Michael Schumacher continues determined to capture his ninth crown of the world, after obtaining his third consecutive victory, this time of the premises, in the Great Prize of Germany disputed in Hockenheim. In addition, the satisfaction of his escudería, Ferrari, was by double game with the other pilot of the equipment, Felipe Massa, finishing in second position closely together of the multiple German champion.

Exultante Schumi celebrates the great action of escudería along with Felipe Massa, the other great figure of the day. Photo: http://f1.racing-live.com/

With this flaming victory, number 89 of its file in Formula 1, the German of Ferrari trimmed nothing less to him than six points to the leader of the world-wide one, Fernando Alonso, who finished in dissapointing a fifth position, thanks to the tolerance of his coequiper Giancar it Fisichella.
During the qualifying session of Saturday, everything seemed to indicate that Ferrari was going away again to make position of the first departure row, but was Kimi Räikkönen that surprised with a recovered McLaren Mercedes obtaining his first pole position of the year. Clear that pole of Kimi was a simple mirage, that as soon as was going to last ten returns of competition of the day Sunday.
The complications of Fernando Alonso and Renault glimpsed same Saturday, with Fisichella only acceding to the fifth departure position and Alonso to seventh. Although the majority speculated with a strategy of Renault very different from the one from the rest of its rivals, the certain thing is that neither R26 was competitive absolutely, using similar propellent charge that Ferrari.

Kimi Räikkönen made a starting extraordinary and it already disappeared of the image. Schumacher heads the remaining lot of pilots. Photo: http://f1.racing-live.com/

The competition started up without incidents in the first curve, with Kimi Räikkönen conserving the uprooted leadership and a spectacular one of Fernando Alonso, who took of the seventh the fifth position to it escaping to both Honda. Nevertheless the Spanish I know it dispersed in the following curves and it ended up losing again with Jenson Button.
The premises Nico Rosberg, of Williams Cosworth, were the unique pilot who did not manage to complete the first turn, suffering a spectacular confusion in the curve of entrance to the Motodrom de Hockenheim. Other two that took leave soon of the test were the newcomer one of Super Aguri, the Japanese Sakon Yamamoto by semiaxis breakage, and Pedro of the Rose with disadvantages in the gasoline pump.
Also there were incidents several in the average part of the squad, among them Ralf Schumacher, David Coulthard and both pilots of BMW Sauber, Jacques Villeneuve and Nick Heidfeld.
It advanced Kimi Räikkönen controlled the lot with certain comfort, but soon one was going away to dismiss of the leadership when it entered to boxes to just by resupply ten returns of race. The McLaren de Kimi ran extreme light of fuel and with a strategy of three haltings, but all the forecasts of the Finn crumbled when the back tire straight was clogged, delaying more than 15 seconds in boxes.

On end Kimi Räikkönen it forced to the maximum and it conquered the last step of podio. McLaren decided on three haltings. Photo: http://f1.racing-live.com/

“To be in podio it is really the best result than we could obtain today, since we had many problems. During the race, I was delayed in my first shutdown in boxes because a tire did not enter; I had vibrations with my second game of tires, and had a small disadvantage in the hydraulic part, which caused that Jenson Button could advance me after my first halting. Nevertheless, nothing of this matters, since we could advance constantly in the last part of the race, where we were very strong. The today result demonstrates that the car definitively improved, and I hope that in the next race we pruned to do it better”, explained Räikkönen.
Of there in more, already nothing or nobody could inconvenience both to pilots of Ferrari, whom they led with extreme comfort until the end of the race. During all the test Felipe Massa it very followed close by the rate of his coequiper, and in fact it could it have escaped when the German returned to the track after his first resupply, but for obvious reasons he did not do it.
Behind both Ferrari the battle by the last step of podio was most excellent of the competition. The Briton Jenson Button seemed to have controlled the third position, in which without doubts it was his better production of the year. But on the end the rate of its Honda decayed, and Kimi Räikkönen managed to snatch the position to him. Rubens Barrichello, to coequiper of Button, could have obtained a good result but for the breakage of its impeller in turn 18. The Brazilian already had escaped to both Renault and he was the tail of Webber and Button.

Good performance of the Honda of Jenson Button in spite of losing the third position with Räikkönen. Barrichello also was outlined very well, but it left. Photo: http://f1.racing-live.com/

“My race of today has been magnificent and I enjoyed much in the two first turns. It was wonderful to advance both to Renault at the outset and later to Kimi during the race I passed and it very well. The last turn was very hard because there was accumulated much granulation in the left front wheel and much blockade in the back wheels, so I could not fight against Räikkönen. Nevertheless, I am very contented with the result. Without a doubt we have given a great step forward and there are been strong all the weekend here, although we must continue thus in Hungary, which will demand much work. It seems, in any case, that we are reclaiming the good form”, it commented Jenson Button.
With regard to Mark Webber, its abandonment to only 8 turns of the end, the fantastic race does not dim that the Australian did on board his Williams Cosworth. Webber initiated the race with its tank filled with fuel and even so it maintained an acceptable rate. Either with the unloaded car it was so or the more quick that Honda. On the end it disputed the fifth position with Kimi Räikkönen when this it returned of boxes, but to his it on foot left it motor of a pair of turns later. It is the eighth abandonment of Webber in the season that takes disputed twelve competitions.

Webber does all the possible one to maintain behind to Barrichello and Of the Rose his. The Australian was brilliant in the first part with a much more heavy car. Photo: http://f1.racing-live.com/

“It was a promising race, but with a dissapointing end. I did a very good one released and I happened of 11vo. position to 6to., and the first part was well. I had a great fight with Rubens, that surpassed to me in the end, but knew that it was lighter and than he had to stop before I. After the first shutdown in boxes I happened to Fisichella in track and I went to the limit until the second halting. After that, the things began to go badly - I lost a little balance in the car and later, suddenly, the motor began to lose very fast power. It seems that there was a loss of water, which, by all means, is terminal for a motor, and everything finished to eight returns of the end of race”, ended up explaining Webber.
The last point of the race was for the Austrian Christian Klien, who returns to score after it to have done in the first race in Bahrein. This time the pilot of Red Bull surpassed in yield his experienced companion David Coulthard, and ended a gust of wind of ten competitions without points.

After a pair of frustrating results finally Christian Klien he managed to finish again in the points. Also the Austrian does not have assured the place for the next season. Photo: GEPA pictures

“I am really happy. It is the second point that extreme this season, first from Bahrein, so it came waiting for it long time ago. I have had much bad luck and bad races, but finally we have added a point, again. The beginning of the race was really good. I gained a position in the first curve and other two in the bracket, where David and Ralf (Schumacher) were fighting and collided. The rate of the car was good. We were fighting a little to try to follow the rate to him Barrichello and Webber in the first part, due to something of subturn and wears away in the front tires, but the shutdowns in boxes were well and I had more wing for the second part. We press to 100% today and we obtained results”, ended up saying Klien.

Acceptable debut of model SA06 of Super Aguri. Takuma Sato obtained interesting a partial result for modest escudería Japanese. Photo: http://f1.racing-live.com/

As far as the debut of the new car of Super Aguri Honda, neither Takuma Sato nor Sakon Yamamoto have been able to finish, retiring by problems with the bar of direction and the change. Sato, nevertheless, has shown a good rate, maintaining to Monteiro behind during the first third of the race.
After little less than one hour and thirty minutes of competition, both Ferrari de Schumacher and Massa crossed victorious the line of goal obtaining a dreamed result. Escudería Italian obtained his third consecutive victory and not only it located to Michael Schumacher to eleven points of Fernando Alonso in the world-wide one, but also that now is to only ten of Renault in the championship of constructors. Ferrari has obtained 52 of 54 last granted possible points in the three disputed competitions, whereas Renault has only reached 27 units.

The German of Ferrari indicates with his hand that is number one and thus it tries to maintain it until the season culminates. Photo: http://f1.racing-live.com/

“Spectacular! I cannot find the adjectives correct that they describe to the package Bridgestone car-motor-tires and the performance of all the equipment. We work very hard the week last in the test of Paul Ricard and I am very happy that today we have collected its fruits. I want to congratulate Felipe, that it has made a great race. It is very important to have added so many points on our main rivals in a while nails of the season. I did not have problems throughout the weekend at all and must say that this victory here, in front of my fans, is really special. From the meeting of pilots in the morning it had a great sensation, after to see all those people and the support that offered me, and I am happy to have been able retribuírselos with a victory. The fight by both titles now is very open. Still they are six races ahead and still there is land to recover and that puts more pressure to us. I am trusting and excited by the next races”, Michael Schumacher showed the multiple German champion.
The fiasco of escudería French Renault was accentuated more than ever in the today race. As much Alonso as Fisichella was in average an average second and slower than the cars of Ferrari during the competition. Alonso attributed the low yield of its car to the quick degradation of its tires.

A black day for Renault. Although both cars culminated in the points, the yield of both R26 was very low and is worrisome. Photo: http://f1.racing-live.com/

“Here it was a difficult race, but more than nothing by the first Seth of tires. I believe that I lost much difference with all the rivals and soon I remained in no-man's land”, explained Alonso. “The second and the third party were well and perhaps we could have obtained something more. But with the fifth position in the end it is necessary to be contented”, said.
Nevertheless another users of Michelín like McLaren and Honda, have not undergone such degradation, demonstrating that the problems of Renault are something more than a bankrupt game of tires.
In only one Renault week he hopes to have revenge in the circuit of Budapest, where to release from the first row he will be vital for the victory possibilities. In as much Ferrari, and especially Michael Schumacher, hopes to continue trimming more points to him Fernando Alonso to continue dyeing of red contest 2006 of Formula 1.

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The key of the GP: The superior yield of the Ferrari cars and the Bridgestone tires. In addition, the perfect synchronization between Michael Schumacher and his coequiper Felipe Massa.
The maneuver of the GP: The amble of Vitantonio Liuzzi on David Coulthard in order race. Electrizante.
Outstanding pilot I: Ralf Schumacher. Felipe Massa. The best work of the Brazilian from its debut in Ferrari, could even have exceeded Michael Schumacher.
Outstanding pilot II: Michael Schumacher. He obtained his triumph number 89 and he continues fighting by his ninth championship of the world as if he was first.
The surprise: The yield of the Williams Cosworth de Mark Webber. In the season he had a quick car for the first time and the Australian did not go off key. A pain that to its left it motor of on foot.
Deception I: The yield of the local cars BMW Sauber. After a pair of consistent results, its action of nowadays was pathetic.
Deception II: Nico Rosberg. One confused in the first curve by an own error and in addition it was very far from the yield of his coequiper Webber.

© Alexander Lucardi
Photos: http://f1.racing-live.com/ - GEPA pictures