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Michael Schumacher |
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20 | 32.26% |
Barrichello |
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4 | 6.45% |
Trulli |
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27 | 43.55% |
Alonso |
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6 | 9.68% |
Fisi |
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4 | 6.45% |
Other - specify |
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1 | 1.61% |
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Spanish Grand Prix : Driver of the race
OK here we are again. We will start with a quick reminder of what this competition is about.
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1. M.Schumacher 16 2. Button 12 3. Alonso 5 4. Sato 1 5. Montoya 1 6. Fisi 1 Spanish Grand Prix. Michael Schumacher - what can you say, the man makes things happen. Even mechanical failures could'nt bring his 200th GP to an end. Barrichello - Used the 2 stop to good advantage, but was never really going to threaten Michael for a win. Trulli - What a start (although I should be naming some tech-kid in the garage. Drove an excellent race and got the best result possible. Alonso - He and Trulli did it tough, but 3rd and 4th was a good result. Fisi - Like Rubins, made good use of the slower strategy. Someone else? |
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I voted for Michael, just a stunning performance.
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I go with Rubens on this one. Beautiful strategy and didn't get rattled - he is a cool customer and did exactly what he needed to do.
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I went with Michael again.
He never panics, and wasn't rattled abit by Trulli's magnificent start. He just ripped off some very fast laps when Trulli pitted, and was able to retake the lead after his own. The man is the best... |
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m. schumacher....pole position, nursing a not-so-healthy car to his 75th grand prix victory....what more can you say?....
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MS because well is there anyone who can challange him this year?
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Michael Schumacher, although closely ran in the "good race" stakes by Trulli. For once.
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Trulli, for once he's there
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Trulli, great start, good pace throughout the race so he gets the vote. Alonso and Fisi had good races too, Sato wasn't bad. The rest were all fairly unimpressive really.
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Jarno Trulli, his performance was outstanding.
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Barichello drove well on his strategy... and may have even challenged MS if they could have found him some tyres.
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Rubens just didn't have the speed to beat Michael (no surprise there). He was the second best Ferrari (and his car was 100%) so it's very hard to make him driver of the race. (I realise he was on a different strategy but that's only because he knows he can't beat Michael in a straight fight so he has to try something else - tyre compound, strategy or whatever) |
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It probably ought to be Michael, but seeing as he'll walk away with this title aswell anyway, I can afford to be generous to others on occasion.
![]() Jarno Trulli for me. Got the best result he could, and in his own words was right on the edge of a jump start to get position for turn 1... it's taken a while, but he's maturing into a really good driver - he's gonna deserve a win sooner or later. Rubens made an alternative strategy almost stick, so a good performance. And I honestly believe what Ross Brawn has said - Rubens is not having a lacklustre year, nor is he struggling with the F2004; it's just that Michael is driving out of his skin, the best he's ever been. |
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Jarno-what a start and a nice gesture of dedicating his podium to a friend...
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Michael .. but yes trulli finally got the better of alonso for the full race . not just 2/3 like Imola
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Fisi finished higher than his car necessarily deserved.
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Trulli for me. I can't help but wonder that if he wasn't short fueled at his first stop, in an attempt to stay ahead of Michael, that he may have had a shot at second.
Regardless though he was quite quick in what arguably isn't even the second best car on the grid. |
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More overtaking on this than at the Spanish Follow My Leader.
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I actually voted for Alonso. Trulli had a wonderful performance of his own, despite being overtaken by 2 Ferrari's in the pits is hardly anything to be shameful about.
I thought that after qualifying 8th and coming home 4th demonstrates a hell of a drive by the young spandard (again despite both Monty and Panis retiring). |
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I thought Trulli drove a blinder. Not often he beats Alonso like that, especially not on home turf.
Schuey played another masterful day but this doesn't exactly stand out nowadays does it? |
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Hang on a minute. If Jaques had been out there we'd be voting for him....................... er sorry just got carried away. For a second there I thought it was 1997!
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Going for Trulli myself. The first time in along time that he has impressed me, looked very comfortable whilst leading too.
Jarno's a changed man this season, doesn't seem to go to "sleep" mid race, like he has done in the past and imo, generally been the better Renault driver this season. I reckon he may have done enough to retain his seat for next year! |
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Got to agree. He is showing signs of being a "proper" racer isn't he?
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