2006 F1 Season

[benm]

If he was smacking the field about winning most races with a massive points lead I could possibly see him retiring but he's been fighting for the last few championships and I don't think he's about to give up yet.

F1 will be rather dull without MS that's for sure!

[kralster]

Formula 1 is the most boring motorsport on earth.

They need to remove all driver aids.

MotoGP is going the same way as well.

[djr81]

Formula 1 is the most boring motorsport on earth.

They need to remove all driver aids.

MotoGP is going the same way as well.

Spoken like someone who has never watched an IRL race......

[ctjet]

or tennis...

[gtr660hp]

Formula 1 is the most boring motorsport on earth.

They need to remove all driver aids.

MotoGP is going the same way as well.

Also spoken like a guy who has never been in the Minardi 2 seater

[ctjet]

Kovalainen replaces Alonso

Having confirmed Giancarlo Fisichella as a 2007 race driver last June, Renault announced this morning that current test driver Heikki Kovalainen, 24, will race alongside him in 2007

looks like Raikonnen is off to Ferrari next year... its a pity, would have loved to have seen him in the same car as Alonso to see what they could do against each other. Still, that one less piece in the jigsaw puzzle. Bring on Monza!!

[ctjet]

and i read Flavio Briatore has renewed his contract with the Renault for 2007... looks like he wants to turn Kovalainen into the next Alonso. Good on him for hanging around, i like the flair he adds to the pit wall

[djr81]

But no new sponsorships.....yet.

With that driver line up I guess Renault doesn't want to win next years world championship.

[Beer Baron]

I can't believe kovalenien got a drive at renault over webber. that really burns my canoli.

[ctjet]

why they kept Fisi is still absolutely beyond me...

[Beer Baron]

yeah, it should have been webber fisi, or webber kovalenien. either way I'm still reeling from the fact that webber could not put together a deal at renault. even with his manager running that team. I reckon he has once again been screwed by flava flav.

[ctjet]

the only, and i mean ONLY, reason i can see why Renault kept Fisi is to help kovalenien get adjusted to the car for race weekend setup and technical info guidence... but thats a pretty weak argument...

i think he kept him cause of the whole "will renault continue in F1" debarcle a few months back. All the second tier drivers we either gone, or going to other teams already and Renault must have though that keeping the team stable with Fisi was the best option. Webber would have kicked his Roman ass all year if they snapped him up

Edited September 7, 2006 by ctjet

[Roy]

Have some faith Count Hardcore. Williams and Webebr on the podium before the year is out and RBR doing goo things by mid next year. My blue balls will not be wrong

[djr81]

My faith is only maintained by the belief that Webber only signed with Red Bull for one year & will be in a Renault in 2008. Unfortunately I have no foundation for that belief. Damn.

[Wink]

Schumacher retires

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/54403

Ferrari confirm Raikkonen and Massa

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/54404

[gtr660hp]

He will announce his retirement at Monza

I like Melbourne later in the year to-gives the champoinship time to settle before it gets here

told ya-MS gone

Go Ferrari FTW

Edited September 10, 2006 by gtr660hp

[Beer Baron]

a sad day for F1. I'm very sorry he didn't do a final year farewell tour next year. that would have been great, and would have gaurenteed sell out crowds at every F1 race on the calendar.

let's hope he can seal up this years WDC and leave in style.

a great man, and a great racer. Certainly in the top 3 drivers of all time. 7 (8?)WDC will never be replicated in my life time.

[dezz]

I can't beleive that I missed the race. I haven't missed one in years, but I just completely forgot it was on last night.

Probably good that i didnt stay up to watch it though as i was already tired and was up at 4:30am today.

:( MS leaving, I read it at 4:30 this morning when I woke up, and was upset...then I saw he won last nights GP, and that Alonso had a DNF!!!! that makes the gap 2 points now?!

If he has to retire this year, I hope he takes the title on his way out!

Benm: Upload the entire race for me please ! lol

[blk180]

MS gone and only 2 points in the campionship

[dezz]

COME ON MS!!!!! FINISH IT OFF IN STYLE!