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Grand Prix of Japan
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Felipe Massa Michael Schumacher Ralf Schumacher |
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Fernando Alonso Felipe Massa Giancarlo Fisichella |
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Jarno Trulli Fernando Alonso Giancarlo Fisichella Jenson Button Rubens Barrichello |
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Jenson Button Kimi Räikkönen Jarno Trulli Ralf Schumacher Nick Heidfeld |
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Nick Heidfeld Nico Rosberg |
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Robert Kubica Nico Rosberg |
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Kimi Räikkönen Robert Kubica Pedro de la Rosa Mark Webber Vitantonio Liuzzi Christijan Albers |
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Pedro de la Rosa Rubens Barrichello Robert Doornbos Vitantonio Liuzzi Takuma Sato Tiago Monteiro |
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David Coulthard Robert Doornbos Scott Speed Takuma Sato Tiago Monteiro Sakon Yamamoto |
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Sakon Yamamoto Scott Speed Mark Webber Michael Schumacher David Coulthard Christijan Albers |
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 Pole: 1'29"830 |
Best Lap: 1'32"676 |
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first 15' session (low fuel load) | |
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See this GP's history & stats at Wikipedia. This Grand Prix will go down in history for its bitter-ironic touch in the career of one of the best F1 drivers of all times, and the one in possession of just about every possible record, in F1 racing: Michael Schumacher's engine, which had not let him down in over five years, at Ferrari, happen to fail precisely at the Japanese Grand Prix, thus practically destroying his chance of his winning an eighth F1 championship, which, had the German driver's engine not blown, looked very likely, at that point. That engine failure, however, meant that now a single point scored in the Brazilian Grand Prix would ensure Fernando Alonso the F1 Title for 2006. In other words, that surprising engine failure (given the statistics) meant that, for Michael Schumacher to win his eighth F1 championship, not only he had to win his very last race, in Brazil, but also he had to hope that Fernando Alonso would not score any points in the Brazilian Grand Prix. It will no less will go down in history that, despite that dramatic unforeseen situation which Michael Schumacher was suddenly stricken with, literally reverting (now against him) a position of advantage that he had fought hard to build along a championship that had not started favorable to his ambitions, the seven-time World champion was impeccably gracious, as he returned to the Ferrari pit, offering his support to every mechanic and team-member, one by one, all of whom looked speechlessly shocked at the bitter-ironic mishap that had just put an end to their dream of another championship win. Michael Schumacher, nonetheless, showed no sign of anger at that hard to believe engine failure, nor revolt, nor frustration, any of which would have been easy to understand (and actually to expect). Instead, a magnanimous sort of resignation at what was beyond his efforts or control possibly best describes Michael Schumacher's attitude immediately following that shocking mishap. more to be added . . . Full Grand Prix report to come! Stay tuned for the next eBook update!
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