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  1. TOOLFAN

    TOOLFAN F1 Rookie
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    #1 TOOLFAN, Mar 24, 2005
    what is happening to ferrari the last two races have been a disapointment to ferrari hopfully they will get there act together with the 05 car any thoughts?
     
  2. shifty308

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    #2 shifty308, Mar 24, 2005
    fyi bridgestone issued a statement saying that ferrari's poor showing was their bad, and that they are working on improving tires for next race. i think they got compounds all wrong for the heat, they will be better next time but ferrari really needs to step up pace and get the 05 car on the track. then again maybe m.s. decided to spot the field a couple of races just to make it interesting.
     
  3. TOOLFAN

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    #3 TOOLFAN, Mar 24, 2005
    so is michael s. worth it great driver but he seemed to be off his normal pace even with the tire issue I wonder if the new car will any changes to the carbon-carbon discs or if they stay the same as with the 04 car
     
  4. nzo4re

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    #4 nzo4re, Mar 25, 2005
    Yup, the rule change regarding tires (tyres for you Brits) has evidently thrown Bridgestone for a loop. But also evident is that Toyota, Williams and Mclaren have all found more power over the winter, while Ferrari is still running the F2004 car.

    So what do you do? You bring out your new hardware early...Here's a clipping from an F1 news source:

    Ferrari confirms: F2005 to debut in Bahrain.

    Two wins for Renault, and only two points for Michael Schumacher, from the
    opening two races of the 2005 Formula One season has been enough to force
    Ferrari into giving the new F2005 an earlier than expected race debut.

    The team was due to introduce the new car into competitive action in the
    Spanish Grand Prix in May, but after a disappointing start to the season
    with the modified F2004M, and an encouraging test of the F2005 at Mugello,
    Ferrari has now confirmed that it will introduce its new car in the Bahrain
    Grand Prix next weekend.

    "In the next race we will use the new machine," team boss Jean Todt told
    Ansa.it. "The tests at Mugello, where both drivers [Schumacher and Rubens
    Barrichello] were able to drive the F2005, has shown its potential. We will
    have two F2005, one for each driver, and will have an F2004M to use as a
    spare car [in Bahrain].

    "The performance in the first two races has acted as a stimulus for us.
    Along with Bridgestone we have decided to accelerate the development program
    and believe that with various new elements, in both machine and tyre, we can
    return to the front after two races on the defensive."

    Although Barrichello secured a podium in the season opener in Australia,
    Ferrari has struggled for pace in the first two races of the season, and is
    currently only fourth in the constructors championship, behind both Toyota
    and Red Bull, while world champion Michael Schumacher is already 14 points
    behind early championship leader Fernando Alonso.
     

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