Gran Premio de Espana 2005 - Round 5

[LUD02C]

So this sunday is the first of three races for this month.
The Formula 1 paddock heads to Spain for the Spanish Grand Prix.
According to the time converter on f1.com this is how it should look:

Friday
19:00 - 22:00 Friday Practice 1
22:00 - 23:00 Friday Practice 2

Saturday
17:00 - 17:45 Saturday Practice 1
18:15 - 19:00 Saturday Practice 2
21:00 Saturday Qualifying

Sunday
18:00 Sunday Qualifying
22:00 Race

McLaren hasn't said if Juan is racing yet, if he isn't Wurz is racing for him.
Should be the start of Ferrari and Michael "GOD" Schumacher winning streak.

Remembering, Bridgestone have said there tyre is better then what it was at Imola and Michael is very confident.
I still do think that Alonso and him will have a race with a third driver involved Kimi maybe?

Anyway, What time you think I should lock the thread?
Say 21:00 on Sunday night?
Gives people some time to look at second qualifying and change/put in there tips.

Good luck all, I'm wanting to be first or equal first by the end of this round, I'm sick of only getting 1 point a race :)

[jackosimm]

indeed indeed, I never thought fast tracking the F2005 was a good move, and its showed, but now with its scheduled debue(speeling???) I think its time for some good fights with Renault and Toyota. And yeah as long as we have time to make a decision after second qualying for the tips jason. Cheers:thumbsup:

[^^v]

hmmm this should be a good one..
esp after wot bridgestone r claming...
curious to see how the ferarris go...

hmmm still waiting on the ICA's decisoin on BAR...:o

[jackosimm]

yes definetly with bridgestone, be nice to see how it all turns out, settling into the season a bit by now:thumbsup:

[LUD02C]

Parts of Spain are expecting showers on Sunday, but not where the track is.

But we all know no one can predict the weather.

[jackosimm]

itd be nice having some rain, play into Schuey's hands nicely!

[nEUROtic]

Ok so JPM is in and BAR (may) be out - They have said they will still race in spain and are appealing :P I spose no one can post till saturday after qual to see if they did qualify

[LUD02C]

BAR might be in, depends on the court of appeal.
Juan is in and channel 10 is shwoing it at 23:30
A whole hour and a half delayed.

Home of motorsport?

I call BULLSHIT.

[JDM.Power]

i think they arent racing !! BAR they are Ban for 2race from what i herd

[JDM.Power]

BAR is offically Ban For 2races! so when you tipping dont add the two BAR Drivers.

[jackosimm]

BAR is offically Ban For 2races! so when you tipping dont add the two BAR Drivers.


dude........
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19896

[jackosimm]

Home of motorsport?

I call BULLSHIT.

I hear that!!! Just wait till this Big Brother sh!t starts all over again, they schedule it later becuase of it, then its delayed cause dumbass Gretil won't shutup and let's the show run over for another 30minutes....AAAHHHH it makes me angry:thumbdwn:

[^^v]

i can decisively say i hate big brother with a passion

hmm should be an interesting race... wont be the same without the two BAR's.. but meh wot can u do...

[jackosimm]

I gotta say if it wasn't for Jensons performance last race, I'd say it wont impact on the race at all lol without them, hardly notice it really....good to see another BB hating person!

[Sean]

yes i agree, however one might say that non-refundable goods from rebel sports causes much anger to all, so we should focus on dealing with that matter first.

[Vivski]

What is it with the BMW-Williams being a really slow car? Unless they've piled on bucketloads of wing, there's something seriously wrong with their engine!
Webber set 4th fastest time in practice today despite having THE slowest car in straight line. There was no-one slower through the speed trap than Webber, and Heidfeld wasn't much faster. It certainly explains why they were nowhere in the first sector times.

How are they expected to compete with cars which are 15km/h slower down the straights? What good is having a good car through the bends when you're gobbled up on the straight? All it means is you get held up by a slower driver for the whole lap but can't pass on the straight.

[pornstar]

As I feel BAR-honda have been treated unfairly in this matter regarding the fuel tank, I wont be putting in my predictions for the next 2 races, as a sign of my feelings on this. Im also boycotting watching the next 2 races.

Hope no1 gets too far ahead of me in the tips, but yeah I wanna side with them on this, if my team is out, so am I :)

[7th Gen]

that's an interesting decision pornstar, hope you don't fall too far behind

anyway, massive article from formula1.com - talking about max mosley and the whole BAR debacle (be warned, it's a massive read):
http://www.formula1.com/race/news/2971/736.html

i will put in my tips later today

[LUD02C]

Pornstar - You sure you want to miss the next 2 tipping rounds? You can enter the rounds and just not watch the race? I don't want you to fall behind by a lot when your equal 1st.

Vivski - I know what you mean with the BMW's, remember at Imola they couldn't hit 300km/h, I'm sure Webber was the closest to hitting it with 297.3km/h and Michael and Alonso were in the 312km/h area.
The amount of negative media he is getting it was about time Frank stepped in and said the car was rubbish, Sam Michael reckons the car is fantasic and Webber might be the problem.

Guys, I to hate Big Brother, not as much as I hate NCIS.

Looks like Kimi still has the pace and I hope Trulli gets a win if not Kimi or Michael. Toyota has such a great car well done to them.

Should be a great race, Pornstar dude think about it.

[JDM.Power]

Common Pornstar!! just tip!!

[jackosimm]

yeh toyota definetly have built one damn good car, coming from absoloutely no where and being the second highest spending team in F1 they needed results by now, and huge improvement to them. Be interesting to see if they can keep it up in Spain. I hadnt heard that Frank said the car was rubbish! lol good idea though cause Hiedfeld and Webber have had some bad words put out about them

[pornstar]

I feel that strongly about it, that I have no idea what qualifying is like, dont know what time the race is going to be broadcast, and hence have no idea, Im totalling staying away for the next 2, so tips also included.

No offense intended to you blokes, I reckon this comp is awesome, its bringing in people that have never really watched f1 to give it a go and get in on the action, and thats a thumbs up to u jase.

But im boycotting the next 2 so I wont tip. *hopes that no-one gets 1 right :)*

[Kawasaki]

Ok here i go my tips are....

1. m.schumacher
2. alonso
3. trulli
4. kimi
5. r.schumacher
6. barrichello
7. webber
8. fisi

Hard one to pick... barrichello is my wild card.

[Vivski]

Andy, I understand why you're boycotting, but why not just put in some default tips. Like say you'll take the top 8 on the grid as your tips whoever that is. Doesn't affect your protest and you might just pick up a few point in the process.


In other news. What's going on?! Why's it so friggin' close?! This is not like F1 at all. One second separates the top 10 so far. And it looks like Ferrari don't have the dominant car they said they'd have.
Throughout practice it was clear that Michael is capable of going very quick, but Kimi and Fernando are consistently VERY fast. The Toyota seems to be very quick in bursts but not sure of their race setup. And who knows about the BMWs.

Perhaps the most surprising stat of all is the speed trap. Either those Cosworth engines have phenominal power or the Minardis are running zero downforce. The two Minardis were fastest through the speed trap, but 5 seconds slower for the lap. Hope no-one gets stuck behind them in the race, 'cos they could be very hard to overtake.

[7th Gen]

lets put in some tips, i'm banking on an alonso/renault 4-peat:

1. alonso
2. raikkonen
3. schumacher, M
4. trulli
5. webber
6. schumacher, R
7. fisichella
8. montoya

[LUD02C]

The most interesting thing in 2nd qualifying is going to be the fuel loads.
Will Ferrari run longer again?
Will another team do a BAR :p (stirring the pot)

I think Toyota will run Trulli light to get on pole, Ralf will go heavier and Rubens will be back in it tonight (I hope)

Can't wait till 18:00 watch Qualifying 2 on f1.com

[Kawasaki]

lol i though second qual was already done :D... and i wont be around to change my pics

i hope mine are good as is :)

[jackosimm]

yep im awaiting that 6pm qualifying till my pics come in boys and girls:D

[7th Gen]

The most interesting thing in 2nd qualifying is going to be the fuel loads.
Will Ferrari run longer again?
Will another team do a BAR :p (stirring the pot)

I think Toyota will run Trulli light to get on pole, Ralf will go heavier and Rubens will be back in it tonight (I hope)

Can't wait till 18:00 watch Qualifying 2 on f1.com

hehehe Jason, i wish another team was busted for doing a BAR :D
you can imagine the uproar if it was ont of the big teams like ferrari, williams, renault or mclaren. or imagine if toyota got busted - shades of the illegal turbo restrictor on the WRC Celica GT4

no one would give a stuff about the rest

[JDM.Power]

Jordan blew one of their motors !! watched it on tv! he crossed the line..then BOOM!!

[toE]

1. m.schumacher
2. alonso
3. trulli
4. kimi
5. r.schumacher
6. barrichello
7. webber
8. fisi

[LUD02C]

Qualifying on now, Reading about the Jordan hope to see it on channel 10 tonight.

Please, anyone that has satillete TV and can watch it live please don't post any results in this thread.

[pornstar]

can u get f1 over satelite? serious? which provider? fark!

[JDM.Power]

can u get f1 over satelite? serious? which provider? fark!

yes u can pornstar.
i got those big satelitte dishes that moves around...an well over 250channels ! :D

pm me. if you wanna know which satelitte

[LUD02C]

For non-asian speaking people ITV is available for us, the big cost comes from setup, I hear that once you have it, its pretty cheap.

There are a whole lot of asian ones you can get with the right "connections" i'm also told, no use for me i speak english or croatian lol.

Rubens not qualifying due to engine change penaulty he recieved.

[LUD02C]

yes u can pornstar.
i got those big satelitte dishes that moves around...an well over 250channels ! :D

pm me. if you wanna know which satelitte

give me details to please via PM.

[JDM.Power]

you got pm LUD02C.
does anyone know why ruben didnt run?

[LUD02C]

Last night Ferrari changed his engine and he got a 10 grid penaulty.

[JDM.Power]

okays since i gotta get off the net i gotta do my tipping!! parents have 2 call overseas! an im on dial up so yeah..here is my tippings:

1.Trulli
2.Alonso
3.Webber
4.Fisi
5.M schuey
6.montoya
7.R schuey
8.heifeld

Random picks!i hope i get atleast 2 right

[LUD02C]

JDM.Power, you have until 9pm tonight to change/alter your picks.

How good was 2nd qualifying?

Webber in 2nd, Kimi on pole.

[nEUROtic]

Catalunya
1.Kimi
2.Alonso
3. Webber
4. Sch M
5. Ralph
6. Trulli
7.JPM
8. Fisi

GO KIMI!

And go webber - first podium!

[jackosimm]

alright my tips will be in at 9pm on the dot lol. Bugger about Rubens

[pornstar]

Ah ****en, after so much persuasive talk, ill put in my votes even though I really have no idea whats going on:

1) Raikonnen
2) Alonso
3) M Shuey
4) Webber
5) Trulli
6) JPM
7) R Shuey
8) Fisi

This gonna be one of my worst picks i reckon

[jackosimm]

hey heres my tips!
1. Michael Schumacher
2. Kimi
3. Alonso
4. Trulli
5. Montoya
6. Webber
7. Ralf Schumacher
8. Fisi

Cant wait for it, hopefully BB wont delay it much:(

[JDM.Power]

Hey pornstar!! thanks for tipping in the comp!!

[tRipitaka]

Ah ****en, after so much persuasive talk, ill put in my votes even though I really have no idea whats going on:

1) Raikonnen
2) Alonso
3) M Shuey
4) Webber
5) Trulli
6) JPM
7) R Shuey
8) Fisi

This gonna be one of my worst picks i reckon

succumbed to temptation eh andy

[^^v]

my tips...

1. M.Schumacher
2. Alonso
3. Kimi
4. Trulli
5. Montoya
6. Webber
7. R.Schumacher
8. Fisichella

[LUD02C]

Ok, my tips.

1. Kimi
2. Alonso
3. Michael
4. Trulli
5. Fisichella
6. Montoya
7. Liuzzi
8. Webber