2005 Australian Grand Prix - Time and most likely spoilers later. :D

Flibster · 6 Mar 2005 at 04:26

5 to go.
Fisichella
Barrichello
Alonso
Coulthard
Webber
Montoya
Klien
Raikkonen
Trulli
Massa
Button
Sato
R.Schumacher
Villeneuve
Karthikeyan
Monteiro
Fresacher

Flibster · 6 Mar 2005 at 04:28

Ohhh..the stewards are going to have to look into the blue flags.

Flibster · 6 Mar 2005 at 04:29

Stormrider said:
Minardi 11s a lap! slower

Last years engine, last years chassis, bodged bodywork..I'm impressed it's that quick.

Flibster · 6 Mar 2005 at 04:30

last lap

Fisichella
Barrichello
alonso
coulthard
webber
montoya
kleien
raikkonen
trulli
massa
button
r.schumacher
sato
villeneuve
karthikeyan
monteiro
fresacher

Flibster · 6 Mar 2005 at 04:31

Morba said:
what the hell is villenueve playing at!
didnt he start quite well?

4th I think...
See..another indycar driver does crap.
How the hell did he win a championship.

Flibster · 6 Mar 2005 at 04:32

Well done Fisi.
Lead from lights to flag.

Flibster · 6 Mar 2005 at 04:34

Final standings subject to confirmation

Fisichella
Barrichello
Alonso
Coulthard
Webber
Montoya
Klien
Raikkonen
Trulli
Massa
Button
R.Schumacher
Villeneuve
Sato
Karthikeyan
Monteiro
Friesacher
M.Schumacher
Heidfeld
Albers

Flibster · 6 Mar 2005 at 04:35

Looks like Schumacher may be able to change his engine then...great....

But then again - that engine will then have to last 2 races - not that much of an advantage.

Flibster · 6 Mar 2005 at 04:38

Fisi looks pleased. Not surprised tbh. He's going to be presented with the trophie this time rather than someone else getting it.

Renault are looking very good this year.

Flibster · 6 Mar 2005 at 04:41

One of the few times I'm happy to hear the Italian retreating March..umm..national anthem even...

And the French Anthem. haven't really heard this much since Prost.

Flibster · 6 Mar 2005 at 04:42

What a great trophy they get.

It's simpley stunning - wooden steering wheel, silber, gold and diamonds. And it's tastefull. *unlike a lot of trophys..*

Flibster · 6 Mar 2005 at 04:45

Drivers Championship Standings
Fisichella - 10
Barrichello - 8
Alonso - 6
Coulthard - 5
Webber - 4
Montoya - 3
Klien - 2
Raikkonen - 1

Constructors Championship Standings
Renault - 16
Ferrari - 8
Red Bull Racing - 7
Williams - 4
McLaren - 4

Flibster · 6 Mar 2005 at 04:52

Emlyn_Dewar said:
Was a pretty damn boring race, pleasant result. Hilarious to see Schumacher's massive brain-fade!
Shocking to see Villeneuve ruining the race for many drivers, he shouldn't be racing, give it up please! You're no longer a fast racing driver!
Shame to see Heidfeld's race trashed, but that's just the way it goes.
Class from Red Bull, shame DC couldn't get a podium, he drove great today.

Hopefully they change the quali format soon, but I am concerned to hear Ferrari developing their car (fuel tank) for new rules that haven't been made yet...

Completely agree. Especially with the Ferrari bit - But then again, why should Ferrari be treated any differently to how they've become to expect to be treated

Why shouldn't M.Schumacher help design racing circuits for F1, Why shouldt half the people on the FIA F1 rules bard be Ferrari employees.

Flibster · 6 Mar 2005 at 05:02

Both BAR drivers were told they had engine problems and had to stop - so maybe the team exploiting the rules there.

Will be interesting to see if the FIA try to anything about it.

Simon/~Flibster

Flibster · 6 Mar 2005 at 05:11

I'll put all the official stats up later this morning. In the mean time...I'm off to bed.

Got to get up in 4 hours...

Morning all.

Simon/~Flibster

Flibster · 6 Mar 2005 at 11:32

Official Results of Australian Grand Prix 2005

Race Results.

Code:

[b]Pos	No	Driver			Team			Laps	Time		Grid	Points[/b]
1	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault			57	1:24:17.336	1	10 
2	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari			57	+5.5 secs	11	8 
3	5	Fernando Alonso		Renault			57	+6.7 secs	13	6 
4	14	David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing		57	+16.1 secs	5	5 
5	7	Mark Webber		Williams-BMW		57	+16.9 secs	3	4 
6	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	57	+35.0 secs	9	3 
7	15	Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing		57	+38.9 secs	6	2 
8	9	Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes	57	+39.6 secs	10	1 
9	16	Jarno Trulli		Toyota			57	+63.1 secs	2	 
10	12	Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas		57	+64.3 secs	18	 
Ret	3	Jenson Button		BAR-Honda		56	+1 Lap		8	 
12	17	Ralf Schumacher		Toyota			56	+1 Lap		15	 
13	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas		56	+1 Lap		4	 
Ret	4	Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda		55	+2 Laps		20	 
15	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota		55	+2 Laps		12	 
16	18	Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota		55	+2 Laps		14	 
17	20	Patrick Friesacher	Minardi-Cosworth	53	+4 Laps		16	 
Ret	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari			42	+15 Laps	19	 
Ret	8	Nick Heidfeld		Williams-BMW		42	+15 Laps	7	 
Ret	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	16	+41 Laps	17

Fastest Laps.

Code:

[b]Pos	No	Driver			Team			Lap	Time		Speed	 Laptime[/b]
1	5	Fernando Alonso		Renault			24	14:43:06	222.807	 1:25.683 
2	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault			55	15:28:42	222.001	 1:25.994 
3	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari			54	15:27:21	221.386	 1:26.233 
4	9	Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes	55	15:29:22	221.329	 1:26.255 
5	3	Jenson Button		BAR-Honda		55	15:29:50	221.316	 1:26.260 
6	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari			38	15:04:15	221.314	 1:26.261 
7	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	41	15:08:11	220.976	 1:26.393 
8	7	Mark Webber		Williams-BMW		37	15:02:17	220.720	 1:26.493 
9	17	Ralf Schumacher		Toyota			56	15:31:39	220.611	 1:26.536 
10	15	Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing		39	15:05:33	220.379	 1:26.627 
11	14	David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing		40	15:06:40	220.219	 1:26.690 
12	8	Nick Heidfeld		Williams-BMW		38	15:04:07	219.803	 1:26.854 
13	12	Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas		55	15:29:46	219.704	 1:26.893 
14	16	Jarno Trulli		Toyota			56	15:31:11	219.142	 1:27.116 
15	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas		54	15:28:57	217.571	 1:27.745 
16	4	Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda		36	15:01:41	217.244	 1:27.877 
17	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota		36	15:02:13	217.014	 1:27.970 
18	18	Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota		16	14:31:49	214.505	 1:28.999 
19	20	Patrick Friesacher	Minardi-Cosworth	22	14:42:43	205.604	 1:32.852 
20	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	11	14:24:56	204.960	 1:33.144

Pit Stops

Code:

[b]Stop	No	Driver			Time			Lap	Time of day	Time	Total time[/b]
1	20	Patrick Friesacher	Minardi-Cosworth	15	14:31:15	24.700	24.700 
1	16	Jarno Trulli		Toyota			18	14:33:58	22.279	22.279 
1	8	Nick Heidfeld		Williams-BMW		18	14:34:05	24.102	24.102 
1	18	Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota		18	14:34:49	23.528	23.528 
1	17	Ralf Schumacher		Toyota			19	14:35:57	21.802	21.802 
1	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota		19	14:36:18	26.634	26.634 
1	7	Mark Webber		Williams-BMW		20	14:36:56	23.535	23.535 
1	15	Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing		20	14:37:04	22.961	22.961 
1	4	Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda		20	14:37:31	23.219	23.219 
1	14	David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing		21	14:38:22	22.696	22.696 
1	3	Jenson Button		BAR-Honda		21	14:38:55	22.884	22.884 
2	17	Ralf Schumacher		Toyota			21	14:39:22	23.684	45.486 
1	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas		22	14:40:25	21.839	21.839 
1	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault			23	14:41:09	21.566	21.566 
1	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	23	14:41:28	23.120	23.120 
1	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari			25	14:44:22	21.252	21.252 
1	5	Fernando Alonso		Renault			25	14:44:30	21.921	21.921 
1	9	Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes	25	14:44:56	19.951	19.951 
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari			26	14:46:25	20.825	20.825 
1	12	Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas		27	14:47:56	25.924	25.924 
2	16	Jarno Trulli		Toyota			36	15:01:11	22.190	44.469 
2	20	Patrick Friesacher	Minardi-Cosworth	34	15:01:36	27.694	52.394 
2	18	Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota		36	15:02:54	26.593	50.121 
2	7	Mark Webber		Williams-BMW		39	15:05:11	23.361	46.896 
2	9	Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes	39	15:05:39	22.684	42.635 
2	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas		39	15:06:05	23.348	45.187 
2	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota		39	15:06:46	22.987	49.621 
2	15	Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing		40	15:06:58	23.150	46.111 
2	8	Nick Heidfeld		Williams-BMW		40	15:07:00	23.660	47.762 
2	4	Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda		40	15:07:35	24.279	47.498 
3	17	Ralf Schumacher		Toyota			40	15:07:46	20.103	1:05.589 
2	3	Jenson Button		BAR-Honda		41	15:09:01	24.357	47.241 
2	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault			42	15:09:18	19.546	41.112 
2	14	David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing		42	15:09:35	20.679	43.375 
2	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	42	15:09:42	20.803	43.923 
2	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari			42	15:10:03	19.803	40.628 
2	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari			43	15:11:01	19.885	41.137 
2	5	Fernando Alonso		Renault			45	15:14:00	18.751	40.672

Flibster · 6 Mar 2005 at 11:34

Sharknose said:
I suppose the best bit of the coverage I got was the rather fit Japanese co-presenter..... She may know the same amount about F1 as Jim 'The Count' Rosenthal..... but she's a hell of a lot better looking

Pictures goddamnit! You can't say that without any proof whatsoever!

Simon/~Flibster

Flibster · 6 Mar 2005 at 16:49

Arc said:
And to some of the Schuey comments.

The accident was his fault. There was no space to move across into - but he did it anyway.

He's always going on about driver should use their mirrors more. Looks like he should as well.

It's not the first time he's done anything like that though. Montoya, Hill, Villeneuve...

As for him being in a danberous position - he wasn't. He was in the gravel - If his nose was still on the track, then yes - that is a dangerous position and he should be able to be pushed free.

Simon/~Flibster