| Ferg | 05-10-2006 12:52 PM |
Formula One, Round 6, Grand Prix of Spain
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...and the Battle Royale between Alonso and Schumacher looks set to continue, this time on Alonso's home circuit.
Who's going to come out on top this time?
[IMG]http://www.pbase.com/image/56928283/original.jpg[/IMG]
[QUOTE][SIZE=3][B]TV Times[/B][/SIZE]
[B]Friday, May 12th[/B]
Practice #2, Speed TV, 8:00am
[B]Saturday, May 13th[/B]
Qualifying, Speed TV, 8:00am
[B]Sunday, May 14th[/B]
RACE!, CBS Sports :rolleyes: 1:00pm
[i]all times Eastern[/i]
as always, double check your local listings for the exact CBS air time!
[/QUOTE]
..the track map image is having hosting issues again, so it may or may not show up everytime. Yay!
Remember to get your F1 Pick6 selections in.
:D
Who's going to come out on top this time?
[IMG]http://www.pbase.com/image/56928283/original.jpg[/IMG]
[QUOTE][SIZE=3][B]TV Times[/B][/SIZE]
[B]Friday, May 12th[/B]
Practice #2, Speed TV, 8:00am
[B]Saturday, May 13th[/B]
Qualifying, Speed TV, 8:00am
[B]Sunday, May 14th[/B]
RACE!, CBS Sports :rolleyes: 1:00pm
[i]all times Eastern[/i]
as always, double check your local listings for the exact CBS air time!
[/QUOTE]
..the track map image is having hosting issues again, so it may or may not show up everytime. Yay!
Remember to get your F1 Pick6 selections in.
:D
| JoD | 05-10-2006 01:05 PM |
Thanks Ferg - You always deliver on demand!
My picks - still gotta love Kimi - I can't give up!!!
K.Raikkonen
M.Schumacher
F.Alonso
F.Massa
J.Montoya
J.Button
N.Rosberg
G.Fisichella
My picks - still gotta love Kimi - I can't give up!!!
K.Raikkonen
M.Schumacher
F.Alonso
F.Massa
J.Montoya
J.Button
N.Rosberg
G.Fisichella
| Chiketkd | 05-10-2006 01:11 PM |
Thanks Ferg.
My picks for this weekend
M. Schumacher
F. Alonso
J. Montoya
F. Massa
G. Fisichella
K. Raikkonen
N. Rosberg
M. Webber
My picks for this weekend
M. Schumacher
F. Alonso
J. Montoya
F. Massa
G. Fisichella
K. Raikkonen
N. Rosberg
M. Webber
| Chiketkd | 05-10-2006 01:17 PM |
[QUOTE=Ferg]...and the Battle Royale between Alonso and Schumacher looks set to continue, this time on Alonso's home circuit.[/QUOTE]
This is season is definitely heating up pretty quickly b/c of those two...
Schumacher and Ferrari desperately need Alonso to dnf or finish outside of the top 8. One thing to remember for this week's race - Schumi will be on a fresh V10 while Alonso will be on the one from last weekend. Both constructors have impeccable reliability, but who knows what could happen in the hot temps of Barcelona! ;)
This is season is definitely heating up pretty quickly b/c of those two...
Schumacher and Ferrari desperately need Alonso to dnf or finish outside of the top 8. One thing to remember for this week's race - Schumi will be on a fresh V10 while Alonso will be on the one from last weekend. Both constructors have impeccable reliability, but who knows what could happen in the hot temps of Barcelona! ;)
| NYEJ25 | 05-10-2006 01:41 PM |
[QUOTE=Chiketkd]This is season is definitely heating up pretty quickly b/c of those two...
Schumacher and Ferrari desperately need Alonso to dnf or finish outside of the top 8. One thing to remember for this week's race - Schumi will be on a fresh V10 while Alonso will be on the one from last weekend. Both constructors have impeccable reliability, but who knows what could happen in the hot temps of Barcelona! ;)[/QUOTE]
Ummmmmmm....They are running V8s this year. ;)
Schumacher and Ferrari desperately need Alonso to dnf or finish outside of the top 8. One thing to remember for this week's race - Schumi will be on a fresh V10 while Alonso will be on the one from last weekend. Both constructors have impeccable reliability, but who knows what could happen in the hot temps of Barcelona! ;)[/QUOTE]
Ummmmmmm....They are running V8s this year. ;)
| Johnny Butane | 05-10-2006 01:46 PM |
Ack! Another CBS broadcast.
jeff
jeff
| Ferg | 05-10-2006 01:59 PM |
[QUOTE=NYEJ25]Ummmmmmm....They are running V8s this year. ;)[/QUOTE]
Ah, but do we know for sure that Ferrari hasn't stuffed their V10 back into Schumacher's car? :lol:
Ah, but do we know for sure that Ferrari hasn't stuffed their V10 back into Schumacher's car? :lol:
| NYEJ25 | 05-10-2006 02:42 PM |
[QUOTE=Ferg]Ah, but do we know for sure that Ferrari hasn't stuffed their V10 back into Schumacher's car? :lol:[/QUOTE]
You never know with them, after they were running the "Special" wings :D
You never know with them, after they were running the "Special" wings :D
| Chiketkd | 05-10-2006 03:02 PM |
[QUOTE=NYEJ25]Ummmmmmm....They are running V8s this year. ;)[/QUOTE]
Doh! Brain fart. My point still stands... ;)
Doh! Brain fart. My point still stands... ;)
| REX8 | 05-10-2006 04:25 PM |
Don't think McLaren has the speed after only a one week break, but they won't go heavy again...
How the passing on this track?... because I got great sleep the last two races...
* Every F1 track needs at least TWO 200 MPH straights into 20 mph hairpins to be considered for hosting an event. These parades are getting boring.
FA
MS
KR
JPM
FM
JB
How the passing on this track?... because I got great sleep the last two races...
* Every F1 track needs at least TWO 200 MPH straights into 20 mph hairpins to be considered for hosting an event. These parades are getting boring.
FA
MS
KR
JPM
FM
JB
| Ferg | 05-10-2006 04:31 PM |
[QUOTE=REX8]How the passing on this track?... because I got great sleep the last two races...[/QUOTE]
Barcelona should provide some chances for passing. There's the fast corner leading onto the long, long, long front straight...a mistake or bad corner exit there should allow a followng car to get a good run into the first corner.
There's also Campsa, which has always caught drivers out.
Run wide there and you'll have the car behind causing you all sorts of trouble into the next left hander.
I hope.
:D
Barcelona should provide some chances for passing. There's the fast corner leading onto the long, long, long front straight...a mistake or bad corner exit there should allow a followng car to get a good run into the first corner.
There's also Campsa, which has always caught drivers out.
Run wide there and you'll have the car behind causing you all sorts of trouble into the next left hander.
I hope.
:D
| REXLR8 | 05-10-2006 04:33 PM |
im loving the ferrari charge to the top! go schumi!
-m.schumacher
-f.alonso
-j.button
-k.raikonnen
-f.massa
-j.montoya
-r.schumacher
-r.barrichelio
-m.schumacher
-f.alonso
-j.button
-k.raikonnen
-f.massa
-j.montoya
-r.schumacher
-r.barrichelio
| tdm74 | 05-10-2006 04:42 PM |
Alonso needs to win in front of his home crowd
1) F.Alonso
2) M.Schumacher
3) K.Raikkonen
4) G.Fisichella
5) J.Montoya
6) F.Massa
7) M.Webber
8) J.Button
1) F.Alonso
2) M.Schumacher
3) K.Raikkonen
4) G.Fisichella
5) J.Montoya
6) F.Massa
7) M.Webber
8) J.Button
| vlady | 05-10-2006 04:51 PM |
Here is my pick. Time for Kimi to step it up!
F. Alonso
M. Schumacher
K. Raikkonen
J. Montoya
G. Fisichella
F. Alonso
M. Schumacher
K. Raikkonen
J. Montoya
G. Fisichella
| artkevin | 05-10-2006 05:22 PM |
I remember Mika Hakkienen saying that tears would be pulled out of his eye balls and slammed against the inside of his visor going into the Elf (turn 1). :devil:
I am just happy there is a battle at the top. Hopefully Honda, McLaren and Williams will get to pace sooner rather then later. But a 2 way fight is better then a cake walk.
I am just happy there is a battle at the top. Hopefully Honda, McLaren and Williams will get to pace sooner rather then later. But a 2 way fight is better then a cake walk.
| Ferg | 05-10-2006 07:15 PM |
Throwing my picks out there...not having much luck this season.
[QUOTE]
F.Alonso
K.Raikkonen
M.Schumacher
J.Button
N.Rosberg
M.Webber
R.Barrichello
J.Trulli
[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]
F.Alonso
K.Raikkonen
M.Schumacher
J.Button
N.Rosberg
M.Webber
R.Barrichello
J.Trulli
[/QUOTE]
| Chiketkd | 05-11-2006 09:29 AM |
[QUOTE=Ferg]Throwing my picks out there...not having much luck this season.[/QUOTE]
I can tell you why! You need to pick MS to finish higher up on the podium! :p
Go Schumi!!!! :cool:
I can tell you why! You need to pick MS to finish higher up on the podium! :p
Go Schumi!!!! :cool:
| Ferg | 05-11-2006 09:47 AM |
Eh, I let my wife cover the Schumacher obsession. Ever since she watched her first Grand Prix, Monaco '97, and saw Schumacher dance the Ferrari around a wet curcuit he's been #1 in her book.
:D
:D
| Chiketkd | 05-11-2006 10:06 AM |
[QUOTE=Ferg]Eh, I let my wife cover the Schumacher obsession. Ever since she watched her first Grand Prix, Monaco '97, and saw Schumacher dance the Ferrari around a wet curcuit he's been #1 in her book.
:D[/QUOTE]
And he's been #1 in mine for as long as I can remember. He's a true gentleman who takes defeat like a gentleman and success in stride. :)
He has being showing a lot more emotion this season which is refreshing change.
:D[/QUOTE]
And he's been #1 in mine for as long as I can remember. He's a true gentleman who takes defeat like a gentleman and success in stride. :)
He has being showing a lot more emotion this season which is refreshing change.
| driggity | 05-11-2006 10:28 AM |
[QUOTE=Ferg]RACE!, CBS Sports 1:00pm[/QUOTE]
Yay for ITV! :disco:
Yay for ITV! :disco:
| Ferg | 05-11-2006 12:15 PM |
[QUOTE=driggity]Yay for ITV! :disco:[/QUOTE]
Are you still in Germany? Hurry up and get back here, I need a drinking buddy. :D
Are you still in Germany? Hurry up and get back here, I need a drinking buddy. :D
| C Stoyer | 05-11-2006 12:32 PM |
My picks for the race. I just have a hard time with D.D. on CBS
M.Schumacher
K.Raikkonen
F.Alonso
N.Rosberg
F.Massa
J. Button
R.Barrichello
J.Trulli
M.Schumacher
K.Raikkonen
F.Alonso
N.Rosberg
F.Massa
J. Button
R.Barrichello
J.Trulli
| bitterWRX | 05-11-2006 03:20 PM |
[QUOTE=Chiketkd]And he's been #1 in mine for as long as I can remember. He's a true gentleman who takes defeat like a gentleman and success in stride. :)
He has being showing a lot more emotion this season which is refreshing change.[/QUOTE]
I would too if I had such a disappointing season last year. Glad to see he's back.
He has being showing a lot more emotion this season which is refreshing change.[/QUOTE]
I would too if I had such a disappointing season last year. Glad to see he's back.
| NYEJ25 | 05-11-2006 03:31 PM |
Everyone get your pick 6 in. These are the standings so far. For our group.
[QUOTE]
39. 200 Andy Zi
114. 193 Gary Lancaster
208. 188 Andrew Sekellick
427. 182 Lord Bass
545. 179 Jody Bertoli
179 Scott Ripley
590. 178 Rupert Berrington
178 David Pio
631. 177 Matt Dell
672. 176 Matt Phelps
176 William Truett
808. 173 Matt Doyle
173 Chris Hartman
173 Johann Joo
960. 170 Ony Anglade
170 Peter Lapin
170 Steve Morris
1013. 169 Stuart Becktell
1092. 167 Michael Fiyak
167 Mika Hyytiainen
1206. 164 Jeff Preston
1361. 160 Andrew Parente
1478. 156 Brian Sullivan
1503. 155 Tommy Mcwilliams
1529. 154 Alex Hofstetter
1605. 151 Paul Chavez
1769. 139 Sean Ford
1829. 134 David Ferguson
1925. 119 Brad Erdman
1947. 116 Ken March
1958. 113 James Alberts
2014. 100 Jim Rider
2031. 96 Christopher Mcguire
2128. 75 Ken Addison [/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]
39. 200 Andy Zi
114. 193 Gary Lancaster
208. 188 Andrew Sekellick
427. 182 Lord Bass
545. 179 Jody Bertoli
179 Scott Ripley
590. 178 Rupert Berrington
178 David Pio
631. 177 Matt Dell
672. 176 Matt Phelps
176 William Truett
808. 173 Matt Doyle
173 Chris Hartman
173 Johann Joo
960. 170 Ony Anglade
170 Peter Lapin
170 Steve Morris
1013. 169 Stuart Becktell
1092. 167 Michael Fiyak
167 Mika Hyytiainen
1206. 164 Jeff Preston
1361. 160 Andrew Parente
1478. 156 Brian Sullivan
1503. 155 Tommy Mcwilliams
1529. 154 Alex Hofstetter
1605. 151 Paul Chavez
1769. 139 Sean Ford
1829. 134 David Ferguson
1925. 119 Brad Erdman
1947. 116 Ken March
1958. 113 James Alberts
2014. 100 Jim Rider
2031. 96 Christopher Mcguire
2128. 75 Ken Addison [/QUOTE]
| driggity | 05-11-2006 03:40 PM |
[QUOTE=Ferg]Are you still in Germany? Hurry up and get back here, I need a drinking buddy. :D[/QUOTE]
I was back in the US for about a week. And it just happened to coincide with when F1 was in Germany :rolleyes:
I was back in the US for about a week. And it just happened to coincide with when F1 was in Germany :rolleyes:
| finnRex | 05-11-2006 04:03 PM |
Here's my go-round. For some sick reason I continue to be optimistic about McLaren and Kimi....
1. KR
2. MS
3. FA
4. JPM
5. FM
6. NH
7. JB
8. RB
Mika
1. KR
2. MS
3. FA
4. JPM
5. FM
6. NH
7. JB
8. RB
Mika
| NYEJ25 | 05-11-2006 04:36 PM |
1. FA
2. MS
3. JB
4. FM
5. KR
6. JPM
7. NR
8. JT <----I would just like to see him score a point this season.
2. MS
3. JB
4. FM
5. KR
6. JPM
7. NR
8. JT <----I would just like to see him score a point this season.
| bemani | 05-11-2006 04:57 PM |
[QUOTE=Johnny Butane]Ack! Another CBS broadcast.
jeff[/QUOTE]
Did you know that F1 cars have carbo brakes! And they're the fastest racing machines in the galaxy!
jeff[/QUOTE]
Did you know that F1 cars have carbo brakes! And they're the fastest racing machines in the galaxy!
| KAX | 05-11-2006 05:05 PM |
[QUOTE=NYEJ25]Everyone get your pick 6 in. These are the standings so far. For our group.[/QUOTE]
yay im last place!! but for only doing two races so far, thats not bad :)
This weeks picks:
1. M. Schumacher cant stop his hot streak
2. K. Raikkonen
3. F. Alonso
4. JP. Montoya
5. F. Massa
6. J. Button
7. G. Fisichella
8. N. Rosberg (8th place is always the hardest to choose)
and hooray for Ide losing his Superlicence! :banana: :banana:
hopefully your right REX, if McLaren go heavy again, they are foolish.
yay im last place!! but for only doing two races so far, thats not bad :)
This weeks picks:
1. M. Schumacher cant stop his hot streak
2. K. Raikkonen
3. F. Alonso
4. JP. Montoya
5. F. Massa
6. J. Button
7. G. Fisichella
8. N. Rosberg (8th place is always the hardest to choose)
and hooray for Ide losing his Superlicence! :banana: :banana:
hopefully your right REX, if McLaren go heavy again, they are foolish.
| StuBeck | 05-11-2006 05:10 PM |
Hopefully no one picked Klien, he's out for the rest of the season.
| Ferg | 05-11-2006 05:17 PM |
I feel just awful for Klien. :(
He still gets to race this weekend though, and I wish him the best.
I'm sure he'll be very charged up in an effort to give Red Bull the big finger.
He still gets to race this weekend though, and I wish him the best.
I'm sure he'll be very charged up in an effort to give Red Bull the big finger.
| KAX | 05-11-2006 05:36 PM |
yeh, i found that to be really weird. Doornbos pays 15 mil euros to take a race seat that wasnt even available. im relatively new to F1 (watched since 03) and ive never heard of anyone losing their race seat because they didnt pay enough. i thought the team was supposed to pay the driver, not vice versa.
| artkevin | 05-11-2006 05:51 PM |
Pay drivers go way back but 15E is a stupid amount. I hope Klien at least gets the Friday role but I haven't seen anything about it as of yet.
On a personal note, this pisses me the eff off! One, I have met CK and he's actually a pretty cool guy. Two, I think he is much faster then most people see because his car isn't all there as of yet. Three, I am working on a painting veaturing all the STR and RB guys helmets and if CK isn't there for the art show in Indy its gonna eff eveything up!
And I'm done venting.
On a personal note, this pisses me the eff off! One, I have met CK and he's actually a pretty cool guy. Two, I think he is much faster then most people see because his car isn't all there as of yet. Three, I am working on a painting veaturing all the STR and RB guys helmets and if CK isn't there for the art show in Indy its gonna eff eveything up!
And I'm done venting.
| ArtGecko | 05-11-2006 05:59 PM |
I was going to pick CK for 7 or 8, but I don't think he'll be anxious to get points, unless it is to get him a better offer. Hmmm...[email�protected]? :D
F.Alonso
M.Schumacher
K.Raikkonen
F.Massa
J.Montoya
J.Button
R.Barrichello
R.Schumacher
Oh, and congrats to Andy Zi (who is he here, anyway?) for his [b]third place[/b] overall (almost 2500 players) in last weeks pick! :banana:
Steve
F.Alonso
M.Schumacher
K.Raikkonen
F.Massa
J.Montoya
J.Button
R.Barrichello
R.Schumacher
Oh, and congrats to Andy Zi (who is he here, anyway?) for his [b]third place[/b] overall (almost 2500 players) in last weeks pick! :banana:
Steve
| Johnny Butane | 05-11-2006 06:00 PM |
[QUOTE=bemani]Did you know that F1 cars have carbo brakes! And they're the fastest racing machines in the galaxy![/QUOTE]
:lol:
jeff
:lol:
jeff
| ptclaus98 | 05-11-2006 06:11 PM |
F.Alonso
M.Schumacher
K.Raikkonen
F.Massa
J.Button
JPM
First picks ever. This will not end well.
M.Schumacher
K.Raikkonen
F.Massa
J.Button
JPM
First picks ever. This will not end well.
| StuBeck | 05-11-2006 06:30 PM |
[QUOTE=KAX]yeh, i found that to be really weird. Doornbos pays 15 mil euros to take a race seat that wasnt even available. im relatively new to F1 (watched since 03) and ive never heard of anyone losing their race seat because they didnt pay enough. i thought the team was supposed to pay the driver, not vice versa.[/QUOTE]
The lower teams have the drivers pay for their seats, mostly with their sponsors. Its just too expensive for a team to pay a driver a massive wage and also pay for the car. This is the most anyone has ever paid, but I think it was also done as a political move to show that STR needs to be running V10's since everything isn't as peachy at RB as it seemed to be.
The lower teams have the drivers pay for their seats, mostly with their sponsors. Its just too expensive for a team to pay a driver a massive wage and also pay for the car. This is the most anyone has ever paid, but I think it was also done as a political move to show that STR needs to be running V10's since everything isn't as peachy at RB as it seemed to be.
| REX8 | 05-11-2006 06:34 PM |
This looks like an overtaking track...
Thats got MS, KR and JPM's name all over it.
Thats got MS, KR and JPM's name all over it.
| meebs | 05-12-2006 09:56 AM |
What ever happened to Pedro Diniz? ;)
| Ferg | 05-12-2006 09:58 AM |
Friday practice times.
[QUOTE]Ferrari duo quickest in practice 1 - Spain
By Jamie O'Leary Friday, May 12th 2006, 10:06 GMT
Brazilian Felipe Massa led a Ferrari one-two as he set the fastest time in the opening free practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix.
Massa lapped the Barcelona circuit in 1:15.796 to beat his German teammate Michael Schumacher by three tenths of a second.
Both Ferrari drivers set their laptimes late in the session, which began on a damp but drying track after earlier rain and saw just nine drivers post an official time.
Behind Massa and seven-time world champion Schumacher were Williams test driver Alex Wurz, BMW Sauber's tester Robert Kubica, Anthony Davidson - Honda's test driver.
The only race driver to set an official time besides the Ferrari men was Super Aguri's Takuma Sato.
World champion Fernando Alonso failed to give his home fans what they wanted as the Renault driver did just his usual single installation lap before returning to his pit garage.
Frenchman Franck Montagny had a poor opening session as his Super Aguri ground to a halt on his third lap of the track with smoke rising from his car.
Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:15.796 4
2. M.Schumacher Ferrari (B) 1:16.099 + 0.303 4
3. Wurz Williams-Cosworth (B) 1:16.125 + 0.329 21
4. Kubica BMW-Sauber (M) 1:16.628 + 0.832 21
5. Davidson Honda (M) 1:16.961 + 1.165 24
6. Doornbos Red Bull-Ferrari (M) 1:17.424 + 1.628 20
7. Jani Toro Rosso-Cosworth (M) 1:19.720 + 3.924 20
8. Mondini MF1-Toyota (B) 1:20.708 + 4.912 21
9. Sato Super Aguri-Honda (B) 1:20.744 + 4.948 9
10. Montagny Super Aguri-Honda (B) No time 3
11. Speed Toro Rosso-Cosworth (M) No time 3
12. Webber Williams-Cosworth (B) No time 1
13. Trulli Toyota (B) No time 1
14. Albers MF1-Toyota (B) No time 1
15. Rosberg Williams-Cosworth (B) No time 1
16. Monteiro MF1-Toyota (B) No time 1
17. R.Schumacher Toyota (B) No time 1
18. Button Honda (M) No time 1
19. Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Cosworth (M) No time 1
20. Heidfeld BMW-Sauber (M) No time 1
21. Montoya McLaren-Mercedes (M) No time 1
22. Villeneuve BMW-Sauber (M) No time 2
23. Coulthard Red Bull-Ferrari (M) No time 1
24. Klien Red Bull-Ferrari (M) No time 1
25. Barrichello Honda (M) No time 1
26. Alonso Renault (M) No time 2
27. Fisichella Renault (M) No time 2
28. Raikkonen McLaren-Mercedes (M) No time
All Timing Unofficial[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]Davidson on top in practice 2 - Spain
By Jamie O'Leary Friday, May 12th 2006, 13:00 GMT
Anthony Davidson proved that Honda could be in with a chance to shine by setting the pace in the second free practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix.
Davidson topped the times in 1:16.553 after completing 38 laps of the Barcelona circuit.
Although the time was slower than Brazilian Felipe Massa's benchmark time from the morning session, it was still good enough to beat Red Bull test driver Robert Doornbos by almost three tenths of a second.
World champion Fernando Alonso delighted his home crowd by taking to the track but could not find the pace to top the times. He was third quickest for Renault.
Williams test driver Alex Wurz was fourth ahead of his compatriot Christian Klien in a Red Bull. German Michael Schumacher completed the top six, but his Ferrari teammate Massa was a poor 17th.
The first incident of the hour-long session came when Doornbos spun off into the gravel trap at the tricky turn seven after half an hour.
Doornbos was pushed back on to the track by marshals, but was left on the apex of the corner and was nearly hit by BMW Sauber tester Robert Kubica, who was forced to take avoiding action.
Doornbos kept the engine running throughout and was able to re-join the track and set the second quickest time later on.
Italian Vitantonio Liuzzi suffered at the corner as well as he dropped two wheels of his Toro Rosso onto the grass.
And Franck Montagny also had an off-track moment with 15 minutes remaining as he understeered off at the 200 kilometres per hour Campsa corner, but kept his foot on the accelerator and made it back onto the circuit.
Juan Pablo Montoya suffered the most bizarre incident of the session as the left wing mirror fell off his McLaren with ten minutes remaining.
Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Davidson Honda (M) 1:16.533 38
2. Doornbos Red Bull-Ferrari (M) 1:16.824 + 0.291 29
3. Alonso Renault (M) 1:16.860 + 0.327 16
4. Wurz Williams-Cosworth (B) 1:17.075 + 0.542 30
5. Klien Red Bull-Ferrari (M) 1:17.086 + 0.553 10
6. M.Schumacher Ferrari (B) 1:17.100 + 0.567 21
7. Fisichella Renault (M) 1:17.291 + 0.758 17
8. Button Honda (M) 1:17.414 + 0.881 12
9. Barrichello Honda (M) 1:17.417 + 0.884 16
10. R.Schumacher Toyota (B) 1:17.506 + 0.973 25
11. Trulli Toyota (B) 1:17.610 + 1.077 30
12. Heidfeld BMW-Sauber (M) 1:17.622 + 1.089 18
13. Kubica BMW-Sauber (M) 1:17.844 + 1.311 34
14. Webber Williams-Cosworth (B) 1:17.908 + 1.375 14
15. Raikkonen McLaren-Mercedes (M) 1:17.933 + 1.400 4
16. Villeneuve BMW-Sauber (M) 1:18.007 + 1.474 13
17. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:18.223 + 1.690 19
18. Montoya McLaren-Mercedes (M) 1:18.261 + 1.728 5
19. Rosberg Williams-Cosworth (B) 1:18.283 + 1.750 18
20. Coulthard Red Bull-Ferrari (M) 1:18.410 + 1.877 6
21. Jani Toro Rosso-Cosworth (M) 1:18.774 + 2.241 32
22. Mondini MF1-Toyota (B) 1:18.910 + 2.377 22
23. Speed Toro Rosso-Cosworth (M) 1:19.257 + 2.724 22
24. Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Cosworth (M) 1:19.334 + 2.801 18
25. Albers MF1-Toyota (B) 1:19.358 + 2.825 15
26. Sato Super Aguri-Honda (B) 1:19.616 + 3.083 30
27. Monteiro MF1-Toyota (B) 1:20.311 + 3.778 19
28. Montagny Super Aguri-Honda (B) 1:22.222 + 5.689 21
All Timing Unofficial[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]Ferrari duo quickest in practice 1 - Spain
By Jamie O'Leary Friday, May 12th 2006, 10:06 GMT
Brazilian Felipe Massa led a Ferrari one-two as he set the fastest time in the opening free practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix.
Massa lapped the Barcelona circuit in 1:15.796 to beat his German teammate Michael Schumacher by three tenths of a second.
Both Ferrari drivers set their laptimes late in the session, which began on a damp but drying track after earlier rain and saw just nine drivers post an official time.
Behind Massa and seven-time world champion Schumacher were Williams test driver Alex Wurz, BMW Sauber's tester Robert Kubica, Anthony Davidson - Honda's test driver.
The only race driver to set an official time besides the Ferrari men was Super Aguri's Takuma Sato.
World champion Fernando Alonso failed to give his home fans what they wanted as the Renault driver did just his usual single installation lap before returning to his pit garage.
Frenchman Franck Montagny had a poor opening session as his Super Aguri ground to a halt on his third lap of the track with smoke rising from his car.
Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:15.796 4
2. M.Schumacher Ferrari (B) 1:16.099 + 0.303 4
3. Wurz Williams-Cosworth (B) 1:16.125 + 0.329 21
4. Kubica BMW-Sauber (M) 1:16.628 + 0.832 21
5. Davidson Honda (M) 1:16.961 + 1.165 24
6. Doornbos Red Bull-Ferrari (M) 1:17.424 + 1.628 20
7. Jani Toro Rosso-Cosworth (M) 1:19.720 + 3.924 20
8. Mondini MF1-Toyota (B) 1:20.708 + 4.912 21
9. Sato Super Aguri-Honda (B) 1:20.744 + 4.948 9
10. Montagny Super Aguri-Honda (B) No time 3
11. Speed Toro Rosso-Cosworth (M) No time 3
12. Webber Williams-Cosworth (B) No time 1
13. Trulli Toyota (B) No time 1
14. Albers MF1-Toyota (B) No time 1
15. Rosberg Williams-Cosworth (B) No time 1
16. Monteiro MF1-Toyota (B) No time 1
17. R.Schumacher Toyota (B) No time 1
18. Button Honda (M) No time 1
19. Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Cosworth (M) No time 1
20. Heidfeld BMW-Sauber (M) No time 1
21. Montoya McLaren-Mercedes (M) No time 1
22. Villeneuve BMW-Sauber (M) No time 2
23. Coulthard Red Bull-Ferrari (M) No time 1
24. Klien Red Bull-Ferrari (M) No time 1
25. Barrichello Honda (M) No time 1
26. Alonso Renault (M) No time 2
27. Fisichella Renault (M) No time 2
28. Raikkonen McLaren-Mercedes (M) No time
All Timing Unofficial[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]Davidson on top in practice 2 - Spain
By Jamie O'Leary Friday, May 12th 2006, 13:00 GMT
Anthony Davidson proved that Honda could be in with a chance to shine by setting the pace in the second free practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix.
Davidson topped the times in 1:16.553 after completing 38 laps of the Barcelona circuit.
Although the time was slower than Brazilian Felipe Massa's benchmark time from the morning session, it was still good enough to beat Red Bull test driver Robert Doornbos by almost three tenths of a second.
World champion Fernando Alonso delighted his home crowd by taking to the track but could not find the pace to top the times. He was third quickest for Renault.
Williams test driver Alex Wurz was fourth ahead of his compatriot Christian Klien in a Red Bull. German Michael Schumacher completed the top six, but his Ferrari teammate Massa was a poor 17th.
The first incident of the hour-long session came when Doornbos spun off into the gravel trap at the tricky turn seven after half an hour.
Doornbos was pushed back on to the track by marshals, but was left on the apex of the corner and was nearly hit by BMW Sauber tester Robert Kubica, who was forced to take avoiding action.
Doornbos kept the engine running throughout and was able to re-join the track and set the second quickest time later on.
Italian Vitantonio Liuzzi suffered at the corner as well as he dropped two wheels of his Toro Rosso onto the grass.
And Franck Montagny also had an off-track moment with 15 minutes remaining as he understeered off at the 200 kilometres per hour Campsa corner, but kept his foot on the accelerator and made it back onto the circuit.
Juan Pablo Montoya suffered the most bizarre incident of the session as the left wing mirror fell off his McLaren with ten minutes remaining.
Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Davidson Honda (M) 1:16.533 38
2. Doornbos Red Bull-Ferrari (M) 1:16.824 + 0.291 29
3. Alonso Renault (M) 1:16.860 + 0.327 16
4. Wurz Williams-Cosworth (B) 1:17.075 + 0.542 30
5. Klien Red Bull-Ferrari (M) 1:17.086 + 0.553 10
6. M.Schumacher Ferrari (B) 1:17.100 + 0.567 21
7. Fisichella Renault (M) 1:17.291 + 0.758 17
8. Button Honda (M) 1:17.414 + 0.881 12
9. Barrichello Honda (M) 1:17.417 + 0.884 16
10. R.Schumacher Toyota (B) 1:17.506 + 0.973 25
11. Trulli Toyota (B) 1:17.610 + 1.077 30
12. Heidfeld BMW-Sauber (M) 1:17.622 + 1.089 18
13. Kubica BMW-Sauber (M) 1:17.844 + 1.311 34
14. Webber Williams-Cosworth (B) 1:17.908 + 1.375 14
15. Raikkonen McLaren-Mercedes (M) 1:17.933 + 1.400 4
16. Villeneuve BMW-Sauber (M) 1:18.007 + 1.474 13
17. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:18.223 + 1.690 19
18. Montoya McLaren-Mercedes (M) 1:18.261 + 1.728 5
19. Rosberg Williams-Cosworth (B) 1:18.283 + 1.750 18
20. Coulthard Red Bull-Ferrari (M) 1:18.410 + 1.877 6
21. Jani Toro Rosso-Cosworth (M) 1:18.774 + 2.241 32
22. Mondini MF1-Toyota (B) 1:18.910 + 2.377 22
23. Speed Toro Rosso-Cosworth (M) 1:19.257 + 2.724 22
24. Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Cosworth (M) 1:19.334 + 2.801 18
25. Albers MF1-Toyota (B) 1:19.358 + 2.825 15
26. Sato Super Aguri-Honda (B) 1:19.616 + 3.083 30
27. Monteiro MF1-Toyota (B) 1:20.311 + 3.778 19
28. Montagny Super Aguri-Honda (B) 1:22.222 + 5.689 21
All Timing Unofficial[/QUOTE]
| rupertberr | 05-12-2006 10:22 AM |
Spain
1. F.Alonso
2. M.Schumacher
3. G.Fisichella
4. F.Massa
5. K.Raikkonen
6. J.Montoya
7. J.Button
8. J.Trulli
There always has been and always will be paying "drivers." Most teams will take a second driver that brings sponsorship. That's how they play the game. I remember teams like ATS and Ensign that used to have three or four drivers in one year. Once the guys sponsorship money ran out they would move on to the next one.
1. F.Alonso
2. M.Schumacher
3. G.Fisichella
4. F.Massa
5. K.Raikkonen
6. J.Montoya
7. J.Button
8. J.Trulli
There always has been and always will be paying "drivers." Most teams will take a second driver that brings sponsorship. That's how they play the game. I remember teams like ATS and Ensign that used to have three or four drivers in one year. Once the guys sponsorship money ran out they would move on to the next one.
| Ferg | 05-12-2006 10:36 AM |
Looks like the Red Bull Doornbos deal is just a rumor, at least at this point.
Red Bull is vigirously denying that Klien is out of a drive.
[QUOTE]"Regarding the Robert Doornbos rumours, there is no substance to them at all. We are happy with the job he is doing as third driver, he is doing a good job for us in the work he is doing on the Friday and in his test role, but we have no immediate plans to change any drivers." [i]-Christian Horner[/i][/QUOTE]
Red Bull is vigirously denying that Klien is out of a drive.
[QUOTE]"Regarding the Robert Doornbos rumours, there is no substance to them at all. We are happy with the job he is doing as third driver, he is doing a good job for us in the work he is doing on the Friday and in his test role, but we have no immediate plans to change any drivers." [i]-Christian Horner[/i][/QUOTE]
| Ferg | 05-12-2006 12:27 PM |
..and shorty after denying the rumors, Red Bull released the following statement
(honestly, they really did)
[QUOTE]"In view of a spate of rumours on the Internet today, Red Bull Racing would like to clarify who will partner David Coulthard for the rest of the season:
Monaco: His Highness Prince Albert.
Silverstone: The new BRDC President, Damon Hill.
Canada: The singer Bryan Adams. Why? Because everything he does, he does it for us.
USA: Jim Morrisson. Why? Because we're told he's good at closing the Doors on other drivers.
France: General de Gaulle. Why? Because he's always got his nose in front
Germany: Kai Ebel. Why, because at last he'd wear some really smart clothes.
Hungary: Christian Klien as it's the nearest thing to a home race for an Austrian.
Turkey: anyone who can get over the Bosphorus bridge in time for practice.
Italy: Flavio Briatore.
China: some Wong number.
Japan: Eugene Ide. **
** Subject to FIA approval."[/QUOTE]
(honestly, they really did)
[QUOTE]"In view of a spate of rumours on the Internet today, Red Bull Racing would like to clarify who will partner David Coulthard for the rest of the season:
Monaco: His Highness Prince Albert.
Silverstone: The new BRDC President, Damon Hill.
Canada: The singer Bryan Adams. Why? Because everything he does, he does it for us.
USA: Jim Morrisson. Why? Because we're told he's good at closing the Doors on other drivers.
France: General de Gaulle. Why? Because he's always got his nose in front
Germany: Kai Ebel. Why, because at last he'd wear some really smart clothes.
Hungary: Christian Klien as it's the nearest thing to a home race for an Austrian.
Turkey: anyone who can get over the Bosphorus bridge in time for practice.
Italy: Flavio Briatore.
China: some Wong number.
Japan: Eugene Ide. **
** Subject to FIA approval."[/QUOTE]
| artkevin | 05-12-2006 12:36 PM |
Well at least they have a sense of humor. :lol:
| StuBeck | 05-12-2006 03:07 PM |
:lol: That's a great press statement.
| Ferg | 05-12-2006 03:48 PM |
Spanish Grand Prix story time.
[QUOTE][I]Spanish GP Preview: Facts & Stats
Sean Kelly puts this year's Spanish Grand Prix in context, and provides facts and stats from the event's history
By Sean Kelly
autosport.com writer[/I]
For years, the popularity of Formula One in Spain paled in comparison to that of MotoGP. With no Spanish driver or team at the sharp end of the field, the locals preferred bikes to their auto racing.
Only when Fernando Alonso arrived at Renault in 2003 did all that change, and while we eagerly await the 130,000 sellout at this weekend's race, let's not forget everything that has happened since the first Grand Prix was held on Spanish soil, way back in 1913.
Twelve of the previous 47 events have been non-championship affairs, and the Spanish GP has bounced in and out of the schedule throughout its existence. It first appeared on the F1 calendar in 1951. It was three years before it returned, after which there was another 13 years before another race was held, and even then it was non-championship.
After being an ever-present in the 1970s, political wrangling within the sport meant the 1980 event disappeared from the schedule, and after one more race at Jarama in 1981, another five years elapsed before Jerez emerged as the new venue.
When Martin Donnelly suffered his horrific crash in qualifying for the 1990 race, it sounded the end of Jerez's short tenure, with the F1 circus moving to the brand new Circuit de Catalunya in 1991,where it has remained ever since.
Rewinding to 1951, Juan Manuel Fangio was the first winner of a championship race in Spain, when he triumphed at Pedralbes - it was the perfect way to seal his first world title. There then followed a run of six successive wins by British drivers. Mike Hawthorn's 1954 win was followed by Jim Clark in 1967 (non-championship), Graham Hill in 1968, and Jackie Stewart's hat trick of wins from 1969-71.
Hill's '68 victory for Lotus was the antidote to the shock of Jim Clark's death one month earlier. It was the first race ever to be held with a deceased championship leader, as Clark had won the season opener in South Africa.
The 1970 race was the beginning of the end of an era for F1. In qualifying, Jack Brabham took his last career pole position, the 13th of his career. It made him the first driver to take poles in three different decades, as his first pole came at Aintree in 1959. Only Mario Andretti has emulated that achievement since.
Stewart's victory in the race was also one of the last ever on Dunlop tyres. After Pedro Rodriguez's final win for the marque at Spa a few weeks later, Dunlop's 83 wins stood as a record until Goodyear beat it at Austria in 1976. Bridgestone and Michelin only recently surpassed the British tyre firm.
Both Stewart's 1970 and 1971 wins were maiden victories for a constructor - March and Tyrrell both breaking their ducks. Further up the win scale, Emerson Fittipaldi's 1973 win made Lotus the first team to 50 F1 wins.
Joining him on the podium that afternoon was 39-year-old American George Follmer, who followed up being the 43rd man to score points on a Grand Prix debut at the previous race with a run to third place at Montjuich Park. He then never scored another point in Grand Prix racing, making his F1 career a flash in the pan of almost Giancarlo Baghetti proportions.
A year later, and another constructor, Ferrari, were celebrating their 50th win. This time it dovetailed with Niki Lauda's maiden Grand Prix victory, while in 1975 it was the turn of Jochen Mass to open his account - although it is a race overshadowed by Rolf Strommelen's accident which killed four spectators.
Driving the Embassy Hill, Strommelen was leading an F1 race for the only time in his and his team's career, when a rear wing failure sent him over the barriers. Scandalously, it was another four laps before the red flags came out, at which point Mass was the leader, having passed Jacky Ickx's Lotus.
The biggest statistic to come from the race was Lella Lombardi becoming the first (and only) woman to finish in the points, taking sixth in the March - although as the race was the first of three half-points race in history, half a point was all she got for her efforts.
James Hunt won in '76, but only after initially being disqualified for having a McLaren that was slightly too wide, handing the win to Niki Lauda. It took two months for Hunt to be reinstated, and that decision was pivotal in his championship win, as he ended up beating Lauda by a single point.
Perhaps the most famous Spanish GP ever held was in 1981, Jarama's last F1 race. Alan Jones was comfortably leading before running off the road, leaving Gilles Villeneuve at the front, fending off Carlos Reutemann.
Over the next 67 laps, Jacques Laffite (in his 100th race), John Watson and Elio de Angelis all caught the leading duo, but none of them could pass the Canadian, who took his sixth and last win by leading home one the closest top five finishes ever - 1.24 seconds separated Villeneuve and fifth-placed de Angelis.
After a five-year break, F1 was back in Spain, at Jerez de la Frontera. Ayrton Senna took Lotus' 100th pole position in qualifying, and followed it up with a Villeneuve-like victory in the race, keeping the infinitely quicker Nigel Mansell behind him in the closing laps, and pipping the Englishman to the line by 0.014 seconds, the closest genuine finish since Formula One began timing to the thousandth of a second (Rubens Barrichello beat Michael Schumacher by 0.011 seconds at the 2002 United States Grand Prix, but that was a highly stage-managed affair).
Jerez's brief time as the Spanish GP host ended in 1990 in rather sombre circumstances. Martin Donnelly crashed his Lotus at the fastest corner of the circuit, being thrown from the car and narrowly escaping with his life.
Ayrton Senna took his 50th pole position, but in the race Alain Prost took victory for Ferrari, with teammate Nigel Mansell second. It seems inconceivable in this era, but it would be four years before the Maranello squad were on the top step of the podium once more, and eight years before they recorded another 1-2. Alessandro Nannini, who was never to start another Grand Prix, took third place. He suffered a career-ending helicopter crash just days later.
Barcelona came on the schedule in 1991, and it's created a few notables of its own. In 1992, a young Michael Schumacher qualified on the front row for the first time in his career. 1994 had an eerie resemblance to the 1968 race, as Damon Hill won for Williams, lifting them in the aftermath of Ayrton Senna's death in the same way that his father did for Lotus after Jimmy Clark's passing.
That race was Goodyear's 300th Grand Prix victory (they eventually amassed 368), and Mark Blundell's third place was the last of 77 podiums for the Tyrrell team. In 1995, Michael Schumacher and Johnny Herbert scored Benetton's last 1-2, five years after the team scored their first one.
Twelve months on, and Schumacher had moved to the Ferrari team. In the streaming wet, the German gave a driving lesson in the recalcitrant F310 chassis, beating everyone by 45 seconds, despite the loss of a cylinder. It was the first of his 67 Ferrari victories to-date.
Jacques Villeneuve won in 1997, but Olivier Panis's second place is worth mentioning - it was his fifth podium in 55 starts, but in the 102 starts between then and the end of his F1 career, he never scored another one.
Since the turn of the decade, Michael Schumacher has dominated this race to unreasonable proportions. In 2001, 2002 and 2004, he achieved the "sweep" of pole, victory and fastest lap, but last year he was never in the equation as Kimi Raikkonen cruised to glory. It was the beginning of his run of 162 consecutive laps in the lead, the longest streak for any driver in the last 14 years.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE][I]Spanish GP Preview: Facts & Stats
Sean Kelly puts this year's Spanish Grand Prix in context, and provides facts and stats from the event's history
By Sean Kelly
autosport.com writer[/I]
For years, the popularity of Formula One in Spain paled in comparison to that of MotoGP. With no Spanish driver or team at the sharp end of the field, the locals preferred bikes to their auto racing.
Only when Fernando Alonso arrived at Renault in 2003 did all that change, and while we eagerly await the 130,000 sellout at this weekend's race, let's not forget everything that has happened since the first Grand Prix was held on Spanish soil, way back in 1913.
Twelve of the previous 47 events have been non-championship affairs, and the Spanish GP has bounced in and out of the schedule throughout its existence. It first appeared on the F1 calendar in 1951. It was three years before it returned, after which there was another 13 years before another race was held, and even then it was non-championship.
After being an ever-present in the 1970s, political wrangling within the sport meant the 1980 event disappeared from the schedule, and after one more race at Jarama in 1981, another five years elapsed before Jerez emerged as the new venue.
When Martin Donnelly suffered his horrific crash in qualifying for the 1990 race, it sounded the end of Jerez's short tenure, with the F1 circus moving to the brand new Circuit de Catalunya in 1991,where it has remained ever since.
Rewinding to 1951, Juan Manuel Fangio was the first winner of a championship race in Spain, when he triumphed at Pedralbes - it was the perfect way to seal his first world title. There then followed a run of six successive wins by British drivers. Mike Hawthorn's 1954 win was followed by Jim Clark in 1967 (non-championship), Graham Hill in 1968, and Jackie Stewart's hat trick of wins from 1969-71.
Hill's '68 victory for Lotus was the antidote to the shock of Jim Clark's death one month earlier. It was the first race ever to be held with a deceased championship leader, as Clark had won the season opener in South Africa.
The 1970 race was the beginning of the end of an era for F1. In qualifying, Jack Brabham took his last career pole position, the 13th of his career. It made him the first driver to take poles in three different decades, as his first pole came at Aintree in 1959. Only Mario Andretti has emulated that achievement since.
Stewart's victory in the race was also one of the last ever on Dunlop tyres. After Pedro Rodriguez's final win for the marque at Spa a few weeks later, Dunlop's 83 wins stood as a record until Goodyear beat it at Austria in 1976. Bridgestone and Michelin only recently surpassed the British tyre firm.
Both Stewart's 1970 and 1971 wins were maiden victories for a constructor - March and Tyrrell both breaking their ducks. Further up the win scale, Emerson Fittipaldi's 1973 win made Lotus the first team to 50 F1 wins.
Joining him on the podium that afternoon was 39-year-old American George Follmer, who followed up being the 43rd man to score points on a Grand Prix debut at the previous race with a run to third place at Montjuich Park. He then never scored another point in Grand Prix racing, making his F1 career a flash in the pan of almost Giancarlo Baghetti proportions.
A year later, and another constructor, Ferrari, were celebrating their 50th win. This time it dovetailed with Niki Lauda's maiden Grand Prix victory, while in 1975 it was the turn of Jochen Mass to open his account - although it is a race overshadowed by Rolf Strommelen's accident which killed four spectators.
Driving the Embassy Hill, Strommelen was leading an F1 race for the only time in his and his team's career, when a rear wing failure sent him over the barriers. Scandalously, it was another four laps before the red flags came out, at which point Mass was the leader, having passed Jacky Ickx's Lotus.
The biggest statistic to come from the race was Lella Lombardi becoming the first (and only) woman to finish in the points, taking sixth in the March - although as the race was the first of three half-points race in history, half a point was all she got for her efforts.
James Hunt won in '76, but only after initially being disqualified for having a McLaren that was slightly too wide, handing the win to Niki Lauda. It took two months for Hunt to be reinstated, and that decision was pivotal in his championship win, as he ended up beating Lauda by a single point.
Perhaps the most famous Spanish GP ever held was in 1981, Jarama's last F1 race. Alan Jones was comfortably leading before running off the road, leaving Gilles Villeneuve at the front, fending off Carlos Reutemann.
Over the next 67 laps, Jacques Laffite (in his 100th race), John Watson and Elio de Angelis all caught the leading duo, but none of them could pass the Canadian, who took his sixth and last win by leading home one the closest top five finishes ever - 1.24 seconds separated Villeneuve and fifth-placed de Angelis.
After a five-year break, F1 was back in Spain, at Jerez de la Frontera. Ayrton Senna took Lotus' 100th pole position in qualifying, and followed it up with a Villeneuve-like victory in the race, keeping the infinitely quicker Nigel Mansell behind him in the closing laps, and pipping the Englishman to the line by 0.014 seconds, the closest genuine finish since Formula One began timing to the thousandth of a second (Rubens Barrichello beat Michael Schumacher by 0.011 seconds at the 2002 United States Grand Prix, but that was a highly stage-managed affair).
Jerez's brief time as the Spanish GP host ended in 1990 in rather sombre circumstances. Martin Donnelly crashed his Lotus at the fastest corner of the circuit, being thrown from the car and narrowly escaping with his life.
Ayrton Senna took his 50th pole position, but in the race Alain Prost took victory for Ferrari, with teammate Nigel Mansell second. It seems inconceivable in this era, but it would be four years before the Maranello squad were on the top step of the podium once more, and eight years before they recorded another 1-2. Alessandro Nannini, who was never to start another Grand Prix, took third place. He suffered a career-ending helicopter crash just days later.
Barcelona came on the schedule in 1991, and it's created a few notables of its own. In 1992, a young Michael Schumacher qualified on the front row for the first time in his career. 1994 had an eerie resemblance to the 1968 race, as Damon Hill won for Williams, lifting them in the aftermath of Ayrton Senna's death in the same way that his father did for Lotus after Jimmy Clark's passing.
That race was Goodyear's 300th Grand Prix victory (they eventually amassed 368), and Mark Blundell's third place was the last of 77 podiums for the Tyrrell team. In 1995, Michael Schumacher and Johnny Herbert scored Benetton's last 1-2, five years after the team scored their first one.
Twelve months on, and Schumacher had moved to the Ferrari team. In the streaming wet, the German gave a driving lesson in the recalcitrant F310 chassis, beating everyone by 45 seconds, despite the loss of a cylinder. It was the first of his 67 Ferrari victories to-date.
Jacques Villeneuve won in 1997, but Olivier Panis's second place is worth mentioning - it was his fifth podium in 55 starts, but in the 102 starts between then and the end of his F1 career, he never scored another one.
Since the turn of the decade, Michael Schumacher has dominated this race to unreasonable proportions. In 2001, 2002 and 2004, he achieved the "sweep" of pole, victory and fastest lap, but last year he was never in the equation as Kimi Raikkonen cruised to glory. It was the beginning of his run of 162 consecutive laps in the lead, the longest streak for any driver in the last 14 years.[/QUOTE]
| Chiketkd | 05-12-2006 04:08 PM |
I'm going to be on pins & needles during qualifying tomorrow... I can't wait to see who captures pole!!! :cool:
| Ferg | 05-12-2006 04:13 PM |
I had a dream last night that Webbo took pole, pulled away from the off, then broke down before his first stop.
Then again, I've also had dreams where I won large sums of cash money.
:)
Then again, I've also had dreams where I won large sums of cash money.
:)
| MattNJ2.8 | 05-12-2006 05:02 PM |
My Pics:
Szolt Baumgardner
Pedro de la Rosa
Alexander Wurz
G. Mondini
Jose Maria Lopez
Tiago Montiero
Robert Kubica
Ricardo Zonta
Szolt Baumgardner
Pedro de la Rosa
Alexander Wurz
G. Mondini
Jose Maria Lopez
Tiago Montiero
Robert Kubica
Ricardo Zonta
| driggity | 05-13-2006 06:13 AM |
Well, after watching the Saturday practice it would seem that the whole Klein thing was just a distraction so that no one would notice Red Bull strapping jet engines onto their cars. It will be interesting to see how fast they are in qualifying.
| finnRex | 05-13-2006 09:48 AM |
Renault up front, followed by the Ferrari duo. Should be an interesting race. Kimi didn't do so hot, nor Montoya. Is it the car, or do you folks blame the drivers? Me thinks its the car. Kimi's is off pace by 1.3ish? seconds, and moreso for Montoya. For all the times I've slagged Montoya, I don't blame him for the crappy qualifying results. The car is off, plain and simple. Maybe Kimi should put cardboard sign in his pit area reading "will drive for DC" and underneath it in small letters " 'cuz this dang team ain't takin' me nowhere". :lol:
Mika
Mika
| Ferg | 05-13-2006 10:40 AM |
But Ron said there's absolutely [i]nothing[/i] wrong with the car! How many times does he have to say it!
Sad to say this race was put up or shut up time for Macca, and unless they pull something increadible our of their cellective asses on Sunday (and the rest of the year for that matter), I fear the championship is truly over for poor Kimi.
Heres' your starting grid for Sunday.
[QUOTE]
1. Alonso Renault M
2. Fisichella Renault M
3. M.Schumacher Ferrari B
4. Massa Ferrari B
5. Barrichello Honda M
6. R.Schumacher Toyota B
7. Trulli Toyota B
8. Button Honda M
9. Raikkonen McLaren M
10. Heidfeld BMW M
11. Webber Williams B
12. Montoya McLaren M
13. Rosberg Williams B
14. Villeneuve * BMW M
15. Klien Red Bull M
16. Liuzzi Toro Rosso M
17. Speed Toro Rosso M
18. Monteiro Midland B
19. Albers Midland B
20. Sato Super Aguri B
21. Montagny Super Aguri B
22. Coulthard Red Bull M
[/QUOTE]
Remember to knock JV to the back for an engine penalty.
Sad to say this race was put up or shut up time for Macca, and unless they pull something increadible our of their cellective asses on Sunday (and the rest of the year for that matter), I fear the championship is truly over for poor Kimi.
Heres' your starting grid for Sunday.
[QUOTE]
1. Alonso Renault M
2. Fisichella Renault M
3. M.Schumacher Ferrari B
4. Massa Ferrari B
5. Barrichello Honda M
6. R.Schumacher Toyota B
7. Trulli Toyota B
8. Button Honda M
9. Raikkonen McLaren M
10. Heidfeld BMW M
11. Webber Williams B
12. Montoya McLaren M
13. Rosberg Williams B
14. Villeneuve * BMW M
15. Klien Red Bull M
16. Liuzzi Toro Rosso M
17. Speed Toro Rosso M
18. Monteiro Midland B
19. Albers Midland B
20. Sato Super Aguri B
21. Montagny Super Aguri B
22. Coulthard Red Bull M
[/QUOTE]
Remember to knock JV to the back for an engine penalty.
| meebs | 05-13-2006 11:06 AM |
Nothing wrong with the car, eh? Where's Montoya then? ooops! He's creating a hostile environment to make his decision easy this July. :(
| Ferg | 05-13-2006 12:10 PM |
Has anyone else heard that Schumacher has a voice cameo in the upcoming Pixar movie, Cars?
There was a mention of it during the post quali press conference.
I found this on Disney's website.
[QUOTE]The all-star vocal cast also includes free-wheeling performances by Tony Shalhoub, Michael Keaton, Cheech Marin, George Carlin, Katherine Helmond, and John Ratzenberger. Delivering more fun and authenticity to the cast for "CARS" are vocal performances from some of the all-time greatest names from the racing world including the legendary Richard Petty, plus "drive-on" roles by Mario Andretti, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Darrell Waltrip (who holds the record for five-wins at the NASCAR Coca Cola 600), and Michael Schumacher, the ace German Formula 1 racing legend, who is a seven-times world champion, and is widely considered to be the best Grand Prix racing driver of all-time.[/QUOTE]
Schuey said he plays a Ferrari, of course.
:D
There was a mention of it during the post quali press conference.
I found this on Disney's website.
[QUOTE]The all-star vocal cast also includes free-wheeling performances by Tony Shalhoub, Michael Keaton, Cheech Marin, George Carlin, Katherine Helmond, and John Ratzenberger. Delivering more fun and authenticity to the cast for "CARS" are vocal performances from some of the all-time greatest names from the racing world including the legendary Richard Petty, plus "drive-on" roles by Mario Andretti, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Darrell Waltrip (who holds the record for five-wins at the NASCAR Coca Cola 600), and Michael Schumacher, the ace German Formula 1 racing legend, who is a seven-times world champion, and is widely considered to be the best Grand Prix racing driver of all-time.[/QUOTE]
Schuey said he plays a Ferrari, of course.
:D
| ingko | 05-13-2006 12:27 PM |
Heh, Montagny is 2 seconds slower than Sato. He's doing the same as Ide--even running off track from time to time. Either Sato is a superstar in a slow ride or that second car is champ car material.
| REXLR8 | 05-13-2006 01:14 PM |
the mclarens aren't very hot this year. i think the cars are running fine, but this season is much different than last season as it looks like quite a few teams have played catchup, so now they are on par with renault and mclaren, the two dominant teams from last year. much more open feild this year
| finnRex | 05-13-2006 02:20 PM |
[QUOTE=Ferg]But Ron said there's absolutely [i]nothing[/i] wrong with the car! How many times does he have to say it!
Sad to say this race was put up or shut up time for Macca, and unless they pull something increadible our of their cellective asses on Sunday (and the rest of the year for that matter), I fear the championship is truly over for poor Kimi.[/QUOTE]
Obviously there's NOTHING wrong!;) I agree that the DC is over for Kimi....for this year. He'll be back next year, hopefully with a real car(such as Ferrari or Renault).
Hmm, touch choice. Do I want to see 2 Finns on the same team(with Renault, Kovalainen and Raikkonen), or do I want to see the ultimate dream team at Ferrari(Schumi and Kimi)? I think that's my next tough decision...'til lunchtime tomorrow(as in, what's for lunch?) ;).
Mika
Sad to say this race was put up or shut up time for Macca, and unless they pull something increadible our of their cellective asses on Sunday (and the rest of the year for that matter), I fear the championship is truly over for poor Kimi.[/QUOTE]
Obviously there's NOTHING wrong!;) I agree that the DC is over for Kimi....for this year. He'll be back next year, hopefully with a real car(such as Ferrari or Renault).
Hmm, touch choice. Do I want to see 2 Finns on the same team(with Renault, Kovalainen and Raikkonen), or do I want to see the ultimate dream team at Ferrari(Schumi and Kimi)? I think that's my next tough decision...'til lunchtime tomorrow(as in, what's for lunch?) ;).
Mika
| REX8 | 05-13-2006 11:14 PM |
[QUOTE=finnRex]Renault up front, followed by the Ferrari duo. Should be an interesting race. Kimi didn't do so hot, nor Montoya. Is it the car, or do you folks blame the drivers? Me thinks its the car. Kimi's is off pace by 1.3ish? seconds, and moreso for Montoya. For all the times I've slagged Montoya, I don't blame him for the crappy qualifying results. The car is off, plain and simple. Maybe Kimi should put cardboard sign in his pit area reading "will drive for DC" and underneath it in small letters " 'cuz this dang team ain't takin' me nowhere". :lol:
Mika[/QUOTE]
Ron said Kimi was blocked by Truli, and due to a pit stop mistake, Juan was down a set of tires and wasn't given new rubber like everyone else and the fact that they were cold from the red flag.
Even if both of them had no excuses, I doubt they'd be higher than about 6th.
Mika[/QUOTE]
Ron said Kimi was blocked by Truli, and due to a pit stop mistake, Juan was down a set of tires and wasn't given new rubber like everyone else and the fact that they were cold from the red flag.
Even if both of them had no excuses, I doubt they'd be higher than about 6th.
| driggity | 05-14-2006 06:31 AM |
I just noticed that ESPN.com has some sort of live tracker for today's race. Not sure what all it will have but it might be worth checking out.
edit: Well, I never got this to work and the link off of ESPN's webpage seems to have dissappeared.
edit: Well, I never got this to work and the link off of ESPN's webpage seems to have dissappeared.
| finnRex | 05-14-2006 10:40 AM |
[QUOTE=REX8]Ron said Kimi was blocked by Truli, and due to a pit stop mistake, Juan was down a set of tires and wasn't given new rubber like everyone else and the fact that they were cold from the red flag.
Even if both of them had no excuses, I doubt they'd be higher than about 6th.[/QUOTE]
It's the car. For the last 6 years, McLaren has effed up the drivers with "meh" cars. They give them either a car that's very fast, yet unreliable. Or they get a car that doesn't have the race pace, but snails to the finish line(I think I can, I think I can). McLaren is scoring points, but it seems every year they come up with their own set of problems. Yet one more reason I'd like to see Kimi go to Ferrari.
Mika
Even if both of them had no excuses, I doubt they'd be higher than about 6th.[/QUOTE]
It's the car. For the last 6 years, McLaren has effed up the drivers with "meh" cars. They give them either a car that's very fast, yet unreliable. Or they get a car that doesn't have the race pace, but snails to the finish line(I think I can, I think I can). McLaren is scoring points, but it seems every year they come up with their own set of problems. Yet one more reason I'd like to see Kimi go to Ferrari.
Mika
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