Grand Prix de France 2005

[Blake]

A bit late this time, I sort of forgot it was a GP weekend

Well after the Indy controversy we certainly have a huge change in the various championships, Ferrari and Michael are now both serious contenders for the Constructors and Drivers championships.

Alonso - 59
Raikkonen - 37
Schumacher - 34

Renault - 76
McLaren - 63
Ferrari - 63

As long as Ferrari have some good qualifying pace and reliability they have a serious chance, which had I said that before Indy it would have seemed almost laughable.

It looks like it may rain today and tomorrow but as far as I've read Sunday will be hot and sunny.

The Michelin drivers will be disadvantaged for qualifying, giving Ferrari a little bit of a head start, but it shouldn't be too bad for Kimi and Trulli.

Practice 1 starts in about 20 minutes, after that we'll see if anyone has found some pace over the past week of testing.

Blake

 

[Omnis]

too bad there's no live practice. At least not to my knowledge.

I'm really looking foward to this GP though. Let's see if Michelin can save face in their own country.

Edit: bonehead mistake!

 

[Stigg209]

There's live timing on their website if that's what you're looking for

 

[Blake]

Friday Practice 1

1 P. de la Rosa McLaren 1:14.778 21
2 F. Alonso Renault 1:15.183 10
3 G. Fisichella Renault 1:15.255 10
4 T. Sato BAR 1:15.530 10
5 K. Räikkönen McLaren 1:15.877 10
6 J. Button BAR 1:16.038 11
7 O. Panis Toyota 1:16.146 24
8 JP. Montoya McLaren 1:16.366 11
9 R. Schumacher Toyota 1:16.731 6
10 N. Heidfeld Williams 1:16.758 11
11 M. Schumacher Ferrari 1:16.838 11
12 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:17.168 7
13 C. Klien Red Bull 1:17.343 10
14 R. Barrichello Ferrari 1:17.389 10
15 M. Webber Williams 1:17.451 11
16 F. Massa Sauber 1:17.777 7
17 J. Villeneuve Sauber 1:18.192 6
18 V. Liuzzi Red Bull 1:18.876 16
19 R. Doornbos Jordan 1:19.001 20
20 N. Karthikeyan Jordan 1:20.067 13
21 C. Albers Minardi 1:20.382 17
22 P. Friesacher Minardi 1:20.725 16
23 T. Monteiro Jordan 1:21.725 6
24 J. Trulli Toyota no time 1

Blake

 

[Slick Rick]

too bad there's no live qualifying. At least not to my knowledge.

I'm really looking foward to this GP though. Let's see if Michelin can save face in their own country.

Where do you live because i think the UK is going to get live coverage of qualifing.

 

[Flerbizky]

Where do you live because i think the UK is going to get live coverage of qualifing.

In DK we get friday training, saturday qual sessions as well as the race, both live and delayed

 

[Slick Rick]

Where do you live because i think the UK is going to get live coverage of qualifing.

my bad. just checked tv guide, its not live here

 

[Blake]

Friday Practice 2

1 P. de la Rosa McLaren 1:14.460 35
2 JP. Montoya McLaren 1:15.129 21
3 M. Schumacher Ferrari 1:15.204 24
4 F. Alonso Renault 1:15.242 23
5 G. Fisichella Renault 1:15.380 27
6 O. Panis Toyota 1:15.483 37
7 R. Barrichello Ferrari 1:15.605 27
8 J. Trulli Toyota 1:15.774 24
9 R. Schumacher Toyota 1:15.925 24
10 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:16.371 26
11 J. Villeneuve Sauber 1:16.430 25
12 J. Button BAR 1:16.597 29
13 F. Massa Sauber 1:16.753 27
14 T. Sato BAR 1:16.890 28
15 V. Liuzzi Red Bull 1:16.987 25
16 M. Webber Williams 1:17.107 27
17 N. Heidfeld Williams 1:17.192 28
18 R. Doornbos Jordan 1:17.574 25
19 N. Karthikeyan Jordan 1:17.790 23
20 C. Albers Minardi 1:18.508 14
21 P. Friesacher Minardi 1:18.814 25
22 C. Klien Red Bull 1:18.897 5
23 T. Monteiro Jordan 1:19.186 18
24 K. Räikkönen McLaren no time 2

Blake

 

[livemusic]

I hope Barrichello and Massa to do good this weekend. Well, I always do.

 

[katana87]

Hope Ferrari pull a good victory.
Where's Kimi? What happened to him that he didn't practice

IA

 

[Omnis]

I don't know if I want Montoya to podium on this one. What will happen if he gets sprayed in the face with champagne?

"YOU DROWNED MY ****ING HEAD! YOU IDIOT!"

 

[westwood]

I don't know if I want Montoya to podium on this one. What will happen if he gets sprayed in the face with champagne?

"YOU DROWNED MY ****ING HEAD! YOU IDIOT!"

haha

Hope Ferrari pull a good victory.
Where's Kimi? What happened to him that he didn't practice

IA

i think its a repeat of indy, run montoya hard during the practices then use that data for kimi while saving his car.

 

[katana87]

^Hahaha Montoya must feel like crap being used as a puppet to collect information for someone else. Man he must feel bad.

IA

 

[zoxxy]

In DK we get friday training, saturday qual sessions as well as the race, both live and delayed

What time?! What channel?!

 

[katana87]

I don't know if I want Montoya to podium on this one. What will happen if he gets sprayed in the face with champagne?

"YOU DROWNED MY ****ING HEAD! YOU IDIOT!"

~~~~PRICELESS~~~~​

IA

 

[ExigeEvan]

Inside F1 on MotorsTV reckons there'll be meium settings all round. Including half tank starts meaning 3 stoppers.

 

[MagpieRacer]

i think this is buttons weekend, he did reasonably well in practice 1, he just need to get his head down and go for it, otherwise i think alonso will take it, what i do know is no bridgestone will win

 

[Blake]

Hope Ferrari pull a good victory.
Where's Kimi? What happened to him that he didn't practice

IA

His engine blew up.

Blake

 

[Mclaren_Man]

That will make it harder for Kimi now, because he will be starting midfield, I reckon Montoya has got a better chance at it now

 

[Blake]

Personally I think it's between Montoya, Michael and Alonso now.

Blake

 

[Solid Lifters]

Things look good for Renault. The last two GPs were so horrible, this one has got to be better.

Kimi blew out the right bank of his engine. He should have known, when in France, it's the Left Bank that's supposed to blow first. Bad luck for him, good luck for Alonso and Fisi. They could use some right about now.

 

[Blake]

Saturday Practice 1

1 F. Alonso Renault 1:23.939 11
2 G. Fisichella Renault 1:24.922 10
3 K. Räikkönen McLaren 1:26.483 5
4 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:27.019 3
5 J. Button BAR 1:27.276 6
6 M. Webber Williams 1:27.313 8
7 N. Heidfeld Williams 1:27.510 7
8 P. Friesacher Minardi 1:30.166 5
9 C. Albers Minardi 1:31.872 6
10 J. Trulli Toyota no time 3
11 JP. Montoya McLaren no time 1
12 T. Monteiro Jordan no time 1
13 T. Sato BAR no time 1
14 R. Schumacher Toyota no time 2
15 N. Karthikeyan Jordan no time 2
16 F. Massa Sauber no time 1
17 J. Villeneuve Sauber no time 1
18 C. Klien Red Bull no time 1
19 M. Schumacher Ferrari no time 0
20 R. Barrichello Ferrari no time 0

Saturday Practice 2

1 G. Fisichella Renault 1:14.466 16
2 R. Schumacher Toyota 1:14.603 13
3 K. Räikkönen McLaren 1:14.649 14
4 F. Alonso Renault 1:14.792 12
5 M. Schumacher Ferrari 1:14.979 14
6 T. Sato BAR 1:15.177 18
7 R. Barrichello Ferrari 1:15.218 15
8 JP. Montoya McLaren 1:15.223 15
9 J. Button BAR 1:15.228 18
10 J. Trulli Toyota 1:15.249 15
11 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:15.305 16
12 M. Webber Williams 1:16.080 12
13 C. Klien Red Bull 1:16.095 17
14 J. Villeneuve Sauber 1:16.125 15
15 N. Heidfeld Williams 1:16.372 12
16 F. Massa Sauber 1:16.454 17
17 C. Albers Minardi 1:17.846 14
18 P. Friesacher Minardi 1:17.929 16
19 N. Karthikeyan Jordan 1:18.195 14
20 T. Monteiro Jordan 1:18.310 14

Blake

 

[Blake]

Qualifying

1 F. Alonso Renault 1:14.412
2 J. Trulli Toyota 1:14.521
3 K. Räikkönen McLaren 1:14.559
4 M. Schumacher Ferrari 1:14.572
5 T. Sato BAR 1:14.655
6 R. Barrichello Ferrari 1:14.832
7 G. Fisichella Renault 1:14.887
8 J. Button BAR 1:15.051
9 JP. Montoya McLaren 1:15.406
10 F. Massa Sauber 1:15.566
11 J. Villeneuve Sauber 1:15.699
12 R. Schumacher Toyota 1:15.771
13 M. Webber Williams 1:15.885
14 N. Heidfeld Williams 1:16.207
15 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:16.434
16 C. Klien Red Bull 1:16.547
17 N. Karthikeyan Jordan 1:17.857
18 P. Friesacher Minardi 1:17.960
19 T. Monteiro Jordan 1:18.047
20 C. Albers Minardi 1:18.335

Remember Kimi loses 10 places due to an engine change.

Blake

 

[Solid Lifters]

The Ferraris look damn fast. They both blew it big time in the last sector. Even though they didn't place in 1,2 or 3, I still think they've got a good chance at doing well. I can't say enough how happy I am seeing Alonso take pole. Fisi did well also. And Trulli in second means Toyota are looking to do well too. That should take a lot of much needed points away from Kimi and McLaren.

Well, I hope this race is a happy, problem-free race with a lot of good action. God knows we could all use it right about now.

 

[Appie]

i think it will be a good race and i think the Ferraris could win

 

[Slick Rick]

I missed qualifing again!!!

I set a reminder but my little cousin was watching TV and i think deliberately pressed 'back up' just so he could carry on watching Power Rangers.

 

[Solid Lifters]

I missed qualifing again!!!

I set a reminder but my little cousin was watching TV and i think deliberately pressed 'back up' just so he could carry on watching Power Rangers.

Oh no! Not Power Rangers!

I had to watch and record that crap for my oldest son. He loved that show. I always wanted to know; why did the Pink Ranger, a chic, always had a big bulge in her pants during the fight scenes?

 

[ExigeEvan]

I loved the power rangers , 8 yrs ago.

Watched the qualifying, anyone think there'll be a brief discussion on Raikonnens curb cutting?

 

[EvilToast]

GP is looking good for MS, made a mistake and stilll was only .1 tenth behind pole.

 

[Jacks]

I loved the power rangers , 8 yrs ago.

Watched the qualifying, anyone think there'll be a brief discussion on Raikonnens curb cutting?

No, it's not just kimi everyone cuts the curbs.