Malaysian Grand Prix 2006 Result (Updated)


Micheal making His Pit Stop

Race Result Formula One Round 2 ::

1. Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita) Renault one hour 30 minutes 40.529 seconds
2. Fernando Alonso (Spa) Renault at 4.585 seconds
3. Jenson Button (GB) Honda 9.631
4. Juan Pablo Montoya (Col) McLaren-Mercedes 39.351
5. Felipe Massa (Brz) Ferrari 43.254
6. Michael Schumacher (Ger) Ferrari 43.854
7. Jacques Villeneuve (Can) BMW Sauber 1:20.400
8. Ralf Schumacher (Ger) Toyota 1:21.200
9. Jarno Trulli (Ita) Toyota 1 lap
10. Rubens Barrichello (Brz) Honda one lap
11. Vitantonio Liuzzi (Ita) Toro Rosso-Cosworth two laps
12. Christijan Albers (Ned) Midland-Toyota 2 laps
13. Tiago Monteiro (Por) Midland-Toyota 2 laps
14. Takuma Sato (Jpn) Super Aguri-Honda 3 laps
R Nick Heidfeld (Ger) BMW Sauber 48 laps completed
R Scott Speed (USA) Toro Rosso-Cosworth 41 laps
R Yuji Ide (Jpn) Super Aguri 33 laps
R Christian Klien (Aut) Red Bull-Ferrari 26 laps
R Mark Webber (Aus) Williams-Cosworth 15 laps
R David Coulthard (GB) Red Bull-Ferrari 10 laps
R Nico Rosberg (Ger) Williams-Cosworth six laps
R Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) McLaren-Mercedes 0 laps

R = retired

Reactions

JUAN PABLO MONTOYA
“The car was good today and I think we had a solid race. We lost a lot of time in the first stint as my front tyres were graining, but as soon as we changed the tyres the car came back to life and if you look at my pace against Jenson Button later on it was pretty much the same. With the hot temperatures here we did have to look after the engine, which means that we had to sacrifice downforce, so finishing fourth is encouraging. We have scored some more points for the team and I think we look strong going into the next race.”

KIMI RAIKKONEN
“I am very disappointed because I had a great car set-up and very good race strategy. I think it was fairly obvious that Christian Klien made a pretty fundamental mistake and ran into the back of me at turn five, breaking my rear suspension in the process. A positive side, the team has had good race reliability in the first two races and I am already looking forward to Melbourne in two weeks.”

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari :
“We can accept this result, considering everything that has happened over the weekend. I don??(tm)t think that we could have achieved much more. On my second stint I wasn??(tm)t as quick as I was on my first and third one, so now we need to understand the reasons why. All things said and done, the race went basically as I had expected even if one always hopes for something more. During my first pit stop I had to wait a fraction of a second before going out because another car was coming down the pit lane. This was a wise decision from the safety point of view. During the closing stages of the race I was not able to get past Felipe because I just wasn??(tm)t fast enough and he didn??(tm)t make any mistakes. This track has always been one of the most difficult for us. Melbourne is a completely different circuit and I hope that it will be better suited to our 248 F1. Now I??(tm)m going to take a few days off with my wife Corinna before travelling on to Australia.”

Jacques Villeneuve, BMW Sauber :
“I got held up early on behind Trulli, which was a pity because it cost me time, but once I had overtaken him it was just a question of running to the end. Physically it was an easier race than I had expected and I knew I should be in good shape mechanically because it was the first race for my engine. It was bad luck for Nick, but we??(tm)ve scored the points we should have taken in Bahrain so I am happy. The race pace was strong, so we need now to work on our qualifying.”

Rubens Barrichello, Honda :
“It’s certainly been an eventful weekend and it was disappointing to end it with a stop-go penalty when I was in with a chance of at least coming away with a few points. These past two races have been a bit of a learning curve but I’m sure things will pick up for the next few races and we can start to realise more of the car’s potential.”

Vitantonio Liuzzi, Toro Rosso :
“It was a real pity that I had a tangle with another car on the first lap and had to lose time pitting for a new nose. Apart from that, the car was difficult to drive all through the race, as I was not happy with my brakes or the balance of the car, which meant I kept locking the inside front wheel, which was too light. I could not keep up a good pace and I also seemed to luck out with a load of blue flags. It??(tm)s been a race to forget so I??(tm)m already thinking about Melbourne.”

Takuma Sato, Super Aguri :
“Great team work has meant that we have been able to improve on our pitstops since Bahrain and as a result I lost no time and was able to get back into the race and actually challenge a few cars. Of course we struggle on the high downforce corners with our pace, but I had another exciting race and at least we managed to finish the race once again. We still have a lot of hard work to do if we are to catch up to our nearest rivals, but we showed good teamwork today and I am very happy and proud of the team.”

Sorry to all readers i couldnt write a proper review due to my exams. Hope you enjoy the driver reactions.

Disappointed Raikkonen

Kimi Raikkonen may be trying to adopt a philosophical approach to his Malaysian GP retirement, however, the Kimi couldn’t hide his disappointment as he watching Renault extend their Championship lead.

Raikkonen, who firmly believed he would “be strong in the race” following Saturday’s qualifying session, started from sixth place on the Sepang grid. However, he’ll never know if his confidence was warranted as he didn’t even make it through the opening lap.

At Turn Five on lap One, the McLaren driver was hit from behind by Red Bull Racing’s Christian Klien. The impact caused his MP4-21′s rear suspension to fail, which sent him careening off the track and into the barriers, ending his race.

“I cannot change anything,” an obviously disappointed Raikkonen said.”It was not really my fault. These things happen.”Klien hit me on the rear tyre and broke my rear suspension”.

Raikkonen is looking forward to Melbourne in two weeks.

Malaysian Grand Prix 2006 :: Qualifying Times

Formula One 2006 Round 2 Qualifying Times::

Qualifying times and grid positions for the Malaysian Grand Prix:

1. Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita) Renault one minute 33.840 seconds
2. Jenson Button (GB) Honda 1:33.986
3. Nico Rosberg (Ger) Williams 1:34.626
4. Michael Schumacher (Ger) Ferrari 1:34.686
(14th on the grid after changing his engine)
5. Mark Webber (Aus) Williams 1:34.672
6. Juan Pablo Montoya (Col) McLaren-Mercedes 1:34.916
7. Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) McLaren-Mercedes 1:34.983
8. Fernando Alonso (Spa) Renault 1:35.747
9. Christian Klien (Aut) Red Bull 1:38.715
10. Ralf Schumacher (Ger) Toyota no time
11. David Coulthard (GB) Red Bull 1:34.614*
12. Rubens Barrichello (Brz) Honda 1:34.683*
13. Jarno Trulli (Ita) Toyota 1:34.702*
14. Jacques Villeneuve (Can) BMW-Sauber 1:34.752*
15. Nick Heidfeld (Ger) BMW-Sauber 1:34.783*
16. Felipe Massa (Brz) Ferrari no time*
17. Scott Speed (US) Toro Rosso 1:36.297**
18. Vitantonio Liuzzi (Ita) Toro Rosso 1:36.581**
19. Christijan Albers (Ned) Midland 1:37.426**
20. Tiago Monteiro (Por) Midland 1:37.819**
21. Takuma Sato (Jpn) Super Aguri 1:39.011**
22. Yuji Ide (Jpn) Super Aguri 1:40.720**

* = times in second 15-minutes
** = times in first 15-minutes

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From Post Qualifying Press Confrence

Question ::You said from the start how much you were enjoying this new qualifying session, a lot of heat out there, a lot of laps, a lot of work to do.
Jenson Button: Yes, but the problem is when you??(tm)re stuck in the garage more than anything else. Driving the car??(tm)s not so bad, it??(tm)s in the garage, but we??(tm)ve done a good job with fans and everything so I haven??(tm)t got too hot. It??(tm)s a bit of a challenge, it??(tm)s good.

From Mclaren.com

JUAN PABLO MONTOYA
“I am happy with our qualifying result today, and we will see tomorrow with the different fuel loads just how well we have done. Hopefully the Michelin tyres will continue to perform, so far they have been good, but it is a very long and hot race. We have worked intensively on the set-up of the car and I am much happier with it. I am looking forward to a good race tomorrow where we can hopefully be challenging at the front.”

KIMI RAIKKONEN
“I had a little bit of traffic on my out lap at the end of the session which disrupted my flying lap. As a result I didn’t do as well as I could have, but I am pretty happy with the result. The car could still be better but I think that we have a competitive strategy and we will still be strong in the race tomorrow.”

2006 MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX – SATURDAY PRACTICE TIMINGS

Micheal Schumacher Fastest !!!!!!

1
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
1m34.126
2
Fernando Alonso
Renault
1m34.180
3
Giancarlo Fisichella
Renault
1m34.585
4
Jenson Button
Honda Racing
1m34.616
5
Christian Klien
Red Bull Racing
1m34.815
6
Kimi Raikkonen
Team McLaren Mercedes
1m34.854
7
Ralf Schumacher
Toyota
1m35.040
8
Nico Rosberg
Williams F1
1m35.242
9
David Coulthard
Red Bull Racing
1m35.639
10
Jarno Trulli
Toyota
1m35.690
11
Mark Webber
Williams F1
1m35.700
12
Jacques Villeneuve
BMW Sauber
1m36.144
13
Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber
1m36.505
14
Tonio Luizzi
Toro Rosso
1m36.549
15
Rubens Barrichello
Honda Racing
1m36.655
16
Juan Pablo Montoya
Team McLaren Mercedes
1m37.053
17
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1m37.148
18
Christijan Albers
MF1 Racing
1m37.232
19
Scott Speed
Toro Rosso
1m37.437
20
Tiago Monteiro
MF1 Racing
1m37.900
21
Takuma Sato
Super Aguri
1m38.821
22
Yuji Ide
Super Aguri
1m40.542

Malaysian Grand Prix Practice Timings

Position Driver Team Tyres Time Gap
1 Davidson Honda M 1:35.041
2 Wurz WilliamsF1 B 1:35.388 0.347
3 Alonso Renault M 1:35.806 0.765
4 Massa Ferrari B 1:35.924 0.883
5 Raikkonen McLaren M 1:36.132 1.091
6 Fisichella Renault M 1:36.182 1.141
7 M Schumacher Ferrari B 1:36.617 1.576
8 Button Honda M 1:36.661 1.620
9 Villeneuve BMW M 1:37.045 2.004
10 Barrichello Honda M 1:37.270 2.229
11 Trulli Toyota B 1:37.317 2.276
12 Heidfeld BMW M 1:37.418 2.377
13 Kubica BMW M 1:37.457 2.416
14 Montoya McLaren M 1:37.463 2.422
15 Liuzzi Toro Rosso M 1:37.590 2.549
16 Coulthard Red Bull M 1:37.603 2.562
17 R Schumacher Toyota B 1:37.695 2.654
18 Jani Toro Rosso M 1:37.831 2.790
19 Speed Toro Rosso M 1:37.926 2.885
20 Webber WilliamsF1 B 1:38.081 3.040
21 Rosberg WilliamsF1 B 1:38.205 3.164
22 Mondini Midland B 1:38.256 3.215
23 Klien Red Bull M 1:38.644 3.603
24 Albers Midland B 1:38.918 3.877
25 Doornbos Red Bull M 1:39.105 4.064
26 Monteiro Midland B 1:39.416 4.375
27 Sato Super Aguri B 1:41.549 6.508
28 Ide Super Aguri B 1:43.164 8.123

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