See Ferrari's 'Lollipop' now has a mirror on it so the driver can see the fuel rig being pulled out... Maybe Sauber should get one...

Kimi all over Alsonso and through... Kimi should one stop now!!!

See Ferrari's 'Lollipop' now has a mirror on it so the driver can see the fuel rig being pulled out... Maybe Sauber should get one...

Kimi all over Alsonso and through... Kimi should one stop now!!!
yeah thats not a bad idea... all the millions spent and pit problem sorted with a $5 mirror http://www.mini2.com/forum/attachment91928.jpg


Fuelled for a two stopper, but yeah, cant see him finishing on the podium, so they could afford a gamble I reckon http://www.mini2.com/forum/attachment90336.jpg

And Alonso in the pits but JPM back into first!!!

Might be eating the hat I dont usually wear! :p

Im just subliminally watchng tonight... at least I will be up til the end of it this timme... how is Button going?

Hey there are a few new Aero add ons I just noticed... what is the go? I thought you werent allowed to use the aero add ons unless they were used each race!?!

hahaha Montoya!!!

wow.

Honestly didnt think he could do it - kudos to the Juan :p

1:20.502 final lap for Raikkonen :eek:

What was he trying to say!?!

Dunno, I can rarely understand what Kimi is trying to say ;)

1 10 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 60 Winner 3 10

2 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 60 +2.7 secs 1 8

3 9 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 60 +14.4 secs 12 6

4 6 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 60 +17.9 secs 6 5

5 3 Jenson Button BAR-Honda 60 +40.2 secs 2 4

6 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 60 +75.3 secs 9 3

7 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 60 +76.5 secs 5 2

8 17 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 60 +79.2 secs 8 1

9 16 Jarno Trulli Toyota 60 +80.8 secs 4

10 12 Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 59 +1 Lap 16

11 7 Mark Webber Williams-BMW 59 +1 Lap 11

12 8 Nick Heidfeld Williams-BMW 59 +1 Lap 14

13 14 David Coulthard Red Bull Racing 59 +1 Lap 13

14 11 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-Petronas 59 +1 Lap 10

15 15 Christian Klien Red Bull Racing 59 +1 Lap 15

16 4 Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 58 +2 Lap 7

17 18 Tiago Monteiro Jordan-Toyota 58 +2 Lap 20

18 21 Christijan Albers Minardi-Cosworth 57 +3 Lap 18

19 20 Patrick Friesacher Minardi-Cosworth 56 +4 Lap 19

Ret 19 Narain Karthikeyan Jordan-Toyota 10 +50 Laps 17

20 starters, 19 finishers. Thats gotta be the best race field in a while...

Why do all the drivers have SANDOZ on their suits??

I love the stuff they put on the cars whne they cant have ciggy ads :p

Pos No Driver Team Lap Time Of Day Average Speed Time

1 9 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 60 14:28:04 229.902 1:20.502

2 10 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 41 14:01:27 229.338 1:20.700

3 6 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 43 14:04:20 228.041 1:21.159

4 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 40 14:00:12 227.847 1:21.228

5 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 23 13:36:46 226.600 1:21.675

6 17 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 46 14:09:25 225.812 1:21.960

7 3 Jenson Button BAR-Honda 42 14:03:09 225.721 1:21.993

8 16 Jarno Trulli Toyota 56 14:23:39 225.394 1:22.112

9 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 41 14:02:14 224.874 1:22.302

10 12 Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 45 14:08:20 224.427 1:22.466

Love those slow mo shots http://www.mini2.com/forum/attachment90336.jpg

Of course, Williams is a no show this weekend as well. Let's hope the merger with Sauber produces some great things. I can barely stand to watch BMW battling the Jordans for 14th...

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Speaking of M6's... the wait will be over at Christmas for a number of Aussies... at $270,000...

With Minardi using the same Cosworth TJ2005 V10 engine next season, Cosworth are hoping that the development of it's V8 design will find a home in Formula One next season.

Speaking to the official Champ Car World Series site, Cosworth and Champ Car co-owner Kevin Kalkhoven explained that Cosworth is in talks over its V8 supply for next season.

"The V8 is up and running, with well over 700 horsepower at 21,000 revs," Kalkhoven told Gordon Kirby. "It's going well. It's a great engine. We're in negotiations with a couple of teams at the moment and we'll see how it goes."

"It's hard to compete with the manufacturers that give away free engines and a lot of support. So it really depends on how important having an independent engine manufacturer is to Formula One or whether they want to be entirely in the hands of manufacturers."

"I've had a meeting with Bernie (Ecclestone). He was very helpful and came up with a lot of creative ideas. Whether or not we supply a complete engine, we'll supply a lot of stuff, particularly when you combine it with Pi."

"Obviously we would like to have the engine in Formula One," Kalkhoven continued. "You certainly go out of your way to create a competitive offer to teams, but in the final analysis, you can never exceed an offer that a manufacturer will make. We have a contract with our friends at Minardi, but that's not a front-running team."

Source: www.f1-live.com

"No one in our engine department had any experience of working with a V8 racing engine. So it was a very interesting technical challenge to understand the problem of dynamics of a V8 at racing revs. We were very surprised by the behaviour of a V8 engine at very high revs. No one had explored the area of the 18-19 000 rpm range with a V8 and we are seeing some very interesting results. In the past, when V8s were used in F1, the technology did not exist to make them run at such high speeds. The V8s which we and our rivals are preparing are really true F1 engines. And I have to say that the noise it makes is not so different to a V10. It will sound nothing like the old V8s. A V8 naturally vibrates a lot more. The people who pioneered the old V8 found its vibrations would knock everything apart and it was very uncomfortable to drive for the driver. I think we will find similar problems, but there will be some differences, because we will be going much quicker and the levels of vibration transmitted to the chassis are likely to be 30% higher than those of the old V8.”This phenomenon will impact on electronics and hydraulics and all components that are rigidly attached to the engine. “It will involve a lot of work once the new engine first runs in a car,” agrees Simon. “We will analyse everything and react accordingly. It will be important and interesting work as these are by no means simple problems to resolve.”

Gilles Simon is Director Research and Development, Engines for the Scuderia Ferrari

Still just sounds to me like a helluva lot more work/testing/time/money etc...

Still just sounds to me like a helluva lot more work/testing/time/money etc...

I'd say squillions of hours and dollars!
:eek:

How an F1 V8 engine will sound in 2006 (video)

http://www.cosworth.com/downloads/cosworthV8_movie5_medium.mpg

Hey, RPM annouced there would be no fines from the USGP for teams after the FIA council threw the case out...

How an F1 V8 engine will sound in 2006 (video)

http://www.cosworth.com/downloads/cosworthV8_movie5_medium.mpg

yummyy....love how it hits redline at 20002 rpm's. Reckon one of those would fit in a MCS??
:p

Yeah, but you might have to lose the MPV stye rear seating. :p

Webber 6 th and Jaun puts it into the wall on the final corner of qualifying!

01 K. Räikkönen McLaren 1:14.320
02 J. Button BAR 1:14.759
03 F. Alonso Renault 1:14.904
04 G. Fisichella Renault 1:14.927
05 M. Schumacher Ferrari 1:15.006
06 M. Webber Williams 1:15.070
07 N. Heidfeld Williams 1:15.403
08 T. Sato BAR 1:15.501
09 J. Trulli Toyota 1:15.532
10 C. Klien Red Bull 1:15.635
11 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:15.679
12 R. Schumacher Toyota 1:15.689
13 F. Massa Sauber 1:16.009
14 J. Villeneuve Sauber 1:16.012
15 R. Barrichello Ferrari 1:16.230
16 C. Albers Minardi 1:17.519
17 R. Doornbos Minardi 1:18.313
18 T. Monteiro Jordan 1:18.599
19 JP. Montoya McLaren no time
20 N. Karthikeyan Jordan no time

Set possibly for another wicked race http://www.mini2.com/forum/attachment90336.jpg

Here we go! Bloody Big Brother is given an extra half hour and still goes over!

Useless show http://www.mini2.com/forum/attachment92113.jpg

And I cant believe Woods apologising for it. ffs. I want that dog, Killeen apologising! http://www.mini2.com/forum/attachment91928.jpg