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"SR F1 Championship - Australian GP"

Flawless Fisichella + Fantasic Firman = Jubilant Jordan

Giancarlo Fisichella has won the Australian Grand Prix in tricky conditions. It was also Fisichella's first ever victory. The track started off dry but constant drizzle made conditions slippier.

Wilson was the first to slip in the tricky conditions and he didn't last very long as he retired on lap 9 with a water leak. Barrichello's dismal race ended early on lap 10 with an engine problem. Irvine had an equally dismal race and retired with an engine fire on lap 11. Verstappen was driving safely in the points but developed a puncture on lap 41 and couldn't make it back to the pits.

Apart from Wilson, Verstappen, Frentzen, Villeneuve and Heidfeld all had moments out on the track. Ralf Schumacher lost it and forced Da Matta out wide, costing Da Matta a number of places. Coulthard was moving up the inside of Michael Schumacher as Coulthard was trying to recover from poor McLaren strategy, they touched, spinning Coulthard round and he lost numerous places.

It was a nightmare debut for World Champion Panis, as he struggled to 16th. Last year's winner, Webber, drove a gutsy race but just missed out on the points in 9th.

Fisichella turned his front row position into a magnificent win and wasn't in any danger, even though he was as low as 8th after his one and only stop. Raikkonen had a solid drive and finished a creditable 2nd. Firman started 10th but drove a stormer and finished an incredible 3rd on his F1 debut. Trulli and Alonso gave Renault a good points haul with 4th and 5th place respectively. Montoya, Da Matta and R Schumacher all scored points with 6th, 7th and 8th respectively.

Full race results:

1st Fisichella (Badgerman) 1h27m13.698s
2nd Raikkonen (Ineedsleep) +10.738s
3rd Firman (DW) +24.897s
4th Trulli (Ant) +26.746s
5th Alonso (Random Hero) +27.023s
6th Montoya (Afrojoe) +35.392s
7th Da Matta (Grandprix) +38.103s
8th R Schumacher (Absolut Neo) +38.808s
9th Webber (Evil Dark) +44.545s
10th Coulthard (Reynolds) +45.011s
11th Button (Paranoid Idiot) +53.690s
12th M Schumacher (Shadow) +59.765s
13th De La Rosa (Scouse T***) +1m01.224s
14th Villeneuve (Hammond) +1m05.137s
15th Frentzen (Figo) +1m20.166s
16th Panis (Foreman) +1m20.464s
17th Pizzonia (Reddy 2003) +1m26.564s
18th Heidfeld (Sylphetic) +1m26.912s

DNF:

Verstappen (Jericho15) Puncture
Irvine (Crunk Dow) Engine Fire
Barrichello (Unbeliever) Engine
Wilson (MikeAll) Water Leak

Drivers Standings:

1st Fisichella 10pts
2nd Raikkonen 8pts
3rd Firman 6pts
4th Trulli 5pts
5th Alonso 4pts
6th Montoya 3pts
7th Da Matta 2pts
8th R Schumacher 1pt

Constructors standings:

1st Jordan 16pts
2nd Renault 9pts
3rd McLaren 8pts
4th Williams 4pts
5th Toyota 2pts

New Lap Record: Coulthard 1m27.719s

The next round is in Malaysia and this was the place last year that Frentzen mounted his Championship challenge. Will he be able to repeat his victory?

Wehey. Podium for both Jordon members. C'mon Badger, we can do it!

Great idea this, Matt

*cough*

;)

Can you get on MSN Matt?

Thanks Son.

You're making a good manager of this thing. ;)

Okay, I'll see what I can do. :D

GrandPrix; at least let me have a few more letters in my name :P

Something along the lines of Scouse T*at.

Go on...please? You know it makes sense...

;)

Great. Engine failure.

Why on God's earth did I choose Barrichello?

Dam - Out with a puncture!

Thanks for doing this Matt

I would like to express my humble gratitude

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssss

*ahem*

Bah, stupid Frentzen :)