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Qualifying Headline: Barrichello does the biz
Race Headline: The chase is on, Red Bull energized by Webber win
It was hot and sunny for qualifying as Barrichello continues Renault's seemingly relentless grip of the business end of the grid by taking his 4th career pole position, ahead of Salo and rookie Klien.
World Champion Baumgartner is quickly becoming dangerous again after scoring points in San Marino and starts 4th here in Spain. Firman, a former World Champion, is 5th with his teammate, Fisichella, in 8th. Button has qualified in the top 8 in every race so far and he'll start 6th, just ahead of Webber in 7th.
Full Qualifying Results:
1st Barrichello (Lipe) 1m18.196s - Lap Record
2nd Salo (Biggie Little) 1m18.226s (+0.030s)
3rd Klien (Figo) 1m18.244s (+0.048s)
4th Baumgartner (Grandprix) 1m18.254s (+0.058s)
5th Firman (Notorious Biggles) 1m18.256s (+0.060s)
6th Button (Der Nazi) 1m18.285s (+0.089s)
7th Webber (Shelljed) 1m18.286s (+0.090s)
8th Fisichella (Badgerman) 1m18.292s (+0.096s)
9th Montoya (Afrojoe) 1m18.315s (+0.119s)
10th Verstappen (Jae) 1m18.337s (+0.141s)
11th Alonso (Jules) 1m18.339s (+0.143s)
12th De La Rosa (Virtuoso) 1m18.347s (+0.151s)
13th Raikkonen (Ineedsleep) 1m18.352s (+0.156s)
14th M Schumacher (Vampyr) 1m18.354s (+0.158s)
15th Pizzonia (Icarus) 1m18.356s (+0.160s)
16th Sato (Poopots) 1m18.361s (+0.165s)
17th Panis (Foreman) 1m18.373s (+0.177s)
18th Pantano (Chris) 1m18.377s (+0.181s)
19th R Schumacher (N/A) 1m18.396s (+0.200s)
20th Heidfeld (Shadow) 1m18.417s (+0.221s)
21st Karthikeyan (Ortega) 1m18.471s (+0.275s)
22nd Villeneuve (Mike Swade) 1m18.491s (+0.295s)
Before the race even began, we knew that the grid wasn't going to mean a great deal, as the heavens opened and rain came down. Everyone will have to concentrate hard for the 65 laps of one of the most technically demanding tracks on the calendar.
Salo got the jump on Barrichello off the grid and took an early lead. Karthikeyan spun on the first lap, as did Button from a promising 3rd place, which released Klien. Firman ran off the track on lap 4. Klien found a way past a slow Barrichello and attacked Salo to take the lead on lap 6. Verstappen was the first retirement on lap 6 when his right front suspension broke.
Klien couldn't pull away from Salo, resulting in Salo retaking the lead on lap 7. Klien wasn't giving up and battled back to take the lead back on lap 8. Montoya was pushed off the track by Pantano on lap 9, while Pantano was trying to pass.
Panis and Sato were fighting hard and Panis looked like he was alongside when Sato pulled across and both ended up spinning on lap 11. Fisichella made a mistake, also on lap 11, by running off the track.
Klien was not as quick as he was at the early stages and Salo's consistent pace dragged Klien back to him and Salo took the lead on lap 13. The leader of the World Championship, Pizzonia, then made an error and went off on lap 17.
Barrichello looked a little quicker now and Klien started to drop back, losing places to Barrichello and Webber. Barrichello was a bit too early with his pit stop and dropped back to Button in the midfield. Barrichello and Button now scrapping for position, they collide and spin on lap 21. Barrichello then made any chance of recovery even more difficult by spinning on the next lap.
The chase was on again for the lead as Salo had a slender lead, ahead of Webber and Klien. The pressure was beginning to tell on Salo and he ran off the track on lap 28, handing the lead to Webber and letting Klien through for 2nd. Salo's pace was impressive in his recovery and retook the lead on lap 30.
Villeneuve, a two time winner in Spain, was having a difficult time and he spun on lap 30. Ralf Schumacher went off on lap 31 and Raikkonen spun trying to take Pantano on lap 35. Pantano went on to spin on lap 37. Sato spun on lap 43.
It was then a bitter blow for Salo and MG F1 as a left front puncture forced him to retire on lap 44 from a commanding 10 second lead. This handed the lead to Klien. Michael Schumacher spun on lap 46 and dropped out of the points. Klien then showed some inexperience by pushing too hard in the closing staes and running off the track on lap 58, giving the lead to Webber.
Pizzonia was coming through all this and actually found himself in 4th place and the possibility of extending his lead in the Championship. However, his car conspired against him and his engine developed problems which resulted in retirement on lap 61.
Webber was being hunted down but managed to fend off his pursuers and win the Spanish Grand Prix, his 3rd career win, his first win since 2002 and it ends B.A.R's 3 year domination in Spain. Baumgartner looked fast in the closing stages and benefitted from Klien's error to take 2nd and the World Champion now looks dangerous again. Klien may have made a costly error but he gets his first podium finish with 3rd place.
Montoya cuts the gap to Pizzonia with 4th place. Firman was under big pressure in the closing stages but came through to take 5th, closely followed by De La Rosa in 6th and Heidfeld in 7th. Karthikeyan scores his first ever point with 8th.
Full Race Results:
1st Webber (Shelljed) 1h44m23.893s (Up 6)
2nd Baumgartner (Grandprix) +1.631s (Up 2)
3rd Klien (Figo) +6.306s (No Change)
4th Montoya (Afrojoe) +25.688s (Up 5)
5th Firman (Notorious Biggles) +31.261s (No Change)
6th De La Rosa (Virtuoso) +31.347s (Up 6)
7th Heidfeld (Shadow) +31.649s (Up 13)
8th Karthikeyan (Ortega) +36.165s (Up 13)
9th Barrichello (Lipe) +38.066s (Down 8)
10th Panis (Foreman) +40.466s (Up 7)
11th Alonso (Jules) +45.771s (No Change)
12th Villeneuve (Mike Swade) +46.566s (Up 10)
13th Fisichella (Badgerman) +50.785s (Down 5)
14th Button (Der Nazi) +59.866s (Down 8)
15th Sato (Poopots) +1m00.431s (Up 1)
16th Raikkonen (Ineedsleep) +1m06.170s (Down 3)
17th R Schumacher (N/A) +1m07.780s (Up 2)
18th M Schumacher (Vampyr) +1m24.278s (Down 4)
19th Pantano (Chris) +1m31.629s (Down 1)
20th Pizzonia (Icarus) -5laps (Down 5)
DNF
Salo (Biggie Little) Puncture
Verstappen (Jae) Suspension
Drivers Championship
1st Pizzonia 30pts
2nd Montoya 23pts
3rd Fisichella 17pts
4th Barrichello 14pts
5= Webber 13pts
5= Baumgartner 13pts
7= R Schumacher 11pts
7= Pantano 11pts
7= Villeneuve 11pts
7= Klien 11pts
11th Verstappen 9pts
12th Sato 8pts
13= De La Rosa 7pts
13= Firman 7pts
15th Raikkonen 6pts
16th Heidfeld 2pts
17= Button 1pt
17= Karthikeyan 1pt
Constructors Championship
1st Renault 44pts
2nd Williams 31pts
3rd Jordan 24pts
4th Minardi 22pts
5th Red Bull 14pts
6th Sauber 13pts
7th B.A.R 12pts
8= Ferrari 11pts
8= Toyota 11pts
10th MG F1 7pts
11th McLaren 6pts
Fastest Lap: Button - 1m30.599s
PREDICTION WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
8 predictors this week, so no points for the tie breaker again. Here are the results:
1st Shelljed 10pts (19pts - +0.544s) Enter 2 sets of predictions - took the first set
2nd Shadow 8pts (13pts - +0.327s)
3rd Icarus 6pts (13pts - +0.456s)
4th Jae 5pts (10pts - +0.407s)
5th Ineedsleep 4pts (9pts - +0.275s)
6th Jules 3pts (7pts - +0.392s)
7th Chris 2pts (5pts - +1.586s) Entered Barrichello twice in the Race top 8
8th Badgerman 1pt (4pts - +0.128s) Enter Barrichello twice in the Race top 8
The table looks like this after Round 5:
1st Chris 31pts (2 wins)
2nd Shadow 28pts (1 win)
3rd Shelljed 27pts (1 win)
4th Icarus 21pts
5th Badgerman 20pts
6th Jae 19pts (1 win)
7th Ineedsleep 17pts
8= Foreman 12pts
8= Jules 12pts
10th Biggie Little 8pts
Round 5 completed and the chase is really on as the pack begins to claw back the early leaders advantages. Pizzonia's lead is down to 7 from 12, Renault's 18 point lead is now 13 and Chris' 9 point lead has been demolished to just 3.
Round 6 is in Austria. Remember to look here for the current driver lineup and driver records: [URL]http://www.freewebs.com/gpsr/srf1.htm[/URL]
PREDICTION DEADLINE: 8th MAY
Who will qualify in pole position? (10 points)
Which team will qualify in pole position? (5 points)
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
Which team will be last on the grid? (5 points)
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for driver being in correct place)
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
Who will make up the most positions in the race? (8 points)
Which team will score the most points in the race? (5 points)
Who will win the race? (12 points)
Who will be the first retirement? (10 points)
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for driver being in correct place)
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
TIE BREAKER: What will the fastest race lap be? (The lap record is currently 1m10.438s)
Thanks for reading.
Race Headline: The chase is on, Red Bull energized by Webber win
It was hot and sunny for qualifying as Barrichello continues Renault's seemingly relentless grip of the business end of the grid by taking his 4th career pole position, ahead of Salo and rookie Klien.
World Champion Baumgartner is quickly becoming dangerous again after scoring points in San Marino and starts 4th here in Spain. Firman, a former World Champion, is 5th with his teammate, Fisichella, in 8th. Button has qualified in the top 8 in every race so far and he'll start 6th, just ahead of Webber in 7th.
Full Qualifying Results:
1st Barrichello (Lipe) 1m18.196s - Lap Record
2nd Salo (Biggie Little) 1m18.226s (+0.030s)
3rd Klien (Figo) 1m18.244s (+0.048s)
4th Baumgartner (Grandprix) 1m18.254s (+0.058s)
5th Firman (Notorious Biggles) 1m18.256s (+0.060s)
6th Button (Der Nazi) 1m18.285s (+0.089s)
7th Webber (Shelljed) 1m18.286s (+0.090s)
8th Fisichella (Badgerman) 1m18.292s (+0.096s)
9th Montoya (Afrojoe) 1m18.315s (+0.119s)
10th Verstappen (Jae) 1m18.337s (+0.141s)
11th Alonso (Jules) 1m18.339s (+0.143s)
12th De La Rosa (Virtuoso) 1m18.347s (+0.151s)
13th Raikkonen (Ineedsleep) 1m18.352s (+0.156s)
14th M Schumacher (Vampyr) 1m18.354s (+0.158s)
15th Pizzonia (Icarus) 1m18.356s (+0.160s)
16th Sato (Poopots) 1m18.361s (+0.165s)
17th Panis (Foreman) 1m18.373s (+0.177s)
18th Pantano (Chris) 1m18.377s (+0.181s)
19th R Schumacher (N/A) 1m18.396s (+0.200s)
20th Heidfeld (Shadow) 1m18.417s (+0.221s)
21st Karthikeyan (Ortega) 1m18.471s (+0.275s)
22nd Villeneuve (Mike Swade) 1m18.491s (+0.295s)
Before the race even began, we knew that the grid wasn't going to mean a great deal, as the heavens opened and rain came down. Everyone will have to concentrate hard for the 65 laps of one of the most technically demanding tracks on the calendar.
Salo got the jump on Barrichello off the grid and took an early lead. Karthikeyan spun on the first lap, as did Button from a promising 3rd place, which released Klien. Firman ran off the track on lap 4. Klien found a way past a slow Barrichello and attacked Salo to take the lead on lap 6. Verstappen was the first retirement on lap 6 when his right front suspension broke.
Klien couldn't pull away from Salo, resulting in Salo retaking the lead on lap 7. Klien wasn't giving up and battled back to take the lead back on lap 8. Montoya was pushed off the track by Pantano on lap 9, while Pantano was trying to pass.
Panis and Sato were fighting hard and Panis looked like he was alongside when Sato pulled across and both ended up spinning on lap 11. Fisichella made a mistake, also on lap 11, by running off the track.
Klien was not as quick as he was at the early stages and Salo's consistent pace dragged Klien back to him and Salo took the lead on lap 13. The leader of the World Championship, Pizzonia, then made an error and went off on lap 17.
Barrichello looked a little quicker now and Klien started to drop back, losing places to Barrichello and Webber. Barrichello was a bit too early with his pit stop and dropped back to Button in the midfield. Barrichello and Button now scrapping for position, they collide and spin on lap 21. Barrichello then made any chance of recovery even more difficult by spinning on the next lap.
The chase was on again for the lead as Salo had a slender lead, ahead of Webber and Klien. The pressure was beginning to tell on Salo and he ran off the track on lap 28, handing the lead to Webber and letting Klien through for 2nd. Salo's pace was impressive in his recovery and retook the lead on lap 30.
Villeneuve, a two time winner in Spain, was having a difficult time and he spun on lap 30. Ralf Schumacher went off on lap 31 and Raikkonen spun trying to take Pantano on lap 35. Pantano went on to spin on lap 37. Sato spun on lap 43.
It was then a bitter blow for Salo and MG F1 as a left front puncture forced him to retire on lap 44 from a commanding 10 second lead. This handed the lead to Klien. Michael Schumacher spun on lap 46 and dropped out of the points. Klien then showed some inexperience by pushing too hard in the closing staes and running off the track on lap 58, giving the lead to Webber.
Pizzonia was coming through all this and actually found himself in 4th place and the possibility of extending his lead in the Championship. However, his car conspired against him and his engine developed problems which resulted in retirement on lap 61.
Webber was being hunted down but managed to fend off his pursuers and win the Spanish Grand Prix, his 3rd career win, his first win since 2002 and it ends B.A.R's 3 year domination in Spain. Baumgartner looked fast in the closing stages and benefitted from Klien's error to take 2nd and the World Champion now looks dangerous again. Klien may have made a costly error but he gets his first podium finish with 3rd place.
Montoya cuts the gap to Pizzonia with 4th place. Firman was under big pressure in the closing stages but came through to take 5th, closely followed by De La Rosa in 6th and Heidfeld in 7th. Karthikeyan scores his first ever point with 8th.
Full Race Results:
1st Webber (Shelljed) 1h44m23.893s (Up 6)
2nd Baumgartner (Grandprix) +1.631s (Up 2)
3rd Klien (Figo) +6.306s (No Change)
4th Montoya (Afrojoe) +25.688s (Up 5)
5th Firman (Notorious Biggles) +31.261s (No Change)
6th De La Rosa (Virtuoso) +31.347s (Up 6)
7th Heidfeld (Shadow) +31.649s (Up 13)
8th Karthikeyan (Ortega) +36.165s (Up 13)
9th Barrichello (Lipe) +38.066s (Down 8)
10th Panis (Foreman) +40.466s (Up 7)
11th Alonso (Jules) +45.771s (No Change)
12th Villeneuve (Mike Swade) +46.566s (Up 10)
13th Fisichella (Badgerman) +50.785s (Down 5)
14th Button (Der Nazi) +59.866s (Down 8)
15th Sato (Poopots) +1m00.431s (Up 1)
16th Raikkonen (Ineedsleep) +1m06.170s (Down 3)
17th R Schumacher (N/A) +1m07.780s (Up 2)
18th M Schumacher (Vampyr) +1m24.278s (Down 4)
19th Pantano (Chris) +1m31.629s (Down 1)
20th Pizzonia (Icarus) -5laps (Down 5)
DNF
Salo (Biggie Little) Puncture
Verstappen (Jae) Suspension
Drivers Championship
1st Pizzonia 30pts
2nd Montoya 23pts
3rd Fisichella 17pts
4th Barrichello 14pts
5= Webber 13pts
5= Baumgartner 13pts
7= R Schumacher 11pts
7= Pantano 11pts
7= Villeneuve 11pts
7= Klien 11pts
11th Verstappen 9pts
12th Sato 8pts
13= De La Rosa 7pts
13= Firman 7pts
15th Raikkonen 6pts
16th Heidfeld 2pts
17= Button 1pt
17= Karthikeyan 1pt
Constructors Championship
1st Renault 44pts
2nd Williams 31pts
3rd Jordan 24pts
4th Minardi 22pts
5th Red Bull 14pts
6th Sauber 13pts
7th B.A.R 12pts
8= Ferrari 11pts
8= Toyota 11pts
10th MG F1 7pts
11th McLaren 6pts
Fastest Lap: Button - 1m30.599s
PREDICTION WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
8 predictors this week, so no points for the tie breaker again. Here are the results:
1st Shelljed 10pts (19pts - +0.544s) Enter 2 sets of predictions - took the first set
2nd Shadow 8pts (13pts - +0.327s)
3rd Icarus 6pts (13pts - +0.456s)
4th Jae 5pts (10pts - +0.407s)
5th Ineedsleep 4pts (9pts - +0.275s)
6th Jules 3pts (7pts - +0.392s)
7th Chris 2pts (5pts - +1.586s) Entered Barrichello twice in the Race top 8
8th Badgerman 1pt (4pts - +0.128s) Enter Barrichello twice in the Race top 8
The table looks like this after Round 5:
1st Chris 31pts (2 wins)
2nd Shadow 28pts (1 win)
3rd Shelljed 27pts (1 win)
4th Icarus 21pts
5th Badgerman 20pts
6th Jae 19pts (1 win)
7th Ineedsleep 17pts
8= Foreman 12pts
8= Jules 12pts
10th Biggie Little 8pts
Round 5 completed and the chase is really on as the pack begins to claw back the early leaders advantages. Pizzonia's lead is down to 7 from 12, Renault's 18 point lead is now 13 and Chris' 9 point lead has been demolished to just 3.
Round 6 is in Austria. Remember to look here for the current driver lineup and driver records: [URL]http://www.freewebs.com/gpsr/srf1.htm[/URL]
PREDICTION DEADLINE: 8th MAY
Who will qualify in pole position? (10 points)
Which team will qualify in pole position? (5 points)
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
Which team will be last on the grid? (5 points)
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for driver being in correct place)
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
Who will make up the most positions in the race? (8 points)
Which team will score the most points in the race? (5 points)
Who will win the race? (12 points)
Who will be the first retirement? (10 points)
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for driver being in correct place)
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
TIE BREAKER: What will the fastest race lap be? (The lap record is currently 1m10.438s)
Thanks for reading.
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Qualifying Headline: Barrichello does the biz
Race Headline: The chase is on, Red Bull energized by Webber win
It was hot and sunny for qualifying as Barrichello continues Renault's seemingly relentless grip of the business end of the grid by taking his 4th career pole position, ahead of Salo and rookie Klien.
World Champion Baumgartner is quickly becoming dangerous again after scoring points in San Marino and starts 4th here in Spain. Firman, a former World Champion, is 5th with his teammate, Fisichella, in 8th. Button has qualified in the top 8 in every race so far and he'll start 6th, just ahead of Webber in 7th.
Full Qualifying Results:
1st Barrichello (Lipe) 1m18.196s - Lap Record
2nd Salo (Biggie Little) 1m18.226s (+0.030s)
3rd Klien (Figo) 1m18.244s (+0.048s)
4th Baumgartner (Grandprix) 1m18.254s (+0.058s)
5th Firman (Notorious Biggles) 1m18.256s (+0.060s)
6th Button (Der Nazi) 1m18.285s (+0.089s)
7th Webber (Shelljed) 1m18.286s (+0.090s)
8th Fisichella (Badgerman) 1m18.292s (+0.096s)
9th Montoya (Afrojoe) 1m18.315s (+0.119s)
10th Verstappen (Jae) 1m18.337s (+0.141s)
11th Alonso (Jules) 1m18.339s (+0.143s)
12th De La Rosa (Virtuoso) 1m18.347s (+0.151s)
13th Raikkonen (Ineedsleep) 1m18.352s (+0.156s)
14th M Schumacher (Vampyr) 1m18.354s (+0.158s)
15th Pizzonia (Icarus) 1m18.356s (+0.160s)
16th Sato (Poopots) 1m18.361s (+0.165s)
17th Panis (Foreman) 1m18.373s (+0.177s)
18th Pantano (Chris) 1m18.377s (+0.181s)
19th R Schumacher (N/A) 1m18.396s (+0.200s)
20th Heidfeld (Shadow) 1m18.417s (+0.221s)
21st Karthikeyan (Ortega) 1m18.471s (+0.275s)
22nd Villeneuve (Mike Swade) 1m18.491s (+0.295s)
Before the race even began, we knew that the grid wasn't going to mean a great deal, as the heavens opened and rain came down. Everyone will have to concentrate hard for the 65 laps of one of the most technically demanding tracks on the calendar.
Salo got the jump on Barrichello off the grid and took an early lead. Karthikeyan spun on the first lap, as did Button from a promising 3rd place, which released Klien. Firman ran off the track on lap 4. Klien found a way past a slow Barrichello and attacked Salo to take the lead on lap 6. Verstappen was the first retirement on lap 6 when his right front suspension broke.
Klien couldn't pull away from Salo, resulting in Salo retaking the lead on lap 7. Klien wasn't giving up and battled back to take the lead back on lap 8. Montoya was pushed off the track by Pantano on lap 9, while Pantano was trying to pass.
Panis and Sato were fighting hard and Panis looked like he was alongside when Sato pulled across and both ended up spinning on lap 11. Fisichella made a mistake, also on lap 11, by running off the track.
Klien was not as quick as he was at the early stages and Salo's consistent pace dragged Klien back to him and Salo took the lead on lap 13. The leader of the World Championship, Pizzonia, then made an error and went off on lap 17.
Barrichello looked a little quicker now and Klien started to drop back, losing places to Barrichello and Webber. Barrichello was a bit too early with his pit stop and dropped back to Button in the midfield. Barrichello and Button now scrapping for position, they collide and spin on lap 21. Barrichello then made any chance of recovery even more difficult by spinning on the next lap.
The chase was on again for the lead as Salo had a slender lead, ahead of Webber and Klien. The pressure was beginning to tell on Salo and he ran off the track on lap 28, handing the lead to Webber and letting Klien through for 2nd. Salo's pace was impressive in his recovery and retook the lead on lap 30.
Villeneuve, a two time winner in Spain, was having a difficult time and he spun on lap 30. Ralf Schumacher went off on lap 31 and Raikkonen spun trying to take Pantano on lap 35. Pantano went on to spin on lap 37. Sato spun on lap 43.
It was then a bitter blow for Salo and MG F1 as a left front puncture forced him to retire on lap 44 from a commanding 10 second lead. This handed the lead to Klien. Michael Schumacher spun on lap 46 and dropped out of the points. Klien then showed some inexperience by pushing too hard in the closing staes and running off the track on lap 58, giving the lead to Webber.
Pizzonia was coming through all this and actually found himself in 4th place and the possibility of extending his lead in the Championship. However, his car conspired against him and his engine developed problems which resulted in retirement on lap 61.
Webber was being hunted down but managed to fend off his pursuers and win the Spanish Grand Prix, his 3rd career win, his first win since 2002 and it ends B.A.R's 3 year domination in Spain. Baumgartner looked fast in the closing stages and benefitted from Klien's error to take 2nd and the World Champion now looks dangerous again. Klien may have made a costly error but he gets his first podium finish with 3rd place.
Montoya cuts the gap to Pizzonia with 4th place. Firman was under big pressure in the closing stages but came through to take 5th, closely followed by De La Rosa in 6th and Heidfeld in 7th. Karthikeyan scores his first ever point with 8th.
Full Race Results:
1st Webber (Shelljed) 1h44m23.893s (Up 6)
2nd Baumgartner (Grandprix) +1.631s (Up 2)
3rd Klien (Figo) +6.306s (No Change)
4th Montoya (Afrojoe) +25.688s (Up 5)
5th Firman (Notorious Biggles) +31.261s (No Change)
6th De La Rosa (Virtuoso) +31.347s (Up 6)
7th Heidfeld (Shadow) +31.649s (Up 13)
8th Karthikeyan (Ortega) +36.165s (Up 13)
9th Barrichello (Lipe) +38.066s (Down 8)
10th Panis (Foreman) +40.466s (Up 7)
11th Alonso (Jules) +45.771s (No Change)
12th Villeneuve (Mike Swade) +46.566s (Up 10)
13th Fisichella (Badgerman) +50.785s (Down 5)
14th Button (Der Nazi) +59.866s (Down 8)
15th Sato (Poopots) +1m00.431s (Up 1)
16th Raikkonen (Ineedsleep) +1m06.170s (Down 3)
17th R Schumacher (N/A) +1m07.780s (Up 2)
18th M Schumacher (Vampyr) +1m24.278s (Down 4)
19th Pantano (Chris) +1m31.629s (Down 1)
20th Pizzonia (Icarus) -5laps (Down 5)
DNF
Salo (Biggie Little) Puncture
Verstappen (Jae) Suspension
Drivers Championship
1st Pizzonia 30pts
2nd Montoya 23pts
3rd Fisichella 17pts
4th Barrichello 14pts
5= Webber 13pts
5= Baumgartner 13pts
7= R Schumacher 11pts
7= Pantano 11pts
7= Villeneuve 11pts
7= Klien 11pts
11th Verstappen 9pts
12th Sato 8pts
13= De La Rosa 7pts
13= Firman 7pts
15th Raikkonen 6pts
16th Heidfeld 2pts
17= Button 1pt
17= Karthikeyan 1pt
Constructors Championship
1st Renault 44pts
2nd Williams 31pts
3rd Jordan 24pts
4th Minardi 22pts
5th Red Bull 14pts
6th Sauber 13pts
7th B.A.R 12pts
8= Ferrari 11pts
8= Toyota 11pts
10th MG F1 7pts
11th McLaren 6pts
Fastest Lap: Button - 1m30.599s
PREDICTION WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
8 predictors this week, so no points for the tie breaker again. Here are the results:
1st Shelljed 10pts (19pts - +0.544s) Enter 2 sets of predictions - took the first set
2nd Shadow 8pts (13pts - +0.327s)
3rd Icarus 6pts (13pts - +0.456s)
4th Jae 5pts (10pts - +0.407s)
5th Ineedsleep 4pts (9pts - +0.275s)
6th Jules 3pts (7pts - +0.392s)
7th Chris 2pts (5pts - +1.586s) Entered Barrichello twice in the Race top 8
8th Badgerman 1pt (4pts - +0.128s) Enter Barrichello twice in the Race top 8
The table looks like this after Round 5:
1st Chris 31pts (2 wins)
2nd Shadow 28pts (1 win)
3rd Shelljed 27pts (1 win)
4th Icarus 21pts
5th Badgerman 20pts
6th Jae 19pts (1 win)
7th Ineedsleep 17pts
8= Foreman 12pts
8= Jules 12pts
10th Biggie Little 8pts
Round 5 completed and the chase is really on as the pack begins to claw back the early leaders advantages. Pizzonia's lead is down to 7 from 12, Renault's 18 point lead is now 13 and Chris' 9 point lead has been demolished to just 3.
Round 6 is in Austria. Remember to look here for the current driver lineup and driver records: [URL]http://www.freewebs.com/gpsr/srf1.htm[/URL]
PREDICTION DEADLINE: 8th MAY
Who will qualify in pole position? (10 points)
Which team will qualify in pole position? (5 points)
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
Which team will be last on the grid? (5 points)
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for driver being in correct place)
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
Who will make up the most positions in the race? (8 points)
Which team will score the most points in the race? (5 points)
Who will win the race? (12 points)
Who will be the first retirement? (10 points)
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for driver being in correct place)
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
TIE BREAKER: What will the fastest race lap be? (The lap record is currently 1m10.438s)
Thanks for reading.
Race Headline: The chase is on, Red Bull energized by Webber win
It was hot and sunny for qualifying as Barrichello continues Renault's seemingly relentless grip of the business end of the grid by taking his 4th career pole position, ahead of Salo and rookie Klien.
World Champion Baumgartner is quickly becoming dangerous again after scoring points in San Marino and starts 4th here in Spain. Firman, a former World Champion, is 5th with his teammate, Fisichella, in 8th. Button has qualified in the top 8 in every race so far and he'll start 6th, just ahead of Webber in 7th.
Full Qualifying Results:
1st Barrichello (Lipe) 1m18.196s - Lap Record
2nd Salo (Biggie Little) 1m18.226s (+0.030s)
3rd Klien (Figo) 1m18.244s (+0.048s)
4th Baumgartner (Grandprix) 1m18.254s (+0.058s)
5th Firman (Notorious Biggles) 1m18.256s (+0.060s)
6th Button (Der Nazi) 1m18.285s (+0.089s)
7th Webber (Shelljed) 1m18.286s (+0.090s)
8th Fisichella (Badgerman) 1m18.292s (+0.096s)
9th Montoya (Afrojoe) 1m18.315s (+0.119s)
10th Verstappen (Jae) 1m18.337s (+0.141s)
11th Alonso (Jules) 1m18.339s (+0.143s)
12th De La Rosa (Virtuoso) 1m18.347s (+0.151s)
13th Raikkonen (Ineedsleep) 1m18.352s (+0.156s)
14th M Schumacher (Vampyr) 1m18.354s (+0.158s)
15th Pizzonia (Icarus) 1m18.356s (+0.160s)
16th Sato (Poopots) 1m18.361s (+0.165s)
17th Panis (Foreman) 1m18.373s (+0.177s)
18th Pantano (Chris) 1m18.377s (+0.181s)
19th R Schumacher (N/A) 1m18.396s (+0.200s)
20th Heidfeld (Shadow) 1m18.417s (+0.221s)
21st Karthikeyan (Ortega) 1m18.471s (+0.275s)
22nd Villeneuve (Mike Swade) 1m18.491s (+0.295s)
Before the race even began, we knew that the grid wasn't going to mean a great deal, as the heavens opened and rain came down. Everyone will have to concentrate hard for the 65 laps of one of the most technically demanding tracks on the calendar.
Salo got the jump on Barrichello off the grid and took an early lead. Karthikeyan spun on the first lap, as did Button from a promising 3rd place, which released Klien. Firman ran off the track on lap 4. Klien found a way past a slow Barrichello and attacked Salo to take the lead on lap 6. Verstappen was the first retirement on lap 6 when his right front suspension broke.
Klien couldn't pull away from Salo, resulting in Salo retaking the lead on lap 7. Klien wasn't giving up and battled back to take the lead back on lap 8. Montoya was pushed off the track by Pantano on lap 9, while Pantano was trying to pass.
Panis and Sato were fighting hard and Panis looked like he was alongside when Sato pulled across and both ended up spinning on lap 11. Fisichella made a mistake, also on lap 11, by running off the track.
Klien was not as quick as he was at the early stages and Salo's consistent pace dragged Klien back to him and Salo took the lead on lap 13. The leader of the World Championship, Pizzonia, then made an error and went off on lap 17.
Barrichello looked a little quicker now and Klien started to drop back, losing places to Barrichello and Webber. Barrichello was a bit too early with his pit stop and dropped back to Button in the midfield. Barrichello and Button now scrapping for position, they collide and spin on lap 21. Barrichello then made any chance of recovery even more difficult by spinning on the next lap.
The chase was on again for the lead as Salo had a slender lead, ahead of Webber and Klien. The pressure was beginning to tell on Salo and he ran off the track on lap 28, handing the lead to Webber and letting Klien through for 2nd. Salo's pace was impressive in his recovery and retook the lead on lap 30.
Villeneuve, a two time winner in Spain, was having a difficult time and he spun on lap 30. Ralf Schumacher went off on lap 31 and Raikkonen spun trying to take Pantano on lap 35. Pantano went on to spin on lap 37. Sato spun on lap 43.
It was then a bitter blow for Salo and MG F1 as a left front puncture forced him to retire on lap 44 from a commanding 10 second lead. This handed the lead to Klien. Michael Schumacher spun on lap 46 and dropped out of the points. Klien then showed some inexperience by pushing too hard in the closing staes and running off the track on lap 58, giving the lead to Webber.
Pizzonia was coming through all this and actually found himself in 4th place and the possibility of extending his lead in the Championship. However, his car conspired against him and his engine developed problems which resulted in retirement on lap 61.
Webber was being hunted down but managed to fend off his pursuers and win the Spanish Grand Prix, his 3rd career win, his first win since 2002 and it ends B.A.R's 3 year domination in Spain. Baumgartner looked fast in the closing stages and benefitted from Klien's error to take 2nd and the World Champion now looks dangerous again. Klien may have made a costly error but he gets his first podium finish with 3rd place.
Montoya cuts the gap to Pizzonia with 4th place. Firman was under big pressure in the closing stages but came through to take 5th, closely followed by De La Rosa in 6th and Heidfeld in 7th. Karthikeyan scores his first ever point with 8th.
Full Race Results:
1st Webber (Shelljed) 1h44m23.893s (Up 6)
2nd Baumgartner (Grandprix) +1.631s (Up 2)
3rd Klien (Figo) +6.306s (No Change)
4th Montoya (Afrojoe) +25.688s (Up 5)
5th Firman (Notorious Biggles) +31.261s (No Change)
6th De La Rosa (Virtuoso) +31.347s (Up 6)
7th Heidfeld (Shadow) +31.649s (Up 13)
8th Karthikeyan (Ortega) +36.165s (Up 13)
9th Barrichello (Lipe) +38.066s (Down 8)
10th Panis (Foreman) +40.466s (Up 7)
11th Alonso (Jules) +45.771s (No Change)
12th Villeneuve (Mike Swade) +46.566s (Up 10)
13th Fisichella (Badgerman) +50.785s (Down 5)
14th Button (Der Nazi) +59.866s (Down 8)
15th Sato (Poopots) +1m00.431s (Up 1)
16th Raikkonen (Ineedsleep) +1m06.170s (Down 3)
17th R Schumacher (N/A) +1m07.780s (Up 2)
18th M Schumacher (Vampyr) +1m24.278s (Down 4)
19th Pantano (Chris) +1m31.629s (Down 1)
20th Pizzonia (Icarus) -5laps (Down 5)
DNF
Salo (Biggie Little) Puncture
Verstappen (Jae) Suspension
Drivers Championship
1st Pizzonia 30pts
2nd Montoya 23pts
3rd Fisichella 17pts
4th Barrichello 14pts
5= Webber 13pts
5= Baumgartner 13pts
7= R Schumacher 11pts
7= Pantano 11pts
7= Villeneuve 11pts
7= Klien 11pts
11th Verstappen 9pts
12th Sato 8pts
13= De La Rosa 7pts
13= Firman 7pts
15th Raikkonen 6pts
16th Heidfeld 2pts
17= Button 1pt
17= Karthikeyan 1pt
Constructors Championship
1st Renault 44pts
2nd Williams 31pts
3rd Jordan 24pts
4th Minardi 22pts
5th Red Bull 14pts
6th Sauber 13pts
7th B.A.R 12pts
8= Ferrari 11pts
8= Toyota 11pts
10th MG F1 7pts
11th McLaren 6pts
Fastest Lap: Button - 1m30.599s
PREDICTION WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
8 predictors this week, so no points for the tie breaker again. Here are the results:
1st Shelljed 10pts (19pts - +0.544s) Enter 2 sets of predictions - took the first set
2nd Shadow 8pts (13pts - +0.327s)
3rd Icarus 6pts (13pts - +0.456s)
4th Jae 5pts (10pts - +0.407s)
5th Ineedsleep 4pts (9pts - +0.275s)
6th Jules 3pts (7pts - +0.392s)
7th Chris 2pts (5pts - +1.586s) Entered Barrichello twice in the Race top 8
8th Badgerman 1pt (4pts - +0.128s) Enter Barrichello twice in the Race top 8
The table looks like this after Round 5:
1st Chris 31pts (2 wins)
2nd Shadow 28pts (1 win)
3rd Shelljed 27pts (1 win)
4th Icarus 21pts
5th Badgerman 20pts
6th Jae 19pts (1 win)
7th Ineedsleep 17pts
8= Foreman 12pts
8= Jules 12pts
10th Biggie Little 8pts
Round 5 completed and the chase is really on as the pack begins to claw back the early leaders advantages. Pizzonia's lead is down to 7 from 12, Renault's 18 point lead is now 13 and Chris' 9 point lead has been demolished to just 3.
Round 6 is in Austria. Remember to look here for the current driver lineup and driver records: [URL]http://www.freewebs.com/gpsr/srf1.htm[/URL]
PREDICTION DEADLINE: 8th MAY
Who will qualify in pole position? (10 points)
Which team will qualify in pole position? (5 points)
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
Which team will be last on the grid? (5 points)
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for driver being in correct place)
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
Who will make up the most positions in the race? (8 points)
Which team will score the most points in the race? (5 points)
Who will win the race? (12 points)
Who will be the first retirement? (10 points)
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for driver being in correct place)
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
TIE BREAKER: What will the fastest race lap be? (The lap record is currently 1m10.438s)
Thanks for reading.
Bah! Rubbish in the race and rubbish this year at predicting :(
Finally some points in the race and another good result in the predictions :)
Oh wow go me what a result! most had a better race than of the past now must remember only to do one set of predictions this time, what am I like! its Old age so dont laugh it will catch up with you all. Now can a get the double up? can I win again? Ok here goes and dont let me do it twice.
PREDICTION DEADLINE: 8th MAY
Who will qualify in pole position? (10 points)Webber (on a roll)
Which team will qualify in pole position? (5 points)Red Bull
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)Panis
Which team will be last on the grid? (5 points)Toyota
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for driver being in correct place)
1st Webber
2nd Pizzonia
3rd Raikkonen
4th Barrichello
5th M Schumaker
6th Montoya
7th Alonso
8th Button
Who will make up the most positions in the race? (8 points)Button
Which team will score the most points in the race? (5 points)Red Bull
Who will win the race? (12 points)Webber
Who will be the first retirement? (10 points)Verstappen
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for driver being in correct place)
1st Webber
2nd Pizzonia
3rd Raikkonen
4th Barrichello
5th M Schumaker
6th Montoya
7th Alonso
8th Button
TIE BREAKER: What will the fastest race lap be? (The lap record is currently 1m10.438s)1m8.863s
PREDICTION DEADLINE: 8th MAY
Who will qualify in pole position? (10 points)Webber (on a roll)
Which team will qualify in pole position? (5 points)Red Bull
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)Panis
Which team will be last on the grid? (5 points)Toyota
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for driver being in correct place)
1st Webber
2nd Pizzonia
3rd Raikkonen
4th Barrichello
5th M Schumaker
6th Montoya
7th Alonso
8th Button
Who will make up the most positions in the race? (8 points)Button
Which team will score the most points in the race? (5 points)Red Bull
Who will win the race? (12 points)Webber
Who will be the first retirement? (10 points)Verstappen
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for driver being in correct place)
1st Webber
2nd Pizzonia
3rd Raikkonen
4th Barrichello
5th M Schumaker
6th Montoya
7th Alonso
8th Button
TIE BREAKER: What will the fastest race lap be? (The lap record is currently 1m10.438s)1m8.863s
Who will qualify in pole position? (10 points)
Alonso
Which team will qualify in pole position? (5 points)
Sauber
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
Heidfeld
Which team will be last on the grid? (5 points)
BAR
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st Baumgartner
2nd Webber
3rd Pantano
4th Pizzonia
5th Button
6th De la Rosa
7th Karthikeyan
8th Alonso
Who will make up the most positions in the race? (8 points)
Heidfeld
Which team will score the most points in the race? (5 points)
Ferrari
Who will win the race? (12 points)
Montoya
Who will be the first retirement? (10 points)
Raikkonen
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st Barrichello
2nd Heidfeld
3rd Raikkonen
4th Pantano
5th Pizzonia
6th Button
7th Villenueve
8th De la Rosa
TIE BREAKER: TIE BREAKER: What will the fastest qualifying lap be?
(The lap record is currently 1m10.438s)1m9.175
Alonso
Which team will qualify in pole position? (5 points)
Sauber
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
Heidfeld
Which team will be last on the grid? (5 points)
BAR
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st Baumgartner
2nd Webber
3rd Pantano
4th Pizzonia
5th Button
6th De la Rosa
7th Karthikeyan
8th Alonso
Who will make up the most positions in the race? (8 points)
Heidfeld
Which team will score the most points in the race? (5 points)
Ferrari
Who will win the race? (12 points)
Montoya
Who will be the first retirement? (10 points)
Raikkonen
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st Barrichello
2nd Heidfeld
3rd Raikkonen
4th Pantano
5th Pizzonia
6th Button
7th Villenueve
8th De la Rosa
TIE BREAKER: TIE BREAKER: What will the fastest qualifying lap be?
(The lap record is currently 1m10.438s)1m9.175
Damn, poor race again. And poor qualifying too. Only ahead by 3 now. :( And how did I manage to put Barichello twice?
I'll have my predictions up some time - dunno when.
I'll have my predictions up some time - dunno when.
Bah started 1st and finished 9th? Stupid Button...
Only a few days to go to get your predictions in.
Chris (1st): Pantano (7th)
Who will qualify in pole position? (10 points)
Montayo
Which team will qualify in pole position? (5 points)
Williams
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
Karthikeyan
Which team will be last on the grid? (5 points)
Red Bully Racing
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for driver being in correct place)
1st Montayo
2nd Barrichello
3rd Button
4th Raikkonen
5th Fisichella
6th Sato
7th M Schumacher
8th Pantano
Who will make up the most positions in the race? (8 points)
R Schumacher
Which team will score the most points in the race? (5 points)
Williams
Who will win the race? (12 points)
Montayo
Who will be the first retirement? (10 points)
Fisichella
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for driver being in correct place)
1st Montayo
2nd Button
3rd Barichello
4th Raikkonen
5th Sato
6th Pantano
7th R Schumacher
8th M Schumacher
TIE BREAKER: What will the fastest race lap be? (The lap record is currently 1m10.438s)
1m10.384s
Who will qualify in pole position? (10 points)
Montayo
Which team will qualify in pole position? (5 points)
Williams
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
Karthikeyan
Which team will be last on the grid? (5 points)
Red Bully Racing
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for driver being in correct place)
1st Montayo
2nd Barrichello
3rd Button
4th Raikkonen
5th Fisichella
6th Sato
7th M Schumacher
8th Pantano
Who will make up the most positions in the race? (8 points)
R Schumacher
Which team will score the most points in the race? (5 points)
Williams
Who will win the race? (12 points)
Montayo
Who will be the first retirement? (10 points)
Fisichella
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for driver being in correct place)
1st Montayo
2nd Button
3rd Barichello
4th Raikkonen
5th Sato
6th Pantano
7th R Schumacher
8th M Schumacher
TIE BREAKER: What will the fastest race lap be? (The lap record is currently 1m10.438s)
1m10.384s
Good to see Montoya kicking cheeks in this thing.
The two seasons I followed it regularly and he was crap. This time I've forgotten for the past few events and he starts doing amazing. Meh.
Good stuff.
The two seasons I followed it regularly and he was crap. This time I've forgotten for the past few events and he starts doing amazing. Meh.
Good stuff.
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