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Column: Montreal is really great


I'm in Montreal while writing this column. What a great city, really superb! Everyone breathes Formula 1 here! The circuit itself is really cool because of the great location. Something we haven't got in Europe.

The race in Canada will be interesting. I am hoping to finish the race in front of the Jordan drivers this time. We will bring a few new aerodynamic parts for the car which should help. The circuit doesn't need much drag so I think we can get closer to the other teams.

Earlier this week I checked out the track, since I never raced here before, by jogging around it and on Thursday I walked the track with my engineers to check out the details of the kerbs etcetera.

Let's wait and see what will happen here in Montreal!


We got new parts!!!!!;)

Minardus

We will bring a few new aerodynamic parts for the car which should help.

I suppsose the parts will be tested in today's sessions.
If they work they will stay on and if they don't work they will be removed before saturday!!

on Thursday I walked the track with my engineers to check out the details of the kerbs etcetera.

Minardus

1st practise session has just started !!!!

The live coverage on http://formula-1.updatesport.com/live/ isn't up yet !!!!:(

Ok, I just found another live coverage:
http://www.eurosport.com/home/pages/v4/l0/s25/e7210/live_lng0_spo25_evt7210_mtc110890.shtml

[Edited on 10/6/2005 by Minardus]

Minardus

Am I alone here ?????????

1 P. De La Rosa McLaren 1:17.688 13
2 M. Schumacher Ferrari 1:17.937 +0:00.249 5
3 R. Zonta Toyota 1:18.029 +0:00.341 14
4 K. Räikkönen McLaren 1:19.025 +0:01.337 3
5 S. Speed Red Bull 1:20.685 +0:02.997 11
6 N. Karthikeyan Jordan 1:21.750 +0:04.062 3
7 P. Friesacher Minardi 1:22.581 +0:04.893 6
8 T. Monteiro Jordan 1:23.152 +0:05.464 5
9 C. Albers Minardi 1:23.158 +0:05.470 5

JumpeySpyder

Youre not alone minardus :)

Minardus

Thanks. Then I can keep informing you guys !!!

1 K. Räikkönen McLaren 1:17.505 5
2 J. Montoya McLaren 1:17.552 +0:00.047 4
3 P. De La Rosa McLaren 1:17.688 +0:00.183 13
4 M. Schumacher Ferrari 1:17.937 +0:00.432 5
5 R. Zonta Toyota 1:18.029 +0:00.524 17
6 T. Sato BAR 1:18.287 +0:00.782 6
7 R. Barrichello Ferrari 1:18.291 +0:00.786 5
8 J. Button BAR 1:18.568 +0:01.063 5
9 S. Speed Red Bull 1:20.685 +0:03.180 11
10 N. Karthikeyan Jordan 1:21.750 +0:04.245 3
11 P. Friesacher Minardi 1:22.581 +0:05.076 6
12 T. Monteiro Jordan 1:23.152 +0:05.647 5
13 C. Albers Minardi 1:23.158 +0:05.653 5

MCSF

I'm here too.

Minardus

Hi Quig!!

For you I have Patrick in front of JV :

1 P. De La Rosa McLaren 1:16.457 20
2 M. Schumacher Ferrari 1:16.872 +0:00.415 9
3 R. Zonta Toyota 1:17.009 +0:00.552 21
4 K. Räikkönen McLaren 1:17.505 +0:01.048 5
5 J. Montoya McLaren 1:17.552 +0:01.095 6
6 T. Sato BAR 1:18.287 +0:01.830 6
7 R. Barrichello Ferrari 1:18.291 +0:01.834 5
8 J. Button BAR 1:18.568 +0:02.111 6
9 N. Heidfeld Williams 1:18.816 +0:02.359 4
10 F. Massa Sauber 1:19.175 +0:02.718 5
11 S. Speed Red Bull 1:19.702 +0:03.245 17
12 R. Schumacher Toyota 1:19.768 +0:03.311 4
13 C. Klien Red Bull 1:19.956 +0:03.499 7
14 N. Karthikeyan Jordan 1:21.750 +0:05.293 16
15 P. Friesacher Minardi 1:21.990 +0:05.533 11
16 J. Villeneuve Sauber 1:22.178 +0:05.721 3
17 C. Albers Minardi 1:22.452 +0:05.995 5
18 T. Monteiro Jordan 1:23.152 +0:06.695 5

Minardus

Damn !!!
JV improved to P8 in the last minute !!!
We are bad !! Pat is 2,2 sec behind KKeyan !!!!!!

Time Diff lap

1 P. De La Rosa McLaren 1:16.415 24
2 R. Zonta Toyota 1:16.584 +0:00.169 25
3 K. Räikkönen McLaren 1:16.677 +0:00.262 9
4 J. Button BAR 1:16.710 +0:00.295 10
5 M. Schumacher Ferrari 1:16.872 +0:00.457 9
6 J. Montoya McLaren 1:16.945 +0:00.530 6
7 G. Fisichella Renault 1:17.281 +0:00.866 6
8 J. Villeneuve Sauber 1:17.372 +0:00.957 7
9 T. Sato BAR 1:17.458 +0:01.043 6
10 R. Schumacher Toyota 1:17.497 +0:01.082 10
11 R. Barrichello Ferrari 1:17.541 +0:01.126 11
12 J. Trulli Toyota 1:18.049 +0:01.634 6
13 M. Webber Williams 1:18.138 +0:01.723 6
14 N. Heidfeld Williams 1:18.816 +0:02.401 4
15 F. Massa Sauber 1:19.175 +0:02.760 5
16 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:19.694 +0:03.279 10
17 S. Speed Red Bull 1:19.702 +0:03.287 22
18 N. Karthikeyan Jordan 1:19.791 +0:03.376 16
19 C. Klien Red Bull 1:19.956 +0:03.541 7
20 P. Friesacher Minardi 1:21.990 +0:05.575 11
21 C. Albers Minardi 1:22.452 +0:06.037 18
22 T. Monteiro Jordan 1:23.152 +0:06.737 5

MCSF

Had to be a low fuel run.

DoubleD

So much for the speed trap theory. 1st practice.

CA 305 kph
PF 306 kph
Fisichella 330 kph
Scott Speed 318 kph

Pray for Tropical Storm Arlene to fast track herself to Montreal. This is very painful to watch. We are consistantly 5 sec slower and no real improvement to show with the new chassis during races. ! We would be better off contracting with Dallara to build a new chassis for us. Outsourcing does work.

MCSF

Have faith!

Walker

Pat 1:18,115 !!!!! :D :o


Where is everybody ???

MCSF

P F 1.18.115

K man 1.18.234

plus Albers faster than Montiero!

See - just a little faith people.

Minardus

Canadian G.P. - Free practice

LAND OF OPPORTUNITY

MONTREAL, CANADA, June 10, 2005

Minardi F1 Team drivers Patrick Friesacher and Christijan Albers may have experienced Montreal’s demanding Circuit Gilles Villeneuve for the first time today, but they made the most of the opportunity. Both men spent the morning session acclimatising to the newly resurfaced track, which places a premium on effective braking and good traction out of corners. By the afternoon session, however, they had clearly begun to get to grips with the circuit, as their lap times tumbled steadily. Apart from working on chassis balance, Friesacher and Albers were also able to carry out tyre evaluation work, and concluded the day’s activities with extended, race-simulation runs.

PATRICK FRIESACHER
Position: 19
Time: 1 min 18.115 secs Chassis: PS05/02
“I was a little bit disappointed in the first session, as I lost my last run with a clutch-related problem, but then the second session was quite good. We improved a lot in that session, in part at least because of the tyres, and were able to find a good balance for the car. I think we can improve further tomorrow, however, so I feel it could be a good weekend for us”.

CHRISTIJAN ALBERS
Position: 21
Time: 1 min 18.463 secs Chassis: PS05/01
“We had a bit of a slow start in the morning, but we came back this afternoon. We have been improving with each run, and although we are still not completely satisfied with all aspects of the car’s behaviour, we’ve still got two more practice sessions tomorrow to work on it. All things being considered, I think we did a reasonable time today”.

PAUL STODDART, Team Principal, Minardi Cosworth


“Considering the resurfacing of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and the fact the track was always going to be ‘green’ on the first day of the race weekend, it’s pleasing to be competitive with the Jordans and within two-tenths of a second of one of the Red Bulls. All in all, today’s sessions went well, especially considering neither Christijan nor Patrick has competed here before. We look forward to making further progress tomorrow in preparation for Sunday’s race”.

18 C. Klien Red Bull 1:17.922 26
19 P. Friesacher Minardi 1:18.115 25
20 N. Karthikeyan Jordan 1:18.234 28
21 C. Albers Minardi 1:18.463 22
22 T. Monteiro Jordan 1:19.186 30
23 S. Speed Red Bull 1:19.270 15

Not bad !!

Jello_Biafra

I am happy thus far. We've showed up with new front wing end plates that mirror basically what the rest of the grid made for Canada. Wind tunnel time is evident.

Narain facing the wrong way half of the time and Monti off the pace as usual... should be an interesting weekend.

salvo

Where's everybody???

Yesterday Minardi was great!
Patrick less than 1 second slower than Schumacher! As fast as Red Bull, better than Jordan, less than 3 seconds slower than Alonso.

Bravi bravi bravi Faenza boys!

Jello_Biafra

Unfortunately I've just seen the stint times for Narain/Pat. Narain had one stint in which he ran 18's consistently. Pat managed just 20's. Hopefully this isn't an indication of overall pace but rather a difference in strategy or something along those lines..

oznomad

Anybody got pics of the new FWEP's?

Jello_Biafra

Eh I don't feel like hosting them. Basically the same design minus the flip up piece on front of the tyre.

Minardus

3rd session: we sucked!! 2 sec behind the Jordans.

4th session: improvement! we were stil llast, but Pat was 0,003 sec behind Monteiro!!!!!

The Red Bulls are slow as well.
This circuit demands high topspeed and isn't so much about the aero.
This means that the Cosworth engine is lacking power compared to the other teams.
Red Bull will get a 30hp increase at Indy, but we're stuck with this engine for the rest of the season anf for 2006 as well!!!!!:(

Minardus

Anybody got pics of the new FWEP's?

I've got a pic of the whole car:



And here are some teammembers:

MCSF

Where's everybody???

I was/am here.

MinardiP1

Great lap by Albers - GREAT lap! :D

Lipp

On dutch telly, they are saying it is probably the best qualifying lap he drove this season. He is happy with it! He is a 'blije pik' ;)

MinardiP1

Holy crap! Albers has 2 whole rows behind him! :)

Ger

Great lap Albers nice to get ahead of the red Bull! Hope Fries is on a different stratagy.

TheDriver

Albers was brilliant out there! However, he must be due for an early pitstop. I just can't see Albers being so fast without being quite light, especially considering how much slower Pat was in the qualifying. Pat has been ahead of Albers in every session this weekend except for the qualifying.

Still, great lap and nice to see not only the Jordans, but Klien as well having his ass handed to him.

MinardiSquad

What a amazing lap from Albers!!!
Whe have a new Alonso on owher team:P
He had some problems in practice but the team had fixed it before quali and he had totally new tires;)
I think Friesacher is on a 2 stop or maybe his lap was just crap, it was not looking good at all, i think Friesacher is driving to nerverse and aggresive, he did some mistakes but i hope he is just heavy!
Have you seen the reactions of the team after Albers his lap:o:o, what a great feeling it must be for the guys

Minardus

Bravo Chris!!! Great lap.

Pat seems to be having serious handling problems with his car.

M$ and Button seem to be carrying low fuel !!!!!!
The Williamses were crap!

MinardiP1

What was the garage reaction like?

We don't get qualifying down here so I was watching the live timing stream on the net.