2005 Japanese GP

[yaj]

1. Kimi Raikkonen
2. Giancarlo Fisichella
3. Fernando Alonso

What a race! Exciting hanggang last lap...
lupit ni Kimi...

[squala]

Kimi is so damn good. He really deserved to be World Champion. This was also the best victory of his career having to start from the back of the grid.

I didn't quite see Montoya's incident but when it involved Villeneuve, I'm pretty sure he drove like an *$$ again, having some sort of grudge against the Columbian during their Williams heyday. Sato also performed yet another Harakiri move on Trulli, destroying his car in the process. A similar incident happened in Belgium where he took out Michael Schumacher, resulting to the German's rage, confronting the Japanese and slamming his helmet visor. This guy is quick but really careless. His roughness may have been a ticket out of BAR as Barrichello replaces him. He has only scored a single point so far.

[Monseratto]

Two Thumbs up kay KIMI :jump2: :cool:

[pixelparadigm]

sobrang lupit talaga ni raikkonen

[BoyFerrari]

This Japanese Grand Prix is probably the most exciting race this season, second only to the Nurburgring Grand Prix where Kimi Raikkonen crashed spectacularly at the tire wall just barely 1 mile from the checkered flag due to suspension failure.

By the way, Takuma Sato was disqualified from the race after he crashed his Honda into Jarno Trulli. I agree that Sato has to go next season.

[GlennSter]

hay...1pm pala...i was out the whole day..wala bang replay?

[empy]

aba nakasingit pa sa podium si Fisi, hehe

[xpac]

muntik pa si fisi nanalo sa last lap na lumampas si kimi.
bakit ang bagal ng ferrari?

[cardo]

Glenn,

Naku! You missed a spectacular overtaking by Kimi!!!! a brave brilliant last lap overtaking maneuver to win the race from the 17th position!!! whew...

Grabe ang talento ng taong ito!!! I can't really say anything else. Napaiyak pa si ron dennis hahaha. Sure Alonso overtook schumi twice and another on Webber, but KIMI IS THE BEST!!! He was just fantastic, brilliant and brave. When I learnt he had a 10 grid engine penalty sabi ko wala na to, then during the qualifying heavy rain started to pour. But aint nothing can ever stop this guy from adversity. The last time I got this excited was Mika's overtaking move on Schumi in spa 2000. This tops it all!!! Last Lap, all or nothing baby. Sad to say, Alonso is champion only by the numbers....

I never even thought Kimi could win. Top 3 was good. 19 laps to go fisi was 16 secs ahead, kimi bunched up by button and webber, not to mention how much time he was behind a ferrari.



Etong si Alonso, sourgrapping pa. He said he could've beaten Kimi if not for wrong strategy well... maybe next time hehehe. To Fisi, I think lahat na ng kamalasan ng renault nangyari sa kanya and then he just got posterize by Kimi... poor guy

[BoyFerrari]

If the numbers will speak for itself, Kimi Raikkonen should actually be the World Champion this 2005 season. Kimi actually won more grand prix than Alonso. You also have to consider that during the times when Alonso was raking in points, Raikkonen was actually DNF all that time - meaning his Mercedes was to blame. Pero kung pure driving lang ang pag-uusapan, which is what the Driver's Championship trophy was all about, Kimi would have won hands down. This is not to say that Alonso is an undeserving driver.

The biggest loser of this Japanese Grand Prix was Ralf Schumacher. Pole position who ended with 1 point. It turned out that Ralf's Toyota had an extremely light fuel load during qualifying that's why he was the fastest and took the pole. But his 3-stop gas strategy was a fiasco. It's safe to say that his Toyota Team strategists were to blame for his dismal finish.

This Japanese Grand Prix is indeed a classic. Wall-to-wall action down the wire. This actually sets up the stage for the final SHANGHAI GRAND PRIX next week, where the Constructor's Championship will be a winner-take-all between McLaren and Renault.

[kimpOy]

20 drivers was schooled by kimi...


GO ICEMAN!!!

[caloyski5]

watched it too!!! ang galing ni kimi! from driving skill to strategy!

pero mild seven renault pa rin :D

[cardo]

Alonso is good, I mean he held off Schumi in Imola this year. He played the championship "intelligently" but KIMI IS MY MAIN MAN!!! He won canada qualifying in 7th but this is the daddy of mclaren's races so far. I can't think of anyone else winning from so far behind on the starting grid?

May DVD kaya ng Jap GP? hehehe

Ralf was a disaster considering how he was celebrating his pole last saturday. And to Sato, man what is this guy doing?

JV vs Juan Pablo? well, pareho sila ng ugali, "take no prisoners" hahaha. no wonder someone will likely go out.

Pero, hands down to Kimi. Para sa kin... He is the real champion this year

[caloyski5]

nagwawala si Sato! hahaha gitgit dito, gitgit dun! sumama ata loob niya nung napunta siya sa gravel tapos nasabitan pa sa harap. . homecourt pa man din.

[kimpOy]

kimi's race can rival my all time greatest manueover of fellowman
mika hakkinen's overtake move on my michael schumacher at the spanish GP (2000?)where in they sandwich bar's olivier panis. MS leading Mika on a cat and mouse chase with backmarker
Panis in sight...MS went left and Mika with all the thrust on his MP14 went right to pass panis and MS... whew...

[mazdamazda]

while Kimi is good... I don't think that he could have done it without having more SUPERIOR car than the rest of the field. notice that most of his overtakes were done in the straights.

watch the Schumi - Alonso - Kimi battle. if not for the straights they couldn't have even overtaken Schumi (really brilliant moves in holding off Alonso / Kimi in the turns), who obviously has a more inferior car & tire package.

btw, I don't believe in taking the GP Championship away from Alonso just because Kimi has more GP victories than him. some of you may say that Kimi drives better - but isn't that also because of his more superior (but sometimes unreliable) Mclaren? the Renault may not have the same firepower as the Mclaren but they are more reliable while deliver above average performance.

[empy]

btw, I don't believe in taking the GP Championship away from Alonso just because Kimi has more GP victories than him. some of you may say that Kimi drives better - but isn't that also because of his more superior (but sometimes unreliable) Mclaren? the Renault may not have the same firepower as the Mclaren but they are more reliable while deliver above average performance.

i don't mind people debating that Kimi is a better driver than Alonso, but there's no way he can be anybody's champion. last time i checked a DNF was the same thing as a loss. also last time i checked, F1 was a team sport - from Kimi to the engineers to the crew chief to the pit crew. if one team member didn't do their job - like the pit crew taking too long to get going or the designers/engineers failing to design a reliable car or the driver driving the car over its limits - then the team loses. period.

to Kimi's credit i haven't heard him saying he was the real champion or blaming others for his DNF's. he's come on really strong in the last part of this season and seems to have learned how to finish races strong. i think next year is his for the taking, but let's not take anything away from Alonso this year. ;)

[niky]

i don't mind people debating that Kimi is a better driver than Alonso, but there's no way he can be anybody's champion. last time i checked a DNF was the same thing as a loss. also last time i checked, F1 was a team sport - from Kimi to the engineers to the crew chief to the pit crew. if one team member didn't do their job - like the pit crew taking too long to get going or the designers/engineers failing to design a reliable car or the driver driving the car over its limits - then the team loses. period.

to Kimi's credit i haven't heard him saying he was the real champion or blaming others for his DNF's. he's come on really strong in the last part of this season and seems to have learned how to finish races strong. i think next year is his for the taking, but let's not take anything away from Alonso this year.

Good for Kimi. He knows not to get a swelled head.

It's something most people don't seem to realize. Kimi is extravagantly fast, but he's in the fastest car. Of course he should be champion... if McLaren Mercedes did their part of the job.

I think the other teams aren't going after Fernando because his driving style is very well matched to the Renault (they've always been praised for their handling). Kimi's style is more like Schumi's, and he would well be able to adapt to any package they throw at him.

Hats off to Kimi, but Fernando was right, he lucked out on the order of pit-stops and got caught in traffic in the wrong places. Otherwise, it could've been an even more exciting finish, with either Alonso tailgating Raikkonen to the line, or Raikkonen trying the same move on Alonso that he did on Fisi... who knows what could have happened?

Brilliant overtaking by Kimi, but Fernando's overtake of Schumi on one of the fastest and scariest turns in F1, and his creative use of the pit lane exit against Webber just took my breath away. (puro palakpak ako nung nanonood ako the other night). Halos tumawa ako (sa tuwa) when I saw Kimi overtake Fisichella on the last lap. You could see him visibly going to pieces trying to hold Kimi off.

I guess it proves once and for all why Giancarlo is only the number two guy on his team.

[squala]

Good for Kimi. He knows not to get a swelled head.

It's something most people don't seem to realize. Kimi is extravagantly fast, but he's in the fastest car. Of course he should be champion... if McLaren Mercedes did their part of the job.

I think the other teams aren't going after Fernando because his driving style is very well matched to the Renault (they've always been praised for their handling). Kimi's style is more like Schumi's, and he would well be able to adapt to any package they throw at him.

Hats off to Kimi, but Fernando was right, he lucked out on the order of pit-stops and got caught in traffic in the wrong places. Otherwise, it could've been an even more exciting finish, with either Alonso tailgating Raikkonen to the line, or Raikkonen trying the same move on Alonso that he did on Fisi... who knows what could have happened?

Brilliant overtaking by Kimi, but Fernando's overtake of Schumi on one of the fastest and scariest turns in F1, and his creative use of the pit lane exit against Webber just took my breath away. (puro palakpak ako nung nanonood ako the other night). Halos tumawa ako (sa tuwa) when I saw Kimi overtake Fisichella on the last lap. You could see him visibly going to pieces trying to hold Kimi off.

I guess it proves once and for all why Giancarlo is only the number two guy on his team.

You have to take into account that Renault are fighting against McLaren very closely for the Constructor's title, so it could be that Fisi opted to finish safely than take the risk of wiping himself and/or Kimi out on the final lap and score nothing. And if you noticed in Brazil, Alonso simply let Montoya pass him just to make sure he gets the Driver's crown. No one knows, he might crash out, get injured for the rest of the season and lose the championship.

[niky]

You have to take into account that Renault are fighting against McLaren very closely for the Constructor's title, so it could be that Fisi opted to finish safely than take the risk of wiping himself and/or Kimi out on the final lap and score nothing. And if you noticed in Brazil, Alonso simply let Montoya pass him just to make sure he gets the Driver's crown. No one knows, he might crash out, get injured for the rest of the season and lose the championship.

Alonso was obviously cruising that race, but Giancarlo was visibly shaken when Kimi caught up with him. He was defending left and right, almost desperately. I thought he was going to crash at one point, as he almost overcooked a corner (can't remember where) while trying to defend. And on that last lap, a slight twitch from Kimi sends him veering wildly down the inside line to try to defend the corner. Brilliant psyche out from Kimi, poor defense from Giancarlo.