The Spanish Grand Prix (Kimi Raikkonen wins!)

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 07, 2005 9:06 pm

Montoya went out first as he didn't take part in the last race
Fisichella was second as he was the first retirement in Imola

Friesacher sets a 1:20.306. 4.7 seconds off the pace

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 07, 2005 9:07 pm

Kimi Raikkonen now!

Kimi was an early retirement at Imola and this is why he is out early too!

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 07, 2005 9:09 pm

Raikkonen very fast. He goes first with a 1:14.819.

Barrichello next. He retired with an electrical problem at Imola.

It isn't usual to see 4 top drivers out this early!

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 07, 2005 9:10 pm

Barrichello was up in the first sector but lost ground in the second going a bit wide and ends up 3rd with a 1:15.746

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 07, 2005 9:12 pm

First break. Order: Raikkonen, Fisichella, Barrichello, Montoya and Friesacher

Albers next then Monteiro

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 07, 2005 9:15 pm

Albers goes 5th with a 1:19.563

Monteiro next then Karthikeyan

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 07, 2005 9:17 pm

Air temperature is 24, track temperature is 43

Monteiro goes 5th with a 1:19.040

Karthikeyan next then Coulthard

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 07, 2005 9:18 pm

Monteiro was much slower than his best time this morning.

Karthikeyan is much faster!

He takes 5 with a 1:18.557. Nearly half a second faster than his teammate

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 07, 2005 9:19 pm

Coulthard fast!. Ahead at the first sector!

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 07, 2005 9:20 pm

But loses time in the second and third sectors and goes 4th with a 1:15.795

Massa next

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 07, 2005 9:21 pm

Massa just behind Raikkonen in 1 but loses more than half a second in the second and goes 5th with a 1:15.863

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 07, 2005 9:23 pm

Second break, top 8: Raikkonen, Fisichella, Barrichello, Coulthard, Massa, Montoya, Karthikeyan and Monteiro

Ralf Schumacher who was fastest this morning is next followed by Liuzzi

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 07, 2005 9:27 pm

Ralf Schumacher was up on Raikkonen in 1 and 2 but couldn't make it stick. He moves into second with a 1:14.870, just 0.051 seconds behind Kimi.

The Toyota is fast on this circuit too!

Liuzzi next

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Sat May 07, 2005 9:28 pm

Ed wrote:Second break, top 8: Raikkonen, Fisichella, Barrichello, Coulthard, Massa, Montoya, Karthikeyan and Monteiro

Ralf Schumacher who was fastest this morning is next followed by Liuzzi

there is a whisper that Barrichello changed an engine and will go down 10 places!!

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 07, 2005 9:29 pm

Liuzzi moves into 8th with a 1:16.288. Much slower than Coulthard after having a big lockup