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March 12 Grand Prix of Bahrain at Bahrain International Circuit

1. Fernando Alonso (Spain) Renault 1:29:46.205
2. Michael Schumacher (Germany) Ferrari +00:01.246
3. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) McLaren 00:19.360
4. Jenson Button (Britain) Honda 00:19.992
5. Juan Pablo Montoya (Colombia) McLaren 00:37.048
6. Mark Webber (Australia) Williams - Cosworth 00:41.932
7. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Williams - Cosworth 01:03.043
8. Christian Klien (Austria) RedBull - Ferrari 01:06.771
9. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Ferrari 01:09.907
10. David Coulthard (Britain) RedBull - Ferrari 01:15.541
11. Vitantonio Liuzzi (Italy) Toro Rosso - Cosworth 01:25.997
12. Nick Heidfeld (Germany) BMW Sauber 1 lap
13. Scott Speed (U.S.) Toro Rosso - Cosworth 1 lap
14. Ralf Schumacher (Germany) Toyota 1 lap
15. Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) Honda 1 lap
16. Jarno Trulli (Italy) Toyota 1 lap
17. Tiago Monteiro (Portugal) Midland - Toyota 2 laps
18. Takuma Sato (Japan) Super Aguri - Honda 4 laps

r. Yuji Ide (Japan) Super Aguri - Honda 22 laps
r. Jacques Villeneuve (Canada) BMW Sauber 28 laps
r. Giancarlo Fisichella (Italy) Renault 36 laps
r. Christijan Albers (Netherlands) Midland - Toyota 43 laps

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Well that's a better start to the F1

Would have given kim driver of the day,
starting in last place to finish 19 seconds from first place Alonso.

Loved the new Qualifying format.
Could do with a bit of tweaking as the drivers
play the game with the rules on the 3rd run.

So the Favorites to win a championship
finished 1st 2nd and 3rd
And no one just ran into the distance...
So it can only make future races tighter
and more difficult to call.

Who was your driver of the day?
Do you like the Qualifying format?

The qualifying was 500% better, loads of action and well better than last season.

The race itself was interesting and good the see Shuey on the podium again :cheers:

Was a good race weekend,a havent watched F1 for a year or two but watched it this time and i must say,it was worth it,much better than watchin anythin else on a sunday mornin.Obviously i would like to see the brits winning and i think button has the fire in his belly,but check out the new young'un,that rosberg,first race in F1 and he did very very well,think he overtook about 4 cars in just a few laps.Lookin forward to the next one

NEW RULES INCLUDE ENGINE FREEZE

A three-year freeze on engine technology, a move to a single tyre supplier and the replacement of 10-place grid penalties were among the new rules approved by the FIA World Motor Sport Council on Wednesday.

The WMSC met in Paris to ratify a new set of sporting regulations that will take effect from 2008.

Many of the reforms have been on the table for some time; the principle of a single tyre supplier, for example, was agreed at the previous WMSC meeting in December, which set out the basis for the 2008 technical regulations.

But the engine freeze is a radical – and controversial – change.

It was one of the issues about which the Grand Prix Manufacturers Association expressed concern in the letter it sent to FIA president Max Mosley on Tuesday night.

The GPMA’s 11th-hour attempt to delay ratification of some of the proposed changes pending further discussion fell on deaf ears.

The new engine rules will require teams to submit their designs for homologation by 1 June.

The specification will then be frozen and only FIA-approved modifications will be permitted.

The measure is a central plank of Mosley’s cost-cutting programme but – although proposed by GPMA member Renault – it is not popular with most of the manufacturer teams.

They fear it will undermine F1’s status as the pinnacle of technology and also that the three-year cycle will cause instability in their staffing arrangements.

Other changes approved by the WMSC include a mandatory testing limit of 30,000km (18,600 miles) per team per year, a ban on spare cars and a requirement for gearboxes to last four races.

The move back to a single tyre supplier will be accompanied by a return to slicks and a ban on tyre-warming blankets.

And instead of the current 10-place grid relegations, changing an engine before the end of its two-year cycle will attract a 15kg weight penalty.

The requirement for new teams to lodge a $48 million deposit with the FIA has also been dropped, while the WMSC held open the possibility of a 20-race calendar in future.

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I think this Max Mosely has a screw loose.
What can he be thinking.

I think the break away group by Manufactures
could really happen now.

Australian GP broadcast schedule


Live qualifying: Saturday 1 April 0330-0530 ITV1

Qualifying re-run: Saturday 1 April 1340-1545 ITV1

Live race: Sunday 2 April 0400-0700 ITV1

Race re-run: Sunday 2 April 1305-1530 ITV1

Highlights: Monday 3 April 0015-0115 ITV1

Highlights: Tuesday 4 April 0205-0305 ITV4

If you dont want to know the results of Qualifying, dont scroll down.

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2006 Australian Grand Prix Qualifying


Pos No Driver Team First Second Third

1 12 Jenson Button Honda 1:28.081 1:26.337 1:25.229

2 2 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:27.765 1:26.196 1:25.635

3 1 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:28.569 1:25.729 1:25.778

4 3 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:27.193 1:26.161 1:25.822

5 4 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 1:27.079 1:25.902 1:25.976

6 7 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:28.007 1:26.596 1:26.612

7 9 Mark Webber Williams-Cosworth 1:27.669 1:26.075 1:26.937

8 16 Nick Heidfeld Sauber-BMW 1:27.796 1:26.014 1:27.579

9 17 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-BMW 1:28.460 1:26.714 1:29.239

10 8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:27.748 1:26.327

11 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:28.228 1:26.718

12 14 David Coulthard RBR-Ferrari 1:28.408 1:27.023

13 20 Vitantonio Liuzzi STR-Cosworth 1:28.999 1:27.219

14 15 Christian Klien RBR-Ferrari 1:28.757 1:27.591

15 10 Nico Rosberg Williams-Cosworth 1:28.351 1:29.422

16 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:28.868

17 11 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:29.943

18 19 Christijan Albers MF1-Toyota 1:30.226

19 21 Scott Speed STR-Cosworth 1:30.426

20 18 Tiago Monteiro MF1-Toyota 1:30.709

21 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:32.279

22 23 Yuji Ide Super Aguri-Honda 1:36.164

2006 San Marino Grand Prix


Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points

1 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 62 Winner 1 10

2 1 Fernando Alonso Renault 62 +2.0 secs 5 8

3 4 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 62 +15.8 secs 7 6

4 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 62 +17.0 secs 4 5

5 3 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 62 +17.5 secs 8 4

6 9 Mark Webber Williams-Cosworth 62 +37.7 secs 10 3

7 12 Jenson Button Honda 62 +39.6 secs 2 2

8 2 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 62 +40.2 secs 11 1

9 7 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 62 +45.5 secs 6

10 11 Rubens Barrichello Honda 62 +77.8 secs 3

11 10 Nico Rosberg Williams-Cosworth 62 +79.6 secs 13

12 17 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-BMW 62 +82.3 secs 12

13 16 Nick Heidfeld Sauber-BMW 61 +1 Lap 15

14 20 Vitantonio Liuzzi STR-Cosworth 61 +1 Lap 16

15 21 Scott Speed STR-Cosworth 61 +1 Lap 18

16 18 Tiago Monteiro MF1-Toyota 60 +2 Lap 19

Ret 14 David Coulthard RBR-Ferrari 47 +15 Lap 14

Ret 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 44 +18 Lap 21

Ret 15 Christian Klien RBR-Ferrari 40 +22 Laps 17

Ret 23 Yuji Ide Super Aguri-Honda 33 +39 Laps 22

Ret 8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 5 +57 Laps 9

Good Race,
I so much wanted Alonso to get past Schu...

Same about button and the Fuel Hose.

Well its the British GP Race tomorrow
and i'm off to see it

Dont bother looking in the grandstands,
as we are in the cheap seat,
the grass banks lol..

Me the missus Scooby and Kim will be there,
not holding out much for Jenson Button
and his recent problems (Honda)
But would like to see Kimi win as the missus is from Finland.

Going to tape the Qualifying today so i can watch the england match.

Hopefully the weather will be good for sunday and the live action amazing.

Cheap Seats = £100 for the 3 days.
But i very much doubt if anyone would
take advantage of that.

Watch the Qualifying today, see if i can spot
a palce to park me arse when i'm there.

Were leaving at 4:30am so we can get there
nice and early. The Shuttle buses start at
4am ??? First Race 9:30ish i think ??

Anyways looking forward to my first F1 Live race.

Woo Hoo