*** 2005 United States Grand Prix ***
 

Track Information
Location: Indianapolis, USA
Direction: clockwise
Lap Length: 4.192km
Race Laps: 73
Race Legnth: 306.016km
Lap Record: 1:10.399 (Rubens Barrichello, 2004)

Can't wait to get to indy!! I hope i can good pictures for all of you. Is anyone else on JW heading to indy for the race?

I wish I could go this year but work constraints are holding me back.

BTW Toronto where are you Canadian GP pics - aint seen any yet?

Friday Practise 1 Results:


Pos No Driver Team

1 10 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 1:12.027

2 38 Ricardo Zonta Toyota 1:12.085

3 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:12.666

4 8 Nick Heidfeld Williams-BMW 1:12.804

5 3 Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1:12.865

6 35 Pedro de la Rosa McLaren-Mercedes 1:12.913

7 4 Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 1:13.013

8 6 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:13.024

9 7 Mark Webber Williams-BMW 1:13.082

10 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:13.242

11 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:13.245

12 17 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:13.461

13 16 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:13.683

14 14 David Coulthard Red Bull Racing 1:13.740

15 37 Scott Speed Red Bull Racing 1:13.846

16 15 Christian Klien Red Bull Racing 1:14.444

17 12 Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 1:14.637

18 11 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-Petronas 1:14.696

19 19 Narain Karthikeyan Jordan-Toyota 1:14.803

20 18 Tiago Monteiro Jordan-Toyota 1:14.978

21 39 Robert Doornbos Jordan-Toyota 1:15.791

22 20 Patrick Friesacher Minardi-Cosworth 1:16.343

23 21 Christijan Albers Minardi-Cosworth 1:16.357

24 9 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes *No Time*

I love the straight here, with the banking its awesome, reminiscent of the old Monza. I bet the cars will be seeing the dark side of 210 or maybe even 220 this year with the reduction in downforce. However, I'm not a big fan of the infield too much, that slow chicane pisses me off.

^^^ 213mph is what the toyota hit I think? (not that is on a friday tomorrow is should be a little faster)

uh well.. it wont being going that fast for a while after Ralf's faux pas at the last turn about 40 minutes ago ...

video of him sticking it in the wall here
http://www.jabbasworld.net/dload.php...e&file_id=1136

:?

he had a deja vu

thanks dan. Conclusion: Indy doesn't like Ralf :D

^^^No one does :lol:

^^

Hehe, so true...
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Friday Practise 2 Results:


Pos No Driver Team

1 10 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 1:11.118

2 9 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:11.228

3 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:11.746

4 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:11.758

5 8 Nick Heidfeld Williams-BMW 1:11.825

6 14 David Coulthard Red Bull Racing 1:12.076

7 35 Pedro de la Rosa McLaren-Mercedes 1:12.119

8 37 Scott Speed Red Bull Racing 1:12.143

9 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:12.265

10 16 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:12.344

11 6 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:12.384

12 12 Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 1:12.464

13 7 Mark Webber Williams-BMW 1:12.578

14 15 Christian Klien Red Bull Racing 1:12.664

15 3 Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1:12.803

16 4 Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 1:13.037

17 11 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-Petronas 1:13.079

18 39 Robert Doornbos Jordan-Toyota 1:13.361

19 38 Ricardo Zonta Toyota 1:13.567

20 20 Patrick Friesacher Minardi-Cosworth 1:13.783

21 21 Christijan Albers Minardi-Cosworth 1:13.963

22 19 Narain Karthikeyan Jordan-Toyota 1:14.008

23 18 Tiago Monteiro Jordan-Toyota 1:14.336

24 17 Ralf Schumacher Toyota

Same spot for 2 times.....man is he bad luck @ Indy. He always critise his own brother these 1 or 2.....

Scott Speed is doing great. Right on Coulthard's heels, and just barely getting squeezed out by de la Rosa.

I really hope he gets a race seat in the next couple years :D

this gp will be the schumacher returns?, i hope yes, i wanna see him again in 1st

I doubt it, Canada's good result is from retirement of 2 Renaults and 1 Mclaren and 1 BAR......so to Win will be quite hard. However, their Friday pace (assuming they are trying race setups) doesn't look too bad, so let's hope for a podium finish again with Alonso crashing <finger's crossed>