Formula 1 and Other Motorsport 2006

**tom_b** · 1st April 2006, 20:45

Yup, Jenson is on pole for tomorrows Australian Grand Prix. Heres how the grid looks.

1: Button
2: Fisichella
3: Alonso
4: Raikkonen
5: Montoya
6: R.Schumacher
7: Webber *Home Driver*
8: Heidfeld
9: Trulli
10: M.Schumacher
11: Coulthard
12: Liuzzi
13: Klien
14: Rosberg
15: Massa
16: Barrichello
17: Albers
18: Speed
19: Villeneuve *10 place drop engine penalty*
20: Monteiro
21: Sato
22: Ide

I would like to say Button will win but let sum up 1 problem he has a-la Petrolheads Name Game style: Wren-No

Yup, you guessed it, Id say Fisichella for a possible win.

**dogbot4000** · 2nd April 2006, 11:01

I just got a new Moto GP team called Team Calcutta.

**terrorhurtz** · 2nd April 2006, 12:33

nice onboard shot of the Renault front wing flexing - 28/57 laps to go.

You can clearly see the top element of the front wing flattening out at high speed

**terrorhurtz** · 2nd April 2006, 12:48

heres the clip:
http://www.b-e-t-a.com/wing.mov http://www.b-e-t-a.com/wing.mov (7 MB - Quicktime 6 or 7)
Hes coming into a slow corner, so the wing rises.
Drag the slider in Quicktime back and forth and watch the left hand end of the wing.

**terrorhurtz** · 2nd April 2006, 13:03

noticed also that Ferrari had added a little sleeve over the inboard end of their upper element, so that you could no longer see the gap opening up...

**tom_b** · 2nd April 2006, 13:49

Thanks, John. Just been through the mornings coverage recorded on my Sky+ to see that. Well what a chaotic and exciting race it was, so much action and so many upsets.
Australian GP Top 8
1: Alonso (Passed Button on lap 3 and stayed at the front for most of the race to win)
2: Raikkonen (Kept at the front but championship disadvantage increased by 2 points)
3: R.Schumacher (Suffered a drive-through for speeding in the pit lane but used safety cars to his advantage)
4: Heidfeld (Scores BMWs best finish of the season)
5: Fisichella (Benefitted from Buttons last second retirement)
6: Villeneuve (Couldve been slightly better without the engine penalty)
7: Barrichello (Dismal race but scores 1st Honda points)
8: Coulthard (Promoted to final point after Scott Speed passed him under yellow flags caused by Liuzzis crash)

Retirements
9: Button (Engine failure 2 corners from the end of the race)
14: Montoya (Bounce from final kerb shuts down his Mercedes engine)
15: Monteiro (Unknown mechanical problem)
16: Liuzzi (Alledgedly hit by Villeneuve but lack of evidence doesnt cheer up the Italian)17: M.Schumacher (Hits wall on exit of final corner after running wide)
18: Webber (Transmission problems retires the local hero in front of his home crowd while leading)
19: Klien (Suspension damage on entry of turn 9)
20: Trulli (Spun by Coulthard)
21: Rosberg (Broken rear wing and radiator damage from shunt with Massa)
22: Massa (Crashes in 1st corners)

Drivers Championship (Round 3/1

1: Alonso (2

2=: Fisichella & Raikkonen (14)
4=: Button & M.Schumacher (11)
6: Montoya (9)
7: R.Schumacher (7)
8=: Heidfeld & Villeneuve (5)
10: Massa (4)
11: Webber (3)
12=: Barrichello & Rosberg (2)
14=: Coulthard & Klien (1)

Constructors Championship (Round 3/1

1: Renault (42)
2: McLaren (23)
3: Ferrari (15)
4: Honda (13)
5: BMW (10)
6: Toyota (7)
7: Williams (5)
8: Red Bull (2)

So round 4 at the San Marino GP, Imola begins on Sunday April 23rd. More motor racing action next weekend with round 2 of the MotoGP championship at Qatar on Saturday April 8th on BBC 2 with highlights from Round 5 of the World Rally Championship in Corsica, highlights on Sunday April 9th on ITV 1.

**tom_b** · 3rd April 2006, 11:35

Also some non-related motorsport news I also forgot to mention, this coming Saturday, its that time of year again at Aintree, the John Smiths Grand National, the biggest horse race of the year. Last year 7-1 favourite Hedgehunter won (I got a few winnings from that) but what chance this year? Race coverage at Aintree on BBC1 from 1:30pm on Saturday with the John Smiths Grand National race starting at 4:15pm.

**armadrillo** · 3rd April 2006, 13:33

Horse Racing = Bordom

**jamesb** · 4th April 2006, 21:00

i noticed that aswell john, very clear eh? maybe the tv company should give us fixed grid lines on our onboard shots to see whats moving clearly?

also noticed a good article about your brother in motorsport magazine, very interesting indeed, but not as interesting as the article on gas turbine racing cars a few pages later.

(Message edited by jamesb on April 04, 2006)