bigC
05-19-05, 07:52 PM
one of the slowest, trickiest, most scenic races of the season, the Monaco GP! :D :beer: the camera crews struggle yearly with this race, as they focus a lot of attention on the babes, boats, building and fans, and oh, llok at that fast car there, zooming by.
Ferrari's slide continues in Thursday's practice at the Monaco GP, as the season seems to be slipping away from them every race. blame the tires? blame an arrogant team? or, simply that the rest of the field has finally caught up with the prancing horse, and has in fact surpassed them. competition is a good thing, especially in a sport dominated by one team for so many years. Schumi and Rubens could not even crack the top ten, although the weekend is still early, and things may still change.
last year, Schumacher was leading the race, when he suddenly slowed his car in the tunnel (under a safety car), and if memory serves, was bashed in the back by JPM and was knocked out of the race. a bone-headed move by Schumi, and one he is likely not going to be able to do this weekend, since i doubt he'll get a chance to lead the race.
Renault, with Alonso being the fastest, and Fisichella in 4th, looked poised to win again. McLaren, RBR were fast as well, as was Toyota, but Ralf will be penalized 1/2 second for using a tire that was not allocated to him. oops. but where was Ferrari, Williams and Trulli (Toyota)? well off the pace, but that can change. Minardi and Jordan, you ask? look to the back of the grid. and BAR: they are serving the second of their two race ban for cheating, and are sitting this one out.
story: http://www.formula1.com/race/news/3024/737.html
http://www.tsn.ca/auto_racing/formula_one/news_Story.asp?ID=125248
results: http://www.formula1.com/race/result/737/10.html
1. Fernando Alonso (Spa) Renault 1min 15.835sec
2. Alexander Wurz (Aut) McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.912
3. David Coulthard (Gbr) Red Bull 1:16.184
4. Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita) Renault 1:16.519
5. Juan Pablo Montoya (Col) McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.534
6. Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.558
7. Vitantonio Liuzzi (Ita) Red Bull 1:16.640
8. Felipe Massa (Bra) Sauber-Petronas 1:16.914
9. Ralf Schumacher (Ger) Toyota 1:16.917
10. Ricardo Zonta (Bra) Toyota 1:17.046
the diamonf debacle, part two? last year, the Jaguar cars each had a diamond on their nose, and one was lost after a crash. this year, McLaren will have them, but they will be on the driver's helmets instead: http://www.tsn.ca/auto_racing/formula_one/news_Story.asp?ID=125270
JV: when being pressured, simply blame the team. that always works, right? http://www.tsn.ca/auto_racing/formula_one/news_Story.asp?ID=125147
Alonso looks good to win another race, as he feels that the car is perfect. another win and Renault and Alonso will be even closer to locking up the season, lest they suddenly get hit by serious mechanical failures: http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=32871
is it the tires, or is Schumacher just too old? it was clearly the tires in Spain, as he suffered two blown tires that knocked him out of the race.http://www.tsn.ca/auto_racing/formula_one/news_Story.asp?ID=125265
Ferrari's slide continues in Thursday's practice at the Monaco GP, as the season seems to be slipping away from them every race. blame the tires? blame an arrogant team? or, simply that the rest of the field has finally caught up with the prancing horse, and has in fact surpassed them. competition is a good thing, especially in a sport dominated by one team for so many years. Schumi and Rubens could not even crack the top ten, although the weekend is still early, and things may still change.
last year, Schumacher was leading the race, when he suddenly slowed his car in the tunnel (under a safety car), and if memory serves, was bashed in the back by JPM and was knocked out of the race. a bone-headed move by Schumi, and one he is likely not going to be able to do this weekend, since i doubt he'll get a chance to lead the race.
Renault, with Alonso being the fastest, and Fisichella in 4th, looked poised to win again. McLaren, RBR were fast as well, as was Toyota, but Ralf will be penalized 1/2 second for using a tire that was not allocated to him. oops. but where was Ferrari, Williams and Trulli (Toyota)? well off the pace, but that can change. Minardi and Jordan, you ask? look to the back of the grid. and BAR: they are serving the second of their two race ban for cheating, and are sitting this one out.
story: http://www.formula1.com/race/news/3024/737.html
http://www.tsn.ca/auto_racing/formula_one/news_Story.asp?ID=125248
results: http://www.formula1.com/race/result/737/10.html
1. Fernando Alonso (Spa) Renault 1min 15.835sec
2. Alexander Wurz (Aut) McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.912
3. David Coulthard (Gbr) Red Bull 1:16.184
4. Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita) Renault 1:16.519
5. Juan Pablo Montoya (Col) McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.534
6. Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.558
7. Vitantonio Liuzzi (Ita) Red Bull 1:16.640
8. Felipe Massa (Bra) Sauber-Petronas 1:16.914
9. Ralf Schumacher (Ger) Toyota 1:16.917
10. Ricardo Zonta (Bra) Toyota 1:17.046
the diamonf debacle, part two? last year, the Jaguar cars each had a diamond on their nose, and one was lost after a crash. this year, McLaren will have them, but they will be on the driver's helmets instead: http://www.tsn.ca/auto_racing/formula_one/news_Story.asp?ID=125270
JV: when being pressured, simply blame the team. that always works, right? http://www.tsn.ca/auto_racing/formula_one/news_Story.asp?ID=125147
Alonso looks good to win another race, as he feels that the car is perfect. another win and Renault and Alonso will be even closer to locking up the season, lest they suddenly get hit by serious mechanical failures: http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=32871
is it the tires, or is Schumacher just too old? it was clearly the tires in Spain, as he suffered two blown tires that knocked him out of the race.http://www.tsn.ca/auto_racing/formula_one/news_Story.asp?ID=125265