Archive: June, 2006
Again, No Qualifying For UK Audiences
Yet again, it appears that ITV will not show Qualifying live on their terrestrial channel, ITV1. Instead, they are showing a delayed broadcast over on ITV76 or something. (It’s actually ITV4, in case my sachasm wasn’t obvious!) It is delayed because the fourth channel in ITVs portfolio doesn’t start broadcasting until 6pm, [...]
Montreal: Plus24
Just 24 hours after the finish of the Canadian Grand Prix, and as the circus heads south to Indianapolis, news needs reporting and gossip needs starting!
The shock rumour coming from the Honda camp just prior to the F1 race in Montreal about Geoff Willis departing the team did not relent over the weekend. The [...]
Alonso Wins Fourth Consecutive Race
Fernando Alonso has won the F1 Canadian Grand Prix in style at Montreal, leading from lap one through to the end. Michael Schumacher finished second, having passed Kimi Raikkonen in the final stages after the Finn ran wide at the hairpin. Alonso’s team mate Giancarlo Fisichella finished fourth after receiving a drive-thru penalty [...]
Montreal: Race Result
1. Alonso – Renault
2. M Schumacher – Ferrari
3. Raikkonen – McLaren
4. Fisichella – Renault
5. Massa – Ferrari
6. Trulli – Toyota
7. Heidfeld – BMW Sauber
8. Coulthard – Red Bull
Montreal: Qualifying Result
1. Alonso – Renault
2. Fisichella – Renault
3. Raikkonen – McLaren
4. Trulli – Toyota
5. M Schumacher – Ferrari
6. Rosberg – Williams
7. Montoya – McLaren
8. Button – Honda
9. Barrichello – Honda
10. Massa – Ferrari
Montreal: History & Background
Canada first hosted a Formula One Grand Prix back in 1967, initially in Ontario. Since then, the race has alternated between Ontario and Quebec, and in 1978, Montreal became the home of the Canadian Grand Prix. The circuits first winner was Quebec-resident Gilles Villeneuve, whom the circuit is now named after.
The race has [...]
ITV Should Be Ashamed
I read on F1Fanatic recently that ITV will not be showing the Canadian Grand Prix qualifying live to UK F1 followers. This is, in my mind, shocking. But before going on a drawn-out diatribe, I thought I would wait until ITV admit what they have done, and today on their website, they did [...]
Fisichella Re-Signs
Giancarlo Fisichella has re-signed to the Anglo-French F1 team Renault for another year, qwelling rumours that have been circling for many weeks about the Roman’s future.
It was suggested that Flavio Briatore was in a bind after his star driver – Fernando Alonso – decided to move to McLaren for 2007. However, Briatore is adament [...]
