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

Stormrider · 3 Apr 2005 at 13:40

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

Flibster · 3 Apr 2005 at 13:40

Webber pits on lap 42 as well.

Stormrider · 3 Apr 2005 at 13:41

ok bets on how many lunges Pedro has at Webber

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

Emlyn_Dewar · 3 Apr 2005 at 13:42

Forgot to come here during the grand prix! *hangs head in shame*
All week I have said how useless de la Rosa is, but I think I have been proved wrong. He has had a couple of mistakes, but he is pulling some good times!
BAR's get it right guys! Button will be out by the end of the race I'm sure.
Schumacher, muahahaha, unfortunately, it killed any battle for the lead, sigh.
Was hoping Heidfeld could have done well again but the stupid engine regulationd have spoiled the day, AGAIN!
All things said, this is a reasonably good race!

Stormrider · 3 Apr 2005 at 13:43

Rubens rears look fairly smooth now that Mike Gascoyne points it out.

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.

Emlyn_Dewar · 3 Apr 2005 at 13:47

That Renault is just amazing, I can not believe how good it is!
Button stalls, oh dear!

Lets just say he WONT be at BAR next year!

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.

Gilly · 3 Apr 2005 at 13:48

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.

Emlyn_Dewar · 3 Apr 2005 at 13:52

He was really losing it in the car, not what you would expect from Button. I would love to hear an interview with him right now, he'd hammer the team.
De la Rosa has provided so much entertainment this weekend, classic!