Season 1 Race 1

==Quali==
==Race==
French and German anthems get heard as Alesi picks up only his 2nd win in F1. He wasn't by all means the favourite but had a brilliant strategy call that put him on top of his rivals, a long way ahead in first. Hill and Hartmann round off the podium, Hartmann just about passing Hakkinen with both Arrowses having fuel issues near the end. Infact, Michael even choked to the line, which caused him to get overtaken by Magnussen for the final point, Coulthard having similar issues but opted to pit, finishing just behind his German rival. Irvine is the 5th place man, a solid two points for the forever 5th team, Brawn.
Further we had two safety cars and 4 collisions. Both BARs collided with each other causing them both to pit, but they'd be pleased with an 11th-12th finish due to that. Manor and Ligier were both absunt managers, and logically, finish last, Manor ahead of Ligier.
3 retirements suprisingly in this race, something I will look into increasing. They include both BARs, after Salvatierrra opted to retire instead of pitting to replace his punctured tyre, Nakano who had an amazing run passing many drivers on low fuel and soft tyres, and Villeneuve who was the favourite to win, before he retired.
==Standings==
Drivers:
Same as race results
Constructors:
Mercedes GP-10
Chip Ganassi Racing-6
Mars-Tech Racing-5
Arrows GP-3
Brawn GP-2
Category:Races
Category:Season 1 Races