British Grand Prix - Live commentary (Race!)

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Jul 09, 2005 12:03 am

Top 8 - de la Rosa, Zonta, Montoya, Raikkonen, R Schumacher, Trulli, Alonso and Liuzzi

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Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Jul 09, 2005 5:57 pm

1st Saturday Practice Session about to start.

Air temperature is 15 degrees while Track temperature is 19 degrees.

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:00 pm

McLaren's test driver was fastest in both practice sessions on Friday. Both McLaren drivers were quick as well.

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:01 pm

Session underway and Friesacher and Monteiro are the first out on the track

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:03 pm

Monteiro had an unscheduled engine change to his car and will be penalised 10 places on the grid for the race tomorrow.

Takuma Sato was thought to have engine problems yesterday however the problem turned out to be an electrical fault.

Albers on track as Friesacher and Monteiro pit following their shakedown lap.

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:04 pm

Karthikeyan is next to go out

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:05 pm

Kimi Raikkonen goes out for his installation lap

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:07 pm

Montoya goes out as Raikkonen pits.

No times set yet!

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:08 pm

As Montoya pits, no one is on the track at the moment!

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:12 pm

Still no one on the track. No times set yet!

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:14 pm

Nearly 15 minutes into the session and Villeneuve goes out onto the track

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:16 pm

Villeneuve is going for a timed lap!

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:18 pm

A 1:30.774 for Villeneuve!

Friesacher goes back out

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:19 pm

Villeneuve improves with a 1:27.502

Friesacher starts a timed lap

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:21 pm

Villeneuve improves again with a 1:26.711.

Friesacher sets a 1:28.131

Only those 2 drivers on the track!