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Old 06-18-2005, 01:26 AM   #16
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Man....this time last year I was THERE!!!!! I want to go back so damn bad!
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Old 06-18-2005, 03:04 AM   #17
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Ferrari have had good pace all year, their problem is getting that pace in both qualifying and the race. If they qualify well without running ultra-light then they will be a competitive force.
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Old 06-18-2005, 05:31 AM   #18
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Originally Posted by gobs3z
Can't wait to get to indy!! I hope i can good pictures for all of you. Is anyone else on JW heading to indy for the race?
I wanted to but it didn't work out, but I will be at Road America for ALMS later this summer! (better IMO probably because it's alot longer )
Also I heard this great conversation on 94.7 a while back about calling the city Indy and they came to the conclusion that you can't
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Old 06-18-2005, 09:41 AM   #19
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alrighty 30 mins to practice and then qualification ....

imo s speed did so well because its his ome track .. and he prolly knows braking points better then the others....
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Old 06-18-2005, 11:41 AM   #20
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Michelin runners are having problems:

http://f1.racing-live.com/en/index.html
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Free Practise 3 Results:


Pos No Driver Team

1 10 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 1:10.726

2 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:11.769

3 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:11.838


4 14 David Coulthard Red Bull Racing 1:12.409

5 18 Tiago Monteiro Jordan-Toyota 1:13.399

6 19 Narain Karthikeyan Jordan-Toyota 1:13.764

7 20 Patrick Friesacher Minardi-Cosworth 1:14.572

8 21 Christijan Albers Minardi-Cosworth 1:15.164

9 11 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-Petronas

10 9 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes

11 3 Jenson Button BAR-Honda

12 4 Takuma Sato BAR-Honda

13 8 Nick Heidfeld Williams-BMW

14 6 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault

15 7 Mark Webber Williams-BMW

16 12 Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas

17 5 Fernando Alonso Renault

18 15 Christian Klien Red Bull Racing

19 17 Ricardo Zonta Toyota

20 16 Jarno Trulli Toyota
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Old 06-18-2005, 07:57 PM   #21
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can anyone explain me this about michelin??? please

as I've read, they have troubles, but don't know which are?
do the tyres are blowing up or what?'
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Old 06-18-2005, 08:18 PM   #22
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Poor Ralf, will not race again this weekend (Zonta is taking his place). I think next year he won't even bother turning up to the Indy race at all.....

Trulli has taken pole position, which is a suprise but I am guessing he is light on fuel. Its good to see the Ferrari's at least qualify inside the top 10, but disappointing to have Montoya so far down after his great practice times.

Should be another good race though.
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Old 06-18-2005, 08:28 PM   #23
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Originally Posted by antonioledesma
can anyone explain me this about michelin??? please

as I've read, they have troubles, but don't know which are?
do the tyres are blowing up or what?'
It's kinda odd...

Toyota seem to be more affected team - Ralf's incident, plus Zonta had a puncture too...

On the other side, we have McLaren, who doesn't seem to have any problems...


Michelin says that they don't know what was the problem with the Toyotas, but for safety reason they should bring different tyres for tomorrow (Spain spec tyres to be more precise). Anyway, most sites say that the problem is with the sidewalls - they're too soft and can't cope with the loads on the last turn, specially. But looking at the tyres after Qualifying, I doubt they'd last the whole race anyway...

We'll see tomorrow what happens... Since they fucked up, I hope the FIA lets them change the tyres, but with a penalty.
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Pos No Driver Team Time/Retired

1 16 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:10.625

2 9 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:10.694

3 3 Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1:11.277


4 6 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:11.290

5 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:11.369

6 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:11.380

7 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:11.431

8 4 Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 1:11.497

9 7 Mark Webber Williams-BMW 1:11.527

10 12 Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 1:11.555

11 10 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 1:11.681

12 11 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-Petronas 1:11.691

13 17 Ricardo Zonta Toyota 1:11.754

14 15 Christian Klien Red Bull Racing 1:12.132

15 8 Nick Heidfeld Williams-BMW 1:12.430

16 14 David Coulthard Red Bull Racing 1:12.682

17 18 Tiago Monteiro Jordan-Toyota 1:13.462

18 21 Christijan Albers Minardi-Cosworth 1:13.632

19 19 Narain Karthikeyan Jordan-Toyota 1:13.776

20 20 Patrick Friesacher Minardi-Cosworth 1:14.494
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Old 06-18-2005, 09:11 PM   #24
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Wow, i didnt know that Ralf wasnt racing, i would assume it was because of his crash, basically the same spot as before. I wonder what is going on with that turn and him. I think that the Toyota incidents were just freak accidents. I dont believe that they were tyre manufacturing problems. One seemed to be a flat spot, and it looked like Ralf bottemed out going around the corner before he crashed.
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Old 06-18-2005, 09:22 PM   #25
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Seems like Ferrari is right on this pace this time in those free practice sessions, so hopefully that's an indication of the actual race

Their qualifying positions aren't that bad either compared to past results, so maybe they're pretty heavy on fuel and Schumi can pull some nice results mid-race like in Imola 8)
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Old 06-18-2005, 09:27 PM   #26
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Well if Michelin don't run in the race then either Jordan or Minardi will get a podium finish. Can you imagine Paul Stoddart if Minardi got on the podium.
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Old 06-18-2005, 09:34 PM   #27
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Originally Posted by zondaland
Well if Michelin don't run in the race then either Jordan or Minardi will get a podium finish. Can you imagine Paul Stoddart if Minardi got on the podium.
That would be a rare sight to see LOL!
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Old 06-18-2005, 10:11 PM   #28
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Originally Posted by racer_f50
Seems like Ferrari is right on this pace this time in those free practice sessions, so hopefully that's an indication of the actual race

Their qualifying positions aren't that bad either compared to past results, so maybe they're pretty heavy on fuel and Schumi can pull some nice results mid-race like in Imola 8)
I hope that Ferrari and Bridgestone are getting their act together. I wonder how much money that they are losing because they are losing races?
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Old 06-18-2005, 11:04 PM   #29
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shit....is this going to be on Speed or CBS?!?! makes a differene as to where i'm going to watch it.
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Old 06-19-2005, 12:14 AM   #30
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Originally Posted by zondaland
Well if Michelin don't run in the race then either Jordan or Minardi will get a podium finish. Can you imagine Paul Stoddart if Minardi got on the podium.
they have to have a min. of 12 cars on the grid...if no michelin runners, race would be cancelled
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