2006 Malaysian GP

  • Thread starter Thread starter Blake
  • 145 comments
  • 4,959 views
Bee
Can someone tell me how Alonso jumped off the line like that with so much fuel? That was incredible.
Click to expand...

When I started watching the race, I was thinking "Damn, Alonso is behind both McLarens." He god rid of that problem within the first seconds of the race.
 
And the pass aorund the outside of the two Williams was one of the best Ive ever seen on cold tyres. For none of those cars to get together was some good driving from all, but I think Webber probably didnt need to squeeze Nico out as much as he tryed. Just let Alonso through.
 
Yeah, I'm a bit late here.

Alright race. Good stuff from Fisi and Massa. Shame about the Williams guys, hope that isn't a trend for the rest of the season.

Some in the Bahrain thread mentioned Schumacher blipping the throttle on downshifts; Massa was doing the same in Malyasia, so I reckon it's probably a Ferrari thing rather than a Michael thing.

There was something else I noticed as well and I'm damned if I can remember it. Bother.
 
I watched the race after I dl/ed it off torrents as the electricity went down at home while I was away so my VCR didn't record anything.

Anyway, I thought it was a boring race. The race just isn't the same without Kimi. Just watching Fisi drive to 1st, and Alonso pass Button in pits, booooooring. :indiff:
 
I kinda agree with your opinion of the race. There was no where near as much passing as at Bahrain. I don't think having Kimi in the race would have made much of a difference though.
 
I think the race for the podium would have been more exciting with Kimi in the race. Perhaps not due to actual on-track passing, but more exciting none-the-less.
 
i had the pleasure of going to the malaysian grand prix this year.

the start was great. i thought webber v. alonso was pretty intense, seein' webber close up at the end of the back-straight (but not enough to get the pass). i was hoping to see how nico would perform (actually, both williams cars) but that was cut short.

heidfeld was running strong and was also in the mix with michael, jv and i think jarno at one point. heidfeld obviously dropped out of the race and jarno's pace slowly put him out of the battle.

towards the end, the only battle left was michael v. massa. the last few laps i was hoping schumi could work his way passed but credit to massa for showin' he's got the balls to race schumi.

pictures are on the way. :)
 
liam2maps
Interesting fact. Mark is still yet to complete a Malaysian GP. Again not of his own fault.
Click to expand...

Heh how many is that now? 5? He must love that circuit. :indiff:
 
Roo
There was something else I noticed as well and I'm damned if I can remember it. Bother.
Click to expand...

I remember!

Sunday was Renault's first 1-2 for 24 years. The last time they had one was 1982 French GP, when Rene Arnoux beat Alain Prost at Paul Ricard.
 
Renault were not a contructor in Formula One in 1995, only an engine supplier to Benneton and Williams.
 
Oh, yeah, that's right... :dunce: Kind of makes the gap a little less abnormal, though, since for a good number of those years they weren't competing as a full team in their own right anyway.
 
Omnis
No wonder their engines are rock-solid.
Click to expand...
No foolin'. I was worried about Alonso's engine, since it was on its second race, and he had to drive the wheels off the car to finish 2nd. If reliability is on their side, they may rack up tons of points in the early going while everyone else tries to get on track with the V8's.
 
Bee
So was Renault
Click to expand...

That's quite a good point there Bee. But would you place money on Renault to make it 3/3?

I really want to know, who will have the fresher engine though, GianCarlo retired in Bahrain right with problems regarding engine mapping was it? So does that mean the engine he takes to Australia will be old while his team mate gets the fresh one?

In any case I'm placing my money on Alonso. Peace out dude.
 
They managed it last year (Renault won the first 4 races), but then the competition is a lot closer this year - Mclaren appear to have better reliability, and Ferrari are back on the pace (ish).

Fisichella will have his Malaysia engine for Australia (so will both Ferraris, Coulthard, Barrichello, and Ralf Schumacher), but Alonso will have a new engine, along with everyone else.
 
I will be looking forward to the Australian GP.

Will be very intersting to see how the Ferrari's and Mclarens go.
 
I agree that it will be interesting to see what both Ferrari and McLaren do in Australia. Hopefully, Kimi won't get punted again or have an engine go kablamo and/or any other kind of failure typical of being bestowed on Kimi. I am also looking forward to see what Williams will do at Australia after the especially disappointing Malaysia. It would also be nice to see Honda have a good race, if for nothing more than another team competing at the top; this is mainly directed towards Rubenho.
 
McLaren had a V8 engine do over 1,800km in testing this week, so I don’t think they’re having reliability issues.

Cosworth say that they’ve fixed the issue which caused Nico to retire.
 
Hopefully McLaren and Cosworth won't be having reliability issues. But that doesn't take into account Kimi's run of getting punted, having wings go kablamo, suspension going kablamo, etc, etc, etc.
 

Latest Posts

Back