2005 Belgian Grand Prix

Flibster · 11 Sep 2005 at 13:40

After 16 laps

Montoya
R.Schumacher
Raikkonen
Villeneuve
Alonso
Massa
Barrichello
Webber
Monteiro
Button
Coulthard
Pizzonia
Karthikeyan
Trulli
Klien
Albers
Doornbos
M.Schumacher - Retired - Accident
Sato - Retired - Accident
Fisichella - Retired - Accident

Stewards are investigating car 1 and 4 - M.Schumacher and Sato.

Flibster · 11 Sep 2005 at 13:41

R.Schumacher now 1.9s behind Montoya...last lap was a full second faster.

Flibster · 11 Sep 2005 at 13:43

R.Schumacher gained another 1.1seconds on Montoya as well..

Flibster · 11 Sep 2005 at 13:43

Coulthard's engine has blown up along the pit lane.

Another retirement.

Flibster · 11 Sep 2005 at 13:47

R.Schumacher right up Montoya's botty...

Have the McLarens been heavy fuelled and R.Schumacher is on a normal or light stint?

Villeneuve pits on lap 21
More intermediates bolted on.

Flibster · 11 Sep 2005 at 13:48

Aha...we've got a good battle..so they're going to an ad break shortly...

Flibster · 11 Sep 2005 at 13:49

ashtray_head said:
lap times are going up ...rain?
they were doing .55's a while ago

Intermediate tyres are overheating - become very slippery then.

Looks like it'll soon be time for slicks..

Flibster · 11 Sep 2005 at 13:52

Mmmmm....

Ben and Jerrys cookie dough and Chocolate fudge brownie ice cream...

Albers pits on lap 23

Flibster · 11 Sep 2005 at 13:53

Looks like there is just enough of a dry line for slicks...

But - if you are faster than someone you'll be unable to overtake as it's wet of the racing line.

Flibster · 11 Sep 2005 at 13:54

R.Schumacher pits on lap 25

And he's on slicks!

Flibster · 11 Sep 2005 at 13:55

Doornbos pits on lap 25

Flibster · 11 Sep 2005 at 13:56

R.Schumacher is all over the shop.

Lost it at Les Coumbs..

Flibster · 11 Sep 2005 at 13:57

Montoya, Raikkonen and Alonso are the only ones in the 1:57's

Flibster · 11 Sep 2005 at 13:57

R.Schumacher pits again on lap 26
Back onto intermediates for him...

Doornbos appears to have stopped on track..

Flibster · 11 Sep 2005 at 13:59

Doornbos hasn't stopped - was just very very slow and has pit again on lap 27

Flibster · 11 Sep 2005 at 14:00

Raikkonen really needs to get past Montoya...

4.5s between them.

Raikkonen roughly half second faster a lap as well.

Flibster · 11 Sep 2005 at 14:01

And another ad break

Flibster · 11 Sep 2005 at 14:04

Raikkonen does a 1:55.964 on lap 29

Villeneuve has lost places to Monteiro and Pizzonia

Flibster · 11 Sep 2005 at 14:05

Massa pits on lap 30
On slicks...

Flibster · 11 Sep 2005 at 14:06

Raikkonen does a 1:55.848 on lap 30

Now only 1.4 behind Montoya...