Michael Wins Breathtaking San Marino GP!

[squala]

This time, it was the reverse of last year. Alonso was right on the tail of Michael at the middle part of the race, attempting an overtaking maneuver. The scarlet car has some tire graining, but the Renault was obviously the superior machine throughout the weekend. Nonetheless, the German was hardly shaken until the Spaniard was taken into an earlier second pitstop. In his own pitstop, Michael managed to go out ahead of the Renault where a second cat-and-mouse chase happened. Still, the 7-time champion showed no signs of faltering. He did not commit any mistake for Alonso to pass. In fact, it was the latter who ran wide after pushing hard, giving the Ferrari a comfortable final two laps to take victory. Montoya managed a silent third.

Personally, I would have to give all the credit to Michael. He has defied critics of his age by racing like a fresh young driver. Despite being the oldest on the grid, Schumacher proved he still has what it takes to win another world championship. Perhaps this is one of the best races of his career. At least he did win honestly.

So, are Ferrari back to their winning ways? Or will Renault the titles? We have yet to find out!

[scarab]

...uy, nakasingit pa pala si montoya. di ko kasi natapos yung race.

[mazdamazda]

what a great race...

schumi holding off alonso... ferrari's brilliant pitstop strategy with renault blinking first... alonso committing a mistake... good 4th place for massa...

though the lollipop incident was funny. hehe.

[niky]

San Marino has always been better for Ferrari than Renault. But at least this puts Michael in a good position for a place finish in the championship (though I think Alonso is going to be unbeatable for the series).

[coiter]

galing ni schumi! kitang kita ang experience. obvious naman na he had the inferior car and equipment. but the pit stop strategy and steady nerves really made the difference.

patawa nga yung nangyari sa honda. how could the lollipop man be so careless. sayang. buti na lang walang nasaktan. pero malamang kung nakataas visor ni button bulag yun hehehe

[RedHotBlood]

good thing schumi grab the pole position but if he didn't, things would be sooo different, with an aggressive alonso on a faster renault car? Strong will and determination (experience wise) led schumacher to win the race, buti naman at matagal nang tahimik ang ferrari since last year. Hooray for Ferrari!!!

[artpogi]

nice drive by Schumi, didn't get rattled by Alonso's attack and so was Alonso, great drive.

But if that track has more overtaking opportunities, Alonso could have passed Schumi. IMO for the current F1 season, Renault cars are faster than Ferrari.

[XTO]

it's quite difficult to overtake in san marino that's why the grid position is so important. michael wants to break the 65 pole position record (65 poles) of the great ayrton senna in their own turf and where senna died 12 years ago. unfortunately the mc laren was not that competitive and the renault showed more speed. had it on a wider track am sure alonzo would have taken the gp easily. michael deserved to win and credit. kakahiya kung malalampasan siya ng bata, ferrari pa naman. well that's racing.

[typhoon]

Pasaway talaga yung Ide ano. Inararo nya sa likod si Albers tapos si Montoya inasar may isang stretch din ata na ayaw nya tumabi hehehe. Ilang races na pasaway yan e.

[CVT]

I hope that this win can jumpstart Ferrari's campaign for the year and eventually, upend the rest of the field. Although Renault-Alonso is arguably championship caliber, as they're in the podium for the first 4 races.

More interesting (but out of the spotlight) is the Honda team of Jenson and Rubens, who were P2 and P3 (respectively?). After the race, Jenson barely made it to the top 8, with Rubens just outside. I wonder if Rubens were still racing for Ferrari... It could have been a different toss-up for these teams.... tsk tsk