2005 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 13:37

Alonso does the fastest lap - 1:31.713
Thats 1.5s off the pastest ever..

Qualifying times were faster than ever though.

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 13:38

Albers, Alonso, Monteiro pit on lap 41

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 13:39

My god!! De La Rosa has actually made it past Barrichello. :eek:

R.Schumacher pits on lap 41 as well.

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 13:40

Trulli pits on lap 42

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 13:40

Webber pits on lap 42 as well.

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 13:41

Stormrider said:
Tyres are looking good on the pit stops, not much wear.

Not a high wear circuit. It's a engine and brakes killer though. All stop start.

Button has a problem - and is attacking Barrichello.

Raikkonen pits on lap 43

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 13:44

De La Rosa has just put in the fastest lap of the race - 1:31.447

Button passes Barrichello - he's getting slower and slower.
His fastest lap is 1:35.051

Massa pits on lap 43

De La Rosa pits on lap 44

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 13:44

Villeneuve pits on lap 45

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 13:45

Ralf's gone wide as the hairpin again.

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 13:47

Coulthard pits on lap 45 too.
He's nowhere this race

They are changing gears at about 750/1000 rpm below max. They're really trying to preserve them.

Button pits - they pull the wheel off to check the brakes
And he stalls..and they've got problems restarting.

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 13:49

They've cooked the clutch I think...
They've got it going - kind of - pulled away with the jack attached.
Nearly a 6 wheel car for a bit.

Stops at the end of the pit lane.

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 13:50

Barrichello pitted on lap 47 as well..

Oooh..here comes Kamakasi Rosa

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 13:51

De La Rosa is very aggressive - I think he's after a race drive for next year.

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 13:52

Most exciting driver of the day award goes to De La Rosa
I'm constantly waiting for him to go into someone/off the track/past someone.

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 13:54

Did something just break the camera on the McLaren?
Am I the only one watching De La Rosa and Webber thinking they're going to hit each other?

Massa passes Barrichello for 7th

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 13:57

Alonso laps Barrichello on lap 52

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 13:59

Barrichello is going 5 seconds a lap slower than Alonso

only people slower are the remaining Jordan and the 2 Minardi's

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 14:00

Nicely done De La Rosa.

Superb move.

I think my driver of day will be De La Rosa - just for sheer bloody entertainment value.

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 14:01

Villeneuve has pitted on lap 55 - ans has been retired - no front brakes.

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 14:02

Gilly said:
Good move, but took far too long over it.

But he's the only one actually overtaking. Most seem to wait till the pit stops - he's balls to the wall racing.