2005 Chinese Grand Prix

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2005 Chinese Grand Prix Qualifying session

Running Order

Code:
[b]Driver			Team[/b]
Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda
Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes
Jarno Trulli		Toyota
Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW
Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth
Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota
Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth
Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota
Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas
Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari
Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas
Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing
Ralf Schumacher		Toyota
Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing
Jenson Button		BAR-Honda
Mark Webber		Williams-BMW
Fernando Alonso		Renault
Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault
Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes

Doornbos on track

S1 - 0.707 down
S2 - 2.314 down
Laptime - 1:39.460

Doesn't look that bad tbh. Looks stable.

Looked fine to me - no idea where he lost the time there.

Code:
[b]Driver			Team			Time[/b]
Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	1:35.188
Jarno Trulli		Toyota			1:36.044
Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW		1:36.445
Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota		1:36.707
Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda		1:37.083
Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	1:39.105
Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth	1:39.460
 
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2005 Chinese Grand Prix Qualifying session

Running Order

Code:
[b]Driver			Team[/b]
Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda
Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes
Jarno Trulli		Toyota
Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW
Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth
Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota
Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth
Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota
Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas
Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari
Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas
Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing
Ralf Schumacher		Toyota
Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing
Jenson Button		BAR-Honda
Mark Webber		Williams-BMW
Fernando Alonso		Renault
Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault
Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes

Monteiro on track

S1 - 0.808 down
S2 - 2.787 down
Laptime - 1:39.233

Massive amounts of understeer - hasn't hit a single apex

How I would hate that car - I'd switch off the TC and get power oversteer just to try and get it into the corner a bit.

Code:
[b]Driver			Team			Time[/b]
Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	1:35.188
Jarno Trulli		Toyota			1:36.044
Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW		1:36.445
Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota		1:36.707
Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda		1:37.083
Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	1:39.105
Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota		1:39.233
Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth	1:39.460
 
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2005 Chinese Grand Prix Qualifying session

Running Order

Code:
[b]Driver			Team[/b]
Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda
Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes
Jarno Trulli		Toyota
Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW
Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth
Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota
Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth
Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota
Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas
Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari
Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas
Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing
Ralf Schumacher		Toyota
Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing
Jenson Button		BAR-Honda
Mark Webber		Williams-BMW
Fernando Alonso		Renault
Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault
Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes

Villeneuve on track

S1 - 0.399 down
S2 - 1.205 down
Laptime - 1:36.788

Track looks extremely bumpy there as well.

Not impressive from Villeneuve. Locks up a little at the hairpin.

Code:
[b]Driver			Team			Time[/b]
Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	1:35.188
Jarno Trulli		Toyota			1:36.044
Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW		1:36.445
Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota		1:36.707
Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas		1:36.788
Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda		1:37.083
Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	1:39.105
Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota		1:39.233
Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth	1:39.460
 
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2005 Chinese Grand Prix Qualifying session

Running Order

Code:
[b]Driver			Team[/b]
Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda
Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes
Jarno Trulli		Toyota
Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW
Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth
Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota
Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth
Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota
Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas
Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari
Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas
Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing
Ralf Schumacher		Toyota
Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing
Jenson Button		BAR-Honda
Mark Webber		Williams-BMW
Fernando Alonso		Renault
Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault
Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes

Barrichello on track

S1 - 0.292 down
S2 - 0.473 down
Laptime - 1:35.610

Nice lap from Rubens. Nothing obvious to say.

Code:
[b]Driver			Team			Time[/b]
Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	1:35.188
Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari			1:35.610
Jarno Trulli		Toyota			1:36.044
Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW		1:36.445
Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota		1:36.707
Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas		1:36.788
Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda		1:37.083
Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	1:39.105
Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota		1:39.233
Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth	1:39.460
 
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DragonHunter said:
dont know how many of you are watching the qualifying, buy those that are, have you noticed that some of the camera shots look like they've been sped up?

maybe its just me.

It's fine as far as I can tell.

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2005 Chinese Grand Prix Qualifying session

Running Order

Code:
[b]Driver			Team[/b]
Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda
Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes
Jarno Trulli		Toyota
Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW
Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth
Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota
Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth
Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota
Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas
Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari
Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas
Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing
Ralf Schumacher		Toyota
Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing
Jenson Button		BAR-Honda
Mark Webber		Williams-BMW
Fernando Alonso		Renault
Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault
Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes

Massa on track

S1 - 0.260 down
S2 - 0.499 down
Laptime - 1:35.898

nice lap - immensly better than Villeneuve

Code:
[b]Driver			Team			Time[/b]
Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	1:35.188
Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari			1:35.610
Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas		1:35.898
Jarno Trulli		Toyota			1:36.044
Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW		1:36.445
Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota		1:36.707
Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas		1:36.788
Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda		1:37.083
Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	1:39.105
Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota		1:39.233
Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth	1:39.460
 
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2005 Chinese Grand Prix Qualifying session

Running Order

Code:
[b]Driver			Team[/b]
Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda
Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes
Jarno Trulli		Toyota
Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW
Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth
Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota
Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth
Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota
Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas
Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari
Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas
Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing
Ralf Schumacher		Toyota
Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing
Jenson Button		BAR-Honda
Mark Webber		Williams-BMW
Fernando Alonso		Renault
Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault
Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes

Klien on track

S1 - 0.486 down
S2 - 0.836 down
Laptime - 1:36.472

Oooh....rear end out at T3
Wide at T5

Locked up and went wide at the hairpin

Very scrappy lap

Code:
[b]Driver			Team			Time[/b]
Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	1:35.188
Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari			1:35.610
Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas		1:35.898
Jarno Trulli		Toyota			1:36.044
Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW		1:36.445
Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing		1:36.472
Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota		1:36.707
Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas		1:36.788
Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda		1:37.083
Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	1:39.105
Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota		1:39.233
Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth	1:39.460
 
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2005 Chinese Grand Prix Qualifying session

Running Order

Code:
[b]Driver			Team[/b]
Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda
Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes
Jarno Trulli		Toyota
Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW
Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth
Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota
Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth
Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota
Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas
Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari
Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas
Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing
Ralf Schumacher		Toyota
Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing
Jenson Button		BAR-Honda
Mark Webber		Williams-BMW
Fernando Alonso		Renault
Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault
Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes

R>Schumacher on track

S1 - 0.187 down
S2 - 0.210 down
Laptime - 1:35.723

B spec Toymota looks better with Ralf

Little wide at the hairpin - missed the apex.

Good lap though

Code:
[b]Driver			Team			Time[/b]
Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	1:35.188
Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari			1:35.610
Ralf Schumacher		Toyota			1:35.723
Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas		1:35.898
Jarno Trulli		Toyota			1:36.044
Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW		1:36.445
Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing		1:36.472
Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota		1:36.707
Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas		1:36.788
Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda		1:37.083
Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	1:39.105
Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota		1:39.233
Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth	1:39.460
 
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2005 Chinese Grand Prix Qualifying session

Running Order

Code:
[b]Driver			Team[/b]
Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda
Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes
Jarno Trulli		Toyota
Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW
Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth
Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota
Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth
Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota
Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas
Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari
Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas
Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing
Ralf Schumacher		Toyota
Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing
Jenson Button		BAR-Honda
Mark Webber		Williams-BMW
Fernando Alonso		Renault
Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault
Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes

M.Schumacher on track

S1 - 0.238 down
S2 - 0.344 down
Laptime - 1:35.301

Very wide at T1

Scrappy. Almost looks like he's given up this year - just like in 2003

Code:
[b]Driver			Team			Time[/b]
Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	1:35.188
Michael Schumacher	Ferrari			1:35.301
Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari			1:35.610
Ralf Schumacher		Toyota			1:35.723
Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas		1:35.898
Jarno Trulli		Toyota			1:36.044
Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW		1:36.445
Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing		1:36.472
Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota		1:36.707
Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas		1:36.788
Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda		1:37.083
Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	1:39.105
Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota		1:39.233
Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth	1:39.460
 
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2005 Chinese Grand Prix Qualifying session

Running Order

Code:
[b]Driver			Team[/b]
Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda
Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes
Jarno Trulli		Toyota
Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW
Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth
Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota
Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth
Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota
Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas
Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari
Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas
Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing
Ralf Schumacher		Toyota
Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing
Jenson Button		BAR-Honda
Mark Webber		Williams-BMW
Fernando Alonso		Renault
Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault
Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes

Coulthard on track

S1 - 0.287 down
S2 - 0.327 down
Laptime - 1:35.428

The Red Bull looks good in Coulthards hands- I think he's done a great job this year.

They needed someone with experience - not many as experienced as him. Known to give good feedback too.

Good lap.

Code:
[b]Driver			Team			Time[/b]
Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	1:35.188
Michael Schumacher	Ferrari			1:35.301
David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing		1:35.428
Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari			1:35.610
Ralf Schumacher		Toyota			1:35.723
Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas		1:35.898
Jarno Trulli		Toyota			1:36.044
Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW		1:36.445
Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing		1:36.472
Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota		1:36.707
Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas		1:36.788
Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda		1:37.083
Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	1:39.105
Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota		1:39.233
Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth	1:39.460
 
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2005 Chinese Grand Prix Qualifying session

Running Order

Code:
[b]Driver			Team[/b]
Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda
Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes
Jarno Trulli		Toyota
Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW
Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth
Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota
Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth
Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota
Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas
Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari
Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas
Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing
Ralf Schumacher		Toyota
Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing
Jenson Button		BAR-Honda
Mark Webber		Williams-BMW
Fernando Alonso		Renault
Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault
Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes

Button on track

S1 - 0.104 up
S2 - 0.215 up
Laptime - 1:34.801

Looking fast. Seems to be carrying a lot of wing.

Very smoothly driven as normal for him.

Slower down the straights though.

Code:
[b]Driver			Team			Time[/b]
Jenson Button		BAR-Honda		1:34.801
Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	1:35.188
Michael Schumacher	Ferrari			1:35.301
David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing		1:35.428
Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari			1:35.610
Ralf Schumacher		Toyota			1:35.723
Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas		1:35.898
Jarno Trulli		Toyota			1:36.044
Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW		1:36.445
Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing		1:36.472
Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota		1:36.707
Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas		1:36.788
Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda		1:37.083
Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	1:39.105
Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota		1:39.233
Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth	1:39.460
 
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