French Grand Prix (Alonso wins)

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Jul 02, 2005 6:19 pm

Second Saturday Practice session underway.

Air temperature at 19. Track temperature at 21

No cars on the track!

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Jul 02, 2005 6:20 pm

Kapel wrote:
julian mayo wrote:
Ed wrote: The Ferraris don't go out this session!
Maybe they have a new tyre that wont work under 45 deg. C.....uh oh...if the temp doesn't get up....another Indy?
Ed,any news on Ferrari? Have the bridgestone melted

No Kapel!

The conditions here greatly influence lap times and the limited running is because conditions are expected to be very different tomorrow

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Jul 02, 2005 6:20 pm

Raikkonen is the first out after nearly 4 minutes!

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Jul 02, 2005 6:22 pm

And he sets a 1:16.743!! That is a stunning time given the much slower times half an hour or so ago!

Sato is the second driver on the track!

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Jul 02, 2005 6:23 pm

Several drivers now go out onto the track led by Friesacher then Villeneuve, Montoya, Button and Coulthard.

Raikkonen improves with a 1:16.308

Kapel · Post by **Kapel** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 6:23 pm

Thanks ED.

So,possibility of bridgestone melting tomm,if conditions are expected to be hotter

Kapel · Post by **Kapel** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 6:24 pm

Ed wrote:And he sets a 1:16.743!! That is a stunning time given the much slower times half an hour or so ago!

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Jul 02, 2005 6:24 pm

Sato sets a 1:22.110!

Meanwhile Raikkonen improves with a 1:16.251 and then pits

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Jul 02, 2005 6:25 pm

Montoya goes second fastest with a 1:18.605, Button third with a 1:19.462.

Sato fast!

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Jul 02, 2005 6:26 pm

Sato takes second with a 1:18.521 for a few moments then Coulthard betters that with a 1:18.224.

Montoya about to go better!

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Jul 02, 2005 6:28 pm

Montoya takes second with a 1:17.801

Villeneuve moves into 3rd with a 1:17.867!

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Jul 02, 2005 6:29 pm

Kapel wrote:Thanks ED.

So,possibility of bridgestone melting tomm,if conditions are expected to be hotter

Interesting comment from Jean Todt yesterday

Bridgestone, together with Ferrari at some time decided to compromise performance for safety, which we did. It also happened this year that we had to stop because we simply could not finish the race. You saw Rubens in Bahrain, you say Michael in Barcelona. So we learned from that and the tyres we took in N?rburgring, for example, were definitely a compromise. They were not the quickest tyres, but we knew we could finish the race

FIA Friday Press Conference

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Jul 02, 2005 6:30 pm

Coulthard takes second with a 1:17.182 but Montoya takes it back with a 1:16.965.

Michael on track and so are the 2 Renaults

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Jul 02, 2005 6:31 pm

15 minutes and the top 8 (and it continues to change!): Raikkonen, Montoya, Coulthard, Barrichello, Massa, M Schumacher, Villeneuve and Trulli

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Jul 02, 2005 6:32 pm

Alonso jumps straight into second with a 1:16.826. Barrichello improves to 3rd with a 1:16.964