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Indy --- Friday practice sessions
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Paddy does a 1.16.600
Kartman doea a 1.15.893
de la Rosa had a throttle sensor failure and that could have killed the engine.
18:38 Albers goes sight-seeing into the grass and gravel but holds an impressive slide to get the Minardi back on track
11:37Albers nearly goes off and back onto the track, barely missing Michael Schumacher's Ferrari.
1. de la rosa 1.12.913
2. Button 1.13.190
3. Schummi Sr 1.13.277
4. Zonta 1.13.328
5. Sato 1.13.639
6. Quick Nick 1.13.783
7. Webber 1.13.930
8. Rubens 1.14.191
9. Montiero 1.14.978
10. Speed 1.14.988
11. Kartman 1.15.893
12. Dooribos 1.16.073
13. Paddy 1.16.343
14. Albers 1.16.357
1. Montoya 1.12.027 6 laps completed
2. Zonta 1.12.085 18
3. Alonso 1.12.666 10
4. Heidheld 1.12.804 9
5. Button 1.12.865 11
6. De La Rosa 1.12.913 4
7. Sato 1.13.013 9
8. Fisi 1.13.024 10
9. Webber 1.13.082 10
10. Schummi Sr 1.13.242 12
11. Rubinho 1.13.245 12
12. Schummi Jr 1.13.461 7
13. Trulli 1.13.683 7
14. Coulthard 1.13.740 8
15. Speed 1.13.846 21
16. Klien 1.14.444 8
17. Massa 1.14.637 7
18. Jacques 1.14.696 6
19. Kartman 1.14.803 18
20. Moneiro 1.14.978 20
21. Doornbos 1.15.791 27
22. Paddy 1.16.343 16
23. Albers 1.16.357 12
24. Kimi No Time 3
1. Zonta 346.4
2. Sato 343.6
3. Fisi 341.9
4. Montoya 341.3
5. Alonso 341.1
6. Massa 338.5
7. Jacques 338.5
8. Schummi Jr 336.3
9. Trulli 336.3
10. Monteiro 335.9
11. Kartman 335.2
12. Button 333.8
13. Speed 333.3
14. Kimi 333.2
15. Doorbnos 333.1
16. Rubens 332.0
17. Schummi Sr 332.0
18. Albers 331.8
19. Paddy 331.6
20. Quick Nick 331.1
21. Webber 330.9
22. Klien 330.9
23. Coulthard 330.1
24. De La Rosa 329.7
Session red flagged...
Ralf crashed in to the wall...
Ralf has hit the wall again (the same one as last year )
Know
':hehe:'
[Edited on 17/6/2005 by Rime]
Albers: 1:13,963 !!!!
Karthikeyan: 1:14,259
It was a great lap. In the middle sector he was (only) 1,1 sec. slower than Kimi.
Doornbos 1:13,361
Propably a desperate attempt with minimal fuel onboard and fresh tires.
Whats happened to Pat it must be about time he did a couple more laps
But we will see, good to see both Minardi's ahead of the Jordans
INDIANAPOLIS, UNITED STATES, June 17, 2005 – Five days after the conclusion of the Canadian Grand Prix, the Minardi F1 Team, along with other members of the Formula One World Championship Paddock, today commenced preparations for this Sunday’s United States Grand Prix. Staged at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the past five years, the circuit is one of the most unusual in Formula One, combining the demands for flat-out performance on the Speedway’s banking with good handling on the very tight infield section. Minardi drivers Patrick Friesacher and Christijan Albers, both experiencing the Indiana track for the first time, came away pleased with their first day’s work. Friesacher lost time midway through the afternoon session with a gearbox-related problem, but a superb effort by the team’s mechanics saw the unit changed in 18 minutes and the Austrian driver back on track before the end of the session.
PATRICK FRIESACHER Best lap: 1 min 13.783 secs Position: 20th
“It has not been a bad day, and although we had a problem with the gearbox this afternoon, which lost us some time, generally, we improved the car. We still have some more work to do, particularly on the front end, but I think we can make another step forward tomorrow. I would particularly like to compliment the guys and thank them for their efforts, as they performed something close to a miracle this afternoon to change the gearbox so quickly, which allowed me to get out on track again.”
CHRISTIJAN ALBERS Best lap: 1 min 13.963 secs Position: 21st
“We had a bit of a slow start this morning, and didn’t put in so many laps, as we knew the track would improve a lot during the day. This afternoon, I think we had a good programme, and I’m feeling confident for tomorrow. It was a bit of a shame that I had some traffic on my new-tyre run, as it lost us a little time. This evening, we will choose which tyre compound we will go with for the remainder of the weekend, so we’ll aim for another good day on Saturday.”
PAUL STODDART, Team Principal, Minardi Cosworth
“Apart from a gearbox problem, which delayed Patrick in the second session, both Minardi drivers had a very productive opening day here at Indianapolis. It’s interesting to note that, despite the new regulations designed to reduce F1 speeds, both our cars exceeded, on the first day of the race weekend, any time, set in any session, by a Minardi here last year. As usual, both drivers gave their all today, and the team did a fantastic job to change Patrick’s gearbox in time for him to get back out before the end of the second session. All in all, a very pleasing effort.”
- Ends -
Chassis allocation – 2005 United States Grand Prix
Friesacher (No 20) PS05/02
Albers (No 21) PS05/01
Spare car (Albers) PS05/03
The Red Bulls were all over the place due to handling problems.
This could be good news for our boys!!!!
hehe, cosworthdid give them 30 hp more, but they messed up the balance of the engine, because red bull is abandoning them :rolleyes: