Updates? Anybody? Buehler?
Everybody is taking it easy for now. No one really pulling out crazy laps. In the beginning some were having problems and bottoming out. But those issues have been fixed
Session 1: JPM on top with a 1:12:027. Boys in red are 10 and 11 (MS and RB respectively) Session 2: 2 hrs from now
14 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:13.740 /8 laps 15 S. Speed Red Bull 1:13.846 /21 laps 16 C. Klien Red Bull 1:14.444 /8 laps
First practice 1 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 1:12.027 2 Ricardo Zonta Toyota 1:12.085 3 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:12.666 4 Nick Heidfeld Williams-BMW 1:12.804 5 Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1:12.865 6 Pedro de la Rosa McLaren-Mercedes 1:12.913 7 Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 1:13.013 8 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:13.024 9 Mark Webber Williams-BMW 1:13.082 10 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:13.242 11 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:13.245 12 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:13.461 13 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:13.683 14 David Coulthard Red Bull Racing 1:13.740 15 Scott Speed Red Bull Racing 1:13.846 16 Christian Klien Red Bull Racing 1:14.444 17 Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 1:14.637 18 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-Petronas 1:14.696 19 Narain Karthikeyan Jordan-Toyota 1:14.803 20 Tiago Monteiro Jordan-Toyota 1:14.978 21 Robert Doornbos Jordan-Toyota 1:15.791 22 Patrick Friesacher Minardi-Cosworth 1:16.343 23 Christijan Albers Minardi-Cosworth 1:16.357 24 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes
Zonta's blowing through sector 4 with a top speed of 215 mph (346 kph). Next up in the top speed is Sato at 213 mph (343 kph).
I don't like tracks with such low lap times. F1 tracks ought to be at least 1:30 or more. Around a minute just sounds like a test track (e.g. Fiorano). mis dos pesos
Session redflagged after Ralf Schumacher wrecks in the final banked turn. Man he has the worst luck at Indy.
So, if it we were running under the new proposed rules, he'd be done for the weekend. Correct? No spare cars?
True. I still think it could be a lot better if they had followed their original plans on extending the track into the golf course. Ah well.
True, but don't forget the engine and transmission are integral load bearing structures. They take damage in a heavy impact. I'm sure they have spare wings, suspension-arms-uprights-shocks, tranny's and engines. But, under the new rules how much of that would they be allowed to bring with them to a race? If you can bring enough stuff to fully build another car... then why don't you just let the team bring another car? That's my question.
No spare cars, but very fuzzy on the limitation of spare parts. Basically unless you crack the tub you can rebuild these cars. I interpret that part of the new rules as trying to prevent teams from bringing four fully fledged cars with them. Not such a big deal in Europe with the transporters, but really cost prohibitive on the fly away races and if Bernie has his will (and he currently has) there will be more and more fly away races.