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Heres to Doornbos and Clarke having a better run this weekend in Houston. No stalls in the pits please.
They have grinded the surface so it will be less bumpy than last year, but knowing the roads and parking lots around town I'm betting it will still be pretty bumpy.
I'm planning on heading out to the track on Saturday for the American Le Mans race. Will stop by the Minardi USA pits representing ForzaMinardi.com with my shirt,should be a conversation starter.
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If they had not changed the date of the race this year I would be out there all weekend but now it is right before all my final projects are due, so taking a small break to go will have to suffice this year.
China:
9 14 David Coulthard Red Bull/Ferrari 56 1:39'16.543 1'43.796
10 20 V.Liuzzi Toro Rosso/Cosworth 55 1:38'12.368 1 Lap
11 10 Nico Rosberg Williams/Cosworth 55 1:38'13.489 1 Lap
12 15 Robert Doornbos Red Bull/Ferrari 55 1:38'24.465 1 Lap
Brazil and Japan were both gearbox failures for Coulthard.
In Japan Coulthard retired on lap 35. Lap 34 looked like this:
14 14 David Coulthard Red Bull/Ferrari 33 53'54.684 1 Lap 213.053
15 15 Robert Doornbos Red Bull/Ferrari 33 53'57.325 1 Lap 212.879
David could have been suffering from an ill gearbox by that point.
In Brazil he retired on lap 14. Lap 13 looked like this:
12 14 David Coulthard Red Bull/Ferrari 13 20'19.447 34.829 165.282
13 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri/Honda 13 20'20.164 35.546 165.185
14 19 Christijan Albers Midland/Toyota 13 20'20.532 35.914 165.136
15 23 Sakon Yamamoto Super Aguri/Honda 13 20'21.500 36.882 165.005
16 15 Robert Doornbos Red Bull/Ferrari 13 20'22.293 37.675 164.898
Speaking with a few of the crew members they told me that Dan is coming to grips with the car pretty quickly. Also the teams budget at the moment is not real big but that should be changing soon, hope that doesn't fall to the many problems Stoddart has had with sponsors over the years. The current situation with Cedric as co-owner is that he actually owns the #14 car at the moment. From the crew it sounded as if they are going to be expanding the team and adding a third car. Hopefully this does pan out.
Briefly saw Robert but he was rushing to a briefing, but he did wave and say Forza Minardi, as he was leaving.
Also I will put some pit pics up when I get a chance.
[Edited on 22-4-07 by Telstar]
fantastic result today, 3rd from 13th is remarkable
Well done Minardi!!!
I expect Salo and Melo to have a good showing at Le Mans.
Also, has anyone here been at a race with the Audi R10, damn that diesel is nearly silent, big difference in sound from the Porsche, Corvette, and Ferrari.
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I had a very good interview with Speedy Dan (you can read it at my website www.rfmsports.com) -- he has grown up a lot since I interviewed him last year and although he clearly could have had a lot to say about the car, he was diplomatic and stressed that he did not want to come across as negative. The car has been difficult for them out of the box and everyone is working hard to fix the problems but being a spec car there is only so much they can do. I also met most of the Minardi people (in my search for Graham Jones) and everyone -- which was confirmed by Dan -- is delighted to be racing in the USA and was very friendly. We're glad to have them aboard and Robert is very much admired -- I became a fan when he said "Save Fuel? Is this racing or Valet Parking?"
GO GO SHARKS!
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Welcome Kate BTW nice article :cool: