OT: Formula 1 chatter and race updates

[2.4 V6]

webber qualified 12th but had a 1sec penalty and wasy put down to 14th for ignoring the yellow flags on friday. (He set his fastest lap under yellow flags)

[A3T]

that wasn't very smart of him

[YellowDieselGolf]

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Anyone have the FIRST F1 keyword for the Evo competition?
The 2nd is Mitsubishi.

*crosses fingers for McLaren and Jaguar, Williams, Mindardi, Jordan and maybe even Renault and BAR *

[2.4 V6]

go??
it's already lap 26! haha

[YellowDieselGolf]

ssshhhhh - Australia is 26 laps in the past

[2.4 V6]

well at least i heard that ch10 is doing a much better job at broadcasting F1 than ch9.... was so anoyed in the past when they delayed the malysian and japanese gp for something like 5hrs!

[YellowDieselGolf]

*sigh*
My 25yo golf is more reliable than the McLarens this year

[BlahBoy]

First comp word is 'Lancer' - if you win the Evo, I want a drive.

And I don't blame Sato for having a go, even if it did turn out badly.

And he's just lost his engine.

[s8n]

Good race! another to shoey

2004 European Grand Prix


Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points

1 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 60 Winner 1 10

2 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 60 +17.9 secs 7 8

3 9 Jenson Button BAR-Honda 60 +22.5 secs 5 6

4 7 Jarno Trulli Renault 60 +53.6 secs 3 5

5 8 Fernando Alonso Renault 60 +60.9 secs 6 4

6 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber-Petronas 60 +73.4 secs 19 3

7 14 Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 60 +76.2 secs 14 2

8 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 59 +1 Lap 8 1

9 12 Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 59 +1 Lap 16

10 18 Nick Heidfeld Jordan-Ford 59 +1 Lap 13

11 17 Olivier Panis Toyota 59 +1 Lap 10

12 15 Christian Klien Jaguar-Cosworth 59 +1 Lap 12

13 19 Giorgio Pantano Jordan-Ford 58 +2 Lap 15

14 20 Gianmaria Bruni Minardi-Cosworth 57 +3 Lap 20

15 21 Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth 57 +3 Lap 17

Ret 10 Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 47 +13 Lap 2

Ret 5 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 25 +35 Laps 18

Ret 6 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 9 +51 Laps 4

Ret 4 Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 0 + secs 9

Ret 16 Cristiano da Matta Toyota 0 + secs 11

Fastest Lap:

* Provisional Results

[Mick K.]

Good to see Webber get some points.

Pity Sato spoiled his podium chance.

Montreal in 2 weeks should be good- live at 2:30am

[s8n]

As Rubens said, it was very 'amatuer' of Sato to do what he did... Maybe his engine failure was punishment for that

[AAG]

Does anyone know what is actually happening to Sato's engine?

Everytime I drive behind a HAHAHonda now I have the dance music up loud waiting for the smoke effect

[s8n]

Do they ever tell you exactly what happened? doubt it.. All i know was I saw masses of think white smoke pouring out

Looked cool

[Wal]

Total domination that's what I like

[steve2gtis]

Boooooooooring!!!!!!! I reckon montoyas wave at the beginning was an apology to ralf...... Aaargh.... Cant merc build a good bloody engine...

[AAG]

Quote, originally posted by Stevemk2gti »

Boooooooooring!!!!!!! I reckon montoyas wave at the beginning was an apology to ralf...... Aaargh.... Cant merc build a good bloody engine...

No chance of it being an apology!
Ralph is a dud & JPM knows it.

[mdt]

What has the press been saying about Montoya? I couldn't find anything other than a very clinical review of what happened in Monaco, and then yesterday, he just took Ralf out!

I knew the bloke was aggressive, but how was that footage of him trying to get around Christian Klein? Wow, that guy really wants to win. Pity he can't control himself.

We watched the race in a pub in the Swiss Alps yesterday. The German commentator suggested that Barrichelo was asleep when sato went passed him...

[steve2gtis]

Well, Friday practice sees ferrari fastest, bar second and Kimi third!!!!
Come on Kimi....

[BlahBoy]

For everyone's information, looks like it'll be on the TV at 2:15am. Good thing we can all sleep in that morning - right?

[AAG]

Then England v France afterwards

[steve2gtis]

Looks like a hum dinger!!!! What were people saying about ralf being a dud???

1 4 Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 1:12.275

2 9 Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1:12.341

3 7 Jarno Trulli Renault 1:13.023

4 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 1:13.072

5 8 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:13.308

6 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:13.355

7 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:13.562

8 6 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:13.595

9 5 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:13.681

10 15 Christian Klien Jaguar-Cosworth 1:14.532

11 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber-Petronas 1:14.674

12 16 Cristiano da Matta Toyota 1:14.851

13 17 Olivier Panis Toyota 1:14.891

14 14 Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 1:15.148

15 18 Nick Heidfeld Jordan-Ford 1:15.321

16 19 Timo Glock Jordan-Ford 1:16.323

17 10 Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 1:17.004

18 21 Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth 1:17.064
19 12 Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas No time

20 20 Gianmaria Bruni Minardi-Cosworth No time

Prediction...
Kimi will make a few places up front, but later his engine will blow; Ralf will be beaten into the first corner, and then spin on the second last corner of the first lap; Michael will win it in the pitstops, Montoya will snap another nosecone, and drive like crazy to catch up after replacing it; Rubens will have an uneventful race, but will finish on the podium...Jenson will also get on the podium... Any wagers, boys???

Haha... reading the drivers comments, Michael was saying he has won from lower down the order, and Kimi was saying it would be nice to finish AND get some points....


Modified by Stevemk2gti at 12:32 PM 6-13-2004

[Mick K.]

Looks like a pretty good grid. Hopefully Reubens can stay ahead of Kimi and I reckon Trulli will lead at the end of the first lap. A bad day for Webber?

MK

[YellowDieselGolf]

Illegal brake cooling ducts cause disqualification for Williams and Toyota

[steve2gtis]

The only predictions of mine which didnt come true were Ralfs spin, and Montoyas nose cone. Oh and Kimis engine blow, but he did have problems!!! I should have bet on a trifecta!!!

I reckon thats a bit lame with the disquals... Good for Kimi, though... Now he is = 13 All up, a bit of a boring race... Indianapolis will be run by seppo's, so it will be full of cliched symbolism... I might even give that one a miss!!!

[Mick K.]

Sounds like a good excuse to avoid an all nighter in front of the TV!

Lucky the bike racing before last night's race was interesting or I may have missed the F1.

MK

[BlahBoy]

Formula 1 coverage will start at 2:45am.

Qualifying results are as follows:

Pos. Driver Team Time
1 R. Barrichello Ferrari 1:10.223
2 M. Schumacher Ferrari 1:10.400
3 T. Sato BAR 1:10.601
4 J. Button BAR 1:10.820
5 JP. Montoya Williams 1:11.062
6 R. Schumacher Williams 1:11.106
7 K. Räikkönen McLaren 1:11.137
8 O. Panis Toyota 1:11.167
9 F. Alonso Renault 1:11.185
10 M. Webber Jaguar 1:11.286
11 C. Da Matta Toyota 1:11.691
12 D. Coulthard McLaren 1:12.026
13 C. Klien Jaguar 1:12.170
14 G. Fisichella Sauber 1:12.470
15 F. Massa Sauber 1:12.721
16 N. Heidfeld Jordan 1:13.147
17 G. Pantano Jordan 1:13.375
18 G. Bruni Minardi 1:14.010
19 Z. Baumgartner Minardi 1:14.812
20 J. Trulli Renault 0.000 (gearbox)

[Mick K.]

Go Minardi - first point since Webber in Melbourne 2002.

[YellowDieselGolf]

Forgot to set the VCR!

[Lima]

Not to worry Pete ... you've seen this one before.

Man, Webber MUST leave Jaguar they a f**king hopeless.

[steve2gtis]

Man, I got to see it on video, and I am glad I caught it!!! 20 start, 8 finish!!!! BOTH MCCLARENS!!!!!
Ralfs first question to his doctor: "what happened?" What a stack... 320kmh backwards. Sato drove awesomely. Couldnt believe Montoyas luck, or lack there of!!! Missed out on getting into the T car by less than 2 seconds.... What a race... Boring result, though....

News flash: McClaren to run new car at the french GP at Magny Cours.... Yeah, baby. Bring on a mid season revival!!!! The only driver who can beat Michael now is Barrichelo, and thats just never going to happen... Its schumies championship!!!

[Sloth]

For sure, but McLaren will rock next yr with Kimi and Montoya !!

[steve2gtis]

Unless JMP goes in thinking he is lead driver.... The iceman vs the assman....

Last time big rivalry which was entertaining occurred was senna and that french guy.... This new teaming has the potential.... Have you seen Kimi manhandle those officials?

[Mick K.]

Raining in both Friday practice sessions.

Could be an interesting grid / race if the rain keeps up.

Ralf Schumacher out for rest of the season, replaced initially by test driver Marc Gene', but may be a chance for Webber to move to Williams early.

Set the video / coffee machine for 10:30 Sunday night.

MK

[2.4 V6]

cr@p.. going to miss the race this sunday cause of work but there are some advantages......

received this in the office yesterday...

Da Mattas Race Suit!

Im working in the production of F1 comes to Regent St so i'll get an all areas access pass to the event next tuesday... hopefully I will have time to take plenty of pics

[steve2gtis]

Should be a great race... Raikkonens comments:
"We only did one run today because of the weather, which is a shame. However the car felt good, but that is all I can say at the moment. There is definitely more to come as I didn't even push particularly hard. It's difficult to say how big a step forward we have taken, but it should become clear as the weekend progresses."

Cant wait til Sunday night.