2005 French Grand Prix

[Flibster]

Klien retires on lap 2 - just pulls off the track.

 

[goreblast]

Klien seems so have all the bad luck in the Red Bull team.

 

[//Mike]

Alonso is scampering off into the distance!

 

[Flibster]

Alonso does a 1:17.056

Fastest lap so far. A full 1.4 seconds faster than Trulli

 

[Flibster]

Engine 'switched off' in Klien car...

Errr...ok...

 

[Flibster]

Another fastest lap for Alonso
1:16.781

 

[goreblast]

Kimi's progress through the pack should be good if the French director lets us see it.

 

[Flibster]

and another for Alonso

1:16.551 on lap 4

 

[//Mike]

I don't think the Director is going to show us much unless a certina blue, yellow and white car is involved

 

[Flibster]

After 5 laps

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

And another fastest lap for Alonso - 1:16.502 - lap 5

 

[goreblast]

MS looks to be lining Jarno up for a pass.

 

[gsf600y]

jesus, Alonso is flying away.

GET OUT OF THE WAY TRULLI!!!
Schumacher is starting to hussle him though.....

 

[Flibster]

I suspect MS can't get close enough tbh...

Although - is Trulli 2 stopping?

Klien - no fuel pressure. So the engine really did just stop.

 

[Flibster]

Alonso to Trulli - 11.3 Seconds..

 

[xolotl]

Wow, alonso realy is quick.

 

[Joe T]

Trulli really is holding em all up

 

[//Mike]

Trulli, as usual, has pretty poo race pace.

 

[Flibster]

Wow...looks like we're about to get another advert break..

2 in 10 laps...

 

[gsf600y]

Trullis is handing the race to Alonso.
Grrrrr.....it's frustrating being a Schumacher fan right now....

 

[Flibster]

After 10 laps

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