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From: Mish-she-gan
The 1st lap 1st turn bumper-car bull shit happened right in front me. It took out 8 cars and spoiled any chance of an enjoyable race. I left with 1/2 the race to go... since there was no race to watch. I won't be back. But anyways, here's what happened:
Lap 1: At the start the field heads down into Turn 1 with Felipe Massa making the best start and overtaking Michael Schumacher. Behind them Fernando Alonso beats Rubens Barrichello off the line and then slots into third ahead of Giancarlo Fisichella. Jacques Villeneuve is next followed by Ralf Schumacher. As the tail-enders try to get into the corner there is a mess as Christian Klien tries to go down the inside as he makes a move to pass the two Midlands. Klien does not slow enough and so runs into the back of Mark Webber. This sends the Williams flying. but it lands on its wheels. Klien also hits Christijan Albers. The Austrian retires on the spot. However, the entire incident is overshadowed by a much bigger crash at the second corner as the midfield tries to sort itself out. The incident features a number of different impacts and it is not clear as to whether they happened at the same time or whether one led to another. What is clear is that Juan Pablo Montoya runs into the back of his team mate Kimi Raikkonen. The two McLarens both spin and Montoya's car touches Button's Honda. At the same moment Nick Heidfeld, on the outside, tries to take the racing line and puts his left rear wheel into the path of Button's right front tyre. The result is that the BMW is launched into the air and the car rolls into the gravel trap. Button spins into the path of Scott Speed and the American ends up hitting Raikkonen as well. A Safety Car is deployed. Albers go to the pits. Montagny, Klien, Speed, Webber, Montoya, Heidfeld and Raikkonen are all out on the spot.
Lap 2: Button pits for repairs, the first of three stops on consecutive laps. In the end the team decides that the car cannot be repaired.
The high-light of the race was enjoying the S2kCA lunch the day-before just before qualifying!! Thanks Bart and thanks to the other Indiana members who assisted.
Lap 1: At the start the field heads down into Turn 1 with Felipe Massa making the best start and overtaking Michael Schumacher. Behind them Fernando Alonso beats Rubens Barrichello off the line and then slots into third ahead of Giancarlo Fisichella. Jacques Villeneuve is next followed by Ralf Schumacher. As the tail-enders try to get into the corner there is a mess as Christian Klien tries to go down the inside as he makes a move to pass the two Midlands. Klien does not slow enough and so runs into the back of Mark Webber. This sends the Williams flying. but it lands on its wheels. Klien also hits Christijan Albers. The Austrian retires on the spot. However, the entire incident is overshadowed by a much bigger crash at the second corner as the midfield tries to sort itself out. The incident features a number of different impacts and it is not clear as to whether they happened at the same time or whether one led to another. What is clear is that Juan Pablo Montoya runs into the back of his team mate Kimi Raikkonen. The two McLarens both spin and Montoya's car touches Button's Honda. At the same moment Nick Heidfeld, on the outside, tries to take the racing line and puts his left rear wheel into the path of Button's right front tyre. The result is that the BMW is launched into the air and the car rolls into the gravel trap. Button spins into the path of Scott Speed and the American ends up hitting Raikkonen as well. A Safety Car is deployed. Albers go to the pits. Montagny, Klien, Speed, Webber, Montoya, Heidfeld and Raikkonen are all out on the spot.
Lap 2: Button pits for repairs, the first of three stops on consecutive laps. In the end the team decides that the car cannot be repaired.
The high-light of the race was enjoying the S2kCA lunch the day-before just before qualifying!! Thanks Bart and thanks to the other Indiana members who assisted.
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Originally Posted by ytdlite,Jul 2 2006, 06:21 PM
watch it again, you'll see kimi on the inside kurb of the turn let up and juan pablo tags is rearend pushing kr into jenson who then lauched quick nick. 
I was pretty pissed to see all that happen on the first 2 corners. 
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