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San Marino GP
248 F1 s/n 250 - Felipe Massa
248 F1 s/n 254 - Michael Schumacher
Michael Schumacher, Felipe Massa and Stefano Domenicali
248 F1 s/n 254 - Michael Schumacher
248 F1 s/n 254 - Michael Schumacher
Jean Todt and Michael Schumacher
248 F1 s/n 250 - Felipe Massa
248 F1 s/n 254 - Michael Schumacher
248 F1 s/n 254 - Michael Schumacher
248 F1 s/n 254 - Michael Schumacher
248 F1 s/n 250 - Felipe Massa
Luca di Montezemolo
Luca di Montezemolo
Luca di Montezemolo
Luca di Montezemolo and Luca Badoer
Luca di Montezemolo
Michael Schumacher
Luca di Montezemolo, Ross Brawn and Luca Baldisseri
The Grid

San Marino GP - First day of practice

Imola, 21st April 2006


Jean Todt
"We are happy to be here in Imola in front of so many Ferrari fans, including those members of the Scuderia Ferrari Club, who have their own grandstand and gave Michael and Felipe a really warm welcome when the drivers went to greet them between the two sessions. As for the work on track, it was the usual Friday, dedicated to evaluating the two types of tyre and setting up the cars. From what we could see and allowing for the usual factors relating to fuel loads and tyre usage for the other teams, we can say that the 248 F1-Bridgestone tyre combination seems to be competitive. Now we have to work on making a further step forward for qualifying and the race."

Michael Schumacher
"We are happy with the work done today, which has left me in a positive mood. I see no reason to be pessimistic, even though that doesn't mean we were slow at the previous races. We have made progress in various areas and even if they are only minor things, all put together they have produced a good step forward. The whole package is working better and therefore the car is quicker. I think we can fight for pole tomorrow and I even believe we can be in the hunt for the win on Sunday. I say it again, I am optimistic."

Felipe Massa
"All in all, I am happy with what we achieved today. In the morning, we struggled a bit to find the best set-up, however we improved the car in the afternoon. I used the same set of tyres throughout the two hours to prepare as well as possible for the race. I think we now have a good starting point for the rest of the weekend. I am happy to be here at Imola for the first time as a Ferrari driver and hope to give the fans something to cheer about."

Ross Brawn
"A good day's work. The progress we saw at the Barcelona test has been confirmed in these two hours of practice and the new aerodynamic package seems to be working particularly well, as does the engine. The engine was an area where we experienced some difficulties in the last two races, but now we are back to normal. We compared the two types of tyre supplied by Bridgestone and now we have to look at the data to make the right choice. Both types seemed up to the task, which is a sign that we have also made progress on this front."


Free practice - First session
Temperatures

air

21/22 °C

track

29/31 °C


Michael Schumacher

1st

1.24.751 4 laps chassis 254

Felipe Massa

7th

1.26.596 4 laps chassis 250



Free practice - Second session

Temperatures
air 24 °C
track 34/35 °C

Michael Schumacher

2nd

1.25.371 13 laps chassis 254

Felipe Massa

5th

1.25.879 16 laps chassis 250



248 F1 s/n 254 - Michael Schumacher


First win of the season for Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro. This is the Scuderia's eighth San Marino Grand Prix victory, the 184th from 727 Grand Prix starts. Michael Schumacher took his eighty fifth career win, the seventh at Imola.

Michael Schumacher scored a thrilling and popular narrow 2.096s win over Fernando Alonso in Sunday's San Marino Grand Prix at Imola, reversing roles with the Renault driver in comparison to last year as he led the Spaniard for over a third of the race by fractions of a second. Ferrari's first win since Indianapolis last year moves Michael up to second in the Drivers' championship, while teammate Felipe Massa finished a strong fourth behind Juan Pablo Montoya to give Ferrari 30 points in the World Championship to Renault's 51 and McLaren's 33.

Ferrari's mechanics cleaned oil and cement dust from an earlier accident off Michael Schumacher's grid position and it allowed him to shoot straight into the lead at the start of the sunny 62 lap race. Front row grid neighbour Jenson Button slotted into second in the Honda with Massa going third from Alonso as Rubens Barrichello slumped to fifth. Ralf Schumacher stayed sixth, Montoya remained in seventh from Jarno Trulli, Mark Webber and Kimi Raikkonen who lost two places to tenth.

Michael eased away from Button during the opening laps after an early safety car period. He had a 2.1s lead after seven laps and three seconds after 12 laps. Similarly, Massa dropped away from Button as Alonso initially did from Massa, closing up again during the final stages before the first pit stops. Trulli was an early retirement in the pits.

Barrichello was the first to make a slow pit stop on lap 14, and teammate Button confirmed Honda's tactics with a stop a lap later. Massa came in from what was now second place on lap 19, having been just ahead of Alonso, while Michael pitted a lap later. Raikkonen came in on lap 22, Montoya pitted with Webber on lap 23 and Alonso finally came in on lap 25.

After the pit stops, Michael had an 11 second lead over Alonso who had leapfrogged both Button and Massa during the pit stops. Button was now in third place, Massa fourth being pushed by Montoya, while Webber was next.

Michael, however, suffered tyre graining during this stint, and his lead rapidly disappeared, so that Alonso was on his tail by lap 34. However, there he remained, for lap after lap, scarcely getting a look around the Ferrari, even though he was obviously quicker. Button made a second, disastrous stop on lap 30 when he was signalled out of the pits before the fuel hose had been disconnected. Three mechanics were bowled over before Button stopped for what was left of the hose and nozzle to be removed, before rejoining having lost a further 13 seconds.

At half distance, Michael was just ahead of Alonso, Massa was just ahead of Montoya who was fourth, Webber was next from Raikkonen and after Ralf Schumacher pitted, Button was next.

Alonso came in early for his final stop on lap 41, but Michael came in a lap later and when they emerged, they resumed their nose to tail battle. Massa also came in on lap 41 while Montoya stayed out until lap 44 and when he rejoined, he was just ahead of the second Ferrari. Raikkonen pitted on lap 47 and rejoined just behind Massa.

In the closing stages, there were three battles: Michael Schumacher just leading Alonso for the lead; Massa just ahead of Raikkonen for fourth place and Button just ahead of Fisichella battling over seventh place. But such is the difficulty of overtaking at Imola that there was no change in the order. Indeed, Alonso hit a kerb three laps from home and ran wide, losing two seconds to Michael which resolved the lead battle in Schumacher's favour, much to the tifosi's delight.

Alonso therefore finished second with Montoya in third place. Massa was close behind in fourth place, just ahead of Raikkonen in fifth. Webber had a lonely race to sixth, from Button and Fisichella who claimed the final points.


Jean Todt: "When I was going up to the podium, I said to Michael that I could not remember the way anymore, as it had been such a long time since the last victory! This result comes courtesy of all the hard work over the past few weeks carried out by the team and our partners, first and foremost Bridgestone and Shell and it was made all the better coming in front of so many of our fans and employees who filled their own grandstand here. Michael secured a fantastic win, rounded off with a good fourth place from Felipe. We had expected it to be cooler and the heat saw us suffer a bit, which shows how just the smallest variation in temperature can affect the pecking order. It's and odd thing to say, but in Australia we wanted it hotter and it was cool and here we have the opposite! This result is very encouraging for the future and is a great boost. There are fourteen races still to fight for and we know that if all the parts of the jigsaw puzzle are in place, then we can look for the wins in order to meet our targets."

Michael Schumacher: "I am very happy! The result shows that work pays off and that the effort put in by everyone - the team and our partners - has delivered its reward. The key moment was staying ahead after the second pit stop. As we saw last year, overtaking at this track it's almost impossible, unless the guy in front makes a mistake. With all my years of experience, I knew that what I wanted to do was keep Alonso behind me, but at my pace, not pushing flat out and that's what I did. At this time I had a bit of graining, as had been the case in free practice and now we must work out what caused it. I hope we can keep up this standard in the coming races and I think that from now on, we will be very competitive."

Felipe Massa: "It was a very difficult race, but it turned out well for Ferrari in the end. Michael's win and my fourth place make a very nice result. I would have liked to have been on the podium, but I am still pleased with this as it was important to bring so many points home. I had some problems in my second stint, but in the third one I could push as hard as I wanted again."

Ross Brawn: " Naturally, we are very happy with this result. Winning in front of our fans is something very special. It was a very tough race and the team did a great job in Michael's final pit stop, which got him back out on track ahead of Alonso. We struggled a bit in the second part of the race, probably because of the tyres, and we could not maintain the pace we had in the first stint. In these laps, Michael drove perfectly, managing to keep Alonso behind him. Felipe drove a strong race. He had some difficult moments but he proved capable of getting out of them in fine form, driving very well. A fantastic result down to great work from the team, from Bridgestone and from Shell. It is the first "real" win for a car designed by Aldo Costa, which is particularly pleasing. Let's hope this is a good omen for the rest of the season."

Temperatures

air

26°C

track

36/37 °C


The Race
Michael Schumacher

1st

1:31.06.486 62 laps chassis 254

Felipe Massa

4th

+17.096 62 laps chassis 250



248 F1 s/n 254 - Michael Schumacher
Jean Todt, Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso
The Grid
Luca di Montezemolo, Michael Schumacher and Jean Todt
248 F1 s/n 254 - Michael Schumacher
The podium

Imola, 23rd April 2006

First Practice
Qualifying
The Race
Gallery

The podium


Imola, 22nd April 2006



San Marino GP - Qualifying session

Second pole position of the season for Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, following on from the one in Sakhir, both of them courtesy of Michael Schumacher. This is the sixth time that a Ferrari starts the San Marino Grand Prix from pole. Michael took the sixty sixth pole of his career: an outright record.

Jean Todt
"A marvellous qualifying with a great performance from Michael. Felipe did well, but he was unable to exploit the full potential of the car in the final part of the session. When all elements of the package - drivers, team, chassis, car and tyres - all work at their best, then the results follow. Today we have made a major step forward and it was nice to do so in front of our fans and our employees, packed into their own grandstand here. But the crucial step comes tomorrow. Everything is in place for us to do well, but we know there are many important factors to take into consideration, first and foremost strategy and reliability. All we can say is that, for the moment, Ferrari and its technical partners, especially Bridgestone and Shell, are working in the right direction."

Michael Schumacher
"We have worked very hard in recent weeks, so it's wonderful to see it all come right for us. But to be honest, I am not surprised that we have done well. It is very nice to be back on pole again and of course, the fact it is my 66th and so a new record is something very special for me. At the moment, I am concentrating totally on this weekend so I think I will only really appreciate fully what I have done at a later time. Yesterday, I said I was aiming for pole and the win. Today we have reached the first target and I hope I can make the second one tomorrow. I am convinced we have a good chance of winning."

Felipe Massa
"To be honest, I'm not happy. On both my laps with new tyres I had traffic and did not make the most of what I had to work with. The car, the engine and the Bridgestone tyres were certainly worth a place in the top three. Fourth is definitely not a disaster, but I cannot be happy with it. All the same, I am optimistic for the race. We have what we need to get a good result."

Ross Brawn
"Very pleased with this result. Everything went well today in terms of our programme. The Bridgestone tyres worked particularly well and I think we can have a strong race and we can look to tomorrow with confidence. Michael's time was fantastic. It's a shame that Felipe never got a clean lap in the final part of qualifying, because of traffic. He still did a good time, given the circumstances. The cars were well balanced and there is cause for optimism for tomorrow."

Temperatures

air

26 °C

track

36 °C


Qualifying session
Q1

MS

8th 1.24.598 5 laps

FM

12th 1.24.884 5 laps


Q2

MS

1st 1.22.579 3 laps

FM

4th 1.23.595 3 laps


Q3

MS

1st 1.22.795 14 laps

FM

4th 1.23.702 14 laps




Michael Schumacher and Jean Todt
The Grid
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Second pole position of the season