French GP Qualifying is on tomorrow, Alonso and Michelin look like a strong package but they have got Schuey and Bridgestone breathing down their necks.....I reckon Alonso will nab pole, but I want Schuey to win the race, because I want the second half of the season to have more spice than Alonso's dominant winning, winning, winning all the time.

What do you guys think?

Here are the free practice results, Robert Kubica is blitzing everyone in the practices and is looking like an extremely strong candidate for the 2007 BMW Sauber race seat if they don't sign up Jacques Villeneuve in the near future.........


French Grand Prix Free practice times - Session 2


1. KUBICA BMW 1m16.902s[/FONT]
2. ALONSO Renault 1m17.498s[/FONT]
3. DAVIDSON Honda 1m17.750s[/FONT]
4. WURZ Williams 1m17.859s[/FONT]
5. FISICHELLA Renault 1m17.916s[/FONT]
6. M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari 1m17.938s[/FONT]
7. SUTIL Midland 1m18.049s[/FONT]
8. DOORNBOS Red Bull 1m18.175s[/FONT]
9. R.SCHUMACHER Toyota 1m18.274s[/FONT]
10. JANI Toro Rosso 1m18.639s[/FONT]
11. TRULLI Toyota 1m18.721s[/FONT]
12. BUTTON Honda 1m19.005s[/FONT]
13. MASSA Ferrari 1m19.013s[/FONT]
14. HEIDFELD BMW 1m19.108s[/FONT]
15. RAIKKONEN McLaren 1m19.140s[/FONT]
16. ALBERS Midland 1m19.183s[/FONT]
17. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m19.259s[/FONT]
18. WEBBER Williams 1m19.413s[/FONT]
19. LIUZZI Toro Rosso 1m19.589s[/FONT]
20. ROSBERG Williams 1m19.692s[/FONT]
21. MONTEIRO Midland 1m19.701s[/FONT]
22. DE LA ROSA McLaren 1m19.809s[/FONT]
23. SATO Super Aguri 1m19.996s[/FONT]
24. SPEED Toro Rosso 1m20.003s[/FONT]
25. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m20.135s[/FONT]
26. VILLENEUVE BMW 1m20.154s[/FONT]
27. KLIEN Red Bull 1m20.409s[/FONT]
28. MONTAGNY Super Aguri 1m21.132s
29. YAMAMOTO Super Aguri 1m21.969s


French Grand Prix Free practice times - Session 1

1. KUBICA BMW 1m16.794s
2. DAVIDSON Honda 1m17.133s
3. BUTTON Honda 1m18.160s
4. R.SCHUMACHER Toyota 1m18.752s
5. SUTIL Midland 1m18.777s
6. JANI Toro Rosso 1m18.962s
7. WURZ Williams 1m19.055s
8. VILLENEUVE BMW 1m19.063s
9. DOORNBOS Red Bull 1m19.311s
10. ROSBERG Williams 1m19.401s
11. ALBERS Midland 1m19.465s
12. TRULLI Toyota 1m19.806s
13. MONTEIRO Midland 1m20.335s
14. MONTAGNY Super Aguri 1m20.790s
15. SATO Super Aguri 1m21.160s
16. YAMAMOTO Super Aguri 1m23.891s
17. FISICHELLA Renault no time
18. ALONSO Renault no time
19. DE LA ROSA McLaren no time
20. SPEED Toro Rosso no time
21. LIUZZI Toro Rosso no time
22. COULTHARD Red Bull no time
23. KLIEN Red Bull no time
24. RAIKKONEN McLaren no time
25. M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari no time
26. MASSA Ferrari no time
27.WEBBER Williams no time
28. BARRICHELLO Honda no time
29. HEIDFELD BMW no time[/FONT]

I really think it's gonna be Alonso's day..

I have a gut feeling that that's going to happen aswell, but I really don't want it to be, I enjoy watching Schumacher win more than Alonso.

I also want the second half of the season to be more exciting. i want the championship to go down to the wire, that will really sort the men from the boys.

No it's more like, thank god Schumi isn't winning!

I enjoy watching Schumi winning by big margins, I find it exciting.
I also watch Raikkonen winning, but there's something about Alonso that nags me, I don't know.

I want Schumi to win the World Title this year, aswell.

Go Schumi!

I reckon the second half of this season is going to be a lot closer, Ferrari have brought their heavely revised car and now Renault are playing keep up.

I want to Schumi to wipe that smirk off Alonso's face this weekend, because I'm getting rather tired of Alonso winning, winning, winning.

I don't think that Alonso shows his smugness, he is an incredibly mature driver for his age.
BTW, qualy results

Pos No Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3

1 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:15.865 1:15.111 1:15.493

2 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:16.277 1:15.679 1:15.510

3 1 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:16.328 1:15.706 1:15.785

4 8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:15.550 1:15.776 1:16.036

5 7 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:15.949 1:15.625 1:16.091

6 3 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.154 1:15.742 1:16.281

7 2 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:16.825 1:15.901 1:16.345

8 4 Pedro de la Rosa McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.679 1:15.902 1:16.632

9 10 Nico Rosberg Williams-Cosworth 1:16.534 1:15.926 1:18.272

10 14 David Coulthard RBR-Ferrari 1:16.350 1:15.974 1:18.663

11 9 Mark Webber Williams-Cosworth 1:16.531 1:16.129

12 16 Nick Heidfeld Sauber-BMW 1:16.686 1:16.294

13 15 Christian Klien RBR-Ferrari 1:16.921 1:16.433

14 11 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:17.022 1:17.027

15 21 Scott Speed STR-Cosworth 1:17.117 1:17.063

16 19 Christijan Albers MF1-Toyota 1:16.962 1:17.105

17 20 Vitantonio Liuzzi STR-Cosworth 1:17.164

18 17 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-BMW 1:17.304

19 12 Jenson Button Honda 1:17.495

20 18 Tiago Monteiro MF1-Toyota 1:17.589

21 23 Franck Montagny Super Aguri-Honda 1:18.637

22 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:18.845

Italy beats France again! Great drive from Schumi.

BORING race! Had not Trulli blown up; the top 7 starters would never have fallen out of the top 7 positions, even in the pits.

There were some nice shots of Alonso leaping from curb to curb like it was Alpine Slalom, LOL!

French Grand Prix result, Magny-Cours (70 laps)

1. M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari 1h32m07.803s
2. ALONSO Renault +10.1s
3. MASSA Ferrari +22.5s
4. R.SCHUMACHER Toyota +27.5s
5. RAIKKONEN McLaren +33.0s
6. FISICHELLA Renault +45.2s
7. DE LA ROSA McLaren +49.4s
8. HEIDFELD BMW +1 lap
9. COULTHARD Red Bull +1 lap
10. SPEED Toro Rosso +1 lap
11. VILLENEUVE BMW +1 lap
12. KLIEN Red Bull +1 lap
13. LIUZZI Toro Rosso +1 lap
14. ROSBERG Williams +2 laps
15. ALBERS Midland +2 laps
16. MONTAGNY Super Aguri +3 laps
R. BUTTON Honda +9 laps
R. WEBBER Williams +17 laps
R. TRULLI Toyota +31 laps
R. BARRICHELLO Honda +52 laps
R. MONTEIRO Midland +59 laps
R. SATO Super Aguri +70 laps

There's the result, not exactly an edge-of-your-seat race, but I'm glad Schumacher won, would have been nice to see a ferrari 1-2, but Schumacher was definately the best driver, the Ferrari/Bridgestone package was unbeatable and it works well.

Kimi is getting weaker...why ?

It's his car.....it can't deliver.

In winter testing they were behind in the development game, if you looked at the times, the engine package wasn't powerful enough and everything with the car wasn't working in harmony.

They also didn't have good reliability, in some of the tracks in winter testing there were a few breakdowns, electronic failures, etc.

It's a shame because Kimi's 2006 car isn't doing Kimi justice. He is a great driver, but his car isn't working properly, although since the start of the season they have introduced engine upgrades, wing upgrades, suspension upgrades, etc, but it's just not working and he's lacking in raw pace, although today in the race (French GP) he was catching Fernando Alonso towards the end, but then Ralf Schumacher leapfrogged him at the pitstops.

McLaren just need to concentrate on getting some decent results in the remainder of the season, but it's going to be hard, because they will be angry and frustrated with Juan Pablo Montoya going to NASCAR behind their backs.

But, next season I dearly hope that McLaren will be back to business and winning races and challenging for world titles, but unfortunately it hasn't happened this season because they simply haven't been quick enough.

It's his car.....it can't deliver.

In winter testing they were behind in the development game, if you looked at the times, the engine package wasn't powerful enough and everything with the car wasn't working in harmony.

They also didn't have good reliability, in some of the tracks in winter testing there were a few breakdowns, electronic failures, etc.

It's a shame because Kimi's 2006 car isn't doing Kimi justice. He is a great driver, but his car isn't working properly, although since the start of the season they have introduced engine upgrades, wing upgrades, suspension upgrades, etc, but it's just not working and he's lacking in raw pace, although today in the race (French GP) he was catching Fernando Alonso towards the end, but then Ralf Schumacher leapfrogged him at the pitstops.

McLaren just need to concentrate on getting some decent results in the remainder of the season, but it's going to be hard, because they will be angry and frustrated with Juan Pablo Montoya going to NASCAR behind their backs.

But, next season I dearly hope that McLaren will be back to business and winning races and challenging for world titles, but unfortunately it hasn't happened this season because they simply haven't been quick enough.

It will be intrasting to see what happens to Mclaren next year, if they can get a good car going they should do pretty well, Its going to be Kimi and Alonso next year right?

It will be intrasting to see what happens to Mclaren next year, if they can get a good car going they should do pretty well, Its going to be Kimi and Alonso next year right?

Nobody's 100% sure where Kimi will go, some say he has already signed a multi-year contract with Ferrari but Kimi will say nothing about it, and some say Flavio Briatore wants Kimi to race for Renault next year, which would be nice to see, but it could happen!

As for Alonso, in December 2005 he signed a multi-year contract with McLaren, but seeing how uncompetitive they (McLaren) are in 2006, there are a few rumours going around that Alonso is trying to wrestle himself out out of McLaren's contract to stay with Renault for 2007.

So, it could be Kimi and Alonso next year, but there are several other drivers which could come into the frame, but nobody knows whats happening for certain.

dam that was a pretty rubbish race, the only thing which kept me amused was the live timings on the f1 website, pretty cool package.

Button retired as per normal nowadays but this race reminded me how much I hate the Magny Cours circuit, dam its boring.

It was boring, the best race was Indianapolis this year, lots of crashes, lots of high speed corners, but the infield part of the lap was quite boring.

I don't mind the Magny-Cours circuit, a few fast bits on it, but there should be more overtaking places, the only place to overtake is by the hairpin at the end of the ''straight'' (in inverted commas because there is a little kink in it).

I don't think that Alonso shows his smugness, he is an incredibly mature driver for his age.

yea, same, if anything, shcumacher is the smug one, good for Alonso to beat him, really

that was quite a boring race... well, at least the championships is still open. i actually support Honda, but they've had a really bad spell and Button is really not happy with his car. he said the 'balance is great, but its too slow, the engine has not got the power and the tyres are not getting the temp or grip they need.' shame really...

Face it folks, F1 is a CAR race in its worst sense. Schumi couldn't put a Honda or a Cosworth up front.