| Filipe Massa has an accident very early in the first qualifying session and is the only driver without qualifying time, Michael Schumacher drives the best time, but stops in the corner just a few seconds before the end of the last qualification session. This way he disturbs other drivers, especially Alonso who would probably have made a faster lap by about 0.3 seconds and would have beaten Schumacher without this incident.
Schumacher can celebrate his "pole position" but is disqualified in the evening and has to start from last place on the grid.
So this race is the first race ever in which Ferrari has to start from the last row on the grid.
Nothing unusual occurs during the start but during the first laps Räikkonen is able to overtake Webber and pressure Alonso who is leading.
In the second half of the race a lot of drivers have to retire from the race, among them Webber, Räikkonen, Trulli and Klien.
Alonso wins the race without any serious competition, lucky Montoya and Coulthard get onto the podium because of the retirements.
Schumacher is able to get 5th place and Alonso's lead in the championship widens to 21 points. |