Friday, May 12, 2006
# posted by Rich @ 2:33 AM
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
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