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veilsidebr · 03-04-2004, 09:58 PM

Ferrari´s drivers Schumacher and Barrichello set the fastest laps on Melbourne on this first free practice. Schummy set a lap of 1:25.127 and Barrichello stayed near his back on the time 1:25.361.

Third and fourth places were taken for Trulli and Coulthard. Trulli lap time was 1:27.025 and Coulthard got a lap on 1:27.264.

I Guess that on qualify sessions Montoya will be the first. On this friday practice he stayed on the sixth place ahead his team-mate Ralf Schumacher, that got a seventh place.

Well let´s see tomorrow who´ll take the pole position

levensnevel · 03-04-2004, 11:24 PM

Holy shit,

something will go wrong this season :shock:
Assuming the track is unaltered since 2003 laptimes are down already:
2003 pole at Albert Park was Michael Schumacher with 1'27.173
Full summary of laptimes at
http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpa...s_art_id=20057

SFDMALEX · 03-04-2004, 11:26 PM

Looks like Ferrari is flying. Rubens would have got a 1.24 if he wasnt redflaged.

And this is ottaly insane. 2sec over the last years pole!!!!!Lots of fuel or no fuel thats still a shit load of time!

vanquish · 03-05-2004, 02:07 AM

A bit lower engine hp, but still MUCH fastter????? Must be tyres again!

Fearing of seeing another Ferrari - season...

noosee · 03-05-2004, 02:16 AM

Huge difference in practice times

It seems like Ferrari is ready for the season

HoboPie · 03-05-2004, 03:58 AM

any news on the radical front wing?

I heard they would be introducing it at melbourne, but it seems just a little late.

Perhaps just not necessary from the way the practice went

scubywrxr · 03-05-2004, 04:22 AM

micheal is going to wipe the floor with all the others asses.. again

stracing · 03-05-2004, 04:48 AM

is just practice session, just like testing, it means nothing

yg60m · 03-05-2004, 06:32 AM

I fear Bridgestone found the good way for its tyres ! And Ferrari obviously didn't rest on his laurels ! I'm not "against" Ferrari but i hoped the battle to be rude, of course the we is not finished and it's only the first race but I hope this season will not be like the 2002 one because it's going to be boring !! Waiting for the qualifying session but i don't have a lot of illusions

jeroen40 · 03-05-2004, 07:11 AM

I can't help it, but I love it! ferrari kicks some major ass again! nice to see Button's BAR in the front to, great start of the season!

ae86_16v · 03-05-2004, 07:12 AM

Originally Posted by vanquish

A bit lower engine hp, but still MUCH fastter????? Must be tyres again!

Fearing of seeing another Ferrari - season...

Either the tyres are aero. But the other Bridgestone teams are on the bottom. So I don't know.

Damn, 2 Seconds is a shit load of time though. . . and no one is even close to them.

Man, this is exciting.

veilsidebr · 03-05-2004, 12:15 PM

Well on this friday second practice schummy did his lap time on the house of low´s 1:24 and Barrichello did the same on the highs 1:24.....i´m surprised on seeing Button and sato on the fifth and sixth places. BAR is going fast...let´s see on the qualifying their fast....

RallyeNLD · 03-05-2004, 12:31 PM

SWEAT!!!

What's the weather doing in Melbourne, it could be in favor of the Bridgestones?
Last year the difference between Ferrari and the runner-up Bridgestone was also appr. 1.5 sec.

I dont think the engine performance dropt this year but equals last years performance.