Formula 1 - Imola Grand Prix
A stunning drive to victory for Fernando Alonso in the Renault (that's three in a row), hotly pursued by Michael Schumacher's Ferrari.
Schumacher had qualified a dismal 13th after running off track but proved that both the revised Ferrari and the new Bridgestones have given a package with which he can win again, powering up through the field and sitting on Alonso's tailight for the last laps.
Alonso kept his cool, however, and stayed out in front to the end.
Honourable mention to Alex Wurz, the Maclaren test driver standing in for the injured Juan Pablo Montoya, for driving the Maclaren to fourth place in his first GP for 4 years.
Narain Karthikeyan brought Jordan the full race distance to the chequered flag in fourteenth place.
Grandprix.com's race report, here.
The BAR-Honda of Jenson Button came in third, heralding a return to form of last year that was dashed when post-race scrutineering threw up a problem - the car could have been underweight. The stewards took a few hours to clear them of this charge. Now the FIA is appealing. Quite what the FIA knows that the race stewards don't, is unclear. Grandprix.com puts it succinctly, as ever.
The Guardian has the full details here, along with an article covering the more famous F1 rule infractions, here.
Schumacher had qualified a dismal 13th after running off track but proved that both the revised Ferrari and the new Bridgestones have given a package with which he can win again, powering up through the field and sitting on Alonso's tailight for the last laps.
Alonso kept his cool, however, and stayed out in front to the end.
Honourable mention to Alex Wurz, the Maclaren test driver standing in for the injured Juan Pablo Montoya, for driving the Maclaren to fourth place in his first GP for 4 years.
Narain Karthikeyan brought Jordan the full race distance to the chequered flag in fourteenth place.
Grandprix.com's race report, here.
The BAR-Honda of Jenson Button came in third, heralding a return to form of last year that was dashed when post-race scrutineering threw up a problem - the car could have been underweight. The stewards took a few hours to clear them of this charge. Now the FIA is appealing. Quite what the FIA knows that the race stewards don't, is unclear. Grandprix.com puts it succinctly, as ever.
The Guardian has the full details here, along with an article covering the more famous F1 rule infractions, here.
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