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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 08, 2005 2:57 pm

Montoya starts his lap. His best will be 17th!
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 08, 2005 2:58 pm

Montoya aborts his lap and pits!
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Post by Kapel » Sat Oct 08, 2005 2:59 pm

Ed has anyone predicted Ralf for Pole???
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 08, 2005 3:00 pm

So Ralf Schumacher grabs his first pole position of the season ahead of Jenson Button and Giancarlo Fisichella. Christian Klien, Takuma Sato, David Coulthard, Mark Webber and Jacques Villeneuve make the top 8.

Full results
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 08, 2005 3:01 pm

Kapel wrote:Ed has anyone predicted Ralf for Pole???
We'll have to check. I doubt it but you never know!
A few would have Button or Fisichella though - I guess!
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Post by Julian Mayo » Sat Oct 08, 2005 3:02 pm

Ed wrote:So Ralf Schumacher grabs his first pole position of the season ahead of Jenson Button and Giancarlo Fisichella. Christian Klien, Takuma Sato, David Coulthard, Mark Webber and Jacques Villeneuve make the top 8.

Full results shortly
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 08, 2005 3:08 pm

This is a dream result for Japan!

A Toyota and a Honda on the front row!
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Post by mlittle » Sat Oct 08, 2005 3:09 pm

I'm watching the Speed Channel broadcast of qualifying at Suzuka and I'm not sure if it was either Matchett or Hobbs who mentioned it, but doesn't Ralf Schumacher being on the pole make him the 9th driver to do so this year, and if so, isn't that a new record in an F1 season?
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 08, 2005 3:16 pm

Kapel & The Meanest, don't forget to visit the 2005 8 'n' Pole Championshipthread and give us your thoughts :wink:
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 08, 2005 3:22 pm

mlittle wrote:I'm watching the Speed Channel broadcast of qualifying at Suzuka and I'm not sure if it was either Matchett or Hobbs who mentioned it, but doesn't Ralf Schumacher being on the pole make him the 9th driver to do so this year, and if so, isn't that a new record in an F1 season?
It probably is but will need to check that!
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 08, 2005 3:32 pm

You are correct mlittle!
In 2005 9 different drivers got pole
In 1968 & 1985 8 different drivers got pole!
In 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1994 & 2004 7 different drivers got pole!

The least was 2 in 1965 (Jim Clark - 6 and Graham Hill - 4)

And 3 in 1950, 1953, 1952, 1957, 1963, 1967, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2002
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Post by mlittle » Sat Oct 08, 2005 3:35 pm

I thought so! For once the Speed Channel announcers got something right. Thanks Ed! :up:
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 09, 2005 2:53 pm

Formation lap in 7 minutes.

It is dry. air temperature is 27 while track temperature 36
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 09, 2005 2:55 pm

It is an unusual grid due to the changing conditions from yesterday. Ralf Schumacher starts from Pole with Jenson Button alongside him and Gaincarlo Fisichella in 3rd.
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 09, 2005 2:57 pm

This is a dream result for Japan as the front two cars on the grid are powered by Japanese engines
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