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Title: Bahrain GP day-1
Post by: Tyrant on April 02, 2004, 09:14:33 AM: well as all u F1 fans out there know, today was the practice session for the Bahrain GP. i had the privellage of being at the track and boy it was a great day.
some info on todays results
laptimes:
Practice round 1

Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 13 1:32.158
2. Rubens Barrichello BR Ferrari 13 1:32.651 0.493 0.493
3. Anthony Davidson GB BAR-Honda 19 1:32.958 0.307 0.800
4. Juan Pablo Montoya COL Williams-BMW 14 1:33.027 0.069 0.869
5. Jenson Button GB BAR-Honda 13 1:33.898 0.871 1.740
6. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 10 1:34.023 0.125 1.865
7. Ricardo Zonta BR Toyota 11 1:34.289 0.266 2.131
8. Felipe Massa BR Sauber-Petronas 12 1:34.488 0.199 2.330
9. Kimi Raikkonen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 10 1:34.603 0.115 2.445
10. Takuma Sato J BAR-Honda 12 1:34.610 0.007 2.452
11. Ralf Schumacher D Williams-BMW 13 1:34.619 0.009 2.461
12. Jarno Trulli I Renault 6 1:34.796 0.177 2.638
13. Fernando Alonso E Renault 10 1:34.810 0.014 2.652
14. Nick Heidfeld D Jordan-Ford 11 1:34.872 0.062 2.714
15. Giorgio Pantano I Jordan-Ford 17 1:34.967 0.095 2.809
16. Giancarlo Fisichella I Sauber-Petronas 8 1:35.388 0.421 3.230
17. Timo Glock D Jordan-Ford 16 1:35.760 0.372 3.602
18. Mark Webber AUS Jaguar 11 1:35.905 0.145 3.747
19. Olivier Panis F Toyota 14 1:35.981 0.076 3.823
20. Cristiano da Matta BR Toyota 16 1:36.359 0.378 4.201
21. Christian Klien A Jaguar 12 1:36.645 0.286 4.487
22. Zsolt Baumgartner H Minardi-Cosworth 12 1:37.049 0.404 4.891
23. Gianmaria Bruni I Minardi-Cosworth 12 1:37.347 0.298 5.189
24. Bjorn Wirdheim S Jaguar 12 1:37.443 0.096 5.285
25. Bas Leinders B Minardi-Cosworth 18 1:37.792 0.349 5.634

Practice round 2

1. Rubens Barrichello BR Ferrari 9 1:31.450 (i think his average speed was 132Mph)
2. Juan Pablo Montoya COL Williams-BMW 1 1:31.451 0.001 0.001
3. Anthony Davidson GB BAR-Honda 9 1:31.488 0.037 0.038
4. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 2 1:31.732 0.244 0.282
5. Christian Klien A Jaguar 0 1:31.789 0.057 0.339
6. Ralf Schumacher D Williams-BMW 5 1:31.842 0.053 0.392
7. Jenson Button GB BAR-Honda 2 1:31.879 0.037 0.429
8. Mark Webber AUS Jaguar 4 1:32.041 0.162 0.591
9. Fernando Alonso E Renault 3 1:32.234 0.193 0.784
10. Ricardo Zonta BR Toyota 7 1:32.335 0.101 0.885
11. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 7 1:32.495 0.160 1.045
12. Takuma Sato J BAR-Honda 6 1:32.680 0.185 1.230
13. Giorgio Pantano I Jordan-Ford 8 1:32.708 0.028 1.258
14. Cristiano da Matta BR Toyota 1 1:32.761 0.053 1.311
15. Felipe Massa BR Sauber-Petronas 3 1:33.031 0.270 1.581
16. Olivier Panis F Toyota 8 1:33.049 0.018 1.599
17. Giancarlo Fisichella I Sauber-Petronas 3 1:33.061 0.012 1.611
18. Jarno Trulli I Renault 2 1:33.437 0.376 1.987
19. Timo Glock D Jordan-Ford 7 1:33.695 0.258 2.245
20. Zsolt Baumgartner H Minardi-Cosworth 4 1:34.054 0.359 2.604
21. Bjorn Wirdheim S Jaguar 5 1:34.317 0.263 2.867
22. Gianmaria Bruni I Minardi-Cosworth 6 1:34.833 0.516 3.383
23. Bas Leinders B Minardi-Cosworth 5 1:36.248 1.415 4.798
24. Nick Heidfeld D Jordan-Ford 5 1:40.573 4.325 9.123
25. Kimi Raikkonen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1 no time

some other interesting things;
Raikkonen\'s car caught on fire (nothing major i believe).
a few spinouts, and punctures also Shummi had a 360 spin on the track.

damn it was great watching and hearing those cars roar on the track, i was like this when the ferrari (Barrichello was driving) passed :eek:.

well that was it for today, hopefully i can give an update tomorrow :).
Title: Bahrain GP day-1
Post by: Coredweller on April 02, 2004, 10:32:48 AM: Thanks for reminding me. I will probably watch qualifying tomorrow morning at 7am PST, but I won\'t be able to watch the race until the replay at 9pm (PST) Sunday night.

As a reminder to all: Please do not post any threads that have a subject like "____________ WINS!!!! BUTTON ENGINE FAILURE!!!" I don\'t want to know what happened until I can watch the replay. :)
Title: Bahrain GP day-1
Post by: Seed_Of_Evil on April 02, 2004, 10:39:14 AM: I\'ll also watch the qualifying session tomorrow in live. Go Alonso!!!
Title: Bahrain GP day-1
Post by: Kurt Angle on April 02, 2004, 10:46:37 AM: I will be watching too. Damn you Tyrant ;), I guess there is nothing like being there in the flesh. :D

What\'s the weather like? , no sandstorms I hope because I want to be able to see what is going on in the race. I am sure the drivers do too.
Title: Bahrain GP day-1
Post by: GmanJoe on April 02, 2004, 10:51:15 AM: Anyone here ever go-kart competively? I\'m not talking about beach side go-karts or bumper cars. I\'m talking about leagues and such.

Those F1 racers started out very young on 40 mph karts. Wish my dad THOUGHT OF THAT! :mad: ;)
Title: Bahrain GP day-1
Post by: Tyrant on April 02, 2004, 11:17:32 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Kurt Angle

What\'s the weather like? , no sandstorms I hope because I want to be able to see what is going on in the race. I am sure the drivers do too.

well their were problems during the second practice session with sand coming on the track, well atleast that was ferrari\'s excuse for shummi spinning ;). but other than that the weather was great (a bit on the windy side) but generally fine.
Title: Bahrain GP day-1
Post by: Cerberus on April 03, 2004, 05:16:35 AM: ITV couldn\'t be arsed showing the qual session live AGAIN, so I have had to wait for the delayed showing, which is due to start now.

I most certainly will be watching the race tomorrow, even if I have to do what I did for the japanese GP at the end of last season...... I set the alarm on my mobile phone to wake me up, then I bandaged it to the side of my head and fell asleep.
Title: Bahrain GP day-1
Post by: Seed_Of_Evil on April 03, 2004, 05:32:26 AM: ouch!! brake problems for Alonso. 17th for him :(
Title: Bahrain GP day-1
Post by: Tyrant on April 03, 2004, 06:15:32 AM: guys i dunno if u watched it on tv but the qualifying session was absolutly fantastic in person,

it was a really great day i had alot of fun got to sit in a C55AMG and G55AMG, also got to see (and touch) a Mercedes SLR :D. and also got to meet Alexander wurz of the Mclaren team.
during the fist qualyfying round i got a chance to see a clear view of the pit area which was cool and also during this time i got to see a number of cars rocket right thru the staightway (the sound was amazing).

well onto the actual qualyfing session,. it was great an all out battle between ferrari and williams, u should of seen those guys go.
but too bad for Montoya he qualyfied third followed by ralph in 4th position, 1st went to Shummi and second to barrichello 5th and 6th positons went to the BAR honda team.

also extemely bad luck for Kimmi he got the best time during the first qualyfing session, but even with that he had to deal with a penalty as they had to change his engine, and during the 2 session he had to retire due to some problems :(.
Title: Bahrain GP day-1
Post by: Cerberus on April 03, 2004, 07:38:40 AM: I have to say, the backdrop to the Bahrain GP is pleasing to the eye. It makes a change from the run of the mill grass & trees backdrop that other F1 tracks have.

I\'d like to see an endurance race there sometime. I could imagine it being very picturesque in the evening lighting, just as the sun is setting.
Title: Bahrain GP day-1
Post by: Tyrant on April 03, 2004, 07:56:28 AM: ^ u mean like this
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btw this is my fav pic :)
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other pics here
http://www.motorsport.com/photos/select.asp?Y=2004&S=F1&E=Bahrain_GP/Preparation#

:)
Title: Bahrain GP day-1
Post by: Cerberus on April 03, 2004, 08:01:46 AM: Yeah, exactly like those
Title: Bahrain GP day-1
Post by: Kurt Angle on April 03, 2004, 10:27:57 AM: Nice pics Tyrant.
Title: Bahrain GP day-1
Post by: ooseven on April 03, 2004, 11:14:57 AM: Whaaaooooo :eek:

Very Nice Tyrant...

Can\'t Wait for the Race :D.
Title: Bahrain GP day-1
Post by: fastson on April 03, 2004, 11:18:20 AM: I love this new track. :D

But damn, give Björn a chance!! He gets to drive the crappy car. :(
Title: Bahrain GP day-1
Post by: Lord Nicon on April 03, 2004, 12:22:32 PM: Quote
Originally posted by fastson
I love this new track. :D

But damn, give Björn a chance!! He gets to drive the crappy car. :(

lol. Jaguar. Go Ferrari! (Im not a fanboy i swear!) :D .

Anyway, i hate you Tyrant. Im jealous. I love F1. Being in America and surrounded by people who either dont give a shit or like nascar is pretty crappy sometimes. I wish i could just take Schumi\'s ferrari for a lap. What a dream.

heh
Title: Bahrain GP day-1
Post by: Cerberus on April 03, 2004, 02:33:04 PM: Quote
Originally posted by ooseven
Whaaaooooo :eek:

Very Nice Tyrant...

Can\'t Wait for the Race :D.

What lap do you reckon ol\' square chin will park his McLaren on?
Title: Bahrain GP day-1
Post by: Tyrant on April 03, 2004, 07:44:14 PM: ah its race day today, and believe it or not its actually raining a bit :eek: lol rain and sand well all i got to say is get ready to see F1 cars drifting :p, well i\'m gonna go get ready and hopefully i\'ll be back in 8hrs and let ya know how it all went :).
Title: Bahrain GP day-1
Post by: fastson on April 04, 2004, 03:50:06 AM: Damn, Schumi is.. INHUMAN.. Total domination, 5 seconds to the 2nd car, Barrichello!

Poor Räikkonen. :(

Schumi = a true German Terminatöööör! :D
Title: Bahrain GP day-1
Post by: Cerberus on April 04, 2004, 05:16:59 AM: JENSON BUTTON!!!

3 races, 2 podiums....... in succession.

*Cerberus goes looking for a Button avatar.
Title: Bahrain GP day-1
Post by: Kurt Angle on April 04, 2004, 05:25:50 AM: Those damn prancing horses did it again! ;)

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Title: Bahrain GP day-1
Post by: Cerberus on April 04, 2004, 05:37:56 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Kurt Angle

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Title: Bahrain GP day-1
Post by: Tyrant on April 04, 2004, 06:06:18 AM: ah guys it was great!!! too bad for raikonen but tbh that fire was awesome :p.
schummi dominated the entire thing montoya looked as if he just quit and didnt care what the result was....
hmme more later but now i\'m damn tired and gonna go to bed, not to mention that i cant hear anything properly right now :D.
Title: Bahrain GP day-1
Post by: MAKAVELIUK on April 04, 2004, 06:33:19 AM: :bounce:

Go Jenson, but damn those Ferrari\'s why can\'t they break down once in a while. :p

It must be Button\'s lucky charm :D
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Title: Bahrain GP day-1
Post by: Seed_Of_Evil on April 04, 2004, 07:11:32 AM: It was a good race, perhaps the best of the current championship. Alonso finished 6th after starting in 16th position. It was a pity the little crash he had in the front of the car.
Title: Bahrain GP day-1
Post by: Coredweller on April 04, 2004, 07:42:53 PM: Man I am so happy for Jenson and BAR Honda right now. Even Unicron\'s poorly considered replies in the other thread cannot get me down.

In spite of the fact that Ferarri still appears to be unchallengable now, I am really pleased with the status of the BAR team. They have ascended to a position where they are ready to take advantage of the inevitable change in fortune for Ferarri in the next 2-3 years. I hope it will happen that soon. When they start to slip, BAR will be right there. Perhaps it will happen in some race this season. In any case, I\'m looking forward to it.
Title: Bahrain GP day-1
Post by: Tyrant on April 05, 2004, 05:51:00 AM: Some pics for u guys
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Title: Bahrain GP day-1
Post by: Tyrant on April 05, 2004, 05:53:33 AM: more
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