MadScientist
06-25-2005, 02:14 PM
My God What the Hell was that??!??!!
Notes: All seven Michelin teams withdrew after the formation lap on tyre-related safety grounds.
Official Result:
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 73 1:29:43.181 5 10
2 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 73 +1.5 secs 7 8
3 18 Tiago Monteiro Jordan-Toyota 72 +1 Lap 17 6
4 19 Narain Karthikeyan Jordan-Toyota 72 +1 Lap 19 5
5 21 Christijan Albers Minardi-Cosworth 71 +2 Lap 18 4
6 20 Patrick Friesacher Minardi-Cosworth 71 +2 Lap 20 3
Ret 16 Jarno Trulli Toyota 0 Withdrew 1
Ret 9 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 0 Withdrew 2
Ret 3 Jenson Button BAR-Honda 0 Withdrew 3
Ret 6 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 0 Withdrew 4
Ret 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 0 Withdrew 6
Ret 4 Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 0 Withdrew 8
Ret 7 Mark Webber Williams-BMW 0 Withdrew 9
Ret 12 Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 0 Withdrew 10
Ret 10 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 0 Withdrew 11
Ret 11 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-Petronas 0 Withdrew 12
Ret 17 Ricardo Zonta Toyota 0 Withdrew 13
Ret 15 Christian Klien Red Bull Racing 0 Withdrew 14
Ret 8 Nick Heidfeld Williams-BMW 0 Withdrew 15
Ret 14 David Coulthard Red Bull Racing 0 Withdrew 16
Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacher 1:11.497
OK so this is the 6th F1 Race at Indy... last year Ralph Schumacher in a BMW Williams on Michelin Tires ate the wall on Turn 13. It was an eratic crash and was almost deadly, and retired Ralph from the Season and from the BMW Williams Team.
2005 - Indy mate significant changes to the barrier wall on Turn 13 to obsorb impact and save the Drivers life (naturally to an extent). Once again... Ralph Schumacher in a Toyota on Michelin Tires ate the wall on Turn 13 during Testing.
5am the day of the Big Race, Michelin informs their teams that the tires are not safe to run the course as is. Indy and Team officials offer a simple solution to add a Chicane (S turn) on Turn 13 to slow the corner down.
(note* Turn 13 is a high embankment lateral G turn that is only found on the Indy course.)
FIA replied that any change to the course (as is) will result in a No-Points Race. They also stated that the teams running Michelin Tires could run the course at a lower speed through Turn 13 as long as not to interfer with the Faster Drivers. (sounds fair right...?!?) They did not offer to what speed would be reasonanble and/or safe.
Team Officials stated the Drivers instinct is to drive the limits, attack, and take advantage... slow is not possable.
The Michelin Technical Problem was with the inner radial design. The metal radial bans only cover the treaded part of the tires, not the side walls. The high lateral Gs in Turn 13 was seperating the radial form the side wall.
Insider Info: FireStone is the official Tire supplier to Indy Car that was held prior to the F1 Race. FireStone being the sister company to BridgeStone naturally offered up technical information.
Politics: Michael Schumacher and the Ferrari Team have not won a single Race this season. They were in 7th Place in Points prior to this race... Now tied for 2nd!! Last Year Michael Schumacher stated he would not retire from F1 without being defeated first.
Renault (Nissan) is in 1st Place!
I personally feel that the FIA should have considered the Spectators, especially due to the fact that the US doesn't have a huge F1 following.
Throwing trash on the Track was deffinatly not American and very disrespectfull to the 6 drivers risking thier lives. Those spectators that stayed deffinatly got what they paid for considering this race broke alot of records in F1 and Racing history.
Peace
Drew
Notes: All seven Michelin teams withdrew after the formation lap on tyre-related safety grounds.
Official Result:
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 73 1:29:43.181 5 10
2 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 73 +1.5 secs 7 8
3 18 Tiago Monteiro Jordan-Toyota 72 +1 Lap 17 6
4 19 Narain Karthikeyan Jordan-Toyota 72 +1 Lap 19 5
5 21 Christijan Albers Minardi-Cosworth 71 +2 Lap 18 4
6 20 Patrick Friesacher Minardi-Cosworth 71 +2 Lap 20 3
Ret 16 Jarno Trulli Toyota 0 Withdrew 1
Ret 9 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 0 Withdrew 2
Ret 3 Jenson Button BAR-Honda 0 Withdrew 3
Ret 6 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 0 Withdrew 4
Ret 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 0 Withdrew 6
Ret 4 Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 0 Withdrew 8
Ret 7 Mark Webber Williams-BMW 0 Withdrew 9
Ret 12 Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 0 Withdrew 10
Ret 10 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 0 Withdrew 11
Ret 11 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-Petronas 0 Withdrew 12
Ret 17 Ricardo Zonta Toyota 0 Withdrew 13
Ret 15 Christian Klien Red Bull Racing 0 Withdrew 14
Ret 8 Nick Heidfeld Williams-BMW 0 Withdrew 15
Ret 14 David Coulthard Red Bull Racing 0 Withdrew 16
Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacher 1:11.497
OK so this is the 6th F1 Race at Indy... last year Ralph Schumacher in a BMW Williams on Michelin Tires ate the wall on Turn 13. It was an eratic crash and was almost deadly, and retired Ralph from the Season and from the BMW Williams Team.
2005 - Indy mate significant changes to the barrier wall on Turn 13 to obsorb impact and save the Drivers life (naturally to an extent). Once again... Ralph Schumacher in a Toyota on Michelin Tires ate the wall on Turn 13 during Testing.
5am the day of the Big Race, Michelin informs their teams that the tires are not safe to run the course as is. Indy and Team officials offer a simple solution to add a Chicane (S turn) on Turn 13 to slow the corner down.
(note* Turn 13 is a high embankment lateral G turn that is only found on the Indy course.)
FIA replied that any change to the course (as is) will result in a No-Points Race. They also stated that the teams running Michelin Tires could run the course at a lower speed through Turn 13 as long as not to interfer with the Faster Drivers. (sounds fair right...?!?) They did not offer to what speed would be reasonanble and/or safe.
Team Officials stated the Drivers instinct is to drive the limits, attack, and take advantage... slow is not possable.
The Michelin Technical Problem was with the inner radial design. The metal radial bans only cover the treaded part of the tires, not the side walls. The high lateral Gs in Turn 13 was seperating the radial form the side wall.
Insider Info: FireStone is the official Tire supplier to Indy Car that was held prior to the F1 Race. FireStone being the sister company to BridgeStone naturally offered up technical information.
Politics: Michael Schumacher and the Ferrari Team have not won a single Race this season. They were in 7th Place in Points prior to this race... Now tied for 2nd!! Last Year Michael Schumacher stated he would not retire from F1 without being defeated first.
Renault (Nissan) is in 1st Place!
I personally feel that the FIA should have considered the Spectators, especially due to the fact that the US doesn't have a huge F1 following.
Throwing trash on the Track was deffinatly not American and very disrespectfull to the 6 drivers risking thier lives. Those spectators that stayed deffinatly got what they paid for considering this race broke alot of records in F1 and Racing history.
Peace
Drew