I'll update all the standings etc , in here until we have a sports forum

 

Bahrain Grand Prix (Round 1)

 

Qualifying

 

Formula One can be proud tonight, after the 2006 edition of the series, got underway in some style, this morning in Bahrain. The multi-million pound Sakhir circuit, paid witness to a narrow victory for Renault's current World Champion; Fernando Alonso, after a hard fought battle, with a resurgent Michael Schumacher of Ferrari.

 

The weekend had got off to a fabulous start, what with the new "shoot-out" qualifying system, being used to great effect, for the first time. In the session, a total of twelve drivers are eliminated from further progression, after two fun-filled fifteen minute sections. Thereafter these eliminations, the remaining ten drivers, are forced into battle for the pole position.

 

On Saturday, it was Michael Schumacher who came out on top after an exciting battle with new Ferrari team-mate, Felipe Massa. Britain's Jenson Button was able to capitilize on his Honda's speed, to take third, whilst Alonso, was quite content with fourth.

 

Not so happy, was the Finn Kimi Raikkonen. The Iceman, had wishbone failure early on in the opening elimination round, hence forcing him out of the running. His McLaren team had come to Bahrain off the back of a worrying winter period, where reliability in general had been a serious frustration.

 

Elsewhere, Giancarlo Fisichella in the sister Renault car, was suffering with engine trouble related to the electronic systems. Therefore, the Roman, who's frustration would result in expletives come race day, could only manage a lowly ninth for the start. Indeed, there were question marks over night, as to whether an engine change would be a good idea for Fisi. On reflection, the team's choice to not do this, was a negative one.

 

So; after the highly entertaining qualifying session had finished; we were left with this grid line-up:

 

1. Michael Schumacher / Ferrari (5) 1:31.431

2. Felipe Massa / Ferrari (6) + 0.047

3. Jenson Button / Honda (12) + 0.118

4. Fernando Alonso / Renault (1) + 0.271

5. Juan Pablo Montoya / McLaren Mercedes (4) + 0.733

6. Rubens Barrichello / Honda (11) + 1.148

7. Mark Webber / Williams Cosworth (9) + 1.575

8. Christian Klien / Red Bull Ferrari (15) + 1.681

9. Giancarlo Fisichella / Renault (6) + 2.065

10.Nick Heidfeld / BMW-Sauber (16) + 2.495

 

11.Jacques Villeneuve / BMW-Sauber (17) + 1.025

12.Nico Rosberg / Williams Cosworth (10) + 1.419

13.David Coulthard / Red Bull Ferrari (14) + 1.419

 

14.Jarno Trulli / Toyota (8) + 1.635

15.Vitantonio Liuzzi / Scuderia Toro Rosso Cosworth (20) + 1.985

16.Scott Speed / Scuderia Toro Rosso Cosworth (21) + 3.175

 

17.Ralf Schumacher / Toyota (7) + 3.175

18.Christijan Albers / Midland-Toyota (18) + 3.271

19.Tiago Monteiro / Midland-Toyota (19) + 4.469

20.Takuma Sato / Super Aguri Honda (22) + 5.980

21.Yuji Ide / Super Aguri Honda (23) + 8.839

22.Kimi Raikkonen / McLaren Mercedes (3) NO TIME

 

Race

 

As the Bahraini dust settled on qualifying, thoughts began to drift rapidly towards the race. Finally, after nearly five months away, Formula One racing would be back, on the Global sporting agenda. Many busybodies in the paddock were wary of Ferrari's Saturday pace. It is true to say that they had been quick over the winter, however, both Renault and Honda had looked stronger over long runs.

 

Despite Ferrari’s pace, many experts were still however tipping the Renault, of Alonso to pull through and take victory. The theory was that the Ferrari's ahead had fuelled light, and that Alonso's raw pace could see off both them, and Jenson Button in the Honda as well. But, as the cars lined up on the grid, it really wasn't as clean cut as that to predict.

 

As the lights went out for the start, it was Alonso who made the best getaway. The World Champion slicing his way past Button; whom, was struggling with his clutch on the get-go, for third. He soon made light work of second place, by breezing past Massa at turn Four, when the Brazilian ran wide. This gave Fernando the chance to pressurize Schumacher in first, whilst behind Massa and Montoya, Barrichello and Button were having a tantalizing inter-team tussle for fifth position.

 

In the middle of the pack, Nico Rosberg in the Williams didn't have the greatest of first corners. The son of 1982 Champion, Keke; was attempting a move on BMW's Nick Heidfeld, however, he soon ran out of room, and ended up facing the wrong way without a front wing. After pitting in, he rejoined behind Sato in the Aguri car, before fighting his way back through the field, in what was a very impressive drive, for seventh place, and two World Championship points.

 

Debutant; Yuji Ide in the other Aguri-Honda, was the first man to fall foul of a drive through penalty in 2006. The Japanese' crew were still on the grid, within the fifteen second clearance time, that occurs before the start of the formation lap. Hence, the 31 year olds debut didn't get off, to the best of starts. After this early setback, the fledgling team would have more difficulties with Ide’s car, but considering the rushed nature of their entry, the race, was a rewarding one.

 

After a few laps, Button had out-done Barrichello for fifth, and was hounding down upon Juan Pablo Montoya in the shiny McLaren, for fourth. The pairing soon profited from a mistake by the exuberant and probably a little over-excited Massa, in the Ferrari. Under braking for turn one, the little Brazilian snatched a rear brake and pirouetted perilously closely across the bows of Alonso in the Renault. After seriously flat spotting the tyres, Massa pitted, and perhaps could have altered his strategy, to achieve a good points finish. However, this was not to be, as his Ferrari race debut was blighted further, by an unwilling air-gun on the right rear wheel, resulting in a drop back to twentieth place. Thereafter, his pace was nothing to write home about, but he did manage to come home ninth, after putting a nice move on Tonio Liuzzi, in the â€Ârev-restricted†V10 engined Scuderia Toro Rosso.

 

Up at the front, Alonso was falling back behind Schumacher, with the German putting in some hot lap times. However, he managed to keep his elder statesman in full view, and was still in a good position. Button passed Montoya for third at turn one in a clean manoeuvre, before the Columbian casually re-took the place. However, Jense was having none of it, and he re-passed the McLaren, again at turn one, in what was a wonderful pass. This time he made it stick, and pulled out a small gap.

 

Kimi Raikkonen had a decent start to the race, climbing up to tenth at the start. But, unfortunately he got bogged down behind Villeneuve's BMW, and he struggled to get past the Canadian. Jacques was driving really well, but, he'd later retire with a fiery engine failure, on lap 29.

 

Schumacher came into pit from the lead earlier than his fellow contenders on lap fifteen, confirming the suggestion that he was running lighter, than his competitors. The stop was good, and he re-joined just ahead of former team-mate Rubens Barrichello. The question now, was how much more fuel did Alonso have on-board?

 

Fisichella in the other Renault, pitted a lap after Schumacher, and British hearts leaped as Martin Brundle; ITV-commentator, indicated that it was in fact Alonso in the pits. Fear of more Ferrari domination, soon subsided however, when Brundle corrected his mistake. Fisi however, could not proclaim to be as relieved. After struggling with the engine map troubles that had hindered his qualifying run twenty-four hours earlier, he received a message from his engineer; Alan Permayne over the team radio, praising him for his crisis management skills. Not encouraged by this message, the normally cool Italian promptly voiced his dissatisfaction with a heavy use of expletives, as he rolled the car out of the pits. He was not to know, that his words were being broadcast globally on ITV-F1!

 

Alonso finally came into the pits, rather more coolly than his team-mate, some five laps after Schumacher. Thus, concreting the idea that the two teams are tantalizingly similarly paced. After an easy pit-stop, Alonso rejoined behind the German, and promptly set about keeping much closer to him than he had in the first stint. It definitely appeared, that the Spaniard was happier with this newer, set of Michelin tyres.

 

Nick Heidfeld and David Coulthard were having a great battle in and around the midfield. The Ferrari powered; Red Bull RB2 - had not done much running during the winter. On the Friday of the Grand Prix, Coulthard himself revealed that the team had only undertaken 7,000 kilometres of track time with the car. This compared with Honda's 27,000 Kilometres, just demonstrates the lack of preparation the RB2 had. Here in Bahrain, the team were entering unknown territory, and the fact that both drivers were able to battle nicely among the lower end of the points, is a testament to the design of the car.

 

Whilst team-mate Klien, was running steadily in seventh, David was on the fringes of the points, in front of Heidfeld's BMW. Going down to turn one, the favoured passing spot on this Hermann Tilke designed facility, Heidfeld took to the left hand side of the track, getting alongside the Scot. Side-by-side into the turn two kink, DC fought as hard as he could to force Heidfeld left, but; Nick stood his ground, forcing DC onto the asphalt run-off. Heidfeld was through, but he'd paid the consequences later on, when the new, permanent head steward; Andrew Gilbert-Scott judged his move to be unfair.

 

The second stint of the Grand Prix, presented Rubens Barrichello with major gearbox troubles, on his Honda debut. The now veteran driver, lost the use of third gear, and did well to finish in fifteenth. However, his general pace over the weekend, had been slightly slower than his younger team-mate Button. Whether this is down to pure lack of acclimatization with the team, or whether this will become a standing trait, remains to be seen. At this juncture, I'd personally side with the former.

 

Whilst Alonso continued to stick with Schumacher at the head of the field, Kimi Raikkonen had managed to work his way up to third on a one-stop strategy. The Finn had done a tremendous job of seething his way through the squabbling two-stoppers, setting consistently fast laps, in order to build up a healthy sized lead, with hopes of re-joining ahead of Jenson Button, after his stop.

 

The TOYOTA team were struggling mercilessly. Armed with the biggest budget in the pit-lane, they had released their 2006 challenger; the TF106, way back in November. So, to see them so slow was really a big let-down. Drivers; Jarno Trulli and Ralf Schumacher, used the Bahrain race as an extended test-session, after a really poor qualifying put them out of contention for points. Jarno later admitted that even when he was pushing his hardest, he could not scramble any speed from the car. No doubt, there will be a massive enquiry after the Sepang race next week, as to the teams' bizarre lack of pace. They seem to have taken a step back in every area over last season.

 

Back at the front, and Michael Schumacher took to the pit-lane once again on lap thirty-six, with Alonso assuming the lead. As he rounded turn eight, his engineer proclaimed "these are winning laps" - and Alonso was in no mood to hang around. Waving furiously at the marshals, who weren't displaying blue flags, to the backmarkers Fernando was trying to navigate, he came into the pits three laps after Schumacher. It would be touch and go as to whether he'd keep the lead.

 

The Renault crew were sublime. They released Fernando, booted and fuelled; a second faster than Michael's earlier stop. As the camera shot, cut to the main straight, pit exit in full view; it really was an un-callable situation. They were literally side-by-side; wheel to wheel, and late on the brakes into turn one. Alonso held the favoured line, as Michael attempted to squeeze him, but, Alonso held steadfast and nosed ahead beyond the turn two kink. Ross Brawn's clenched fist said it all; with seventeen laps to go, Fernando had got ahead, and all he had to do now was to do some "race management" as he declared it. At one point, easing off so much, that he became treacherously close to being passed by the mighty German. But, the youngster held Schumi at bay, becoming the first race winner of 2006. A really close fought battle, of both tactical wit, great pit-stops and determined driving. Alonso came out on top in the end, but it could so easily have been Schumacher and Ferrari's day.

 

Behind them, some twenty seconds further back; was McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen. His one-stop strategy and confident driving allowed him to take the fight to the field, and he embarrassed his team-mate Juan Montoya, by finishing some way ahead of the Columbian, whom had qualified fifth.

 

In fourth, was Jenson Button, whom had trailed Kimi closely towards the end, but was unable to get by the Finnish star. If not for the clutch troubles which seriously hindered his start, and subsequently his strategy as well, he could, so easily - have been in a position to fight with Fernando and Michael.

 

Behind Montoya in fifth, was the two Williams'. No doubt Nico Rosberg in seventh, will attract most of the praise, and deservedly so. The reigning GP2 champion, really took the fight to the F1 regulars, and put in some tremendous moves; in particular on both Red Bull's to score points on his debut. Mark Webber, just in front, had demonstrated the beauty of a quiet and focused race, which allowed him to attain sixth position in the Desert.

 

Christian Klien, had done a brilliant job in qualifying to reach the final section, and post a time worthy of eighth, and this was where he finished after a hard race in the untested Red Bull car.

 

Further down the field; the two Scuderia Toro Rosso cars finished ahead of the two TOYOTA's. Vitantonio Liuzzi, bringing his mount home in eleventh, and team-mate, rookie Scott Speed, finished thirteenth. And a final mention, to Takuma Sato in the Super Aguri-Honda. He managed to finish four laps down on the field, behind Tiago Monteiro in the MF1-Toyota. This came, after some big pit-stop troubles, Takuma having to pit a total of six times, due to problems with faulty fuel rigs. This cost him a total of two minutes, so; a respectable performance from the car, given the circumstances.

 

So; to conclude. The opening race of 2006 provided us with an unpredictable outcome; whereby it really was a close call to see who would win. It showcased the potential we have for a very heavily involved title fight in 2006; and we really do have a great season on our hands. Also as well; the midfield runners, were able to showcase some decent racing as well; so we were never starved of significantly exciting action. It was a great start to the year, and Fernando Alonso tonight, will be the happiest man in Bahrain, after coming out on top; of a tough field.

 

Race Results : Below

 

1. Fernando Alonso / Renault (1)

2. Michael Schumacher / Ferrari (5) + 1.2 secs

3. Kimi Raikkonen / McLaren Mercedes (3) + 19.3 secs

4. Jenson Button / Honda (12) + 19.9 secs

5. Juan Pablo Montoya / McLaren Mercedes (4) + 37.0 secs

6. Mark Webber / Williams Cosworth (9) + 41.9 secs

7. Nico Rosberg / Williams Cosworth (10) + 63.0 secs

8. Christian Klien / Red Bull Ferrari (15) + 66.6 secs

9. Felipe Massa / Ferrari (6) + 69.9 secs

10.David Coulthard / Red Bull Ferrari (14) + 75.5 secs

11.Vitantonio Liuzzi / Scuderia Toro Rosso Cosworth (20) + 85.9 secs

12.Nick Heidfeld / BMW-Sauber (16) + 1 Lap

13.Scott Speed / Scuderia Toro Rosso Cosworth (21) + 1 Lap

14.Ralf Schumacher / Toyota (7) + 1 Lap

15.Rubens Barrichello / Honda (11) + 1 Lap

16.Jarno Trulli / Toyota (8) + 1 Lap

17.Tiago Monteiro / Midland Toyota (19) + 2 Laps

18.Takuma Sato / Super Aguri Honda (22) + 4 Laps

 

Yuji Ide / Super Aguri Honda (23) + 22 Laps (DNF)

Jacques Villeneuve / BMW-Sauber (17) + 28 Laps (DNF)

Giancarlo Fisichella / Renault (2) + 36 Laps (DNF)

Christijan Albers / Midland Toyota (18) + 57 Laps (DNF)

 

Driver Quote's

 

Fernando Alonso, Renault (1st):

"This was a good, fighting win and I want to dedicate it to the mechanics and the team, for some fantastic pit-stops and the right strategy. There was a funny incident in the early stages, and I came very close to going out when Massa spun past me in turn 1. After that though, things went smoothly, and I knew that the key time would be around the second stop. I looked after the tyres at the start of the stints, so that I had something left at the crucial moment, and I was very confident that we would be able to do it. After that, I managed the performance, the car was running beautifully and I just concentrated on making no mistakes. The backmarkers were very fair today as well. I think the competition is a little bit closer than we thought overall, but this is the perfect start for the season."

 

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari (2nd):

"All in all this is an excellent result and I'm certainly not complaining about

finishing second. If someone would have told us during the winter months that this is the way we would have finished the first race of the season, I wouldn't have believed them. Today we must be really pleased with the result. On the other hand, I still have some mixed feelings because it's seems that we could have been ahead and could have won the race. Considering how it ended up, it's now clear that the qualifying lap that wasn't acknowledged in as far as refuelling this morning was concerned, was the decisive factor that played against us. It's a pity, because yesterday I had to back off because of the traffic. In any case it's a great day for us because we know that we have an good car and we have an excellent potential to develop during the course of the season and this is very important. This year the fight for the championship will be very close: there are several good teams, all of which are capable of battling for the title and it's great to be one of them."

 

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren (3rd):

"This is a great result after the disappointment of yesterday, but we have known that the car was very strong all weekend. We thought that we had a chance to score some points today, even though we were starting from the back of the grid, but to get a podium is fantastic, The first few laps were crucial to this result, and luckily I managed to overtake a lot of cars at the first corner; I was up to 13th by lap two even though the cars in front were all lighter than me. We then gained some more places later on as a result of our strategy. The outcome is even more important to the whole team, who have been working so hard throughout the winter, as we didn't know where we were after testing and everyone had been saying that we were struggling. However we really have improved over the past few weeks. It proves that we are competitive and if not for yesterday we could have been even better."

 

Fastest Laps

 

1. Nico Rosberg / Williams Cosworth (10) 1:32.408

2. Michael Schumacher / Ferrari (5) + 0.115

3. Fernando Alonso / Renault (1) + 0.126

4. Mark Webber / Williams Cosworth (9) + 0.252

5. Jenson Button / Honda (12) + 0.321

6. Felipe Massa / Ferrari (6) + 0.331

7. Juan Pablo Montoya / McLaren Mercedes (4) + 0.363

8. Kimi Raikkonen / McLaren Mercedes (3) + 0.456

9. Scott Speed / Scuderia Toro Rosso Cosworth (21) + 0.700

10.Christian Klien / Red Bull Ferrari (15) + 0.904

11.David Coulthard / Red Bull Ferrari (14) + 0.968

12.Vitantonio Liuzzi / Scuderia Toro Rosso Cosworth (20) + 1.072

13.Jacques Villeneuve / BMW-Sauber (17) + 1.286

14.Nick Heidfeld / BMW-Sauber (16) + 1.364

15.Rubens Barrichello / Honda (11) + 1.432

16.Ralf Schumacher / Toyota (7) + 1.704

17.Giancarlo Fisichella / Renault (2) + 1.912

18.Jarno Trulli / Toyota (8) + 2.444

19.Tiago Monteiro / Midland Toyota (19) + 3.532

20.Takuma Sato / Super Aguri Honda (22) + 4.696

21.Yuji Ide / Super Aguri Honda (23) + 5.894

22.Christijan Albers / Midland Toyota (18) NO TIME

 

Drivers Standings

 

1. Fernando Alonso / Renault [10 PTS] 1 Win

2. Michael Schumacher / Ferrari (5) [8 PTS]

3. Kimi Raikkonen / McLaren Mercedes (3) [6 PTS]

4. Jenson Button / Honda (12) [5 PTS]

5. Juan Pablo Montoya / McLaren Mercedes (4) [4 PTS]

6. Mark Webber / Williams Cosworth (9) [3 PTS]

7. Nico Rosberg / Williams Cosworth (10) [2 PTS]

8. Christian Klien / Red Bull Ferrari (15) [1 PT]

 

 

Constructers Standings

 

1. Renault - 10 PTS (1 Win)

=. McLaren Mercedes - 10

3. Ferrari - 8

4. Honda - 5

=. Williams Cosworth - 5

6. Red Bull Ferrari - 1

 

And of course , i do the qualifying championship which is completely unofficial and i just do it for the sake of seeing who's the best Qualifier

 

 

Qualifying Championship - Drivers Standings

 

1. Michael Schumacher / Ferrari (5) 22

2. Felipe Massa / Ferrari (6) 21

3. Jenson Button / Honda (12) 20

4. Fernando Alonso / Renault (1) 19

5. Juan Pablo Montoya / McLaren Mercedes (4) 18

6. Rubens Barrichello / Honda (11) 17

7. Mark Webber / Williams Cosworth (9) 16

8. Christian Klien / Red Bull Ferrari (15) 15

9. Giancarlo Fisichella / Renault (2) 14

10.Nick Heidfeld / BMW-Sauber (16) 13

11.Jacques Villeneuve / BMW-Sauber (17) 12

12.Nico Rosberg / Williams Cosworth (10) 11

13.David Coulthard / Red Bull Ferrari (14) 10

14.Jarno Trulli / Toyota (8) 9

15.Vitantonio Liuzzi / Scuderia Toro Rosso Cosworth (20) 8

16.Scott Speed / Scuderia Toro Rosso Cosworth (21) 7

17.Ralf Schumacher / Toyota (7) 6

18.Christijan Albers / Midland Toyota (18) 5

19.Tiago Monteiro / Midland Toyota (19) 4

20.Takuma Sato / Super Aguri Honda (22) 3

21.Yuji Ide / Super Aguri Honda (23) 2

22.Kimi Raikkonen / McLaren Mercedes (3) 0

 

Qualifying Championship - Constructers Standings

 

1. Ferrari ( 5 / 6 ) 43

2. Honda ( 11 / 12 ) 37

3. Renault ( 1 / 2 ) 33

4. Williams Cosworth ( 9 / 10 ) 27

5. Red Bull Ferrari ( 14 / 15 ) 25

=. BMW-Sauber ( 16 / 17 ) 25

7. McLaren Mercedes ( 3 / 4 ) 18

8. Toyota ( 7 / 8 ) 15

=. Scuderia Toro Rosso Cosworth ( 20 / 21 ) 15

10.Midland Toyota ( 18 / 19 ) 9

11.Super Aguri Honda ( 22 / 23 ) 5

 

* Round 2 is at "Malaysia" , on the 15 , 16 , 17th of March

 

Courtesy : "Martin-1" for the awesome race reports

 

*Phew* End of post

Oh nice one Sid! :cheer: Liking the qualifying standings you've done :D

Oh nice one Sid! :cheer: Liking the qualifying standings you've done :D

 

Thanks Nicky :D

Brilliantly set out.

Great info Sid, looking forward to next week already

A Couple Of Pics from The Bahrain Grand Prix

 

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Kimi Raikkonen excelled in Bahrain, coming from last on the grid to finish third.

 

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Felipe Massa spins across the front of Fernando Alonso. This angle shows just how close they were to writing each other off.

 

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Schumacher and Ferrari are back!

 

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Nico Rosberg was sublime on his debut.

 

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Fernando Alonso. Winner!

 

*Race Reports added above in the first post

Best sport in the world.

 

Come on Fizzy! :dance:

Best sport in the world.

 

Come on Fizzy! :dance:

 

Unfortunately i think he'll only be the bridesmaid as long as he's Fernando's team mate <_<

 

really good read and layout !!

 

I enjoyed this grand prix alot especially during the time of the last pit stop. I coudnt believe shumi didnt get out infront !!

really good read and layout !!

 

I enjoyed this grand prix alot especially during the time of the last pit stop. I coudnt believe shumi didnt get out infront !!

 

Thanks.

 

Well it's really a pity , cause he lost it in the pitlane if you ask me...

His last pitstop was 8.9 secs & Fernando's was 7.2 secs.. and at the end of the race the gap between the two was 1.2 secs only so if not for that slightly slower pitstop he could have easily one it by atleast 0.5 of a sec... And he couldn't possibly have pulled an overtaking move either that late in the race cause his brake's were well and truly past their best.

Malaysian Grand Prix (Round 2)

 

Qualifying - (As Per Starting Grid)

 

1. Giancarlo Fisichella / Renault (2) 1:33.840

2. Jenson Button / Honda (12) + 0.146

3. Nico Rosberg / Williams Cosworth (10) + 0.786

4. Mark Webber / Williams Cosworth (9) + 0.832

5. Juan Pablo Montoya / McLaren Mercedes (4) + 1.076

6. Kimi Raikkonen / McLaren Mercedes (3) + 1.143

7. Fernando Alonso / Renault (1) + 1.907

8. Christian Klien / Red Bull Ferrari (15)

 

9. Jarno Trulli / Toyota (8) + 0.862

10.Jacques Villeneuve / BMW-Sauber (17) + 0.912

11.Nick Heidfeld / BMW-Sauber (16) + 0.943

 

12.Scott Speed / Scuderia Toro Rosso (21) + 2.457

13.Vitantonio Liuzzi / Scuderia Toro Rosso (20) + 2.741

14.Michael Schumacher / Ferrari (5) + 0.828 [Penalty]

15.Christijan Albers / Midland Toyota (19) + 3.586

17.Takuma Sato / Super Aguri Honda (22) + 5.171

18.Yuji Ide / Super Aguri Honda (23) + 6.880

19.David Coulthard / Red Bull Ferrari (14) + 0.774 [Penalty]

20.Rubens Barrichello / Honda (11) + 0.843 [Penalty]

21.Felipe Massa / Ferrari (6) + 1.451 [Penalty]

22.Ralf Schumacher / Toyota (7) + 0.746[Penalty]

 

Race

 

1. Giancarlo Fisichella / Renault (2) 1:30:40.529

2. Fernando Alonso / Renault (1) + 4.5 secs

3. Jenson Button / Honda (12) + 9.6 secs

4. Juan Pablo Montoya / McLaren Mercedes (4) + 39.3 secs

5. Felipe Massa / Ferrari (6) + 43.2 secs

6. Michael Schumacher / Ferrari (5) + 43.8 secs

7. Jacques Villeneuve / BMW-Sauber (17) + 80.4 secs

8. Ralf Schumacher / Toyota (7) + 81.2 secs

9. Jarno Trulli / Toyota (8) + 1 Lap

10.Rubens Barrichello / Honda (11) + 1 Lap

11.Vitantonio Liuzzi / Scuderia Toro Rosso Cosworth (20) + 2 Laps

12.Christijan Albers / Midland Toyota (19) + 2 Laps

13.Tiago Monteiro / Midland Toyota (18) + 2 Laps

14.Takuma Sato / Super Aguri Honda (22) + 3 Laps

 

Nick Heidfeld / BMW-Sauber (16) DNF

Scott Speed / Scuderia Toro Rosso Cosworth (21) DNF

Yuji Ide / Super Aguri Honda (23) DNF

Christian Klien / Red Bull Ferrari (15) DNF

Mark Webber / Williams Cosworth (9) DNF

David Coulthard / Red Bull Ferrari (14) DNF

Nico Rosberg / Williams Cosworth (10) DNF

Kimi Raikkonen / McLaren Mercedes (3) DNF

 

Fastest Laps

 

1. Fernando Alonso / Renault (1) 1:34.803

2. Giancarlo Fisichella / Renault (2) + 0.491

3. Juan Pablo Montoya / McLaren Mercedes (4) + 0.763

4. Jenson Button / Honda (12) + 0.801

5. Michael Schumacher / Ferrari (5) + 0.844

6. Ralf Schumacher / Toyota (7) + 0.883

7. Nick Heidfeld / BMW-Sauber (16) + 0.948

8. Felipe Massa / Ferrari (6) + 1.151

9. Jacques Villeneuve / BMW-Sauber (17) + 1.199

10.Rubens Barrichello / Honda (11) + 1.385

11.Jarno Trulli / Toyota (8) + 1.577

12.Mark Webber / Williams Cosworth (9) + 1.968

13.Christian Klien / Red Bull Ferrari (15) + 2.064

14.Scott Speed / Scuderia Toro Rosso Cosworth (21) + 2.510

15.Nico Rosberg / Williams Cosworth (10) + 2.563

16.Vitantonio Liuzzi / Scuderia Toro Rosso Cosworth (20) + 2.584

17.David Coulthard / Red Bull Racing (14) + 3.275

18.Christijan Albers / Midland Toyota (19) + 3.395

19.Tiago Monteiro / Midland Toyota (18) + 4.707

20.Takuma Sato / Super Aguri Honda (22) + 5.396

21.Yuji Ide / Super Aguri Honda (23) + 8.030

22.Kimi Raikkonen / McLaren Mercedes (3) NO TIME

 

Drivers Standings

 

1. Fernando Alonso / Renault (1) - 18 PTS (1 Win)

2. Michael Schumacher / Ferrari (5) - 11

=. Jenson Button / Honda (12) - 11

4. Giancarlo Fisichella / Renault (2) - 10 (1 Win)

5. Juan Pablo Montoya / McLaren Mercedes (4) - 9

6. Kimi Raikkonen / McLaren Mercedes (3) - 6

7. Felipe Massa / Ferrari (6) - 4

8. Mark Webber / Williams Cosworth (9) - 3

9. Nico Rosberg / Williams Cosworth (10) - 2

=. Jacques Villeneuve / BMW-Sauber (17) - 2

11.Christian Klien / Red Bull Ferrari (15) - 1

=. Ralf Schumacher / Toyota (7) - 1

 

Constructers Standings

 

1. Renault - 28 PTS (2 Wins)

2. McLaren Mercedes - 15

=. Ferrari - 15

4. Honda - 11

5. Williams Cosworth - 5

6. BMW-Sauber - 2

7. Red Bull Ferrari - 1

 

Qualifying Championship - Drivers Standings

 

1. Michael Schumacher / Ferrari (5) 41

=. Jenson Button / Honda (12) 41

3. Giancarlo Fisichella (2) 36

4. Juan Pablo Montoya / McLaren Mercedes (4) 35

5. Fernando Alonso / Renault (1) 34

=. Mark Webber / Williams Cosworth (9) 34

7. Nico Rosberg / Williams Cosworth (10) 31

8. Christian Klien / Red Bull Ferrari (15) 29

9. Felipe Massa / Ferrari (6) 28

=. Rubens Barrichello / Honda (11) 28

11.David Coulthard / Red Bull Ferrari (14) 22

12.Nick Heidfeld / BMW-Sauber (16) 21

=. Jacques Villeneuve / BMW-Sauber (17) 21

14.Jarno Trulli / Toyota (8) 19

=. Ralf Schumacher / Toyota (7) 19

16.Kimi Raikkonen / McLaren Mercedes (3) 16

17.Vitantonio Liuzzi / Scuderia Toro Rosso Cosworth (20) 13

=. Scott Speed / Scuderia Toro Rosso Cosworth (21) 13

19.Christijan Albers / Midland Toyota (18) 9

20.Tiago Monteiro / Midland Toyota (19) 7

21.Takuma Sato / Super Aguri Honda (22) 5

22.Yuji Ide / Super Aguri Honda (23) 3

 

Qualifying Championship - Constructers Standings

 

1. Renault ( 1 / 2 ) 70

2. Ferrari ( 5 / 6 ) 69

=. Honda ( 11 / 12 ) 69

4. Williams Cosworth ( 9 / 10 ) 65

5. Red Bull Ferrari ( 14 / 15 ) 51

=. McLaren Mercedes ( 3 / 4 ) 51

7. BMW-Sauber ( 16 / 17 ) 42

8. Toyota ( 7 / 8 ) 38

=. Scuderia Toro Rosso Cosworth ( 20 / 21 ) 26

10.Midland Toyota ( 18 / 19 ) 16

11.Super Aguri Honda ( 22 / 23 ) 8

 

* Round 3 is at "Australia" , From the 31st of March to the 2nd of April

 

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Cheers Sid, great info as usual, you're obviously a big F1 fan, me too.

oo missed this before, been following f1 again this year. It's looking like the most unpredictable season yet.

Australian Grand Prix (Round 3)

 

Qualifying - (As Per Starting Grid)

 

1. Jenson Button / Honda (12) 1:25.229

2. Giancarlo Fisichella / Renault (2) + 0.406

3. Fernando Alonso / Renault (1) + 0.549

4. Kimi Raikkonen / McLaren Mercedes (3) + 0.593

5. Juan Pablo Montoya / McLaren Mercedes (4) + 0.747

6. Ralf Schumacher / Toyota (7) + 1.383

7. Mark Webber / Williams Cosworth (9) + 1.708

8. Nick Heidfeld / BMW-Sauber (16) + 2.350

9. Jarno Trulli / Toyota (8) + 1.098 [Time set in 2nd session]

 

10.Michael Schumacher / Ferrari (5) + 1.489

11.David Coulthard / Red Bull Ferrari (14) + 1.794

12.Vitantonio Liuzzi / Scuderia Toro Rosso Cosworth (20) + 1.990

13.Christian Klien / Red Bull Ferrari (15) + 2.362

14.Nico Rosberg / Williams Cosworth (10) + 4.193

15.Felipe Massa / Ferrari (6) + 3.639[Accident]

 

16.Rubens Barrichello / Honda (11) + 4.714

17.Christijan Albers / Midland Toyota (19) + 4.997

18.Scott Speed / Scuderia Toro Rosso Cosworth (21) + 5.197

19.Jacques Villeneuve / BMW-Sauber (17) + 4.010 [Penalty]

20.Tiago Monteiro / Midland Toyota (18) + 5.480

21.Takuma Sato / Super Aguri Honda (22) + 7.050

22.Yuji Ide / Super Aguri Honda (23) + 10.935

 

Race

 

1. Fernando Alonso / Renault (1) 1:34:27.870

2. Kimi Raikkonen / McLaren Mercedes (3) + 1.829

3. Ralf Schumacher / Toyota (7) + 24.824

4. Nick Heidfeld / BMW-Sauber (16) + 31.032

5. Giancarlo Fisichella / Renault (2) + 38.421

6. Jacques Villeneuve / BMW-Sauber (17) + 49.554

7. Rubens Barrichello / Honda (11) + 51.904

8. David Coulthard / Red Bull Ferrari (14) + 53.983

9. Scott Speed / Scuderia Toro Rosso Cosworth (21) + 1:18.871 [25 Sec Penalty]

10.Jenson Button / Honda (12) + 1 Lap (DNF-Engine)

11.Christijan Albers / Midland Toyota (19) + 1 Lap

12.Takuna Sato / Super Aguri Honda (22) + 2 Laps

13.Yuji Ide / Super Aguri Honda (23) + 3 Laps

 

Juan Pablo Montoya / McLaren Mercedes (4) DNF

Tiago Monteiro / Midland Toyota (18) DNF

Vitantonio Liuzzi / Scuderia Toro Rosso Cosworth (20) DNF

Michael Schumacher / Ferrari (5) DNF

Mark Webber / Williams Cosworth (9) DNF

Christian Klien / Red Bull Ferrari (15) DNF

Jarno Trulli / Toyota (8) DNF

Nico Rosberg / Williams Cosworth (10) DNF

Felipe Massa / Ferrari (6) DNF

 

Fastest Laps

 

1. Kimi Raikkonen / McLaren Mercedes (3) 1:26.045

2. Fernando Alonso / Renault (1) + 0.144

3. Michael Schumacher / Ferrari (5) + 1.135

4. Juan Pablo Montoya / McLaren Mercedes (4) + 1.419

5. Giancarlo Fisichella / Renault (2) + 1.516

6. Rubens Barrichello / Honda (11) + 1.645

7. Nick Heidfeld / BMW-Sauber (16) + 1.655

8. Jenson Button / Honda (12) + 1.754

9. Mark Webber / Williams Cosworth (9) + 1.755

10.Ralf Schumacher / Toyota (7) + 1.765

11.Vitantonio Liuzzi / Scuderia Toro Rosso Cosworth (20) + 1.943

12.David Coulthard / Red Bull Ferrari (14) + 2.205

13.Jacques Villeneuve / BMW-Sauber (17) + 2.276

14.Scott Speed / Scuderia Toro Rosso Cosworth (21) + 2.322

15.Christijan Albers / Midland Toyota (19) + 3.193

16.Tiago Monteiro / Midland Toyota (18) + 3.642

17.Takuma Sato / Super Aguri Honda (22) + 4.529

18.Yuji Ide / Super Aguri Honda (23) + 7.692

19.Christian Klien / Red Bull Ferrari (15) + 15.306

20.Jarno Trulli / Toyota (8) No Time

21.Nico Rosberg / Williams Cosworth (10) No Time

22.Felipe Massa / Ferrari (6) No Time

 

Drivers Standings

 

1. Fernando Alonso / Renault (1) - 28 PTS (2 Wins)

2. Giancarlo Fisichella / Renault (2) - 14 (1 Win)

=. Kimi Raikkonen / McLaren Mercedes (3) - 14

4. Michael Schumacher / Ferrari (5) - 11

=. Jenson Button / Honda (12) - 11

6. Juan Pablo Montoya / McLaren Mercedes (4) - 9

7. Ralf Schumacher / Toyota (7) - 7

8. Jacques Villeneuve / BMS-Sauber (17) - 5

=. Nick Heidfeld / BMW-Sauber (16) - 5

10.Felipe Massa / Ferrari (6) - 4

11.Mark Webber / Williams Cosworth (9) - 3

12.Nico Rosberg / Williams Cosworth (10) - 2

=. Rubens Barrichello / Honda (11) - 2

14.Christian Klien / Red Bull Ferrari (15) - 1

=. David Coulthard / Red Bull Ferrari (14) - 1

 

Constructers Standings

 

1. Renault - 42 PTS (3 Wins)

2. McLaren Mercedes - 23

3. Ferrari - 15

4. Honda - 13

5. BMW-Sauber - 10

6. Toyota - 7

7. Williams Cosworth - 5

8. Red Bull Ferrari - 2

 

Qualifying Championship - Drivers Standings

 

1. Jenson Button / Honda (12) 61

2. Giancarlo Fisichella / Renault (2) 57

3. Fernando Alonso / Renault (1) 54

4. Michael Schumacher / Ferrari (5) 53

=. Juan Pablo Montoya / McLaren Mercedes (4) 53

6. Mark Webber / Williams Cosworth (9) 50

7. Nico Rosberg / Williams Cosworth (10) 39

8. Christian Klien / Red Bull Ferrari (15) 38

9. Nick Heidfeld / BMW Sauber (16) 36

10.Felipe Massa / Ferrari (6) 35

=. Jacques Villeneuve / BMW Sauber (17) 35

=. Ralf Schumacher / Toyota (7) 35

=. Kimi Raikkonen / McLaren Mercedes (3) 35

14.Rubens Barrichello / Honda (11) 34

15.David Coulthard / Red Bull Ferrari (14) 33

16.Jarno Trulli / Toyota (8) 31

17.Vitantonio Liuzzi / Scuderia Toro Rosso Cosworth (20) 23

18.Scott Speed / Scuderia Toro Rosso Cosworth (21) 17

19.Christijan Albers / Midland Toyota (18) 14

20.Tiago Monteiro / Midland Toyota (19) 10

21.Takuma Sato / Super Aguri Honda (22) 7

22.Yuji Ide / Super Aguri Honda (23) 4

 

Qualifying Championship - Constructers Standings

 

1. Renault ( 1 / 2 ) 111

2. Honda ( 11 / 12 ) 95

3. Williams Cosworth ( 9 / 10 ) 89

4. Ferrari ( 5 / 6 ) 88

=. McLaren Mercedes ( 3 / 4 ) 88

6. Red Bull Ferrari ( 14 / 15 ) 71

=. BMW-Sauber ( 16 / 17 ) 71

8. Toyota ( 7 / 8 ) 66

9. Scuderia Toro Rosso Cosworth ( 20 / 21 ) 40

10.Midland Toyota ( 18 / 19 ) 24

11.Super Aguri Honda ( 22 / 23 ) 11

 

*Round 4 is at "San Marino" , From the 21st of April to the 23rd of April

 

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Only Monteiro's 2nd retirement in his career - quite a massive achievement!

 

Excellent stats, this season looks to be a superb one and I have to say V8's have made overtaking a bit more possible!

Only Monteiro's 2nd retirement in his career - quite a massive achievement!

 

He somehow seems blessed with reliability. :lol:

San Marino Grand Prix (Round 4)

 

Qualifying - (As Per Starting Grid)

 

1. Michael Schumacher / Ferrari (5) 1:22.795

2. Jenson Button / Honda (12) + 0.193

3. Rubens Barrichello / Honda (11) + + 0.447

4. Felipe Massa / Ferrari (6) + 0.907

5. Fernando Alonso / Renault (1) + 0.914

6. Ralf Schumacher / Toyota (7) + 0.977

7. Juan Pablo Montoya / McLaren Mercedes (4) + 1.226

8. Kimi Raikkonen / McLaren Mercedes (3) + 1.363

9. Jarno Trulli / Toyota (8) + 1.377

10.Mark Webber / Williams Cosworth (9) + 2.000

 

11.Giancarlo Fisichella / Renault (2) + 0.976

12.Jacques Villeneuve / BMW-Sauber (17) + 1.092

13.Nico Rosberg / Williams Cosworth (10) + 1.171

14.David Coulthard / Red Bull Ferrari (14) + 1.306

15.Nick Heidfeld / BMW-Sauber (16) + 1.334

16.Vitantonio Liuzzi / Scuderia Toro Rosso Cosworth (20) + 1.725

 

17.Christian Klien / Red Bull Ferrari (15) + 2.615

18.Scott Speed / Scuderia Toro Rosso Cosworth (21) + 2.642

19.Tiago Monteiro / Midland Toyota (18) + 4.025

20.Christijan Albers / Midland Toyota (19) + 4.293

21.Takuma Sato / Super Aguri Honda (22) + 4.814

22.Yuji Ide / Super Aguri Honda (23) + 6.487

 

Speed Trap (Qualifying - Saturday)

 

1. Michael Schumacher / Ferrari (5) 295.1 KM/H

2. Felipe Massa / Ferrari (6) 294.0

3. Juan Pablo Montoya / McLaren Mercedes (4) 291.8

4. Fernando Alonso / Renault (1) 291.2

5. Jacques Villeneuve / BMW-Sauber (17) 290.3

6. Nico Rosberg / Williams Cosworth (10) 288.3

7. Nick Heidfeld / BMW-Sauber (16) 288.2

=. Giancarlo Fisichella / Renault (2) 288.2

9. Vitantonio Liuzzi / Scuderia Toro Rosso Cosworth (20) 288.1

=. David Coulthard / Red Bull Ferrari (14) 288.1

11.Kimi Raikkonen / McLaren Mercedes (3) 287.0

12.Ralf Schumacher / Toyota (7) 286.8

13.Mark Webber / Williams Cosworth (9) 285.8

14.Rubens Barrichello / Honda (11) 285.6

15.Yuji Ide / Super Aguri Honda (23) 284.8

=. Jarno Trulli / Toyota (8) 284.8

17.Takuma Sato / Super Aguri Honda (22) 284.4

18.Jenson Button / Honda (12) 283.3

19.Scott Speed / Scuderia Toro Rosso Cosworth (21) 283.2

20.Christian Klien / Red Bull Ferrari (15) 282.4

21.Christijan Albers / Midland Toyota (19) 280.5

22.Tiago Monteiro / Midland Toyota (18) 280.1

 

Race

 

1. Michael Schumacher / Ferrari (5) 1:31:06.486

2. Fernando Alonso / Renault (1) + 2.0 secs

3. Juan Pablo Montoya / McLaren Mercedes (4) + 15.8

4. Felipe Massa / Ferrari (6) + 17.0

5. Kimi Raikkonen / McLaren Mercedes (3) + 17.5

6. Mark Webber / Williams Cosworth (9) + 37.7

7. Jenson Button / Honda (12) + 39.6

8. Giancarlo Fisichella / Renault (2) + 40.6

9. Ralf Schumacher / Toyota (7) + 45.5

10.Rubens Barrichello / Honda (11) + 77.8

11.Nico Rosberg / Williams Cosworth (10) + 79.6

12.Jacques Villeneuve / BMW-Sauber (17) + 82.3

13.Nick Heidfeld / BMW-Sauber (16) + 1 Lap

14.Vitantonio Liuzzi / Scuderia Toro Rosso Cosworth (20) + 1 Lap

15.Scott Speed / Scuderia Toro Rosso Cosworth (21) + 1 Lap

16.Tiago Monteiro / Midland Toyota (18) + 2 Laps

 

David Coulthard / Red Bull Ferrari (14) (DNF-Driveshaft)

Takuma Sato / Super Aguri Honda (22) (DNF-Spin)

Christian Klien / Red Bull Ferrari (15) (DNF-Hydraulics)

Yuji Ide / Super Aguri Honda (23) (DNF-Suspension)

Jarno Trulli / Toyota (8) (DNF-Steering)

Christijan Albers / Midland Toyota (19) (DNF-Accident)

 

Fastest Laps

 

1. Fernando Alonso / Renault (1) 1:24.569

2. Michael Schumacher / Ferrari (5) + 0.055

3. Kimi Raikkonen / McLaren Mercedes (3) + 0.458

4. Juan Pablo Montoya / McLaren Mercedes (4) + 0.527

5. Ralf Schumacher / Toyota (7) + 0.747

6. Jenson Button / Honda (12) + 0.778

7. Giancarlo Fisichella / Renault (2) + 0.784

8. Jacques Villeneuve / BMW-Sauber (17) + 0.869

9. Mark Webber / Williams Cosworth (9) + 0.919

10.Felipe Massa / Ferrari (6) + 0.959

11.Vitantonio Liuzzi / Scuderia Toro Rosso Cosworth (20) + 1.110

12.Nick Heidfeld / BMW-Sauber (16) + 1.427

13.Rubens Barrichello / Honda (11) + 1.560

14.Scott Speed / Scuderia Toro Rosso Cosworth (21) + 1.679

15.Nico Rosberg / Williams Cosworth (10) + 1.849

16.Christian Klien / Red Bull Ferrari (15) + 2.190

17.David Coulthard / Red Bull Ferrari (14) + 2.286

18.Tiago Monteiro / Midland Toyota (18) + 2.591

19.Jarno Trulli / Toyota (8) + 3.470

20.Takuma Sato / Super Aguri Honda (22) + 4.531

21.Yuji Ide / Super Aguri Honda (23) + 6.463

22.Christijan Albers / Midland Toyota (19) No Time

 

Drivers Standings

 

1. Fernando Alonso / Renault (1) - 36 PTS (2 Wins)

2. Michael Schumacher / Ferrari (5) - 21 (1 Win)

3. Kimi Raikkonen / McLaren Mercedes (3) - 18

4. Giancarlo Fisichella / Renault (2) - 15 (1 Win)

=. Juan Pablo Montoya / McLaren Mercedes (4) - 15

6. Jenson Button / Honda (12) - 13

7. Felipe Massa / Ferrari (6) - 9

8. Mark Webber / Williams Cosworth (9) - 8

9. Ralf Schumacher / Toyota (7) - 7

10.Jacques Villeneuve / BMS-Sauber (17) - 5

=. Nick Heidfeld / BMW-Sauber (16) - 5

12.Nico Rosberg / Williams Cosworth (10) - 2

=. Rubens Barrichello / Honda (11) - 2

14.Christian Klien / Red Bull Ferrari (15) - 1

=. David Coulthard / Red Bull Ferrari (14) - 1

 

Constructers Standings

 

1. Renault - 51 PTS (3 Wins)

2. McLaren Mercedes - 33

3. Ferrari - 30 (1 Win)

4. Honda - 15

5. BMW-Sauber - 10

6. Williams Cosworth - 8

7. Toyota - 7

8. Red Bull Ferrari - 2

 

Qualifying Championship - Drivers Standings

 

1. Jenson Button / Honda (12) 82

2. Michael Schumacher / Ferrari (5) 75

3. Fernando Alonso / Renault (1) 72

4. Giancarlo Fisichella / Renault (2) 69

=. Juan Pablo Montoya / McLaren Mercedes (4) 69

6. Mark Webber / Williams Cosworth (9) 63

7. Felipe Massa / Ferrari (6) 54

=. Rubens Barrichello / Honda (11) 54

9. Ralf Schumacher / Toyota (7) 52

10.Kimi Raikkonen / McLaren Mercedes (3) 50

11.Nico Rosberg / Williams Cosworth (10) 49

12.Jacques Villeneuve / BMW Sauber (17) 46

13.Jarno Trulli / Toyota (8) 45

14.Christian Klien / Red Bull Ferrari (15) 44

=. Nick Heidfeld / BMW Sauber (16) 44

16.David Coulthard / Red Bull Ferrari (14) 42

17.Vitantonio Liuzzi / Scuderia Toro Rosso Cosworth (20) 30

18.Scott Speed / Scuderia Toro Rosso Cosworth (21) 22

19.Christijan Albers / Midland Toyota (18) 17

20.Tiago Monteiro / Midland Toyota (19) 14

21.Takuma Sato / Super Aguri Honda (22) 9

22.Yuji Ide / Super Aguri Honda (23) 5

 

Qualifying Championship - Constructers Standings

 

1. Renault ( 1 / 2 ) 141

2. Honda ( 11 / 12 ) 136

3. Ferrari ( 5 / 6 ) 129

4. McLaren Mercedes ( 3 / 4 ) 119

5. Williams Cosworth ( 9 / 10 ) 112

6. Toyota ( 7 / 8 ) 97

7. BMW Sauber ( 16 / 17 ) 90

8. Red Bull Ferrari ( 14 / 15 ) 86

9. Scuderia Toro Rosso Cosworth ( 20 / 21 ) 52

10.Midland Toyota ( 18 / 19 ) 31

11.Super Aguri Honda ( 22 / 23 ) 14

 

*Round 4 is at "Europe" , From the 4th of May to the 6th of May

 

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