2005 A1GP Championship - Round 1 - Brands Hatch

Flibster · 24 Sep 2005 at 14:29

Oh dear - France have come in 9th.

Flibster · 24 Sep 2005 at 14:30

And Team GB goes.....

3rd at the moment!

Flibster · 24 Sep 2005 at 14:32

Brazil have taken the top slot - Nelson Piquet Jr...

Brazil
Australia
New Zealan
Great Britain
Ireland
Italy
Germany
Japan
Pakistan

And the Dutch fans have got their orange flares out.

Flibster · 24 Sep 2005 at 14:32

Verstappen goes 6th..

Flibster · 24 Sep 2005 at 14:34

All countries have done a flying lap in the first session.

Current standings

Brazil
Australia
New Zeland
Great Britain
Ireland
Netherlands
Italy
Germany
Japan
Pakistan
Portugal
France

I really wish they'd show all 25 of the teams - I need the live timing...

Flibster · 24 Sep 2005 at 14:36

I enjoyed that - considering that 18 months ago this was just and idea...thats superb.

Flibster · 24 Sep 2005 at 14:38

Free Practice 3

Code:

[b]POS NO  NAME           BEST LAP   GAP   SPEED  LAPS[/b]
1   33  FRANCE         1:15.421   0.000 124.49  31
2   64  NEW ZEALAND    1:15.803   0.382 123.86  28
3   55  BRAZIL         1:15.833   0.412 123.81  28
4    1  USA            1:15.968   0.547 123.59  22
5   41  SWITZERLAND    1:16.291   0.870 123.07  27
6   27  SOUTH AFRICA   1:16.364   0.943 122.95  18
7   51  PORTUGAL       1:16.537   1.116 122.67  24
8   31  NETHERLANDS    1:16.707   1.286 122.40  22
9   81  JAPAN          1:16.809   1.388 122.24  30
10  44  GREAT BRITAIN  1:16.860   1.439 122.16  24
11  39  ITALY          1:16.860   1.439 122.16  21
12  61  AUSTRALIA      1:16.969   1.548 121.99  29
13  52  MEXICO         1:17.038   1.617 121.88  24
14  60  MALAYSIA       1:17.045   1.624 121.87  25
15  42  CZECH REPUBLIC 1:17.185   1.764 121.65  26
16  53  IRELAND        1:17.206   1.785 121.61  33
17  11  CANADA         1:17.513   2.092 121.13  31
18  43  AUSTRIA        1:17.627   2.206 120.95  13
19  62  INDONESIA      1:17.678   2.257 120.87  29
20  49  GERMANY        1:17.692   2.271 120.85  13
21  92  PAKISTAN       1:17.805   2.384 120.68  23
22  91  INDIA          1:18.984   3.563 118.87  12
23  96  LEBANON        1:19.367   3.946 118.30  29
24  86  CHINA          1:20.441   5.020 116.72  28
25   7  RUSSIA         1:29.786  14.365 104.57  10

Flibster · 24 Sep 2005 at 14:39

We only know up to 12th place - There's 13 other cars out ther and we have no idea where they are...

You can get so much into from live timing as well.

Flibster · 24 Sep 2005 at 14:42

Not the best thing to say to a driver..."You've got the whole nation behind you"

Great way to make him even more nervous...

Flibster · 24 Sep 2005 at 14:42

Qualifying session 2 now open.

Lebanon on track first.

Flibster · 24 Sep 2005 at 14:45

I have no idea whats going on.

But I'm loving every minute of it.

Flibster · 24 Sep 2005 at 14:49

New Zealand have take provisional pole from Australia.

Flibster · 24 Sep 2005 at 14:53

Oooh....that US car looks nasty to drive. Massive amounts of oversteer - nice amount of crap thrown up from the back as well.

Nice to see the Flying Doctor as well - he's a thourgly nice bloke. Took my family to dinner in Portugal during the grand prix. Also had Ken Tyrrell along.

Flibster · 24 Sep 2005 at 14:54

Brazil have taken provisional pole again

Flibster · 24 Sep 2005 at 14:55

Robbie has taken Team GB up to 4th.

Flibster · 24 Sep 2005 at 15:00

Current standings - after session 2.

Brazil
New Zeland
Australia
Great Britain
Italy
Ireland
France
Pakistan
Japan
Germany
Portugal
Mexico
South Africa
Switzerland
Netherlands
Malaysia
USA
Czech Republic
India
Liberia
Lebanon
Austria
Canada
China
Russia

Flibster · 24 Sep 2005 at 15:05

Session 3 underway.

Flibster · 24 Sep 2005 at 15:07

Australia are going for it - nice slide well held.

Flibster · 24 Sep 2005 at 15:08

Australia - 1:15.77
Full .1 faster than anyone else so far.

Flibster · 24 Sep 2005 at 15:09

Mexico has ended up in the gravel - but he was on his slow down lap...

Bonced all over the place - hopefully no damage.