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Miss Jones · Post by **Miss Jones** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 9:26 am

Friday practice times:

1. Räikkönen McLaren Mercedes 1.34,395 (17 laps)
2. R.Schumacher Williams BMW + 0,298 (24)
3. Webber Jaguar Cosworth + 0,659 (20)
4. M.Schumacher Ferrari + 0,699 (22)
5. Montoya Williams BMW + 0,705 (23)
6. Trulli Renault + 0,720 (20)
7. Massa Sauber Petronas + 0,893 (21)
8. Alonso Renault + 0,905 (20)
9. Coulthard McLaren Mercedes + 0,906 (13)
10. Barrichello Ferrari + 0,978 (19)
11. Button BAR Honda + 1,012 (19)
12. Panis Toyota + 1,129 (19)
13. Zonta Toyota + 1,455 (27)
14. Klien Jaguar Cosworth + 1,601 (19)
15. Sato BAR Honda + 1,897 (6)
16. Fisichella Sauber Petronas + 1,958 (28 )
17. Davidson BAR Honda + 2,313 (5)
18. Wirdheim Jaguar Cosworth + 2,488 (21)
19. Da Matta Toyota + 2,512 (7)
20. Heidfeld Jordan Ford + 3,330 (19)
21. Bruni Minardi Cosworth + 3,423 (19)
22. Baumgartner Minardi Cosworth + 4,193 (10)
23. Glock Jordan Ford + 4,401 (27)
24. Pantano Jordan Ford + 4,929 (16)
25. Leinders Minardi Cosworth + 7,090 (23)

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pierrot · Post by **pierrot** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 11:11 am

I wouldnt bet too much on that ranking at the end of the race.
Schumacher was as it seems already testing his racing configuration in the second practice rounds while the others were just fooling around.
Have a look at the times of the first free practice rounds:

1. Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1.34,437
2. Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1.35,380
3. Anthony Davidson BAR/Honda 1.35,970
4. Ricardo Zonta Toyota 1.36,147
5. Ralf Schumacher Williams/BMW 1.36,229
6. Kimi Räikkönen McLaren/Mercedes 1.36,314
7. Mark Webber Jaguar 1.36,478
8. Juan Pablo Montoya Williams/BMW 1.36,606
9. Jenson Button BAR/Honda 1.37,018
10. Fernando Alonso Renault 1.37,119
11. David Coulthard McLaren/Mercedes 1.37,438
12. Olivier Panis Toyota 1.37,590
13. Jarno Trulli Renault 1.37,816
14. Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber 1.37,995
15. Takuma Sato BAR/Honda 1.38,023
16. Bjorn Wirdheim Jaguar 1.38,086
17. Christian Klien Jaguar 1.38,554
18. Cristiano da Matta Toyota 1.38,734
19. Timo Glock Jordan 1.38,788
20. Nick Heidfeld Jordan 1.38,831
21. Giorgio Pantano Jordan 1.39,860
22. Gianmaria Bruni Minardi 1.41,149
23. Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi 1.42,556
24. Felipe Massa Sauber 1.42,718
25. Bas Leinders Minardi 1.43,424

Damn, I hope someone will beat him. Someone finnish if possible

Miss Jones · Post by **Miss Jones** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 4:27 pm

Yeah, you can't tell much from Friday's times, but it's nice to enjoy seeing Kimi's name at the top while it lasts!

Ron Dennis was at his very best in today's press conference (transcript at f1-live). How about this for a Ronspeak version of "if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen"?

RD: "But it is the kitchen temperature and if you can’t stand the temperature, get out of the kitchen."

shazman · Post by **shazman** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 12:43 am

Wow RD is so eloquent.... thats why hes the boss

gavin · Post by **gavin** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 1:18 am

Sorry if this has been discussed before...

But I've been away with the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in Brazil, so please excuse me.

Is this MTV3+ pay package worth the coin? They have just about a whole day of coverage from what I see from the schedules, but in practical terms, the race is (surprise, surprise) the crux of the matter for me.

Anyone spalshed? Is it worth it? I'll happily pay if it is, but am wary of paying for hours of nonsense, studio talk, and close ups of pit-lane girls bottoms (OK, so there ARE plus points already

)

Cheers
Gavin
(By the way, any sexist comments are a direct result of hidious jet-lag, so please don't sue me)

shazman · Post by **shazman** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 1:40 am

well as a person with a sexy butt, I feel that your comments are devaluing me

hee hee

gavin · Post by **gavin** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 1:47 am

shazman wrote:well as a person with a sexy butt, I feel that your comments are devaluing me

hee hee

Ah. I'd always imagined you as a big girl. Now my suspicions are confirmed

Majava · Post by **Majava** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 4:35 pm

So Schumacher won, like he should, but what about Kimi? I did not watch the race and I know he had engine failure, but how about before that happened? Would he be in the top 5 if he could have finished the race?

Ace · Post by **Ace** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 5:08 pm

Majava wrote:So Schumacher won, like he should, but what about Kimi? I did not watch the race and I know he had engine failure, but how about before that happened? Would he be in the top 5 if he could have finished the race?

Yep he was in third at one point

His cars pants though. Montoya must be thinking "What the @#$% have I done"

simon · Post by **simon** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 12:08 pm

enjoy

http://www.lapofhonour.com

Miss Jones · Post by **Miss Jones** » Tue Mar 23, 2004 2:08 pm

That game was fun, and with only three control buttons, one I can just about manage to play.

I don't know about MTV3+, I'm hard-pushed to be bothered to watch the basic coverage at the moment. I only hope it's not going to be another 2002 with more opportunities for Ferrari to practice their formation finishes.
As the "filim" kids used to say: "Why don't you just switch off the TV set, go out and do something less boring instead?"

You can see the complete MTV3+ programme listings on text TV (page 27-something I suppose). It doesn't look worth it to me. Probably the only difference is that you get to decide whether you want to see Sascha in a grey suit or a beige suit. Wish I had gone for the SM-liiga deal though.

McLaren have been quick to say that neither of Kimi's retirements have been caused by engine failures. They've also been quick to sack Werner Laurenz...

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