Good work for Alonso in 2nd again. 8 points. Holds. Thats a big gap again hes made...


Kimi... gotta be one of the worst races of the season. 4th under the circumstances is better than expected.

Good race http://www.mini2.com/forum/attachment90336.jpg

Good race, good banter, cheers guys! Till Spa Adious!

Just me, or did that seem a very quick race? http://www.mini2.com/forum/attachment90365.jpg

Well, I'm off to bed.

Thanks guys

TOM

OH NO! The Ferrari Era is over! How long before they start talking cost containment and testing restrictions????


JPM WINS!!!!!!!!! I predict 14 J'Knows....
I liked what MS said in the interviews about other teams being too dominant...

Just me, or did that seem a very quick race? http://www.mini2.com/forum/attachment90365.jpg

If it was more than 1h 21 min it was a long Monza race. Can't wait for Spa, I still remember Mika's double slingshot move on MS.

Good race, good banter, cheers guys! Till Spa Adious!
And only a week to wait! http://www.mini2.com/forum/attachment90335.jpg

Catcha later http://www.mini2.com/forum/attachment90336.jpg

Well, I'm off to bed.

Thanks guys

TOM
Night mate http://www.mini2.com/forum/attachment90335.jpg

If it was more than 1h 21 min it was a long Monza race. Can't wait for Spa, I still remember Mika's double slingshot move on MS.
aye!

Spa = one of the best circuits of the calendar http://www.mini2.com/forum/attachment90527.jpg

1 10 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 53 1:14:28.659 1 10

2 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 53 +2.4 secs 2 8

3 6 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 53 +17.9 secs 8 6

4 9 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 53 +22.7 secs 11 5

5 16 Jarno Trulli Toyota 53 +33.7 secs 5 4

6 17 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 53 +43.9 secs 9 3

7 8 Antonio Pizzonia Williams-BMW 53 +44.6 secs 16 2

8 3 Jenson Button BAR-Honda 53 +63.6 secs 3 1

9 12 Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 53 +75.4 secs 15

10 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 53 +96.0 secs 6

11 11 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-Petronas 52 +1 Lap 12

12 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 52 +1 Lap 7

13 15 Christian Klien Red Bull Racing 52 +1 Lap 13

14 7 Mark Webber Williams-BMW 52 +1 Lap 14

15 14 David Coulthard Red Bull Racing 52 +1 Lap 10

16 4 Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 52 +1 Lap 4

17 18 Tiago Monteiro Jordan-Toyota 51 +2 Laps 17

18 20 Robert Doornbos Minardi-Cosworth 51 +2 Laps 18

19 21 Christijan Albers Minardi-Cosworth 51 +2 Laps 20

20 19 Narain Karthikeyan Jordan-Toyota 50 +3 Laps 19

WDC
F.Alonso 103
K.Räikkönen 76
M.Schumacher 55
J.Montoya 50

WCC
Renault 144
McLaren-Mercedes 136
Ferrari 86



FA's got it wrapped up I think.

JPM WINS!!!!!!!!! I predict 14 J'Knows....
haha

12 http://www.mini2.com/forum/attachment91928.jpg

aye!

Spa = one of the best circuits of the calendar http://www.mini2.com/forum/attachment90527.jpg
Is that the Belgian Grand Prix? :confused:

Is that the Belgian Grand Prix? :confused:
lol

yeah, Spa Francorchamps circuit is the Belgian GP, the one you are going to http://www.mini2.com/forum/attachment91928.jpg

lol

yeah, Spa Francorchamps circuit is the Belgian GP, the one you are going to http://www.mini2.com/forum/attachment91928.jpg
I knew that (it says it on the ticket, I just checked) ;) :p

WDC
F.Alonso 103
K.Räikkönen 76
M.Schumacher 55
J.Montoya 50

WCC
Renault 144
McLaren-Mercedes 136
Ferrari 86



FA's got it wrapped up I think.
How many more races?

4 to go...

Belgium
Brazil
Japan
China

1 10 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 1:46.391

2 9 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:46.440

3 6 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:46.497

4 16 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:46.596

5 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:46.760

6 17 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:47.401

7 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:47.476

8 12 Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 1:47.867

9 3 Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1:47.978

10 7 Mark Webber Williams-BMW 1:48.071

11 4 Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 1:48.353

12 14 David Coulthard Red Bull Racing 1:48.508

13 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:48.550

14 11 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-Petronas 1:48.889

15 8 Antonio Pizzonia Williams-BMW 1:48.898

16 15 Christian Klien Red Bull Racing 1:48.994

17 20 Robert Doornbos Minardi-Cosworth 1:49.779

18 21 Christijan Albers Minardi-Cosworth 1:49.842

19 18 Tiago Monteiro Jordan-Toyota 1:51.498

20 19 Narain Karthikeyan Jordan-Toyota 1:51.675

Oh I see that Queanbeyan hack made the top 10. :p

Oh I see that Queanbeyan hack made the top 10. :p
Expect him to lose a few spots off the start, and have a spin or two later on http://www.mini2.com/forum/attachment91928.jpg http://www.mini2.com/forum/attachment90367.jpg

Struggletown. :D

HAAAA MERCEDES POWER!!!
Good to see the old boys back up to scratch. Now if only JPM can take out Alonso ;)

So who has BMW got next year apart from Heidfeld?

Red Bull has confirmed reaching an agreement with Paul Stoddart to buy the Minardi Formula One team

The soft drinks company, which already own Red Bull Racing, bought the Jaguar team from Ford last November.

Red Bull will now take control of Minardi on 1 November with plans to use it as a junior team to groom the drivers in their young driver scheme.

Minardi owner Stoddart had held talks with Red Bull over the last week before concluding the agreement on Saturday.

In an official statement from Salzburg the company said: "At the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, an agreement was reached whereby Red Bull GmbH will take over all the company shares of the Minardi Formula One team.

"Red Bull will therefore run two Formula One teams from the start of the 2006 season onwards.

The second team will be positioned as a 'rookie' team and this and the current Red Bull Racing will operate independently of one another."

Australian aviation millionaire Stoddart hailed the agreement as "good news for Minardi" and insisted the team's base in Faenza, Italy would remain.

Red Bull Racing are based in Milton Keynes while the energy drinks giant hail from Austria.

Stoddart said: "I've always said since 2001 that if anyone could take the team further than I could and could fund the team better than I could that I would sell. That offer has finally come. I know they will take the team further and farther with the resources that I just simply can't put into it. You only have to look at the job they've done with the ex-Jaguar team.
The commitments I wanted I've got - that the workforce will remain and the team will remain in Faenza and that to me was incredibly important.
It makes me happy if Minardi is more successful under Red Bull than it was under me. I leave Minardi in a lot healthier state than when I bought it in 2000."

Stoddart added that he had received 41 approaches for Minardi since he took over the team in 2001.

F1's secretive commercial agreement - that runs to the end of 2007 - has measures to deter ownership of more than one team by an entity.

However, Stoddart suggested they were not a major concern. "There are many legal entities in this world and it wouldn't be the first time that a person has controlled more than one team," he said.

Interesting... no more Stoddart http://www.mini2.com/forum/attachment90366.jpg

Confirmed:
http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=97892

So who has BMW got next year apart from Heidfeld?

Good question... gonna be a strange silly-season this year...


BAR driver Jenson Button says he is happy with the way talks are going as he seeks to get out of his contract with Williams next year.

Last year, Button tried to leave BAR and signed a deal with Williams, but he has since had a change of heart and wants to stay with his current team.

"We're still talking so the situation's good but I can't say anything else," said the 25-year-old Briton. "We've talked. I think it's going in the right direction for both of us."

Button's ill-fated attempt to leave BAR last year was conducted in the full glare of the public spotlight, but this time the talks have taken place in a more private manner.

The driver admits he handled it badly, and says his failure to talk with then-team BAR chief David Richards was a big mistake.

"It is definitely more amicable this time," he said. "I think a lot of that's down to me making a mistake last year in not talking to him.
The way I went about it this year has been much better. The conversations we have had have been very good.
It's better for everyone if it gets sorted out sooner rather than later.
We both need this cleared up as soon as possible, we both need this sorted out before the end of the year so we can concentrate on next season."



Button must leave BAR - Coulthard

David Coulthard has told his friend Jenson Button to stick with his controversial Williams deal for 2006, rather than try to stay with BAR-Honda.

Coulthard said: "He has to face his responsibilities and honour the contract he has apparently signed. Next time the merry-go-round stops, he can make sure he gets the right seat. There is a lot of talk about him sitting out next season if the wrangle is not sorted, and that would be a very damaging thing for British motorsport."

Button agreed to join Williams for 2006 last year but has had a change of heart and now wants to remain at BAR for the long term.

Coulthard told the Daily Record newspaper: "No-one, not even Michael Schumacher, has the best seat year in, year out."


I think Button needs to go to Williams personally..

40 minutes to go and I must say the "Home of Motorsport' should not also be the 'home of shitehaus reality TV' :mad :mad: :mad:

I thought i was out with BB but now we have BB Kareoke! Any way MW to lose 4 places on the start, JPM to say J'Know 9 times in post race interviews and Alsono to wrap it up.... Sorry Scotty

mmmm... already about half-way into it real-time http://www.mini2.com/forum/attachment92113.jpg The OT & B people are being very nice tho and not telling me anything http://www.mini2.com/forum/attachment90335.jpg

MW to lose 2 places on the start, 13 J'know's from JPM and I'm with you on the Alonso wrapping it up bit unfortunately http://www.mini2.com/forum/attachment90340.jpg

mmmm... already about half-way into it real-time http://www.mini2.com/forum/attachment92113.jpg The OT & B people are being very nice tho and not telling me anything http://www.mini2.com/forum/attachment90335.jpg

MW to lose 2 places on the start, 13 J'know's from JPM and I'm with you on the Alonso wrapping it up bit unfortunately http://www.mini2.com/forum/attachment90340.jpg


The J'Know's always depend on Where JPM finishes... From what you are saying I'd pick you have him winning or Peter Windsor being really interesed in 2nd or 3rd place. HAHAHAHAHA... :p :p

The J'Know's always depend on Where JPM finishes... From what you are saying I'd pick you have him winning or Peter Windsor being really interesed in 2nd or 3rd place. HAHAHAHAHA... :p :p
PMSL true http://www.mini2.com/forum/attachment91928.jpg

Yeah, I reckon he's going to win it. JPM is on top form of late. Provided his engine stays in one piece, he should clinch it http://www.mini2.com/forum/attachment90336.jpg

Evenin' lads..

Who's here tonight?

On deck, sad but good news about Minardi!