2006 Malaysian GP

**vhenok** · March 19th, 2006 03:09 AM

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Results of Qualifying Sessions initially!

01 G. Fisichella Renault 1:33.840
02 J. Button Honda 1:33.986
03 N. Rosberg Williams 1:34.626
04 M. Schumacher Ferrari 1:34.668
05 M. Webber Williams 1:34.672
06 JP. Montoya McLaren 1:34.916
07 K. Räikkönen McLaren 1:34.983
08 F. Alonso Renault 1:35.747
09 C. Klien Red Bull 1:38.715
10 R. Schumacher Toyota no time
11 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:34.614
12 R. Barrichello Honda 1:34.683
13 J. Trulli Toyota 1:34.070
14 J. Villeneuve BMW 1:34.752
15 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:34.783
16 F. Massa Ferrari no time
17 S. Speed Toro Rosso 1:36.297
18 V. Liuzzi Toro Rosso 1:36.581
19 C. Albers Midland F1 1:37.426
20 T. Monteiro Midland F1 1:37.819
21 T.Sato Super Aguri 1:39.011
22 Y. Ide Super Aguri 1:40.720

However, The grid for Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix looks quite a bit different to the final results from qualifying as not one or two, but five drivers were handed grid-slot penalties for changing their engines.

Here's the provisional grid for the 2006 Malaysian GP...

Grid
01. Giancarlo Fisichella (Italy) Renault
02. Jenson Button (Britain) Honda
03. Nico Rosberg (Germany) William
04. Mark Webber (Australia) Williams
05. Juan Pablo Montoya (Colombia) McLaren
06. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) McLaren
07. Fernando Alonso (Spain) Renault
08. Christian Klien (Austria) Red Bull
09. Jarno Trulli (Italy) Toyota
10. Jacques Villeneuve (Canada) BMW
11. Nick Heidfeld (Germany) BMW
12. Scott Speed (U.S.) Toro Rosso
13. Vitantonio Liuzzi (Italy) Toro Rosso
14. Michael Schumacher (Germany) Ferrari *
15. Christijan Albers (Netherlands) MF1
16. Tiago Monteiro (Portugal) MF1
17. Takuma Sato (Japan) Super Aguri
18. Yuji Ide (Japan) Super Aguri
19. Ralf Schumacher (Germany) Toyota *
20. David Coulthard (Britain) Red Bull *
21. Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) Honda *
22. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Ferrari *

* engine was changed

Hanep si Idol Nico... Grabe potential ng batang ito, kunsabagay kanino pa ba naman magmamana, If all goes well with him, I can smell a podium finish today. If ever, ang bilis ng achievement nya in just his 2nd race .....

**wrcastro_ph** · March 19th, 2006 10:39 AM

Mukang naka low fuel load ang Williams at si Fishi kaya maganda ang result ng Qualifying nila. Can't wait to see the Race later today. Ang speculation ay si Jenson ang malaki ang potential na manalo dito sa race na to. .... pero syempre, solid McLaren pa din ako.

**Monseratto** · March 19th, 2006 12:15 PM

Two big potential affect sa race mamaya... yung fuel-rig problem ni Alonso during qualifying. Renault were not able to put into Alonso's fuel the amount of fuel they wanted for the start of the race - teams are not allowed to refuel between qualifying and race.

Yung second concerns Ferrari V8s.In the red garage, Ferrari is dealing with a potential crisis of engine reliability, with Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa demoted a combined 30 places on the grid due to problems with their V8s. Schumacher's change drops him to the midfield, while Massa had two engine changes on Saturday, costing him an outlandish 20-position grid downgrade.

Ferrari's problem is cracking pistons.

"I will be surprised if we can end up on the podium from where we are," Schumacher remarked after qualifying, "but we go for it."

**slicker_boi** · March 19th, 2006 08:03 PM

Results:

Fisichella
Alonso
Button
Montoya
Massa
Schumacher M.
Villeneuve
Schumacher R.

Both Williams out because of engine troubles, and so is the BMW of Heidfeld. Raikkonen hit at the first lap, spun off, damaged suspension.

**number001** · March 19th, 2006 09:08 PM

Its a shame...its looks as if someone hit Raikkonen hard in the rear right side of the Mclaren in the opening lap, causing a premature suspension failure.

Both Red Bulls are out as well, a lap apart due to technical failures.

Massa is a surprise today. Qualified lower than Michael but managed to finish in the points and ahead of his teammate.

Hehehe...Sato tried to unlap himself by driving all over and trying to overake, I think, Scott Speed of STR Cosworth (nee. Minardi)

**BoyFerrari** · March 19th, 2006 10:55 PM

It was a boring Malaysian GP. The cars were so wide apart, there wasn't really any race at all. After seeing Raikonnen crashing into the wall and Nico Rosberg in flames, I had a feeling this is going to be one of those jinx races.

Too many engine failures. And the fact that the drivers were inclined to drive in cruise control mode in the final laps to preserve their engines for the next race sort of took the excitement out of it all.

The new qualifying gimmick I admit has become more interesting. But I think they are burning too much fuel in exchange for it.

**vhenok** · March 20th, 2006 02:16 AM

D*mn...wasn't able to catch d race due to prior commitment...

Basing from your comments, it seems like it was not an interesting race at all. Though Renault finished strong and Jenson Button making it to the Podium, engine troubles were the big culprit for such a dull. This can be attributed to the fact that Sepang is one of the hottest, if not the hottest, racetrack literally. Kaya such headche woes the team. And this means Renault's devastating level of performance so far seems no match to other teams.

Anyways, below is the complete race results....

2006 Malaysian Grand Prix

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points

1 2 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 56 1:30:40.529 1 10

2 1 Fernando Alonso Renault 56 +4.5 secs 7 8

3 12 Jenson Button Honda 56 +9.6 secs 2 6

4 4 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 56 +39.3 secs 5 5

5 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 56 +43.2 secs 21 4

6 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 56 +43.8 secs 14 3

7 17 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-BMW 56 +80.4 secs 10 2

8 7 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 56 +81.2 secs 22 1

9 8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 55 +1 Lap 9

10 11 Rubens Barrichello Honda 55 +1 Lap 20

11 20 Vitantonio Liuzzi STR-Cosworth 54 +2 Laps 13

12 19 Christijan Albers MF1-Toyota 54 +2 Laps 15

13 18 Tiago Monteiro MF1-Toyota 54 +2 Laps 16

14 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 53 +3 Laps 17

Ret 16 Nick Heidfeld Sauber-BMW 48 Engine 11

Ret 21 Scott Speed STR-Cosworth 41 Clutch 12

Ret 23 Yuji Ide Super Aguri-Honda 33 Mechanical 18

Ret 15 Christian Klien RBR-Ferrari 26 Hydraulics 8

Ret 9 Mark Webber Williams-Cosworth 15 Hydraulics 4

Ret 14 David Coulthard RBR-Ferrari 10 Hydraulics 19

Ret 10 Nico Rosberg Williams-Cosworth 6 Engine 3

Ret 3 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 0 Accident 6

Fastest Lap: Fernando Alonso 1:34.803

And the Drivers & Contructors Standing after this race....

2006 Drivers Championship

Pos Driver Nationality Team Points

1 Fernando Alonso Spanish Renault 18

2 Michael Schumacher German Ferrari 11

2= Jenson Button British Honda 11

4 Giancarlo Fisichella Italian Renault 10

5 Juan Pablo Montoya Colombian McLaren-Mercedes 9

6 Kimi Räikkönen Finnish McLaren-Mercedes 6

7 Felipe Massa Brazilian Ferrari 4

8 Mark Webber Australian Williams-Cosworth 3

9 Jacques Villeneuve Canadian Sauber-BMW 2

9= Nico Rosberg German Williams-Cosworth 2

11 Ralf Schumacher German Toyota 1

11= Christian Klien Austrian RBR-Ferrari 1

2006 Constructors Championship

Pos Constructor Points

1 Renault 28

2 Ferrari 15

2= McLaren-Mercedes 15

4 Honda 11

5 Williams-Cosworth 5

6 Sauber-BMW 2

7 Toyota 1

7= RBR-Ferrari 1

**wrcastro_ph** · March 20th, 2006 11:39 AM

Raikkonen was hit by Klien during the first lap and that caused him to get out of the race very early. Alonso had a very good start and overtaken the 2 McLaren's easily from the start. Fisichella gets away too fast from the pack. Medyo tinamad na ko manood after ma out si Kimi, pero very strong talaga ang Renault sa race na ito. BMW also show s some improvements here as compared with the last race in Bharain.

**118designs** · March 20th, 2006 05:39 PM

what a disappointment for the williams team. They were in contention for a podium finish.Ferrari is really back in this years championship although renault came out good in the 1st two races we cant count out the former world championships.

I think its the nature of the sepang track which limits overtaking and the long pit lane which makes it a little bit boring for the spectators.

**BoyFerrari** · March 20th, 2006 06:43 PM

Actually, many other tracks don't have much overtaking opportunities also - like Monaco or France, it's just that the cars ended up too far apart in this Sepang race and many exciting drivers retired early. Look at Montoya, he was like what - 30 seconds away from Button? Even Button was 5 seconds away from Alonso.

Awhile back there, I thought Michael Schumacher was in contention for a podium finish, when he ran out of gas and had to pit. He ended at the tail end of Massa as a result.