The Australian Grand Prix (Fisichella wins!)

sgd · Post by **sgd** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 10:28 am

btw:
1.minardi do have chassi that fit the 2005 rules, it's just that he doesn't want to use as it has not been tested (understable) but it seems to me that they will race in any case...
2.as there were changes: Jaguar->RedBull & Jordan->Midland so Minardi will have to get their signs too (not only ferrari's), and they don't want to let minardi race their 04spec... RedBull said that they wouldn't like to finish 9th with a minardi in front an so losing points... realistic i guess...a minardi finished 5th once...

Graham Ross · Post by **Graham Ross** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 10:28 am

Monetrio and Karthikeyan in the 1:40's

JayVee · Post by **JayVee** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 10:30 am

The Jordan rookies are slow but Doornbos has a time of 1.32 so not bad

Alonso finally ventures out

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Mar 04, 2005 10:33 am

Halfway into the session and on 6 drivers set lap times (4 of them test drivers)

Zonta, de la Rosa, Liuzzi, Doornbos, Karthikeyan and Monteiro

JayVee · Post by **JayVee** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 10:33 am

Liuzzi goes fastest into the 1:28s

JayVee · Post by **JayVee** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 10:35 am

de la Rosa goes fastest with a 1:28.6

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Mar 04, 2005 10:37 am

The race drivers want the test drivers to clean the track for them.

Webber is on the track now.

Graham Ross · Post by **Graham Ross** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 10:39 am

Webber's first time 1:29.549

JayVee · Post by **JayVee** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 10:39 am

Webber 1.29.5!

JayVee · Post by **JayVee** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 10:40 am

Webber improves to 1:29.16

More drivers are on the track now!

sgd · Post by **sgd** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 10:41 am

JayVee wrote:
sgd wrote:WOW!!!!!!!!
see that times?????
seems like I'll win the "Predict Pole Time!"
let's wait and see, but i'm optimistc!!! =)
Good to be optimistic but they'll shave at least 5 seconds off so I think we are all in the ball park. (We are all experts all of a sudden )

Friday Practice Session Results for 2004: best time - 1.25.127
Qualifying Session Results - Part 2: best time - 1.24.408
(the Part 1 is missing

here )
Anyway do you thing this year they'll shave at least 5 seconds off?
maybe, but I really doubt it...

maybe hey'll shave "just" about 4.5 seconds off?

JayVee · Post by **JayVee** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 10:44 am

Liuzzi sets a time of 1:25.967 !!! Red BULL ???

sgd · Post by **sgd** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 10:45 am

yeah... fast... my optimism has vanished...

JayVee · Post by **JayVee** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 10:46 am

sgd wrote:Friday Practice Session Results for 2004: best time - 1.25.127
Qualifying Session Results - Part 2: best time - 1.24.408
(the Part 1 is missing here )
Anyway do you thing this year they'll shave at least 5 seconds off?
maybe, but I really doubt it...
maybe hey'll shave "just" about 4.5 seconds off?

You picked the best time from Friday last year. The session just started today and Liuzzi is already in the 1:25's

Add to that qualifying last year was with race fuel

I am always optimistic

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Mar 04, 2005 10:48 am

15 minutes to go and only 11 drivers have set times (4 of them test drivers)

Liuzzi, de la Rosa, Zonta, Button, Webber, R Schumacher, Doornbos, Trulli, Sato, Karthikeyan and Monteiro