Hahahahahah!!! TOO TRUE!! The sooner he retires, the better F1 racing will be. He's making a mockery of the sport. I mean, come on, 13-14 years in F1?? (And I still don't think he has as many Poles as Senna). 7 Championships and counting?? Ugh.
Well, to the first-ever 2004 Communist Grand Prix race results: Villeneuve comes home in 11th, nothing too special here, but credit for bringing the car home and finishing the race. I think we were all hoping for more from the 1997 World Champ in such a boring F1 season in general. Sato in 6th, woohoo! Both Saubers finished surprisingly well. Fisichella in a Renault next year could be the most interesting thing to happen in F1 in years. As for the track, it reminds me of a cross between Magny Cours & Silverstone, or even Bahrain on steroids. No really great racing action, but seeing ShoeMaker lose the rear of his car at 160mph was pretty gratifying, luckily there wasn't anything near him to hit. On to Suzuka, a track I like.
Code:
P. No Driver Team - Engine Tyres Gaps/Laps Average Stops
1. 2 BARRICHELLO Ferrari B 1h29'12"420 205.313 Km/h 3
2. 9 BUTTON BAR Honda M + 0'01"035 205.273 Km/h 2
3. 6 RAIKKONEN McLaren Mercedes M + 0'01"469 205.257 Km/h 3
4. 8 ALONSO Renault M + 0'32"510 204.074 Km/h 2
5. 3 MONTOYA Williams BMW M + 0'45"193 203.594 Km/h 2
6. 10 SATO BAR Honda M + 0'54"791 203.233 Km/h 2
7. 11 FISICHELLA Sauber Petronas B + 1'05"464 202.832 Km/h 3
8. 12 MASSA Sauber Petronas B + 1'20"080 202.287 Km/h 3
9. 5 COULTHARD McLaren Mercedes M + 1'20"619 202.266 Km/h 3
10. 14 WEBBER Jaguar Cosworth M 1 lap(s) 2
11. 7 VILLENEUVE Renault M 1 lap(s) 2
12. 1 M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari B 1 lap(s) 3
13. 18 HEIDFELD Jordan Ford B 1 lap(s) 2
14. 17 PANIS Toyota M 1 lap(s) 3
15. 19 GLOCK Jordan Ford B 1 lap(s) 2
16. 21 BAUMGARTNER Minardi Cosworth B 3 lap(s) 3
17. 20 BRUNI Minardi Cosworth B 18 lap(s) 2
18. 4 R.SCHUMACHER Williams BMW M 19 lap(s) 3
19. 16 ZONTA Toyota M 21 lap(s) 3
20. 15 KLIEN Jaguar Cosworth M 45 lap(s) 1
The beginning - and pretty much the end - of the race...
Villeneuve says, NO YUO!!!
Team ShoeMaker in action.
How's this work exactly???
Champagne. Bad for the eyes.