European Grand Prix (Alonso wins!)

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 28, 2005 7:21 pm

sgd wrote:
Ed wrote:Again we don't know fuel loads!
i think in top-teams loads where near Q-loads....

Yes for sure each team would be near their qualifying load but as there is only 1 qualifying session and it is with race fuel, a team planning a longer first stint or a single stop strategy won't be taking fuel out this session as they'd be heavy in qualifying anyway.

That was one positive from the last format as we knew the pace of the cars on low fuel. Now we simply won't know until the first pit stops who was light in qualifying and who wasn't. Just like last year!

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 28, 2005 8:55 pm

1st and only qualifying session starting in 5 minutes.

The 2005 qualifying system has changed from this race. The 2 session single lap aggregate system has been replaced with a single session single lap qualifying with the order determined by the finishing order from the previous race with the winner going out last

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 28, 2005 8:56 pm

It is another warm day at the Nurburgring with air temperature at 30 and track temperature at 47 degrees!

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 28, 2005 8:58 pm

Takuma Sato and Jenson Button will be the first 2 to go out as they didn't race the the Monaco GP (due to the BAR Honda ban). Narain Karthikeyan will be the 3rd out while David Coulthard will be 4th and Patrick Friesacher will make up the first 5.

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 28, 2005 9:01 pm

The cars will run this session with race fuel so expect the times to be slower than the times set last year as the cars have been slowed down by the regulations. The difference though won't be much!

And Sato is now on the track!

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 28, 2005 9:03 pm

Sato starts his flyer!

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 28, 2005 9:04 pm

Sato sets a time of 1:32.926

His fastest time this morning was a 1.30.645

Button next!

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 28, 2005 9:05 pm

Sato went wide a lost a bit of time and hence his slow lap.

Button starts his flyer!

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 28, 2005 9:06 pm

Button goes fastest with a 1:32.594

His fastest time this morning was a 1.30.773

It was a clean lap but it seems that BAR's are fueled up!

Karthikeyan on the track

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 28, 2005 9:08 pm

Karthikeyan struggled for most of this weekend. He goes 3rd fastest with a time of 1:36.192!

His fastest time this morning was a 1.34.640

David Coulthard next

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 28, 2005 9:10 pm

Coulthard is out early due to his early retirement when he was hit by Michael Schumacher at the Monaco GP.

Coulthard takes provisional pole with a 1:32.553!

Best time this morning was a 1.32.172

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 28, 2005 9:11 pm

Friesacher now on the track and his first sector is faster than Karthikeyan

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 28, 2005 9:13 pm

Friesacher goes 4th with a 1:35.954.

First break and the order is Coulthard, Button, Sato, Friesacher and Karthikeyan

Liuzzi next then Albers

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 28, 2005 9:15 pm

Liuzzi is on the track. This will be the last race for him as Klien will take over from Canada.

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat May 28, 2005 9:16 pm

Liuzzi was faster than Coulthard this morning. Lets see if he will do better now!