Friday in Suzuka

Minardus

1st session:

1 P. de la Rosa McLaren 1:30.532 23
2 R. Zonta Toyota 1:31.075 16
3 J. Button BAR 1:32.043 18
4 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:32.229 23
5 JP. Montoya McLaren 1:32.321 9
6 F. Alonso Renault 1:32.370 22
7 G. Fisichella Renault 1:32.470 19
8 T. Sato BAR 1:32.791 20
9 M. Webber Williams 1:33.098 13
10 C. Klien Red Bull 1:33.139 19
11 F. Massa Sauber 1:33.257 16
12 V. Liuzzi Red Bull 1:33.441 22
13 K. Räikkönen McLaren 1:33.486 8
14 A. Pizzonia Williams 1:33.528 22
15 J. Villeneuve Sauber 1:33.645 15
16 R. Barrichello Ferrari 1:33.700 9
17 R. Schumacher Toyota 1:33.735 10
18 M. Schumacher Ferrari 1:33.886 9
19 J. Trulli Toyota 1:34.535 11
20 S. Yamamoto Jordan 1:36.296 23
21 C. Albers Minardi 1:37.153 16
22 N. Karthikeyan Jordan 1:37.154 13
23 R. Doornbos Minardi 1:37.816 17
24 T. Monteiro Jordan 1:38.250 17

Kimi blew his engine and had to change it !!!!!:hehe:

2nd session:

1 R. Zonta Toyota 1:30.682 21
2 M. Schumacher Ferrari 1:31.716 16
3 P. de la Rosa McLaren 1:31.821 28
4 R. Barrichello Ferrari 1:32.267 15
5 K. Räikkönen McLaren 1:32.849 13
6 R. Schumacher Toyota 1:32.917 13
7 J. Trulli Toyota 1:33.122 13
8 F. Alonso Renault 1:33.259 7
9 J. Button BAR 1:33.453 20
10 M. Webber Williams 1:33.520 14
11 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:33.563 11
12 A. Pizzonia Williams 1:33.679 14
13 T. Sato BAR 1:34.330 16
14 G. Fisichella Renault 1:34.400 7
15 F. Massa Sauber 1:34.421 17
16 C. Klien Red Bull 1:34.707 12
17 S. Yamamoto Jordan 1:34.829 19
18 J. Villeneuve Sauber 1:34.874 18
19 V. Liuzzi Red Bull 1:34.977 7
20 R. Doornbos Minardi 1:35.150 8
21 T. Monteiro Jordan 1:35.388 12
22 JP. Montoya McLaren 1:37.371 5
23 C. Albers Minardi 1:37.626 7
24 N. Karthikeyan Jordan 1:38.034 7

After 20 minutes it started to rain !!!!!!!:cool:

Minardus

From TOMS:

Japanese G.P. - Free practice


THEN THE RAIN CAME

SUZUKA, JAPAN, October 7, 2005


Practice for the penultimate Grand Prix of the FIA Formula One World Championship season got under way at the Suzuka Circuit today with Minardi F1 Team drivers Christijan Albers and Robert Doornbos acclimatising to the demands of the challenging Japanese circuit. The two one-hour sessions proved to be generally uneventful for the team, as the Dutch duo worked on chassis set-up and steadily reduced their lap times. Unfortunately, light rain began to fall after about 20 minutes of the afternoon session, effectively ending any chance the team had of making further progress. As part of the Faenza squad’s ongoing development programme for the Minardi Cosworth PS05, both race chassis this weekend are fitted with a number of new aerodynamic components, as well as a new design of rear brake duct, the package of modifications generating positive comments from the drivers.


ROBERT DOORNBOS

Position: 20
Time: 1 min 35.150 secs Chassis: PS05/02

“We didn’t start the morning session as well as we might have, because the car was not quite how I wanted it – I had a clear idea in my mind of how I wanted it to be – but we did some homework over lunch. As a result, we started the second session on used tyres and the car felt good. We decided to fit new tyres to get a feel for how it would be tomorrow, and then I had a lot of fun driving a Formula One car with an effective set-up. There’s still room for improvement, but we’re definitely heading in the right direction”.


CHRISTIJAN ALBERS

Position: 23
Time: 1 min 37.626 secs Chassis: PS05/01

“I’m really happy today. The first practice was good because I’ve never driven on this track before, and yet I surprised myself with my lap times and was pleased to get up to speed quickly. The second practice also went well, with the same sort of times, but then when we went out for a new tyre run, the rain started to fall It was a bit of a shame because we could have learned a little more about the tyre compounds in order to decide which one we should use for qualifying and the race. Now it’s a little more difficult, but I think we still had a reasonable day”.


PAUL STODDART, Team Principal, Minardi Cosworth




“In preparation for Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix, both drivers performed well in the first session and were on target to complete today’s technical programme before a rain shower put paid to any improvement in their times. Unfortunately for Christijan, the rain started to fall as he was on his ‘out’ lap with new tyres fitted, so the run was aborted. All we can say is that we look forward to some dry running tomorrow”.

Manni

I can't beleive we are still developing the car!!!!

Well done boys, never give up

Jello_Biafra

Hmm.. this weekend we seem to be able to beat Jordan in a multiple lap stint, rather than just in qualifying simulations.. a trend we seemed to have been stuck in all year save for Monaco.