Toronto
07-11-2004, 09:53 AM
Schumacher wins his 80th race (even with a slow saftey car), in 99 starts I think that is just amazing
1. Michael Schumacher Ferrari Winner
2. Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes +2.1 secs
3. Rubens Barrichello Ferrari +3.1 secs
4. Jenson Button BAR-Honda +10.6 secs
5. Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW +12.1 secs
6. Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber-Petronas +12.8 secs
7. David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes +19.6 secs
8. Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth +23.7 secs
9. Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas +24.0 secs
10. Fernando Alonso Renault +24.8 secs
11. Takuma Sato BAR-Honda +33.7 secs
12. Marc Gene Williams-BMW +34.3 secs
13. Cristiano da Matta Toyota +1 Lap
14. Christian Klien Jaguar-Cosworth +1 Lap
15. Nick Heidfeld Jordan-Ford +1 Lap 15
16. Gianmaria Bruni Minardi-Cosworth +4 Lap
Ret 19 Giorgio Pantano Jordan-Ford
Ret 7 Jarno Trulli Renault
Ret 21 Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth
Ret 17 Olivier Panis Toyota
Sorry for posting 25min after the race I like to watch the press conference after the race .
***Feedback***
Michael Schumacher - " I am amazed at how the race went. I thought we had a good strategy, where to a certain extent, we sacrificed qualifying for the race, but I never expected it to pay out so early. I was not worried by Kimi's pace at the start because I knew my strategy and even if he had been ahead after my second stop I would not have worried as he had to come in again. I did not want to overdo it and just let the potential of the car do the work. The car was going so well when I had an open track. I lost a comfortable lead with the Safety Car and so I was lucky to have two cars between me and Kimi. The Safety Car was going very slowly and that meant after it went in, I had to fight hard for a couple of laps until my tyres came good and then I was able to pull out a lead again".
Rubens Barrichello -"I had a good race but a tough one although I feel I had made the right choice of strategy at the time. After the start it was clear that Kimi's tyres had warmed up quicker and I found it really difficult to match his pace, then I caught him up and was able to pull away from Button. But after the first pit stop the car felt heavy and I struggled again. I also got stuck behind four or five cars fighting for position and that probably lost me second place and maybe the win. I have to say Michael did a superb job to win on two stops. When the Safety Car came out, the race was alive again, but again immediately after my last pit stop I could not push as hard as I wanted and I could not pass Kimi as although I was quicker in the first sector, he was faster in the third."
Ross Brawn- "Michael was not entirely happy with the car going into qualifying, so we chose a more conservative strategy for him. Rubens was put on a different, more aggressive strategy as he was happy with the handling of his car. That was our interpretation of the race but it turned out to be the other way round, as Michael's car went very well and Rubens' a bit less so. Probably it was the weather that played in Michael's favour and he was able to put in outstanding laps from lap ten to his pit stop. I was shocked when Michael came out ahead of Kimi. We were a bit worried when the Safety Car came out, as although we have fantastic Bridgestone tyres, they do not get up to temperature quite as quickly as those of our rivals and the re-start was a bit of a tricky moment for us. At the time, the race was in our hands and Rubens could have attacked Raikkonen more strongly than he was able in the last few laps. First and third at Silverstone is another great result for us!"
1. Michael Schumacher Ferrari Winner
2. Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes +2.1 secs
3. Rubens Barrichello Ferrari +3.1 secs
4. Jenson Button BAR-Honda +10.6 secs
5. Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW +12.1 secs
6. Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber-Petronas +12.8 secs
7. David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes +19.6 secs
8. Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth +23.7 secs
9. Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas +24.0 secs
10. Fernando Alonso Renault +24.8 secs
11. Takuma Sato BAR-Honda +33.7 secs
12. Marc Gene Williams-BMW +34.3 secs
13. Cristiano da Matta Toyota +1 Lap
14. Christian Klien Jaguar-Cosworth +1 Lap
15. Nick Heidfeld Jordan-Ford +1 Lap 15
16. Gianmaria Bruni Minardi-Cosworth +4 Lap
Ret 19 Giorgio Pantano Jordan-Ford
Ret 7 Jarno Trulli Renault
Ret 21 Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth
Ret 17 Olivier Panis Toyota
Sorry for posting 25min after the race I like to watch the press conference after the race .
***Feedback***
Michael Schumacher - " I am amazed at how the race went. I thought we had a good strategy, where to a certain extent, we sacrificed qualifying for the race, but I never expected it to pay out so early. I was not worried by Kimi's pace at the start because I knew my strategy and even if he had been ahead after my second stop I would not have worried as he had to come in again. I did not want to overdo it and just let the potential of the car do the work. The car was going so well when I had an open track. I lost a comfortable lead with the Safety Car and so I was lucky to have two cars between me and Kimi. The Safety Car was going very slowly and that meant after it went in, I had to fight hard for a couple of laps until my tyres came good and then I was able to pull out a lead again".
Rubens Barrichello -"I had a good race but a tough one although I feel I had made the right choice of strategy at the time. After the start it was clear that Kimi's tyres had warmed up quicker and I found it really difficult to match his pace, then I caught him up and was able to pull away from Button. But after the first pit stop the car felt heavy and I struggled again. I also got stuck behind four or five cars fighting for position and that probably lost me second place and maybe the win. I have to say Michael did a superb job to win on two stops. When the Safety Car came out, the race was alive again, but again immediately after my last pit stop I could not push as hard as I wanted and I could not pass Kimi as although I was quicker in the first sector, he was faster in the third."
Ross Brawn- "Michael was not entirely happy with the car going into qualifying, so we chose a more conservative strategy for him. Rubens was put on a different, more aggressive strategy as he was happy with the handling of his car. That was our interpretation of the race but it turned out to be the other way round, as Michael's car went very well and Rubens' a bit less so. Probably it was the weather that played in Michael's favour and he was able to put in outstanding laps from lap ten to his pit stop. I was shocked when Michael came out ahead of Kimi. We were a bit worried when the Safety Car came out, as although we have fantastic Bridgestone tyres, they do not get up to temperature quite as quickly as those of our rivals and the re-start was a bit of a tricky moment for us. At the time, the race was in our hands and Rubens could have attacked Raikkonen more strongly than he was able in the last few laps. First and third at Silverstone is another great result for us!"