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What did everyone think of the GP?
Wasn't kimi supposed to drop 10 places. He qualified 17th and started 17th. Wasn't he supposed to be 20th.
Just read on F1 live that the stewards investigated JV for JPM's crash. JV had nothing to do with it. The FIA seem to be favouring Mclaren a bit.
[Edited on 9/10/2005 by Minardifan2002]
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JV got penalised 25 seconds for not looking in his mirrors and shoving JPM off the track. I'm speaking as someone a little gutted that Fisichella didn't win (how on earth did he throw away that lead?!), but the decision was in my view fair.
And Sato was excluded from the results, because he was driving very poorly.
Oh, and the grand prix was the best F1 race I've seen since GB 2003. And not a track invader in sight.
How about Minardi? Doornbos sneaking past Karthikeyan in the last couple of laps, and Albers catching fire in the pits, yet still continuing.
Terrific stuff!
Didn't catch the race live (it was at 07h and i went to bed at 06h) !!
Seemed like one hell of a race.
Kimi and Fernando sure know hoe to overtake.
Ralf is a hoax ! Starting from pole and finishing 8th:o
From TOMS:
race.....has everyone deserted already?????????
That was a great race. Kimi, Alonso, Webber and Schui had great performances. Button just dropped off after he lost a place to Webber, and Alonso wasn't held at all by the BAR.
Did Coulthard jump the start? I'm not sure and I don't have a reply to consult. Anyway good drive from him as well.
The best performance came from the Williams pit crew, that was slick, both times!
Good on our soon to be defunct drivers, we beat at least one of the Jordan's again!
Albers played hot potato (or was he the potato?) for a while and still got back out there.
FORZA Minardi!!!
[Edited on 10/10/2005 by TasM]
I found it disappointing that Alonso didn't give Kimi all the credits for his victory. He was moaning a bit about traffic (as if Raikkonen had a clear track all the time) and bad team tactics. I think that's a pity because he did a great race and it looks bad on him being the -deserved- WC of this season.
A great race and well worth getting up early for. Plus due to the saturday night hangover I didn't fall asleep.
Alonso will never give another driver credit. He is to cocky.
Kimi is my 2005 Champ. The car has let him down so much this season and still he has been the stand out man.
I thought Schumacher was fantastic. Some brilliant defensive driving. I thought he was going to get hammered by the Renault and Mercedes down the straight but he just kept with it.
I thought that Alonso's pass on Schumacher wasn't that special, it looked easier to overtake on the Outside there than it didn on the Inside. But the set up for the overtake was good. Same as down the straight, the set up for the pass on Webber was great. Very brave stuff.
Fisi gave Kimi the win with his weird line through the Chicane. That was only going to work if he could slow Kimi down. But I think Kimi gave himself some space so he could have better momentum into the last corner.
Flavio must be fuming...how long is Fisi's contract?
Kimi, Schu and alonso were fantastic
bravo webber too
Saw the race last night on tape. Pretty amazing stuff - I too am bummed for Fisi but it was his to lose and ....well he lost it.
Our gang - pretty good fight with the yellow cars - and the resolve to keep going after the fire was great - remember when that happened to Bruni? he just walked away.
Found this pic, Albers on fire:
I am not at all happy and have informed the GLW (good lady wife) that there will be no more Sunday outings during day races.
Of course you will be required to answer a few highly personal questions, just to ensure your credit rating is up to scratch - 5 forms of identification (Video and porn library cards are not valid forms of ID)
And heavy penalties for late returns.
[Edited on 10/10/2005 by SuperRoo]
Question: Do you fish? I'm thinking of doing an overnight trip on the bay one Saturday. Lots of piss, BBQ, and, er...........some fishing.
The boat is just about ready now and with the accommodation, it will be perfect for something like this.
Interested?
Sounds like a plan.
Just got to make sure the GLW doesn't tape Australian Idol over the races!!!
Lease, 'How to get chicks in 5 easy lessons' is still out and way overdue. SIMON!!!!
(BTW Roo, don't let Skipper take you onto his 'Poop Deck')
Since you have a copy of the race, can you check whether DC did in fact jump the start? I didn't think so , but Webbo (who was right beside him) reckons "he went two weeks early!" to use his apparent quote. I thought they have some electronic measure to ensure no can jump the start and get away with it anyway.
[Edited on 12/10/2005 by TasM]
The mechanic called him but albers didn't come. The mechanic then went inside and Albers came out.