F1 (Formula 1) - 2006 season discussion thread

[corporate_mike]

2006 schedule

Mar 12 Bahrain
Mar 19 Malaysia
Apr 2 Australia
Apr 23 San Marino
May 7 European
May 14 Spain
May 28 Monaco
Jun 11 Britain
Jun 25 Canada
Jul 2 US
Jul 16 France
Jul 30 Germany
Aug 6 Hungary
Aug 27 Turkey
Sept 10 Italy
Oct 1 Japan
Oct 8 China
Oct 22 Brazil

[corporate_mike]

1. Team Red Bull will have the 1st American (Scott Speed) since Andretti '93

It's finally here. The 751st F1 Championship event, which is the first race of the 2006 season, which is the 57th season of the Championship.

Team Red Bull will have the 1st American (Scott Speed) since Andretti in 1993.

[my_pet_wolf]

11. Scott Speed is on the Italian Red Bull, the 2nd team (or junior)

The owner of Red Bull bought last year's Minardi team and renamed them "Scuderia Toro Rosso". Ex driver Gerhard Berger bought half of the team from him a couple of months ago and is running the team.

[jakefrep]

2. I have tickets for the USGP in July

I've never been to a race at Indianapolis before. I'm looking forward to it.

[corporate_mike]

3. where did you buy the tickets? I'd like to go as well

I didn't realize the tickets went on sale already.

[my_pet_wolf]

10. Tickets are available at the IMS web site

www.brickyard.com, bought my tickets last week.

[jakefrep]

22. At the Indy Motor Speedway website...

...they have been accepting pre-orders for quite a while.

[TheBaldyMan]

4. I just hope the US leg isn't the almighty balls up it was last year,

a US Grand-Prix after all those years, I was almost in tears watching it.

[miss_american_pie]

5. Not y'all too

I came here to hide from hubby's F1 talk. :hide:

I'm teasing. Enjoy the race.

[Blue_Tires]

6. is anything different planned for the USGP?

and what is the purpose of going from V-10s to V-8s? If i wanted to see V-8s, I'd watch IRL/CART

[corporate_mike]

7. V10s were too fast

The FIA thought that V10 cars were becoming too fast in a straight line so they decided to reduce the engine power significantly.

The FIA did give the teams the option of using rev-limited V10s this season, but they didn't take that option and went for V8s instead (except for one of the Red Bull teams).

[Blue_Tires]

8. thanks

i saw that red bull will use ferrari engines this year? will this be the year that ferrari gets back on track (not that i'm a ferrari fan or anything)

[corporate_mike]

9. Ferraris will start #1 and #2

Live on Speed @ 6AM ET

[my_pet_wolf]

12. the 1 hour Qualifying on saturday shoud be better than the race

last year, though that is not tough to beat, that was a farce.

[Blue_Tires]

13. i do have one more (simple) question

which maybe someone can explain...what was the deal with the new rules regarding the number of tires you could use during a race, and pit stops for fuel?

[corporate_mike]

15. here you go

After a season’s absence, tyre changes during races return to Formula One in 2006. The thinking behind this is that the reduced engine size will offset any performance gain. Drivers also have access to slightly more tires than in 2005 - seven sets of dry-weather, four sets of wet-weather and three sets of extreme-weather. Drivers must make a final choice of dry-weather compound ahead of qualifying.

http://www.formula1.com/insight/rulesandregs/13/995.html

[Random_Australian]

14. If they left earlier,

they wouldn't have to go so fast!

[corporate_mike]

18. was that a joke?

[corporate_mike]

16. Toyota team pictures

[Blue_Tires]

17. ttt n/t

[madrchsod]

19. boring race

will formula one ever figure out how to generate some excitement? really crappy race on a really crappy track...to bad they can`t race at elkhart lake, wisconsin instead of indy or the rumored vegas street race in 2007..
http://www.roadamerica.com/2006/index.htm champ cars in september

[bridgit]

20. love me some F1, that's real racing...

http://www.formula1.com B-)

[DS1]

21. Holy crap! Ferrari took Massa? Who the hell does this kid know?

:wow: