Australian GP Tifoso Race Report

Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne Park Circuit
April 02, 2006
Round 3 of the 2006 Formula 1 World Championship
Starting Grid:
M. Schumacher - f*cking 10th*
F. Massa - f*cking 15nd**

*Michael was fortunate to get into the top 10 by way of Jock Villnoo's 10-place penalty
**The boy lost it on a kerb in qualifying. Car no.6 ended up rear-ending the tire wall after a trip through the kitty-litter

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Qualifying: Felipe's accident sent the stewards scrambling for the yellows. This, plus the mild shower that hit the track prevented Michael from putting in another hot lap to get into the top 10.

Now, the race-- Felipe Massa gets tangled up with a bunch of cars in the first corner and, again, parks it in the gravel. DNF 1, Ferrari nil. During his first stint, Michael is scruffy at best (wrong tyre choice would be the announced culprit) and is even overtaken by Vitantonio Liuzzin a f*cking STR. But after he emerges from his stop, he puts in scorcher after scorcher, including the 3rd fastest lap of the race (lap 27).

It was good to see him pushing like mad, although the show was cut short when he understeered through the last turn, hit the outside kerb on the exit, did some landscaping, ran over a bump, then firmly planted car no. 6 into the wall. He managed to cut across the track to the pitwall for a shorter walk back to the garage. There was a light moment when Herr Schumi entered the Toyota garage. There is ongoing debate on why he did so.

DNF 2, Ferrari nil.

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It's a small consolation that Michael went out the way he did-- pushing hard. Felipe? He has 14 races left to convince me. On to Imola.