With the 2006 race season's spectacular season overmost drivers and teams are ready to take a break and take it easy before they start testing and get back to racing in 2007. The 200 season was undoubtedly one of the best season in a long long time, and it would be worth looking back at the season to see how things went for the class of 2006 and introduce the class of 2007 with the new race rules and the chenges within the teams.
The 2006 season started with Alonso and renault determined towin the season and it seemed that Ferrari and Schumacher could not do anything to stop it. But the second half of the season had a whole new twist to the season. Renault without doubt got the best of the season winning both the constructors title and the world championship. Alonso would be delighted with his performance winning two consecutive seaons. Fernando Alonso moves to Mc laren next season, but he made good racing for Renault in 2006 winning the Championship position with 134 points, 7 Wins, 6 Poles, owing to 5 Fastest laps. Schumacher came back chared in the scarlet Ferrari to show the world he was not goin down without a fight and what a fight it was comming back 10 races down and alonso having 5 race wins Schumacher had a tough task ahead. Michael Schumacher racing for Ferrari secured 2nd place in the championship with 121 points with equal 7 wins with Alonso, and 4 Poles, with 7 Fastest laps. he was teh fastest man this season. Massa did well to finght with Ferrari proving that he was a good catch winning 2 races this season and securing Third place for Ferrari and Fisichella and Button went on to win one race each. Ferrari won 9 races, Renault won 8 and Honda won one race. However Kimmi and Mclaren had a year to forget. Although they finished 3 unfortunately their best was just "Best of the Rest".
Filipe Massa drove amazingly well to win his second grand Prix, and he was delighted to do so, on home soil. Probably his greatest achievement till date as he is the first "Brazilian" driver to win his home race since Ayrton Senna in 1993. Massa controlled the race from start to finish; one could rarely see any glitches in his driving or the car. Schumacher was not as lucky he suffered a puncture earlier in the race and drove amazingly to recover from that and finish fourth. Schumacher raced the only way he knew how with style, Passion, committed to make the best of what he had. He clocked several fastest laps and had the Fastest lap of the race clocking an amazing 1:12.162, on lap 70. An amazing drive to start from 10th place on the grid and then suffer a puncture and having to replace tyres in an unscheduled pit stop. Michael said he was never destined to win the Title. But his spectacular drive on the last race of his career pretty much summed up all his great works. Michael bids good bye to racing with a record 7 Titles to his name and 91 race wins and many more records that may never be beaten. Ferrari may not have won the Constructors Title Schumacher may not have won the last race of his career and he may not have won the World championship title, but no one is talking about anything else but Schumacher retiring and that he will leave a void in the racing world. Alonso's second title win has been overshadowed by Michael Schumacher’ spectacular drives to finish his career even without the race win. Arguably the greatest racing driver formula one has ever know, more record to his name than any other we Bid farewell to The German with guts that got him glory- To Michael Schumacher we will always miss you. Thank you for the great moments you gave us in racing.
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