ferraris are on.
Alonso and Michael had played a game of cat and mouse (or possibly tit-for-tat) in the morning practice session, and that time Michael posted the best time. Alonso pulled out all the stop in qualifying however, and according to Peter Windsor, Renault are using a very aggressive fuel strategy (probably a three-stopper). I can' help but feel that this is a somewhat kneejerk reaction by Renault to their defeat in San Marino, and that they are determined to stamp their mark on the championship - a move that could very well be their undiong this weekend.
Q1 was a fairly timid affair (except for a red flag with about 4 minutes left of the session, which appears to have been brought out when one of the Midland cars stopped in the pit lane), and the usual suspects were the first to be eliminated - Klein, Albers, Speed, Monteiro, Sato, Montagny. Liuzzi slotted his way into Q2 by virtue of being 3 tenths faster than his "super teammate" Klein.
Q2 was quite exciting, and towards the end of the session it was a real dice-roller. In the end, most of the usual crew were elimintated, but not without some surprises. Villeneuve was surprisingly quick and got himself into Q3. Ralf was surprisingly slow, and was eliminated. The biggest shock was the elimination of Fisichella for the second race in a row. Fisichella thought that he was baulked badly by Villeneuve, and signalled his frustration by "swearing with his arms" as David Hobbs put it. The fireworks really started after Q2 as Fisichella marched down the pit lane and tried to confront Villeneuve, who was strapped in his car. Lots of fast paced and emotional Italian ensued, during which he apparently called Villeneuve a bastard, which prompted a visit to the Stewards.
So, on to Q3 - the first 15 minutes were boring as hell as usual, but after the pitstops, things livened up, and the game of tit-for-tat between the drivers started. In the end, it was Alonso on top, and we can infer from his lap time that he is starting on a light fuel load.
The top ten is as follows: Alonso, Michael, Massa, Barrichello, Raikkonen, Button, Trulli, Villeneuve, Montoya, Webber. Alonso looks strong for the victory, but it remains to be seen what strategy the Ferraris are on.
Labels: Europe, Formula 1, Grand Prix
Europe Friday practice 2: report
Friday practice 2 seemsto have set the tonefor the weekend, and we start where we left off in San Marino - the two fastest race drivers were Alonso, who was second quickest, and Michael, who was third quickest. The quickest driver, however, was Alex Wurz in the Williams Cosworth. His time of 1:32.675 was 9 tenths faster than Alonso.
Williams were quick here last year - remember that Heidfled took pole, and came home second, 16.5 seconds adrift of Alonso. It remains to be seen whether the Williams cars are as quick this year in the face of stiff competition from both Renault and a resurgent Ferrari.
Behind Alonso and Michael were the Friday drivers Doornbos and Davidson. The next race driver in line was Ralf, who was only 3 tenths slower than Alonso's time. From there on down the time sheet, there were few surprises. Some selected drivers performances: Button was 7th, Rosberg 11th, Raikkonen 13th, Massa 14th, Barrichello 15th, Webber 16th, Montoya 17th.
One other thing to note this weekend is the absence of Yuje Ide. Dropped by Super Aguri, presumably because he is crap (they claim because he needs more experience). In his place in Franck Montagny, the French former Renault test driver. His time of 1:36.665, whilst not stellar, was only 4 tenths slower than Sato - a vast improvement over Ide, who was typically two seconds slower than Sato.
Anyway, Saturday practice is next, followed by qualifying. I expect more of the same from Alonso and Michael...
Williams were quick here last year - remember that Heidfled took pole, and came home second, 16.5 seconds adrift of Alonso. It remains to be seen whether the Williams cars are as quick this year in the face of stiff competition from both Renault and a resurgent Ferrari.
Behind Alonso and Michael were the Friday drivers Doornbos and Davidson. The next race driver in line was Ralf, who was only 3 tenths slower than Alonso's time. From there on down the time sheet, there were few surprises. Some selected drivers performances: Button was 7th, Rosberg 11th, Raikkonen 13th, Massa 14th, Barrichello 15th, Webber 16th, Montoya 17th.
One other thing to note this weekend is the absence of Yuje Ide. Dropped by Super Aguri, presumably because he is crap (they claim because he needs more experience). In his place in Franck Montagny, the French former Renault test driver. His time of 1:36.665, whilst not stellar, was only 4 tenths slower than Sato - a vast improvement over Ide, who was typically two seconds slower than Sato.
Anyway, Saturday practice is next, followed by qualifying. I expect more of the same from Alonso and Michael...
Labels: Europe, Formula 1, Grand Prix
Friday, May 05, 2006
European Grand Prix: preview
Last year's European Gradn Prix saw a number of surprises, not least of which was Nick Heidfeld starting from pole position. However, the race will be remebered most for Kimi Raikkonen's dramatic exit from the race on the last lap - having badly flatspotted his right front tyre in an overtaking maneouvre on Jacques Villeneuve, the suspension on his McLaren was vibrating itself to pieces before it finally gave way under braking for turn 1 in the last lap, gifting the victory to Fernando Alonso.
This year, the European Grand Prix will be make or break time for Kimi Raikkonen. Having performed superbly in Bahrain, he has been somewhat off the pace elsewhere this season, and was unceremoniously punted out of the Malaysian GP. If he is going to mount a challenge in 2006, he needs to start now.
He will have a tough job however. Alonso is rampant at the moment, and doesn't look likely to slow down any time soon. Indeed, this year could easily turn out to be a whitewash (or blue and yellow wash). Moreover, Ferrari seem to have recaptured some of their form of late, and will be looking to make the most of their new found pace.
That said, the Hondas should again be quick, although they will have to imprve thier race pace and their team work if they are going to perform. I expect the Williams to be quick also, and Rosberg sould go well here.
My predicitions - I am going to stick with Raikkonen for the win (again, even though I have been disappointed with his performance lately), and I am going to predict Alonso on pole. Hmm, perhaps Button. I guess we'll have to wait and see.
Roll on the weekend.
This year, the European Grand Prix will be make or break time for Kimi Raikkonen. Having performed superbly in Bahrain, he has been somewhat off the pace elsewhere this season, and was unceremoniously punted out of the Malaysian GP. If he is going to mount a challenge in 2006, he needs to start now.
He will have a tough job however. Alonso is rampant at the moment, and doesn't look likely to slow down any time soon. Indeed, this year could easily turn out to be a whitewash (or blue and yellow wash). Moreover, Ferrari seem to have recaptured some of their form of late, and will be looking to make the most of their new found pace.
That said, the Hondas should again be quick, although they will have to imprve thier race pace and their team work if they are going to perform. I expect the Williams to be quick also, and Rosberg sould go well here.
My predicitions - I am going to stick with Raikkonen for the win (again, even though I have been disappointed with his performance lately), and I am going to predict Alonso on pole. Hmm, perhaps Button. I guess we'll have to wait and see.
Roll on the weekend.
Labels: Europe, Formula 1, Grand Prix
Race day awards
The awards for the San Marino Grand Prix:
How do I rate myself? Highly.
| Driver of the day | Fernando Alonso | I am NOT saying Schumacher |
| Rookie of the day | Nico Rosberg | Struggled a bit, but was still the highest placed rookie |
| Car of the day | McLaren MP4-21 | Much improved race pace |
| Team of the day | Ferrari | Pulled a fast one on Renault |
| Disappointing driver of the day | Jenson Button | Lacklustre drive, stupidity in pits |
| Dissapointing car of the day | Honda RA106 | Do I really need to explain this one? AGAIN!? |
| Disappointing team of the day | Honda | Farce in the pits |
| Phillipe Alliot award | Yuje Ide | Flipped Albers into the gravel |
| Olivier Grouillard award | Massa | Held Alonso up (on purpose *wink wink*) |
| Jerk of the day | Michael Schumacher | Does not deserve the pole record |
How do I rate myself? Highly.
Labels: Formula 1
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