2005 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 12:04

Stormrider said:
Rubens always has the luck doesn't he

Yup - I do think they use Rubens as the test car - fit him with the experimental bits and if they break - oh well..It's Rubens..

I still find it funny that when Irvine had a chance of the workd championship - they brought Michael back from rehab early and shafted Irvine. Possibly cos he wasn't the driver they were paying $25 million to win the championship.

I would have laughed my ass off if Irvine had won it though.

Imagine the press conference..

First Ferrari champion isn't the guy they were/are paying the big money purely to win the championship.

Simon/~Flibster

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 12:17

Good way to look at it Rubens. Always liked him - great sence of humor.

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 12:23

BBC Radio 5 live - sport extra has qual2 - other than that not that I know of.

Well... not quite but my method isn't exactly legal.

Simon/~Flibster

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 12:26

Ouch ouch ouch ouch....
Track temp - 55°C
Air temp - 42°C

Bugger that!

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 12:30

Klien has stalled before the warm up lap - thats his race stuffed

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 12:31

Grid

Code:

[b]Pos	No	Driver			Team			Time[/b]
1	5	Fernando Alonso		Renault			3:01.902		
2	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari			3:02.357		
3	16	Jarno Trulli		Toyota			3:02.660		
4	8	Nick Heidfeld		Williams-BMW		3:03.217		
5	7	Mark Webber		Williams-BMW		3:03.262		
6	17	Ralf Schumacher		Toyota			3:03.271		
7	15	Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing		3:03.369		
8	10	Pedro de la Rosa 	McLaren-Mercedes	3:03.373		
9	9	Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes	3:03.524		
10	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault			3:03.765		
11	3	Jenson Button		BAR-Honda		3:04.348		
12	12	Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas		3:05.202		
13	4	Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda		3:05.563		
14	14	David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing		3:05.844	
15	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas		3:07.983		
16	18	Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota		3:09.428		
17	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota		3:10.143		
18	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	3:10.422		
19	20	Patrick Friesacher	Minardi-Cosworth	3:11.261	
20	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari			3:07.693	- Engine swap

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 12:33

goreblast said:
Flibster, you wont be able to email me (in trust) where?!?

Sorry mate - not something I can give out sadly - It's through a friend entombed within F1

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 12:34

And the race is.......GO!

All away cleanly. Alonso out in front.

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 12:35

Schumacher and Trulli fighting wheel to wheel - I think that Ferrari is lighter than some of the cars around it.

Williams are going well.
Raikonnen is moving up well.

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 12:37

End of lap 1

Alonso
M.Schumacher
Trulli
Webber
heidfeld
R.Schumacher
Raikkonen
Fisichella
De La Rosa
Button
Sato
Massa
Barrichello
Villeneuve
Karthikeyan
Coulthard
Monteiro
Friesacher
Albers - pitted
Klien - Retired

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 12:37

Fisichella is smoking - looks like an engine is about to pop

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 12:39

Renault have told Fisichella to retire

Karthikeyan has also retired apparently

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 12:41

Ok...he pressed the limiter going into the pits..and the engine power came back...been told to give it a go

Barrichello hit Coulthards wheel at the start

Fisichella has now finally retired.

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 12:43

Looks like the yellow flags are out as Karthikeyan car is close to the track.

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 12:45

End of lap 6.

Alonso
M.Schumacher
Trulli
Webber
Heidfeld
R.Schumacher
Raikkonen
Sato
De La Rosa
Barrichello
Button
Massa
Villeneuve
Coulthard
Monteiro
Friesacher
Albers
Fisichella - Retired - Engine
Karthikeyan - Retired - ???
Klien - Retired - Unable to restart car after stall on grid.

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 12:46

goreblast said:
Looking good so far. Hope Schuey can get past Alonzo, who is bound to worried about his engine.

But Schumacher will be worried about his gearbox...

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 12:48

Heidfeld has a nice little slide there..let Ralf through easily.

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 12:51

M.Schumacher is getting close to Alonso - under the new regs the cars suck when you get close to another car though.

About 0.6s in it.

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 12:52

Schumacher has really gone out of his way...spund off by the looks of it - and he's really slow.

Looks like the f2005 was the wrong car to bring.

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 12:53

WOAH!! Nearly took out Alonso..

Could have been nasty if there were among traffic.

Looks like the box has gone.