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Monaco chassis preview

24 May 2006

Monaco is not only a very twisty circuit, but it is also extremely bumpy, sharply cambered and slippery, particularly early in the weekend when little rubber has been put down on the racing line. Teams therefore raise ride heights by between 5 and 7 mm relative to normal in order to cope with the surface variations on the circuit.

In order to obtain the best possible level of grip, teams use soft suspension settings, which also help the car ride the bumps and cope with the sharp cambers. The bumpy surface means the wheels must be able to move independently to ride the bumps, and teams soften the anti-roll bars to achieve this. Camber angles are also a focus of special attention, and teams run them fairly high - but not so much as to make the car unstable in the bumpy, high-speed braking zones.

Monaco sees us teams the highest downforce level of the year, and the cars often sprout extra appendages for this race to claw back even more aerodynamic advantage. The downforce brings benefits not just in the corners, but under braking and acceleration. Straight-line speed is of little importance at this circuit, and teams sometimes runs higher drag levels than normal in order to get more downforce.

The Grand Hotel hairpin is the tightest of the season, and demands the highest steering angle of the year. It is, for example, two times more than anything required at the last race in Barcelona. Teams will also calibrate the traction control system and differential to help the car turn on the throttle.

Schedule of Grand Prix Monaco (GMT+1)

25 May

10:00-11:00 1st Free Prac.

13:00-14:00 2nd Free Prac.

27 May

10:00-11:00 Free practice

13:00 Qualifying

28 May

13:00 Race

Winners from the past:

2005: Kimi RAIKKONEN (FIN), McLaren MP4-20 - Mercedes

2004: Jarno TRULLI (ITA), Renault R24

2003: Juan Pablo MONTOYA (COL), Williams FW25 - BMW

2002: David COULTHARD (GBR), McLaren MP4-17 - Mercedes

2001: Michael SCHUMACHER (GER), Ferrari F2001

2000: David COULTHARD (GBR), McLaren MP4-15 - Mercedes

1999: Michael SCHUMACHER (GER), Ferrari F399

1998: Mika HAKKINEN (FIN), McLaren MP4-13 - Mercedes

1997: Michael SCHUMACHER (GER), Ferrari F310B

1996: Olivier PANIS (FRA), Ligier JS43 - Mugen/Honda

1995: Michael SCHUMACHER (GER), Benetton B195 - Renault

1994: Michael SCHUMACHER (GER), Benetton B194 - Ford

1993: Ayrton SENNA (BRA), McLaren MP4/8 - Ford

1992: Ayrton SENNA (BRA), McLaren MP4/7 - Honda

1991: Ayrton SENNA (BRA), McLaren MP4/6 - Honda

1990: Ayrton SENNA (BRA), McLaren MP4/5B - Honda

1989: Ayrton SENNA (BRA), McLaren MP4/5 - Honda

1988: Alain PROST (FRA), McLaren MP4/4 - Honda

1987: Ayrton SENNA (BRA), Lotus 99T - Honda

1986: Alain PROST (FRA), McLaren MP4/2C - TAG/Porsche

1985: Alain PROST (FRA), McLaren MP4/2B - TAG/Porsche

1984: Alain PROST (FRA), McLaren MP4/2 - TAG/Porsche

Only Ayrton Senna has won 6 times in the most elegant and glamourous Grand Prix, while Michael Schumacher has 5 wins. Can he equal Senna's record this year?

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Wurz fastest in eventful session

25 May 2006

Alexander Wurz finished the first day in Monte Carlo on top of the timesheets. The Austrian Williams driver was the only driver to go under 1.16sec. Juan Pablo Montoya was right behind second quickest driver Davidson. Alonso was right behind Montoya in fourth.

Thursday's second practice session through the streets of Monaco was even busier than the first one. The 28 drivers completed far more laps in the afternoon than in the morning session. The session was red flagged three times.

The first red flag was to get a bollard from the circuit. The second time it was Anthony Davidson who hit the wall at Sainte Devote. The Briton lost his front-left wheel off his Honda. Robert Kubica caused the third red flag. Kubica spun and hit the barriers at Rascasse. Although there wasn't any major damage to his BMW he had to walk back to the pitlane.

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Grand Prix of Monaco - 28 May 2006 - Qualifying

Pos. Driver Team Time

1 M. Schumacher Ferrari 1:13.898

2 F. Alonso Renault 1:13.962

3 M. Webber Williams 1:14.082

4 K. Raikkonen McLaren 1:14.140

5 G. Fisichella Renault 1:14.396

6 JP. Montoya McLaren 1:14.664

7 R. Barrichello Honda 1:15.804

8 J. Trulli Toyota 1:15.857

9 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:16.426

10 N. Rosberg Williams 1:16.636

11 R. Schumacher Toyota 1:14.398

12 C. Klien Red Bull 1:14.747

13 V. Liuzzi Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:14.969

14 J. Button Honda 1:14.982

15 J. Villeneuve BMW 1:15.052

16 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:15.137

17 C. Albers Midland F1 1:15.598

18 T. Monteiro Midland F1 1:15.993

19 S. Speed Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:16.236

20 T. Sato Super Aguri 1:17.276

21 F. Montagny Super Aguri 1:17.502

22 F. Massa Ferrari no time

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kalo mesimeri se olous ,, pos eidate tin teleutaia skini me to schumi .....

parolou pou eida tin sinteuteksi meta den eida na pei kati o schumi gia na to <<koukoulosei>> , eipe oti patise freno kai mplokaran oi troxoi kai diorthose ...

a re schumi , dineis trofi se polous na se amfisbitoun !!

bye bye

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diabasa poli prosextika oli tin sinteutiksi tou schumi kai eipe :

imouna pio grigoros kai gia to logo ayto mplokara tous troxous kai diorthosa mia fora opos mporeite na deite kai apo tin tv kai glistrisa kai meta den eixa allo xoro na diorthoso giati teliose o dromos opos eiani logiko na simbei edo .

prospathisa meta na balo opisthen kai na pao sta pit alla o kinitiras esbise ,kai ayto prepei na to koitasko kai ego giati den ksero .

ayta, pos sou fainonatai ayta Iliana ???

emena mou fainontai ok , alla perimeno me agonia tin apofasi ton kriton giati akomi kai tin ora ayti den exei bgei tpt

kalo bradi

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Schumacher is stripped of pole

Michael Schumacher has been moved to the back of the grid for the Monaco Grand Prix after stewards concluded that he deliberately blocked the track in the closing stages of qualifying, preventing rivals from beating his time.

The decision - which came eight hours later - means Renault’s Fernando Alonso will now start from pole position with the Williams of Mark Webber alongside him. Schumacher is demoted to the back row, where he will join Ferrari team mate Felipe Massa, who crashed out of qualifying without setting a time.

Schumacher appeared to lock his brakes and then run wide as he entered the final Rascasse corner in the dying moments of the session. The former champion regained control without hitting the barriers, but came to a halt with his stalled car partially blocking the circuit, forcing other drivers to slow down.

Following the session, the stewards heard evidence concerning the incident from Schumacher - who claimed it was a genuine error - as well as Ferrari personnel. They also reviewed video footage and data evidence supplied by the team and the FIA.

Their finding was that Schumacher had no justifiable reason for braking so hard, as he had been traveling little or no quicker than at the same point on previous laps. They therefore concluded that he deliberately stopped his car on the circuit, an infringement of the sporting regulations.

As punishment the stewards deleted all of Schumacher’s qualifying times, hence his move to the back of the grid, from where he has little or no chance of taking a record-equaling sixth Monaco Grand Prix win.

Ferrari’s Jean Todt expressed the team's displeasure at the stewards' findings, saying: “We totally disagree with it. Such a decision creates a very serious precedent, ruling out the possibility of driver error. Michael was on his final timed lap and he was trying to put his first place beyond doubt, as could be seen from the fact that his first split time was the best and could have seen him do another very good lap. With no real evidence, the stewards have assumed he is guilty."

The FIA will publish the grid in full as usual on Sunday morning.

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Alonso takes victory in Monaco

Fernando Alonso drove from pole position to the race win in Monaco. The Spaniard was fighting with Räikkönen for a long time, but Räikkönen's car gave up. Juan Pablo Montoya drove a solid race taking second place. David Coulthard took the first podium position for Red Bull Racing and his first podium since 2003. read more...

that darn lucky guy again! :evil: :xxx:

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(yes DC is dressed as Superman! :LOL: )

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Driver Standings after 7 grand prix

Pos. Driver Team Points

1 F. Alonso Renault 64

2 M. Schumacher Ferrari 43

3 G. Fisichella Renault 27

4 K. Räikkönen McLaren 27

5 JP. Montoya McLaren 23

6 F. Massa Ferrari 20

7 J. Button Honda 16

8 R. Barrichello Honda 13

9 R. Schumacher Toyota 8

10 N. Heidfeld BMW 8

11 D. Coulthard Red Bull 7

12 M. Webber Williams 6

13 J. Villeneuve BMW 6

14 N. Rosberg Williams 4

15 C. Klien Red Bull 1

16 J. Trulli Toyota 0

17 S. Speed Scuderia Toro Rosso 0

18 V. Liuzzi Scuderia Toro Rosso 0

19 C. Albers Midland F1 0

20 T. Monteiro Midland F1 0

21 T. Sato Super Aguri 0

22 Y. Ide Super Aguri 0

23 F. Montagny Super Aguri 0

Constructor Standings after 7 grand prix

Pos. Team Tires Points

1 Renault M 91

2 Ferrari B 63

3 McLaren M 50

4 Honda M 29

5 BMW M 14

6 Williams B 10

7 Toyota B 8

= Red Bull M 8

- Scuderia Toro Rosso M 0

- Midland F1 B 0

- Super Aguri B 0

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