Sports - Formula One #24 - The year of the Renault boys

foreva_99 · 04-19-2005, 06:04 AM

Welcome to The Formula One Thread

On this thread we discuss the wonderful sport of F1. We post up to date news and the general info about the sport. We also talk about the drivers and the teams and what we like or dislike about them.

Our previous threads are:
Formula One is GO GO GO
Formula One #2 - To Finish First, First You Must Finish
Formula One #3 - Can Anyone Truely beat Michael Schumacher?
Formula One #4 - The Iceman Cometh
Formula One #5 - IF is F1 backwards
Formula One #6 - This Season Will Ferrari still be the team to beat?
Formula One #7 - Now it's unpredictable!
Formula One #8: It's no longer the Ferrari show!
Formula One #9 The f2003 GA... as sexy as an F1 car's gonna be
Formula One #10 ~ Kimi a world champion in the making
Formula One #11 ~ With every race Alonso's star is getting brighter
Formula One #12 ~ Watch Out When Juan is About!
Formula One #13 ~ We are Running Out of Races and the Championship is wide open!
Formula One #14 ~ It's Ferrari vs Everyone Else in the Tyre War of 2003
Formula One #15 ~ It Ain't Over Until It's Over
Formula One #16 - Michael still thinks that JV is a threat
Formula One #17 - Bring on more seasons like the one we've just had
Formula One #18 - A New Year Brings a New Season
Formula One #19 ~ A new season brings new rivalries
Formula One #20 ~ The cars just keep getting faster and faster!!!
Formula One #21 ~ Schumi is showing why he is a six times world champion!
Formula 1 #22 - Speed and Dangerous Situations
Formula One #23 - Still waiting for a McLaren win this season

Moments for Hitzi
there is fuel in this car. amazing how i can tell just by looking at it
yes David, that's the gravel trap

Our Favourite Photo of Kimi Raikkonen
Kimi with snow on his face

Our Favourite Picture of Nick Heidfeld
Nick sat on the beach

Our Favourite Picture of Jarno Trulli
Jarno wearing a dinner jacket

2005Calender
DATES COUNTRIES CIRCUITS
Mar 6 AUSTRALIA ALBERT PARK
Mar 20 MALAYSIA SEPANG
Apr 3 BAHRAIN BAHRAIN
Apr 24 SAN MARINO IMOLA, ITALY
May 8 SPAIN BARCELONA
May 22 MONACO MONTE CARLO
May 29 EUROPE NURBURGRING, GERMANY
Jun 12 CANADA CIRCUIT GILLES VILLENEUVE
Jun 19 UNITED STATES INDIANAPOLIS
Jul 3 FRANCE MAGNY COURS
Jul 10 BRITAIN SILVERSTONE
Jul 24 GERMANY HOCKENHEIM
Jul 31 HUNGARY HUNGARORING, BUDAPEST
Aug 21 TURKEY ISTANBUL
Sept 4 ITALY MONZA
Sept 11 BELGIUM SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS
Sept 25 BRAZIL INTERLAGOS
Oct 9 JAPAN SUZUKA
Oct 16 CHINA SHANGHAI

Driver Line Up For the 2005 Season

Back Row C Albers, P Friesacher, N Karthikeyan, T Monterio, J Villeneuve, F Massa
Middle Row F Alonso, G Fisichella, J Button, T Sato, R Schumacher, J Trulli, C Klien, D Coulthard
Front Row N Heidfeld, M Webber, M Schumacher, R Barrichello, JP Montoya, K Raikkonen

Thanks to Marie for the photo

SUMMARY OF RACE WINNERS
Melbourne, Australia - Gincarlo Fisichella, Renault
Sepang, Malaysia - Fernando Alonso, Renault
Bahrain - Fernando Alonso, Renault
San Marino, Imola - Fernando Alosno, Renault

RACE RESULT for SAN MARINOGP

San Marino GP Results
P. No Driver Country Team Gap

1. Fernando Alonso Spain Renault-Renault 62 laps 01:27:41.921
2. Michael Schumacher Germany Ferrari-Ferrari +0.2
3. Jenson Button Britain BAR-Honda +10.4
4. Alexander Wurz Austria McLaren-Mercedes +27.5
5. Takuma Sato Japan BAR-Honda +34.7
6. Jacques Villeneuve Canada Sauber-Petronas +64.4
7. Jarno Trulli Italy Toyota-Toyota +70.2
8. Ralf Schumacher Germany Toyota-Toyota +70.8
9. Nick Heidfeld Germany Williams-BMW +71.2
10. Mark Webber Australia Williams-BMW +83.2
11. Vitantonio Liuzzi Italy Red Bull-Cosworth +83.7
12. Felipe Massa Brazil Sauber-Petronas +1 lap
13. David Coulthard Britain Red Bull-Cosworth +1 lap
14. Narain Karthikeyan India Jordan-Toyota +1 lap
15. Tiago Monteiro Portugal Jordan-Toyota +2 laps
Rtd Christijan Albers Holland Minardi-Cosworth 20 laps completed
Rtd Rubens Barrichello Brazil Ferrari-Ferrari 18 laps completed
Rtd Kimi Raikkonen Finland McLaren-Mercedes 9 laps completed
Rtd Patrick Friesacher Austria Minardi-Cosworth 8 laps completed
Rtd Giancarlo Fisichella Italy Renault-Renault 5 laps completed

CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
POSITION DRIVER TEAM POINTS

1. Fernando Alonso, Renault - 36
2. Jarno Trulli, Toyota - 18
3. Gincarlo Fisichella, Renault - 10
= Michael Schumacher, Ferrari - 10
5. David Coulthard, Red Bull Racing - 9
= Ralf Schumacher, Toyota - 9
7. Rubens Barrichello, Ferrari - 8
= Juan Pablo Montoya, McLaren - 8
9. Mark Webber, Williams - 7
= Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren - 7
= Nick Heidfeld, Williams - 7
12. Jensen Button, BAR - 6
13. Alexander Wurz, McLaren - 5
14. Takuma Sato, BAR - 4
= Pedro De La Rosa, McLaren - 4
16. Jacques Villeneuve, Sauber - 3
= Christian Klien, Red Bull Racing - 3
18. Felipe Massa, Sauber - 2

F1 CONSTRUCTORS' CHAMPIONSHIP
POSITION TEAM POINTS

1. Renault - 46
2. Toyota - 27
3. McLaren - 24
4. Ferrari 18
5. Williams - 14
6. Red Bull Racing - 12
7. BAR - 10
8. Sauber - 5
9. Jordan - 0
= Minardi - 0

Australia

Malaysia

Bahrain

San Marino

*MH* · 04-19-2005, 11:25 AM

thanx for starting the new thread bel!!!

some decoration.

hope no one minds... if there are too many due to the pictures in the opening post please yell at me and i'll remove some!

foreva_99 · 04-19-2005, 09:01 PM

No worries at all.

Thanx for supplying some more thread decoration

*MH* · 04-20-2005, 02:10 AM

maybe i should have included Fisico... after all the thread title is about him (and Alonso)

tigger817 · 04-21-2005, 02:39 PM

^^i don't mind all the jensen photos - especially the first one of him.

very nice

*MH* · 04-22-2005, 08:04 AM

McLaren and de la Rosa take Friday practice
San Marino GP - Second practice

It’s very early days yet, but things are looking positive for the McLaren Mercedes team here at San Marino as test driver Pedro de la Rosa set the pace in both of today’s two 60-minute practice sessions, recording a best lap time of 1:20.484s in his MP4-20.

"So far it has worked quite well," said de la Rosa. "I think there are still a few tenths in the car, we have to work a little bit on the suspension especially over the kerbs but so far it is quite good. We are looking for a podium finish here, I am not sure about winning. I think qualifying will be 70 percent of the outcome of the race because it is difficult to overtake here and we have to work on improving our qualifying performance."

As ever, it is tempting to read too much into the out-and-out lap times as these Friday sessions are predominantly about tyre selection and endurance running for those teams which have a test driver. Still, de la Rosa lapped a comfortable half second clear of his nearest rival, Jenson button in his BAR Honda.

It was another relatively incident free session at the 4.933KM circuit and with de la Rosa leading the way from Button, third place went to Kimi Raikkonen is the second McLaren Mercedes. The team have been working hard to try and get tyre temperate into their Michelin’s as so far this has been a big problem for the Woking- based squad in qualifying trim.

Ricardo Zonta set the fourth best time in his Toyota. The Brazilian test driver managed to lap considerably faster than race drivers Jarno Trulli and Ralf Schumacher, who were down in 13th and 15th positions respectively.

Fernando Alonso waited out 100 minutes of practice today before heading out to complete a timed lap in his Renault, underlining the confidence the team and driver have in the overall package. The Spaniard was fifth fastest ahead of the Ferrari duo of Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello.

Alex Wurz, a race driver for McLaren this weekend, set the eighth best time in the third MP4-20 while Giancarlo Fisichella was ninth best as he and the team run the new RS25B V10 engine for the first time in anger.

Takuma Sato was tenth fastest in the second BAR Honda ahead of the Sauber Petronas duo of Felipe Massa and Jacques Villeneuve. The Canadian has a great deal of pressure on his shoulders to perform for Sauber and today he proved to be on the pace of his team-mate lapping within a tenth of a second.

Nick Heidfeld was just 14th in his BMW Williams while team-mate Mark Webber was another four positions back. It may just be Friday practice, but lapping three seconds adrift of the pace-setter is not what BMW Williams would hope for at a circuit in which they traditionally perform very well.

David Coulthard was 16th in his Red Bull Cosworth while Narain Karthikeyan was 17th in his Jordan Toyota, Christian Klien and Tiago Monteiro in the second EJ15. Vitantonio Liuzzi was just 21st in his RB1 ahead of Roberto Doornbos in the third Jordan.

Over at Minardi, Patrick Freisacher was 23rd in the new PS05 chassis while Christijan Albers did not complete a timed lap, leaving the pits in the new car right at the end of the session.

It’s early days yet, but so far it seems that McLaren, Renault and Toyota seem strong with Ferrari not too far off the pace... Sound familiar?

Practice resumes Saturday at 09.00 CET.

2nd Practise Times
Pos. Driver Team Time Laps
1 P. de la Rosa McLaren 1:20.484 31
2 J. Button BAR 1:21.052 28
3 K. Räikkönen McLaren 1:21.704 16
4 R. Zonta Toyota 1:21.889 35
5 F. Alonso Renault 1:21.899 10
6 M. Schumacher Ferrari 1:21.899 10
7 R. Barrichello Ferrari 1:22.048 22
8 A. Wurz McLaren 1:22.174 17
9 G. Fisichella Renault 1:22.211 23
10 T. Sato BAR 1:22.335 27
11 F. Massa Sauber 1:22.791 23
12 J. Villeneuve Sauber 1:22.955 22
13 J. Trulli Toyota 1:23.343 20
14 N. Heidfeld Williams 1:23.458 16
15 R. Schumacher Toyota 1:23.466 21
16 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:23.815 20
17 N. Karthikeyan Jordan 1:23.842 16
18 M. Webber Williams 1:23.964 14
19 C. Klien Red Bull 1:24.320 38
20 T. Monteiro Jordan 1:24.573 21
21 V. Liuzzi Red Bull 1:24.626 29
22 R. Doornbos Jordan 1:25.172 15
23 P. Friesacher Minardi 1:26.620 14
24 C. Albers Minardi no time 1

*MH* · 04-22-2005, 08:13 AM

Fernando and Flavio honoured in Brisighella

Fernando Alonso and Flavio Briatore were recipients of awards at last night’s Lorenzo Bandini Trophy ceremony in Brisighella.

Lorenzo Bandini is not a household name. The Italian, killed during the 1967 Monaco Grand Prix at the wheel of his Ferrari, won just one Grand Prix, the first ever Austrian GP held in 1964 at Zeltweg. His career included other notable triumphs, including a win in the Targa Florio forty years ago, but his was a career cut down before its prime – a shooting star that disappeared before it could burn at its brightest.

For that reason, his hometown of Brisighella has awarded since 1992 the Lorenzo Bandini Trophy, to the most promising young driver in Formula 1. In 2005, Fernando Alonso was the recipient of the award, which was presented yesterday evening in a ceremony that included an audience composed of sportsmen, media and political figures. “This is a fantastic honour for me,” said Fernando. “The Bandini trophy is a prestigious award, and it special for me to be recognised by the Italian fans and jury. I would to thank them all for choosing me to receive this prize.”

Fernando was not alone from the Renault F1 Team yesterday evening, as Flavio Briatore also received the Gold Medal of the Emilia-Romagna region. Preceded in this by such luminaries as former World Champion Niki Lauda, Flavio collected the award proudly in a season where his team currently sits atop the World Championship standings.

Action resumes this morning at the track – with Fernando firmly focused on more trophies. Follow all the action from 11:00 local time.

**L i N d $ @ y** · 04-22-2005, 11:03 AM

thanks for starting the new thread, bel!

whoah, i realized i was around since the first thread of F1. so proud of myself!

and no problem with the pics. decorations are always good.

those JB pics are pretty good!

back to the european races...will we see schumi back with a vengeance this weekend? i guess we all just have to wait and see.

tigger817 · 04-22-2005, 04:39 PM

why hasn't kimi set a time for mclaren? i understand why de la rosa's in by why wurz instead of kimi?/??

foreva_99 · 04-22-2005, 11:41 PM

I think I have been around since the first thread as well.

I remember getting very excited that there was actually a F1 thread here, the people posting were so nice and actually posted back to me!! How many years ago was that? I was trying to work out when all the threads were done and I think that we used five threads last season/last year. Going from the fact that one of the threads has the year 2003 in it. Seems like such a long time ago when we made that thread.

Thanks for all the news Marie

And Marie has been posting the news/pics ever since the first thread

I remember when she went away we would go without the lastest news until she got back

Ahh the memories.

tigger817 · 04-23-2005, 04:34 AM

red bull racing have confirmed they're going to have a ferrari engine next season - and with the move to new V8 engines, that means they'll be using the same engine as the ferrari team for the first part of the season

**L i N d $ @ y** · 04-23-2005, 05:03 AM

bel!!!! i

your av!!! ah, yes, the memories. we couldn't get by without marie. she's the one who's endlessly posting pics and news and without her...its like the F1 thread is on stand-by.

tigger: yeah, that's a very interesting development. which means, red bull might be faster than most of the other teams considering they have a ferrari engine.

there's something wrong with our cable. we're supposed to get live F1 but they aired soccer instead.

i didn't see kimi do a P1!

**L i N d $ @ y** · 04-23-2005, 05:18 AM

so good-looking. i'm glad i saw him in person last year.

foreva_99 · 04-23-2005, 11:51 PM

Hehe. Enjoy the race tonight everyone!! Going to be a great one.

Awesome news for the Red Bull Racing team. I want to know how come they are doing so well when the Jaguar team was going so badly last year. They have done some amazing changes to the car over the off season. About time that we see some more competitive teams. I am loving the fact that this season is not bein dominated by the Ferrari team. They are well and truly (Trulli) on the back foot. Hehe, couldn't help myself.

That is all that I can say about those pics.

**L i N d $ @ y** · 04-24-2005, 02:14 AM

ohgod. finally, a dream come true!!! kimi, alonso & jenson on top 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i was just really surprised when schumi ran wide cos he was doing a perfect lap. and alonso was fast...but kimi was faster. i can't wait for the race! i hope they finish in that order...finally, an all good-looking podium finishers.