Monaco: Practice – Dismal and disappointing


By Nick Sparkes
May 27 2006

The final practice session saw all twenty-two cars take to the track in a last gasp effort to fine-tune their cars for qualifying. Toyota looked to be in their worst situation since the opening race in Bahrain, struggling in every sector and finishing right back with the Super Aguri's. Saturday – Third Session

Surprisingly all the drivers behaved very well during the final one hour session, with Fernando Alonso topping the time sheets. Ferrari looked to be in better shape with Michael Schumacher finishing second, whilst David Coulthard popped his Red Bull Ferrari into the top four.

Toyota never made any lasting impressions near the top of the times, with Jarno and Ralf struggling to even get ahead of Super Aguri. In the last few minutes the pair would improve their times, but not by much with Jarno ending up nineteenth and Ralf twenty-first, around three seconds behind the fastest lap.

Next up is qualifying, which is expected to be the most exciting all season. With all twenty-two cars running in the first fifteen minutes, tensions will be raising and hands will be waving as the seconds count down. Do not miss it!

1 F. Alonso Renault 1:13.823 19
2 M. Schumacher Ferrari 1:14.031 20
3 G. Fisichella Renault 1:14.056 20
4 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:14.550 19
5 N. Rosberg Williams 1:14.623 17
6 JP. Montoya McLaren 1:14.785 21
7 M. Webber Williams 1:14.804 16
8 F. Massa Ferrari 1:14.842 24
9 J. Button Honda 1:15.020 21
10 K. Räikkönen McLaren 1:15.124 17
11 R. Barrichello Honda 1:15.283 20
12 C. Klien Red Bull 1:15.476 19
13 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:15.591 20
14 T. Monteiro Midland F1 1:15.809 26
15 C. Albers Midland F1 1:16.066 26
16 V. Liuzzi Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:16.147 27
17 S. Speed Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:16.201 21
18 J. Villeneuve BMW 1:16.285 27
19 J. Trulli Toyota 1:16.456 24
20 T. Sato Super Aguri 1:17.148 24
21 R. Schumacher Toyota 1:17.860 21
22 F. Montagny Super Aguri 1:17.934 21

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