Ferrari & Michael Wins It Again!!! =)

[Gt_R]

Great drive..flawless in the race...superb race pace...MICHAEL SCHUMACHER AND FERRARI MAKES IT FOUR IN A ROW!!

Really good work by Ferrari...the car was wonderful, consistently fast and reliable. Michael didn't put a foot wrong, and exert his authority to take another great win with a dominate drive.

Well done to Button... he did well to hold the lead in the first stint, and despite overtaken by Michael, was dominate over the rest and was never threatened by Montoya at all. WELL deserved 2nd place for Button and Honda (though Sato's blew )

And for a twisty and narrow track, we had quite a few decent fights along the way...pretty good last race for Imola. Pity though that Alonso and Rubens couldn't pull one out and grab a place from Montoya (whatever happened to his and ralf's lack of pace?) and Trulli respectively..

And geez..it really ain't a good race for RB, Ralf, and DC..but at least Kimi scored his first points!

I'm a happy man!

[Knowlesy]

At least Kimi scored his first POINT to be more devastatingly accurate and thus clinically depressing!

[jj2728]

well done to ms and ferrari........at this juncture i'd say that the only one that can get close enough to him his jenson and the BAR...

[Fish_Flake]

If Michael Schumacher sweeps the season, will he finally decide that there's nothing left for him to do in Formula 1 and gracefully exit, allowing somebody else to take center stage?

[Kicking-back]

Possibly.

[Gt_R]

Well..the key phrase is "Michael ALLOWING somebody else"..

[pirenzo]

Not a chance, dream on guys

[ralf fan]

Ferrari are too good for the rest and i dont think any extreame weather conditions are going to trouble MS... they might trouble Rubens but i can see MS getting on the podium (1st 2nd or 3rd) in every race if he has not blow ups (blowups and ferrari seems laughable)

[Gt_R]

Honestly, i do find it curious how Rubens 'managed' to struggle and drop places every pitstop while his teammate blows the field away...granted overtaking isn't easy, Really shows the difference between the 2 drivers when they drive in/out-laps.

[Damon]

Typically flawless drive from Schu really. Good drive from Button too, but as JPM put it, the Williams "just isn't quick enough". Dull as ditch water race mind, although it always is at Imola. The sooner they ditch this one the better.

[Poddy]

Originally posted by Fish_Flake
If Michael Schumacher sweeps the season, will he finally decide that there's nothing left for him to do in Formula 1 and gracefully exit?

Ooh I doubt it. He's still obviously got the pace and the appitite for it - why quit if you're winning for fun and earning millions to boot?

Besides, I's like to see Button, Webber, Alonso, Montoya or Kimi actually beat him to a championship before he calls it quits, and I suspect they'd agree (especially after the masterclass he demonstrated today).

Congrats to Jenson and BAR - looking at the way they demolished the other Michelin runners today, they're clearly on their way up, hopefully that race win won't be too long in coming.

[f1grandprixshop]

Congratulations to Michael Schumacher!!! Great job!!

[Fish_Flake]

I would like to get inside Michael Schumacher's mind. I don't like him and Ferrari. I admire them, I respect them, but I don't like them. They're like the New York Yankees (to allude to baseball, feel free to replace with your own respectful "dynasty"): they spend far more money than any of their competitors ensuring their superiority against all their peers, they take victory effortlessly, year after year, and still seem to enjoy it, even though they start out expecting victory as a given. To me, sport is all about the challenge. I can't see how you can get any sort of satisfaction from victory when it becomes so routine.

I liked Ferrari in 1996, not unlike how I liked the Yankees in 1996. Both had storied histories; both had been separated from championship glory for about the same amount of time, and I knew that championship glory would come again soon. I liked Schumacher for moving to Ferrari for the challenge. Now, though, it has just become too easy for them. I have no doubts that Ferrari will lose someday. There will be outrage among the tifosi, the top brass at Ferrari will all cry foul, and they will spend even more money to get back to the top. I will enjoy watching it, not for the fact that Ferrari will lose but for whomever beats the odds and overtakes them.

[Gt_R]

Fish, i hope you didn't let your "dislike" affect your judgement.

And honestly, Mclaren and Toyota spending far more money than Sauber yet struggles behind...it shows that money doenst' buy success... Hmmm perhaps now you like Mclaren now they are forced to "challenge".

It's up to the others to provide the "challenge" that you crave, not Ferrari looking for it. And Ferrari/MS didn't shy from the challenge in 96, hence i don't see the reason why they need to feel guilty to enjoy the success they have now.

[Knowlesy]

It's still amazing that Schuey isn't bored of winning.....he obviously just enjoys driving too much!!!

Michael, go and spend some time with your family. You have a lovely wife and kids somewhere, pop round to the house someday and see what they're like! You really might like them! No, really, you might!

*Michael boards plane to spend next 10 days at Fiorano*

[Gt_R]

MS could have stopped at his third stop, come out kiss his wife, say hi to JPM's wife, take a pee, then a coffee and get back into the seat and still come out in front of Montoya

[Fish_Flake]

I've always liked McLaren. That silver paint job is to die for.

Money does not buy success. It does not matter how much you can buy, it's how the sum of the parts work together. The Ferrari team not only spends the most, its parts work together better than any other team on the grid. I admire them for that. I don't like them, but I admire them. It's also good to see that BAR finally has the right combination to make it to top-flight status. They've been the benchmark of the "money can't buy everything" philosophy for the past few years, but it's now paying off.

My mind works in intervals of three. If you've won three times in a row, I think it's time for someone else to step up.That's just how I think. It may be flawed, but then again, I just remember that you think I'm as crazy as I may think you are.

[Gt_R]

Great thinking...

I guess FIA should just award wins on a rotational basis

[Shoe-maker]

It was another vintage performance from Michael, as we have come to expect over the years. He has an enormous appetite for racing and winning.

[Knowlesy]

Shoe-maker, I've just seen your sig......going out on a limb there aren't you?

[BootsOntheSide]

Great drive from Michael, sad to say. No one else even came close. Any hope of a close title has evaporated now. We might as well congratulate Michael, Jean, Ross, Rory et al for the 2004 titles already.

[Gt_R]

One thing i'm impressed today is not just the clockwork-perfection from Michael, rather his lack of hesitation to fight it out for a position, and risk losing it all, instead of settling for safe points or position in qualifying..

[Pitstop]

Brilliant race from MS and from Jenson.

JB kept his cool in second place, hung on, drove a steady and very fast race.

I don't think JB ever thought he was going to win, but he made the rest of the field look like kids in the playground, finishing of the race in style.

Good team work from Ferrari and from BAR.

The Macs and Williams are in such dissaray, they have not got a hope of achieving anything with the internal politics going on at the moment. No team spirit, no confident leadership and no drivers, (Williams), as yet, for next year.

If I was a mechanic or an engineer, for either team, I'd be looking for another job. Kimi should be looking elsewhere as well.

[kickstart]

This might have been a great race if there had not been any pitstops. Schumaker would have been forced to overtake Button.
The GP was so boring after the first pitstops and MS was in the lead that I actually fell asleep...Suspect middle age approaching rapidly but GP's need to get more exciting.

[ASCII Man]

The first few laps were good, but after the pitstops it sort of wandered off into sheer boredom so i switched it off to watch discovery channel, which was a lot more exciting.