2005 European Grand Prix

Flibster · 28 May 2005 at 12:49

Webber is out..

Damn he's absolutely flying.

Superb. 1:30.368

Code:

Webber		Williams	1:30.368
Trulli		Toyota		1:30.700
Montoya		McLaren		1:30.890
Alonso		Renault		1:31.056
Barrichello	Ferrari		1:31.249
R.Schumacher	Toyota		1:31.392
Fisichella	Renault		1:31.566
M.Schumacher	Ferrari		1:31.585
Massa		Sauber		1:32.205
Coulthard	Red Bull	1:32.553
Button		BAR		1:32.594
Liuzzi		Red Bull	1:32.642
Villeneuve	Sauber		1:32.891
Sato		BAR		1:32.926
Monteiro	Jordan		1:35.047
Friesacher	Minardi		1:35.954
Karthikeyan	Jordan		1:36.192
Albers		Minardi		1:36.239

Flibster · 28 May 2005 at 12:51

Heidfeld out now.
Wonder how he will compare to Webber

We're looking at a 1:30.0...

Youch...1:30.081 :eek:

Code:

Heidfeld	Williams	1:30.081a
Webber		Williams	1:30.368
Trulli		Toyota		1:30.700
Montoya		McLaren		1:30.890
Alonso		Renault		1:31.056
Barrichello	Ferrari		1:31.249
R.Schumacher	Toyota		1:31.392
Fisichella	Renault		1:31.566
M.Schumacher	Ferrari		1:31.585
Massa		Sauber		1:32.205
Coulthard	Red Bull	1:32.553
Button		BAR		1:32.594
Liuzzi		Red Bull	1:32.642
Villeneuve	Sauber		1:32.891
Sato		BAR		1:32.926
Monteiro	Jordan		1:35.047
Friesacher	Minardi		1:35.954
Karthikeyan	Jordan		1:36.192
Albers		Minardi		1:36.239

Flibster · 28 May 2005 at 12:52

Raikkonen is out on his flyer

Flibster · 28 May 2005 at 12:52

He's slightly slower - have the Williams' gone slightly lighter to give them pole on BMW's home track?

Flibster · 28 May 2005 at 12:54

Raikkonen does a...

1:30.197

Raikkonen has a good chance of taking the lead at the start with the Williams' bad launches.

Well done to Nick Heidfeld. Superbly fast lap.

Code:

Heidfeld	Williams	1:30.081
Raikkonen	McLaren		1:30.197
Webber		Williams	1:30.368
Trulli		Toyota		1:30.700
Montoya		McLaren		1:30.890
Alonso		Renault		1:31.056
Barrichello	Ferrari		1:31.249
R.Schumacher	Toyota		1:31.392
Fisichella	Renault		1:31.566
M.Schumacher	Ferrari		1:31.585
Massa		Sauber		1:32.205
Coulthard	Red Bull	1:32.553
Button		BAR		1:32.594
Liuzzi		Red Bull	1:32.642
Villeneuve	Sauber		1:32.891
Sato		BAR		1:32.926
Monteiro	Jordan		1:35.047
Friesacher	Minardi		1:35.954
Karthikeyan	Jordan		1:36.192
Albers		Minardi		1:36.239

Flibster · 28 May 2005 at 12:59

So - surprises in qualifying.

Heidfeld's/Webbers pace - I have a feeling they're lighter than those around them to help get off the line and get them pole

Alonso - Surprised he's down in 6th. Hard tyre compound maybe or just more fuel. Didn't see anything wrong with his lap.

Ferrari - Did better than I was expecting given the heat. If it's this hot tomorrow they could be in trouble. *Track was 50°C today. :eek:

*

They're quite narrowly spread out today - 1 second covers the top 10.

Flibster · 29 May 2005 at 11:52

Qualifying.

Code:

[b]Pos	No	Driver			Team			Time[/b]
1	8	Nick Heidfeld		Williams-BMW		1:30.081		
2	9	Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes	1:30.197		
3	7	Mark Webber		Williams-BMW		1:30.368		
4	16	Jarno Trulli		Toyota			1:30.700		
5	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	1:30.890		
6	5	Fernando Alonso		Renault			1:31.056		
7	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari			1:31.249		
8	17	Ralf Schumacher		Toyota			1:31.392		
9	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault			1:31.566		
10	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari			1:31.585		
11	12	Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas		1:32.205		
12	14	David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing		1:32.553		
13	3	Jenson Button		BAR-Honda		1:32.594		
14	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Red Bull Racing		1:32.642		
15	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas		1:32.891		
16	4	Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda		1:32.926		
17	18	Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota		1:35.047		
18	20	Patrick Friesacher	Minardi-Cosworth	1:35.954		
19	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota		1:36.192		
20	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	1:36.239

Sector Times

Code:

[b]Sector 1[/b]
[b]Pos	No	Driver			Time[/b]
1	8	Nick Heidfeld		29.737 
2	7	Mark Webber		29.767 
3	16	Jarno Trulli		29.793 
4	9	Kimi Räikkönen		29.860 
5	1	Michael Schumacher	29.896 
6	17	Ralf Schumacher		29.924 
7	5	Fernando Alonso		29.987 
8	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	30.019 
9	2	Rubens Barrichello	30.182 
10	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	30.270 
11	12	Felipe Massa		30.312 
12	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	30.319 
13	3	Jenson Button		30.336 
14	4	Takuma Sato		30.433 
15	11	Jacques Villeneuve	30.594 
16	14	David Coulthard		30.596 
17	18	Tiago Monteiro		31.198 
18	21	Christijan Albers	31.334 
19	20	Patrick Friesacher	31.337 
20	19	Narain Karthikeyan	31.521

Code:

[b]Sector 2 [/b]
[b]Pos	No	Driver			Time[/b]
1	8	Nick Heidfeld		37.300 
2	7	Mark Webber		37.389 
3	9	Kimi Räikkönen		37.415 
4	2	Rubens Barrichello	37.701 
5	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	37.708 
6	16	Jarno Trulli		37.740 
7	5	Fernando Alonso		37.905 
8	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	38.000 
9	17	Ralf Schumacher		38.026 
10	1	Michael Schumacher	38.211 
11	4	Takuma Sato		38.267 
12	12	Felipe Massa		38.267 
13	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	38.278 
14	3	Jenson Button		38.392 
15	14	David Coulthard		38.454 
16	11	Jacques Villeneuve	38.744 
17	18	Tiago Monteiro		39.555 
18	20	Patrick Friesacher	40.254 
19	19	Narain Karthikeyan	40.267 
20	21	Christijan Albers	40.407

Code:

[b]Sector 3 [/b]
[b]Pos	No	Driver			Time[/b]
1	9	Kimi Räikkönen		22.922 
2	8	Nick Heidfeld		23.044 
3	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	23.163 
4	5	Fernando Alonso		23.164 
5	16	Jarno Trulli		23.167 
6	7	Mark Webber		23.212 
7	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	23.296 
8	2	Rubens Barrichello	23.366 
9	17	Ralf Schumacher		23.442 
10	1	Michael Schumacher	23.478 
11	14	David Coulthard		23.503 
12	11	Jacques Villeneuve	23.553 
13	12	Felipe Massa		23.626 
14	3	Jenson Button		23.866 
15	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	24.045 
16	4	Takuma Sato		24.226 
17	18	Tiago Monteiro		24.294 
18	20	Patrick Friesacher	24.363 
19	19	Narain Karthikeyan	24.404 
20	21	Christijan Albers	24.498

Speed Trap

Code:

[b]Pos	No	Driver			Time		Speed[/b]
1	1	Michael Schumacher	13:36:54	310.4 
2	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	13:23:07	309.7 
3	14	David Coulthard		13:09:56	309.0 
4	2	Rubens Barrichello	13:34:42	309.0 
5	12	Felipe Massa		13:32:23	308.3 
6	5	Fernando Alonso		13:46:15	308.3 
7	9	Kimi Räikkönen		13:52:38	307.9 
8	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	13:17:12	307.3 
9	21	Christijan Albers	13:18:58	306.9 
10	16	Jarno Trulli		13:30:24	306.8 
11	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	13:44:21	306.7 
12	8	Nick Heidfeld		13:50:35	306.7 
13	3	Jenson Button		13:05:51	306.4 
14	7	Mark Webber		13:48:28	305.5 
15	4	Takuma Sato		13:03:33	305.1 
16	20	Patrick Friesacher	13:10:15	304.9 
17	11	Jacques Villeneuve	13:25:11	303.8 
18	17	Ralf Schumacher		13:38:56	302.6 
19	18	Tiago Monteiro		13:21:00	302.5 
20	19	Narain Karthikeyan	13:07:49	302.0

Flibster · 29 May 2005 at 12:00

Right then...

Rain is forecast for this afternoon.

However it's just occasional light showers...so they may be able to get away with keeping the 'slicks' if the track is warm enough.

Air temp is currently 27°C so the track temp could be in the 40's - which would dry off pretty quick.

Flibster · 29 May 2005 at 12:05

...and the show has now started on ITV1

Think it's an hour before the race starts.

Simon/~Flibster

Flibster · 29 May 2005 at 12:15

Starting Grid.

Code:

[b]Pos	No	Driver			Team			Time[/b]
1	8	Nick Heidfeld		Williams-BMW		1:30.081		
2	9	Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes	1:30.197		
3	7	Mark Webber		Williams-BMW		1:30.368		
4	16	Jarno Trulli		Toyota			1:30.700		
5	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	1:30.890		
6	5	Fernando Alonso		Renault			1:31.056		
7	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari			1:31.249		
8	17	Ralf Schumacher		Toyota			1:31.392		
9	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault			1:31.566		
10	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari			1:31.585		
11	12	Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas		1:32.205		
12	14	David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing		1:32.553		
13	3	Jenson Button		BAR-Honda		1:32.594		
14	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Red Bull Racing		1:32.642		
15	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas		1:32.891		
16	4	Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda		1:32.926		
17	18	Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota		1:35.047		
18	20	Patrick Friesacher	Minardi-Cosworth	1:35.954		
19	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota		1:36.192		
20	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	1:36.239

No engine replacements done this race. Bit of a surprise that really.

Flibster · 29 May 2005 at 12:29

Stormrider said:
Completely lost track of who's on which race with their engines now. Apart from BAR with all the talk about using a five week old engine.

I do have a list of who changed engines when...it's still not easy to follow though.

Simon/~Flibster

Flibster · 29 May 2005 at 12:54

God the pre race guff today was crap.

Oh well...race in 5mins or so..

Flibster · 29 May 2005 at 12:57

It's possible - engine changes only take 12 mins now.

However - just checked other places - and he's stills tarting in 16th - no engine change.

Flibster · 29 May 2005 at 13:02

Looks like Trulli may be dumped back to the arse end of the grid - possibly a drive through though.
The team screwed up there.

It's still warm - air temp is 24°C
Track temp is 45°C

Not usual to be that hot in Germany.

Flibster · 29 May 2005 at 13:04

Fisi stalled on the grid - He'll start from the back.

Another parade lap and then a re-start.

Flibster · 29 May 2005 at 13:05

They can't get it into neutral - not the first time this year thats happened.

Think it was a Minardi earlier this year.

Flibster · 29 May 2005 at 13:07

Track temperature is climing.

The race is ON!

Flibster · 29 May 2005 at 13:07

Raikkonen is away - Montoya is going backwards after Webber hit him.

Flibster · 29 May 2005 at 13:08

Minardi or BAR wing in the middle of the track?

Flibster · 29 May 2005 at 13:10

After lap 1
Raikkonen
Heidfeld
Trulli
Coulthard
Alonso
massa
Liuzzi
Button
Barrichello
Monteiro
Karthikeyan
Villeneuve
Montoya
M.Schumacher
Friesacher
Albers
Fisichella
Sato
R.Schumacher
Webber

Sato pits on lap 1
R.Schumacher pits on lap 1 as well.