Malaysian Grand Prix (Alonso Wins!)

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:34 pm

Can't confirm that SGD but he had that option prior to the start of practice without penalty.

Very limited action this session. One would expect the test drivers to do some serious running!

Only 8 drivers with lap times:

de la Rosa, M Schumacher, Zonta, Liuzzi, Monteiro, Doornbos, Karthikeyan, Freisacher, Albers

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:41 pm

de la Rosa improves in 1st, a 1:36.317.

Webber 3rd

All drivers have done installation laps

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:43 pm

was 3rd,

Heidfeld moves into second

Order with 18 minutes to go:

da la Rosa, Heidfeld, M Schumacher, Webber, Zonta, Doornbos, Liuzzi and Monteiro

JayVee · Post by **JayVee** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:44 pm

36.3 for de la Rosa, looking good!

but this engine rule has wrecked practice. When will they get it right

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:52 pm

Zonta fastest with a 1:34.092
de la Rosa second, Liuzzi third

JayVee · Post by **JayVee** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:54 pm

Ed wrote:Zonta fastest with a 1:34.092

This must be on low fuel but the Renaults will be at least a second faster

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Mar 18, 2005 2:03 pm

Session over

Top 8: Zonta, de la Rosa, Liuzzi, M Schumacher, Button, Heidfeld, Raikkonen and Montoya

Test Drivers

Trulli and the 2 Renault drivers didn't set times

Full results

JayVee · Post by **JayVee** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 2:41 pm

Not much can read from the times except that Pole time is looking lvery likley to be in the 1:33's

But the Toyota looks fast (for 5 laps maybe!!)

Renualt seem confident, Raikkonen and Montoya pretty close, Webber sandbagging half a second

and Villeneuve still struggling

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Mar 18, 2005 4:02 pm

Second Friday practice session underway.

Track temperature 56, air temperature 38. Track dry

Graham Ross · Post by **Graham Ross** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 4:05 pm

Impressive time from Zonta !

It's bloody hot though 56 degrees, the Bridgestones will melt

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Mar 18, 2005 4:06 pm

More action in the second session,

Zonta fastest (1.36.915), de la Rosa, Karthikeyan, Doornbos, Monteiro

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Mar 18, 2005 4:10 pm

Raikkonen goes off on his second lap. His session is over!

Massa now fastest ahead of Zonta, Klien and Montoya

Graham Ross · Post by **Graham Ross** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 4:11 pm

Kimi under pressure

JayVee · Post by **JayVee** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 4:12 pm

Button now fastest!

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Mar 18, 2005 4:15 pm

15 minutes into the session

Top 8: Button (1:35.992), Massa, Trulli, Zonta, Klien, M Schumacher, Sato and de la Rosa