F1 Manager - 2006 Season - Season Finale! - Results PG38

Toro Rosso
That is a fantastic result with both drivers showing their potential and delivering the kind of result we've been threatening for a couple of races.
We're hoping for a reliable run to the flag tomorrow, with the same sort of pace shown last race, and some points with a bit of luck.
Great news on the 2007 tyres too - hopefully the Bridgestone teams from this year will carry a small advantage into next season.

@Jack: What will be with the Test Session in Barcelona? It was planned after the Spanish GP, but as you've said you already started with the Monaco GP, I guess it will be delayed?

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Toyota

Another terrible quali from us,on a track that is difficult to pass,our expectations for the race are very low...

Midland

Now that was dreadful.

Ferrari

Yikes! This is gonna be one though season like this!

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Renault F1 Team
Looks like Fernando has a bit of a battle ahead of him at his home race with the tight knit grid.

Honda
Ugh, was close to Q3!

kedy89 Wrote:
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> @Jack: What will be with the Test Session in
> Barcelona? It was planned after the Spanish GP,
> but as you've said you already started with the
> Monaco GP, I guess it will be delayed?

You assume right Kedy. I'll send out the PMs after the race goes up later today.

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Hello and welcome to coverage of the 2006 Spanish GP live from the Circuit de Catalunya. Yesterday we saw McLaren lock out the front row for the second race in succession. The question today however is whether anyone can stop either of the McLaren’s from winning today’s grand prix. However, before we begin we must note that we are currently dealing with some technical issues as despite what the lap counter may say we will only be running 66 laps today, so once the counter reads 5/71, all will have been said and done.

Anyway onto the action, we are all set and ready to go…



And we’re underway, and Raikkonen is slow off the line and Glock passes him for 2nd



But Kubica leads the field going through turn 3



As the field approaches turn 10 Coulthard has also managed to make his way past Raikkonen as well!



And Massa wants to try his luck as well…



But the pair touch! But luckily both can continue



At the front Glock is quite close to Kubica round 13…



And is even closer down the main straight…



But Kubica maintains his lead for now as we take a look at the standings







Back with his team mate, Kimi has also lost out to Massa in the Ferrari, who is trying to get past Coulthard’s BMW



But the Scot keeps Massa behind



Whilst Kimi is dropping back into the clutches of Heidfeld’s Toro Rosso



Glock seems closer this time around



And the pair are side by side



And Glock takes the lead!



Meanwhile at the back Villeneuve has spun his Williams at turn 13!



It appears Jacques has tangled with Leinder’s BAR, with the pair now rounding off the field



And whilst we were watching that Heidfeld has passed Raikkonen as well



And now the German is seizing up Coulthard’s 4th place



And he makes the move stick



Now Kimi is next in line to overtake the BMW



And he pulls off a fairly simple move under braking for turn 1



But he’s run wide through turn 1!



Allowing both Coulthard and Alonso back through!



Massa is quickly catching the McLaren ahead of him



Meanwhile Raikkonen is quickly amending his own error



And he’s back in 6th



Further down the field, Verstappen is under pressure from Schumacher in the Williams



But not for much longer



However, his brother is off at turn 3!



He rejoins just ahead of Villeneuve’s Williams



And the pair almost touch! That could have been nasty…



Up at the front, Massa is tucked right up behind Kubica



He pulls out down the main straight



And makes the move stick down at turn 1



Right at the back, Da Matta is lining up Vettel



And he gets the job done



Heidfeld has his sights set on Kubica



And he gets him round the outside of turn 12. A very nifty piece of driving there



Meanwhile Glock and Massa are locked in a drag race for the lead



And the Ferrari takes the lead to the grand prix!



But as they enter turn 5 Glock is back in the lead!



It appears that Massa made the same mistake as Raikkonen in turn 3



Allowing Glock to retake the lead under braking for turn 4



And the pair are still fighting at turn 10



But as they scuffle at the front, Heidfeld is quickly catching up



But Massa gets the job done, again, in turn 1 and retakes his lead



Davidson is the next driver to have a go Coulthard



And the Honda driver moves up into 9th



And Montagny is looking to move Coulthard into 11th



But he’ll have to wait for now



His team mate however is making very good progress up at the front



And he challenges Glock under braking for turn 10



And he moves up into 2nd



Frentzen meanwhile is making very good progress from his 22nd place grid slot and finds himself up in 14th



Verstappen however is struggling in the opening laps and finds himself in 17th



Frentzen is side by side with Montoya



And he moves himself up to 13th



Whilst Da Matta demotes Verstappen into 18th



Vettel however is still stuck behind the Dutchman



Frentzen meanwhile has found a way past Schumacher and is having a look at Coulthard



And he goes through, it’s been a superb drive by the veteran so far



Disaster over at McLaren, as Kubica is forced to pit early with an electrical issue!



And whilst Kubica is in the pits, Schumacher is looking to follow Frentzen’s lead



As he too moves past Coulthard who’s dropping like a stone



Kubica meanwhile rejoins in 21st, he’ll have to work hard to get anything out of this race now



And with 10 down, let’s take a look at the standings







Now clear of Coulthard, Frentzen is quickly on the back of Montagny



And he’s up into 9th, that’s 13 places he’s gained so far



Kubica gets his comeback underway as he passes Ralf Schumacher for 20th place



Whilst Frentzen is looking to move himself up into the points



And he does so with ease



Looks like Coulthard has made a little detour into the turn 3 gravel trap



And he loses out to his team mate and Webber in the process



Whilst Frentzen seems to be thriving today, his team mate is not faring as well as he’s passed by Da Matta’s Toyota



Vettel is back for more against Verstappen’s Ferrari



And this time he makes the move stick



Da Matta meanwhile has already chosen his next victim



And the Brazilian moves himself into 14th



A Kubica update. The McLaren man has just passed Villeneuve for 19th



And Ralf Schumacher is off the track!



Unfortunately for Toyota it looks to be terminal



Frentzen meanwhile is all over Button’s Renault



And he moves himself into 6th place, is there anyone who can stop the Frentzen charge?



Da Matta is on the move again as he moves into 13th at the expense of Coulthard



Verstappen has been off the road at the turn 8 chicane, dropping himself to 20th



Alonso meanwhile is under huge pressure from both Raikkonen and the charging Frentzen



But the status quo is maintained through turns 1 and 2



Coulthard however has had a dreadful couple of laps and now finds himself down in 19th



And with 20 down and the pit crews getting ready now would be a good time for some standings







Massa is first to put from the lead as Heidfeld follows him in



Meanwhile Raikkonen is very close to Alonso under braking for turn 10



And they touch! Alonso spins!



It looks as though Kimi forced Alonso onto the grass and Fernando was too greedy on the throttle





Back in pitlane Massa and Heidfeld have made their stops



And they come out in 3rd and 5th



Frentzen is also in, explaining his early speed



Whilst Alonso is back underway in 20th place



Frentzen is back out in 19th



Heidfeld is soon on the move as he retakes 4th from Kovalainen



The two German heavyweights are going head to head



And it’s Vettel who comes out on top



Davidson, who’s had a quite race so far, is up in 7th and is very close to the Renault of Button ahead



The two Williams’ are scrapping with each other



And Villeneuve moves to the inside



And takes the place



Back up front however, Massa and Raikkonen are scrabbling over 2nd place



Raikkonen keeps his 2nd place for now



Davidson meanwhile has moved past Button and is up to 6th



Coulthard for once appears to be making positive progress



And he moves up into 16th



Raikkonen and Massa almost touch at turn 10



Allowing Heidfeld to join the party down the main straight



But neither can pass the Finn in turn 1



And they’re at it again on the run down to turn 10



But Massa has a huge lock up



That error has given Raikkonen at bit a breathing space and put Heidfeld right on the back of the Ferrari



Leinders is also in a bit of trouble as well as he pulls off the track



And he’s out with a transmission failure



Back at the front the Kimi train is on the front stage



And Massa moves to the inside



But he still can’t get passed



Glock meanwhile is still out in front as he passes Leinder’s stricken BAR



And speaking of stricken cars, we have a slow moving Williams on track



But what’s this! Massa’s pulled off and is out of the race!



That’s put Raikkonen at the mercy of Heidfeld



But he too can’t get passed



And he tries again at turn 10



But Raikkonen outbreaks himself!



And he’s spun it!



That’s put Raikkonen right down the field



But whilst Kimi is in a world of troubles, his team mate has made his way back up to 7th



Make that 6th



Villeneuve meanwhile has just been passed by Frentzen for 13th



Heidfeld is catching Glock at a vast rate of knots



Whilst his team mate is being caught by the McLaren of Kubica



And the pair are side by side



And Kubica moves up to 5th



Meanwhile we have slow moving McLaren at the opposite end of the circuit



And he’s forced to pit with an electrical problem, that’s definitely wrecked his afternoon



His team mate however is still recovering nicely



As he passes Button to move up to 4th



And as the one stoppers prepare to make their stops, let’s take a look at the standings







And Glock is the first driver to pit as Heidfeld passes him to take the lead



Raikkonen’s day is just going from bad to worse as he runs into the gravel trap at turn 13



And Kovalainen passes his fellow Finn as he too enters the pits along with Button





But Super Aguri have made a massive error as Kovalainen is forced to wait for his team mate’s pit crew to finish working on Glock’s car



Glock is back out in 6th



Whilst Kovalainen is forced to wait for his pit crew to emerge



And it looks as though Renault made the exact same error. Looks as though both teams didn’t expect their two drivers to be so close together in the race



After that calamity in the pits, Alonso is out in 17th with Heikki just ahead in 16th



Frentzen is currently sat in 7th as Glock passes Webber for 5th up ahead



And Frentzen is looking to follow the Super Aguri through



But Webber makes the job much easier for Frentzen by pulling into the pits



Da Matta has also pitted. He returns to the track in 13th



Montagny is the next driver in



Along with Montoya in the BMW



They rejoin in 10th and 11th





Raikkonen meanwhile is still trundling along at the back of the field



But Button and Verstappen come together right in front of him!



And the Brit spins!



Montagny is very close to Davidson going through 13



And he manages to force his way through in turn 1



Kubica meanwhile has taken to the pits from 4th



I believe a car’s just pulled off the track ahead of Button



And the unlucky customer is Villeneuve. He’s out as well



Kubica rejoins the track in 4th



Lotterer has also pitted and returns to the track in 10th



Frentzen is up to 3rd and is challenging Glock for 2nd



And he makes it through, very impressive considering he started the race 22nd



Montoya is off in the turn 1 gravel trap



And it looks like he’s beached the car, that’ll be the end of the race for him



Our leader is in from the lead



And rejoins with a comfortable lead



Frentzen also takes to the pit lane, allowing Glock back into 2nd place



He rejoins in 6th, just behind Davidson



And with the pitstops over and done with, let’s take a look at the standings







And Verstappen is the latest driver to suffer a technical failure



Looks as though his engines blown. It’s not been a good afternoon for the Tifosi



Frentzen has Davidson in his sights



And he’s up to 5th



Kubica is slowing closing the gap to Glock ahead, but will he have enough time to get the job done



And Coulthard is also closing in on Lotterer



Kimi’s back in the pits, this time however it’s for just for fuel this time



Da Matta is closing in on Davidson



And he makes the move stick just as Kimi pulls out of the pits



Kubica is visibly closer to Glock. He just has 8 laps to get the job done



A nice battle is developing for the final points position



Whilst Kubica is very close to Glock now



But he can’t make it passed in turn 1



But he tries again in turn 4



No cigar



But he’s clearly got Glock rattled



Montagny meanwhile has taken a slight detour



Whilst Lotterer is looking to take away Webber’s 8th place



And he does so easily



Meanwhile Glock and Kubica are at it again



But he still get make it past



But Kubica’s slightly ahead down the straight



And he finally makes it!



And Coulthard demotes Webber to 10th



Frentzen is also catching Montagny for 4th



Whilst his team mate is looking to double his reward his afternoons work



And he’s up the inside on the run to turn 1



But he can’t make it work



And the battle for 7th now passes a very slow moving Toyota



And Da Matta is forced to pit with a transmission problem



Whilst Coulthard, Lotterer and Davidson are three wide going into turn 10



And Lotterer makes it through



And Coulthard follows him through



Meanwhile back up front Nick, with 66 laps being run, rather abruptly wins the 2006 Spanish GP!



Full results to follow







EDIT:







*BMW Sauber deducted 10pts for inactvity

DOTD

Driver of the day goes to Nick Heidfeld for proving that the McLaren's are not completely invincible.



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 06/28/2013 01:22AM by F1_Manager.

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Honda
Expected more, but 1 point ain't too shabby.

Toro Rosso
That was an amazing performance by the whole team - the right strategy on a day when the right call made a difference, and a stunning opening stint by Quick Nick to secure the win.
Montagny did a good job to be just 10 seconds off the podium and to keep the hard charging Frentzen behind, who must have come close to claiming driver of the day.
I'm sure celebrations will continue well into the evening before the hard work of the next race weekend.

Toyota

Another unlucky weekend for us,Great return to form by Cristiano to be running 6th only for reliability to scupper his chances of a good points finish,with Ralf also retiring with a failure we as a team need to get reliable again and fast!!

Great coverage again!!

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Super Aguri

Wow a podium, great result from Glock!!

Midland

That was an absolutely mega race by both drivers. Massively impressed, especially with Frentzen who from last on the grid was up to 2nd at one time!

Also an uncharacteristicly great and exciting race to watch. Wish the race isn't as dull as it is in real life.

its ridiculous how much pace we dont have, im getting sick of it to be honest

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Barcelona Test Update

PMs containing team rankings have now been sent to each manager in preparation for the upcoming mid-season test at Barcelona that will follow the Monaco GP.

In order to keep the series on the move managers will have until midday on Tuesday 2nd July to submit their testing plans, via pm, to the F1 Manager account. This will hopefully give me time to run the Barcelona test session and FP and quali for the British GP behind the scenes whilst the Monaco GP is being published. Anyone failing to meet this deadline will not attend the session or receive a perf improvement.

I've also asked Jake if he could quickly post the testing budgets in the thread just so you can all see where your team stands.

RegularJohn Wrote:
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> Also an uncharacteristicly great and exciting race
> to watch. Wish the race isn't as dull as it is in
> real life.

If only the same could be said for Monaco



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McLaren Mercedes

A disappointing result considering our excellent starting positions. Robert did a fantastic job to fight back to 2nd after his early problems, Kimi had the speed to win this today, but with his mistakes and the car problems robbed him this chance. We now have to work hard to find the reasons for the electrical problems at both cars.

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