The Spanish Grand Prix (Kimi Raikkonen wins!)

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 07, 2005 12:14 am

sgd wrote:that's because they want to change Webber's engine to a new-spec-one wothout losing 10 places in qualif.
Heidfeld had to change it anyway so that's why they did so.
(for this race NH had to use the same engine he used at imola, but Webber can use a new one)

Thanks sgd,

Reading Williams statement again I see what they are doing. Must have had brain fade the first time I read it!
Heidfeld had to change an engine so they gave him the one Webber was supposed to use. They'll get two new spec engines and get them in the cars in time for the 1st free practice session tomorrow.

sgd · Post by **sgd** » Sat May 07, 2005 2:45 am

Today Rubens Barrichello said:

"I did not run much this morning because of a hydraulic problem with the car, which was then identified and solved."

What happened to bulletproof ferrari??

it seems ilimited test are not enough...

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n.b:ilimited test - I mean cheat as all the other teams have test limited.

(see corresp thread...)

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 07, 2005 2:55 am

sgd you are presistent!

Team quotes following the Friday practice sessions are now available here

sgd · Post by **sgd** » Sat May 07, 2005 3:28 am

As i understand, there won't be any news about Monoya's engine till tomorrow, right?

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BMW is doing the dynotests for the race' engines tonight!... sounds like they're improvising...

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 07, 2005 3:34 am

Unless the engine overheated it doesn't look like they'll be changing it.

It is an interesting scenario with BMW. They are obviously rushing the new engine but it may have to do with the fault they found on Heidfeld's engine.

sgd · Post by **sgd** » Sat May 07, 2005 4:16 am

I'm pretty impresed with those practices:

1.DC was bloody fast in prac.2

2.Jordan and specially Minardi have improved a lot!! Karthikeyan(1:18.858) in the same second of MShumierda(1:18.042)!!! that is not usual and is for sure something of note

and Albers(minardi) just 1.5sec slower that MShm...

they should be happy.

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 07, 2005 5:00 pm

1st Saturday practice session underway.

Air temperature 14, track temperature 16

de la Rosa was fastest yesterday. Montoya crashed heavily at the end of the second session and Mark Webber did run at all as BMW were building a new engine for him which should be ready for him this session.

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 07, 2005 5:01 pm

Albers is the first driver on the track followed by Liuzzi and Friesacher

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 07, 2005 5:02 pm

The 2 Jordans follow

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 07, 2005 5:04 pm

Vitantonio Liuzzi is the first to set a timed lap today. A time of 1:21.345

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 07, 2005 5:06 pm

He (Liuzzi) improves to 1:19.416

Raikkonen takes to the track

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 07, 2005 5:09 pm

Liuzzi improves to 1:18.761

Montoya takes to the track as well

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 07, 2005 5:12 pm

Webber is on the track for the first time this weekend and he starts a timed lap straight away!

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 07, 2005 5:14 pm

And goes fastest by a hundredth! and seems to be going faster still

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 07, 2005 5:16 pm

And he goes faster again with a 1:18.064.

Freisacher is the third to set a time with a 1:26.405

30 minutes remaining and only 3 drivers have set times

Air temp 15, track 16