The ‚Matador’ wins also in Monaco- there is just one word needed this weekend:
ALONSO
First Podium finish for RedBull-Racing
After 78 long laps and 1 hour and 43 minutes it was decided- Alonso was the first time in his career on the podium in Monaco- and celebrated at the same time his first vicotry in front of the colombian Juan- Pablo Montoya and the scottish RedBull driver David Coulthard in the little state.
It was a very thrilling and extraordinary race, like every year in Monaco. The flair there is not able to describe, it is just amazing.
The race began with a good start of Alonso, and a very aggressive start of the finn Kimi Räikkönen, who tried to overtake Mark Webber, who had been on second start position. At first this didn’t work, but after a few rounds Räikkönen could overtake the australian, and was third. Kimi pushed hard and got also very close to Alonso. After the first PitStop Kimi got closer again, but also Mark Webber and Juan Pablo Montoya came closer, and it got a fight between 4 cars, where much overtaking of the weaker cars were involved. Then Mark Webber suddenly went with his car to the side- his engine blew up and so the race was over for him. A few laps later the McLaren-Mercedes of Kimi Räikkönen got slowlier and also his car was smoking, but i’m not sure if it was reallly the engine. One of the people around came to extinguish the flames, after he did it Räikkönen was able to drive down to park the car. Then he got out and went slowly and calm to the habour and onto one of the yachtes. When the RedBull cars were on 5th (Klien) and 6th (Coulthard) position, Klien got to the boxes- the hydraulics striked- the austrian was out. This would have been the best position in his whole career. Coulthard got as a heritage his place and made something brilliant out of it: he overtook Barichello, and after Trulli fell out, David drove his RedBull straight onto the podium… the first podium finish for the ‘Formula Austria’ (I’m sorry for Trulli, Webber and Räikkönen, but my patriotic heart laughes 
David Coulthard: “Of course there fell a few out in front of me, but this is always the challange of Monaco- to take the car through- there are always a few who fall out.”
CONGRATULATIONS, FERNANDO
CONGRATULATIONS RED BULL!!!
A little quote of Heinz Prüller (out TV- commentator) at last: 
“Klien und Coulthard, die beiden Österreicher…”
(Klien and Coulthard, the two austrians…)
He was so proud of David, he nearly gave him our citizenship
The podium: Juan Pablo Montoya, Fernando Alonso and ’superman’ David Coulthard
1. ALONSO Fernando (ESP, Renault)
2. MONTOYA Juan- Pablo (COL, McLaren- Mercedes)
3. COULTHARD David (GBR, RedBull- Racing)
4. BARICHELLO Rubens (BRA, Honda)
5. SCHUMACHER Michael (GER, Ferrari)
6. FISICHELLA GianCarlo (ITA, Renault)
7. HEIDFELD Nick (GER, BMW- Sauber)
8. SCHUMACHER Ralf (GER, Toyota)
OUT:
TRULLI Jarno (ITA, Toyota)
KLIEN Christian (AUT, RedBull- Racing)
RÄIKKÖNEN Kimi (FIN, McLaren- Mercedes)
WEBBER Mark (AUS, Williams- Cosworth)
ROSBERG Nico (GER, Williams- Cosworth)
SATO Takuma (JPN, Super Aguri- Honda)
SCHUMACHER CHEATED IN MONACO???
“No comment!”- Michael Schumacher gives no statement to the FIA- decision
It’s four years ago, that Michael Schumacher won the Grand Prix of Monaco, and as it seems, it also won’t work this year- except there will happen a few miracles. Everything seemed very well yesterday in the qualifying- till the very last lap. Michael Schumacher was in the lead, when he suddenly came off in the corner. It was not clear what had happened. Schumacher said at the press conference afterwards, that he slipped out and tried to take in the reverse gear, but because of the traffic it was not possible. This all would have not been a problem, if Alonso weren’t 3/10 faster than the german at this time. In the press conference everybody could read on his face: he doesn’t believe, that this was an accident.
The FIA also wasn’t sure. The talked for 8 hours- then they decided: Schumacher has to go back to the last starting place- because of unfairness.
Other drivers and people around the Formula 1 are disappointed. Here some quotes:
“He’s a 7th time World Champion!”, says Niki Lauda, 3 times World champion. “This was really not needed.”
“I lost my respect of him- I’m really disappointed”- said Keke Rosberg, the father of Nico Rosberg, who will start from the 9th position today, angry.
“He shall retire as boss of the GPDA*”, many drivers say. Keke Rosberg added to this: “He shall NEVER talk of a saftey F1 again…”
This action was sure not saftey.
“He should have put his hand in front of the car-camera”- Kimi Räikkönen ironic, like always. (explanation: The FIA watched the ‘accident’ out of Schumachers position with his car camera and so they find out, that it was no real accident)
Michael Schumacher said nothing to the FIA- decision so far. Probably he will give no statement before the start.
Ferrari is angry of course, and they say, it is absolutely not understandable why the FIA has decided like this- well, anyway, we have a Ferrari- Family meeting in the last start row: Felipe Massa got his car into the wall yesterday, before he could drive just one lap. Because of this he is on 21st start position- one place in front of Schumi.
This will be sure not the best remembered weekend of Ferrari in the next years…
Alonsos heritage is the Pole now… this will statisfied him sure a lot, because he is of course the big favourite to the victory, but also the ‘sivler- arrows’ (McLaren) seem quite competitive in –Monaco (this is probably because they don’t need to have such a good engiene, because in just 45%** of a Monaco round is accelerated, but there you need more Downforce).
GianCarlo Fisichella, Fernando Alonsos teammate got also a penalty, because he stopped Coulthard on a flying lap. Fisichella is 10th now (first he was 5th).
Schumacher got sure not more friends with this, and i know i should be objective, but at the end an own opinion: I was never a real fan of him, but i had respect to what he made. He is a fantastic driver for sure, but i thought a 7 times world champion has a bit more brain than to make such a silly action- my respect is away. This man is 38 years old, and he also made some things like this in past, but i thought he won with his titles also the idea of fairness.
I’m sorry, that i was so wrong with my thinking, and i must say i feel similar like Keke Rosberg, even i’m not really disappointed, because when you know the past***, then you are not surpprised. For Schumacher was always every way to win the right way, even if it was not right of fairness.
*Grand Prix Drivers Association (mainly for a saftey F1)
** average on other tracks: 60%-70%
*** for example:
1994: Schumacher had an accident with Damon Hill. Both could have win the World Championships, but after both fell out, Schumacher had enough points, that Hill couldn’t get him anymoreà Schumacher got World Champion
1997: a very similar situation, just with Villeneuve. They had a crash, and Schumacher got enough points to get World Champion, but then the FIA took him all points of the complete year, because of unfairness, and so Jacques Villeneuve got World Champion
And finally we have the right start positions, a bit unusual maybe, and it needed the FIA 8 hours to get it, but anyway, here it is:
1. ALONSO Fernando (ESP, Renault)
2. WEBBER Mark (AUS, Williams- Cosworth)
3. RÄIKKÖNEN Kimi (FIN, McLaren- Mercedes)
4. MONTOYA Juan- Pablo (COL, McLaren-Mercedes)
5. BARICHELLO Rubens (BRA, Honda)
6. TRULLI Jarno (ITA, Toyota)
7. COULTHARD David (GBR, RedBull- Racing)
8. ROSBERG Nico (GER, Williams- Cosworth)
9. SCHUMACHER Ralf (GER, Toyota)
10. FISICHELLA GianCarlo (ITA, Renault)
11. KLIEN Christian (AUT, RedBull- Racing)
12. LIUZZI VitanTonio (ITA, Scuderia Toro Rosso)
13. BUTTON Jenson (GBR, Honda)
14. VILLENEUVE Jacques (CAN, BMW-Sauber)
15. HEIDFELD Nick (GER, BMW- Sauber)
16. ALBERS Christijan (NED, MidlandF1-Toyota)
17. MONTEIRO Tiago (POR, MidlandF1- Toyota)
18. SPEED Scott (USA, Scuderia Toro Rosso)
19. SATO Takuma (JPN, Super Aguri Honda)
20. MONTAGNY Franck (FRA, Super Aguri Honda)
21. MASSA Felipe (BRA, Ferrari)
22. SCHUMACHER Michael (GER, Ferrari)
+++ result of the race of the GP of Spain+++
HE DID IT!!!!
simply happiness- Fernando enjoys the victory in his ‘living- room’
Alonso won his home GP-
Today the spanish Renault driver, and world champion 2005, made a glourious victory, which was never in danger, directly in front of his biggest enimy this year, the seven times World Champion, Michael Schumacher. So, Fernando was able to celebrate his first victory in his home land, Spain, on the circuit de catalunya near Barcelona, after he was on the podium for two times the last two years.
Ferrari was too slow over the whole distance and Michael Schumacher finished with 18,5 seconds after Alonso, Fisichella was third, 24 seconds after his teammate, as 4th was Felipe Massa, the teammate of Michael Schumacher, driving over the finish lane and 5th was Kimi Räikkönen, with his not perfect McLaren- Mercedes.
1. ALONSO Fernando (ESP, Renault)
2. SCHUMACHER Michael (GER, Ferrari)
3. FISICHELLA GianCarlo (ITA, Renault)
4. MASSA Felipe (BRA, Ferrari)
5. RÄIKKÖNEN Kimi (FIN, McLaren- Mercedes)
6. BUTTON Jenson (GBR, Honda)
7. BARICHELLO Rubens (BRA, Honda)
8. HEIDFELD Nick (GER, BMW- Sauber)
Formula Austria:
13. KLIEN Christian
14. COULTHARD David
15. LIUZZI VitanTonio*
OUT: SPEED Scott
*out in last lap, but counted because of driven distance
the podium: Michael Schumacher, Fernando Alonso and GianCarlo Fischella
