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Michael Schumacher won the San Marino Grand Prix after claiming the lead from Jenson Button via the pits. He proved yet again how skilful he is when it comes to strategy. Jenson Button did a fantastic job by claiming Pole but once he lost the lead, he seemed to have given up on attacking Michael. Juan Pablo Montoya drove a conservative race to 3rd place although he had a few moments at the start of the race and had to defend his position towards the end of the race. A few highlights;
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Tom H you make a very good point Montoya COMPLAINED ABOUT WHAT Michael did and then proceeded to do the exact same thing to Ralph, not to mention how aggressive he has been in the past. I mean what was Michael suppose to do just move over and let him by, they're racing for track position for gods sake. I think you missed the most disappointing driver out there and that was Barrichello. I mean he has the car under him but doesn't seem to be able to do anything with it. He should concentrate more on his own performance and getting the most out of his car and not worry about what Michael is doing - Mathew T - Australia I agree with Tom, 100%. Really, in racing, there are WINNERS and there are WHINERS. Some just can't be gracious in defeat no matter how sound the defeat is. Also, I guess pedigree does not apply to human sports. In the animal world, a good pedigree almost always guarantees good results with the proper training in the sporting world. Such is not the case in human sports; being a Schumacher does not necessarily equate to being a good (much less great) driver like the original. One can just sorely miss the days when Mika and David would battle Michael fair and square and win. No whines will you hear from these guys if they lose, either. They just make up in the next race. Just hoping BAR can go even faster and McLaren sorts their gremlins soon so we can see a good fight in the next few races. Otherwise...........hmmmmm - Manny P - Philippines San Marino is
always one of my favorite tracks. For me it's one of the few real f-1 tracks
still around. When I watched the start, I almost thought that Michael was on
heavy fuel, because he was so slow. Then he re-fuels at about lap 12, and then
I thought "What?". Michael always starts quick. I know he started on
the slick side of the track, but still, it was weird. I almost feal like he
did it on purpose. He knows that he's fast, and could catch Button. And he
knows if he can get to Montoya early, that Montoya will lose all composure and
no longer be a threat. And that's exactly what he did. He single handedly made
a mess out of that start. And there was a chain reaction all the way back to
Coulthard. What is it with Coulthard and those Renault's? Remember last year
when he had that spectacular spin while avoiding ( Alonso I think?). And he
was so mad at Alonso, and accused him of premature braking. It looked like a
simular situation this time. Then there's Button. That start reminded me of a
Moto-cross race. Button got the leap on everyone, the rest of the field ran in
to each other, and he was out front looking like he was having the time of his
life. Until Schumacher started reeling him in. Like it was all planned. Button
pits, Michael doesn't. And then, like so many times in the past, Michael
starts setting fast lap after fast lap, he pits with a good lead, and it's all
but over. Button did a good
job and even though he got dusted by Michael, he did more than just hold his
own. He truly was the second best driver of the entire field. Michael might
have gotten pole if not for the mistake, but he made up for it plenty. Farewell, Imola,
stupid track! And I wish that all the circuits where overtaking is dependable
on strategy should have the same destiny. Talking about strategy, who is to be
blamed for Barrichello´s sixth position? Couldn't anyone of the Ferrari's
brains understand that longer second and third stints would give him 4th or
even 3rd? All he needed was free track ahead, with warmed tires and low
weight. I understand that the 1st pit stop is Saturday's strategy, but if they
were smart they would have added more gas to let him overtake Sato and Ralf
during their second pit stop. And maybe Montoya in his third. Calling him
before the others on his 3rd pit stop was so stupid that I almost turn the TV
off. Bridgestones take 2 to 3 laps to achieve the correct temperature: which
kind of strategy was that? It's always
someone else's fault with Montoya,isn't it? Let's face it,he's just not good
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