2006 Malaysian Grand PrixHello and welcome to the Malaysian Grand Prix. Ferrari's Michael Schumacher took pole position yesterday ahead of Renault's Fernando Alonso, can he convert it to his first win of the season or can the reigning champion win it? Lets find out.
5 lights and away we go
Alonso is down the inside into the first corner and takes the lead
Kimi Raikkonen runs wide, dropping a few positions
The field after the opening lap
Nick Heidfeld is off
He drops down to last place
Jarno Trulli runs into the back of Juan-Pablo Montoya, both will need to pit
Glock spins his Mclaren
He drops to 20th
Lewis Hamilton dives down the inside of Kimi Raikkonen and takes 8th
This puts Kimi out of position in the corner and Jenson Button takes advantage down the pit straight
Button is looking racey but he's hit Hamilton attempting a pass!
The Brit spins
Hamilton is off track
The pair drop to 9th and 10th
Montoya, looking to pit after his collision with Trulli, is blocked by Sutil
He spins in the pit entry
The Red Bull driver is really struggling to get the car facing the right way
He gets there eventually but loses a lot of time
Montiero hits the back of Kartikeyan, both will need to pit
Ralf Schumacher has a look down the inside of Fisichella
He's through into 4th
But Fisichella comes back at him and takes the place
Raikkonen spins!
And drops to 19th
Now Montoya spins, he's having a horrible race
He's into the wall!
Probably for the best....
Ralf Schumacher spins
He recovers quickly but is under pressure from Massa
Uh oh! Button's at it again. This time he's hit Coulthard
He's spun it again
David Coulthard is off
Jenson drops to 16th
And Coulthard to 17th
Mark Webber shows his teammate how it's done with a beautiful move down the inside of Michael Schumacher for 2nd
That move could be vital as Fernando Alonso makes a mistake!
The Spaniard rejoins in 12th
Heidfeld is off.....again
Fisichella hits Michael Schumacher whilst looking for the pass
The Italian spins
Schumacher hits him!
Fisichella is out and his car is stuck in the middle of the track....as Ralf Schumacher finds out
Massa and Hamilton are able to get through
Disappointing for Fisi after winning last time out
Michael Schumacher will need to pit
The standings after that drama
Ralf Schumacher makes a move down the inside of Hamilton
And Massa a lap later
He's into 2nd
Button makes a move past Glock for 10th
And Alonso passes Sutil for 8th
Trulli locks up and narrowly avoids hitting Karthikeyan
He gets through eventually
Button is through past Sutil
The standings with 25 laps gone
Alonso dives down the inside of Da Matta
Button tries the same but gets it all wrong
Da Matta is off as a result
And The Brit spins
Da Matta rejoins down in 19th
Speed goes off
As does Coulthard a lap later
He rejoins in 18th
Alonso is through past Sato for 7th
Button looks to pass Trulli
But amazingly manages to pass not just Trulli but Kubica too!
Scott Speed looks to have an issue
He's out of the race
Trulli makes a move down the inside of Kubica
Button looks to get past Glock
And makes it stick
Glock looks to come back at him though down the straight
And is through
The standings after 36 laps
Schumacher has a look down the inside of Sato
He's through for 5th
Alonso has a run on Grosjean
And makes the pass into the first corner
Button looks to pass Glock again
Not this time
Oh No! Grosjean is off
He was looking good for some points too
He's stalled it and is out. What a shame
Button finally gets past Glock
Trulli is through too
Mark Webber still leads
Button makes a move down the inside of Sutil
And is through for 9th
Now Trulli is looking to pass Sutil
And he does
Mark Webber wins! A faultless drive from the Aussie
Massa is 2nd
Hamilton third