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Race: De La Rosa completes a perfect weekend, just
Pedro De La Rosa took pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix, which is a record 7th career pole position in 65 attempts, his 2nd in a row at the Hungarian Grand Prix and is currently the only driver to have made his way round the Hungary track in under 1 minute 14.
It was a major surprise in 2nd place as Karthikeyan put his Red Bull on the front row, ahead of Fisichella's Jordan. Fisichella will be delighted to see Pizzonia and Montoya near the back of the grid in 17th and 18th but less pleased to see Barrichello in 5th. 4th was Ralf Schumacher. 6th and 7th were the McLaren duo of Alonso and Raikkonen respectively and Firman in 8th means both Jordans have a chance to close the gap to Renault.
Full Qualifying Results:
1st De La Rosa (Virtuoso) 1m13.981s - LAP RECORD
2nd Karthikeyan (Ortega) 1m14.067s - (+0.086s)
3rd Fisichella (Badgerman) 1m14.075s - (+0.094s)
4th R Schumacher (Clazon) 1m14.075s - (+0.094s)
5th Barrichello (Lipe) 1m14.120s - (+0.139s)
6th Alonso (Jules) 1m14.129s - (+0.148s)
7th Raikkonen (Ineedsleep) 1m14.155s - (+0.174s)
8th Firman (Notorious Biggles) 1m14.162s - (+0.181s)
9th Salo (Biggie Little) 1m14.164s - (+0.183s)
10th Button (Der Nazi) 1m14.179s - (+0.198s)
11th Baumgartner (Grandprix) 1m14.184s - (+0.203s)
12th Pantano (Chris) 1m14.196s - (+0.215s)
13th Heidfeld (Shadow) 1m14.200s - (+0.219s)
14th Verstappen (Jae) 1m14.200s - (+0.219s)
15th Panis (Foreman) 1m14.223s - (+0.242s)
16th M Schumacher (Vampyr) 1m14.231s - (+0.250s)
17th Pizzonia (Icarus) 1m14.243s - (+0.262s)
18th Montoya (Afrojoe) 1m14.302s - (+0.321s)
19th Villeneuve (Mike Swade) 1m14.303s - (+0.322s)
20th Klien (Figo) 1m14.345s - (+0.364s)
21st Sato (Poopots) 1m14.376s - (+0.395s)
22nd Webber (Shelljed) 1m14.421s - (+0.440s)
A race full of incident began with everyone getting off the grid safely in perfect weather conditions, with De La Rosa holding off Karthikeyan round the first corner. It didn't take long for Karthikeyan to find a way round, as on lap 2 he took the lead. Pantano and Montoya made errors on lap 3 and Ralf Schumacher made an error while pressurising De La Rosa for 2nd and he slipped 2 places on lap 8.
The first retirement was a key moment in the title race, as Pizzonia's engine blew on lap 15. A big blow for Pizzonia and Renault. Renault's day got worse when Barrichello made an error, speared in Raikkonen and Barrichello needed a new front wing. Raikkonen fared much worse, as he was forced to retire with right front wheel damage on lap 16.
Barrichello then messed up again on lap 18, pretty much ending any hope of points and Renault were now open for challengers. Villeneuve crashed out on lap 29. Panis made a mistake and collided with Montoya, both retiring on lap 37, which must have delighted Pizzonia. There was now only one real challenger left who could make up ground, Fisichella.
Webber was the next driver to retire when his car developed transmission problems on lap 44. Michael Schumacher also retired on lap 44 when he smashed into a tyre barrier. Alonso made the same mistake as Schumacher on lap 47 when he crashed into the same barrier.
That left only 14 cars left in the race meaning over half would score points. Barrichello certainly wasn't going to do it, as a spin on lap 48 left him nowhere near anybody. A Ralf Schumacher off on lap 55 left him a bit to do down in 7th when at one point 2nd was possible. Renault's day then picked up a bit when Firman slipped out of the points with a spin on lap 57. Then he ended any hope of getting back in the points with errors on laps 64 and 68.
This left about 10 laps for drivers to make up critical places and score valuable points. Karthikeyan was in the lead by about 15 seconds ahead of De La Rosa and his teammate Salo, who was having a good race. Karthikeyan had the race under control for 75 of the 77 laps but the last one proved the most difficult to finish as his car stopped on the track after a water leak. It robbed him of his first career victory.
This pathed the way for De La Rosa to turn pole position into victory, the 4th in his career, and complete the perfect weekend. Salo followed his teammate home to complete a 1-2 for MG F1. Fisichella wasn't the fastest car out there but he will delighted to take 3rd place and come within striking distance of Pizzonia in the Championship. Heidfeld has a knack of finishing the season strongly and 4th place here proves it. The World Champion, Baumgartner, has forced his way into the title hunt with 4 more points for 5th in a bid to be the first to retain the World Championship. 6th gives Minardi a decent haul of 7 points thanks to Verstappen. Ralf Schumacher will be furious at some key errors that cost him a potential 2nd and has to settle for 2 points for 7th. Button sneaks into the last points place with 8th.
Full Race Results:
1st De La Rosa (Virtuoso) 1h38m40.680s - (No Change)
2nd Salo (Biggie Little) +7.038s - (Up 7)
3rd Fisichella (Badgerman) +7.376s - (No Change)
4th Heidfeld (Shadow) +11.408s - (Up 9)
5th Baumgartner (Grandprix) +14.931s - (Up 6)
6th Verstappen (Jae) +19.117s - (Up 8)
7th R Schumacher (Clazon) +19.373s - (Down 3)
8th Button (Der Nazi) +21.553s - (Up 2)
9th Klien (Figo) +22.023s - (Up 11)
10th Firman (Notorious Biggles) +22.772s - (Down 2)
11th Sato (Poopots) +30.627s - (Up 10)
12th Pantano (Chris) +35.651s - (No Change)
13th Barrichello (Lipe) +46.297s - (Down 7)
14th Karthikeyan (Ortega) -1lap - (Down 13)
DNF
Alonso (Jules) Crashed
M Schumacher (Vampyr) Crashed
Webber (Shelljed) Transmission
Panis (Foreman) Accident
Montoya (Afrojoe) Accident
Villeneuve (Mike Swade) Crashed
Raikkonen (Ineedsleep) Accident
Pizzonia (Icarus) Engine
Drivers Championship
1st Pizzonia 50pts
2nd Fisichella 44pts
3rd Barrichello 38pts - (Down 1)
4th Baumgartner 35pts - (Up 1)
5th Montoya 33pts - (Down 1)
6th Firman 28pts
7= Pantano 27pts
7= R Schumacher 27pts - (Up 2)
9= Alonso 26pts - (Down 1)
9= Salo 26pts - (Up 2)
11th De La Rosa 21pts - (Up 6)
12th Raikkonen 20pts - (Down 2)
13th Verstappen 18pts - (Up 2)
14th Panis 17pts - (Down 2)
15= Villeneuve 16pts - (Down 2)
15= Webber 16pts - (Down 2)
17th Klien 15pts - (Down 2)
18th Heidfeld 14pts - (Up 2)
19= Sato 10pts - (Down 1)
19= M Schumacher 10pts - (Down 1)
19= Button 10pts - (Up 1)
22nd Karthikeyan 6pts
Constructors Championship
1st Renault 88pts
2nd Jordan 72pts
3rd Minardi 53pts
4th MG F1 47pts - (Up 4)
5th McLaren 46pts - (Down 2)
6th Toyota 44pts
7th Williams 43pts - (Down 2)
8th B.A.R 37pts - (Down 1)
9th Sauber 29pts - (Up 1)
10th Ferrari 26pts - (Down 1)
11th Red Bull 22pts
Fastest Lap: De La Rosa - 1m14.703s
PREDICTION WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
6 predictors this week so 10 points for 1st, 6 for 2nd, 4 for 3rd, 3 for 4th, 2 for 5th, 1 for 6th and a bonus point for the closest to the tie breaker. Here are the results:
1st Jae 10pts + 1pt (16pts - +0.002s) - THE CLOSEST
2nd Chris 6pts (13pts - +0.339s)
3rd Shadow 4pts (12pts - +0.113s)
4th Badgerman 3pts (11pts - +0.423s)
5th Shelljed 2pts (10pts)
6th Ineedsleep 1pt (6pts - +0.463s)
The table after Round 13 now looks like this:
1st Chris 77pts (4 wins)
2nd Shadow 69pts (3 wins)
3rd Ineedsleep 64pts (2 wins)
4th Badgerman 51pts (1 win)
5th Jae 48pts (2 wins)
6th Shelljed 45pts (1 win)
7th Icarus 33pts
8th Biggie Little 14pts
9= Foreman 12pts
9= Jules 12pts
11= Notorious Biggles 5pts
11= Clazon 5pts
Round 13 has proved decisive in the potential outworking of the Drivers Championship. Fisichella's 3rd place puts him within 6 points of Pizzonia, the closest the gap has been since the first round. The Constructors Championship is edging closer with Jordan cutting Renault's lead from 22 points to 16 and the teams behind them bunching together. The Prediction Championship sees a big victory for Jae but Chris extends his lead from 6 points to 8.
Round 14 is at my favourite track, Belgium, and it's going to be even more crucial than any other race so far this season.
Here are the list of drivers and teams required for the predictions: [URL]http://www.freewebs.com/gpsr/srf1.htm[/URL]
PREDICTION DEADLINE: 31st JULY
PLEASE CHECK YOUR PREDICTIONS FOR ERRORS AS IT CAN LOSE YOU POINTS!
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
Which driver 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 be the combined fastest qualifying and race times? (Adding the lap records together - 1m46.399s + 1m46.999s = 3m33.398s)
Thanks for reading!
Montoya
Which team will qualify in pole position? (5 points)
Renault
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
Sato
Which team will be last on the grid? (5 points)
MG F1
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for driver being in correct place)
1st Alonso
2nd Firman
3rd Verstappen
4th Montoya
5th Button
6th Pizzonia
7th Fisichella
8th Barrichello
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)
McLaren
Who will win the race? (12 points)
Montoya
Who will be the first retirement? (10 points)
Webber
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for driver being in correct place)
1st Firman
2nd Montoya
3rd Pizzonia
4th Baumgartner
5th Raikkonen
6th Fisichella
7th Alonso
8th Barrichello
TIE BREAKER: 3m33.325s
Fisichella
Which team will qualify in pole position? (5 points)
Sauber
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
Karthikeyan
Which team will be last on the grid? (5 points)
Maclaren
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for
driver being in correct place)
1st Barrichello
2nd Montoya
3rd Heidfeld
4th Fisichella
5th Pizzonia
6th Button
7th Baumgartner
8th Panis
Which driver will make up the most positions in the race? (8 points)
Heidfeld
Which team will score the most points in the race? (5 points)
Williams
Who will win the race? (12 points)
De La Rosa
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 Raikkonen
2nd Heidfeld
3rd Fisichella
4th Pizzonia
5th Barrichello
6th Montoya
7th De La Rosa
8th Button
TIE BREAKER: What will be the combined fastest qualifying and race
times?
3m35.783s
Fisichella
Which team will qualify in pole position? (5 points)
Jordan
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
M. Schumacher
Which team will be last on the grid? (5 points)
Red Bull Racing
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for driver being in correct place)
1st Fisichella
2nd Montoya
3rd Firman
4th Pizzonia
5th R. Schumacher
6th Villeneuve
7th Baumgartner
8th Alonso
Which driver will make up the most positions in the race? (8 points)
Button
Which team will score the most points in the race? (5 points)
Jordan
Who will win the race? (12 points)
Montoya
Who will be the first retirement? (10 points)
M. Schumacher
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for driver being in correct place)
1st Montoya
2nd Fisichella
3rd Firman
4th Pizzonia
5th Villeneuve
6th Alonso
7th Baumgartner
8th Raikkonnen
TIE BREAKER: What will be the combined fastest qualifying and race times?
3m35.121s
These are Shelljed's predictions until further notice
Who will qualify in pole position? Karthikeyan (10 points)
Which team will qualify in pole position? Red Bull (5 points)
Who will be last on the grid? Klien (10 points)
Which team will be last on the grid? Red Bull (5 points)
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for driver being in correct place)
1st Karthikeyan
2nd M Schumacher
3rd Barrichello
4th Raikkonen
5th Salo
6th Panis
7th Montoya
8th R Schumacher
Who will make up the most positions in the race? Karthikeyan (8 points)
Which team will score the most points in the race? Ferrari (5 points)
Who will win the race? Webber (12 points)
Who will be the first retirement? Heidfeld (10 points)
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for driver being in correct place)
1st Webber
2nd Alonso
3rd Raikkonen
4th Pizzonia
5th M Schumacher
6th Barrichello
7th Panis
8th R Schumacher
Yep, I shall enjoy my holiday, don't forget to do my tie-breaker for me as well, thanks a load.
Enjoy your holiday.
:D
Ta.
Who will qualify in pole position? (10 points)
Fisichella
Which team will qualify in pole position? (5 points)
Jordan
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
Karthikeyan
Which team will be last on the grid? (5 points)
Red Bull (The M Schumacher team? What was I thinking? Well it is late)
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for driver being in correct place)
1st Fisichella
2nd Firman
3rd Salo
4th Alonso
5th Pantano
6th Baumgartner
7th Pizzonia
8th De La Rosa
Which driver will make up the most positions in the race? (8 points)
Baumgartner
Which team will score the most points in the race? (5 points)
Jordan
Who will win the race? (12 points)
Fisichella
Who will be the first retirement? (10 points)
Barrichello
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for driver being in correct place)
1st Fisichella
2nd Fiaman
3rd Raikonnen
4th R Schumacher
5th Pantano
6th Button
7th Heidfeld
8th Webber
TIE BREAKER: What will be the combined fastest qualifying and race times? (Adding the lap records together - 1m46.399s + 1m46.999s = 3m33.398s)
3m33.189s
Barichello
Which team will qualify in pole position? (5 points)
Renault
Who will be last on the grid? (10 points)
Webber
Which team will be last on the grid? (5 points)
Red Bull Racing
The top 8 qualifiers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for driver being in correct place)
1st Barichello
2nd Pizzonia
3rd Baumgartner
4th Pantano
5th Sato
6th Alonso
7th Raikkonen
8th Fisichella
Which driver will make up the most positions in the race? (8 points)
Fisichella
Which team will score the most points in the race? (5 points)
Renault
Who will win the race? (12 points)
Barichello
Who will be the first retirement? (10 points)
Kerthikeyan
The top 8 finishers (1 point for driver being in top 8, 3 points for driver being in correct place)
1st Barichello
2nd Pizzonia
3rd Baumgartner
4th Fisichella
5th Pantano
6th Alonso
7th Sato
8th Raikkonen
TIE BREAKER: What will be the combined fastest qualifying and race times? (Adding the lap records together - 1m46.399s + 1m46.999s = 3m33.398s)
1m46.012s + 1m47.342s = 3m33.359s