Formula 1 Thread

[Guest ZizouFWF]

Hola, this is now the Official Formula 1 thread for this season, you may all say there was a post on the US Grand Prix but there is no Official Thread dedicated to each race and news around the F1 Paddock. This will now be the place to be to discuss all that is Formula 1.

I will update the Constructors and Driver Championships after each Grand Prix

Gracias, Dominga

Drivers Championship - After 9 Rounds

1. Fernando Alonso / Renault / 59

2. Kimi Raikkonen / McLaren-Mercedes / 37

3. Michael Schumacher / Ferrari / 34

4. Rubens Barrichello / Ferrari / 29

5. Jarno Trulli / Toyota / 27

6. Nick Heidfeld / Williams-BMW / 25

7. Mark Webber / Williams-BMW / 22

8. Ralf Schumacher/ Toyota / 20

9. David Coulthard / Red Bull Racing / 17

9. Giancarlo Fisichella / Renault / 17

11. Juan Pablo Montoya / McLaren-Mercedes/ 16

12. Felipe Massa / Sauber-Petronas / 7

13. Tiago Monteiro / Jordan-Toyota / 6

13. Alexander Wurz / McLaren-Mercedes / 6

15. Narain Karthikeyan / Jordan-Toyota / 5

15. Jacques Villeneuve / Sauber-Petronas / 5

17. Christijan Albers / Minardi-Cosworth / 4

17. Pedro de la Rosa / McLaren-Mercedes / 4

17. Christian Klien / Red Bull Racing / 4

20. Patrick Friesacher / Minardi-Cosworth / 3

21. Vitantonio Liuzzi / Red Bull Racing / 1

22. Jenson Button / BAR-Honda / 0

23. Takuma Sato / BAR-Honda / 0

[Guest ZizouFWF]

***Formula 1 News***

Michelin have stated that they will compensate all the fans who attended the US Grand Prix in Indianapolis, they have stated they will refund them and will also provide 20,000 tickets for free for next years race.

However tomorrow, the seven teams which failed to race are due to appear in Paris in front of the World Motor Sport Council to explain their reasons for not racing.

Do you think with what Michelin are doing, is it enough to save Formula 1 in the USA?

In other news, Ralf Schumacher has confirmed he will return for Toyota in the French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours after his 180mph accident at Indianapolis. In an interview he stated Magny-Cours is his favourite track where he won his first Pole in 2001 and won the Grand Prix in 2003. Jarno Trulli and Ralf Schumacher both seem optimistic to secure high points this weekend and insist the car is competitive.

I have been impressed with Toyota's progress this year, anyone else?

Also who do you guys tend to support throughout the season? Im a Fernando Alonso fan and of course Renault, I went to Catalunya to support him and he did well coming second to Kimi Raikonnen, if no one has been to an F1 event, you should try and go, its good.

Edited June 28, 2005 by ZizouFWF

[The Sultan of Swank]

Unfortunately I'm a Jacques Villeneuve fan. For some reason I stay close to les Quebecoise. Too bad he's an embarassment >.<

[Katsuya]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOORING RACE START!

Fernando's pulling away at 2 seconds every lap, and people are getting stuck behind Trulli.

[TAFKA Castroneves]

Alonso is the new Schumacher >_>

But anyways, I hope the tyre condition has some impact later because at the moment this is heading for a pretty boring outcome.

[Katsuya]

Trulli changes strategy, so he'll beat Michael.

As much as I hate Michael, I'd rather see him challenge Alonso, and have a repeat of Imola (with Fernando winning)

[Summers]

Kimi will win it somehow, unless he has some of his typical bad luck again. Hitting out 1.16's like he is, is brilliant. Schumi really really is unlucky that Trulli lacks race speed. He shouldn't be this far behind, Schumi could have been lapping at the same time Alonso was, if not for Trulli.

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There we go, Alonso starting to race again, so he should manage to win it, hopefully. He'd started to cruise during Kimi's fast run, but he's getting his speed back.

And bwaahaha, Webber burnt his bum, should be meeting him on Tuesday, so I'll have to make a joke.

Edited July 3, 2005 by Summers