09-17-2004, 10:33 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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F1: J. Villeneuve back at Renault
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And racing for Sauber in 2005. Im pretty excited to see the guy back racing in a good car, if for only 3 races. He's been quick in testing. Will he do any damage? Is this good for F1 to bring back a retired ex-champ? |
09-17-2004, 10:59 AM | #2 (permalink) |
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Added Interrest
With Jacques back in the group, we can now say that we have 2 world champions driving. Him and Schumi.... This will surely increase my interrest to watch the final 3 races. I just hope he beats the BAR cars! I know he can if the car is good.
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09-17-2004, 08:27 PM | #3 (permalink) |
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Will be interesting to see how he and Alonso do for the next three races. Trulli was bitching that he got an inferior car compared to Alonso. If JV thinks that, watch out. At least this gives a few more reasons to watch since Schumi has already locked up the WDC.
But next year in Sauber? That's the weird part. Its not like Sauber is setting the world on fire. He'd be better of in the Renault. Don't you just love the drama in F1? |
09-23-2004, 07:06 AM | #6 (permalink) |
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Don't know if Villeneuve could go back to Williams or not, that would definitely be cool. I know they have Jenson Button signed, but they might still have the 2nd seat open for 2005, not sure. Williams seem to be half the team they used to be, its a shame. Its been years since they've been really competitive. Hope the Shanghai GP is a good one.
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09-23-2004, 08:22 AM | #7 (permalink) | ||
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I'm just really looking forward to watching him drive a competitive car again. Quote:
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09-24-2004, 08:30 AM | #8 (permalink) | |
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Scenes from today's practice at the Chinese GP:
Results from Shanghai, Free Practice #2, Friday: Code:
P. No Driver Team - Engine Tyres Times Ave/Gaps Laps 1. 35 DAVIDSON BAR Honda M 1'33"289 210.353 Km/h 22 2. 9 BUTTON BAR Honda M 1'34"174 + 0'00"885 19 3. 6 RAIKKONEN McLaren Mercedes M 1'34"289 + 0'01"000 16 4. 5 COULTHARD McLaren Mercedes M 1'34"362 + 0'01"073 15 5. 2 BARRICHELLO Ferrari B 1'34"448 + 0'01"159 21 6. 11 FISICHELLA Sauber Petronas B 1'34"680 + 0'01"391 23 7. 4 R.SCHUMACHER Williams BMW M 1'34"714 + 0'01"425 23 8. 1 M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari B 1'34"776 + 0'01"487 25 9. 16 ZONTA Toyota M 1'34"868 + 0'01"579 23 10. 17 PANIS Toyota M 1'34"870 + 0'01"581 25 11. 38 BRISCOE Toyota M 1'34"881 + 0'01"592 29 12. 12 MASSA Sauber Petronas B 1'34"959 + 0'01"670 23 13. 8 ALONSO Renault M 1'35"514 + 0'02"225 27 14. 3 MONTOYA Williams BMW M 1'35"646 + 0'02"357 22 15. 7 VILLENEUVE Renault M 1'35"851 + 0'02"562 25 16. 14 WEBBER Jaguar Cosworth M 1'35"886 + 0'02"597 22 17. 37 WIRDHEIM Jaguar Cosworth M 1'36"363 + 0'03"074 19 18. 18 HEIDFELD Jordan Ford B 1'36"630 + 0'03"341 19 19. 21 BAUMGARTNER Minardi Cosworth B 1'37"076 + 0'03"787 15 20. 15 KLIEN Jaguar Cosworth M 1'37"111 + 0'03"822 25 21. 20 BRUNI Minardi Cosworth B 1'37"431 + 0'04"142 19 22. 19 GLOCK Jordan Ford B 1'37"728 + 0'04"439 15 23. 40 LEINDERS Minardi Cosworth B 1'38"522 + 0'05"233 18 24. 39 DOORNBOS Jordan Ford B 1'39"051 + 0'05"762 15 Some JV comments from today, interesting how he mentions that he's been training since March - he must have known about this for a long time...: Quote:
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09-25-2004, 06:41 AM | #9 (permalink) |
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Villeneuve qualifies in 13th for Chinese CP. Not so good, considering that his teammate qualified 6th. I'm glad ShoeMaker has to start from the back, although he'll probably win anyway. The Saubers are a surprise, especially Massa. What happened with Sato? He started out this year in very good aggresive form and able to run at the front, now he's midpack. Did somebody holler at him for being too aggressive?? Shame about him, I was hoping he might break through this year.
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P. No Driver Team - Engine Tyres Times Ave/Gaps Laps 1. 2 BARRICHELLO Ferrari B 1'34"012 208.735 Km/h 3 2. 6 RAIKKONEN McLaren Mercedes M 1'34"178 + 0'00"166 3 3. 9 BUTTON BAR Honda M 1'34"295 + 0'00"283 3 4. 12 MASSA Sauber Petronas B 1'34"759 + 0'00"747 3 5. 4 R.SCHUMACHER Williams BMW M 1'34"891 + 0'00"879 3 6. 8 ALONSO Renault M 1'34"917 + 0'00"905 3 7. 11 FISICHELLA Sauber Petronas B 1'34"951 + 0'00"939 3 8. 17 PANIS Toyota M 1'34"975 + 0'00"963 3 9. 10 SATO BAR Honda M 1'34"993 + 0'00"981 3 10. 5 COULTHARD McLaren Mercedes M 1'35"029 + 0'01"017 3 11. 3 MONTOYA Williams BMW M 1'35"245 + 0'01"233 3 12. 14 WEBBER Jaguar Cosworth M 1'35"286 + 0'01"274 3 13. 7 VILLENEUVE Renault M 1'35"384 + 0'01"372 3 14. 16 ZONTA Toyota M 1'35"410 + 0'01"398 3 15. 18 HEIDFELD Jordan Ford B 1'36"507 + 0'02"495 3 16. 15 KLIEN Jaguar Cosworth M 1'36"535 + 0'02"523 3 17. 19 GLOCK Jordan Ford B 1'37"140 + 0'03"128 3 18. 21 BAUMGARTNER Minardi Cosworth B 1'40"240 + 0'06"228 3 19. 1 M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari B 1'52"100 + 0'18"088 2 20. 20 BRUNI Minardi Cosworth B 1'53"500 + 0'19"488 2 |
09-25-2004, 07:10 PM | #10 (permalink) |
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The new track looks amazing, but bland. I must say, the cockpit view as it comes in to the grandstand is pretty awesome.
I’m glad Shumi is starting all the way in the back. Hopefully he can repeat his performance at Monza. Make it that much more interesting. |
09-26-2004, 08:14 PM | #12 (permalink) |
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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 Villeneuve says, NO YUO!!! Team ShoeMaker in action. How's this work exactly??? Champagne. Bad for the eyes. Last edited by powerclown; 09-26-2004 at 08:29 PM.. |
09-27-2004, 10:55 AM | #13 (permalink) | |
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Some interesting follow-up comments from Mr. Villeneuve:
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10-07-2004, 01:51 AM | #14 (permalink) |
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I happened to see Fernando Alonso stroll by a pub I was sitting in last week. This was in Lan Kwai Fong (a trendy nightspot) of Hong Kong, a few days after the Shanghai GP. I don't think anyone recognized him at the time. I was a bit too lazy to get off my bum and say hi to him.
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