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i think istanbul was great

Finally Nandito Alonso Diaz won it.

Schumi should retire, if he do not want a bigger put-down And Nando should take his place.

Massa is coming next year, substitution for Rubinho. I have heard some rumours that Rossi is ready to take F1 challenge in Scuderia Ferrari.

Forza Ferrari

I would really like to see Takuma Sato in a bigger team, like McLaren or Williams, i thin he deserves it coz he is a crazy son of a b..

I feel like I am going to be bashed for being a Ferrari fan. I want Raikkonen to race for Ferrari in the future,so I hope the rumors turn out to be right

I guess 2005 is not a good sporting year for me

Milan lost the Champion's League
Milan lost Lo Scudetto
Lakers failing to make the playoffs
Raikkonen lost the WDC
And now McLaren lost the WCC at the last race

To be honest, both McLarens looked off pace today and were further delayed at the start when Fisi played a good team game by holding up the silver cars behind him by cruising in 2nd place

When Monty had to retire after damaging his car by hitting a loose drain cover on the kerb, it very much sums up McLaren's rotten luck all season

Not a great race in terms of overall excitement, though it can be said that the Chinese racing gods don't like Schumi Just when you thought it was bad for him last year, it got worse when Schumi got involved in an accident with Albers before the race and later spun out of the race into retirement while following the safety car

Congratulations to Renault for a job well done Championships are won not just with the fastest cars, but cars which can finish races. Alonso showed the pace and ability of a World Champion today by leading from start to finish :thumbsup:

Well, there's always next year



Results
1 F. Alonso Renault 1:39:53.618
2 K. Räikkönen McLaren + 4.000
3 R. Schumacher Toyota + 25.003
4 G. Fisichella Renault + 26.001
5 C. Klien Red Bull + 31.008
6 F. Massa Sauber + 36.004
7 M. Webber Williams + 36.008
8 J. Button BAR + 41.002
9 D. Coulthard Red Bull + 44.002
10 J. Villeneuve Sauber + 59.009
11 T. Monteiro Jordan + 1:24.006
12 R. Barrichello Ferrari + 1:32.008
13 A. Pizzonia Williams + 1 laps
14 R. Doornbos Minardi + 1 laps
15 J. Trulli Toyota + 1 laps
16 C. Albers Minardi + 5 laps
Did not finish
17 T. Sato BAR + 22 laps
18 N. Karthikeyan Jordan + 28 laps
19 JP. Montoya McLaren + 32 laps
20 M. Schumacher Ferrari + 34 laps

Dont worry , Kimi and Juan Pablo are the best drivers of this moment only that the McLaren wasn't very good at the first races of the season, but be shure that with Alonso's car Kimi would have win the double of races he wonand he would have win the championship two races earlyer than Alonso.

Originally Posted by pa7uel

I would really like to see Takuma Sato in a bigger team, like McLaren or Williams, i thin he deserves it coz he is a crazy son of a b..

Sato he is loser... maybe for McL

Originally Posted by slicknick

I feel like I am going to be bashed for being a Ferrari fan. I want Raikkonen to race for Ferrari in the future,so I hope the rumors turn out to be right

I wanted the same 4 years ago, but now - no!

Originally Posted by ilgenio

I guess 2005 is not a good sporting year for me

Milan lost the Champion's League
Milan lost Lo Scudetto
Lakers failing to make the playoffs
Raikkonen lost the WDC
And now McLaren lost the WCC at the last race

For me even worse, cuz SF loox hopeless at the moment

Anyway...

Forza Ferrari

Ferrari is the best hey is The doctor = Valentino Rossi coming to ferrari

the best is Jordan and the best driver is Fisico, well right now Jordan isnt very good but we ll be back.............

Originally Posted by pa7uel

the best is Jordan and the best driver is Fisico, well right now Jordan isnt very good but we ll be back.............

... Fisico is best for you, mate, but not above all... he has proved that he is not the best one in Japan GP...

Jordan wont be back... they are going to rename the team to Midland F1... so do Minardi to Squadra Toro Rosso... and Sauber...

Noooo
It doesnt matter, Jordan will be always in my heart, and we will always have San Pablo '03.

Originally Posted by ImHoTeP1907

i think istanbul was great

it looks like this fener fan has shutted up

Bahrain will kick-off the 19-race 2006 season

Formula One bosses have confirmed a 19-race calendar for next season, starting in Bahrain.

The sport's commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone concluded weeks of frantic negotiations by submitting a draft calendar to world governing body the FIA, who have now released it as a provisional schedule.

Despite objections from some team bosses, the calendar will continue to feature 19 races.

The first grand prix comes in Bahrain on March 12, with Australia losing its coveted season-opening slot due to a clash with the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.

Malaysia follows just a week later before the trip to Melbourne on April 2.

Britain's grand prix at Silverstone is moved from its traditional July slot to a June 11 date, which clashes with the first Sunday of the World Cup finals.

The World Cup finals, as well as the Commonwealth Games, have made life tricky for Ecclestone in deciding next season's schedule.

The traditional order of races has been shaken up to put back the North American races in Montreal and Indianapolis, meaning they occur as the World Cup is reaching a climax.

However, that spares European races from a potentially-damaging clash with one of only two sporting events bigger than Formula One.

As a consequence, the French Grand Prix will take place later than usual on July 16, followed two weeks later by the German race.

The calendar announcement confirmed the widely-known failure of Mexican officials to secure a grand prix in Cancun. Ecclestone had signed a deal with Mexico and booked a third North American date but the track has not been built and no race will take place in 2006.

Despite worries over the future of Formula One in the United States after the Indianapolis tyre fiasco this year, that race remains and is given the prestigious Independence Day weekend date.

After Shanghai hosted the final race of this season, the calendar reverts to Interlagos in Brazil as its final stop, on October 22. However, the Sao Paulo date is listed "subject to contract approval".

As well as confirming the 2006 calendar, the FIA's world motorsport council also ratified plans to change the qualifying system for next year.

Agreement was already reached on Monday between the sport's key players but the changes needed official approval, which has now been granted.

Under the new system, two 15-minute sessions will see the five slowest cars eliminated after each session before a 20-minute shoot-out to determine the top 10.

Among the other rule changes agreed by the Formula One commission in London and now confirmed were the return of tyre changes after a one-year absence and the introduction of a new rear wing in 2007, designed to increase overtaking.


2006 F1 Season (provisional)
Mar 12: Bahrain Grand Prix (Bahrain)
Mar 19: Malaysian Grand Prix (Sepang)
Apr 02: Australian Grand Prix (Melbourne)
Apr 23: San Marino Grand Prix (Imola)
May 07: European Grand Prix (Nurburgring, Germany)
May 14: Spanish Grand Prix (Barcelona)
May 28: Monaco Grand Prix (Monte Carlo)
Jun 11: British Grand Prix (Silverstone)
Jun 25: Canadian Grand Prix (Montreal)
Jul 02: United States Grand Prix (Indianapolis)
Jul 16: French Grand Prix (Mangy-Cours)
Jul 30: German Grand Prix (Hockenheim)
Aug 06: Hungarian Grand Prix (Hungaroring)
Aug 27: Turkish Grand Prix (Istanbul)
Sep 10: Italian Grand Prix (Monza)
Sep 17: Belgian Grand Prix (Spa-Francorchamps)
Oct 01: Japanese Grand Prix (Suzuka)
Oct 08: Chinese Grand Prix (Shanghai)
Oct 22: Brazilian Grand Prix (Interlagos)

Sh!te. I was so happy to get up early in the morning [4 am] to watch opening GP of F1 season in Australia. And now what?! Bahrein.... hrrr... that is fvckin irritating.

F1 is back! Ferrari too!!! Both Schumi and Massa occupied the first starting grid And Raikkonen is the last due to crash in qualification

Forza Schumi
Forza Ferrari