2005 Chinese Grand Prix

Flibster · 14 Oct 2005 at 15:36

Goodbye Minardi, hello Squadra Toro Rosso

Austrian newspaper Salzburger Nachrichten reports that the Minardi F1 team, recently purchased by Red Bull, will be renamed Squadra Toro Rosso in 2006.

The newspapers also confirms recent speculation in the media that BMW's Franz Tost will be taking the helm, though this has yet to be officially confirmed by the Austrian company.

There is still no official news as to who will drive the Squadra Toro Rosso cars, though Scott Speed and Tonio Liuzzi remain the most likely.

This weekend, Minardi is one of several team names that will disappear from the F1 grid, having contested 340 Grands Prix (including this weekend's Chinese race) since it first entered F1 in 1985.

hooj · 14 Oct 2005 at 15:40

Love the name.
Keeps the Italian feel.

Richard T · 14 Oct 2005 at 19:54

is it Italian? if so, what does it mean?

Flibster · 14 Oct 2005 at 20:05

ashtray_head said:
is it Italian? if so, what does it mean?

Bablefish says....

Square Red Taurus :confused:

Suspect that it's Italian for Team Red Bull though.

Simon/~Flibster

Type_R · 15 Oct 2005 at 08:16

Seems to have been an interesting Qualy session - might even be worth watching!

Arc · 15 Oct 2005 at 10:04

Qual definetly throws up a few interesting questions.

Flibster · 15 Oct 2005 at 11:36

Saturday Free Practice 1.

Code:

[b]Pos	No	Driver			Team			Time[/b]
1	9	Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes	1:34.253		
2	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	1:34.446		
3	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault			1:34.472		
4	5	Fernando Alonso		Renault			1:34.631		
5	7	Mark Webber		Williams-BMW		1:34.749		
6	3	Jenson Button		BAR-Honda		1:35.004		
7	14	David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing		1:35.296		
8	4	Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda		1:35.461		
9	12	Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas		1:35.532		
10	8	Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW		1:35.675		
11	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari			1:35.981		
12	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas		1:35.982		
13	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari			1:35.994		
14	16	Jarno Trulli		Toyota			1:36.100		
15	17	Ralf Schumacher		Toyota			1:36.251		
16	18	Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota		1:37.555		
17	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota		1:37.563		
18	20	Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth	1:38.072		
19	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	1:38.697		
20	15	Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing

Sector Times - Free Practice 3

Code:

[b]Sector 1[/b]
[b]Pos	No	Driver			Time[/b]
1	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	24.999 
2	9	Kimi Räikkönen		25.019 
3	8	Antonio Pizzonia	25.151 
4	5	Fernando Alonso		25.162 
5	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	25.190 
6	7	Mark Webber		25.202 
7	3	Jenson Button		25.213 
8	14	David Coulthard		25.252 
9	17	Ralf Schumacher		25.462 
10	12	Felipe Massa		25.467 
11	11	Jacques Villeneuve	25.468 
12	4	Takuma Sato		25.472 
13	16	Jarno Trulli		25.476 
14	1	Michael Schumacher	25.570 
15	2	Rubens Barrichello	25.574 
16	21	Christijan Albers	25.765 
17	18	Tiago Monteiro		25.795 
18	19	Narain Karthikeyan	25.884 
19	20	Robert Doornbos	25.941

Code:

[b]Sector 2 [/b]
[b]Pos	No	Driver			Time[/b]
1	9	Kimi Räikkönen		28.054 
2	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	28.112 
3	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	28.157 
4	7	Mark Webber		28.261 
5	8	Antonio Pizzonia	28.428 
6	14	David Coulthard		28.478 
7	3	Jenson Button		28.523 
8	4	Takuma Sato		28.574 
9	5	Fernando Alonso		28.607 
10	12	Felipe Massa		28.630 
11	11	Jacques Villeneuve	28.802 
12	1	Michael Schumacher	28.856 
13	17	Ralf Schumacher		28.872 
14	2	Rubens Barrichello	28.887 
15	16	Jarno Trulli		28.939 
16	19	Narain Karthikeyan	29.366 
17	18	Tiago Monteiro		29.442 
18	21	Christijan Albers	29.582 
19	20	Robert Doornbos		29.700

Code:

[b]Sector 3 [/b]
[b]Pos	No	Driver			Time[/b]
1	9	Kimi Räikkönen		40.797 
2	5	Fernando Alonso		40.819 
3	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	40.849 
4	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	41.084 
5	7	Mark Webber		41.117 
6	3	Jenson Button		41.250 
7	14	David Coulthard		41.267 
8	4	Takuma Sato		41.370 
9	8	Antonio Pizzonia	41.387 
10	12	Felipe Massa		41.413 
11	11	Jacques Villeneuve	41.444 
12	1	Michael Schumacher	41.482 
13	2	Rubens Barrichello	41.533 
14	16	Jarno Trulli		41.647 
15	17	Ralf Schumacher		41.869 
16	18	Tiago Monteiro		42.130 
17	20	Robert Doornbos		42.208 
18	19	Narain Karthikeyan	42.249 
19	21	Christijan Albers	42.454

Speed Trap

Code:

[b]Pos	No	Driver			Time		Speed[/b]
1	5	Fernando Alonso		9:41:31		334.9 
2	11	Jacques Villeneuve	9:44:27		333.7 
3	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	9:39:52		333.6 
4	9	Kimi Räikkönen		9:45:06		332.9 
5	14	David Coulthard		9:44:04		332.5 
6	12	Felipe Massa		9:47:11		331.7 
7	20	Robert Doornbos		9:42:13		331.0 
8	3	Jenson Button		9:40:11		330.9 
9	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	9:26:04		330.1 
10	4	Takuma Sato		9:44:19		330.1 
11	16	Jarno Trulli		9:39:50		330.0 
12	17	Ralf Schumacher		9:24:40		329.5 
13	7	Mark Webber		9:44:28		329.0 
14	1	Michael Schumacher	9:26:55		328.6 
15	19	Narain Karthikeyan	9:42:14		328.5 
16	18	Tiago Monteiro		9:34:26		328.4 
17	2	Rubens Barrichello	9:45:04		328.3 
18	8	Antonio Pizzonia	9:44:32		326.6 
19	21	Christijan Albers	9:39:47		326.2

Flibster · 15 Oct 2005 at 11:38

Saturday Free Practice 2.

Code:

[b]Pos	No	Driver			Team			Time[/b]
1	9	Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes	1:33.212		
2	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	1:33.554
3	5	Fernando Alonso		Renault			1:33.793
4	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault			1:34.392
5	14	David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing		1:34.453
6	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari			1:34.535
7	3	Jenson Button		BAR-Honda		1:34.729
8	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari			1:34.807
9	8	Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW		1:34.835
10	7	Mark Webber		Williams-BMW		1:35.004
11	16	Jarno Trulli		Toyota			1:35.107
12	15	Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing		1:35.179
13	4	Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda		1:35.280
14	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota		1:35.310
15	17	Ralf Schumacher		Toyota			1:35.371
16	18	Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota		1:35.488
17	12	Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas		1:35.693
18	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	1:36.397
19	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas		1:36.417
20	20	Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth	1:36.558

Sector Times - Free Practice 4

Code:

[b]Sector 1[/b]
[b]Pos	No	Driver			Time[/b]
1	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	24.829 
2	5	Fernando Alonso		24.883 
3	9	Kimi Räikkönen		24.919 
4	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	24.971 
5	3	Jenson Button		24.980 
6	14	David Coulthard		25.064 
7	1	Michael Schumacher	25.169 
8	2	Rubens Barrichello	25.178 
9	7	Mark Webber		25.187 
10	15	Christian Klien		25.259 
11	18	Tiago Monteiro		25.259 
12	8	Antonio Pizzonia	25.285 
13	16	Jarno Trulli		25.311 
14	4	Takuma Sato		25.353 
15	17	Ralf Schumacher		25.370 
16	12	Felipe Massa		25.411 
17	19	Narain Karthikeyan	25.430 
18	11	Jacques Villeneuve	25.465 
19	20	Robert Doornbos		25.615 
20	21	Christijan Albers	25.627

Code:

[b]Sector 2 [/b]
[b]Pos	No	Driver			Time[/b]
1	9	Kimi Räikkönen		28.023 
2	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	28.114 
3	5	Fernando Alonso		28.329 
4	17	Ralf Schumacher		28.384 
5	3	Jenson Button		28.396 
6	15	Christian Klien		28.416 
7	8	Antonio Pizzonia	28.442 
8	16	Jarno Trulli		28.474 
9	7	Mark Webber		28.494 
10	2	Rubens Barrichello	28.495 
11	1	Michael Schumacher	28.507 
12	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	28.532 
13	19	Narain Karthikeyan	28.568 
14	14	David Coulthard		28.585 
15	12	Felipe Massa		28.661 
16	4	Takuma Sato		28.669 
17	18	Tiago Monteiro		28.800 
18	11	Jacques Villeneuve	28.979 
19	21	Christijan Albers	29.063 
20	20	Robert Doornbos		29.236

Code:

[b]Sector 3 [/b]
[b]Pos	No	Driver			Time[/b]
1	9	Kimi Räikkönen		28.023 
2	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	28.114 
3	5	Fernando Alonso		28.329 
4	17	Ralf Schumacher		28.384 
5	3	Jenson Button		28.396 
6	15	Christian Klien		28.416 
7	8	Antonio Pizzonia	28.442 
8	16	Jarno Trulli		28.474 
9	7	Mark Webber		28.494 
10	2	Rubens Barrichello	28.495 
11	1	Michael Schumacher	28.507 
12	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	28.532 
13	19	Narain Karthikeyan	28.568 
14	14	David Coulthard		28.585 
15	12	Felipe Massa		28.661 
16	4	Takuma Sato		28.669 
17	18	Tiago Monteiro		28.800 
18	11	Jacques Villeneuve	28.979 
19	21	Christijan Albers	29.063 
20	20	Robert Doornbos		29.236

Speed Trap

Code:

[b]Pos	No	Driver			Time		Speed[/b]
1	5	Fernando Alonso		10:57:49	341.0 
2	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	10:59:21	339.4 
3	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	10:59:53	335.8 
4	12	Felipe Massa		10:54:40	335.5 
5	1	Michael Schumacher	10:58:38	335.1 
6	9	Kimi Räikkönen		10:58:30	334.5 
7	2	Rubens Barrichello	10:59:32	334.1 
8	21	Christijan Albers	10:59:37	333.5 
9	4	Takuma Sato		10:58:55	333.0 
10	3	Jenson Button		10:45:52	332.6 
11	11	Jacques Villeneuve	10:27:14	332.2 
12	14	David Coulthard		10:57:13	332.2 
13	15	Christian Klien		10:59:28	332.2 
14	20	Robert Doornbos		11:00:19	331.0 
15	18	Tiago Monteiro		10:51:23	329.9 
16	7	Mark Webber		10:42:38	327.8 
17	8	Antonio Pizzonia	10:59:07	326.6 
18	19	Narain Karthikeyan	10:52:11	324.5 
19	17	Ralf Schumacher		10:59:14	324.4 
20	16	Jarno Trulli		10:39:32	323.2

Flibster · 15 Oct 2005 at 11:42

Qualifying.

Code:

[b]Pos	No	Driver			Team			Time[/b]
1	5	Fernando Alonso		Renault			1:34.080
2	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault			1:34.401
3	9	Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes	1:34.488
4	3	Jenson Button		BAR-Honda		1:34.801
5	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	1:35.188
6	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari			1:35.301
7	14	David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing		1:35.428
8	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari			1:35.610
9	17	Ralf Schumacher		Toyota			1:35.723
10	7	Mark Webber		Williams-BMW		1:35.739	
11	12	Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas		1:35.898
12	16	Jarno Trulli		Toyota			1:36.044
13	8	Antonio Pizzoni		Williams-BMW		1:36.445
14	15	Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing		1:36.472
15	19	Narain Karthikey	Jordan-Toyota		1:36.707
16	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas		1:36.788
17	4	Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda		1:37.083
18	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	1:39.105
19	18	Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota		1:39.233
20	20	Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth	1:39.460

Sector Times

Code:

[b]Sector 1[/b]
[b]Pos	No	Driver			Time[/b]
1	5	Fernando Alonso		24.873 
2	9	Kimi Räikkönen		25.052 
3	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	25.126 
4	3	Jenson Button		25.197 
5	7	Mark Webber		25.278 
6	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	25.301 
7	17	Ralf Schumacher		25.488 
8	1	Michael Schumacher	25.539 
9	12	Felipe Massa		25.561 
10	14	David Coulthard		25.588 
11	2	Rubens Barrichello	25.593 
12	8	Antonio Pizzonia	25.617 
13	16	Jarno Trulli		25.618 
14	19	Narain Karthikeyan	25.681 
15	11	Jacques Villeneuve	25.700 
16	4	Takuma Sato		25.785 
17	15	Christian Klien		25.787 
18	20	Robert Doornbos		26.008 
19	18	Tiago Monteiro		26.109 
20	21	Christijan Albers	26.484

Code:

[b]Sector 2 [/b]
[b]Pos	No	Driver			Time[/b]
1	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	28.487 
2	5	Fernando Alonso		28.488 
3	9	Kimi Räikkönen		28.528 
4	3	Jenson Button		28.565 
5	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	28.677 
6	17	Ralf Schumacher		28.699 
7	14	David Coulthard		28.716 
8	7	Mark Webber		28.737 
9	1	Michael Schumacher	28.782 
10	16	Jarno Trulli		28.813 
11	2	Rubens Barrichello	28.857 
12	12	Felipe Massa		28.915 
13	15	Christian Klien		29.026 
14	8	Antonio Pizzonia	29.153 
15	19	Narain Karthikeyan	29.215 
16	11	Jacques Villeneuve	29.482 
17	4	Takuma Sato		29.544 
18	20	Robert Doornbos		30.283 
19	21	Christijan Albers	30.295 
20	18	Tiago Monteiro		30.595

Code:

[b]Sector 3 [/b]
[b]Pos	No	Driver			Time[/b]
1	5	Fernando Alonso		40.719 
2	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	40.788 
3	9	Kimi Räikkönen		40.908 
4	1	Michael Schumacher	40.980 
5	3	Jenson Button		41.039 
6	14	David Coulthard		41.124 
7	2	Rubens Barrichello	41.160 
8	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	41.210 
9	12	Felipe Massa		41.422 
10	17	Ralf Schumacher		41.536 
11	11	Jacques Villeneuve	41.606 
12	16	Jarno Trulli		41.613 
13	15	Christian Klien		41.659 
14	8	Antonio Pizzonia	41.675 
15	7	Mark Webber		41.724 
16	4	Takuma Sato		41.754 
17	19	Narain Karthikeyan	41.778 
18	21	Christijan Albers	42.268 
19	18	Tiago Monteiro		42.469 
20	20	Robert Doornbos		43.169

Speed Trap

Code:

[b]Pos	No	Driver			Time		Speed[/b]
1	5	Fernando Alonso		13:47:03	338.9 
2	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	13:50:42	338.2 
3	1	Michael Schumacher	13:37:00	334.3 
4	21	Christijan Albers	13:11:54	334.1 
5	2	Rubens Barrichello	13:25:19	334.0 
6	11	Jacques Villeneuve	13:21:34	333.8 
7	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	13:05:34	332.6 
8	20	Robert Doornbos		13:19:07	332.2 
9	9	Kimi Räikkönen		13:52:40	332.2 
10	14	David Coulthard		13:38:56	330.8 
11	18	Tiago Monteiro		13:21:00	330.4 
12	12	Felipe Massa		13:30:56	330.3 
13	3	Jenson Button		13:44:33	329.9 
14	19	Narain Karthikeyan	13:17:13	329.0 
15	15	Christian Klien		13:32:46	329.0 
16	4	Takuma Sato		13:03:23	327.5 
17	17	Ralf Schumacher		13:34:47	323.8 
18	7	Mark Webber		13:46:39	322.2 
19	8	Antonio Pizzonia	13:09:53	322.1 
20	16	Jarno Trulli		13:07:36	320.8

6thElement · 15 Oct 2005 at 11:58

Good lap from Button considering he's losing 10 clicks down the straight to those ahead of him.

Flibster · 15 Oct 2005 at 12:03

6thElement said:
Good lap from Button considering he's losing 10 clicks down the straight to those ahead of him.

Again - they may have a 1000bhp engine - but the car is not fast in a straight line.

They've piled on the downforce I think - mistake.

Flibster · 15 Oct 2005 at 12:05

Also - looking at the gap between Alonso and Raikkonen - I think they could be on different fuel stratagies.

Expect Raikkonen to go longer before stopping.

TheDome · 15 Oct 2005 at 12:08

Flibster said:
Also - looking at the gap between Alonso and Raikkonen - I think they could be on different fuel stratagies.

Expect Raikkonen to go longer before stopping.

I hope your right. either that or that clio engine has been really cranked up.

Flibster · 15 Oct 2005 at 12:14

TheDome said:
I hope your right. either that or that clio engine has been really cranked up.

It has been - this is a new revision E engine.

They had some high performance components that would last 700km but not the 1400km that was required for a 2 race rule - however - last race - only has to last 700km.

They've bolted them in and have turned up the wick.

Simon/~Flibster

Arc · 15 Oct 2005 at 14:26

Flibster said:
Also - looking at the gap between Alonso and Raikkonen - I think they could be on different fuel stratagies.

Expect Raikkonen to go longer before stopping.

Kimi made quite a few mistakes on his lap though so they could be on the same strategy. In the past Renault have ran lighter in qual to make sure they are near the front but this may not have happened this time especially with the new more powerful engine.

As long as its a good race I dont care

.

Richard T · 15 Oct 2005 at 23:12

not long now

Flibster · 15 Oct 2005 at 23:23

Here we go...

Richard T · 15 Oct 2005 at 23:25

shut up allen you monkey

Richard T · 15 Oct 2005 at 23:26

nice skid design Flib :cool:

Flibster · 15 Oct 2005 at 23:26

2 mins in - already slating the piece of rectum...