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Fisichella converts pole position to victory
Giancarlo Fisichella takes a much needed win for Jordan, his 2nd career win. It wasn't a great race for those looking for a Championship challenge as Baumgartner took 2nd place to take the Championship lead by 6 points.
The first half of the race, it seemed like no one wanted the lead. Fisichella got off the line well and held the lead but got under intense pressure from Pantano and Salo.
Meanwhile, Frentzen and Montoya both had spins and Coulthard retired on lap 12 with transmission problems. The lead battle was heating up and Pantano pushed too far and spun. That released Salo to challenge Fisichella. He challenged too hard and punted Fisichella off while he took the lead. Fisichella was still in touch in 6th.
Panis, Pizzonia, De La Rosa, Bruni, M Schumacher, Frentzen and Firman all made mistakes during the race. The two biggest mistakes were by the Williams drivers Montoya and Ralf Schumacher. Montoya went flying into the tyre barrier on lap 15 to retire and Ralf did a similar thing 6 laps later on lap 21 to retire.
The lead battle was still intense as Salo went in the pits. Villeneuve had the lead but he through it off the track. Fisichella somehow managed to get into the lead again after the first stops and wasn't in any trouble as he took victory.
It was heartbreak for Firman as Salo got involved in yet another incident. Firman was running a comfortable 3rd when Salo ran off the track in front of him and came back on to push Firman off the track and end his hopes of breaking his points duck. Salo eventually got what he deserved when he spun late on, ending his charge.
Fisichella gives himself and Jordan a glimmer of hope of winning the Championships again with a win in France, the 10th different winner out of 10 races. Baumgartner was the only one in the later stages to put a bit of pressure on Fisichella but took 2nd. Villeneuve keeps the Ferrari dream season going with 3rd. Barrichello continues his consistent finishing with 4th. Verstappen gives Minardi points to take them top of the Constructors with 5th. Raikkonen takes 6th with a meteoric drive from 20th. Pizzonia gives Renault a double points finish with 7th and Button picks up one point for 8th.
Full race results:
1st Fisichella (Badgerman) 1h29m36.177s (No Change)
2nd Baumgartner (Quinty) +11.289s (Up 7)
3rd Villeneuve (Mike Swade) +21.449s (Up 2)
4th Barrichello (Lipe) +22.798s (Up 3)
5th Verstappen (Jae) +23.798s (Up 6)
6th Raikkonen (Ineedsleep) +29.922s (Up 14)
7th Pizzonia (Icarus) +32.896s (Up 11)
8th Button (Der Nazi) +34.423s (Up 7)
9th Da Matta (Grandprix) +41.877s (Down 1)
10th Heidfeld (Shadow) +42.518s (Up 12)
11th Panis (Foreman) +43.758s (Up 6)
12th Sato (Wakka) +44.283s (Up 7)
13th Pantano (Chris) +45.055s (Down 10)
14th De La Rosa (Virtuoso) +46.325s (Down 10)
15th Frentzen (Figo) +56.644s (Down 5)
16th Salo (Biggie Little) +57.371s (Down 14)
17th Firman (DW) +59.436s (Down 11)
18th Bruni (RoJ) +1m00.262s (Down 6)
19th M Schumacher (Notorious Biggles) 1m13.383s (Down 6)
DNF
R Schumacher (Absolut Neo) Crashed
Montoya (Afrojoe) Crashed
Coulthard (Azul) Transmission
Drivers Championship
1st Baumgartner 38pts
2nd Salo 32pts
3rd Villeneuve 30pts
4th R Schumacher 28pts
5= Sato 25pts
5= Button 25pts
7th Pizzonia 22pts
8= Fisichella 21pts
8= Montoya 21pts
10th Panis 20pts
11th Pantano 19pts
12= De La Rosa 18pts
12= Barrichello 18pts
14= Verstappen 13pts
14= Raikkonen 13pts
16= M Schumacher 11pts
16= Heidfeld 11pts
18th Bruni 10pts
19th Coulthard 8pts
20th Frentzen 7pts
Constructors Championship
1st Minardi 51pts
2nd MG F1 50pts
3rd Williams 49pts
4th B.A.R 44pts
5th Ferrari 41pts
6th Renault 40pts
7th Jaguar 35pts
8= Jordan 21pts
8= McLaren 21pts
10th Toyota 20pts
11th Sauber 18pts
Fastest Lap: Pantano 1m13.809s
PREDICTION WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Der Nazi had a 12 point lead going into Round 10. Only 7 people put predictions in so an extra point is available for the closest to the fastest race lap. What is going to happen in Round 10? Let's find out:
1st Mike Swade 10pts (8pts)
2nd Jae 8pts (7pts - +0.136s)
3rd Biggie Little 6pts (7pts - +0.820s)
4th Chris 5pts (6pts - +0.125s)
5th Ineedsleep 4+1pts (5pts - +0.057s) THE CLOSEST
6th Foreman 3pts (5pts - +0.211s)
7th Der Nazi 2pts (4pts - +0.217s)
The Championship standings now look like this:
1st Der Nazi 63pts (2 wins)
2nd Mike Swade 56pts (2 wins)
3rd Ineedsleep 54pts (1 win)
4= Foreman 44pts (2 wins)
5= Biggie Little 44pts (1 win)
6th Jae 37pts (1 win)
7th Chris 26pts (1 win)
8th Badgerman 17pts
9th Absolut Neo 14pts
10th Azul 11pts
11th Roj 8pts
12th Virtuoso 7pts
13th Wakka 4pts
14th Biggles 1pt
The gap is cut from 12 points to 7 heading into Round 11 at Silverstone. Everything is still up for grabs. Remember to enter your predictions when the Prediction thread appears on Saturday, with the qualifying the following Saturday and the Race 2 weeks today.
Giancarlo Fisichella takes a much needed win for Jordan, his 2nd career win. It wasn't a great race for those looking for a Championship challenge as Baumgartner took 2nd place to take the Championship lead by 6 points.
The first half of the race, it seemed like no one wanted the lead. Fisichella got off the line well and held the lead but got under intense pressure from Pantano and Salo.
Meanwhile, Frentzen and Montoya both had spins and Coulthard retired on lap 12 with transmission problems. The lead battle was heating up and Pantano pushed too far and spun. That released Salo to challenge Fisichella. He challenged too hard and punted Fisichella off while he took the lead. Fisichella was still in touch in 6th.
Panis, Pizzonia, De La Rosa, Bruni, M Schumacher, Frentzen and Firman all made mistakes during the race. The two biggest mistakes were by the Williams drivers Montoya and Ralf Schumacher. Montoya went flying into the tyre barrier on lap 15 to retire and Ralf did a similar thing 6 laps later on lap 21 to retire.
The lead battle was still intense as Salo went in the pits. Villeneuve had the lead but he through it off the track. Fisichella somehow managed to get into the lead again after the first stops and wasn't in any trouble as he took victory.
It was heartbreak for Firman as Salo got involved in yet another incident. Firman was running a comfortable 3rd when Salo ran off the track in front of him and came back on to push Firman off the track and end his hopes of breaking his points duck. Salo eventually got what he deserved when he spun late on, ending his charge.
Fisichella gives himself and Jordan a glimmer of hope of winning the Championships again with a win in France, the 10th different winner out of 10 races. Baumgartner was the only one in the later stages to put a bit of pressure on Fisichella but took 2nd. Villeneuve keeps the Ferrari dream season going with 3rd. Barrichello continues his consistent finishing with 4th. Verstappen gives Minardi points to take them top of the Constructors with 5th. Raikkonen takes 6th with a meteoric drive from 20th. Pizzonia gives Renault a double points finish with 7th and Button picks up one point for 8th.
Full race results:
1st Fisichella (Badgerman) 1h29m36.177s (No Change)
2nd Baumgartner (Quinty) +11.289s (Up 7)
3rd Villeneuve (Mike Swade) +21.449s (Up 2)
4th Barrichello (Lipe) +22.798s (Up 3)
5th Verstappen (Jae) +23.798s (Up 6)
6th Raikkonen (Ineedsleep) +29.922s (Up 14)
7th Pizzonia (Icarus) +32.896s (Up 11)
8th Button (Der Nazi) +34.423s (Up 7)
9th Da Matta (Grandprix) +41.877s (Down 1)
10th Heidfeld (Shadow) +42.518s (Up 12)
11th Panis (Foreman) +43.758s (Up 6)
12th Sato (Wakka) +44.283s (Up 7)
13th Pantano (Chris) +45.055s (Down 10)
14th De La Rosa (Virtuoso) +46.325s (Down 10)
15th Frentzen (Figo) +56.644s (Down 5)
16th Salo (Biggie Little) +57.371s (Down 14)
17th Firman (DW) +59.436s (Down 11)
18th Bruni (RoJ) +1m00.262s (Down 6)
19th M Schumacher (Notorious Biggles) 1m13.383s (Down 6)
DNF
R Schumacher (Absolut Neo) Crashed
Montoya (Afrojoe) Crashed
Coulthard (Azul) Transmission
Drivers Championship
1st Baumgartner 38pts
2nd Salo 32pts
3rd Villeneuve 30pts
4th R Schumacher 28pts
5= Sato 25pts
5= Button 25pts
7th Pizzonia 22pts
8= Fisichella 21pts
8= Montoya 21pts
10th Panis 20pts
11th Pantano 19pts
12= De La Rosa 18pts
12= Barrichello 18pts
14= Verstappen 13pts
14= Raikkonen 13pts
16= M Schumacher 11pts
16= Heidfeld 11pts
18th Bruni 10pts
19th Coulthard 8pts
20th Frentzen 7pts
Constructors Championship
1st Minardi 51pts
2nd MG F1 50pts
3rd Williams 49pts
4th B.A.R 44pts
5th Ferrari 41pts
6th Renault 40pts
7th Jaguar 35pts
8= Jordan 21pts
8= McLaren 21pts
10th Toyota 20pts
11th Sauber 18pts
Fastest Lap: Pantano 1m13.809s
PREDICTION WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Der Nazi had a 12 point lead going into Round 10. Only 7 people put predictions in so an extra point is available for the closest to the fastest race lap. What is going to happen in Round 10? Let's find out:
1st Mike Swade 10pts (8pts)
2nd Jae 8pts (7pts - +0.136s)
3rd Biggie Little 6pts (7pts - +0.820s)
4th Chris 5pts (6pts - +0.125s)
5th Ineedsleep 4+1pts (5pts - +0.057s) THE CLOSEST
6th Foreman 3pts (5pts - +0.211s)
7th Der Nazi 2pts (4pts - +0.217s)
The Championship standings now look like this:
1st Der Nazi 63pts (2 wins)
2nd Mike Swade 56pts (2 wins)
3rd Ineedsleep 54pts (1 win)
4= Foreman 44pts (2 wins)
5= Biggie Little 44pts (1 win)
6th Jae 37pts (1 win)
7th Chris 26pts (1 win)
8th Badgerman 17pts
9th Absolut Neo 14pts
10th Azul 11pts
11th Roj 8pts
12th Virtuoso 7pts
13th Wakka 4pts
14th Biggles 1pt
The gap is cut from 12 points to 7 heading into Round 11 at Silverstone. Everything is still up for grabs. Remember to enter your predictions when the Prediction thread appears on Saturday, with the qualifying the following Saturday and the Race 2 weeks today.
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Darn down 10 places! When Pantano does well in the qualifier he does not do that good it the actual race! :-(
Oh well, at least I did alright in the betting bit.
Oh well, at least I did alright in the betting bit.
*Smug winner*
BWahAHhahHAHAhaahha
Firm-man you cannae mooch off the Legs.
But Fishy t'was a little lucky to get back from 6th.
BWahAHhahHAHAhaahha
Firm-man you cannae mooch off the Legs.
But Fishy t'was a little lucky to get back from 6th.
5th place... Not bad. :)
WOOOOOOOO GO TEAM I WON! I WON!
Foreman wrote:
> That's 1 extra point than Der Nazi.
>
> =D
And look where I am in the championships compared to you. =P
> That's 1 extra point than Der Nazi.
>
> =D
And look where I am in the championships compared to you. =P
That's 1 extra point than Der Nazi.
=D
=D
Not a good week- 8th in the race and 7th in the predictions. But I still lead the predictions, so it's not all bad... =D
* Stunned silence for several seconds *
YEY GO RAIKKONEN!!
* ahem, composes oneself *
YEY GO RAIKKONEN!!
* sorry, couldn't help myself. It's a good job he didn't actually win :D *
Nice race, steady progression up the field. None of the noddy men had to go for a water leak (which makes a change) and a comfortable finish in the points :)
Oh and go me, getting the extra point in the predictions but then slipping to third place was naff. Der Nazi is concentrating on the wrong opposition at the moment as second and third are catching him fast.
YEY GO RAIKKONEN!!
* ahem, composes oneself *
YEY GO RAIKKONEN!!
* sorry, couldn't help myself. It's a good job he didn't actually win :D *
Nice race, steady progression up the field. None of the noddy men had to go for a water leak (which makes a change) and a comfortable finish in the points :)
Oh and go me, getting the extra point in the predictions but then slipping to third place was naff. Der Nazi is concentrating on the wrong opposition at the moment as second and third are catching him fast.
> Coulthard (Azul) Transmission
Mockery.
As usual.
Mockery.
As usual.
Argh!
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