Threat to Italian Grand Prix now over


Threat to Italian Grand Prix now over
Compromise of over noise issues at Monza
12/04/06 12:19

A serious threat to the running of September's Italian Grand Prix has now ended.

With the recent noise restrictions in place at Monza, it appeared likely that the historic venue would not be permitted to allow the Grand Prix to go ahead.

According to local reports, however, a compromise has been reached that will reduce the year-wide ban on noise of more than 70 decibels to just 37 days - enough for Formula One and F3000 to still take place. F1 cars peak at about 130 decibels.

La Gazzetta dello Sport wrote that the regional Council of Lombardy unanimously amended the ban that had originally been approved by a Milan court.

Interestingly, the Le Mans Series cancelled the round originally scheduled for 23rd and 24th of September. 'A Tribunal Order has ordered the circuit to skim its calendar, starting with the noisiest competitions,' they stated.

E.A.
Source GMM

http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,18799841-23210,00.html

He's from Canberra you know. ;)

:indi:

http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,18799841-23210,00.html

He's from Canberra you know. ;)

:indi:

Really?? Are you absolutely sure about that??? :aargh::aargh: :biggrin::biggrin:

I'd love to know the stats on drivers who have won that award without ever actually winning a race :D

I am sure most would have seen this distressing image of an F1 accident.. (http://www.mini2.com/galleries/uploads/27473/f1-accident.jpg)

Try and have a nice day anyway.


edit: I was sure that I would not be the first. Doh!!

I am sure most would have seen this distressing image of an F1 accident.. (http://www.mini2.com/galleries/uploads/27473/f1-accident.jpg)

Try and have a nice day anyway.

That looks familiar..:)

(refer post #2468)

Made me laarrrfff when I saw it.

Michael to Renault?

http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,18811226-23210,00.html

:indi:

Man, I can't stand these 3 week breaks!!! 2 is enough! :mad:

Michael to Renault?

http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,18811226-23210,00.html

:indi:

My man flavio starting to wave his magic wand again?

I reckon Michael should go and have a run in the midland

-Dan

Man, I can't stand these 3 week breaks!!! 2 is enough! :mad:
I know.. its a killer :eek:

At least testing is rolling along... :)

My man flavio starting to wave his magic wand again?



Who has he got in the sack now? :p

:indi:

Who has he got in the sack now? :p

:indi:

No... I meant his other magic wand:D

-Dan

A little birdie told me something speculative about Rossi yesterday.
'Apparently' Nicky Hayden has quietly signed up for Valentinos seat at Yamaha next year as VR is focussing on his impending arrivial at Ferrari in 07'.

As speculation goes, this would be advantageous for Ferrari as it gives them the ability to let Michael decide if he's to stay or not so they can build a battle plan to acquire Kimi.
Valentino maybe no good for F1 but the hundreds of millions in sponsorship money would heal the wounds id imagine......

Rossi to make Ferrari decision by June?

MotoGP superstar Valentino Rossi has revealed that he will make a decision on whether or not to quit the sport for F1 - and Ferrari, in the next few months.

Rossi, who has tested regularly for the team and who surprised many in a pre-season outing in Spain, when he mixed it with the usual F1 midfield, conceded though that it would be a big gamble, not only for Ferrari but him too. However following reports that Michael Schumacher will remain with the Scuderia in 2007 and 2008, having agreed a new two-year deal [see separate story], Rossi may be better placed, as the Prancing Horse will at least have the German's experience and expertise to continue to lead them - and of course he will be on hand to advise Rossi and help him as he makes the transition.

"It is a big gamble and a big risk for Ferrari - but not as big as it is for me," he confirmed to British newspaper, The News of the World. "We will know something between now and June.

"I've tried not to think about it for a while now. That way I will have a clearer mind when I have to make the decision."

The Yamaha rider though isn't seen as a good choice by all at Ferrari. Indeed it is quite the contrary with some sceptical about whether or not he can make the cut on four wheels.

"I don't think there is an anti-Rossi camp. But there are people who are thinking coldly about the pros and cons," added Rossi.

Rossi's is likely to face stiff competition for the second seat, especially as Kimi Raikkonen has apparently already signed a letter of intent to move to Ferrari from McLaren. (Crash.net)



Looking more and more possible really..

hmmmm.... maybe - maybe not? :p


Schumi signs new two-year deal with Ferrari?


Ferrari team leader, Michael Schumacher has apparently agreed a deal to stay with the Scuderia in 2007 and 2008, having signed a new £60 million contact.

Although there is still no official confirmation from the team and no announcement is expected until the summer, British newspaper, The News of the World is reporting that the deal is done, although he has a special clause in it, that means he could quit one year early, if he felt the desire.

"Michael is going to carry on next year," a Ferrari 'insider' told the tabloid 'paper. "He sees no reason why he should retire because the motivation to win is still there. Only a few people at the team know the deal has been done."

Schumacher himself meanwhile, he will get a £5 million per year pay rise under the new agreement, hiking his rumoured salary from £25 million to £30 million, is understood to be extremely happy with the deal.

"I will continue doing what I do as I have always done – with great enthusiasm and a will to win. Things are fine within the team. Everyone is pulling in the right direction and we all want to win," he said recently when talking in the countdown to next weekend's San Marino GP.

Where this leaves Kimi Raikkonen, who is thought to have signed a letter of intent to join Ferrari in 2007 is unknown. However, unless the Finn is guaranteed equal number one status it now seems unlikely he will move from McLaren-Mercedes, something that will almost certainly mean Juan Montoya is left as the odd one out, when Fernando Alonso joins Ron Dennis' squad from Renault next year.

Who will partner Schumacher in '07 is unclear then, although MotoGP ace, Valentino Rossi is still said to be a possible, as of course will be current number two driver, Felipe Massa. (Crash.net)

Practice 1 - Times


1 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:24.751

2 35 Alexander Wurz Williams-Cosworth 1:25.132

3 38 Robert Kubica Sauber-BMW 1:25.942

4 36 Anthony Davidson Honda 1:26.012

5 8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:26.417

6 37 Robert Doornbos RBR-Ferrari 1:26.498

7 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:26.596

8 14 David Coulthard RBR-Ferrari 1:26.678

9 3 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.938

10 19 Christijan Albers MF1-Toyota 1:28.048

11 21 Scott Speed STR-Cosworth 1:28.498

12 39 Giorgio Mondini MF1-Toyota 1:28.969

13 15 Christian Klien RBR-Ferrari 1:29.106

14 40 Neel Jani STR-Cosworth 1:29.695

15 18 Tiago Monteiro MF1-Toyota 1:29.697

16 20 Vitantonio Liuzzi STR-Cosworth 1:30.348

17 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:31.217

18 23 Yuji Ide Super Aguri-Honda 1:31.482

19 1 Fernando Alonso Renault

20 7 Ralf Schumacher Toyota

21 2 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault

22 4 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes

23 16 Nick Heidfeld Sauber-BMW

24 17 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-BMW

25 11 Rubens Barrichello Honda

26 9 Mark Webber Williams-Cosworth

27 10 Nico Rosberg Williams-Cosworth

28 12 Jenson Button Honda

Practice 2 - Times


1 1 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:25.043

2 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:25.371

3 38 Robert Kubica Sauber-BMW 1:25.421

4 36 Anthony Davidson Honda 1:25.699

5 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:25.879

6 2 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:25.991

7 8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:26.029

8 35 Alexander Wurz Williams-Cosworth 1:26.328

9 4 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.334

10 16 Nick Heidfeld Sauber-BMW 1:26.387

11 12 Jenson Button Honda 1:26.427

12 3 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.500

13 11 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:26.653

14 19 Christijan Albers MF1-Toyota 1:26.783

15 17 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-BMW 1:26.797

16 37 Robert Doornbos RBR-Ferrari 1:26.917

17 10 Nico Rosberg Williams-Cosworth 1:26.989

18 20 Vitantonio Liuzzi STR-Cosworth 1:27.128

19 9 Mark Webber Williams-Cosworth 1:27.157

20 14 David Coulthard RBR-Ferrari 1:27.503

21 18 Tiago Monteiro MF1-Toyota 1:27.544

22 7 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:27.639

23 21 Scott Speed STR-Cosworth 1:27.719

24 15 Christian Klien RBR-Ferrari 1:27.990

25 40 Neel Jani STR-Cosworth 1:28.361

26 39 Giorgio Mondini MF1-Toyota 1:28.833

27 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:29.870

28 23 Yuji Ide Super Aguri-Honda 1:31.042

F1: Team Super Aguri target top five finish for Imola (http://www.mini2.com/forum/off-topic-sports-fitness-health/115392-f1-team-super-aguri-target-top-five-finish-imola.html)

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Practice 3 - Times


1 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:23.787

2 1 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:24.068

3 2 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:24.377

4 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:24.383

5 3 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:24.626

6 7 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:24.667

7 12 Jenson Button Honda 1:24.850

8 17 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-BMW 1:24.916

9 15 Christian Klien RBR-Ferrari 1:24.984

10 20 Vitantonio Liuzzi STR-Cosworth 1:24.994

11 11 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:25.041

12 9 Mark Webber Williams-Cosworth 1:25.205

13 14 David Coulthard RBR-Ferrari 1:25.575

14 21 Scott Speed STR-Cosworth 1:25.662

15 16 Nick Heidfeld Sauber-BMW 1:25.701

16 19 Christijan Albers MF1-Toyota 1:25.803

17 8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:25.806

18 18 Tiago Monteiro MF1-Toyota 1:26.476

19 10 Nico Rosberg Williams-Cosworth 1:27.019

20 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:28.267

21 23 Yuji Ide Super Aguri-Honda 1:29.330

22 4 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes

Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso continued their domination of the San Marino Grand Prix weekend in the final practice session before qualifying.

Schumacher was fastest with a lap of one minute 23.787 seconds at his Ferrari team's home Imola track, beating Alonso's Renault by 0.281secs.

Alonso's team-mate Giancarlo Fisichella was third, 0.590secs behind Schumacher.

Ferrari's Felipe Massa was fourth, followed by McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen, with Jenson Button's Honda seventh.

Button clocked up the laps on Saturday morning after admitting his car needed improvement after Friday's practice.

The Englishman improved steadily through the session and after 23 laps moved within a second of Schumacher with 1:24.850.

Fellow Briton David Coulthard was 13th for Red Bull, while Vitantonio Liuzzi, returning to the scene of his only Formula One point, spun on his way to 10th for Scuderia Toro Rosso.

Another F1 newcomer Nico Rosberg struggled, losing control of his Williams at turn six and bouncing across the grass until he slammed into a tyre wall.

Rookie Yuji Ide spun his Super Aguri on his very first lap of the day before twice repeating his spin in the same place on his way to 21st, over five seconds down on Schumacher.

It was even more disappointment for Juan Pablo Montoya, who failed to set a lap in his McLaren. (BBC)

Montoya to T-car, escapes grid penalty.


Juan Pablo Montoya's Imola weekend has been seriously compromised by a fuel system fault that struck the Colombian during Saturday morning's practice session.

Montoya did not complete a flying lap in the crucial last hour, and will now have to go into qualifying at the wheel of the McLaren T-car, which has not run at all this weekend. However, his race engine will be swapped over, so he will not face a ten-place penalty on the grid.

Montoya's race car was a brand new chassis that had not turned a wheel before Friday and, while it got through its first day without trouble, gremlins are not unknown in newly built-up cars. The complexity of the fuel system meant that it was too risky to attempt to trace the fault before qualifying, especially with no guarantee of finding it. However, a last minute switch to the T-car, without an engine swap, would have been very expensive.

"Juan reported a misfire after leaving the pits," Martin Whitmarsh told Crash.net, "It was caused by a lack of fuel pressure at high demand - in other words, in seventh gear. The electronics seem okay, so it might be the mechanical fuel pump. This is a new chassis, with a new fuel system. Historically, we would run a new car at a test before bringing it to a race, but this time we didn't.
Occasionally, you get some infant mortality in a component but, at the moment, we can't see anything. Given the time available, we're switching to the T-car." (Crash.net)

Quali:

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Quali - Times


1 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:24.598 1:22.579 1:22.795

2 12 Jenson Button Honda 1:24.480 1:23.749 1:22.988

3 11 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:24.727 1:23.760 1:23.242

4 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:24.884 1:23.595 1:23.702

5 1 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:23.536 1:23.743 1:23.709

6 7 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:24.370 1:23.565 1:23.772

7 4 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 1:24.960 1:23.760 1:24.021

8 3 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:24.259 1:23.190 1:24.158

9 8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:24.446 1:23.727 1:24.172

10 9 Mark Webber Williams-Cosworth 1:24.992 1:23.718 1:24.795

11 2 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:24.434 1:23.771

12 17 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-BMW 1:25.081 1:23.887

13 10 Nico Rosberg Williams-Cosworth 1:24.495 1:23.966

14 14 David Coulthard RBR-Ferrari 1:24.849 1:24.101

15 16 Nick Heidfeld Sauber-BMW 1:25.410 1:24.129

16 20 Vitantonio Liuzzi STR-Cosworth 1:24.879 1:24.520

17 15 Christian Klien RBR-Ferrari 1:25.410

18 21 Scott Speed STR-Cosworth 1:25.437

19 18 Tiago Monteiro MF1-Toyota 1:26.820

20 19 Christijan Albers MF1-Toyota 1:27.088

21 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:27.609

22 23 Yuji Ide Super Aguri-Honda 1:29.282

hmmm... the BMW's have come off the boil a bit.... hopefully they can make their way up the pack....

-Dan

ALBERS ROLLED!!!

Update: he's ok, out

Ouch!

Jenson!!!!

Silly error there...

Top race :D :D

Results: Race


1 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Winner

2 1 Fernando Alonso Renault +2.0 secs

3 4 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes +15.8 secs

4 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari +17.0 secs

5 3 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes +17.5 secs

6 9 Mark Webber Williams-Cosworth +37.7 secs

7 12 Jenson Button Honda +39.6 secs

8 2 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault +40.2 secs

9 7 Ralf Schumacher Toyota +45.5 secs

10 11 Rubens Barrichello Honda +77.8 secs

11 10 Nico Rosberg Williams-Cosworth +79.6 secs

12 17 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-BMW +82.3 secs

13 16 Nick Heidfeld Sauber-BMW +1 Lap

14 20 Vitantonio Liuzzi STR-Cosworth +1 Lap

15 21 Scott Speed STR-Cosworth +1 Lap

16 18 Tiago Monteiro MF1-Toyota +2 Lap

Ret 14 David Coulthard RBR-Ferrari +15 Lap

Ret 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda +18 Lap

Ret 15 Christian Klien RBR-Ferrari +22 Laps

Ret 23 Yuji Ide Super Aguri-Honda +39 Laps

Ret 8 Jarno Trulli Toyota +57 Laps

Ret 19 Christijan Albers MF1-Toyota + secs


Fastest Lap: Fernando Alonso 1:24.569

Well done Mr. Webber!!
6th is better than DNF in anyones books...:D :D