2005 Italian Grand Prix

Flibster · 2 Sep 2005 at 12:09

Just read this...

http://www.formula1.com/race/news/3507/746.html said:
Remembering Ronnie - why Monza will never forget the super Swede...

The fearsome reputation that the original Monza circuit enjoyed was well deserved - in addition to spectacular racing, the Italian track was also the scene for many horrendous accidents.

In 1928, with the circuit barely six years old, a terrible crash saw both Emilio Materassi and 27 spectators die after his Talbot ploughed into a grandstand. In 1933 no fewer than three top-flight Grand Prix drivers died in a single weekend there (the Czech aristocrat Count Czaykowski, also Italians Giuseppe Campari and Baconin Borzacchini). Both Alberto Ascari and Wolfgang Von Trips were killed there, the Italian while testing in 1955 and the German after a crash with Jim Clark sent him cartwheeling into the crowd, killing himself and 13 spectators.

And by the 1970s, as Formula One racing entered what would prove to be its most dangerous phase, Monza was the scene for more tragedy. First came the death of Jochen Rindt in 1970 after a massive crash at the Parabolica (and while leading the world championship). And then, in 1978, another tragic loss - that of Ronnie Peterson.

Despite being a quiet man when not racing, Ronnie Peterson was one of Formula One racing's most exuberant characters on the track - famous for the spectacular car control that allowed him to drive the fearsomely fast machines of the day considerably beyond their natural limits. The Swedish driver made his mark in spectacular style when he switched from the March to Lotus teams in 1973, winning four Grands Prix that year and three more in 1974. In 1976, driving for March again, he had won the Italian Grand Prix at Monza from an eighth place grid position after a hard-fought race saw him cross the line 2.3 seconds ahead of Clay Regazzoni's Ferrari.

By 1978 Peterson had rejoined the Lotus team and, with the ultra-competitive ‘ground-effect’ Lotus 79, he and team-mate Mario Andretti were dominating the season. By the time they got to Monza, Peterson had already claimed victories in South Africa and Austria and Andretti had taken six wins and was well on the way to taking the drivers' championship.

At Monza, Andretti sat on pole position, but Peterson had been forced to qualify the older Lotus 78 after mechanical gremlins struck, and was down in fifth place. His position in the middle of the pack was to prove disastrous. As the race began, Riccardo Patrese and James Hunt touched as they raced for position in the run up to the first corner - with the Englishman's McLaren then clipping Peterson's car and sending him into a heavy collision with the barriers. Before anything could be done Vittorio Brambilla's Surtees, starting from the back of the pack, had run into the wreckage of Peterson's car, the Lotus instantly bursting into flames.

James Hunt heroically pulled Peterson from the burning car. The Swede's legs were very badly broken and he had suffered from mild burns, but his condition did not appear to be life-threatening. The confused rescue response led to a delay before an ambulance arrived, but then Peterson was quickly transferred to the track's medical centre and then onwards by helicopter to hospital - where x-rays showed his legs were broken in 27 places. Surgeons operated to pin the broken bones back together and, by the evening, he was reportedly stable and facing what would have been a long recovery.

Disaster struck early the following morning when Peterson was killed by an embolism - fat from his damaged legs blocking blood circulation and starving his brain of oxygen. The shock throughout the Formula One world was intensified by Peterson's reportedly stable condition the night before - and the sport fell into mourning for one of its great lost talents.

Yet some good did come from this horrific misfortune. Peterson's death was one of the critical milestones in improving the safety of Formula One racing. Medical intervention was improved under the direction of Professor Sid Watkins, with the principle of the medical car introduced. Marshalling and fire-fighting procedures were also reformed, while the impact protection of cars also benefited from increased emphasis.

The tragedy being, of course, that Peterson never got to benefit from any of the reforms his untimely death brought about.

Flibster · 2 Sep 2005 at 15:39

Friday Free Practice 1.

Code:

[b]Pos	No	Driver			Team			Time[/b]
1	35	Pedro de la Rosa	McLaren-Mercedes	1:20.201		
2	7	Mark Webber		Williams-BMW		1:21.816		
3	9	Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes	1:21.842		
4	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	1:22.078		
5	8	Nick Heidfeld		Williams-BMW		1:22.351		
6	38	Ricardo Zonta		Toyota			1:22.567		
7	4	Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda		1:22.577		
8	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari			1:23.739		
9	14	David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing		1:24.001		
10	37	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Red Bull Racing		1:24.166		
11	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari			1:24.196		
12	18	Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota		1:25.134		
13	39	Nicolas Kiesa		Jordan-Toyota		1:25.374		
14	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	1:25.497		
15	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota		1:25.611		
16	20	Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth	1:25.853		
17	40	Enrico Toccacelo	Minardi-Cosworth	1:25.896		
18	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas 
19	3	Jenson Button		BAR-Honda 
20	12	Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas 
21	15	Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing 
22	5	Fernando Alonso		Renault 
23	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault 
24	16	Jarno Trulli		Toyota 
25	17	Ralf Schumacher		Toyota

Sector Times - Free Practice 1

Code:

[b]Sector 1[/b]
[b]Pos	No	Driver			Time[/b]
1	35	Pedro de la Rosa	25.932 
2	9	Kimi Räikkönen		26.251 
3	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	26.322 
4	7	Mark Webber		26.416 
5	8	Nick Heidfeld		26.497 
6	38	Ricardo Zonta		26.619 
7	4	Takuma Sato		26.680 
8	1	Michael Schumacher	26.795 
9	12	Felipe Massa		26.892 
10	14	David Coulthard		26.953 
11	2	Rubens Barrichello	27.010 
12	21	Christijan Albers	27.023 
13	39	Nicolas Kiesa		27.081 
14	18	Tiago Monteiro		27.154 
15	37	Vitantonio Liuzzi	27.164 
16	40	Enrico Toccacelo	27.177 
17	19	Narain Karthikeyan	27.323 
18	20	Robert Doornbos		27.326 
19	11	Jacques Villeneuve	27.536 
20	3	Jenson Button		219.832 
21	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	1007.340 
22	5	Fernando Alonso		1046.985

Code:

[b]Sector 2 [/b]
[b]Pos	No	Driver			Time[/b]
1	35	Pedro de la Rosa	27.216 
2	9	Kimi Räikkönen		27.891 
3	7	Mark Webber		27.920 
4	4	Takuma Sato		28.085 
5	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	28.174 
6	38	Ricardo Zonta		28.249 
7	8	Nick Heidfeld		28.249 
8	14	David Coulthard		28.490 
9	1	Michael Schumacher	28.612 
10	37	Vitantonio Liuzzi	28.737 
11	2	Rubens Barrichello	28.946 
12	12	Felipe Massa		28.992 
13	39	Nicolas Kiesa		29.186 
14	18	Tiago Monteiro		29.286 
15	21	Christijan Albers	29.338 
16	19	Narain Karthikeyan	29.416 
17	20	Robert Doornbos		29.495 
18	11	Jacques Villeneuve	29.567 
19	40	Enrico Toccacelo	29.605 
20	3	Jenson Button		33.833 
21	15	Christian Klien		34.536 
22	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	35.243 
23	16	Jarno Trulli		35.641 
24	17	Ralf Schumacher		40.893 
25	5	Fernando Alonso		41.014

Code:

[b]Sector 3 [/b]
[b]Pos	No	Driver			Time[/b]
1	35	Pedro de la Rosa	26.973 
2	7	Mark Webber		27.217 
3	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	27.288 
4	8	Nick Heidfeld		27.442 
5	4	Takuma Sato		27.553 
6	9	Kimi Räikkönen		27.558 
7	38	Ricardo Zonta		27.584 
8	14	David Coulthard		27.799 
9	2	Rubens Barrichello	28.151 
10	37	Vitantonio Liuzzi	28.209 
11	1	Michael Schumacher	28.332 
12	18	Tiago Monteiro		28.694 
13	20	Robert Doornbos		28.810 
14	21	Christijan Albers	28.870 
15	19	Narain Karthikeyan	28.872 
16	39	Nicolas Kiesa		28.907 
17	40	Enrico Toccacelo	29.044 
18	11	Jacques Villeneuve	30.309 
19	12	Felipe Massa		31.683 
20	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	38.799 
21	3	Jenson Button		42.291 
22	15	Christian Klien		45.329 
23	5	Fernando Alonso		45.621 
24	17	Ralf Schumacher		46.304 
25	16	Jarno Trulli		48.524

Speed Trap

Code:

[b]Pos	No	Driver			Time		Speed[/b]
1	35	Pedro de la Rosa	11:56:38	361.5 
2	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	11:56:40	361.3 
3	9	Kimi Räikkönen		11:56:15	357.8 
4	1	Michael Schumacher	11:56:36	355.6 
5	38	Ricardo Zonta		11:59:08	354.4 
6	8	Nick Heidfeld		11:56:26	354.2 
7	18	Tiago Monteiro		11:56:42	354.2 
8	40	Enrico Toccacelo	11:56:05	353.9 
9	7	Mark Webber		11:57:21	353.7 
10	21	Christijan Albers	11:55:42	353.5 
11	12	Felipe Massa		11:56:09	353.1 
12	39	Nicolas Kiesa		11:58:12	351.6 
13	4	Takuma Sato		11:56:13	350.1 
14	14	David Coulthard		11:56:32	350.1 
15	20	Robert Doornbos		11:58:51	348.9 
16	19	Narain Karthikeyan	11:32:03	348.1 
17	2	Rubens Barrichello	11:57:04	347.3 
18	37	Vitantonio Liuzzi	11:56:29	343.6 
19	11	Jacques Villeneuve	11:49:29	332.3 
20	3	Jenson Button		11:11:02	257.8 
21	15	Christian Klien		11:16:04	235.9 
22	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	11:48:17	224.8 
23	5	Fernando Alonso		11:43:00	193.2 
24	16	Jarno Trulli		11:48:39	183.0 
25	17	Ralf Schumacher		11:48:55	149.4

Flibster · 2 Sep 2005 at 16:02

Friday Free Practice 2.

Code:

[b]Pos	No	Driver			Team			Time[/b]
1	38	Ricardo Zonta		Toyota			1:20.531		
2	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	1:21.583		
3	9	Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes	1:21.735		
4	35	Pedro de la Rosa	McLaren-Mercedes	1:21.922		
5	7	Mark Webber		Williams-BMW		1:22.032		
6	8	Nick Heidfeld		Williams-BMW		1:22.107		
7	37	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Red Bull Racing		1:22.253		
8	16	Jarno Trulli		Toyota			1:22.278		
9	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault			1:22.440		
10	5	Fernando Alonso		Renault			1:22.594		
11	15	Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing		1:22.600		
12	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari			1:22.749		
13	12	Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas		1:23.052		
14	17	Ralf Schumacher		Toyota			1:23.126		
15	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas		1:23.208		
16	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari			1:23.213		
17	4	Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda		1:23.223		
18	3	Jenson Button		BAR-Honda		1:23.415		
19	14	David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing		1:23.506		
20	18	Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota		1:23.994		
21	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota		1:24.202		
22	20	Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth	1:24.233		
23	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	1:24.264		
24	40	Enrico Toccacelo	Minardi-Cosworth	1:25.245		
25	39	Nicolas Kiesa		Jordan-Toyota

Sector Times - Free Practice 2

Code:

[b]Sector 1[/b]
[b]Pos	No	Driver			Time[/b]
1	38	Ricardo Zonta		26.033 
2	9	Kimi Räikkönen		26.092 
3	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	26.094 
4	35	Pedro de la Rosa	26.156 
5	7	Mark Webber		26.308 
6	8	Nick Heidfeld		26.327 
7	37	Vitantonio Liuzzi	26.476 
8	16	Jarno Trulli		26.490 
9	1	Michael Schumacher	26.495 
10	5	Fernando Alonso		26.503 
11	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	26.534 
12	14	David Coulthard		26.555 
13	17	Ralf Schumacher		26.587 
14	21	Christijan Albers	26.604 
15	2	Rubens Barrichello	26.635 
16	15	Christian Klien		26.671 
17	20	Robert Doornbos		26.688 
18	4	Takuma Sato		26.714 
19	18	Tiago Monteiro		26.722 
20	19	Narain Karthikeyan	26.735 
21	12	Felipe Massa		26.745 
22	11	Jacques Villeneuve	26.773 
23	3	Jenson Button		26.811 
24	40	Enrico Toccacelo	26.858

Code:

[b]Sector 2 [/b]
[b]Pos	No	Driver			Time[/b]
1	38	Ricardo Zonta		27.504 
2	9	Kimi Räikkönen		27.681 
3	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	27.937 
4	37	Vitantonio Liuzzi	28.114 
5	16	Jarno Trulli		28.128 
6	7	Mark Webber		28.173 
7	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	28.203 
8	35	Pedro de la Rosa	28.212 
9	5	Fernando Alonso		28.290 
10	8	Nick Heidfeld		28.315 
11	15	Christian Klien		28.348 
12	1	Michael Schumacher	28.360 
13	12	Felipe Massa		28.412 
14	14	David Coulthard		28.415 
15	3	Jenson Button		28.458 
16	4	Takuma Sato		28.508 
17	17	Ralf Schumacher		28.510 
18	11	Jacques Villeneuve	28.579 
19	2	Rubens Barrichello	28.662 
20	19	Narain Karthikeyan	28.916 
21	21	Christijan Albers	28.957 
22	18	Tiago Monteiro		28.965 
23	20	Robert Doornbos		29.000 
24	40	Enrico Toccacelo	29.245

Code:

[b]Sector 3 [/b]
[b]Pos	No	Driver			Time[/b]
1	38	Ricardo Zonta		26.994 
2	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	27.168 
3	9	Kimi Räikkönen		27.325 
4	35	Pedro de la Rosa	27.440 
5	8	Nick Heidfeld		27.465 
6	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	27.491 
7	37	Vitantonio Liuzzi	27.521 
8	7	Mark Webber		27.551 
9	15	Christian Klien		27.575 
10	16	Jarno Trulli		27.656 
11	5	Fernando Alonso		27.688 
12	12	Felipe Massa		27.744 
13	3	Jenson Button		27.774 
14	17	Ralf Schumacher		27.829 
15	14	David Coulthard		27.837 
16	11	Jacques Villeneuve	27.856 
17	1	Michael Schumacher	27.861 
18	4	Takuma Sato		27.898 
19	2	Rubens Barrichello	27.916 
20	18	Tiago Monteiro		28.273 
21	19	Narain Karthikeyan	28.358 
22	20	Robert Doornbos		28.545 
23	21	Christijan Albers	28.619 
24	40	Enrico Toccacelo	28.831

Speed Trap

Code:

[b]Pos	No	Driver			Time		Speed[/b]
1	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	14:51:38	362.9 
2	35	Pedro de la Rosa	14:33:15	361.0 
3	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	14:18:52	360.1 
4	9	Kimi Räikkönen		14:37:19	359.8 
5	14	David Coulthard		14:57:42	359.7 
6	38	Ricardo Zonta		14:45:40	359.0 
7	15	Christian Klien		14:39:59	356.5 
8	5	Fernando Alonso		14:38:33	356.4 
9	18	Tiago Monteiro		14:12:47	356.3 
10	8	Nick Heidfeld		14:35:06	355.9 
11	7	Mark Webber		14:48:11	355.9 
12	19	Narain Karthikeyan	14:16:10	355.4 
13	17	Ralf Schumacher		14:50:40	355.3 
14	20	Robert Doornbos		14:50:52	355.3 
15	21	Christijan Albers	14:48:11	355.2 
16	40	Enrico Toccacelo	14:53:55	355.1 
17	37	Vitantonio Liuzzi	14:56:14	354.6 
18	4	Takuma Sato		14:37:15	354.2 
19	11	Jacques Villeneuve	14:32:11	353.9 
20	16	Jarno Trulli		14:15:26	353.2 
21	12	Felipe Massa		14:39:07	353.2 
22	2	Rubens Barrichello	14:21:57	352.0 
23	1	Michael Schumacher	14:23:36	350.7 
24	3	Jenson Button		14:56:06	350.7 
25	39	Nicolas Kiesa		14:00:15	226.5

M.Schumacher ended up going backwards into the tyre wall at the Parabolica. Started to get it very wrong even before the corner.

Kiesa broke down on his out lap in S2

Barrichello had a iffy moment that caused Raikkonen to take evasive action.

Surprises: Williams seem to be going well. Renault seems to be surprisingly far down.

Flibster · 3 Sep 2005 at 00:22

Red Bull Racing AND Red Bull USA in F1 anyone?

Red Bull interested in buying Minardi team

On Saturday Paul Stoddart will meet a delegation from Red Bull to talk about a possible buy-out. Red Bull is interested to take over Minardi and create 'Red Bull Team USA' for the 2006 F1 season.

From a reliable source F1Racing.net was told, "Paul Stoddart will meet Red Bull on Saturday to talk about selling the Minardi Formula One team. It is not clear how far the negotiations are but the interest of Red Bull is very serious."

If Red Bull would buy the Minardi team they would run two F1 teams next season; the current Red Bull team and Red Bull Team USA. Scott Speed has definitely got the biggest chance to become Red Bull Team USA's first driver.

Flibster · 3 Sep 2005 at 09:46

This was a surprise this morning...

Pizzonia replaces Heidfeld at Monza

Nick Heidfeld will not take part in this weekend's Italian Grand Prix at Monza for WilliamsF1.

After driving in Friday's Free Practice sessions yesterday, Nick experienced a strong headache and this morning, together with the team, decided not to continue his on track duties.

Nick crashed whilst testing at the Autodromo di Monza at Lesmo One on August 26th, and will now rest for a few days to recuperate completely in order to return to the cockpit as soon as possible.

Nick said: "I spoke with Gary Hartstein and Sid Watkins this morning and they both recommended that I did not drive."

The team's reserve driver Antonio Pizzonia will take Nick's place for the rest of the weekend. This will be Antonio's 16th Grand Prix. His last race was here, in Monza.

Flibster · 3 Sep 2005 at 19:24

Hello.

It's so nice to be missed..

Sorry - had to be away form the computer at short notice...

Only just got back in...

Haven't even watched Qualifying yet.. :eek:

Will be going through it and putting my notes up in a while...

Simon/~Flibster

Flibster · 3 Sep 2005 at 23:23

Now catching up...

Saturday Free Practice 1.

Code:

[b]Pos	No	Driver			Team			Time[/b]
1	9	Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes	1:22.415		
2	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari			1:22.550		
3	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	1:22.676		
4	5	Fernando Alonso		Renault			1:22.867		
5	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault			1:22.900		
6	7	Mark Webber		Williams-BMW		1:23.162		
7	4	Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda		1:23.257		
8	3	Jenson Button		BAR-Honda		1:23.875		
9	17	Ralf Schumacher		Toyota			1:23.898		
10	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari			1:23.942		
11	14	David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing		1:24.019		
12	16	Jarno Trulli		Toyota			1:24.129		
13	8	Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW		1:24.367		
14	15	Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing		1:24.390		
15	12	Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas		1:24.447		
16	18	Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota		1:24.668		
17	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas		1:25.041		
18	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota		1:25.172		
19	20	Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth	1:25.722		
20	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	1:26.197

Sector Times - Free Practice 3

Code:

[b]Sector 1[/b]
[b]Pos	No	Driver			Time[/b]
1	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	26.344 
2	1	Michael Schumacher	26.514 
3	9	Kimi Räikkönen		26.515 
4	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	26.599 
5	5	Fernando Alonso		26.664 
6	4	Takuma Sato		26.726 
7	7	Mark Webber		26.813 
8	18	Tiago Monteiro		26.866 
9	3	Jenson Button		26.874 
10	17	Ralf Schumacher		26.897 
11	2	Rubens Barrichello	26.939 
12	16	Jarno Trulli		26.973 
13	8	Antonio Pizzonia	26.974 
14	14	David Coulthard		27.086 
15	12	Felipe Massa		27.120 
16	19	Narain Karthikeyan	27.132 
17	15	Christian Klien		27.179 
18	11	Jacques Villeneuve	27.244 
19	20	Robert Doornbos		27.323 
20	21	Christijan Albers	27.426

Code:

[b]Sector 2 [/b]
[b]Pos	No	Driver			Time[/b]
1	9	Kimi Räikkönen		28.091 
2	1	Michael Schumacher	28.173 
3	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	28.326 
4	5	Fernando Alonso		28.334 
5	4	Takuma Sato		28.375 
6	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	28.432 
7	7	Mark Webber		28.468 
8	14	David Coulthard		28.573 
9	2	Rubens Barrichello	28.747 
10	17	Ralf Schumacher		28.764 
11	15	Christian Klien		28.780 
12	3	Jenson Button		28.810 
13	8	Antonio Pizzonia	28.822 
14	16	Jarno Trulli		28.834 
15	12	Felipe Massa		28.899 
16	18	Tiago Monteiro		29.041 
17	11	Jacques Villeneuve	29.202 
18	19	Narain Karthikeyan	29.237 
19	21	Christijan Albers	29.439 
20	20	Robert Doornbos		29.456

Code:

[b]Sector 3 [/b]
[b]Pos	No	Driver			Time[/b]
1	1	Michael Schumacher	27.646 
2	5	Fernando Alonso		27.647 
3	9	Kimi Räikkönen		27.773 
4	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	27.778 
5	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	27.855 
6	7	Mark Webber		27.881 
7	4	Takuma Sato		27.977 
8	2	Rubens Barrichello	28.139 
9	3	Jenson Button		28.159 
10	17	Ralf Schumacher		28.196 
11	8	Antonio Pizzonia	28.220 
12	15	Christian Klien		28.223 
13	14	David Coulthard		28.228 
14	16	Jarno Trulli		28.259 
15	12	Felipe Massa		28.296 
16	11	Jacques Villeneuve	28.501 
17	19	Narain Karthikeyan	28.730 
18	18	Tiago Monteiro		28.745 
19	20	Robert Doornbos		28.943 
20	21	Christijan Albers	29.179

Speed Trap

Code:

[b]Pos	No	Driver			Time		Speed[/b]
1	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	9:43:30		360.8 
2	1	Michael Schumacher	9:40:58		358.6 
3	7	Mark Webber		9:40:46		358.5 
4	9	Kimi Räikkönen		9:44:39		358.5 
5	4	Takuma Sato		9:42:43		357.0 
6	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	9:42:52		356.4 
7	5	Fernando Alonso		9:44:18		355.9 
8	18	Tiago Monteiro		9:41:00		355.6 
9	12	Felipe Massa		9:40:46		355.1 
10	8	Antonio Pizzonia	9:41:37		354.9 
11	3	Jenson Button		9:42:02		354.5 
12	11	Jacques Villeneuve	9:35:02		352.8 
13	17	Ralf Schumacher		9:44:37		352.8 
14	16	Jarno Trulli		9:39:27		352.5	 
15	19	Narain Karthikeyan	9:41:16		352.2 
16	2	Rubens Barrichello	9:37:36		351.7 
17	21	Christijan Albers	9:44:34		351.3 
18	15	Christian Klien		9:40:15		349.6 
19	20	Robert Doornbos		9:41:23		349.5 
20	14	David Coulthard		9:39:39		348.2

Flibster · 3 Sep 2005 at 23:37

Saturday Free Practice 2.

Code:

[b]Pos	No	Driver			Team			Time[/b]
1	9	Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes	1:20.916		
2	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	1:21.318		
3	4	Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda		1:21.399		
4	5	Fernando Alonso		Renault			1:21.548		
5	16	Jarno Trulli		Toyota			1:21.884		
6	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault			1:21.951		
7	7	Mark Webber		Williams-BMW		1:22.066		
8	14	David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing		1:22.291		
9	15	Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing		1:22.345		
10	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari			1:22.395		
11	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari			1:22.437		
12	3	Jenson Button		BAR-Honda		1:22.558		
13	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas		1:22.701		
14	17	Ralf Schumacher		Toyota			1:22.710		
15	8	Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW		1:22.823		
16	12	Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas		1:23.389		
17	18	Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota		1:23.472		
18	20	Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth	1:23.676		
19	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	1:24.104		
20	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota		1:24.772

Sector Times - Free Practice 4

Code:

[b]Sector 1[/b]
[b]Pos	No	Driver			Time[/b]
1	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	26.105 
2	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	26.141 
3	9	Kimi Räikkönen		26.146 
4	5	Fernando Alonso		26.244 
5	4	Takuma Sato		26.417 
6	14	David Coulthard		26.427 
7	15	Christian Klien		26.476 
8	2	Rubens Barrichello	26.482 
9	3	Jenson Button		26.499 
10	7	Mark Webber		26.502 
11	1	Michael Schumacher	26.514 
12	8	Antonio Pizzonia	26.535 
13	16	Jarno Trulli		26.539 
14	18	Tiago Monteiro		26.606 
15	11	Jacques Villeneuve	26.616 
16	17	Ralf Schumacher		26.687 
17	12	Felipe Massa		26.739 
18	21	Christijan Albers	26.824 
19	20	Robert Doornbos		26.836 
20	19	Narain Karthikeyan	26.924

Code:

[b]Sector 2 [/b]
[b]Pos	No	Driver			Time[/b]
1	9	Kimi Räikkönen		27.563 
2	4	Takuma Sato		27.609 
3	5	Fernando Alonso		27.793 
4	16	Jarno Trulli		27.863 
5	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	27.915 
6	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	27.921 
7	3	Jenson Button		27.929 
8	14	David Coulthard		28.010 
9	15	Christian Klien		28.055 
10	7	Mark Webber		28.066 
11	1	Michael Schumacher	28.133 
12	8	Antonio Pizzonia	28.211 
13	2	Rubens Barrichello	28.232 
14	17	Ralf Schumacher		28.234 
15	11	Jacques Villeneuve	28.311 
16	12	Felipe Massa		28.555 
17	20	Robert Doornbos		28.616 
18	18	Tiago Monteiro		28.618 
19	21	Christijan Albers	28.665 
20	19	Narain Karthikeyan	28.975

Code:

[b]Sector 3 [/b]
[b]Pos	No	Driver			Time[/b]
1	9	Kimi Räikkönen		27.207 
2	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	27.262 
3	4	Takuma Sato		27.373 
4	16	Jarno Trulli		27.431 
5	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	27.443 
6	7	Mark Webber		27.498 
7	5	Fernando Alonso		27.511 
8	1	Michael Schumacher	27.537 
9	8	Antonio Pizzonia	27.630 
10	2	Rubens Barrichello	27.685 
11	3	Jenson Button		27.715 
12	14	David Coulthard		27.727 
13	11	Jacques Villeneuve	27.774 
14	17	Ralf Schumacher		27.789 
15	15	Christian Klien		27.814 
16	12	Felipe Massa		28.005 
17	20	Robert Doornbos		28.181 
18	18	Tiago Monteiro		28.248 
19	21	Christijan Albers	28.500 
20	19	Narain Karthikeyan	28.527

Speed Trap

Code:

[b]Pos	No	Driver			Time		Speed[/b]
1	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	10:57:53	364.8 
2	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	11:00:16	360.4 
3	5	Fernando Alonso		10:58:57	359.8 
4	1	Michael Schumacher	10:57:46	359.1 
5	16	Jarno Trulli		10:28:57	358.9 
6	2	Rubens Barrichello	10:46:25	358.0 
7	4	Takuma Sato		10:27:28	357.8 
8	12	Felipe Massa		10:57:51	357.1 
9	11	Jacques Villeneuve	10:24:30	356.9 
10	9	Kimi Räikkönen		10:43:21	356.2 
11	18	Tiago Monteiro		10:26:27	355.1 
12	14	David Coulthard		10:43:09	354.6 
13	15	Christian Klien		10:58:33	354.4 
14	20	Robert Doornbos		10:46:19	354.0 
15	19	Narain Karthikeyan	10:40:00	353.2 
16	7	Mark Webber		10:39:42	353.1 
17	8	Antonio Pizzonia	11:00:46	352.9 
18	3	Jenson Button		10:57:50	352.5 
19	17	Ralf Schumacher		10:28:52	351.9 
20	21	Christijan Albers	10:49:55	350.7

Flibster · 3 Sep 2005 at 23:39

Qualifying...

First 5....Still being done in real time by me *got it on DVD..

*

Pizzonia on track

S1 - 26.830
S2 - 55.538
Lap time - 1:23.291

Tidy lap - not that fast though

Provisional pole - surprisingly as he's the first one out.

Code:

[b]Pos	Driver		Team		Time[/b]
1	Pizzonia	Williams	1:23.291

Webber on track

S1 - 0.322 up
S2 - 0.617 up
Lap time - 1:22.560 - 0.731 up

Nice lap - Provisional pole

Code:

[b]Pos	Driver		Team		Time[/b]
1	Webber		Williams	1:22.560
2	Pizzonia	Williams	1:23.291

Massa On track

S1 - 0.305 down in S1
S2 - Time appeared to freeze on screen..oops
lap time - 1:23.060 - 0.500 down

Takes Pos 2

Code:

[b]Pos	Driver		Team		Time[/b]
1	Webber		Williams	1:22.560
2	Massa		Sauber		1:23.060
3	Pizzonia	Williams	1:23.291

M.Schumacher on track

S1 - 0.031 down
S2 - 0.503 up
Lap time - 1:21.721 - 0.839 up

Good lap - car looks unstable though - don't think that pace will be able to be held up in the race.

Provisional pole

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[b]Pos	Driver		Team		Time[/b]
1	M.Schumacher	Ferrari		1:21.721
2	Webber		Williams	1:22.560
3	Massa		Sauber		1:23.060
4	Pizzonia	Williams	1:23.291

Albers on track

S1 - 0.374 down
S2 - 0.831 down
Lap time 1:26.964 - 5.243 down

Way off track on lesmo2 - Well held though

Code:

[b]Pos	Driver		Team		Time[/b]
1	M.Schumacher	Ferrari		1:21.721
2	Webber		Williams	1:22.560
3	Massa		Sauber		1:23.060
4	Pizzonia	Williams	1:23.291	
5	Albers		Minardi		1:26.964

Flibster · 3 Sep 2005 at 23:55

First 10 done now.

Monteiro on track

S1 - 0.514 down
S2 - 1.746 down
Lap time - 1:24.666 - 2.945 down

Sill looks a nasty car to drive in the 15b spec...

Code:

[b]Pos	Driver		Team		Time[/b]
1	M.Schumacher	Ferrari		1:21.721
2	Webber		Williams	1:22.560
3	Massa		Sauber		1:23.060
4	Pizzonia	Williams	1:23.291	
5	Monteiro	Jordan		1:24.666 
6	Albers		Minardi		1:26.964

Karthikeyan on track

S1 - 0.548 down
S2 - 2.221 down
Lap time - 1:25.859 - 4.138 down

Car looks horrible - as always with the recent Jordans

Code:

[b]Pos	Driver		Team		Time[/b]
1	M.Schumacher	Ferrari		1:21.721
2	Webber		Williams	1:22.560
3	Massa		Sauber		1:23.060
4	Pizzonia	Williams	1:23.291	
5	Monteiro	Jordan		1:24.666 
6	Karthikeyan	Jordan		1:25.859

7	Albers		Minardi		1:26.964

Doornbos on track

S1 - 0.503 down
S2 - 1.760 down
Lap Time - 1:24.904 - 3.183 down

Pretty good lap tbh. Car still looks bad tough

Code:

[b]Pos	Driver		Team		Time[/b]
1	M.Schumacher	Ferrari		1:21.721
2	Webber		Williams	1:22.560
3	Massa		Sauber		1:23.060
4	Pizzonia	Williams	1:23.291	
5	Monteiro	Jordan		1:24.666 
6	Doornbos	Minardi		1:24.904
7	Karthikeyan	Jordan		1:25.859
8	Albers		Minardi		1:26.964

R.Schumacher on track

S1 - 0.044 down
S2 - 0.378 down
Lap time - 1:22.266 - 0.545 down

Not a bad lap from Ralfie..Shame he'll probably get shown up yet again by Trulli

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[b]Pos	Driver		Team		Time[/b]
1	M.Schumacher	Ferrari		1:21.721
2	R.Schumacher	Toyota		1:22.266
3	Webber		Williams	1:22.560
4	Massa		Sauber		1:23.060
5	Pizzonia	Williams	1:23.291	
6	Monteiro	Jordan		1:24.666 
7	Doornbos	Minardi		1:24.904
8	Karthikeyan	Jordan		1:25.859
9	Albers		Minardi		1:26.964

Villeneuve on track

S1 - 0.086 down
S2 - 0.351 down
Lap Time - 1:22.356 - 0.635 down

At last - he shows that he can still do it...

Code:

[b]Pos	Driver		Team		Time[/b]
1	M.Schumacher	Ferrari		1:21.721
2	R.Schumacher	Toyota		1:22.266
3	Villeneuve	Sauber		1:22.356
4	Webber		Williams	1:22.560
5	Massa		Sauber		1:23.060
6	Pizzonia	Williams	1:23.291	
7	Monteiro	Jordan		1:24.666 
8	Doornbos	Minardi		1:24.904
9	Karthikeyan	Jordan		1:25.859
10	Albers		Minardi		1:26.964

Flibster · 4 Sep 2005 at 00:09

15 Down...5 to go...

Barrichello on track

S1 - 0.228 Up
S2 - 0.074 up
Lap Time - 1:21.962 - 0.241 down

I couldn't see where he lost the time - shame.

Wonder if he's running slightly more downforce?

Code:

[b]Pos	Driver		Team		Time[/b]
1	M.Schumacher	Ferrari		1:21.721
2	Barrichello	Ferrari		1:21.962
3	R.Schumacher	Toyota		1:22.266
4	Villeneuve	Sauber		1:22.356
5	Webber		Williams	1:22.560
6	Massa		Sauber		1:23.060
7	Pizzonia	Williams	1:23.291	
8	Monteiro	Jordan		1:24.666 
9	Doornbos	Minardi		1:24.904
10	Karthikeyan	Jordan		1:25.859
11	Albers		Minardi		1:26.964

Sato on track

S1 - 0.166 up
S2 - 0.168 up
Lap Time - 1:21.477 - 0.244 up

Provisional Pole

At last - sato produces a fast qualifying lap. Now for Button to top it...

Code:

[b]Pos	Driver		Team		Time[/b]
1	Sato		BAR		1:21.477
2	M.Schumacher	Ferrari		1:21.721
3	Barrichello	Ferrari		1:21.962
4	R.Schumacher	Toyota		1:22.266
5	Villeneuve	Sauber		1:22.356
6	Webber		Williams	1:22.560
7	Massa		Sauber		1:23.060
8	Pizzonia	Williams	1:23.291	
9	Monteiro	Jordan		1:24.666 
10	Doornbos	Minardi		1:24.904
11	Karthikeyan	Jordan		1:25.859
12	Albers		Minardi		1:26.964

Klien on track

S1 - 0.069 down
S2 - 0.417 down
Lap time - 1:22.532 - 1.055 down

Not bad at all. Wasn't expecing much from the red Bulls this weekend - they are down on power compared to the ig boys.

Code:

[b]Pos	Driver		Team		Time[/b]
1	Sato		BAR		1:21.477
2	M.Schumacher	Ferrari		1:21.721
3	Barrichello	Ferrari		1:21.962
4	R.Schumacher	Toyota		1:22.266
5	Villeneuve	Sauber		1:22.356
6	Klien		Red Bull	1:22.532
7	Webber		Williams	1:22.560
8	Massa		Sauber		1:23.060
9	Pizzonia	Williams	1:23.291	
10	Monteiro	Jordan		1:24.666 
11	Doornbos	Minardi		1:24.904
12	Karthikeyan	Jordan		1:25.859
13	Albers		Minardi		1:26.964

Coulthard on track

S1 - 0.254 down
S2 - 0.531 down
Lap time - 1:22.304 - 0.827 down

Very nice lap - extremely precise as usual.

Code:

[b]Pos	Driver		Team		Time[/b]
1	Sato		BAR		1:21.477
2	M.Schumacher	Ferrari		1:21.721
3	Barrichello	Ferrari		1:21.962
4	R.Schumacher	Toyota		1:22.266
5	Colthard	Red Bull	1:22.304
6	Villeneuve	Sauber		1:22.356
7	Klien		Red Bull	1:22.532
8	Webber		Williams	1:22.560
9	Massa		Sauber		1:23.060
10	Pizzonia	Williams	1:23.291	
11	Monteiro	Jordan		1:24.666 
12	Doornbos	Minardi		1:24.904
13	Karthikeyan	Jordan		1:25.859
14	Albers		Minardi		1:26.964

Trulli on track

S1 - 0.054 dowm
S2 - 0.002 up
Lap time - 1:21.640 - 0.163 down

Well - no surprise there about him beating his team mate..

Good lap though. Not entirly sure where BAR have got their speed from today

Code:

[b]Pos	Driver		Team		Time[/b]
1	Sato		BAR		1:21.477
2	Trulli		Toyota		1:21.640
3	M.Schumacher	Ferrari		1:21.721
4	Barrichello	Ferrari		1:21.962
5	R.Schumacher	Toyota		1:22.266
6	Colthard	Red Bull	1:22.304
7	Villeneuve	Sauber		1:22.356
8	Klien		Red Bull	1:22.532
9	Webber		Williams	1:22.560
10	Massa		Sauber		1:23.060
11	Pizzonia	Williams	1:23.291	
12	Monteiro	Jordan		1:24.666 
13	Doornbos	Minardi		1:24.904
14	Karthikeyan	Jordan		1:25.859
15	Albers		Minardi		1:26.964

Flibster · 4 Sep 2005 at 00:24

Button on track

S1 - 0.035 down
S2 - 0.201 up
Lap time - 1:21.369 - 0.108 up

Superb middle sector. His smooth style paid off big time there

Code:

[b]Pos	Driver		Team		Time[/b]
1	Button		BAR		1:21.369
2	Sato		BAR		1:21.477
3	Trulli		Toyota		1:21.640
4	M.Schumacher	Ferrari		1:21.721
5	Barrichello	Ferrari		1:21.962
6	R.Schumacher	Toyota		1:22.266
7	Colthard	Red Bull	1:22.304
8	Villeneuve	Sauber		1:22.356
9	Klien		Red Bull	1:22.532
10	Webber		Williams	1:22.560
11	Massa		Sauber		1:23.060
12	Pizzonia	Williams	1:23.291	
13	Monteiro	Jordan		1:24.666 
14	Doornbos	Minardi		1:24.904
15	Karthikeyan	Jordan		1:25.859
16	Albers		Minardi		1:26.964

Fisichella on track

S1 - 0.327 down
S2 - 0.544 down
Lap time - 1:22.068 - 0.699 down

Messed up the first chicaine badly - you would have though he'd know better than that by now. Especially as an Italian..
Nearly lost the rear end coming out of Lesmo2

Not a good lap

Well - if Alonso qualifies hih up - he won't need to be told to move over..

Code:

[b]Pos	Driver		Team		Time[/b]
1	Button		AR		1:21.369
2	Sato		BAR		1:21.477
3	Trulli		Toyota		1:21.640
4	M.Schumacher	Ferrari		1:21.721
5	Barrichello	Ferrari		1:21.962
6	Fiichella	Renault		1:22.068
7	R.Schumacher	Toyota		1:22.266
8	Colthard	Red Bull	1:22.304
9	Villeneuve	Sauber		1:22.356
10	Klien		Red Bull	1:22.532
11	Webber		Williams	1:22.560
12	Massa		Sauber		1:23.060
13	Pizzonia	Williams	1:23.291	
14	Monteiro	Jordan		1:24.666 
15	Doornbos	Minardi		1:24.904
16	Karthikeyan	Jordan		1:25.859
17	Albers		Minardi		1:26.964

Montoya on track

S1 - 0.301 up
S2 - 0.147 up
Lap time - 1:21.054 - 0.315 up

Very fast and commited lap - Fast everywhere

Code:

[b]Pos	Driver		Team		Time[/b]
1	Montoya		McLaren		1:21.054 
2	Button		BAR		1:21.369
3	Sato		BAR		1:21.477
4	Trulli		Toyota		1:21.640
5	M.Schumacher	Ferrari		1:21.721
6	Barrichello	Ferrari		1:21.962
7	Fiichella	Renault		1:22.068
8	R.Schumacher	Toyota		1:22.266
9	Colthard	Red Bull	1:22.304
10	Villeneuve	Sauber		1:22.356
11	Klien		Red Bull	1:22.532
12	Webber		Williams	1:22.560
13	Massa		Sauber		1:23.060
14	Pizzonia	Williams	1:23.291	
15	Monteiro	Jordan		1:24.666 
16	Doornbos	Minardi		1:24.904
17	Karthikeyan	Jordan		1:25.859
18	Albers		Minardi		1:26.964

Alonso on track

S1 - 0.014 down
S2 - 0.058 down
Lap time - 1:21.319 - 0.265 down

Very nice lap - will help keeping the Championship

However - remember how much more fuel McLaren carried at the last race

Code:

[b]Pos	Driver		Team		Time[/b]
1	Montoya		McLaren		1:21.054 
2	Alonso		Renault		1:21.319 
3	Button		BAR		1:21.369
4	Sato		BAR		1:21.477
5	Trulli		Toyota		1:21.640
6	M.Schumacher	Ferrari		1:21.721
7	Barrichello	Ferrari		1:21.962
8	Fiichella	Renault		1:22.068
9	R.Schumacher	Toyota		1:22.266
10	Colthard	Red Bull	1:22.304
11	Villeneuve	Sauber		1:22.356
12	Klien		Red Bull	1:22.532
13	Webber		Williams	1:22.560
14	Massa		Sauber		1:23.060
15	Pizzonia	Williams	1:23.291	
16	Monteiro	Jordan		1:24.666 
17	Doornbos	Minardi		1:24.904
18	Karthikeyan	Jordan		1:25.859
19	Albers		Minardi		1:26.964

Raikkonen on track

S1 - 0.054 down
S2 - 0.195 up
Lap time - 1:20.878 - 0.176 up

Absolute masterly lap - every corner on the edge of the track/gravel

Wonderful

Shame he has to start in 11th..

Code:

[b]Pos	Driver		Team		Time[/b]
1	Raikkonen	McLaren		1:20.878
2	Montoya		McLaren		1:21.054 
3	Alonso		Renault		1:21.319 
4	Button		BAR		1:21.369
5	Sato		BAR		1:21.477
6	Trulli		Toyota		1:21.640
7	M.Schumacher	Ferrari		1:21.721
8	Barrichello	Ferrari		1:21.962
9	Fiichella	Renault		1:22.068
10	R.Schumacher	Toyota		1:22.266
11	Colthard	Red Bull	1:22.304
12	Villeneuve	Sauber		1:22.356
13	Klien		Red Bull	1:22.532
14	Webber		Williams	1:22.560
15	Massa		Sauber		1:23.060
16	Pizzonia	Williams	1:23.291	
17	Monteiro	Jordan		1:24.666 
18	Doornbos	Minardi		1:24.904
19	Karthikeyan	Jordan		1:25.859
20	Albers		Minardi		1:26.964

Flibster · 4 Sep 2005 at 00:25

Qualifying.

Code:

[b]Pos	No	Driver			Team			Time[/b]
1	9	Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes	1:20.878		
2	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	1:21.054		
3	5	Fernando Alonso		Renault			1:21.319		
4	3	Jenson Button		BAR-Honda		1:21.369		
5	4	Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda		1:21.477		
6	16	Jarno Trulli		Toyota			1:21.640		
7	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari			1:21.721		
8	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari			1:21.962		
9	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault			1:22.068		
10	17	Ralf Schumacher		Toyota			1:22.266		
11	14	David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing		1:22.304		
12	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas		1:22.356		
13	15	Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing		1:22.532		
14	7	Mark Webber		Williams-BMW		1:22.560		
15	12	Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas		1:23.060		
16	8	Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW		1:23.291		
17	18	Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota		1:24.666		
18	20	Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth	1:24.904		
19	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota		1:25.859		
20	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	1:26.964

Sector Times

Code:

[b]Sector 1[/b]
[b]Pos	No	Driver			Time[/b]
1	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	26.107 
2	5	Fernando Alonso		26.121 
3	9	Kimi Räikkönen		26.161 
4	2	Rubens Barrichello	26.311 
5	4	Takuma Sato		26.373 
6	3	Jenson Button		26.408 
7	16	Jarno Trulli		26.427 
8	15	Christian Klien		26.442 
9	7	Mark Webber		26.508 
10	1	Michael Schumacher	26.539 
11	17	Ralf Schumacher		26.583 
12	14	David Coulthard		26.618 
13	11	Jacques Villeneuve	26.625 
14	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	26.735 
15	12	Felipe Massa		26.813 
16	8	Antonio Pizzonia	26.830 
17	21	Christijan Albers	26.913 
18	20	Robert Doornbos		27.042 
19	18	Tiago Monteiro		27.053 
20	19	Narain Karthikeyan	27.087

Code:

[b]Sector 2 [/b]
[b]Pos	No	Driver			Time[/b]
1	9	Kimi Räikkönen		27.543 
2	3	Jenson Button		27.639 
3	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	27.792 
4	16	Jarno Trulli		27.819 
5	5	Fernando Alonso		27.836 
6	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	27.855 
7	4	Takuma Sato		27.875 
8	1	Michael Schumacher	27.878 
9	2	Rubens Barrichello	28.031 
10	11	Jacques Villeneuve	28.142 
11	14	David Coulthard		28.161 
12	17	Ralf Schumacher		28.211 
13	15	Christian Klien		28.223 
14	12	Felipe Massa		28.404 
15	7	Mark Webber		28.413 
16	8	Antonio Pizzonia	28.708 
17	18	Tiago Monteiro		29.109 
18	20	Robert Doornbos		29.134 
19	19	Narain Karthikeyan	29.550 
20	21	Christijan Albers	29.577

Code:

[b]Sector 3 [/b]
[b]Pos	No	Driver			Time[/b]
1	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	27.155 
2	9	Kimi Räikkönen		27.174 
3	4	Takuma Sato		27.229 
4	1	Michael Schumacher	27.304 
5	3	Jenson Button		27.322 
6	5	Fernando Alonso		27.362 
7	16	Jarno Trulli		27.394 
8	17	Ralf Schumacher		27.472 
9	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	27.478 
10	14	David Coulthard		27.525 
11	11	Jacques Villeneuve	27.589 
12	2	Rubens Barrichello	27.620 
13	7	Mark Webber		27.639 
14	8	Antonio Pizzonia	27.753 
15	12	Felipe Massa		27.843 
16	15	Christian Klien		27.867 
17	18	Tiago Monteiro		28.504 
18	21	Christijan Albers	28.717 
19	20	Robert Doornbos		28.728 
20	19	Narain Karthikeyan	29.222

Speed Trap

Code:

[b]Pos	No	Driver			Time		Speed[/b]
1	5	Fernando Alonso		13:45:44	359.5 
2	1	Michael Schumacher	13:07:50	358.3 
3	11	Jacques Villeneuve	13:22:12	356.3 
4	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	13:41:55	356.3 
5	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	13:43:55	356.3 
6	9	Kimi Räikkönen		13:47:36	355.7 
7	7	Mark Webber		13:04:01	355.4 
8	2	Rubens Barrichello	13:27:31	355.2 
9	12	Felipe Massa		13:05:50	354.3 
10	15	Christian Klien		13:31:01	353.9 
11	4	Takuma Sato		13:29:14	353.6 
12	14	David Coulthard		13:33:01	353.1 
13	8	Antonio Pizzonia	13:01:50	352.5 
14	21	Christijan Albers	13:09:29	351.4 
15	16	Jarno Trulli		13:34:53	350.3 
16	20	Robert Doornbos		13:18:15	350.0 
17	3	Jenson Button		13:40:02	349.9 
18	17	Ralf Schumacher		13:20:15	349.8 
19	19	Narain Karthikeyan	13:16:31	347.1 
20	18	Tiago Monteiro		13:14:45	344.4

Flibster · 4 Sep 2005 at 00:28

Provisional 2005 Italian Grand Prix Grid

Code:

[b]Pos	No	Driver			Team			Time[/b]
1	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	1:21.054		
2	5	Fernando Alonso		Renault			1:21.319		
3	3	Jenson Button		BAR-Honda		1:21.369		
4	4	Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda		1:21.477		
5	16	Jarno Trulli		Toyota			1:21.640		
6	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari			1:21.721		
7	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari			1:21.962		
8	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault			1:22.068		
9	17	Ralf Schumacher		Toyota			1:22.266		
10	14	David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing		1:22.304		
11	9	Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes	1:20.878 - Engine penalty
12	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas		1:22.356		
13	15	Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing		1:22.532		
14	7	Mark Webber		Williams-BMW		1:22.560		
15	12	Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas		1:23.060		
16	8	Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW		1:23.291		
17	18	Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota		1:24.666		
18	20	Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth	1:24.904		
19	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota		1:25.859		
20	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	1:26.964

Flibster · 4 Sep 2005 at 00:33

Love the interview with Ron. Nice to see Ron smile.

Essentially from what I gather of ronspeak...

They're a second a lap faster - but have loaded with fuel so they can go longer and take shorter pit stops.

Hinting at possible team orders as well - hmmm...

Simon/~Flibster

Flibster · 4 Sep 2005 at 12:35

Byron5184 said:
Hasnt Alesi changed since he was racing, i didnt even recognise him at first until his name was said, Berger is still easily recognisable

Looks the same as he always has...

Especially as he's still racing. He's doing pretty well in DTM

Simon/~Flibster

Flibster · 4 Sep 2005 at 12:44

All ready to go...

All I need is some nibbles...and ice cream - hot as hell here.

Been rying to wash the car - it's got grease all over it from the pub next door having bbq's... Real bugger to wash off.

Anyway...news time...

Ecclestone expects Raikkonen to join Ferrari

Bernie Ecclestone expects Kimi Raikkonen to join Ferrari for the 2007 season, once Michael Schumacher's contract with Scuderia expires and the German will retire.

Mr Formula One is pretty sure that Michael will not race for any other team in F1 but Ferrari for the rest of his carrier. "Schumacher will end his career at Ferrari," Ecclestone said in Gazzetta dello Sport. "And I'm ready to bet that in 2007 Raikkonen will be in a Ferrari," he concluded.

Flibster · 4 Sep 2005 at 12:44

Honda to own BAR entirely?

Our sources from Monza paddock heard that Honda is keen to purchase the rest of
shares in the BAR team from British American Tobacco (BAT) and own it entirely. If this will happen, the name of the team will be changed into Honda.

BAT formed British American Racing (BAR) in late '90s in order to promote the company's main brands Lucky Strike and 555. However, the new Anti-Tobbacco legislation, introduced this year, affected BAT plans and there is no reason for them to stay in as long as they cannot advertise their products any more.

Honda has already purchased 40% of BAR last year.

Flibster · 4 Sep 2005 at 12:47

This one is funny.

http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=33935&PO=33935 said:
FERRARI PRESIDENT HITS OUT AT F1 RULES

Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has hit out at the current state of Formula 1 during Ferrari's annual dinner with the press at Monza.

The charismatic Italian claims that one-lap qualifying, the single-tyre rule and the tyre war are ruining the essence of Formula 1 and turning its stars into "taxi drivers".

"Every year the rules change and I do not like this current qualifying format," he said.

"It does nothing for the public and nothing for the TV viewers and it is not good for the sport."

"I am old enough to remember some great qualifying, with all the cars on the track at the same time. I remember for example Ayrton Senna taking pole at the very last second here in Monza.

"That is sport that is life. I want competition on Sunday but also on Saturday."

Montezemolo, whose team has struggled to be competitive on Bridgestone's long-life tyres with this year's regulations, claims that the regulation which demands drivers stay on the same tyres for qualifying and the entire race go against the spirit of F1.

"I do not like to have a race where I have to look after my tyres. If I want to change tyres every lap then I should be allowed to.

"I don't know why I should use the tyres I raced with on Sunday to drive home with on Monday!

"I look forward to having F1 with better overtaking but I still think the key problems in our sport is that we need extreme technology and research."

Bridgestone's rival Michelin re-iterated its opposition to the 2008 regulations which call for F1 to have a single tyre supplier.

The French company is expected to announce its withdrawal from the sport during the Belgian Grand Prix next weekend, but unsurprisingly Montezemolo indicated that he would pleased to see tyre's have less influence on the outcome of a race.

"I do not like a championship where tyres are more important than drivers and cars," he said.

"I am not happy to see the crowds and TV viewing figures going down. I don't like to see boring races and I don't like to see super-boring qualifying.

"I am not happy to see "taxi drivers" saving their tyres for the last 20 laps of a race. I am not happy to see this current Formula 1.

So....when they're continously winning - the rules are prefect and don't need changing...

However - now they're a mid table team - all the rules are crap? Montezemolo....what an arse...

Simon/~Flibster

Flibster · 4 Sep 2005 at 12:51

Kimi's car must be loaded with fuel for him to be that confident....

Anyway - just found the electronic verion of the regs rulebook I've got so if anyone wants to try and understand them...

Go ahead...

http://www.fia.com/sport/Regulations/f1regs.html

Simon/~Flibster