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Post by Ilhame on Jun 13, 2004 4:10:54 GMT -5
I see some surprises on the grid The start of this GP must be cool lol
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Post by Layla on Jun 13, 2004 11:14:10 GMT -5
Awful! I'm getting sick of F1. At least Kimi was 7th instead of out of the race. I miss Jacques! Hurry back, handsome!
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Post by Ilhame on Jun 13, 2004 14:38:03 GMT -5
I've only seen a few laps. I forgot when the GP would start and didn't even bother watching anymore. F1 is too boring at the moment
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Post by TennisHack on Jun 13, 2004 16:02:34 GMT -5
Kim finished the race?! In a points-paying position, no less?! *dies* Ugh, F1 and tennis fall apart in the same year. This sucks
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Post by RogiFan on Jun 13, 2004 18:03:34 GMT -5
I never post here but I have to say that if it's domination you want, you got it w Schumi... der Schuminator... Soooooooooooooooo boring... How can the journalists think of anything new to ask him in the press confs??? ...and to think everyone says Rogi dominates! hardly!
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Post by Lee on Jun 13, 2004 21:34:38 GMT -5
Kim finished the race?! In a points-paying position, no less?! *dies* My sentiment exactly.
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Post by TennisHack on Jun 19, 2004 14:42:17 GMT -5
Qualifying times for the US GP:
1. Rubens Barrichello Brazil Ferrari-Ferrari 1min 10.223secs 2. Michael Schumacher Germany Ferrari-Ferrari 1min 10.400secs +0.177secs 3. Takuma Sato Japan BAR-Honda 1min 10.601secs +0.378secs 4. Jenson Button Britain BAR-Honda 1min 10.820secs +0.597secs 5. Juan Montoya Colombia Williams-BMW 1min 11.062secs +0.839secs 6. Ralf Schumacher Germany Williams-BMW 1min 11.106secs +0.883secs 7. Kimi Raikkonen Finland McLaren-Mercedes 1min 11.137secs +0.914secs 8. Olivier Panis France Toyota-Toyota 1min 11.167secs +0.944secs 9. Fernando Alonso Spain Renault-Renault 1min 11.185secs +0.962secs 10. Mark Webber Australia Jaguar-Cosworth 1min 11.286secs +1.063secs 11. Cristiano da Matta Brazil Toyota-Toyota 1min 11.691secs +1.468secs 12. David Coulthard Britain McLaren-Mercedes 1min.12.026secs +1.803secs 13. Christian Klien Austria Jaguar-Cosworth 1min 12.170secs +1.947secs 14. Giancarlo Fisichella Italy Sauber-Petronas 1min.12.470secs +2.247secs 15. Felipe Massa Brazil Sauber-Petronas 1min.12.721secs +2.498secs 16. Nick Heidfeld Germany Jordan-Ford 1min 13.147secs +2.924secs 17 Giorgio Pantano Italy Jordan-Ford 1min 13.375secs +3.152secs 18. Gianmaria Bruni Italy Minardi-Cosworth 1min 14.010secs +3.787secs 19. Zsolt Baumgartner Hungary Minardi-Cosworth 1min 14.812secs +4.589secs 20. Jarno Trulli Italy Renault-Renault no time*
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Post by TennisHack on Jun 20, 2004 15:24:49 GMT -5
US GP Results: 1. Michael Schumacher Germany Ferrari-Ferrari 73 laps 1hr 40mins 29.914secs 2. Rubens Barrichello Brazil Ferrari-Ferrari +02.9secs 3. Takuma Sato Japan BAR-Honda +22.0secs 4. Jarno Trulli Italy Renault-Renault +34.5secs 5. Olivier Panis France Toyota-Toyota +37.5secs 6. Kimi Raikkonen Finland McLaren-Mercedes +1 lap 7. David Coulthard Britain McLaren-Mercedes +1 lap 8. Zsolt Baumgartner Hungary Minardi-Cosworth +3 laps 9 Giancarlo Fisichella Italy Sauber-Petronas +8 laps Rtd Mark Webber Australia Jaguar-Cosworth 60 laps completed Rtd Nick Heidfeld Italy Jordan-Ford 43 laps completed Rtd Jenson Button Britain BAR-Honda 26 laps completed Rtd Cristiano da Matta Brazil Toyota-Toyota 17 laps completed Rtd Ralf Schumacher Germany Williams-BMW 9 laps completed Rtd Fernando Alonso Spain Renault-Renault 8 laps completed Rtd Christian Klien Austria Jaguar-Cosworth 0 laps completed Rtd Felipe Massa Brazil Sauber-Petronas 0 laps completed Rtd. Giorgio Pantano Italy Jordan-Ford 0 laps completed Rtd Gianmaria Bruni Italy Minardi-Cosworth 0 laps completed Exc Juan Montoya Colombia Williams-BMW Black flagged Kimi finished in a points-paying position again
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Post by TennisHack on Jun 20, 2004 15:26:29 GMT -5
Michael wins at Indy, Ralf has horror crash SUNDAY 20TH JUNE 2004
Ferrari number one driver Michael Schumacher has stormed to his eighth win of the season today [Sunday], at the United States Grand Prix, an event, which witnessed a horror crash, which has hospitalised his brother, Ralf.
Ralf went off in the early stages of the race, the German crashing heavily in turn 13, on the banked part of the track.
His Williams-BMW FW26 got out of shape before the turn and then proceeded to smash heavily into the concrete wall. Early reports suggest he is ok - dizzy and bruised - although he has been taken to hospital for a CAT scan, and it is believed he will stay in for observation for a number of days.
Rubens Barrichello meanwhile had to make do with second, despite starting from pole - the Brazilian finished 2.9 seconds behind his team-mate.
Takuma Sato was third, to claim his first ever podium in Formula One, the BAR-Honda driver, a further 20 seconds adrift, while Jarno Trulli fought back to fourth, after having to start from the back of the grid.
Olivier Panis was fifth for Toyota, with McLaren duo, Kimi Raikkonen and David Coulthard, sixth and seventh respectively.
The final point went to Zsolt Baumgartner, who claimed not only his first point, but also the first for Minardi, thus far in 2004.
Only nine runners were classified at the finish, Giancarlo Fisichella, eight laps down, the 'Brickyard' seeing a race of massive attrition, with ten drivers retiring, while Juan Pablo Montoya was black-flagged on lap 57 - due to a technicality.
Other drivers to crash out included Fernando Alonso, who went out on lap 8, with a puncture going into turn 1.
Four drivers were eliminated at the start.
Full report to follow soon...
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Post by TennisHack on Jun 20, 2004 15:28:02 GMT -5
Drivers' Championship (after 9 of 18 rounds)
1. Michael Schumacher Ferrari-Ferrari 80 points 2. Rubens Barrichello Ferrari-Ferrari 62 3. Jenson Button BAR-Honda 44 4. Jarno Trulli Renault-Renault 41 5. Fernando Alonso Renault-Renault 25 6. Juan Montoya Williams-BMW 24 7. Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 14 8. Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 12 9. Giancarlo Fishicella Sauber-Petronas 10 10. David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 9 11. Kimi Raikkonen McLaren-Mercedes 8 12. Olivier Panis Toyota-Toyota 5 = Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 5 14. Nick Heidfeld Jordan-Ford 3 = Cristiano da Matta Toyota-Toyota 3 = Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 3 17. Timo Glock Jordan-Ford 2 18. Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth 1
Constructors' Championship (after 9 of 18 rounds)
1. Ferrari-Ferrari 142 points 2. Renault-Renault 66 points 3. BAR-Honda 58 points 4. Williams-BMW 36 points 5. McLaren-Mercedes 17 points 6. Sauber-Petronas 15 points 7. Toyota-Toyota 8 points 7. Jordan-Ford 5 points 9. Jaguar-Cosworth 3 points 10. Minardi-Cosworth 1 points
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Post by Kiro on Jun 22, 2004 1:19:55 GMT -5
I watched the live coverage of this GP. I was scared to see Ralf's car stopped in the middle of the road and Ralf didn't come out...Terrible
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Post by Ilhame on Jun 22, 2004 6:50:39 GMT -5
I read he was taken to hospital and is in serious pain. He's not broken anything though
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Post by Lee on Jul 9, 2004 17:59:11 GMT -5
Finally some good news from Kimi Kimi fires McLaren revivalKimi Raikkonen put a revived McLaren back on top of the timesheets on Friday in practice for the British Grand Prix. The young Finn, little more than an also-ran in an uncompetitive car for the first half of this season, lapped in 1:18.655 seconds, a mere 0.005 of a second quicker than Sauber's Italian Giancarlo Fisichella. eurosport.com/home/pages/V4/L0/S25/E5982/sport_Lng0_Spo25_Evt5982_Sto611540.shtml
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Post by Kiro on Jul 10, 2004 8:24:50 GMT -5
Kimi Got The Pole!! Kimi Raikkonen claims Silverstone Pole PositionBritish GP - Qualifying After the shenanigans of the pre-qualifying session, 19 runners tried their best to set the fastest lap time in final qualifying this afternoon at Silverstone. With rain threatening, but never arriving, Kimi Raikkonen pulled out an excellent lap in his McLaren Mercedes to take his third career pole position and his first of the season. Raikkonen set the pace with a 1:18.233s to beat last year¡¯s pole sitter Rubens Barrichello by just 0.072s. Barrichello¡¯s lap looked all but unbeatable, especially when Raikkonen was four-tenths of a second slower in the first sector of the lap. The Finn kept his head down and put together a lovely end to his lap, knocking Barrichello from the top spot. Jenson Button, fastest in pre-qualifying, was the final driver to qualify. In front of an estimated 60,000 fans, Button set the pace in the first sector, but the time slipped away in the final sector and he will have to be content with third fastest ahead of Michael Schumacher in the second Ferrari. Jarno Trulli set the fifth fastest time in his Renault, just over half a second off Raikkonen¡¯s ultimate pace. Team-mate Fernando Alonso set the sixth best time, but drops down the order to 16th due to his engine change earlier today. David Coulthard was unable to match the scintillating pace of McLaren team-mate David Coulthard and starts the 60-lap British Grand Prix from sixth position, nine-tenths of a second off the quickest time. It was a case of more disappointment over at BMW Williams as Juan Pablo Montoya starts from seventh position, with Marc Gene back in 12th place. Takuma Sato qualified his BAR Honda in eighth place and has struggled all weekend to match the pace of his pumped up team- mate Jenson Button. Mark Webber did a solid job in his Jaguar to qualify in ninth position, while team-mate Christian Klien qualified back in 14th position. Over at Sauber, Felipe Massa also did a good job as he qualified in tenth position while team-mate Giancarlo Fisichella starts last after not taking part in the session. Olivier Panis starts the race from 12th place in his Toyota, ahead of the Williams of gene and the second Toyota of Cristiano da Matta. With Klien 14th, Giorgio Pantano starts 15th in his Jordan while team-mate Nick Heidfeld was a tenth of a second slower and two positions back. Fernando Alonso starts in 16th in his Renault, his race effectively ruined by an engine failure this morning while the Minardi duo of Gianmaria Bruni and Zsolt Baumgartner start 18th and 19th respectively. Fisichella, so fast in practice yesterday, starts at the back of the grid. The qualifying hour brought some surprises and the speculation now turn to who is running light in qualifying and sacrificing distance come the 60 lap British Grand Prix. McLaren Mercedes meanwhile can finally put to rest their awful first half of the season as they have proved today that they are back¡ Earl ALEXANDER CAPSIS International f1.racing-live.com
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Post by TennisHack on Jul 10, 2004 22:36:27 GMT -5
The latest gossip from the commenators on SPEED is that Shumi the Younger is going to Toyota next year for a 3-year deal, and Mark Webber will be on the Williams team (not confirmed officially, though).
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Post by RogiFan on Jul 11, 2004 7:30:16 GMT -5
schumi again???!!! now THAT'S boring domination... Too bad it wasn't Kimi... We have Indy in town this w/end... Patrick Carpentier, my fave guy!
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Post by TennisHack on Jul 11, 2004 11:09:34 GMT -5
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Post by TennisHack on Jul 11, 2004 11:13:40 GMT -5
Trulli escapes uninjured from high speed smashSUNDAY 11TH JULY 2004 www.crash.net/uk/en/news_view.asp?cid=1&nid=95635Jarno Trulli was lucky to escape uninjured from a violent accident during this afternoon's British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Exiting the high speed Bridge corner, Trulli's Renault suffered a suspected suspension failure sending the Italian spinning off to the right. After a huge rearward impact with the barrier that destroyed the back of the car, Trulli rolled once before coming to rest in the gravel trap. Despite the violent nature of the accident, Trulli was able to climb from the car and, after being taken to the medical centre as a precaution, said he felt fine. "First of all, I want to let everybody know that I am OK," he said. "It was a big accident but I gave the marshals the thumbs up straight away. Everything happened very quickly, but I think it was a rear suspension failure. "However, we will only be able to confirm that when we get back to the factory. Even before the crash, though, things were not going well. I was very heavy in the first two stints but even taking that into account, I was struggling to be quick. The car was tricky to drive, and I had trouble holding position." Trulli also told Radio Silverstone after the incident that he thought it "looked much worse than it actually was" and both team boss Flavio Briatore and chief engineer Pat Symonds were relieved that Trulli had escaped uninjured, with Symonds also believing that a suspension fault may have been to blame. "This was a very disappointing result for the team," Symonds said after Fernando Alonso could only bring the other car home tenth. "Jarno did not seem to have the speed we expected, though we do not know why at this stage. The important thing, however, is that he was not injured in his accident, which we believe may have been the result of a rear suspension failure."
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Post by TennisHack on Jul 11, 2004 11:16:12 GMT -5
Race Result -- British GP:
1. Michael Schumacher Germany Ferrari-Ferrari 60 laps 1hr 24mins 42.700secs 2. Kimi Raikkonen Finland McLaren-Mercedes +2.1secs 3. Rubens Barrichello Brazil Ferrari-Ferrari +3.1secs 4. Jenson Button Britain BAR-Honda +10.6secs 5. Juan Montoya Colombia Williams-BMW +12.1secs 6. Giancarlo Fisichella Italy Sauber-Petronas +12.8secs 7. David Coulthard Britain McLaren-Mercedes +19.6secs 8. Mark Webber Australia Jaguar-Cosworth +23.7secs
9. Felipe Massa Brazil Sauber-Petronas +24.0secs 10. Fernando Alonso Spain Renault-Renault +24.8secs 11. Takuma Sato Japan BAR-Honda +33.7secs 12. Marc Gene Spain Williams-BMW +34.3secs 13. Cristiano da Matta Brazil Toyota-Toyota +1 lap 14. Christian Klien Austria Jaguar-Cosworth +1 lap 15. Nick Heidfeld Italy Jordan-Ford +1 lap 16. Gianmaria Bruni Italy Minardi-Cosworth +4 laps
Rtd. Giorgio Pantano Italy Jordan-Ford 47 laps completed Rtd. Jarno Trulli Italy Renault-Renault 39 laps completed Rtd. Zsolt Baumgartner Hungary Minardi-Cosworth 29 laps completed Rtd. Olivier Panis France Toyota-Toyota 16 laps completed
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Post by TennisHack on Jul 11, 2004 11:38:08 GMT -5
2004 FORMULA ONE DRIVERS' WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (AFTER ROUND 11 OF 18) POSITION DRIVER TEAM POINTS 1. MICHAEL SCHUMACHER FERRARI 100 2. RUBENS BARRICHELLO FERRARI 74 3. JENSON BUTTON BAR 53 4. JARNO TRULLI RENAULT 46 5. FERNANDO ALONSO RENAULT 33 6. JUAN PABLO MONTOYA WILLIAMS 29 7. KIMI RAIKKONEN MCLAREN 18 8. TAKUMA SATO BAR 14 = DAVID COULTHARD MCLAREN 14 10. GIANCARLO FISICHELLA SAUBER 13 11. RALF SCHUMACHER WILLIAMS 12 12. FELIPE MASSA SAUBER 5 = OLIVIER PANIS TOYOTA 5 14. MARK WEBBER JAGUAR 4 15. CRISTIANO DA MATTA TOYOTA 3 = NICK HEIDFELD JORDAN 3 17. TIMO GLOCK JORDAN 2 18. ZSOLT BAUMGARTNER MINARDI 1
2004 FORMULA ONE CONSTRUCTORS' CHAMPIONSHIP (AFTER ROUND 11 OF 18) POSITION CONSTRUCTOR POINTS 1. FERRARI 174 2. RENAULT 79 3. BAR 67 4. WILLIAMS 41 5. MCLAREN 32 6. SAUBER 18 7. TOYOTA 8 8. JORDAN 5 9. JAGUAR 4 10. MINARDI 1
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Post by Lee on Jul 11, 2004 15:30:35 GMT -5
Good one for Kimi. He will do better once he's more familiar with the new 'car'.
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Post by TennisHack on Jul 11, 2004 21:02:48 GMT -5
Kimi pushed Shumi hard in the race. It was a truly impressive performance.
According to SPEED, some British mag determined that Ferrari spent $100,000 a mile last year to take Schumi to the world championship. Talk about not playing on a level field...
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Post by TennisHack on Jul 24, 2004 22:14:57 GMT -5
German GP qualifying times:
1. Michael Schumacher Germany Ferrari-Ferrari 1min 13.305secs 2. Juan Montoya Colombia Williams-BMW 1min 13.667secs +0.362secs 3. Kimi Raikkonen Finland McLaren-Mercedes 1min 13.690secs +0.384secs 4. David Coulthard Britain McLaren-Mercedes 1min.13.821secs +0.515secs 5 Fernando Alonso Spain Renault-Renault 1min 13.874secs +0.568secs 6. Jarno Trulli Italy Renault-Renault 1min.14.134secs +0.828secs 7. Rubens Barrichello Brazil Ferrari-Ferrari 1min 14.278secs +0.972secs 8. Takuma Sato Japan BAR-Honda 1min 14.286secs +0.981secs 9. Olivier Panis France Toyota-Toyota 1min 14.367secs +1.062secs 10. Antonio Pizzonia Brazil Williams-BMW 1min 14.556secs +1.250secs 11. Mark Webber Australia Jaguar-Cosworth 1min 14.802secs +1.496secs 12. Christian Klien Austria Jaguar-Cosworth 1min 15.011secs +1.705secs 13. Jenson Button Britain BAR-Honda 1min 13.673secs +0.368secs* 14. Giancarlo Fisichella Italy Sauber-Petronas 1min.15.395secs +2.089secs 15. Cristiano da Matta Brazil Toyota-Toyota 1min 15.454secs +2.148secs 16. Felipe Massa Brazil Sauber-Petronas 1min.15.616secs +2.310secs 17 Giorgio Pantano Italy Jordan-Ford 1min 16.192secs +2.886secs 18. Nick Heidfeld Germany Jordan-Ford 1min 16.309secs +3.004secs 19. Gianmaria Bruni Italy Minardi-Cosworth 1min 18.055secs +4.749secs 20. Zsolt Baumgartner Hungary Minardi-Cosworth 1min 18.399secs +5.094secs
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Post by TennisHack on Jul 25, 2004 21:31:12 GMT -5
German GP - Race Result
1. Michael Schumacher Germany Ferrari-Ferrari 66 laps 1hr 23min 54.848secs 2. Jenson Button Britain BAR-Honda +08.388secs 3. Fernando Alonso Spain Renault-Renault +16.351secs 4. David Coulthard Britain McLaren-Mercedes +19.231secs 5. Juan Montoya Colombia Williams-BMW +23.055secs 6. Mark Webber Australia Jaguar-Cosworth +41.108secs 7. Antonio Pizzonia Brazil Williams-BMW +41.956secs 8. Takuma Sato Japan BAR-Honda +46.842secs
9. Giancarlo Fisichella Italy Sauber-Petronas +67.102secs 10. Christian Klien Austria Jaguar-Cosworth +68.578secs 11. Jarno Trulli Italy Renault-Renault +70.258secs 12. Rubens Barrichello Brazil Ferrari-Ferrari +73.252secs 13. Felipe Massa Brazil Sauber-Petronas +1 lap 14. Olivier Panis France Toyota-Toyota +1 lap 15. Giorgio Pantano Italy Jordan-Ford +3 laps 16. Zsolt Baumgartner Hungary Minardi-Cosworth +4 laps 17. Gianmaria Bruni Italy Minardi-Cosworth +4 laps
Rtd Nick Heidfeld Italy Jordan-Ford 42 laps completed Rtd Cristiano da Matta Brazil Toyota-Toyota 38 laps completed Rtd Kimi Raikkonen Finland McLaren-Mercedes 13 laps completed
Fastest lap:
Kimi Raikkonen McLaren-Mercedes 1min 13.780secs lap 10
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Post by TennisHack on Jul 25, 2004 21:32:47 GMT -5
Raikkonen survives high-speed off SUNDAY 25TH JULY 2004
Kimi Raikkonen has emerged unscathed from a 190mph accident at the German Grand Prix, but furious that a chance to beat Michael Schumacher should have been ended by a mechanical failure.
The Finn's McLaren shed its rear wing at high speed on the pit straight, leaving Raikkonen a passenger as it spun into the tyre barrier at turn one. On a weekend dominated by front wing problems, the incident was particularly frightening, but Raikkonen was able to climb out of the wrecked car unaided. He was however, visibly furious that a chance at a rare race win had gone begging after he proved that he could be a match for Schumacher.
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Post by TennisHack on Jul 25, 2004 21:34:45 GMT -5
Heidfeld: I deserve a top team SUNDAY 25TH JULY 2004
Jordan driver Nick Heidfeld endured a disappointing home grand prix, but insists that he is still worthy of a shot at establishing himself in one of the sport's top team.
The German had to retire from his home race at Hockenheim after a mystery handling ailment made his car undriveable - and no doubt had him wishing that team boss Eddie Jordan had allowed him to test with the Williams-BMW team, as had been suggested. Heidfeld was given the opportunity to compete with Antonio Pizzonia for the vacancy alongside Juan Montoya, but Jordan refused to release his man unless he received some financial assistance for hiring a replacement. Hence, Pizzonia was able to score his first F1 points with seventh place, while Heidfeld watched the end of the race from the garage.
"I would really like to join Williams, it's very obvious," the Jordan driver had admitted to Reuters prior to his home race, "I think it would have been one of the biggest chances for me to prove that I am good enough, and give me a good opportunity for the future."
Heidfeld remains hopeful that Williams' interest will continue to the end of the year, when it has to fill to seats following the confirmed departures of Montoya and Ralf Schumacher. Although Mark Webber and Giancarlo Fisichella are tipped for the drives, some uncertainty remains over the exact line-up, with Heidfeld looking to at least be offered a test.
"It didn't work out [for this weekend], so we have to keep working for next year," he said, "I know they wanted me to do a test, and nobody knows what would have happened after that. I don't know how Williams would have played it for this race. For me it was only one test but I would have taken the chance whatever. Whoever I would have had to drive against, if he had been in the car five days and I would have only done half a day, it doesn't matter. [Williams] is a team that can win races, that tries to win the world championship - and if I have a chance to test there, I have to take the chance.
"I think I am good enough to deserve a top team."
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Post by TennisHack on Jul 25, 2004 21:39:32 GMT -5
2004 FORMULA ONE DRIVERS' WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (AFTER ROUND 12 OF 18) POSITION DRIVER TEAM POINTS 1. MICHAEL SCHUMACHER FERRARI 110 2. RUBENS BARRICHELLO FERRARI 74 3. JENSON BUTTON BAR 61 4. JARNO TRULLI RENAULT 46 5. FERNANDO ALONSO RENAULT 39 6. JUAN PABLO MONTOYA WILLIAMS 33 7. DAVID COULTHARD MCLAREN 19 8. KIMI RAIKKONEN MCLAREN 18 9. TAKUMA SATO BAR 15 10. GIANCARLO FISICHELLA SAUBER 13 11. RALF SCHUMACHER WILLIAMS 12 12. MARK WEBBER JAGUAR 7 13. OLIVIER PANIS TOYOTA 5 = FELIPE MASSA SAUBER 5 15. NICK HEIDFELD JORDAN 3 = CRISTIANO DA MATTA TOYOTA 3 17. TIMO GLOCK JORDAN 2 = ANTONIO PIZZONIA WILLIAMS 2 19. ZSOLT BAUMGARTNER MINARDI 1
2004 FORMULA ONE CONSTRUCTORS' CHAMPIONSHIP (AFTER ROUND 12 OF 18) POSITION CONSTRUCTOR POINTS 1. FERRARI 184 2. RENAULT 85 3. BAR 76 4. WILLIAMS 47 5. MCLAREN 37 6. SAUBER 18 7. TOYOTA 8 8. JAGUAR 7 9. JORDAN 5 10. MINARDI 1
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Post by Kiro on Aug 2, 2004 20:39:38 GMT -5
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Post by TennisHack on Aug 2, 2004 20:48:17 GMT -5
He looks wonderful, I love it when he smiles!
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Post by TennisHack on Aug 2, 2004 20:59:22 GMT -5
Team decisions announced:
from crashnet:
Renault confirms Fisichella As rumoured on Crash.Net yesterday, Italian Giancarlo Fisichella will return to Renault in 2005 alongside Fernando Alonso after three years after leaving the team he spent four seasons with when they were known as Benetton.
In a brief team statement, the Mild Seven Renault F1 team confirmed Fisichella's arrival from Sauber and Jarno Trulli's departure following a three-year stint with Flavio Briatore's team that netted victory in this year's Monaco Grand Prix.
The 31 year old Fisichella, who spent two years with Jordan that included a maiden (and thus far only) GP win in chaotic circumstances at Interlagos last year, is currently tenth in the Drivers World Championship with 13 points, just five markers behind McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen.
“We are delighted to welcome Giancarlo to the Renault team,” commented Briatore. “Since we last worked with him in 2001, every aspect of his approach to the sport has matured. I am confident that Fernando and Giancarlo are the drivers we need to achieve our goal of winning the world championship in the coming seasons.”
Trulli's departure from Renault was all but confirmed last weekend at Hockenheim and the 30 year-old looks set to step into a Toyota alongside Ralf Schumacher in 2005.
“Jarno's dedication and enthusiasm have been great assets and he has made an important contribution to the development of the team, and the image of the Renault Group” concluded Briatore. “He is assured a successful future in Formula 1, and I wish him all the best for the future on behalf of the entire team.”
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Webber confirmed at Williams To no-one's real surprise Aussie Mark Webber was confirmed as a Williams-BMW Formula One driver for the 2005 season this morning, completing a three year rise from the bottom of the F1 grid with Minardi to the top with Sir Frank's team.
“Mark is self-evidently a highly talented driver," said Williams. “But his tenacity, determination and motivation are also qualities we prize at WilliamsF1. As a team, we have traditionally prospered with drivers who have a down-to-earth, ‘let's get on with it' attitude. Mark is certainly in that mould, and I am delighted he has agreed to join the team for 2005."
The 27 year-old, who took advantage of a clause in his Jaguar contract that allowed him to leave the squad at the end of this month, has been Williams number one target to lead the team's 2005 title challenge in the wake of Juan Pablo Montoya's departure to McLaren and Ralf Schumacher's move to Toyota.
“The deal I have agreed with Williams today really is the most significant milestone in my career to date,” said Webber, who leapt onto the F1 radar with an emotional fifth place on his Grand Prix debut at Albert Park in 2002. “I have great expectations of what we can achieve together. Of course I am focused on my job with Jaguar Racing for the remainder of this season, but I cannot wait to take up my position with the BMW WilliamsF1 Team for next year.”
Although the identity of Webber's teammate remains a mystery (in F1 terms), the shortlist was reduced this week when Giancarlo Fisichella was announced as a Renault driver for next season. Of the long list of drivers linked with the team, which stretches as far as IRL Champ Scott Dixon, NASCAR's Jeff Gordon, and former F1 Champs Jacques Villeneuve and Mika Hakkinen, Jordan's Nick Heidfeld, BAR tester Anthony Davidson or Hockenheim stand-in Antonio Pizzonia seem most likely.
Despite the TBA hanging over the second seat, Williams' technical director Sam Michael was more than pleased with Webber's appointment.
"Mark is the kind of character who will give a whole new impetus to everyone employed at WilliamsF1 and at BMW,” stated Michael. “He is a driven person with one goal. Mark displays to me all of the characteristics on and off the track of a champion in the making, and I believe he will be a significant catalyst in improving our future results.”
Mario Theissen, BMW's Motorsport Director added, “BMW is delighted that Mark is joining the team. He is clearly a focused driver and wants to win like we all do. He shows a great attitude towards his work and we are convinced that he will be a real fortification to the team's efforts. We have been fully involved and consulted in the process of recruiting Mark, and completely support his selection.”
Webber's soon-to-be former team Jaguar were understandably disappointed to be losing the driver who virtually single headedly gave the team 7th in last years Constructors Championship, scoring 18 of their 19 points. A gritty drive to a seasons-best sixth at Hockenheim last Sunday put Jaguar just one point adrift of Toyota in the fight for seventh in this year's Constructors fight and Jaguar's David Pitchforth believes Webber will still be 110 per cent committed to Jaguar's challenge for the rest of the 2004 season.
“Mark will race with us until the end of this season, ensuring that we all continue to focus on fighting for more Championship points which we know we can achieve with our drivers and the Jaguar R5,” said Pitchforth.
“We have all enjoyed working with Mark over the past two years and the relationship that has developed between him and the team has been one of trust and mutual respect. We have all learned an incredible amount over these two seasons as Mark has grown as a driver while our racing package has developed to challenge for points.”
However he conceded that Jaguar were not in a position to give Webber a real chance at winning the F1 title.
“Mark has now reached a stage where he needs to continue this progress and pursue race wins. We understand his decision and respect it. I would like to thank him on behalf of Jaguar Racing, Cosworth Racing and Pi Research for his unwavering commitment to the team and we will monitor his progress to the top with great pleasure. When Mark wins his World Championship we will all be celebrating with the rest of them, proud to have helped him on his way.”
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