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auto-moto.2 stefan,
Vilnev, naravno :)
auto-moto.3 nesha,
> Vilnev, naravno :) Ukio Katajama, ale aleee..
auto-moto.4 gmatic,
==> Ukio Katajama, ale aleee.. SENA RULEZ! Potpis: sv. Petar
auto-moto.5 mirkomi,
Cuh da ove sezone mozda nece biti formule F-1 u zapadno-evropskim zemljama, ako prodje zakon o zabrani reklamiranja duvana, jerbo su fabrike duvana glavni sponzori doticnih dogadjaja.
auto-moto.6 darth.vader,
Odgovor na poruku iz proslog toma drage nam konferencije... SPORT.2 CONF REPLY 11.677 >> > Ma ako je sve u setup-u, kako je receno u nekoj od prethodnih poruka, >> >> Sve? Reci broj prethodne poruke u kojoj pishe tako neshto.. Nije receno tako doslovno, ali aj ti protumaci drugacije: =============================== 11.644 SPORT.2:auto-moto vector, 30.06.97. 14:57, 115 chr Odgovor na 11.643, darth.vader, 30.06.97. 14:33 --------------------------------------------------------- Pa kao sto covek rece, ako znaju da podese bolid za tu stazu, sa bilo kojim vozacem ce biti brzi. :) -----------------------------------------------11.644 --- See ya, Darth :)
auto-moto.7 vector,
Ů│Ţ Nije receno tako doslovno, ali aj ti protumaci drugacije: Evo ja cu da protumacim drugacije. Kao prvo, u poruci nigde ne pise da je sve u setupu. To uopste nisam ni rekao. :) Kao drugo, gledaj sledecu situaciju i odgovori na pitanje : I varijanta : Zamisli da sam ja Panis. ;) Moj tim zadnjih X godina vrsi treninge na stazi u Francuskoj. Na tim treninzima setup stalno modifikujemo i na taj nacin poboljsavamo do savrsenstva. ;) Kako moj tim X godina vrsi treninge na toj stazi, samim tim stazu ODLICNO poznaje. II varijanta : Ja sam Panis. ;) Moj tim nikada ne vrsi treninge na pomenutoj stazi. E sad, ako se ja povredim, i ti (Trulli) uskocis na moje mesto u timu, u kojoj varijanti (da se tako izrazim) ces biti brzi ? U prvoj, gde je moj tim X godina vrsio treninge na toj stazi i setup za tu stazu je poboljsan do savrsenstva ? Ili u drugoj, gde moj tim nikada nije nijedan jedini trening izvrsio ;) na toj stazi (samim tim setup nije toliko dobar kao u prvoj varijanti) ? NARAVNO, bices brzi u prvoj varijanti. O tome sam ja pricao. Niko ne spominje da sve zavisi od setupa. Da Prost/Mugen tim vrsi treninge na nekoj drugoj stazi (Paul Ricard, npr) umesto na pomenutoj (Magny Cours), Jarno Trulli nikada ne bi postigao vreme koje je postigao na kvalifikacijama. VEOMA PROSTO. Ne znam odakle ti ideja da je sve u setupu ... ;)
auto-moto.8 nigy,
>Cuh da ove sezone mozda nece biti formule F-1 u zapadno-evropskim >zemljama, ako prodje zakon o zabrani reklamiranja duvana, jerbo su fabrike >duvana glavni sponzori doticnih dogadjaja. Ma, koliko sam ja skapirao, cak ce svi timovi koji imaju sedista u tim zemljama morati da emigriraju... :((( I mislim da nije samo zabrana reklamiranja (jer je to vec skoro svuda i uvedeno), vec o zabrani sponzorisanja svega od strane duvanske industrije (ili samo sporta?). :(
auto-moto.9 darth.vader,
>> NARAVNO, bices brzi u prvoj varijanti. O tome sam ja pricao. Niko ne >> spominje da sve zavisi od setupa. Ma ako je fora u meni, ja cu od tebe biti brzi u svakom slucaju ;)))) >> Ne znam odakle ti ideja da je sve u setupu ... ;) Ma ja sam to tako protumacio... Jednostavno. :) See ya, Darth :)
auto-moto.10 vector,
Jordan ce sledece sezone dobiti Honda motore, dok Prost prelazi na Peugeot, sto znaci da nece biti nista od kombinacije Arrows/Honda. Steta za Hilla. O;) Berger nece voziti ni na sledecoj trci (Silverstone).
auto-moto.11 nesha,
>>> Ne znam odakle ti ideja da je sve u setupu ... ;) > >Ma ja sam to tako protumacio... Jednostavno. :) Chitash izmedju redova, rekoh ja..
auto-moto.12 vpoznanovic,
British Grand Prix 1997 from Silverstone, Great Britain 11th July 1997 - 13th July 1997 Friday, July 11th 1st Free Practice (12:00 - 13:00 CET) 2nd Free Practice (14:00 - 15:00 CET) Saturday, July 12th 3rd Free Practice (10:00 - 10:45 CET) 4th Free Practice (11:15 - 12:00 CET) Qualifying (13:00 - 14:00 CET) Sunday, July 13th Warm-up (9:30 - 10:00 CET) Race (14:00 CET)
auto-moto.13 darth.vader,
>> Jordan ce sledece sezone dobiti Honda motore, dok Prost prelazi na >> Peugeot, sto znaci da nece biti nista od kombinacije Arrows/Honda. E, steta za Prostove momke... Da li Jordan sa motorima dobija i Sinji Nakano-a ? :>>>>> BTW, za Arrows mi uopste nije zao ;> See ya, Darth :)
auto-moto.14 vector,
Ů│Ţ E, steta za Prostove momke... Da li Jordan sa motorima dobija i Sinji Ů│Ţ Nakano-a ? :>>>>> Mozda kao test vozaca. :))
auto-moto.15 petarg,
> Berger nece voziti ni na sledecoj trci. Umro mu otac, koji je inače bio umešan u neki finansijski skandal, ne znam detalje => ko zna nek se raspriča. JG
auto-moto.16 stukelj,
> SENA RULEZ! Kakav Senna, Aguri Suzuki je gazda...
auto-moto.17 gmatic,
==> Kakav Senna, Aguri Suzuki je gazda... Ma da! Bravo za najgoreg! Bar je prvi u necemu.
auto-moto.18 nesha,
>==> Kakav Senna, Aguri Suzuki je gazda... >Bravo za najgoreg! >Bar je prvi u necemu. On je jednom bio treci.. Pa se lozite svi zajedno..
auto-moto.19 vpoznanovic,
F1: British GP Friday Free Practice Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:22.935 2. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:23.266 0.331 0.331 3. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 1:23.327 0.061 0.392 4. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 1:23.581 0.254 0.646 5. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:23.785 0.204 0.850 6. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 1:23.883 0.098 0.948 7. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:24.132 0.249 1.197 8. Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Renault 1:24.203 0.071 1.268 9. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 1:24.424 0.221 1.489 10. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen 1:24.946 0.522 2.011 11. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 1:24.948 0.002 2.013 12. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:25.136 0.188 2.201 13. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:25.360 0.224 2.425 14. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:26.035 0.675 3.100 15. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 1:26.270 0.235 3.335 16. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart 1:26.446 0.176 3.511 17. Norberto Fontana ARG Sauber-Petronas 1:26.640 0.194 3.705 18. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:26.785 0.145 3.850 19. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 1:26.797 0.012 3.862 20. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:26.810 0.013 3.875 21. Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart 1:27.066 0.256 4.131 22. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:27.923 0.857 4.988 107% of fastest time: 1:28.740
auto-moto.20 gmatic,
==> On je jednom bio treci.. Pa se lozite svi zajedno.. Dobro ubedio si nas. Najjaci je. Inace za koga vozi?
auto-moto.21 vector,
Subj: Silverstone / Kvalifikacije 1. J. Villeneuve 2. H.H. Frentzen 3. M. Hakkinen 4. M. Schumacher
auto-moto.22 vpoznanovic,
F1: British GP Saturday Free Practice Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:22.000 2. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:22.063 0.063 0.063 3. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:22.586 0.523 0.586 4. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:22.712 0.126 0.712 5. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 1:22.962 0.250 0.962 6. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 1:23.022 0.060 1.022 7. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 1:23.131 0.109 1.131 8. Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Renault 1:23.161 0.030 1.161 9. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:23.577 0.416 1.577 10. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:23.607 0.030 1.607 11. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 1:23.614 0.007 1.614 12. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 1:23.647 0.033 1.647 13. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 1:23.823 0.176 1.823 14. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:23.871 0.048 1.871 15. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen 1:24.172 0.301 2.172 16. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:24.181 0.009 2.181 17. Norberto Fontana ARG Sauber-Petronas 1:24.181 0.000 2.181 18. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart 1:24.716 0.535 2.716 19. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 1:24.961 0.245 2.961 20. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:25.015 0.054 3.015 21. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:25.195 0.180 3.195 22. Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart 1:25.725 0.530 3.725 107% of fastest time: 1:27.740
auto-moto.23 vpoznanovic,
F1: British GP Saturday Qualifying Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:21.598 2. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 1:21.732 0.134 0.134 3. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:21.797 0.065 0.199 4. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:21.977 0.180 0.379 5. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 1:22.277 0.300 0.679 6. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:22.279 0.002 0.681 7. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 1:22.342 0.063 0.744 8. Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Renault 1:22.344 0.002 0.746 9. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 1:22.368 0.024 0.770 10. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 1:22.371 0.003 0.773 11. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:22.392 0.021 0.794 12. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:23.271 0.879 1.673 13. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen 1:23.366 0.095 1.768 14. Norberto Fontana ARG Sauber-Petronas 1:23.790 0.424 2.192 15. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 1:23.887 0.097 2.289 16. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:24.067 0.180 2.469 17. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 1:24.239 0.172 2.641 18. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:24.478 0.239 2.880 19. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart 1:24.553 0.075 2.955 20. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:25.010 0.457 3.412 21. Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart 1:25.154 0.144 3.556 22. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:25.525 0.371 3.927 107% of fastest time: 1:27.309
auto-moto.24 vpoznanovic,
Start trke za VN Velike Britanije je u 15:00 po našem vremenu, a ne u 14:00 kao što je pisalo u onom rasporedu koji sam prekjuče poslao, dok warm-up počinje u 10:30 a završava se u 11:00.
auto-moto.25 vector,
Ima li komentara na jucerasnje kvalifikacije za CART trku u Klivlendu ? Moj komentar -- APSOLUTNA DOMINACIJA! :) Zanardi je, BTW, bio potpuno u pravu kada su ga intervjuisali. 1. A. Zanardi Reynard/Honda/F 56.984 2. G. DeFerran Reynard/Honda/G 57.514 3. M. Blundell Reynard/Mercedes/F 57.538 4. M. Andretti Swift/Ford/G 57.637 5. C. Fittipaldi Swift/Ford/G 57.764 6. M. Gugelmin Reynard/Mercedes/F 57.791 7. B. Herta Reynard/Ford/G 57.803 8. A. Ribeiro Reynard/Honda/F 57.921 9. B. Rahal Reynard/Ford/G 57.975 10. P. Tracy Penske/Mercedes/G 57.981 11. D. Franchitti Reynard/Mercedes/F 58.075 12. G. Salles Reynard/Ford/G 58.144 Koliko se moze primetiti, Ribeiro je dobio Reynard sasiju, dok je njegov 'teammate', Adrian Fernandez, ostao na Lola sasiji. PS. Samo bih hteo da podsetim da je razlika izmedju prvoplasiranog i drugoplasiranog nekih .6 sekundi. ;)
auto-moto.26 vpoznanovic,
F1: British GP Sunday Warmup Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:38.031 2. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 1:38.061 0.030 0.030 3. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:38.507 0.446 0.476 4. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:38.670 0.163 0.639 5. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 1:38.707 0.037 0.676 6. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:38.876 0.169 0.845 7. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 1:38.993 0.117 0.962 8. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:39.074 0.081 1.043 9. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:39.498 0.424 1.467 10. Norberto Fontana ARG Sauber-Petronas 1:39.693 0.195 1.662 11. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 1:39.756 0.063 1.725 12. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:39.846 0.090 1.815 13. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:39.868 0.022 1.837 14. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:40.562 0.694 2.531 15. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:41.039 0.477 3.008 16. Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Renault 1:41.489 0.450 3.458 17. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 1:41.751 0.262 3.720 18. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart 1:41.781 0.030 3.750 19. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 1:41.920 0.139 3.889 20. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 1:42.261 0.341 4.230 21. Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart 1:43.088 0.827 5.057 22. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen 1:43.612 0.524 5.581 107% of fastest time: 1:44.893
auto-moto.27 space.ace,
> 12. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:23.271 0.879 > 1.673 Čovek je, ipak, ma šta ko govorio, CAR! Najbolje se plasirao od svih low-end timova, i uz to najbolji tim sa BridgeStone gumama. Nemam reči. Toliko slab bolid, a on dostiže vremena jednog Alezija, koji vozi nekoliko puta bolji bolid... E, svaka mu čast! (posle trke) Fenomenalno!!! Konačno, poeni za Hill-a (tačnije, 1 poen :)! Poredak: Vilnev, Alezi, Vurc, Kultard, R. Šumaher, HILL!!!
auto-moto.28 obren,
Rezultati: 1. Villeneuve (i pored pita od 33 sekunde!) 2. Alesi 3. Wurz 4. Coulthard 5. R. Schumacher 6. DAMON HILL!!! :) Uzeo si poen Dejmone, Dejmoneee, Dejmoneeeee! :)
auto-moto.29 vector,
Ů│Ţ 1. Villeneuve (i pored pita od 33 sekunde!) Ovde je i Hakkinen mogao da bude. Steta.
auto-moto.30 vector,
Ů│Ţ Covek je, ipak, ma sta ko govorio, CAR! Najbolje se plasirao od svih Ů│Ţ low-end timova, i uz to najbolji tim sa BridgeStone gumama. Eh, da je Rubens odvozio svojih 12 krugova na kvalifikacijama ...
auto-moto.31 djanjusevic,
>> Moj komentar -- APSOLUTNA DOMINACIJA! :) >> >> Zanardi je, BTW, bio potpuno u pravu kada su ga intervjuisali. >> >> 1. A. Zanardi Reynard/Honda/F 56.984 >> 2. G. DeFerran Reynard/Honda/G 57.514 Zaista je bio skroman u tom intervjuu. Mora da je mislio na druge vozace, jer on talenta nema ;)
auto-moto.32 djanjusevic,
>> Ů│Ţ 1. Villeneuve (i pored pita od 33 sekunde!) >> >> Ovde je i Hakkinen mogao da bude. Steta. >> Tesko, pored Villeneuve-a, veoma tesko.
auto-moto.33 vector,
Ů│Ţ Zaista je bio skroman u tom intervjuu. Mora da je mislio na druge Ů│Ţ vozace, jer on talenta nema ;) Da, da. To smo videli i na trci. ;) Zanardi je izgleda prerano usao u boks (Chip i taktika - dve reci koje ne idu zajedno u istoj recenici) i zbog toga je bio kaznjen. Posle obavljanja i te formalnosti (stop-go penalty), Zanardi se, naravno, vratio na stazu. Bio je oko 30 (i slovima - trideset) sec. u zaostatku za vodecim (cini mi se da je to bio Gil). Verovali ili ne, Zanardi je uspeo da pobedi! Oko pet krugova do kraja prestigao je do tada vodeceg Gila DeFerrana i na taj nacin vratio se na prvu poziciju. Tih zadnjih pet krugova nisu bili izrazito zanimljivi, jer Gil vise nije imao nikakve sanse da se vrati na prvo mesto. ;) Slobodno se moze reci - APSOLUTNA DOMINACIJA. ;) Ovo je trka koja ce se pamtiti godinama. :) 1. Alex Zanardi 2. Gil DeFerran 3. Bryan Herta 4. Al Unser Jr. 5. Bobby Rahal 6. Christian Fittipaldi 7. Paul Tracy 8. Scott Pruett 9. Mark Blundell 10. Parker Johnstone 11. Dario Franchitti 12. Patrick Carpentier Stanje na tabeli posle 10 (od 17) trka : 1. Paul Tracy 106 2. Greg Moore 95 3. Gil DeFerran 94 4. Michael Andretti 91 5. Alex Zanardi 90 6. Scott Pruett 71 E, da. Moram da napomenem jos jednu cinjenicu. Andretti nije uzeo nijedan jedini poen. ;> Sledeca trka je 20. jula (sledece nedelje) u 21:00 (CET) u Torontu. PS. AVE ALESSANDRO ZANARDI, MORITURI TE SALUTANT! AVE! AVE! :)
auto-moto.34 obren,
> Ů│Ţ 1. Villeneuve (i pored pita od 33 sekunde!) > > Ovde je i Hakkinen mogao da bude. Steta. I to 'ladno, da ga Kultard nije kočio pola trke. Možda bi mu i motor izdržao pošto ne bi morao onoliko da forsira pri kraju... :)
auto-moto.35 pecanac,
Khm, za početak slika iz Melburna sa otvaranja sezone '97 i na njoj postrojeni jedan do drugoga po dva vozača svih timova. Jedan pored drugog: Šumaher, Hill, Alesi, Hakinen, Vilnev, Frencen, Kultard i svi ostali... 700x471 linupbig.jpg
auto-moto.36 pecanac,
Trening u petak. Benneton-ova zagrevanja. 724x480 uk_d1_02.jpg
auto-moto.37 pecanac,
Kvalifikacije u subotu. U boxu Alesi prati vremena ostalih, na monitoru, iz bolida. 724x480 uk_d2_01.jpg
auto-moto.38 pecanac,
Čini mi se da je ovo Vurc, na treningu, guraju ga u box. 724x480 uk_d2_06.jpg
auto-moto.39 pecanac,
Benneton-ove nindže gledaju trku. :) 724x480 uk_d3_04.jpg
auto-moto.40 pecanac,
Još jedan kadar sa trke u Silverstonu, pogled na deo staze i tribine. 724x480 uk_d3_06.jpg
auto-moto.41 pecanac,
Na trci, par bolida u krivini, na čelu je mercedes. 1250x790 spic41.jpg
auto-moto.42 pecanac,
Alesi i Vurc slave, na podijumu, posle trke. (radi šampanjac :) 724x480 uk_d3_07.jpg
auto-moto.43 vector,
Ů│Ţ Kvalifikacije u subotu. U boxu Alesi prati vremena ostalih, ───── To je Wurz.
auto-moto.44 vector,
Ů│Ţ Cini mi se da je ovo Vurc, na treningu, guraju ga u box. ──── A ovo je Alezi. Nesto si pomesao u tom tvom EXEC-u. :)
auto-moto.45 vector,
Cleveland Race Results July 13, 1997 THE HARD WAY By David Phillips Alex Zanardi scored the fifth win of his Indy car career the hard way, storming back from a couple of early penalties to catch and pass Gil de Ferran in the waning laps of the Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland. Zanardi had enjoyed a clear advantage over the field throughout practice and qualifying, taking pole from de Ferran by more than 1/2 second, and he was forced to use all of that advantage in charging back to the lead after falling to 22nd spot in the aftermath of his penalties. But he caught de Ferran with five laps remaining and outbraked the Valvoline Reynard-Honda in Turn One to take the lead. De Ferran, conserving fuel, was unable to mount a counterattack and Zanardi took the victory by 1.282 seconds. "It would have been stupid (after the penalties) to think of getting any result, or to get this or that place," said Zanardi. "All I can do is get the most out of my car, and drive 120% for the rest of the race and see what I got. As it turns out, I couldn't have gotten more." Zanardi led the first 22 laps of the race from de Ferran, Christian Fittipaldi and Herta, but made a major blunder when he pitted before CART had opened pit lane during a full course yellow caused by a crash involving Richie Hearn. Zanardi, who had radio problems with team owner Chip Ganassi, misunderstood instructions and also failed to see the sign at the entrance to pit lane indicating the pits were closed. "I lost radio communication on the second lap," explained Zanardi. "When it went yellow Chip was screaming and somehow I managed to hear something on the radio. He said 'Stay out.' Then I heard him again and I thought he said 'Pit this time.'" "I was a little surprised and, to be honest, I never saw the sign. I was following the pace car and maybe it blocked my view of the sign. It was pretty confusing." At least Zanardi was not alone. Michael Andretti, Dario Franchitti, Mauricio Gugelmin, Paul Tracy, Michel Jourdain, Jr. and Juan Manuel Fangio II, followed the leader into the pits in lemming-like fashion, incurring penalties similar to that subsequently imposed on Zanardi, namely being ordered to fall to the back of the lead lap. "All I know is I didn't see the (pit lane) board and followed the leader into the pits," said Andretti. "I did see the pits closed sign," said de Ferran, "and I was quite amazed to see Alex go into the pits." "When I saw the cars go into the pits I though 'Great, it's Christmas for Bryan," said Herta, who moved gained two positions as a result. Trying to make the best of a bad situation, the crews of Zanardi, Gugelmin and Franchitti called their drivers in for an additional splash of fuel the lap before the restart. The decision that was to prove key to Zanardi's success, for in the closing stages of the race de Ferran and others were in a fuel conservation mode, while Zanardi had no fuel worries. But first there was the matter of another penalty for the Italian, this for a blend line violation. After the Lap 31 restart, Zanardi was required to make a "drive through" of pit lane, rejoining in 22nd position. "I wasn't celebrating," said Zanardi of his twin penalties, "but I never thought all was lost." The penalties, combined with some shuffles on the first round of stops once the pit lane was declared open, left de Ferran and Fittipaldi leading from Jimmy Vasser (up from fifteenth on the grid), Herta, Scott Pruett, Greg Moore, Andre Ribeiro, Al Unser, Jr. and Parker Johnstone. De Ferran and Fittipaldi quickly showed a clean pair of heals to Vasser, who soon yielded third spot to Herta's Shell Reynard-Ford. While de Ferran kept Fittipaldi about 1.5s behind, Herta closed to within 3.5s of the Budweiser/Kmart Swift-Ford but could get no closer and, in fact, slipped to 7s adrift by the second round of pit stops. "I had to drive pretty hard to close on them, then I went into a fuel conservation a little early and caught some traffic," said Herta. Zanardi was also driving hard, very hard. After making short work of Fangio and Adrian Fernandez, he spent several laps behind Gugelmin before passing the PacWest machine on Lap 49. He quickly advanced past Michel Jourdain, Franchitti and Raul Boesel to move into thirteenth spot by the second round of pit stops. The leaders all pitted between Laps 58 and 60, enabling Zanardi to actually lead Laps 60 and 61 before pitting himself on Lap 62. Quick work by the Target/Ganassi crew got him out in fourth place behind de Ferran, Herta and Moore and inches ahead of a long train consisting of Vasser, Unser, Andretti, Pruett, Bobby Rahal and a disconsolate Fittipaldi who lost a shot at a podium finish when the rear air jack failed on the Newman/Haas machine. "It's another opportunity down that got away," said Fittipaldi. "Everything I worked hard for so far in the race went down the drain." Zanardi quickly gained another spot when Moore's engine let go on Lap 69, leaving him four seconds adrift of Herta. He quickly carved into Herta's margin to the tune of 1/2 second a lap, latching onto the tail of the Shell Reynard on Lap 75. After a couple of his passing attempts were rebuffed, Zanardi went around Herta for good exiting Turn One on Lap 77. "I was in a bit of a fuel conservation mode," said Herta, "and I was abusing my brakes trying to keep Alex from catching me. Eventually I ran a little wide because I was pushing so hard. Once Alex got alongside of me I let him go, 'cause I knew I couldn't race with him." Next on Zanardi's agenda was de Ferran, some seven seconds up the road with 12 laps to the checkered flag. Like Herta, de Ferran was in a fuel conservation mode and had also abused his brakes in the process. Zanardi reeled-in the Walker entry to the tune of a second a lap, making a do or die pass as they lapped Fangio entering Turn Three on Lap 82 to stay on de Ferran's gearbox. "I took a big risk getting around a backmarker, I think it was one of the Eagles," said Zanardi. "He let Gil past and didn't see me coming but I went for the hole anyway." Latched onto de Ferran's tail at last, Zanardi wasted no time in going for the lead, outbraking the Brazilian into Turn One on Lap 85. "I looked in my mirrors and saw Alex was too far back," said de Ferran. "I thought 'He won't try to pass, and if he does I'll repass him on the exit.' But when he passed me, he just left me." With four more laps worth of fuel on board, Zanardi was able to run a bit richer mixture than de Ferran and simply motored away on the run down to Turn Three. From there on, it was clear sailing for the Italian. "The initial disadvantage (the early penalties) was an advantage at the end of the race," said Zanardi. "We were at the back of the field and we pitted for additional fuel. That's what helped win the race. I appreciate the thinking of my team to get the best out of the worst." De Ferran and Herta were likewise secure in second and third, while Unser came home fourth ahead of Rahal and Fittipaldi gained some measure of satisfaction by carving his way back to sixth place, his effort aided and abetted by Michael Andretti's engine failure and Vasser's free-fall to 13th when his final set of tires that turned what had been a competitive car into a sled. Cleveland Boxscore Statistics Courtesy of: The Marlboro News Service PROVISIONAL BOXSCORE PPG CART WORLD SERIES RACE NO.10 The Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland Cleveland, OH SUNDAY JULY 13, 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 4 ALEX ZANARDI Target Reynard Honda (F) 2 5 GIL DE FERRAN Valvoline/Cummins Reynard Honda (G) 3 8 BRYAN HERTA Shell Reynard Ford (G) 4 2 AL UNSER JR. 97 Marlboro Penske Mercedes (G) 5 7 BOBBY RAHAL Miller Lite Reynard Ford (G) 6 11 CHRISTIAN FITTIPALDI Kmart/Budweiser Swift Ford (G) 7 3 PAUL TRACY 97 Marlboro Penske Mercedes (G) 8 20 SCOTT PRUETT Brahma Reynard Ford (F) 9 18 MARK BLUNDELL Motorola PacWest Reynard M-Benz (F) 10 27 PARKER JOHNSTONE KOOL Reynard Honda (F) 11 9 DARIO FRANCHITTI(R) Hogan Racing Reynard Mercedes (F) 12 16 PATRICK CARPENTIER(R) Alumax Reynard Mercedes (G) -------------------------------------------------------------------------
auto-moto.46 swix,
|-> Tesko, pored Villeneuve-a, veoma tesko. Sta bre tesko, pa Miki je motor rikno. Da ga meca nije izdala......c c c pa nemislis valjda da bi Vili uspeo da ga prestigne? Ma, ajte bre molim vas !
auto-moto.47 swix,
|-> Zanardi je izgleda prerano usao u boks (Chip i taktika - dve reci Nije prerano, vec onda kada je Pit bio zatvoren, mada je chip pokusao nesto za izvara, kao njima su preko radia rekli da je otvoren, a na ulazu u Pit nisu pokazivali zelenu tablu, sto naravno znaci da je pit otvoren. Ajde sto je on, ludak, uso ali sto je "povukao" jos 6-7 vozaca sa sobom, izmadju ostalih i Tracy-a.
auto-moto.49 pecanac,
# A ovo je Alezi. # # Nesto si pomesao u tom tvom EXEC-u. :) Tačno, pomešao sam im kacige. :)
auto-moto.50 stukelj,
JEFF GORDON! jeff-i-v.jpg
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Ů│Ţ abetted by Michael Andretti's engine failure and Vasser's free-fall to Ů│Ţ 13th when his final set of tires that turned what had been a competitive Ů│Ţ car into a sled. ──────────── Vasserov pad na 13. mesto je izazvao Trejsi, a ne njegov poslednji set guma.
auto-moto.52 darth.vader,
>> Ů│Ţ 1. Villeneuve (i pored pita od 33 sekunde!) >> Ovde je i Hakkinen mogao da bude. Steta. Da, u potpunosti se slazem :(
auto-moto.53 nigy,
>Zaista je bio skroman u tom intervjuu. Mora da je mislio na druge vozace, >jer on talenta nema ;) Ajde! A dal' se secas poslednje trke prosle sezone? I onog kamikaza poteza u poslednjem krugu? Pa mi onda reci da Zanardi nema talenta...
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Ů│Ţ Ajde! Ů│Ţ A dal' se secas poslednje trke prosle sezone? I onog kamikaza poteza Ů│Ţ u poslednjem krugu? Pa mi onda reci da Zanardi nema talenta... Ipak, ne moze svako da uradi ono sto je on uradio na prosloj trci -- sustigao je razliku od 30+ sekundi i uspeo da pobedi. ;) Sto se tice Lagune, Zanardi je ionako bio najbrzi covek na stazi tokom celog vikenda -- Herta se samo tu nasao i jednostavno nije nista mogao da uradi. ;>
auto-moto.55 pecanac,
A sada speTakl... Formula Ferrari-ja 'samo' za ljubitelje, _vrlo_ krupan kadar. Slika je od pre 3 dana, za zadnje trke F1 ! Rezolucija je 3072 x 2016 16M !!! (prava stvar, da vidite koliko je brz vaš omiljeni procesor, program za pregled slika, video karta...ako smete, konvertujte ga u .bmp :)) ferr_big.jpg
auto-moto.56 swix,
|-> trci -- sustigao je razliku od 30+ sekundi i uspeo da pobedi. ;) Moras bre da priznas i da je imao (mozda i previse ;) srece.
auto-moto.57 vector,
Ů│Ţ Moras bre da priznas i da je imao (mozda i previse ;) srece. Nije to sreca. Sreca je kada se Trejsi par puta okrene na ovalnoj stazi i uspe da pobedi zato sto Rahalu nestane goriva u poslednjem krugu.
auto-moto.58 junior,
I tako se Hill uključio u borbu za titulu ... ;)
auto-moto.59 mmilosh,
> Cleveland Race Results > July 13, 1997 Nadam se da ćeš i ubuduće slati ovakve izveštaje.
auto-moto.60 vpoznanovic,
F1: British GP winners' press conference Q. Congratulations, Jacques, on fighting back to win a race that looked as though it had slipped away with that half minute lost in the pits. What went wrong there? JV: Somehow the left front wheel became loose, so it was very difficult to drive the car because you had to turn the steering wheel a lot from one side to the other. It became very heavy and there wasn't any grip like that. That is the wheel that got stuck when we came into the pits. We lost a lot of time there and when we got back to the race track I was seventh. But the car was very strong. I caught up with the two Benettons of Wurz and Alesi, who were sliding a little bit because they were on a onestop strategy. But once they got out of the way I could push a little bit, but still I got stuck behind Hakkinen. I could see he had blistered his rear tyres, so I was just waiting until the last few laps to make my move and then be broke something. This is a great result for us, though. Q. It must have been a relief to see Michael Schumacher go out ... JV: Yes, it was, because they used to do that (retire) quite a lot last year and they haven't been doing it this year. So it is great to see something like that happening to them this year as well, because we have had our share of mechanical problems this year. It balances out the championship. Q. And you are confident you would have been able to get past Hakkinen if he had continued in the race? JV: Definitely yes, because he was beginning to slide more and more. He had blistered his left rear tyre, something looked weird on it. I think I could have made a move towards the end of the race, although it would have been very difficult. Q. Were you satisfied with your pit stop strategy? JV: Two stops was the right strategy, it was just that we lost a lot of time from laps 10 to 20, and then [with the front wheel] in the first pit stop. Otherwise it would have been no problem. Q. What are your feelings about Hockenheim in two weeks' time? JV: It is great that we have managed to get to within four points of Michael, especially after the last two races. I am happy to be eating back some of those points. But I don't think Hockenheim will be a great track for us with its slow corners and low downforce. Those are not the conditions in which our car is at its best. But we can fight fairly against Michael and I am looking forward to a good battle. Q. Jean, this is your third 2nd place here at Silverstone after 1994 and 1995. Are you satisfied with it today? JA: I am relieved, not just for me but for the team and everyone. We have been having problems in qualifying which means that we cannot be in a good position at the start. But we are able to compromise for the race, so one stop was very good at this stage. Q. After starting 11th on the grid, are you surprised to be here in 2nd place, then? JA: For sure, yes. When you are doing a race like this with lots of fuel, it looks as though you are really slow and you don't feel that you are in good shape. Then suddenly you see your positions improving on the board and to be 2nd today is really amazing for me. Q. Your team mate Alexander Wurz was pushing you hard for most of the race. Were you worried about that? JA: Honestly, I was happy to be in front of him at the first corner, because I knew how capable he was. Then, because I was in good shape, I had the possibility to keep the position. Q. With Benetton moving into 3rd place in the world constructors' championship, can we expect to see you placing as well as this in the nextfew races? JA: I hope so. I am pushing the team as much as I can, but everybody is already working flat out. We are waiting for some new parts now, and I am very confident for the high speed circuits like Hockenheim. We are in good shape with the Renault engine, too, which means we are in a good situation. Q. Alexander, you must be delighted to be 3rd in only your third ever Grand Prix ... AW: It is a very, very good result and I am really pleased. I want to thank the team for the really great strategy today. Without this strategy we would not have been here. Q. When you were pushing Jean so hard, was there any moment when you thought you could get past? Or were you instructed not to try to pass him? AW: I was looking for an opportunity when we were lapping slower cars. But in the end, after the pit stop and when the situation became clear, I decided to hold back by myself because it would have been dangerous [to have tried to pass him]. At the beginning of the race I was struggling with the car because it had a lot of fuel on board and it was oversteering. I thought it was going to be a very hard race, but when the fuel ran down and after the first put stop the car was in very good shape on the second set of tyres. That allowed me to follow Jean. Q. Do you expect to be racing again in Germany in two weeks' time? AW: I don't know. It depends entirely on the situation of Gerhard Berger.
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Ů│Ţ Nadam se da ces i ubuduce slati ovakve izvestaje. Toronto Preview July 16, 1997 FERNANDEZ NOT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT DEFENDING TORONTO By Nathan Siebens Adrian Fernandez, defending champion of the Molson Indy Toronto, returns to the site of his first, last, and only PPG CART World Series win to date this weekend languishing in 19th place in the PPG Cup point standings. Fernandez has been fighting the Lola T97/00 chassis, a chassis deemed so uncompetitve that his team procured a Reynard chassis for teammate Andre Ribeiro. Unfortunately for Fernandez, the team was not able to get a second Reynard for him, leaving him to continue with the Lola. To its credit, the chassis manufacturer has tried to make changes to make the car more competitive, but in Cleveland, the chassis failed to produce any better results. "It is going to be very difficult for us to, of course, defend our victory from last year this year because the car hasn't just been competitive enough," Fernandez said. "It has been very difficult to set up the car. It basically has no balance. It is very difficult to get balance in places like Cleveland where it is very bumpy. That type of places, the problem basically magnifies in a much greater deal. That is why we were struggling in that capability in Cleveland. "For Toronto, hopefully, smoother tracks suits more the car and it makes us a little bit more competitive. So, it is going to be. I say to be able to get to the podium, I can say it is going to be impossible. not because I don't want to do it, it is just because we don't have the equipment to be able to run up there." While Fernandez is not optimistic about competing in Toronto, Canadians Paul Tracy and Greg Moore are excited to be returning to their homeland. Tracy comes home with the PPG Cup point lead, 11 points ahead of second place, Moore. Both drivers are looking forward to putting on a good show in front of their countrymen. "The Toronto race has always been the most important for me because I'm racing in front of my family and friends and there is a bit of extra pressure to perform," Tracy said. "Returning home as the points leader will make it even more special for me, since I've never been in this good a position when we raced there. Winning this race in 1993 was the most important victory of my career because I know how much it did for me in Canada and for Canadian racing in general. To win this race again would be a huge thrill for me, especially since it would be Roger's (Penske) 100th win." "The track in Toronto is my kind of track," added Moore. "It is one where a driver can get a rhythm, a flow and drive smoothly. This track is very good for passing compared to other street courses such as Detroit, and this makes for a much more interesting race. I think the Toronto race people have done a great job in keeping the track smooth as changes were made for the new World Trade Centre." Another driver looking forward to the race in Toronto is Bobby Rahal. Rahal has not won a race in five years, but he is always competitive in Toronto. This just might be the weekend Rahal ends his losing streak. "As our record here indicates, we quite obviously like coming to Toronto," Rahal said. "We won the inaugural race here back in 1986, and have finished on the podium on six other occasions. I don't think we have a record like that on any other track we visit. I love street circuits, and this course in particular has been very good to me." Fernandez's win last year was marred by the deaths of driver Jeff Krosnoff and corner worker Gary Avrin. The tragic loss of these two men is on the minds of every driver as they return to Toronto, and many safety precautions have been taken since last year's race to make the circuit safer for everyone involved. "Every year the race tracks are getting safer and safer," said Michael Andretti, who has won the Toronto race five times. "Obviously in Toronto, you'll see a lot of changes in the area of safety based on Jeff's accident. What happened last year was very tragic, and in a lot of ways, very freak, but it still opened your eyes to some of the other areas that nobody realized were dangerous. The series and our race promoters are committed to making some changes to make it safer." Last year, Alex Zanardi dominated the first two thirds of the race until a botched pit stop pushed him back to third place. The stop gave the lead to Fernandez who would never relinquish the point. Zanardi, who led a total of 63 laps in the event, managed to fight his way past Bobby Rahal for second place late in the running but could not catch Fernandez. Zanardi came home second followed by Rahal in third, Moore in fourth and Tracy in fifth. The race was red-flagged two laps short of the scheduled 95-lap distance due to the tragic accident. WHO'S HOT Alex Zanardi - The Italian was hooked up at Cleveland. He could not be denied victory even though he incurred two penalties that moved him to the rear of the field. With the win, Zanardi pulled within 16 points of leader Tracy. Christian Fittipaldi - Since returning from his injuries in Australia, Fittipaldi has been driving like a man possessed. At Portland, he was in position to finish second, only to be dispatched by eventual winner Mark Blundell and Raul Boesel on the final lap, dropping him to fourth. It was still a good result considering all he's been through. He finished sixth at Cleveland, which could have easily been an even higher finish had it not been for a bad pit stop. Al Unser Jr. - While fourth place is not exactly grounds for declaring somebody "hot," the way Al Jr.'s season has been going, a fourth place finish calls for celebration. Perhaps this finish will be the catalyst for bigger and better things in the upcoming races. WHO'S NOT Arnd Meier and Charlie Nearburg - It is painfully obvious that these two drivers have no business participating in the PPG CART World Series. Both were always in the way at Cleveland. While it was Nearburg's first Indy car experience, he proved that he was in over his head. Meier has been a moving chicane since his debut at Australia. Sponsorship dollars or not, these guys need to go. Gualter Salles - The rookie who came into the series with so much promise after a successful 1996 Indy Lights effort has not had a good season thus far. He has managed to score only one point this season, which does not bode well for his hopes of winning Rookie of the Year. However, he is driving for a new team, and 1997 appears to be a season in which everyone involved is still learning about each other. Adrian Fernandez - His 1997 problems can be summed up in one word: "Lola." Toronto Track Facts PPG CART WORLD SERIES Molson Indy - Toronto, Ontario, Canada Date: Sunday, July 20 Track Layout: 1.78 Mile Temporary Circuit (183.34 miles, 103 laps) 1996 Winner: Adrian Fernandez 1996 Pole: Andre Ribeiro Past Winners Date Driver Distance Speed 7/23/89 Michael Andretti 183.3 miles 90.901 mph 7/22/90 Al Unser Jr.* 167.3 miles 75.997 mph 7/21/91 Michael Andretti 183.3 miles 99.143 mph 7/19/92 Michael Andretti 183.3 miles 97.898 mph 7/18/93 Paul Tracy 183.3 miles 95.510 mph 7/17/94 Michael Andretti 174.4 miles 96.673 mph 7/16/95 Michael Andretti 174.4 miles 94.787 mph * Race red flagged after 94 laps due to rain Pole Position Qualifiers Date Driver Speed 7/22/89 Emerson Fittipaldi 107.699 mph 7/21/90 Danny Sullivan 107.009 mph 7/20/91 Michael Andretti 108.469 mph 7/18/92 Bobby Rahal 108.505 mph 7/17/93 Emerson Fittipaldi 109.998 mph 7/16/94 Robby Gordon 110.191 mph 7/15/95 Jacques Villeneuve 110.396 mph
auto-moto.62 vector,
Giancarlo Fisichella u Benettonu ? Tako rekose na DSF-u, a dal' je istina - ne znam. :)
auto-moto.63 darth.vader,
>> Rezolucija je 3072 x 2016 16M !!! >> (prava stvar, da vidite koliko je brz vas omiljeni procesor, program >> za pregled slika, video karta...ako smete, konvertujte ga u .bmp :)) Vrlo duxovito :)
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Toronto Friday Qualifying July 18, 1997 TORONTO QUALIFYING TO THE SWIFT By David Phillips Toronto is good medicine for Michael Andretti. Always has been. He's earned five of his 35 CART wins at the Toronto Molson Indy. He's won at Toronto in the midst of some of his best seasons, and he's won at Toronto during the lean times as well. So it should come as no surprise that in a season in which Andretti has struggled to follow-up his dramatic opening round victory for Swift at Homestead, he should post the fastest time in Friday's qualifying session at Toronto. "It's scary," he said. "People talk about (my record) here all the time. I'm waiting for something to go wrong. All I know is I like the track and i enjoy coming to Toronto." So much so that Andretti was fastest in both the morning practice and in the afternoon qualifying, although rising temperatures and a slick track contributed to a lap some .3s slower in the latter session. "It was slipperier in the afternoon than the morning," said Andretti. "That's unusual for a street circuit. I think it has a lot to do with the tire war, the tires are quick but they're only good for a couple of laps." A couple of laps was all Mark Blundell needed to hustle PacWest Racing's Reynard-Mercedes into second place on the grid, a nice follow-up to his third best qualifying time at Cleveland last weekend. Early in the session, Blundell brushed the wall in Turn Six and was forced to sit out a few minutes of the session while repairs were effected. He rebounded to turn a lap at 59.894s to slot-in beside Andretti on the provisional grid. "I'm pretty happy where we're at," said Blundell. "The car is still a bit loose and if we can settle the rear end down we should be able to go quite a bit quicker. But in general it's quite well behaved. "I just clipped the wall in Turn Six which broke the left rear toe link. That gave me a fright, because the car jumped completely sideways on me through the fast right hander. That made me think 'I may have broken something' and I brought it straight in." Third quickest was an impressive Dario Franchitti, who posted a 60.080s lap in his first visit to the Toronto circuit, his time all the more remarkable given the fact that problems with his full throttle gearchange forced him to switch back and forth between his primary and back-up cars. "We switched to the back-up in the morning after we had a problem with the gearbox," said Franchitti. "So I learned the circuit with a car I wasn't especially comfortable with. We improved the primary car for qualifying and then we got a clear lap, which was half the battle." Gil de Ferran rebounded from a trouble plagued morning practice in the Walker Racing Reynard-Honda to post fourth fastest time at 60.240s, while Scott Pruett was an impressive fifth fastest in the Brahma Reynard-Ford, his time coming in the second (and slower) half of the qualifying session. Pruett echoed the thoughts of many drivers when he discussed the slippery track conditions. "It's very tough getting grip out there," said Pruett. "In all the turns there is the cement (patches), and the cement is very slippery. You really have to drive it with a blind faith when you go across it. It's so slippery going across it, and then once you're on the other side you pick up some grip." "We're lacking overall grip and a big reason for that is because of the increase in track temperature (from this morning," said Al Unser, Jr., whose 61.228 was good only for 18th spot. "Also the track is really green so that makes it even more slippery. Our biggest problem is through the corners where there's a transition from cement back to blacktop. It's like driving on ice." "It's like driving on soap." said Alex Zanardi, dominant last weekend at Cleveland but just sixth fastest today. "There's no grip and the car isn't working very well on the bumps either," said Zanardi's teammate Jimmy Vasser, mired in 13th spot with a lap at 60.641s. "Like everyone else, we have no grip, less than none," said Parker Johnstone, whose 60.670s lap was put him one spot behind Vasser. Other drivers noted the heavy build-up of "marbles" off- line, the product of the increasingly stickier tires produced by Goodyear and Firestone in CART's ongoing tire competition. "There's a hell of a lot of marbles," said Blundell. "It's already difficult to overtake on street courses, and with the marbles building up the way they are here, if you get a couple of inches off line there's no grip." Which places even more emphasis on qualifying at the front of the grid, a fact of which Andretti is fully aware. "It used to be you had one hard tire, and if it worked for one lap in qualifying it usually worked for the race," said Andretti. "Now you need a different set-up for qualifying and the race. You've got to compromise a bit, but you don't want to go too far or else you'll be starting too far back. And with how competitive the series is these days you just can't pass people to get to the front like you used to." Which makes Saturday's final qualifying session all the more important. Qualifying Statistics Courtesy of: MARLBORO RACING NEWS -- THE OFFICIAL CART NEWS SERVICE MOLSON INDY TORONTO TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1997 FRIDAY QUALIFYING TIMES POS NO DRIVER TIME SPEED 1 6 MICHAEL ANDRETTI 59.408 104.289 2 18 MARK BLUNDELL 59.894 103.443 3 9 DARIO FRANCHITTI (R) 60.080 103.122 4 5 GIL de FERRAN 60.240 102.849 5 20 SCOTT PRUETT 60.309 102.731 6 4 ALEX ZANARDI 60.323 102.707 7 17 MAURICIO GUGELMIN 60.361 102.642 8 3 PAUL TRACY 60.386 102.600 9 11 CHRISTIAN FITTIPALDI 60.523 102.368 10 40 RAUL BOESEL 60.564 102.298 11 7 BOBBY RAHAL 60.589 102.256 12 99 GREG MOORE 60.599 102.239 13 1 JIMMY VASSER 60.641 102.168 14 27 PARKER JOHNSTONE 60.670 102.120 15 8 BRYAN HERTA 61.069 101.452 16 31 ANDRE RIBEIRO 61.099 101.403 17 16 PATRICK CARPENTIER (R) 61.185 101.260 18 2 AL UNSER JR. 61.228 101.189 19 77 GUALTER SALLES (R) 61.375 100.947 20 19 MICHEL JOURDAIN JR. 61.709 100.400 21 25 MAX PAPIS 61.987 99.950 22 32 ADRIAN FERNANDEZ 62.043 99.860 23 98 P J JONES 62.169 99.657 24 36 JUAN FANGIO II 62.289 99.465 25 21 RICHIE HEARN 62.384 99.314 26 64 ARND MEIER 64.022 96.773 27 24 HIRO MATSUSHITA 64.279 96.386 28 34 DENNIS VITOLO 65.822 94.127 Track Length: 1.721 Miles
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Toronto Qualifying Results July 19, 1997 ROOKIE FRANCHITTI CAPTURES MOLSON INDY POLE By Ned Wicker Dario Franchitti may have been a surprise addition to the top three during yesterday's provisional qualifying for the Molson Indy Toronto, but after a stunning 58.618/100.080 mph romp during second day qualifying, surprise quickly gave way to respect for the young Scotsman. Driving an unsponsored Reynard/Mercedes-Benz on Firestone tires for owner Carl Hogan, Franchitti has been showcasing his talents on a regular basis since vaulting into the lead during the Motorola 300 at Gateway International Speedway on Memorial Day weekend. He's rapidly become a player in the PPG CART World Series. When the session came to a close, Hogan, a big bear of a man, became very emotional, as tears came to his eyes. Hogan has been putting his own money into the team, as he believes the team needs to be established first, then a sponsor will have a good product to latch on to. The progress of his rookie driver has been apparent and Hogan was asked if he wanted Franchitti, who has tested for the McLaren F1 team, to drive the PPG Cup circuit for Hogan Racing in 1998. "If he doesn't return next year I'll be dead," said Hogan, getting a huge laugh from the media. "It's called suicide." For Franchitti, it was just a day at the office, as he displayed no outward sign of emotion. He was working with his tires, trying to get in a good lap without pushing his car too far. "I think I made up most of my time on the first half of the lap," said Franchitti of his flyer. "Once I did that, I thought 'Well, that was pretty good.' And I backed off a little bit. I just didn't want to take too many chances. We were working on the car all session to get the best out of our last set of tires, so I wasn't worrying about what other people were doing because I knew the car was getting better the whole time. I just went out with a clear mind and went for it." The rookie driver is learning this year, but obviously catching on quickly. "I think I've learned a lot about qualifying and getting the most out of tires," said Franchitti. "The guys on the team are learning more about setting up the car." As for his reward, in addition to the $10,000 Marlboro Pole Award, Franchitti got a big hug from his car owner. "I was warned about Carl's bear hug before-hand: he told me if I won the pole it was going to hurt," Franchitti noted. "It was a pretty great moment." For the first time in CART history, there will be an all- British front row, as Englishman Mark Blundell joins Franchitti on the point for tomorrow's race. Second is the best career qualifying effort for Blundell, whose previous best was a third in last weekend's Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland. "It's a great day for the UK and Canada," said Blundell. "I don't think there has ever been two Brits on the front row of a CART race." Blundell was second yesterday, but never made a bid for the top spot, although he did post his best speed of the day after Franchitti made his flyer. "Basically, we had a decent race car," said Blundell. "I was able to hang it out a little bit to get a good time. Tomorrow the key issue will be keeping the tires in good shape. There will be a lot of marbles, which will make passing more difficult and staying on the line absolutely critical." The final battle for the pole heated up right away in the final qualifying session. Five minutes into the session Franchitti was quickest at 104.707 mph, followed by Bobby Rahal at 104.687. Seven minutes into that session, Michael Andretti was enjoying the honored spot on top of the leader broad, making a jump from fifth position to first with a 59.120/104.797 mph lap in Carl Haas' Kmart/Texaco Havoline Lola/Ford-Cosworth, picking up where he left off on Friday. However, for Michael, that would be his best lap of the day, as the onslaught on his pole began with seven minutes remaining. With 10 minutes remaining, Franchitti made a move, posting a 58.616/100.080 mph lap, pushing Michael to second. But it wasn't over. Mark Blundell's Motorola Reynard/Mercedes-Benz hooked up and delivered a snappy 58.926/105.142 mph lap, with just under five minutes to go. Although he would not improve that mark, it proved good enough to claim second place for the Portland winner. Still, Michael was not out of the woods, as Bobby Rahal nudged him to the outside of the second row with a 59.050/104.921 mph run in the Miller Lite Reynard/Ford-Cosworth. Rahal made major changes to his mount before the morning practice session and immediately knew the car was going to be better for qualifying. "In qualifying we made some changes and I'm really pleased that in the heat we were able to go a little quicker," said Rahal, who won the pole here in 1992. "The Goodyears usually like it a little cooler, so I'm happy we were able to improve." Improve is an understatement. "Yesterday, I think we were eleventh, and boy we were awful," Rahal continued. "We were scratching our heads a bit, sat down talked trying to figure out what was going on with it." Scott Pruett will start fifth tomorrow, followed by Alex Zanardi, Andre Ribeiro, Raul Boesel, Greg Moore and Mauricio Gugelmin. As for Franchitti, his pole winning performance is expected to help Hogan gain a major sponsor for 1998. After all, the bill for a competitive PPG Cup effort starts at approximately $8 million, a difficult sum for even the successful businessman like Hogan to muster. NOTES: -- Last week's winner Alex Zanardi was sixth on the grid today, nowhere near where he was a week ago in terms of making the race car happy. "We have not found the right set-up for our car for this track and I will stay late and work hard tonight to see what we can do to make our car better." One of the things that Zanardi changed on the car in an effort to pick up the pace was change to the primary Firestone tires. -- Provisional pole winner Michael Andretti slid back to fourth, as 15 drivers toured the course in under 60 seconds. After a good first day, Andretti was gunning for the pole, but said he never got a clear lap. "You only have a two-lap window while the tires are at their peak and I didn't get to take advantage of that window," Andretti explained. "I really wanted this pole. Since the beginning of last season I have concentrated on the win. The pole would have been nice, but I didn't expect it." -- Missing in action were the two Marlboro Penske cars, as Paul Tracy came in 14th and Al Unser Jr. was 17th. "We still have to get more balance out of our cars," said Unser. "If we can achieve a better balance, the loss of grip we've been struggling with will automatically come with an improved balance. Even though we've had a tough time with road and street course set-ups this year, the Marlboro cars are competitive on race day. It's qualifying that has us in mid- field." Unser proved that a week ago, by romping from well back in the pack to a fourth-place finish. As for Tracy, the gains he made were not enough to make a difference. "Today was a huge disappointment for me," said Tracy. "We're really struggling with the Marlboro car and both Al and I have exhausted ourselves physically just trying to drive the car. We've been able to pick up a bit more speed in each session, but they're very small gains compared to what the rest of the field is doing. Tomorrow we're just going to have to go with what we've got and work our way through the field." -- Gil de Ferran, who had a splendid run last week in the Valvoline Reynard/Honda, did not enjoy a fun afternoon on the shores of Lake Ontario. "The rear of the car would not settle down," de Ferran explained. "I was sliding all over the place. We've been wrestling with finding a balanced set-up for the race." Starting Line-up PPG CART WORLD SERIES STARTING GRID Molson Indy STR CAR POS ROW NUM DRIVER/HOMETOWN & CAR TIME SPEED 1 1 9 DARIO FRANCHITTI(R)/Blackburn, Sct 58.618 M* 105.694 Hogan Racing Reynard Mercedes (F) 2 1 18 MARK BLUNDELL/Paradise Vlly, AZ (EN 58.926 105.142 Motorola PacWest Reynard M-Benz (F) 3 2 7 BOBBY RAHAL/New Albany, OH (USA) 59.050 104.921 Miller Lite Reynard Ford (G) 4 2 6 MICHAEL ANDRETTI/Nazareth, PA (USA) 59.120 104.797 Kmart/Texaco/Havoline Swift Ford (G) 5 3 20 SCOTT PRUETT/Crystal Bay, NV (USA) 59.247 104.572 Brahma Reynard Ford (F) 6 3 4 ALEX ZANARDI/Monte Carlo, Mon (ITA) 59.289 104.498 Target Reynard Honda (F) 7 4 31 ANDRE RIBEIRO/Sao Paulo, Brazil (BR 59.295 104.488 LCI/Marlboro Lola Honda (F) 8 4 40 RAUL BOESEL/Key Biscayne, FL (BRZ) 59.349 104.393 Brahma Reynard Ford (F) 9 5 99 GREG MOORE/Maple Ridge, BC (CAN) 59.424 104.261 Player's/Indeck Reynard Mercedes (F) 10 5 17 MAURICIO GUGELMIN/Ft Lauderdale, FL 59.475 104.172 Hollywood PacWest Reynard M-Benz (F) 11 6 5 GIL DE FERRAN/Ft Lauderdale, FL (BR 59.565 104.014 Valvoline/Cummins Reynard Honda (G) 12 6 8 BRYAN HERTA/New Albany, OH (USA) 59.642 103.880 Shell Reynard Ford (G) 13 7 11 CHRISTIAN FITTIPALDI/Sao Paulo, Bra 59.659 103.850 Kmart/Budweiser Swift Ford (G) 14 7 3 PAUL TRACY/Paradise Vlly, AZ (CAN) 59.889 103.451 97 Marlboro Penske Mercedes (G) 15 8 1 JIMMY VASSER/Las Vegas, NV (USA) 59.934 103.374 Target Reynard Honda (F) 16 8 77 GUALTER SALLES(R)/Miami, FL (BRZ) 60.001 103.258 INDUSVAL Reynard Ford (G) 17 9 2 AL UNSER JR./Albuquerque, NM (USA) 60.213 102.895 97 Marlboro Penske Mercedes (G) 18 9 19 MICHEL JOURDAIN JR./Mexico City, Me 60.256 102.821 Herdez/Viv Mexico! Reynard Ford (F) 19 10 27 PARKER JOHNSTONE/Brush Prairie, WA 60.418 102.546 KOOL Reynard Honda (F) 20 10 98 PJ JONES/Rolling Hills, CA (USA) 60.753 101.980 Castrol-Jockey Reynard Toyota (G) 21 11 16 PATRICK CARPENTIER(R)/Indiana, IN ( 60.988 101.587 Alumax Reynard Mercedes (G) 22 11 32 ADRIAN FERNANDEZ/W. Bloomfield, MI 61.109 101.386 Tecate/Quaker State Lola Honda (F) 23 12 25 MAX PAPIS/Newport Beach, CA (ITA) 61.138 101.338 MCI Reynard Toyota (F) 24 12 21 RICHIE HEARN/Henderson, NV (USA) 61.617 100.550 Ralphs-Food 4 Less Lola Ford (G) 25 13 36 JUAN FANGIO II/Miami, FL (ARG) 62.115 99.744 Castrol-Jockey Reynard Toyota (G) 26 13 64 ARND MEIER(R)/Hanover, Ger (GER) 96.268 99.499 J.A.G./Marcelo Hawaiian T Ford (G) 27 14 24 HIRO MATSUSHITA/San Clemente, CA (J 64.279 96.386 Panasonic Duskin Reynard Toyota (F) 28 14 34 DENNIS VITOLO/Ft Lauderdale, FL (US 64.805 95.604 Lola Ford (F) ENGINE LEGEND: Ford=Ford-Cosworth; M-Ben z=Mercedes-Benz (R) Rookie driver M = Marlboro Pole Award ($10,000) * = New Track Record
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Ů│Ţ spot on top of the leader broad, making a jump from fifth position to Ů│Ţ first with a 59.120/104.797 mph lap in Carl Haas' Kmart/Texaco Havoline Ů│Ţ Lola/Ford-Cosworth, picking up where he left off on Friday. However, for ──── Swift, a ne Lola. Steta za Zanardija - tek je sesti. Bice bolje na trci. :)
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Ů│Ţ Steta za Zanardija - tek je sesti. Bice bolje na trci. :) Bio sam u pravu, naravno. ;) Ali, moglo je i bolje. Sve u svemu - odlicna pobeda Marka Blundella ispred Zanardija. Izvestaj ce stici kasnije. :)
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Toronto Race Results July 20, 1997 AND NOW FOR SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT By David Phillips Mark Blundell scored his second Indy car win in three races with an impressive victory at the Toronto Molson Indy. In contrast to his maiden win at Portland, where he stormed from behind to edge Gil de Ferran by .027s at the checkered flag, Blundell was in command at Toronto virtually from start to finish. Second on the grid, he took the lead when pole-sitter Dario Franchitti spun trying to stave-off Bobby Rahal's first turn passing bid. Blundell went on to lead 93 of 95 laps, the last 18 under heavy pressure from Alex Zanardi, and won by the comparatively wide margin of .659s. "Today was a totally different race than Portland," said Blundell. "We came from the front row of the grid, led from the beginning and stayed there 'til the very end. "It was one of the best races of my life. When you lead almost from start to finish and have that kind of pressure, it's certainly got to be one of the best races of your career." The race was a bitter disappointment to Franchitti, who took his first Indy car pole on Saturday afternoon in the Hogan Racing Reynard-Mercedes, edging Blundell by just over .3s. His race nearly ended in Turn One, when he spun after his incident with Rahal, forcing the rest of the field to take evasive action. "Bobby got a little bit better start than I and he tried to come down the inside of the corner," said Franchitti, "but the move wasn't on." Not surprisingly, Rahal saw it a bit differently. "We had a good start and I was pretty much half way up alongside of him and he saw me coming," said Rahal. "He seemed to try and keep me from getting there and I was just trying to keep from hitting him but I had nowhere to go. I think if he would have had a little more room he would have made it. But it's unfortunate. I don't do those things, so it was entirely a racing incident. And it was unfortunate." Miraculously, there was no further contact but Franchitti and Christian Fittipaldi (who stalled in the melee) dropped to the back of the field and began their recovery when the race was restarted on the second lap. Blundell led away from the green flag from Rahal, Scott Pruett, Andre Ribeiro, Greg Moore, Michael Andretti, Raul Boesel and Zanardi. While Blundell quickly went to work fashioning a useful cushion over Rahal and Pruett, Zanardi was on the move, scything his way past Boesel on Lap 3, Andretti the next time 'round, Moore on Lap Six and Ribeiro on Lap Seven. Next he took Pruett on the entry to Turn Five on Lap Twelve, then stalked Rahal for seven laps before repeating his Turn Five handiwork on the Miller Reynard on Lap 19. "Turn Five is a place where you can usually pass backmarkers if they're cooperative," noted Blundell. "But passing a car of equal performance there - that's doing something." Zanardi's rapid climb may have been aided and abetted by the fact that the Target/Ganassi team had made a late switch from the prime to the softer option tires in qualifying, giving him a little extra grip through much of the first stint. Zanardi wasn't the only driver on the move, however. Franchitti and Fittipaldi roared back from their early troubles to run tenth and thirteenth respectively as the first round of pit stop neared. By that stage a number of drivers were in desperate need of new tires including both Target/Ganassi drivers (the second placed Zanardi and Jimmy Vasser, who'd moved up to 15th to ninth in the early going). Mainly, however, it was the Goodyear runners who were in trouble. "We knew we were going to have to tough it out because Firestone had a very good race tire," said Rahal. "We could wind it up in qualifying, but we weren't sure how it would handle itself over the entire run...The last ten laps of each run the tires went off and it was all I could do to hang on. Finally I just had to pit for new tires." Blundell and Zanardi maintained station on the first round of stops, but Ribiero and Andretti both beat Pruett back on track, while Rahal emerged in sixth place ahead of Boesel and Moore with Mauricio Gugelmin and Paul Tracy running ahead of the flying Franchitti and Vasser. Franchitti's bid to get back into contention only lasted as far as Turn Three on Lap 40 where the Hogan Reynard/Mercedes clouted the wall. "I just came in and clipped the wall and everything snapped and we were done," said Franchitti. "It's my fault there and I apologized to my team and especially Carl (Hogan)." Franchitti's demise apart, the running order remained largely unchanged until the next round of pit stops. Ribeiro was the first driver to head for service on Lap 64 and by Lap 69 everyone of consequence had pitted save for Zanardi, Blundell and Vasser. Zanardi duly stopped on Lap 69 but on his return to the action left his braking for Turn One far too late and skated out across the slippery concrete apex just as Moore arrived, intent on taking his normal line. Zanardi's left front smacked Moore's right rear, punting the Players Reynard into the wall and retirement. "I got out of pit lane on cold tires," said Zanardi. "Greg turned in on me considering the line I took into the corner, but when I got on the concrete...I had to put full lock on the steering wheel and he turned into me. There was nothing, nothing I could do." "Obviously he's going to say it wasn't his fault," said an unimpressed Moore. "It takes a much bigger man to admit it was his fault. I gave him plenty of room, but the fact that his left front hit my right rear shows I had the line on him." The shunt resulted in the day's second full course yellow, enabling track officials to send the street sweeper out in he bargain to clean-up the piles of tire marbles all 'round the circuit. Meanwhile, Blundell and Zanardi were able to make their second pits stops during the full course yellow. Vasser jumped up to ninth place in the process, while Blundell emerged in the lead again but now with the lapped cars of Fittipaldi, Juan Manuel Fangio, II and P.J. Jones as a buffer back to Zanardi. Having switched to the prime (harder) tires for the final stint, Blundell was happy to get a breather. "That was very significant, from the point of view that I couldn't get the front tires to come-in for a couple of laps after the pit stop" said Blundell. "It would have been much more difficult if Alex had been directly behind me on the restart." The traffic gave Blundell the opportunity to re-establish a comfortable margin over Zanardi. But traffic would nearly prove to be Blundell's undoing, as he found himself blocked by the obstinate Hiro Matsushita in the waning laps, enabling Zanardi to close on his gearbox. Blundell was unfazed - a rude gesture to Matsushita aside - and re-established his margin over Zanardi once again before easing off on the final lap to win by less than a second. "We responded," said Blundell. "We got the fastest lap of the race, with a lap at 59.2s, then a 59.5s and a 59.6s, which is great for that stage of the race. When I had to go quick I went quick. When he pushed, we pushed and Alex rarely got close enough to make a move." Zanardi concurred. "I had a feeling the race would come down to the last laps," said Zanardi. "My one hope was that I could put pressure on (Mark) and force him to make a mistake. But the only mistakes Mark made came at a time when I couldn't take advantage of them." Andre Ribeiro finished a delighted third, the Tasman Motorsports driver enjoying a remarkable turn around in fortunes since his team switched from Lola to Reynard chassis at Cleveland. Ribeiro passed a helpless Michael Andretti in the closing laps to give Firestone a 1-2-3 finish, the American driver being the only Goodyear runner in the top eight places. "We got killed on the restarts," said Andretti. "The Firestone tires just took off on the first four laps after a restart. I lost first gear during the yellow doing burns outs to clean my tires." Behind Andretti came a good scrap between Pruett, Gugelmin and Vasser that went to the Brahma Sports team driver, while Gugelmin finished sixth ahead of Vasser with Boesel, Rahal and Paul Tracy rounding out the top ten. Toronto Boxscore Statistics Courtesy of: MARLBORO RACING NEWS -- THE OFFICIAL CART NEWS SERVICE Molson Indy Toronto, Ontario, Canada SUNDAY JULY 20, 1997 FIN STR CAR POS POS NUM DRIVER/RESIDENCE CAR QUAL QUAL LAPS TOT TIME SPEED LAPS STATUS PTS PTS 1 2 18 MARK BLUNDELL/Paradise Vlly, AZ (ENG) Motorola PacWest Reynard M-Benz (F) 58.926 105.142 95 92.779 MPH 21 56 2 6 4 ALEX ZANARDI/Monte Carlo, Mon (ITA) Target Reynard Honda (F) 59.289 104.498 95 00.659 16 106 3 7 31 ANDRE RIBEIRO/Sao Paulo, Brazil (BRZ) LCI/Marlboro Lola Honda (F) 59.295 104.488 95 11.874 14 26 4 4 6 MICHAEL ANDRETTI/Nazareth, PA (USA) Kmart/Texaco/Havoline Swift Ford (G) 59.120 104.797 95 13.097 12 103 5 5 20 SCOTT PRUETT/Crystal Bay, NV (USA) Brahma Reynard Ford (F) 59.247 104.572 95 25.936 10 81 6 10 17 MAURICIO GUGELMIN/Ft Lauderdale, FL (BRZ) Hollywood PacWest Reynard M-Benz (F) 59.475 104.172 95 26.431 8 64 7 15 1 JIMMY VASSER/Las Vegas, NV (USA) Target Reynard Honda (F) 59.934 103.374 95 31.730 6 75 8 8 40 RAUL BOESEL/Key Biscayne, FL (BRZ) Brahma Reynard Ford (F) 59.349 104.393 95 34.639 5 66 9 3 7 BOBBY RAHAL/New Albany, OH (USA) Miller Lite Reynard Ford (G) 59.050 104.921 95 36.137 4 38 10 14 3 PAUL TRACY/Paradise Vlly, AZ (CAN) 97 Marlboro Penske Mercedes (G) 59.889 103.451 95 41.270 3 109 11 13 11 CHRISTIAN FITTIPALDI/Sao Paulo, Brz (BRZ) Kmart/Budweiser Swift Ford (G) 59.659 103.850 94 RUNNING 2 22 12 19 27 PARKER JOHNSTONE/Brush Prairie, WA (USA) KOOL Reynard Honda (F) 60.418 102.546 94 RUNNING 1 30 13 18 19 MICHEL JOURDAIN JR./Mexico City, Mex (MEX) Herdez/Viva Mexico! Reynard Ford (F) 60.256 102.821 94 RUNNING 0 1 14 22 32 ADRIAN FERNANDEZ/W. Bloomfield, MI (MEX) Tecate/Quaker State Lola Honda (F) 61.109 101.386 94 RUNNING 0 12 15 23 25 MAX PAPIS/Newport Beach, CA (ITA) MCI Reynard Toyota (F) 61.138 101.338 93 RUNNING 0 2 16 21 16 PATRICK CARPENTIER(R)/Indiana, IN (CAN) Alumax Reynard Mercedes (G) 60.988 101.587 93 RUNNING 0 27 17 12 8 BRYAN HERTA/New Albany, OH (USA) Shell Reynard Ford (G) 59.642 103.880 92 RUNNING 0 45 18 16 77 GUALTER SALLES(R)/Miami, FL (BRZ) INDUSVAL Reynard Ford (G) 60.001 103.258 92 RUNNING 0 1 19 25 36 JUAN FANGIO II/Miami, FL (ARG) Castrol-Jockey Reynard Toyota (G) 62.115 99.744 91 RUNNING 0 3 20 17 2 AL UNSER JR./Albuquerque, NM (USA) 97 Marlboro Penske Mercedes (G) 60.213 102.895 91 RUNNING 0 49 21 20 98 PJ JONES/Rolling Hills, CA (USA) Castrol-Jockey Reynard Toyota (G) 60.753 101.980 89 FUEL 0 0 22 27 24 HIRO MATSUSHITA/San Clemente, CA (JPN) Panasonic Duskin Reynard Toyota (F) 64.279 96.386 89 RUNNING 0 0 23 9 99 GREG MOORE/Maple Ridge, BC (CAN) Player's/Indeck Reynard Mercedes (F) 59.424 104.261 69 CONTACT 0 95 24 26 64 ARND MEIER(R)/Hanover, Ger (GER) J.A.G./Marcelo Hawaiian T Ford (G) 96.268 99.499 62 FUEL PRESS 0 0 25 11 5 GIL DE FERRAN/Ft Lauderdale, FL (BRZ) Valvoline/Cummins Reynard Honda (G) 59.565 104.014 40 BRAKES 0 94 26 1 9 DARIO FRANCHITTI(R)/Blackburn, Sct (SCT) Hogan Racing Reynard Mercedes (F) 58.618 105.694 39 CONTACT M 1 8 27 24 21 RICHIE HEARN/Henderson, NV (USA) Ralphs-Food 4 Less Lola Ford (G) 61.617 100.550 23 ENGINE 0 6 28 28 34 DENNIS VITOLO/Ft Lauderdale, FL (USA) Lola Ford (F) 64.805 95.604 19 HANDLING 0 0 ENGINE LEGEND: Ford=Ford-Cosworth; M-Benz=Mercedes-Benz (R) Rookie driver M = Marlboro Pole Award ($10,000) TIME OF RACE: 1:45:43.963 AVERAGE SPEED: 92.779 mph CAUTION FLAGS: Laps 1-1, Contact Car #9 & Car #11 Laps 70-77, Contact Car #99 LAP LEADERS: 3 lead changes, 3 drivers Mark Blundell, 1-33 33 Laps Greg Moore, 34 1 Lap Raul Boesel, 35 1 Lap Mark Blundell, 36-95 60 Laps TOTALS: Mark Blundell 93 laps Raul Boesel 1 laps Greg Moore 1 laps
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Ů│Ţ Next he took Pruett on the entry to Turn Five on Lap Twelve, then Ů│Ţ stalked Rahal for seven laps before repeating his Turn Five handiwork on Ů│Ţ the Miller Reynard on Lap 19. Ů│Ţ "Turn Five is a place where you can usually pass backmarkers if they're Ů│Ţ cooperative," noted Blundell. "But passing a car of equal performance Ů│Ţ there - that's doing something." Trebalo je videti kako je Zanardi obisao Pruetta na tom mestu. Tako nesto zasluzuje da se imenuje 'overtaking of the season', iako jos nije kraj sezone. :) Ů│Ţ "Obviously he's going to say it wasn't his fault," said an unimpressed Ů│Ţ Moore. "It takes a much bigger man to admit it was his fault. I gave him Ů│Ţ plenty of room, but the fact that his left front hit my right rear shows Ů│Ţ I had the line on him." How yes no. Moore je posle nesto pricao o sigurnom petom mestu u najgorem slucaju, da nije doslo do ovog incidenta. Kakva neverovatna laz. Neverovatno je, ustvari, kako on mora da se pravda pred domacom publikom ... ccc ... "I gave him plenty of room" - recenica koja samo potvrdjuje gore navedeno. Zanardi nije imao gde da se skloni. A sa druge strane, Moore je mogao da uspori i da krivinu prodje normalno - na taj nacin bio bi ispred Zanardija i mogao bi da nastavi da se "bori za (u najgorem slucaju) peto mesto". ;) 'Racing accident' i nista vise. Ů│Ţ Meanwhile, Blundell and Zanardi were able to make their second pits Ů│Ţ stops during the full course yellow. Vasser jumped up to ninth place in Ů│Ţ the process, while Blundell emerged in the lead again but now with the Ů│Ţ lapped cars of Fittipaldi, Juan Manuel Fangio, II and P.J. Jones as a Ů│Ţ buffer back to Zanardi. Kakve su ovo gluposti ? Pa incident izmedju Zanardija i Moorea je upravo i izazvao 'full course yellow'! Jedino je Blundell isao u boks za vreme te zute zastave. Zanardi je usao nesto ranije i cim je izasao doslo je do incidenta izmedju njega i Moorea. :)
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Motorcycling World Championship, Nurburgring GER 125cc ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 1. Valentino Rossi ITA Aprilia 48:05.749 2. Yoshiaki Katoh JPN Yamaha 0.569 3. Manfred Geissler GER Aprilia 13.523 4. Frederic Petit FRA Honda 39.485 5. Lucio Cecchinello ITA Honda 40.020 6. Jorge Martinez SPA Aprilia 40.040 7. Mirko Giansanti ITA Honda 59.415 8. Gino Borsoi ITA Yamaha 1:01.314 9. Masaki Tokudome JPN Aprilia 1:03.505 10. Juan E. Maturana SPA Yamaha 1:04.228 11. Angel Nieto Jr. SPA Aprilia 1:07.668 12. Gianluigi Scalvini ITA Honda 1:14.204 13. Ivan Goi ITA Aprilia 1:57.843 14. Alex Hofmann GER Yamaha 2:06.339 15. Benny Jerzenbeck GER Honda 1 lap 16. Klaus Nohles GER Honda 2 laps Championship Points 125cc ──────────────────────────────────────── 1. Valentino Rossi ITA 195 2. Noboru Ueda JPN 123 3. Tomomi Manako JPN 111 4. Kazuto Sakata JPN 101 5. Jorge Martinez SPA 87 6. Garry McCoy AUS 67 7. Masaki Tokudome JPN 63 8. Frederic Petit FRA 60 Uh, bice opasno sledece godine ako Rossi predje u 250cc, posto ce sasvim sigurno voziti za Apriliu. :)
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Motorcycling World Championship, Nurburgring GER 250cc ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 1. Tetsuya Harada JPN Aprilia 42:36.407 2. Olivier Jacque FRA Honda 0.093 3. Ralf Waldmann GER Honda 0.106 4. Max Biaggi ITA Honda 0.135 5. Loris Capirossi ITA Honda 28.183 6. Tohru Ukawa JPN Honda 34.325 7. Noriyasu Numata JPN Suzuki 41.082 8. Jeremy McWilliams GBR Honda 41.844 9. Haruchika Aoki JPN Honda 42.656 10. Emilio Alzamora SPA -(X)- 53.170 11. Franco Battaini ITA Yamaha 59.502 12. Guiseppe Fiorilo ITA Honda 1:12.687 13. Takeshi Tsujimura JPN TS-Honda 1:14.481 14. Luca Boscoscuro ITA Honda 1:17.778 15. C. Migliorati ITA Honda 1:18.013 16. Sebastian Porto ARG Aprilia 1:18.245 Championship Points 250cc ──────────────────────────────────────── 1. Max Biaggi ITA 149 2. Ralf Waldmann GER 147 3. Tetsuya Harada JPN 142 4. Olivier Jacque FRA 101 5. Tohru Ukawa JPN 91 6. Loris Capirossi ITA 74 7. Haruchika Aoki JPN 65 8. Jeremy McWilliams GBR 50 Eh, Biaggi je mogao da dobije trku da Jacque nije napravio jedan ludacki (blago receno) potez kada je pokusao da ga obidje na vrlo teskom mestu (u jednoj sikani). Zbog toga je Harada uspeo da dodje sa cetvrtog na prvo mesto, dok je Biaggi, suprotno tome, dosao sa prvog na cetvrto, i to u zadnje 2 krivine. :( PS. Nisam siguran sta Alzamora vozi tako da sam stavio -(X)-. ;)
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Motorcycling World Championship, Nurburgring GER 500cc ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 1. Michael Doohan AUS Honda 44:55.117 2. Tadayuki Okada JPN Honda 5.690 3. Takuma Aoki JPN Honda 24.873 4. Nobuatsu Aoki JPN Honda 25.157 5. Doriano Romboni ITA Aprilia 35.884 6. Alex Barros BRA Honda 38.907 7. Sete Gibernau SPA Yamaha 39.541 8. Juan Borja SPA ELF-500 52.475 9. Anthony Gobert AUS Suzuki 55.283 10. Alberto Puig SPA Honda 55.436 11. J. V.D. Goorbergh NED Honda 55.794 12. Daryl Beattie AUS Suzuki 1:02.772 13. Jurgen Fuchs GER ELF-500 1:17.345 14. Bernard Garcia FRA Honda 1:22.992 15. Kirk McCarthy AUS ROCYamaha 1 lap 16. Laurent Naveau BEL ROCYamaha 1 lap All Time Victories 500cc ──────────────────────────────────────── 1. Giacomo Agostini ITA 68 2. Michael Doohan AUS 42 3. Mike Hailwood GBR 37 4. Eddie Lawson USA 31 5. Kevin Schwantz USA 25 6. Wayne Rainey USA 24 7. Geoff Duke GBR 22 Kenny Roberts USA 22 Steta sto je Criville povredjen. Sada niko ne moze da zaustavi Doohana. :)
auto-moto.74 vector,
Ů│Ţ Trebalo je videti kako je Zanardi obisao Pruetta na tom mestu. Ů│Ţ Tako nesto zasluzuje da se imenuje 'overtaking of the season', Ů│Ţ iako jos nije kraj sezone. :) Ovo je stvarno bilo neverovatno. :) Siguran sam da se niko od svih aktivnih vozaca CART sampionata (i vecim delom Formule 1) ne bi usudio na ovako nesto, i to pogotovo na samom pocetku trke. :) Anyway, stanje na tabeli sada izgleda ovako : 1. Paul Tracy 109 2. Alex Zanardi 106 3. Michael Andretti 103 4. Greg Moore 95 5. Gil de Ferran 94 6. Scott Pruett 81 Dakle, Zanardi se ponovo ukljucio u borbu za titulu. Mislim da je trka u Micigenu vec sledece nedelje. Bice interesantno. Osecam pobedu Zanardija. ;)
auto-moto.75 vector,
Fisichella ce od sledece sezone voziti za Benetton umesto ili Bergera ili Alezija s tim sto postoji i varijanta da ce obojica biti smenjeni (Hill u Benettonu?). Estoril se nece voziti ove godine. Kao sto sam vec rekao, umesto Estorila vozice se Jerez. Koliko sam video na nekim snimcima, izgleda da menjaju konstrukciju staze. :( Nadam se da gresim.
auto-moto.76 miko,
Ko ce biti sampion Formule 1 1998? Ako je verovati sledecem, pitanje je izlisno ... Dakle, prica se da je Fisichella potpisao ugovor sa Benetton-om za sledecu godinu, i trebalo bi da zameni Alesi-ja. Alesi se, po istoj prici, vraca kuci u francusku i vozice za Prost-a, bivseg Ligier-a. McLaren je vrlo zainteresovan za Greg Moore-a, koji je citav svoj radni vek, dosada, proveo u Indycar-u, i on bi trebalo da "uskoci" umesto Mike Hakkinen-a. Wurz i Berger bi trebalo da se rasporede u Benetton i Sauber, a Villeneuve, zajedno sa svojim i menadzerima pokojnog Senna-e, planira osnivanje novog tima. Prost je izrazio veliku zelju da u svom timu vidi Hill-a, samo, onda je pitanje sta bi se desilo sa Panis-om itd...itd... Najbolje za kraj :) Hakkinen ide u Williams! Jes' da je Williams tim za mrznju, ali ipak je najveci garant za osvajanje titule, naravno, ako ima iole postenog vozaca, a kamoli najboljeg, kao sto ce, nadam se, biti slucaj.
auto-moto.77 vector,
Ů│Ţ E, steta za Prostove momke... Da li Jordan sa motorima dobija i Sinji ─────────────────────── Zasto steta ? :) Prost na taj nacin dobija jedan od najboljih motora.
auto-moto.78 vector,
Ů│Ţ Dakle, prica se da je Fisichella potpisao ugovor sa Benetton-om za Ů│Ţ sledecu godinu, i trebalo bi da zameni Alesi-ja. Alesi se, po istoj Zasto Alezija ? Covek uzima relativno dobre poene. :) Da li su to sigurno proverene informacije ? Postoji varijanta da zamene obojicu. Ů│Ţ McLaren je vrlo zainteresovan za Greg Moore-a, koji je citav svoj Greg je rekao da ne zeli da ide u F1 sve dok ne osvoji PPG CART sampionat (a to, verujem, nece biti skoro). Licno mislim da su i Kultard i Hakinen mnogo bolji vozaci od njega, iako je on dosta mladji od obojice. Moore je nezaustavljiv na ovalnim stazama, a takvih staza u Formuli 1 nema. Ů│Ţ Hakkinen ide u Williams! Jes' da je Williams tim za mrznju, ali ipak :) Jel ovo provereno ?
auto-moto.79 darth.vader,
>> Ů│Ţ E, steta za Prostove momke... Da li Jordan sa motorima dobija i Sinji >> ─────────────────────── >> Zasto steta ? :) Prost na taj nacin dobija jedan od najboljih motora. Ma Honda je zakon. Kakav Reno, kakav Pezo... Prost bi trebao da malo proradi na sasiji, a ne da menja motore... See ya, Darth :)
auto-moto.80 darth.vader,
>> pokojnog Senna-e, planira osnivanje novog tima. Prost je izrazio >> veliku zelju da u svom timu vidi Hill-a, samo, onda je pitanje sta >> bi se desilo sa Panis-om itd...itd... Auuuuuu, pa nece valjda da menja Panisa za onog konja... :( Jedino ako Panis ne bude mogao da vozi sledece sezone, ili tako nesto, ali ce biti velika steta da Prost uzme Hill-a, sutne Panisa, i jos baci Hondine motore... Ima da pukne vrlo brzo ako tako nesto uradi... >> Hakkinen ide u Williams! Jes' da je Williams tim za mrznju, ali ipak C c c c, sve gore od goreg... Mada, ko zna zasto je to dobro ;) See ya, Darth :)
auto-moto.81 darth.vader,
>> Zasto Alezija ? Covek uzima relativno dobre poene. :) Da li su to >> sigurno proverene informacije ? Sta si se stiso za Alezija ? ;)))))) See ya, Darth :)
auto-moto.82 swix,
|-> Bergera ili Alezija s tim sto postoji i varijanta da ce obojica |-> biti smenjeni (Hill u Benettonu?). Berger (kao) vec pregovara sa Williams-om ( izgleda da ili nisu zadovoljni Frentzenom ili Villi oce previse para (stari problem Williamsa) ) |-> izgleda da menjaju konstrukciju staze. :( Nadam se da gresim. Berni je reko da ako zavrse stazu na vreme ove godine ce sampionat F1 imati 18 "Velikih Nagrada"
auto-moto.83 castrvm,
> Ů│Ţ McLaren je vrlo zainteresovan za Greg Moore-a, koji je citav svoj U McLaren dolazi Shumaher i opet osvaja titulu. On je ipak mercedesova beba.
auto-moto.84 vector,
Ů│Ţ U McLaren dolazi Shumaher i opet osvaja titulu. Sumaher sigurno ni ne razmislja o odlasku u McLaren, zbog toga sto Ferrari najzad ima bolid koji moze da se nosi sa Vilijamsovim, a on u tom bolidu moze da osvoji sampionat. McLaren, za informaciju, takav bolid nema. ;)
auto-moto.85 castrvm,
> McLaren, za informaciju, takav bolid nema. ;) Nema jo{ bolid , ali zato ima najja~i motor ,a bolid je sve bolji i bolji .Sve u svemu McLaren je zadnjih 10-tak godina a i vi{e uvek imao bolji bolid od ferraria . Jedini problem je {to nema voza~a koji bi umeo da iskoristi bolid kako treba . U zadnje tri trke Hakinen i Cultard su izgubili u poslednjim krugovima ~itavih 24 boda . Tako da stanje na tabeli ne odgovara kvalitetu bolida . Shumaher sigurno razmi{lja o nema~kom motoru , a i mercedes o nema~kom voza~u koji bi osvojio titulu .
auto-moto.86 vpoznanovic,
Sly deal Sylvester Stallone has acquired the rights for a film on Formula One racing from F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone, according to Variety. Stallone, a F1 fan, has been in talks with Ecclestone since they met three years ago. Stallone hopes to direct the film, which he envisions as a four-character drama, in '98 or '99.
auto-moto.87 vpoznanovic,
German Grand Prix 1997 from Hockenheim, Germany 25th July 1997 - 27th July 1997 Friday, July 25th 1st Free Practice (11:00 - 12:00 CET) 2nd Free Practice (13:00 - 14:00 CET) Saturday, July 26th 3rd Free Practice (9:00 - 9:45 CET) 4th Free Practice (10:15 - 11:00 CET) Qualifying (13:00 - 14:00 CET) Sunday, July 27th Warm-up (9:30 - 10:00 CET) Race (14:00 CET)
auto-moto.88 vector,
Ů│Ţ Fisichella ce od sledece sezone voziti za Benetton umesto ili Ů│Ţ Bergera ili Alezija s tim sto postoji i varijanta da ce obojica Gerhard Berger je rekao da od sledece sezone nece vise voziti za Benetton, a mozda ni u celoj Formuli 1.
auto-moto.89 miko,
» Zasto Alezija ? Covek uzima relativno dobre poene. :) Da » li su to sigurno proverene informacije ? Kako zasto? Pa, Benetton je dovodjenjem njih dvojice bukvalno skocio s' konja na magarca. Od sampionskog tima, oni su postali tim sa kojim cak i Jordan i Prost mogu da se porede. » sampionat (a to, verujem, nece biti skoro). Licno mislim » da su i Kultard i Hakinen mnogo bolji vozaci od njega, » iako je on dosta mladji od obojice. Pa znam da su bolji, ali ... Ron Dennis je utripovao da Coulthard moze da mu donese jos koju pobedu i njega hoce sigurno da zadrzi. Ta prica datira jos odavno, samo je sada jos dobila konkretizaciju u vidu imena potencijalno novog vozaca. » :) Jel ovo provereno ? Pa nista ne moze biti 100% tacno, ali ako Bog da ..
auto-moto.90 miko,
» Auuuuuu, pa nece valjda da menja Panisa za onog konja... Pa i meni zvuci malo neverovatno, tim pre sto bi dovodjenjem Alesi-ja to postao skoro cistokrvno francuski tim.
auto-moto.91 vector,
Ave Alessandro Zanardi, morituri te salutant. ;) zanardi.jpg
auto-moto.92 obren,
Grand Prix of Germany Preview Hockenheim, Heidelberg, Germany, 25th - 27th July 1997 by Max Galvin, England For the first time since leaving Benetton at the end of 1995, Michael Schumacher enters a home Grand Prix leading the World Championship. His main title rival Jacques Villeneuve, who won at Silverstone, is looking to get back at the Ferrari driver for his defeat in Canada and beat the German in front of his fans. With these two fighting for the title and many others fighting for their seats, the German Grand Prix should be an interesting one. A lap of Hockenheim Whilst Hockenheim wasn't a popular track in its earlier years, it has become something of an enigma in Formula One. Whilst the cars struggle to reach 180mph on most tracks, here they can stretch their legs and exceed 200mph on four of the tree-lined straights - Damon Hill describes it as being like the bullet in a gun. As the cars pass over the start/finish line, they are doing 180mph in fifth before braking to 120 mph for the Sachs Kurve right-hander. The drivers then have a few moments to relax, or pass an opponent, before braking heavily for the Bremskurve 1. Approaching at 205mph, the cars have to change down four gears and lose 140mph before negotiating this tight chicane. Since the drivers will have removed all unnecessary downforce for the straights, these twisty sections become doubly treacherous and the slightest slide can quickly turn into a bone crunching collision with the armco. The cars pass along another sixth gear straight, brake for another slow chicane, and continue another straight before entering the fast Bremskurve 3. This is one of the quickest chicanes in Formula One, despite it's alterations in recent years, and offers the better drivers a real chance to gain on an opponent before the stadium section. As the cars come out of the forest and enter the final series of turns, they are greeted by the packed grandstands and their fanatical occupants. This set of corners - a fast left hander, a right hand hairpin and a couple of slow right handers - require all of the driver's skill to hold an ill handling car before he engages another lap of this fast and challenging circuit. Circuit Length: 4.239 miles/6.823 km Race length: 45 laps (190.774 miles/307.022 km) What happened last year? Atlas F1 1996 German Grand Prix Review 1996 Race Results 1. Damon Hill (Williams-Renault) 2. Jean Alesi (Benetton-Renault) 3. Jacques Villeneuve (Williams-Renault) 4. Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) 5. David Coulthard (McLaren-Mercedes) 6. Rubens Barrichello (Jordan-Peugeot) Pole position: Damon Hill (Williams-Renault) 1m 43.912s Fastest lap : Damon Hill (Williams-Renault) 1m 46.504s The Field Arrows-Yamaha Arrows-Yamaha and their number one driver, Damon Hill, will have breathed a collective sigh of relief at the British GP when they not only finished a race, but also scored their first point of 1997. This will assure their travel benefits for 1998 and will ensure that Damon does not become the first champion to fail to score a point in the defence of their title. Sadly, the down on power Yamaha will cripple the team at Hockenheim and both drivers are likely to retire with engine failures. Damon will surely outqualify Pedro Diniz, but won't be as close to the front as he was at the last race. Rothmans Williams-Renault After a gifted 100th win at Silverstone, Williams really need to get their act together. Neither driver has performed as we have come to expect, and the reliability record has been abysmal. Not all is doom and gloom though, because the chassis is still one of the best out there and with the Renault power at their backs, both drivers should be able to qualify and race right at the front. Heinz-Harald Frentzen has proved to be the turkey of the year so far, and with rumours of his impending demise, will be looking for a good result at his home race to improve his standing in the team. Jacques Villeneuve is without a doubt the top Williams driver these days and will be looking to beat Frentzen again this weekend. He should be capable of this, and is one of the drivers who can reasonably expect to win. Marlboro Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari arrive in Germany after suffering their worst race of 1997 so far. Far from seeing this as bad luck or a fluke, the team have been spurred into action and seem set on ensuring that their cars are the most reliable on the grid. How things change in 12 months! Michael Schumacher should accept nothing better than a win and if one thing is for certain, it is that the fans certainly won't. The Ferrari chassis and engine seem good on high-speed tracks and following a successful test at Monza last week, things look good. Whilst Eddie Irvine is looking very good at the moment, he still looks to be a podium contender, not a winner. That role at Ferrari is reserved for Schumacher and he could well do it. Mild Seven Benetton-Renault Benetton are finally back to their initial line-up, now that Gerhard Berger is race-fit once again. Test times have been promising for both drivers and the team is expecting the car to run well in Germany, so is a win on the cards? Sadly, things don't look that good yet. In terms of sheer speed, the rest of the "Big 5" are above them, but neither driver will give up and podium finishes are likely in this race of attrition. In the intra-team battle, things will more than likely go the way of Jean Alesi who, it has to be said, has been looking much more impressive of late. Gerhard Berger has been close to Alesi in testing, but I would expect his first race back to be slightly off his best pace. West McLaren-Mercedes McLaren again arrive at a race having been within sight of a race win and will be hoping that their luck improves at their engine supplier's home race. The Mercedes is arguably the most powerful engine in F1 today and on a circuit like Hockenheim it is power that matters. Mika Hakkinen had a superb weekend at the British Grand Prix and was robbed of his maiden victory by his second engine failure in as many races. Hockenheim should offer another chance for him to get there, but only if he is faster than his team mate from the off. David Coulthard is still very much a mystery, showing blinding speed and maturity when the car suits him, but producing little when it doesn't. Coulthard usually runs well here, but with Mika looking so confident, it is hard to pick who will be fastest. The McLaren-Mercedes combination is certainly capable of winning, and so are both of the drivers. Benson and Hedges Total Jordan-Peugeot Engine manufacturer Mugen and two new major sponsors have boarded the Jordan train recently, and the future is looking rosy, but when will they win? Both chassis and engine are amongst the best in F1, but Jordan seem unable to capitalise on this. With Ralf Schumacher topping test times at Monza last week, prospects for Hockenheim are good. Of the two drivers I fully expect Ralf to take the lead in both qualifying and the race. Not only is this his first Grand Prix at home, but with Giancarlo Fisichella leaving at the end of the year, the team could be expected to favour their German charge. Still, like McLaren, both drivers are capable of a win given a chance, and Fisichella could pull something special out of the bag and beat Ralf. Gauloises Blondes Prost-Mugen Honda Following a disappointing race in Britain, Alain Prost will be sure to have matters in hand in time for the German Grand Prix. Jarno Trulli has been very impressive in testing at Monza so this could be the chance to get the programme back on track. Shinji Nakano, although slower in qualifying, comprehensibly beat his team mate in the last race, but this looks to have been a one off. Trulli complained that both his first and second sets of tyres in the race were "not right" and immediately ran 2 seconds a lap faster on his final set. Trulli will certainly beat Nakano, but the question is, will he be able to beat drivers outside the team? Red Bull Sauber-Petronas Johnny Herbert is another driver to comprehesively thrash anyone placed against him this season and seems happier than ever at Sauber. The Petronas badged Ferrari engine is certainly powerful enough and the Sauber chassis looks good on high speed tracks so there could be a hope for the Essex driver. With Herbert setting the top time on the second day of the Monza test, the only fly in the ointment is Norberto Fontana, who was almost 3 seconds slower over a single lap than Herbert. The team are clearly counting the days until they can dump the Argentinean driver and get Gianni Morbidelli back, but I can't help but feel like they haven't tried to get the best from Fontana. Back to the overall capabities of the team, a podium could be on the cards if attrition is high. Tyrrell-Ford Low power, low reliability seems to be the best way to describe the Ford v8 that powers the Tyrrell. Mika Salo and Jos Verstappen do their best to drive what appears a great chassis, but with the current evolution Ford at their backs, their best efforts are wasted. Mika set 5th fastest time on the Tuesday of the Monza test and will more than likely be faster than Jos in qualifying. Once again, I expect there to be a reversal in the race, with Verstappen leading the way. Minardi-Hart It is hard to think of new ways to say "Minardi will run at the back", but there seems to be no end in sight for this trend, so I will have to. In Tarso Marques, Ukyo Katayama finally has a team mate he can dominate and he is taking full advantage of this to regain some of his lost credibility. Marques for his part is trying his best but seems out of his depth. So much so in fact, after just 4 laps in an unfamiliar car, former F1 driver Luca Badoer got within 0.2 seconds of his best time at Monza. More power seems to be their only hope, but Hart just cannot provide it on the budget available to them. Stewart-Ford Oh dear what a mess! Silverstone plumbed new depths in the continuing saga of Stewart Grand Prix and their engine problems. Rubens Barrichello suffered 3 engine failures in 3 days and Jan Magnussen ended his race with the 4th. Concentrating on the drivers, Rubens is beating Jan with consumate ease, and the latter appears to have a fight on his hand to retain his seat for next season.
auto-moto.93 djanjusevic,
>> >Zaista je bio skroman u tom intervjuu. Mora da je mislio na druge >> >vozace, jer on talenta nema ;) >> >> Ajde! >> A dal' se secas poslednje trke prosle sezone? I onog kamikaza poteza >> u poslednjem krugu? Pa mi onda reci da Zanardi nema talenta... Sam si sebi odgovorio, kamikaza potez.
auto-moto.94 vector,
Ů│Ţ Kako zasto? Pa, Benetton je dovodjenjem njih dvojice bukvalno skocio Ů│Ţ s' konja na magarca. Od sampionskog tima, oni su postali tim sa kojim Ů│Ţ cak i Jordan i Prost mogu da se porede. Da, to jeste tacno. Ali, njih dvojica nemaju veze sa tim. Jednostavno, njihov bolid trenutno nije dovoljno konkurentan da bi neko od njih dvojice (pa ni Schumacher) mogao da osvoji sampionat u njemu. Cinjenica da je Herbert uzeo dve pobede one sezone kada je Schumacher osvojio titulu samo potvrdjuje gore navedeno. Ů│Ţ da mu donese jos koju pobedu i njega hoce sigurno da zadrzi. Ta prica Ů│Ţ datira jos odavno, samo je sada jos dobila konkretizaciju u vidu imena Ů│Ţ potencijalno novog vozaca. Da, ali Greg Moore nece doci u F1.
auto-moto.95 vector,
Ů│Ţ Steta sto je Criville povredjen. Sada niko ne moze da zaustavi Ů│Ţ Doohana. :) Po nekim informacijama, Alex Criville ce se vratiti do 17. avgusta.
auto-moto.96 vector,
Ů│Ţ Sam si sebi odgovorio, kamikaza potez. Ovde donekle i jesi u pravu. Taj potez ne oslikava njegov talenat. Ali, seti se trke u Torontu i na koji nacin je obisao Pruetta i Rahala, pa reci - da li to moze jedan Villeneuve ? ;) (ne bih da podsecam sve prisutne na ovogodisnji Cleveland Grand Prix ;)
auto-moto.97 nigy,
> U zadnje tri trke Hakinen i Cultard su >izgubili u poslednjim krugovima ~itavih 24 boda . Tako da >stanje na tabeli ne odgovara kvalitetu bolida . Trka traje do poslednjeg metra. I SVE se racuna, stoga sanje odgovara onome sto je pokazano. Pouzdanost je jedno od osnovnih merila kvaliteta.
auto-moto.98 miko,
» Da, to jeste tacno. Ali, njih dvojica nemaju veze sa tim. » Jednostavno, njihov bolid trenutno nije dovoljno » konkurentan da bi neko od njih dvojice (pa ni Schumacher) » mogao da osvoji sampionat u njemu. Pa, Schumacher je u njemu osvojio sampionat, a ne secam se da su se ni Williams ni Benetton nesto revolucionarno promenili. Jedino je Ferrari donekle napredovao, mozda i McLaren pomalo, od bitnijih timova. Ako je Williams vec skoro sest godina najveci konkurent za sve moguce titule, ne vidim zasto bi Benetton, nakon samo dve godine tako drasticno pao u kvalitetu, ako je odnos snaga ostao, prakticno, nepromenjen. Naravno, tu pre svega mislim na Williams-Benetton. U krajnjem slucaju, i sve da je tako kao sto ti kazes, moraces se sloziti da poseduju kvalitet da se barem ponekada nadju medju prvih sest ili sedam vozaca na startu trke. Ja se cak i ne secam kada je Alesi na qualif. bio u prvih pet redova. Evo i juce na treningu, njih dvojica na 14. i 15. mestu. Iako je to trening, sramota je. » Cinjenica da je Herbert uzeo dve pobede one sezone kada je » Schumacher osvojio titulu samo potvrdjuje gore navedeno. Ma sta ko mislio, Herbert je odlican vozac i te dve pobede je bez dvojbe zasluzio. Meni to samo govori da bi Benetton-u bilo bolje da ga je zadrzao, nego sto je doveo ovu dvojicu koja su na svoje pobede u Ferrari-ju cekali onoliko godina, koliko je u istom Schumacher cekao meseci. Ono sto hocu da kazem je da ne mislim da je Benetton ikada bio nesto posebno jak tim, vec da je to zasluga samo jednog vozaca. Po istom principu, mislim da ni Ferrari nije nista bolji od vremena kada su ga vozili Alesi i Berger. Jedina stvar je sto se odlaskom Hill-a, broj vozaca koji su sposobni za najvise domete, sveo na jedan.
auto-moto.99 miko,
Kako niko nije poslao, evo rezultata prvog treninga. Sta da napisem, sem SRAMOTA!! Inace, padala je kisa ... Session: 1st Free Practice Track Times: Pos Driver Team Lap Time 1 R.Schumacher Jordan 1m 46.196s 2 M.Schumacher Ferrari 1m 46.322s 3 J.Herbert Sauber 1m 46.517s 4 R.Barrichello Stewart 1m 46.526s 5 N.Fontana Sauber 1m 46.706s 6 P.Diniz Arrows 1m 46.873s 7 S.Nakano Prost 1m 47.143s 8 M.Hakkinen McLaren 1m 47.386s 9 D.Hill Arrows 1m 47.542s 10 E.Irvine Ferrari 1m 47.594s 11 J.Verstappen Tyrrell 1m 47.720s 12 J.Magnussen Stewart 1m 47.769s 13 J.Trulli Prost 1m 47.784s 14 G.Berger Benetton 1m 47.887s 15 J.Alesi Benetton 1m 48.455s 16 J.Villeneuve Williams 1m 48.639s 17 D.Coulthard McLaren 1m 48.648s 18 H.Frentzen Williams 1m 48.958s 19 G.Fisichella Jordan 1m 49.010s 20 T.Marques Minardi 1m 49.563s 21 M.Salo Tyrrell 1m 49.831s 22 U.Katayama Minardi 1m 51.058s ---- 107% ---- 1m 53.629s
auto-moto.100 castrvm,
> onome sto je pokazano. Pouzdanost je jedno od osnovnih merila kvaliteta. Ta~no , ali pouzdanost bolida se posti`e sposobno{}u voza~a da prenese svoja zapa`anja u toku trke mehani~arima . D`abe ti dobar voza~ i dobar bolid ako ne postoji saradnja izmedju voza~a i mehani~ara. Evo ti primer Coultarda i McLarena.Coultard da ume da prenese svoja zapa`anja kao npr.Senna , Schumaher ili Prost bio bi sa ovim voza~kim sposobnostima , i sa McLarenom u samom vrhu F-1 .McLaren se posle Senne oporavio onda kada mu je do{ao Prost kao savetnik.
auto-moto.101 stukelj,
> McLaren je vrlo zainteresovan za Greg Moore-a, koji je citav svoj A evo koliko je Greg zainteresovan za McLaren... NO MOORE McLAREN? The Toronto paddock was rife with talk that the McLaren F-1 team has designs on Greg Moore for the 1998 season. Moore, however, discounted such talk. "That's funny," he said. "I guess that's why they call this the silly season. There's no truth to that rumor." Apparently there is some truth to another rumor circulating in Toronto, namely that Players/Forsythe owner Gerald Forsythe approached Tony Bettenhausen about buying Patrick Carpentier's contract. "Jerry called to ask about it, but I told him I wasn't interested," said Bettenhausen. Although many were quick to link Forsythe's interest in Carpentier to Moore's supposed departure for McLaren, the more likely scenario is that Players is interested in running a French-Canadian in a second Players/Forsythe car next year as a teammate to Moore. Given the dearth of French-Canadian drivers in the Players pipeline who are likely to be ready to move up to Indy cars in '98, Carpentier is an attractive - but apparently unavailable - option.
auto-moto.102 vector,
Zanardi ispred Trejsija, pred prvom sikanom, u Australiji. 8401208p.jpg
auto-moto.103 vector,
Ů│Ţ Ta~no , ali pouzdanost bolida se posti`e sposobno{}u voza~a Ů│Ţ da prenese svoja zapa`anja u toku trke mehani~arima . set code
auto-moto.104 vector,
Mark Blundell i Bryan Herta u Australiji. Odlican snimak one serije sikana. (kad se samo setim kako je Zanardi bio brz tamo na kvalifikacijama) 2301208p.jpg
auto-moto.105 vector,
Ovo vec ide u legendu ... ;) zanard01.jpg
auto-moto.106 vector,
Bla, bla, bla ... zanard02.jpg
auto-moto.107 vector,
Obratite paznju na gume. :) zanard03.jpg
auto-moto.108 vector,
E, _ovo_ vec ide u legendu ... zanard04.jpg
auto-moto.109 vector,
Zanardi u krupnom planu. zanard05.jpg
auto-moto.110 vector,
Zanardijev Target Reynard-Honda bolid. :) zanard06.jpg
auto-moto.111 vector,
Zanardi (zar opet? ;) u Majamiju. zanard07.jpg
auto-moto.112 vector,
Ma sigurno je bilo neko ulje na stazi ... ;) zanard10.jpg
auto-moto.113 vector,
US 500 Preview July 24, 1997 WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES...By Ned Wicker When the Target/Chip Ganassi Racing Team came to Michigan Speedway a year ago, Jimmy Vasser was licking his chops in anticipation of a repeat performance. The Target Reynard-Honda loved the superspeedway and Vasser had four race wins under his belt. He won the U.S. 500 pole and race in May and was looking forward to doing the same in the Marlboro 500. A lot has changed since then. For starters, there is no Marlboro 500, but this weekend is the traditional Marlboro 500 date, only with new name. Another thing that has changed is Jimmy Vasser's spot atop the PPG Cup leader board. Vasser is currently in seventh spot, and is his same consistent self, but he doesn't have the race victories like last year. In the PPG CART World Series, good doesn't cut it, very good is marginal, excellent is acceptable and some guys are just plain fantastic. It's not that Vasser isn't having a good season, it's just that everybody else is that much better this year. "We are not out of the points, by no means," said Vasser. "We need to have a great finish at Michigan and need to have a good run. We are sitting seventh now, not far out of the top five spot, and the top five is very close to the lead. So, we are certainly in a position to win this championship again, and that's our focus." A lot has changed in two months. Although Paul Tracy is leading the current points, the Penske cars have not been impressive the last couple of weeks, as neither Tracy nor teammate Al Unser Jr. (eleventh in points) has been able to come up with a well-balanced car on the road courses. Tracy, had a victories on the Rio and St. Louis ovals, so the team is hoping that will translate well to Roger Penske's high banked track this weekend. Tracy had poles at Nazareth and Milwaukee and should be in the mix at Michigan. The same cannot be said for Unser, who has been qualifying mid-pack all season. A year ago, the Honda was making all the power, leaving an improved Mercedes-Benz and the Ford-Cosworth in its wake. However, the Mercedes cars have been making tremendous horsepower this year, as evidenced by a dramatic advantage in straightaway speed. The Ford-Cosworth, likewise, is an improved engine, making the battled between the top three manufacturers all that much more interesting. This year is another race, entirely. Running in the Top 10 traditionally has been considered a good thing, but in 1997, a look at positions 11-15 reveal names like Al Unser, Jr., Bryan Herta and Bobby Rahal. Rookie standout Patrick Carpentier is 15th, so the traditional six or eight cars that were capable of winning has grown to 12 to 15. Another point to consider when looking at the competition for this weekend's race is the tire situation. Goodyear came up with a very good oval tire, but Firestones continue to thrive in the heat of the summer afternoons. In Toronto, the Firestones took over, so Goodyear is looking to even the score at Michigan. Reynard-Honda-Firestone combinations were tops last year, but this year could tell a completely different story. Who's Hot: -- Mark Blundell and the Motorola team have been scoring points and challenging consistently for the top level of the podium. Victories at Portland and Toronto have vaulted Blundell into the Top 10. -- Alex Zanardi is making his way to the top of the standings with the victory at Cleveland and a second place finish in Toronto. Remember, it was about this time last year that he really took off. -- Andre Ribeiro, last year's Marlboro 500 winner, has the Reynard and a new lease on life in 1997. He was a competitive third at Toronto, but has something to prove this weekend. Who's Not: -- Parker Johnstone continues to struggle in the KOOL Reynard-Honda. There seems to be a cooling off of the driver/team relationship there, as rumors persist that Robby Gordon is a consideration for 1998. KOOL is also considering sponsorship for another Team KOOL Green entry next year, so this gang might have an all new look. -- The #34 Payton-Coyne entry was a sled at Cleveland and it was a sled again at Toronto. This was the entry that finished third in last year's U.S. 500, but without driver Roberto Moreno, it isn't a happy car. NEWS...NEWS...NEWS... PENSKE MOTORSPORTS AND INT'L SPEEDWAY CORP INVEST IN HOMESTEAD Penske Motorsports, Inc. and International Speedway Corporation have each acquired 40 percent shares of the Metro-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex, giving the two racing giants controlling interest in the facility. The remaining 20 percent is owned by founder Ralph Sanchez and partner Wayne Huizenga. Each have 10 percent ownership interest. Recently the track underwent an $8.2 million renovation, transforming the original quad-oval into a symmetrical oval. The move was made to improve the competitiveness of the shows. For Roger Penske, the move was his second major purchase in recent months, as he also obtained controlling interest in the North Carolina Motor Speedway (Rockingham), prompting speculation that CART may have a new home in the deep south in the next couple of years. "With the addition of Metro-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex, PMI now has interest in five major auto racing facilities in the country," said Penske. "With the opening of the California Speedway outside Los Angeles and the addition of the beautiful facility near Miami, we are positioned in two of the country's fastest growing and most prestigious markets." Likewise, Bill France has been busy, as he has also recently purchased the Phoenix International Raceway. "In less than two months, ISC has entered into track ownership in two of America's most exciting and fastest growing markets, as well as acquiring 100 percent ownership of a famed road course racing facility in Watkins Glen.," said France. LOLA RE-ORGANIZES A group consisting of Lola's current management and senior engineers has made an offer to refinance Lola Cars Ltd. The offer was accepted by the administrator of Lola Cars, Peter Dunn of accountants Latham Crossely and Davis. Chairman of the new ownership group (which does not include Lola founder Eric Broadley) will be Michael Davies, chairman of National Express Group plc and Simon Engineering plc. According to Dunn, the refinancing bid is expected to be concluded within four weeks. NO MOORE McLAREN? The Toronto paddock was rife with talk that the McLaren F-1 team has designs on Greg Moore for the 1998 season. Moore, however, discounted such talk. "That's funny," he said. "I guess that's why they call this the silly season. There's no truth to that rumor." Apparently there is some truth to another rumor circulating in Toronto, namely that Players/Forsythe owner Gerald Forsythe approached Tony Bettenhausen about buying Patrick Carpentier's contract. "Jerry called to ask about it, but I told him I wasn't interested," said Bettenhausen. Although many were quick to link Forsythe's interest in Carpentier to Moore's supposed departure for McLaren, the more likely scenario is that Players is interested in running a French-Canadian in a second Players/Forsythe car next year as a teammate to Moore. Given the dearth of French-Canadian drivers in the Players pipeline who are likely to be ready to move up to Indy cars in '98, Carpentier is an attractive - but apparently unavailable - option. TWO KOOL? A decision is expected to be forthcoming by the end of July as to whether or not KOOL will back a second Indy car for Team KOOL Green in 1998. SERIES CO-SPONSOR IN THE OFFING In an interview in the June '97 issue of "Indy Car Magazine," CART president and CEO Andrew Craig said that negotiations were underway to bring a new sponsor on board to augment PPG's support for the series. "We may have an announcement as early as June," said Craig, "but if you don't hear anything in June then we've bombed." Craig's timing may have been off by a month or two. Executives representing a well-known, multi-national corporation believed to be interested in co-sponsoring the PPG CART World Series as early as 1998 were on hand at the Toronto Molson Indy. TORONTO SUCCESS Three days of beautiful weather - and quite probably the well publicized successes of Canadian drivers Paul Tracy, Greg Moore and Patrick Carpentier - helped boost attendance to record levels at the Toronto Molson Indy. After the second highest attendance in the history of the event on Friday, the Saturday and Sunday gates set new records and brought the three day total to 164,406, the highest in the event's 12 year history, surpassing last year's record of 163,019. BLUNDELL AND PACWEST ON A ROLL With his victory in the Toronto Molson Indy, Mark Blundell made it two out of the past three races, having earlier won the Budweiser/G.I. Joe's 200 at Portland. For want of a splash of fuel at Detroit, Blundell would have won three of the past four races. Clearly, though, Toronto was his most complete performance since joining the PacWest Racing Group last year. Second fastest in both qualifying sessions, Blundell took the lead as the result of the first corner incident between pole-sitter Dario Franchitti and Bobby Rahal. Not only did he lead the rest of the way - a couple of laps on pit stops excepted - he withstood intense pressure from the man who has arguably been the fastest driver in Indy car racing over the past 12 months - Alex Zanardi. Indeed, Blundell had an answer for Zanardi every time the Italian got within striking distance, able to quickly move out to a 2.5s lead seemingly at will. "The whole PacWest team earned this one," said Blundell. "We led just a little of the last one (Portland) but we got this one fair and square. This is one of the greatest moments of my career. We had a car that was simply the fastest one out there. I didn't want to change a thing all day. My guys gave me great pit stops, and other than a couple of backmarkers who didn't want to get out of the way, it was a perfect day." Blundell's surge is something of a surprise in that from the start of the season it appeared as though Mauricio Gugelmin would be the man to bring PacWest its first victory. But Gugelmin was not been able to take advantage of his early season form and has been somewhat adrift of Blundell's pace the past couple of weekends, in part because he was running some development suspension bits on his Reynard/Merc at Cleveland and on Friday at Toronto that hindered rather than helped his cause. Although he set the fastest time in Saturday's practice, he was only able to post tenth fastest time in qualifying. Sunday saw him lose a spot as the result of the Turn One scuffle, but eventually drive to solid race to recover to sixth spot at the finish. "It was a pretty straightforward day," said Gugelmin. "I lost a spot in the first turn and it was hard work getting positions after that. The car was pretty good, but not perfect. I made a few passes, but it's a difficult circuit to pass on. I was getting held up, so I asked to make my second pit stop a bit early and we got by a couple more cars as a result and finished sixth. I'm happy for my teammate at the PacWest team, but I hope next time it's going to be me." PENSKES STRUGGLE Marlboro Penske's indifferent street circuit form continued as Toronto, as evinced by the fact that Paul Tracy finished tenth and Al Unser, Jr. 20th, albeit after a losing a couple of laps replacing a left front tie rod after a Turn One barging match with Gualter Salles on Lap 28. The basic problems are two or three fold. First, the PC26 does not generate sufficient grip in qualifying trim on light fuel loads, which forces Tracy and Unser to start from mid-field or so. Second, it's becoming something of a clichÚ but it's true: the CART series has become so competitive that the days when drivers of the caliber of Tracy and Unser could expect to charge to the front from poor qualifying spots are long gone. A look at the finishing order underscores the fact that Firestone trounced Goodyear at Toronto. Seven of the top eight finishers were on Firestones (fourth placed Michael Andretti was the sole Goodyear representative). In terms of fastest laps, Firestone enjoyed an even greater edge, with Andretti (6th) and Christian Fittipaldi (7th) the only Goodyear drivers in the top ten. As for Marlboro Penske, Tracy was 12th on the fastest lap chart, while Unser was 21st. Where Mark Blundell turned a 59.185s lap on the way to his second win in three races, Tracy's best was a 60.644 and Unser's a 61.251. TASMAN REVIVAL Toronto marked a welcome reversal of fortunes for the Tasman Motorsports Group. Not only did Andre Ribeiro earn the team's first podium finish of 1997, but Helio-Castro Neves and Tony Kanaan finished 1-2 in the Indy Lights race and Neil Crompton finished 2-1 in the twin Super Touring races. Tasman's strong Indy Lights showing is not exactly news. Not only was this the team's third 1-2 finish of the season, Castro-Neves is threatening to make a runaway of the PPG Firestone Indy Lights Championship while Kanaan is a solid second in the points. Small wonder Tasman's Indy Lights group has been known as "the happy team" for most of the season...especially given the trials and tribulations experienced by the Indy car team in its efforts to come to grips with the Lola T97/00 chassis. The acquisition of an ex-Gil de Ferran Reynard for Ribeiro in time for the Cleveland race gave the team a welcome boost, even if they finished just out of the points when several gremlins set-in over the final laps. At Toronto, however, Ribeiro was right on the pace most of the weekend - he was the defending pole winner, after all - and came home a solid third. Meanwhile, defending race winner Adrian Fernandez eventually abandoned the primary Lola T97/00 and its various updates in favor of his bog-stock back-up chassis and drove to a steady - if circumspect - 14th place. "It has been a great 'team' weekend," said Tasman's Steve Horne. "Andre drove a great race. We talked a lot about focus and he was very focused. Adrian drove the wheels off the Lola for 14th place. We had tremendous finishes in Indy Lights and Touring cars. I will remember for this weekend for a while." MIS Track Facts U.S. 500 Michigan Speedway Track Type: 2.0-mile, high-banked oval Distance: 500 miles/250 laps Sunday, July 27 MICHIGAN TRACK RECORDS Distance Date Driver Time Speed One Lap 7/27/96 Jimmy Vasser 30:682 234.665 126 Miles 7/15/79 Gordon Johncock 44:13.00 170.976 150 Miles 9/13/75 Tom Sneva 51:05.39 176.160 200 Miles 9/18/83 Rick Mears 1:05:49.00 182.325 250 Miles 9/28/86 Bobby Rahal 1:22:33.20 181.701 500 Miles 8/ 5/90 Al Unser, Jr. 2:38:07.291 189.727 PAST WINNERS Date Driver Distance Speed 10/13/68 Ronnie Bucknum 250 163.043 7/ 4/70 Gary Bettenhausen 200 140.625 7/18/71 Mark Donohue 200 144.898 7/16/72 Joe Leonard 200 140.685 7/15/73 Roger McCluskey 200 161.146 9/16/73 Bill Vukovich 126 134.161 9/16/73 Johnny Rutherford 126 157.243 7/21/74 Bobby Unser 200 160.695 9/15/74 Al Unser 250 142.135 7/20/75 A.J. Foyt 200 N.T. 9/14/75 Tom Sneva 150 176.160 7/18/76 Gordon Johncock 200 165.033 9/18/76 A.J. Foyt 150 164.068 7/17/77 Danny Ongais 200 149.152 9/17/77 Gordon Johncock 150 175.250 7/16/78 Johnny Rutherford 200 159.941 9/16/78 Danny Ongais 150 146.246 7/15/79 Gordon Johncock 126 170.976 7/15/79 Bobby Unser 126 155.342 9/15/79 Bobby Unser 150 175.211 7/20/80 Johnny Rutherford 200 148.515 9/20/80 Mario Andretti 150 167.949 7/25/81 Pancho Carter 500 132.890 9/20/81 Rick Mears 148 125.957 7/18/82 Gordon Johncock 500 153.925 9/26/82 Bobby Rahal 150 140.515 7/17/83 John Paul Jr. 500 134.862 9/18/83 Rick Mears 200 182.325 7/22/84 Mario Andretti 500 133.482 9/24/84 Mario Andretti 200 168.523 7/28/85 Emerson Fittipaldi 500 128.220 9/22/85 Bobby Rahal 200 163.647 8/ 2/86 Johnny Rutherford 500 137.139 9/28/86 Bobby Rahal 250 181.701 8/ 2/87 Michael Andretti 500 171.493 8/ 7/88 Danny Sullivan 500 180.654 8/ 6/89 Michael Andretti 500 160.210 8/ 5/90 Al Unser, Jr. 500 189.727 8/ 4/91 Rick Mears 500 167.230 8/04/92 Scott Goodyear 500 177.625 8/01/93 Nigel Mansell 500 188.203 7/31/94 Scott Goodyear 500 159.800 7/30/95 Scott Pruett 500 159.676 5/26/96 Jimmy Vasser 500 156.403 7/28/96 Andre Ribeiro 500 152.627 POLE POSITION QUALIFIERS Date Driver Speed 10/12/68 Mario Andretti 183.670 7/ 3/70 Gary Bettenhausen 180.451 7/17/71 Bobby Unser 193.444 7/15/72 Bobby Unser 199.778 7/14/73 Bobby Unser 204.487 9/15/73 Gordon Johncock 204.545 9/16/73 Gary Bettenhausen a 7/20/74 Bobby Unser 196.239 9/14/74 A.J. Foyt 201.186 7/19/75 A.J. Foyt 193.809 9/13/75 A.J. Foyt 201.117 7/17/76 A.J. Foyt 198.238 9/17/76 A.J. Foyt 198.621 7/16/77 Tom Sneva 200.278 9/16/77 Danny Ongais 200.949 7/15/78 Tom Sneva 211.392 9/15/78 Johnny Rutherford 205.187 7/14/79 Bobby Unser 203.879 7-15-79 Gordon Hancock b 9/14/79 Bobby Unser 204.001 7/19/80 Bobby Unser 192.488 9/19/80 Mario Andretti 195.812 7/23/81 Tom Sneva 201.359 9/19/81 Rick Mears 200.111 7/16/82 Mario Andretti 205.233 9/25/82 Rick Mears 206.416 7/15/83 Teo Fabi 202.128 9/17/83 Bobby Rahal 205.274 7/20/84 Mario Andretti 211.088 9/23/84 Johnny Rutherford 215.189 7/20/85 Bobby Rahal 215.202 9/21/85 Bobby Rahal 214.254 7/31/86 Rick Mears 223.401 9/27/86 Rick Mears 219.445 7/31/87 Michael Andretti 215.530 8/ 5/88 Rick Mears 218.427 8/ 5/89 Emerson Fittipaldi 219.827 8/ 4/90 Emerson Fittipaldi 222.593 8/ 2/91 Rick Mears 225.169 7/31/92 Mario Andretti 230.150 7/31/93 Mario Andretti 234.275 7/30/94 Nigel Mansell 233.738 7/29/95 Parker Johnstone 230.458 5/12/96 Jimmy Vasser 232.025 7/27/96 Jimmy Vasser 234.665 a- Bettenhausen was originally declared winner of the first race. b- first-race winner earned pole for second race.
auto-moto.114 stukelj,
> dvojbe zasluzio. Meni to samo govori da bi Benetton-u bilo bolje > da ga je zadrzao, nego sto je doveo ovu dvojicu koja su na svoje Berger prvi na kvalifikacijama, a Herbert je verovatno negde u rangu Nakana... ;)
auto-moto.115 vpoznanovic,
F1: German GP Saturday Free Practice Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 1:42.987 2. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:42.989 0.002 0.002 3. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:43.257 0.268 0.270 4. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 1:43.349 0.092 0.362 5. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 1:43.428 0.079 0.441 6. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:43.579 0.151 0.592 7. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:43.628 0.049 0.641 8. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 1:43.646 0.018 0.659 9. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:44.096 0.450 1.109 10. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:44.291 0.195 1.304 11. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen 1:44.328 0.037 1.341 12. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 1:44.741 0.413 1.754 13. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:44.875 0.134 1.888 14. Norberto Fontana ARG Sauber-Petronas 1:44.927 0.052 1.940 15. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 1:44.988 0.061 2.001 16. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 1:45.082 0.094 2.095 17. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:45.446 0.364 2.459 18. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 1:45.454 0.008 2.467 19. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:45.983 0.529 2.996 20. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:46.548 0.565 3.561 21. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart 1:46.569 0.021 3.582 22. Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart 1:46.800 0.231 3.813 107% of fastest time: 1:50.196
auto-moto.117 vpoznanovic,
F1: German GP Saturday Qualifying Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 1:41.873 2. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 1:41.896 0.023 0.023 3. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:42.034 0.138 0.161 4. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:42.181 0.147 0.308 5. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 1:42.421 0.240 0.548 6. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:42.493 0.072 0.620 7. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 1:42.498 0.005 0.625 8. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:42.687 0.189 0.814 9. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:42.967 0.280 1.094 10. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 1:43.209 0.242 1.336 11. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen 1:43.226 0.017 1.353 12. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:43.272 0.046 1.399 13. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:43.361 0.089 1.488 14. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 1:43.660 0.299 1.787 15. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:43.927 0.267 2.054 16. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 1:44.069 0.142 2.196 17. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 1:44.112 0.043 2.239 18. Norberto Fontana ARG Sauber-Petronas 1:44.552 0.440 2.679 19. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:45.372 0.820 3.499 20. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:45.811 0.439 3.938 21. Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart 1:45.942 0.131 4.069 22. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart 1:46.499 0.557 4.626 107% of fastest time: 1:49.004
auto-moto.118 vector,
Kvalifikacije za US 500: 1. Scott Pruett 2. Mauricio Gugelmin 3. Raul Boesel 4. Jimmy Vasser 5. Parker Johnstone 6. Bobby Rahal 7. Alex Zanardi 8. Bryan Herta 9. Andre Ribeiro 10. Gil de Ferran PS. Bice bolje na trci. ;)
auto-moto.119 miko,
» Berger prvi na kvalifikacijama, a Herbert je verovatno » negde u rangu Nakana... ;) Da, bas se potrefilo ;)) Ali dobro, Berger je u poslednje dve sezone nezaustavljiv u Hockenheim-u, tako da bi trebalo ocekivati dobru trku. Pogotovo kada Mika pocne da ga forsira :)
auto-moto.120 stukelj,
> PS. Bice bolje na trci. ;) U pravu si, cetvrto mesto na kvalifikacijama nije toliko dobro koliko smo svi ocekivali... Mada, s obzirom da su favoriti tako nisko plasirani, za ocekivati je da se Vasser, posle pobede, ukljuci u borbu za titulu... PS Dario tek 13. :(
auto-moto.121 stukelj,
> Sto se tice Lagune, Zanardi je ionako bio najbrzi covek na stazi > tokom celog vikenda -- Herta se samo tu nasao i jednostavno nije > nista mogao da uradi. ;> A kako to da je, ako je bio ubedljivo najbrzi na stazi, bio iza Herte ulazeci u zadnji krug ??? PS Najbrzi covek na stazi je zavrsio trku na 4. mestu... ;)
auto-moto.122 stukelj,
> Ovo je stvarno bilo neverovatno. :) Siguran sam da se niko od > svih aktivnih vozaca CART sampionata (i vecim delom Formule 1) > ne bi usudio na ovako nesto, i to pogotovo na samom pocetku > trke. :) Zanardi ispade najbolji vozac svih vremena u CART sampionatu, po tebi... Kako to da takav genijalac prosle godine nije bio sampion ??? A to sto kazes za to obilazenje, i Blundell je obisao Hira na isti nacin... istina, za ceo krug ;))
auto-moto.123 stukelj,
> Ali, seti se trke u Torontu i na koji nacin je obisao Pruetta i > Rahala, pa reci - da li to moze jedan Villeneuve ? ;) Rahal ima Goodyear gume, pa tu nije nista cudno...
auto-moto.124 stukelj,
> McLarena.Coultard da ume da prenese svoja zapa`anja kao npr.Senna , Coulthard-ov problem nije rad sa mehanicarima, vec to sto je on jedan idiot koji sa voznjom nema blage veze...
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┼─┤ likely go the way of Jean Alesi who, it has to be said, has been ┼─┤ looking much more impressive of late. Gerhard Berger has been close to ┼─┤ Alesi in testing, but I would expect his first race back to be ┼─┤ slightly off his best pace. Ipak im je Berger pokazao kako se vozi. Da li neko video na koji nacin je David Coulthard prolazio one sikane? (cini mi se da je prva serija sikana u pitanju) Sramota. I neko posle toga moze da prica da je on jedan od najboljih vozaca ...
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F1: German GP Sunday Warmup Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:45.006 2. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:45.347 0.341 0.341 3. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 1:45.403 0.056 0.397 4. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 1:45.483 0.080 0.477 5. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 1:45.497 0.014 0.491 6. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 1:45.782 0.285 0.776 7. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:46.138 0.356 1.132 8. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:46.258 0.120 1.252 9. Norberto Fontana ARG Sauber-Petronas 1:46.376 0.118 1.370 10. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:46.448 0.072 1.442 11. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 1:46.477 0.029 1.471 12. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen 1:46.560 0.083 1.554 13. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 1:46.655 0.095 1.649 14. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:46.662 0.007 1.656 15. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:46.797 0.135 1.791 16. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 1:46.919 0.122 1.913 17. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 1:47.502 0.583 2.496 18. Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart 1:47.775 0.273 2.769 19. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:48.420 0.645 3.414 20. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:49.418 0.998 4.412 21. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:50.058 0.640 5.052 22. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart 1:50.614 0.556 5.608 107% of fastest time: 1:52.356
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┼─┤ A kako to da je, ako je bio ubedljivo najbrzi na stazi, bio iza Herte ┼─┤ ulazeci u zadnji krug ??? Lako. Koliko se secam, kada su naisli na backmarkere Herta je iskoristio sansu i obisao Zanardija, ali se u poslednjem krugu sve vratilo na svoje mesto.
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┼─┤ Ipak im je Berger pokazao kako se vozi. Da li neko video na koji nacin ┼─┤ je David Coulthard prolazio one sikane? (cini mi se da je prva serija Jos nesto. Trenutno ne mogu da se setim staze na kojoj nije zablokirao pneumatike. Jednostavno ne moze da se skoncentrise i da zakoci pravilno. On, jedan od boljih vozaca? Daleko je on od toga. Kada je sledeci Grand Prix?
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> Coulthard-ov problem nije rad sa mehanicarima, vec to sto je on jedan On je srcani vozac , a treba mnogo toga da nauci a kao prvo da se obuzda . Ne treba mu vise to da izlece sa staze u krugu za zagrevanje... Da bi bio shampion nije dovoljno biti lud morash biti i pametan.
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CESTITKA GEHARD BERGER-u Majstorski je vozio i vodio trku od starta do cilja. Matori se uzeleo cirkusa , a i staza mu odgovara.
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> 1. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:45.006 IZLETEO SA STAZE shteta , vishe niko nece smeti da se kladi sa mnom da nece biti prvak. ili se mozda varam ?
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F1: German GP results Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 1:20:59.046 2. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari +17.527 3. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes +24.770 4. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen +27.165 5. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot +29.995 6. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault +34.717 7. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen +1:19.722 8. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha -1 lap 9. Norberto Fontana ARG Sauber-Petronas -1 lap 10. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 -1 lap DNF Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot on lap 41 DNF Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 on lap 35 DNF Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 on lap 35 DNF Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault on lap 35 DNF Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 on lap 29 DNF Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart on lap 24 DNF Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha on lap 10 DNF Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas on lap 10 DNF David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes on lap 2 DNF Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault on lap 2 DNF Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari on lap 2 DNF Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart on lap 1
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┼─┤ 1. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 1:20:59.046 Svaka mu cast. Covek je pokazao kako treba prolaziti one sikane i potpuno zasluzeno pobedio. ┼─┤ DNF David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes on lap 2 Sa druge strane, Kultard je pokazao kako ne treba prolaziti iste sikane i, takodje, i ono sto pokazuje i na ostalim trkama - kako ne treba kociti. Uopste mi nije zao sto nije zavrsio trku. Kad malo razmislim, cak mi je i drago. ;) ┼─┤ DNF Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 on lap 35 Barrichello bas nema srece sa Fordovim motorom ove godine. Koliko trka je uopste zavrsio? Jednu, gde je uzeo 6 poena? Cini mi se da je potpisao trogodisnji ugovor sa timom Dzekija Stjuarta. Steta. Zaista bih voleo da ga vidim u nekom boljem timu. Danas u 19:00 je U.S. 500 u Micigenu. Scott Pruett je uzeo pol poziciju, medjutim, poznato je da Alex Zanardi ima ubitacan (re)start. Bice izuzetno dobra trka. :)
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Zar je iko mogao da sumnja? A koliko je bio dominantan govori cinjenica da je obisao sve osim drugoplasiranog Marka Blundella za najmanje 1 krug. Izvestaj sa trke ce stici sutra. 1. Alex Zanardi 2. Mark Blundell 3. Gil de Ferran 4. Paul Tracy
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> Zar je iko mogao da sumnja? A koliko je bio dominantan govori cinjenica > da je obisao sve osim drugoplasiranog Marka Blundella za najmanje 1 krug. > Izvestaj sa trke ce stici sutra. > > 1. Alex Zanardi > 2. Mark Blundell > 3. Gil de Ferran > 4. Paul Tracy Svaka cast Zanardiju na tome sto je pomogao Vasseru da prevremeno zavrsi trku... Sjajan ucinak... svog "klupskog kolegu" je izbacio iz trke... Ipak zvezda trke je bio HIRO "MOBILE CHICANE" !!! Cini mi se da je uzeo nekoliko poena... :) Da se vratim na Vassera, covek je imao bolid sa kojim je mogao da pobedi, ali eto uvek mora neki kreten da ga spreci... :( PS Da su Vasser, Ribeiro, Andretti preziveli do kraja trke, sumnjam da bi Zanardi video podijum...
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US500 Race Results July 27, 1997 THIRD TIME'S A CHARM By David Phillips It took three tries, but Alex Zanardi finally made it to the finish of a 500 mile race at Michigan Speedway. And he did it in fine style, scoring his third win of the 1997 PPG CART World Series in a U.S. 500 that began at a blistering pace but which finished as a processional race of attrition. Some three hours after front-row mates Mauricio Gugelmin and Scott Pruett led 28 starters to the green flag, Zanardi took the checkered flag nearly a lap clear of Mark Blundell, the only other driver to go the distance in a race that featured several grinding crashes and a rash of transmission failures. "You always need to be lucky to win a 500 mile race," said Zanardi, who last year blew an engine while leading the U.S. 500 and crashed while leading the Michigan 500. "I was obviously taking care of my equipment. I guess other people were doing the same thing and yet they didn't finish. Other people threw their equipment in the wall, which is not a good idea. I'm obviously pleased my equipment held up until the end." Zanardi used a familiar method in coming to the front, repeating his exploits of a few weeks back in Cleveland by rebounding from an early penalty that dropped him to the back of the field. In contrast to Cleveland, where he marched smartly through the field, at Michigan he found his understeering Reynard-Honda in danger of going a lap down to the flying Andre Ribeiro's similar machine. Ribeiro had started ninth but pitted early during a caution caused when P.J. Jones's Toyota engine blew-up in spectacular fashion on Lap 11. Ribeiro dropped to the back of the lead lap, but took over first place when the leaders - Gugelmin, Pruett, Michael Andretti, Raul Boesel, Parker Johnstone and Zanardi - pitted on Lap 36 under the second caution of the day - this for debris. During the pit stop, Zanardi ran over teammate Jimmy Vasser's air hose and was assessed a pit lane "drive through" penalty after the restart that dropped him to twentieth. "When I entered my pit box I kind of realized I was too fast; then I realized I was in Jimmy's pit box, which was a terrible mistake that could have cost me the race," said Zanardi. "I thought 'OK, I'm going to get a penalty' but I had to run over the air hose of Jimmy (to get to my pit). While I was going to do that, his mechanic took his (air) gun up to let me go underneath. He thought that if I wouldn't touch that thing at all they wouldn't even penalize me. He did good, but unfortunately it got stuck in my front wing and his gun hit my sidepod and it was a big mess." Ribeiro subsequently took off like a scalded cat, lapping at 230 mph+ and drawing away from his pursuers, now headed by Andretti with Gugelmin, Pruett and Patrick Carpentier in tow. Ribeiro was preparing to lap Zanardi when Johnstone hammered the Turn Two wall after cutting a tire, causing the day's third caution period. Zanardi pitted under the yellow, effected some changes to his chassis set-up and rejoined in sixth spot. "I think I was lucky when the yellow came because I was about to be lapped by Ribeiro," said Zanardi. "Ribeiro at that point was putting a terrible pace. Nobody could keep up with him, and I was a little bit in trouble with the car. Then later on we made some adjustments and the car became much, much better. But at that point I couldn't run even close to the kind of speed that Ribeiro was doing. So if he would have put me a lap down we would have had to take some risks along the yellows in order to get that lap back. But the yellow came just in time." Ribeiro, however, ceased to be a factor when he and Vasser both retired with broken transmissions after pitting during the clean-up of Johnstone's accident. "We definitely had a fantastic car," said Ribeiro, "but something happened with the gearbox. When the yellow came out, I tried to downshift and only had fifth gear. Then that went." The Brahma Sport Reynard-Fords of Pruett and Boesel did not pit and so took over the lead from Andretti, Rahal and Al Unser, Jr. who was finding the Marlboro Penske-Mercedes an altogether more potent combination in race trim than it had been in qualifying. Andretti was also a potent force on race day after boost problems left him 19th on the grid. It took him six laps after the Lap 65 restart to catch and pass Boesel. Two laps later he was on Pruett's tail looking for the lead. But Pruett was not about to give way without a fight and the two ran nose to tail and side-by-side for a couple of laps before Andretti boxed-in Pruett behind the lapped car of Arnd Meier at the conclusion of Lap 75 and took the lead heading into Turn One. Andretti immediately began pulling free, but his lead would be short lived. On Lap 79 the Kmart/Texaco Swift belched a puff of smoke and Andretti's gearbox was through. "The car was perfect. Flawless," said Andretti. "We really deserved the win. From 19th to first, and then to have this happen. We could have probably lapped the field by the end of the race. It was a walk in the park from the first lap. The car was that good." The attrition continued to mount at an alarming rate. Gugelmin coasted into the pits with electrical problems and lost four laps while the PacWest team made repairs. Unser was next to go, blowing an engine on Lap 97. Four laps later Franchitti pulled into the pits for routine servicing, never to rejoin the race. "Dario came in and everything was fine," said Hogan general manager Doug Peterson. "Then he went to leave and the transmission started making awful noises and was it. "There's nothing but a bunch of junk inside the transmission now, so we'll have to do a post-mortem on it to see what went wrong. Whether this is the same thing that happened at Gateway, I can't say. But when so many cars go out with the same problem you can't say it's an assembly problem. There's obviously a weak link somewhere in the gearbox that shows up at tracks where there is high g-loading. First Gateway, now Michigan." "My team kept me informed about the transmission problems," said Blundell, who had patiently moved up to the top five. "Basically what we did, we took it easy on the transmission downshifting coming into the pits. We even short-shifted somewhat going out of the pits, although you have to be a little careful because the gearing is so long here it gives the transmission a bit of a thump. "So we were aware of it and we tried to drive accordingly. There's only so much you can do on oval in terms of gearshifts. So if the gearbox goes, it goes, so you try and take care of it while you're out there." Boesel would join the growing list of retirees when his gearbox failed during a pit stop on Lap 120, while Carpentier was destined to fall out - while leading - when electrical gremlins struck the Alumax Reynard-Mercedes, while Christian Fittipaldi's horrific luck continued when he lost a wheel following a pit stop on Lap 128. Not all the attrition was mechanical. Bobby Rahal looked a likely winner, leading handily from Lap 94 to 118, before giving way to Zanardi. But the veteran bobbled in traffic in Turn Two and crashed heavily, escaping with a bruised right hip. "I was trying to pass (Dennis) Vitolo and I went to the outside to go around him," said Rahal. "But he just kept putting me higher and higher on the track and I hit the marbles." Forty-eight laps later, Pruett exited the race in similar fashion, clouting the much abused Turn Two wall on Lap 174. Blundell, for one, pointed the finger at the reductions in downforce mandated by CART in an effort to limit speeds. "To be perfectly honest, there is no way that the car was as stable as what we had last year at both the Michigan races," he said. "We could place the car wherever we wanted to place it and it stuck to the road and we were there. Once it was hooked-up we were away. Today was very tricky. Traffic was very hard. Even coming by a backmarker you really had to be in a strong position on the road to make sure you could just get up on top of him and get by him. I think those accidents were caused, probably, by some problems with the balance in the cars." The carnage and mechanical retirements left Zanardi leading handily from Blundell with Paul Tracy an unlikely third, having qualified a dispirited 18th. Gil de Ferran had a quietly eventful afternoon, incurring an early penalty for a pit lane violation on his first stop, then fighting persistent understeer throughout the day. Nevertheless, he'd managed to stay on the lead lap and now ran fourth, while Bryan Herta was fifth, having lost a lap when he stalled on a pit stop on Lap 165 while lying fourth. The attrition may have made for a lot of empty space on the track, but it certainly helped Gugelmin in his efforts to recover from his early problems as he charged back into the top six. It was also a boon to the likes of Dennis Vitolo and the Toyota- powered cars of Max Papis, Hiro Matsushita and Juan Fangio, II, who slowly but surely worked their respective ways into the rarefied air of the Top Ten. As the final round of pit stops approached, Zanardi enjoyed a five second lead on Blundell, with Tracy and de Ferran the only other unlapped drivers. The final stop saw Blundell stall, and drop the best part of a lap down to Zanardi. To make matters worse, he was forced to take on a set of Firestone's harder option tires as he was clean out of the softer primaries. "I just kind of cruised to the finish make sure of the points," said Blundell. "At the end of the race I got a lot of pickup on the tires, which gave me a high frequency vibration and my left hand fell asleep..." Zanardi's only concerns were the usual worries experienced by a driver with nothing between him and victory but a few final laps. "I was a bit concerned especially after what happened last year in the U.S. 500," said Zanardi. "I was also concerned with what happened at the Marlboro 500! That was really up to me to avoid that kind of problem." De Ferran, however, finally got his Reynard working in the final going and took off in pursuit of Tracy, catching and passing the Penske driver for third place with just nine laps remaining. "As the race went along the handling got better and better," said de Ferran. "The crew was absolutely faultless on the pit stops, there was not one glitch. (Race engineer) Bill Pappas kept changing the tire pressures and we kept putting-in more and more and more wing...We put in ten turns of front wing over the course of the race. You have no idea how much that is. But in the final two stints we finally got the car working." A stoical Tracy was satisfied if not delighted with his fourth place finish. "We wanted to score points," he said. "The car wasn't great, but it was good enough for fourth and that's better than fifth or sixth. We had a pretty steady push all day and on the last stop we made a change that made it push more, so I couldn't hold off de Ferran. We did all we could do, we just got a little too conservative for the last few laps." After qualifying a lackluster 18th, Tracy had every reason to be pleased by his fourth place run. Nevertheless, Zanardi moved into the PPG points lead with his second win in three weeks and now looks to the remainder of the season where his form only figures to get stronger. "If I tell you that I'm happy right now I'm not going to surprise you," said Zanardi. "Obviously the championship is not like a fixed goal. It is not something that I want very, very badly. I know there is a lot of factors that could work on our favor or could work against us. Sure enough I'm confident. I now that we are strong enough to play our role and be one of the main contenders for the title. I have no doubt about that. "But I think we've got to concentrate on every single event; try to get the most out of it. The opposition is so strong. These guys are so strong that you cannot rely on a good result on a Sunday afternoon and say 'Yeah I'm gonna win the championship.' "It's too early. Three races ago I was thirty points behind. Now I'm ahead, so obviously I can't complain. But I know that it's not over and anything can happen in less than two weekends." US 500 Boxscore PROVISIONAL BOXSCORE PPG CART WORLD SERIES RACE NO.12 U.S. 500 Brooklyn, MI SUNDAY JULY 27, 1997 Pos Pos # Driver Qual Time/Speed Laps Status 1 7 4 ALEX ZANARI 31.175 230.947 250 167.044 2 11 18 MARK BLUNDELL 31.362 229.358 250 RUNNING 3 10 5 GIL DE FERRAN 31.366 229.548 249 RUNNING 4 18 3 PAUL TRACY 31.562 228.122 249 RUNNING 5 8 8 BRYAN HERTA 31.278 230.194 248 RUNNING 6 2 17 MAURICIO GUGELMIN 30.836 233.493 244 RUNNING 7 27 34 DENNIS VITOLO 32.929 218.652 242 RUNNING 8 23 25 MAX PAPIS 32.405 222.188 241 RUNNING 9 26 24 HIRO MATSUSHITA 32.566 221.089 241 RUNNING 10 20 77 GUALTER SALLES 31.591 227.913 240 RUNNING 11 25 36 JUAN FANGIO II 32.539 221.273 225 GEARBOX 12 28 64 ARND MEIER No Time No Speed 223 RUNNING 13 17 19 MICHEL JOURDAIN JR. 31.507 228.521 182 GEARBOX 14 1 20 SCOTT PRUETT 30.788 233.857 174 CONTACT 15 12 16 PATRICK CARPENTIER(R) 31.395 229.338 144 ELECTRICAL 16 14 11 CHRISTIAN FITTIPALDI 31.469 228.797 128 LOST WHEEL 17 6 7 BOBBY RAHAL 31.170 230.991 126 CONTACT 18 3 40 RAUL BOESEL 30.932 232.769 120 GEARBOX 19 13 9 DARIO FRANCHITTI(R) 31.397 229.321 101 GEARBOX 20 16 2 AL UNSER JR. 31.485 228.680 97 ENGINE 21 19 6 MICHAEL ANDRETTI 31.588 227.935 79 GEARBOX 22 22 21 RICHIE HEARN 32.349 222.573 60 TURBO 23 9 31 ANDRE RIBEIRO 31.313 229.936 57 GEARBOX 24 4 1 JIMMY VASSER 30.957 232.506 57 GEARBOX 25 5 27 PARKER JOHNSTONE 31.013 232.161 53 CONTACT 26 15 32 ADRIAN FERNANDEZ 31.485 228.680 46 ELECTRICAL 27 21 99 GREG MOORE 31.612 227.762 19 TURBO 28 24 98 PJ JONES 32.489 221.613 11 ENGINE ENGINE LEGEND: Ford=Ford-Cosworth; M-Benz=Mercedes-Benz (R) Rookie driver M = Marlboro Pole Award ($10,000) TIME OF RACE: 2:59:35.579 AVERAGE SPEED: 167.044 mph CAUTION FLAGS: Laps 11-20, Car #98 Engine Laps 33-39, Car #34 Laps 54-64, Contact Car #27 Laps 79-84, Car #6 Oil Spray Laps 126-138, Contact Car #7 Laps 175-182, Contact Car #20 LAP LEADERS: 13 lead changes, 9 drivers Scott Pruett, 1 1 Lap Mauricio Gugelmin, 2-35 34 Laps Andre Ribeiro, 36-56 21 Laps Scott Pruett, 57-75 19 Laps Michael Andretti, 76-78 3 Laps Scott Pruett, 79-81 3 Laps Dario Franchitti, 82-93 12 Laps Bobby Rahal, 94-118 25 Laps Alex Zanardi, 119-129 11 Laps Patrick Carpentier, 130-143 14 Laps Scott Pruett, 144-152 9 Laps Alex Zanardi, 153-214 62 Laps Gil De Ferran, 215-219 5 Laps Alex Zanardi, 220-250 31 Laps TOTALS: Alex Zanardi 104 Laps Mauricio Gugelmin 34 Laps Scott Pruett 32 Laps Andre Ribeiro 21 Laps Bobby Rahal 25 Laps Patrick Carpentier 14 Laps Dario Franchitti 12 Laps Gil de Ferran 5 Laps Michael Andretti 3 Laps
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┼─┤ Svaka cast Zanardiju na tome sto je pomogao Vasseru da prevremeno zavrsi ┼─┤ trku... Sjajan ucinak... svog "klupskog kolegu" je izbacio iz trke... ┼─┤ 24 4 1 JIMMY VASSER 30.957 232.506 57 GEARBOX ˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ :) Zanardi uopste nije kriv sto je Jimmy Vasser zavrsio svoju trku pre vremena. A da je i ostao u trci, sumnjam da bi pobedio. ;)
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> Kada je sledeci Grand Prix? Mađarska (Hungaroring), za 15 dana, to je valjda 10. avgust...
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> Pos Pos # Driver Qual Time/Speed Laps Status > > 1 7 4 ALEX ZANARI 31.175 230.947 250 167.044 > 2 11 18 MARK BLUNDELL 31.362 229.358 250 RUNNING > 3 10 5 GIL DE FERRAN 31.366 229.548 249 RUNNING Svaka čast Zanardiju, a mogao si da baciš i stanje na tabeli posle ove trke, bilo bi zanimljivo videti... :)
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┼─┤ Madarska (Hungaroring), za 15 dana, to je valjda 10. avgust... Hmm, CART trka u Mid-Ohaju je takodje 10. avgusta. Alex Zanardi je tamo pobedio prosle godine ispred Vassera. To je bio prvi "1,2" za Target Chip Ganassi Racing Team, ako se ne varam.
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┼─┤ Svaka cast Zanardiju, a mogao si da bacis i stanje na tabeli posle ┼─┤ ove trke, bilo bi zanimljivo videti... :) 1. Alex Zanardi 127 2. Paul Tracy 121 3. Gil de Ferran 108 4. Michael Andretti 103 5. Greg Moore 95 6. Scott Pruett 82 7. Jimmy Vasser 75 8. Mark Blundell 72 9. Mauricio Gugelmin 72 10. Raul Boesel 66 11. Bryan Herta 55 12. Al Unser Jr. 49
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┼─┤ Da bi bio shampion nije dovoljno biti lud ┼─┤ morash biti i pametan. On nije lud, ali isto tako nije ni pametan. ;)
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Uz poruku je arhiva koja sadrzi pet slika najboljeg mladog vozaca... Naravno, u pitanju je Dario Franchitti, buduci rookie of the year.... :) dario.arj
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> Mađarska (Hungaroring), za 15 dana, to je valjda 10. avgust... Je li, hoćemo li da idemo? Mićo Kostić organizuje za nas Čačane veoma povoljno aranžman. Mogli bi se skupiti da odemo.
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> > Mađarska (Hungaroring), za 15 dana, to je valjda 10. avgust... > > Je li, hoćemo li da idemo? Mićo Kostić organizuje za nas Čačane veoma > povoljno aranžman. Mogli bi se skupiti da odemo. Nažalost, upravo 10. avgusta mi je drugi deo ispita na koji izlazim za koji dan :((
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CART Auto Racing Roars Into Downtown Houston for 1998 Texaco Grand Prix ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CART Online (July 29, 1997) -- The City of Houston, Texaco, Inc. and Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) have agreed in principle to stage a mojor international auto race, The Texaco Grand Prix of Houston, on the streets of downtown Houston beginning Oct. 4, 1998. The agreement calls for the race to be held annually through the year 2003. Anchored by the George R. Brown Convention Center, downtown Houston will be the setting of this exciting, premier grand prix and a series of support races. The race will be sanctioned by CART, an open-wheel Indy car series featuring 900-horsepower cars capable of speeds in excess of 230 miles per hour. The 1.68-mile street course will have 10 turns & traveling in front of the Convention Center on Chenevert and as far out as Clay, Austin and Capitol streets. This location provides an ideal backdrop to showcase the city for an international television audience in 188 countries, while minimizing traffic flow disruptions. Management of the event will be under the auspices of Texaco Houston Grand Prix LLC, a joint venture between Texaco, Inc. and Carl Haas. In addition to The Texaco Grand Prix of Houston, Haas is the race organizer at the historic Milwaukee (Wis.) Mile, and is an owner/director of Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis. Houston Mayor Bob Lanier said, "Houston's stunning skyline and the George R. Brown Convention Center will be fantastic backdrops for this premier race. The television exposure will help drive home the improvements Houston has made in downtown revitalization. I appreciate the efforts of Texaco and the Newman/Haas organization to bring this great event to Houston in first-class style." Glenn F. Tilton, Senior Vice President of Texaco, Inc. and President of Texaco's Global Business Unit, said, "Texaco is proud to sponsor this premier event in the City of Houston. It lets us give something back to a community that has been important to our company and home to many Texaco employees for decades. Partnering with Carl Haas on this project will ensure that the Grand Prix exceeds everyone's expectations." Carl Haas said, "Houston will be one of the finest city street race layouts ever. The natural boundaries formed by the George R. Brown Convention Center and City Skyline, combined with the wide streets and park settings inside the circuit, will create a unique ambiance and atmosphere, as well as provide a layout for competitive racing." CART will state a total of 19 races on four continents in 1998 & a mix of oval tracks, road circuits and street courses & in its PPG CART World Series. In addition to Houston, street races will be held in Detroit; Long Beach, Calif.; Toronto and Vancouver, Canada; and Queensland, Australia. Andrew Craig, President and Chief Executive Officer of CART, said "Houston is the type of market we desire to compete in on an annual basis; it's a world-class city and our series is truly international in scope. Twelve countries, encompassing five continents, are represented in our owner and driver ranks. This meshes well within the cultural diversity of a multi-ethnic city like Houston. I believe this event has the potential to quickly become one of our premier venues." In addition to the CART Indy car race, The Texaco Grand Prix of Houston will feature several support events. Also planned for the week leading up to the race are a pro-am style golf tournament and a charity ball, among other activities. The George R. Brown Convention Center will serve as headquarters for the event. All competing teams will be paddocked on the Center's 375,000 square foot first level. The upper levels of the Convention Center will house everything from race control and a media center to VIP hospitality accomodations. Pit lane of the race circuit will be constructed directly in front of the center. The agreement in principle between the City of Houston and Texaco Houston Grand Prix LLC to hold the event is subject to final contract terms and City Council approval. Tickets to the event will go on sale soon. The organizers also expect to open a sales office in downtown Houston in the near future. For information regarding tickets, corporate hospitality and sponsorship, call (281) 820-8378.
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Rahal Trys Some New Courses CART Online (July 31) -- Bobby Rahal's race day came to an early end at the U.S. 500, Sunday, July 27, when his Miller Lite Reynard Ford made contact with Michigan Speedway's Turn 2 wall while Rahal he running second in the U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota. But the bruised right hip and left knee Rahal sustained in the incident couldn't keep him from traveling to Scotland for a whirlwind golf vacation. Rahal, a nine handicap, was scheduled to play five legendary United Kingdom courses in five days, beginning this past Monday at Royal Troon, site of this year's British Open. A round at Western Gails was scheduled for Tuesday, followed by rounds at Preswick (Wednesday), Muirfield (Thursday) and St. Andrew's (Friday). "It's going to take a lot more than that [the crash] to keep me from playing those courses this week," Rahal said. "We might even get in a round at Loch Lomond if time permits. This trip is something I've wanted to do for a long time. I've talked about taking trips to legendary courses around the world when I retire from driving. Well, I'm not retiring from driving, but this is a trip I couldn't pass up."
auto-moto.161 junior,
re: Hokenhajm Ima li konferencija za novinare, posle trke?
auto-moto.162 vpoznanovic,
>> Ima li konferencija za novinare, posle trke? Sajt sa kojeg sam ih preuzimao je načisto puk'o, ne odaziva se već tri dana. Međutim, ja sam se kao i obično snašao... :) F1: German GP winners' press conference Q. Congratulations, Gerhard, on a memorable victory. Hockenheim seems to be a special circuit for you, doesn't it? GB: I seem to have been given some special powers today, but I think I know where that comes from and I am very happy about it. Q. What did you feel when you came out of the pits after your second pit stop and saw Fisichella in front of you? GB: I nearly lost the race because someone had blown his engine on the straight and it was so foggy that I could not see the road anymore. I almost had to stop the car, which cost me four or five seconds. At that point I honestly believed that I had lost the race. I was quite surprised that we were so close, it was only about one second, and then Giancarlo made a mistake in the second chicane. That allowed me to overtake him straightaway. Everything worked together. Q. In addition to victory, you got pole position and fastest race lap today. Does this mean a revival in Benetton fortunes at last? GB: Obviously it shows what potential we have. We have had potential since the beginning of the season, but for different reasons we have not been able to use it in the right way. Hockenheim is the sort of circuit where we know we can be competitive and quick, but the next circuit on the schedule has completely different characteristics. I am very interested to see how we go there. One thing which I believe is that we are going to be competitive at the end of the season, but of course we were not in close competition with anyone today: I started from pole, we had the right strategy and I had a good start. Everything worked together and we ended up in front. That is no reason to believe we are ahead, although I think we are competitive and we have a good chance to compete for points and podium places at the end of the season. Q. Michael, your second place seems to have pleased the home crowd. How did the race go for you? MS: I could not have hoped for better and after what happened in practice I am very pleased. I had to do an extra pit stop, due to what seem to have been some problems with the fuel rig, plus I was missing fifth gear from halfway through the race. It wasn't very easy to run the race like this. Q. With Mika so close behind you in those last few laps, how worried were you that he might pass? MS: Obviously we knew that we had to cope with our various problems, and I had to come in for an extra pit stop, so I had to push very hard. My problem at that stage was that I had been behind Alesi for quite a while and my tyres were finished, I had damaged them more than I would normally have done. So it was difficult to pull out the gap at the end which would be enough to come in ahead of Mika. Q. It must have been a relief to you that Jacques Villeneuve didn't finish today. How did you learn about that? MS: At the end of the race I asked for information about who had finished in the first six places. I was told that Villeneuve was out of the race. I have to say that I would not like to win the championship because somebody has fallen out of the race, I prefer to fight and beat someone. But we have been quicker [than Williams] all weekend and at this point I would like to congratulate Gerhard on his impressive comeback. For the championship, though, things are going well. Q. Mika, this is your first podium finish since Melbourne. Are you surprised to be here? MH: No, not really surprised here. But it is certainly a long time since Melbourne and my last podium finish. There are various reasons why I haven't been here recently, so let's hope that I will be able to visit you here more often in the future. Q. Once again, you only made one pit stop today while both the guys in front of you were on a twostop strategy. Should you have done the same as them? MH: I was in a situation where a two stop strategy might not have worked. When you are on the front row, and leading at the first corner, two stops will help a lot. If you are not in that situation, though, two stops is the wrong choice. That's why we chose to make one stop. Q. Gerhard, what are your plans before you go to the Hungaroring for the next race? GB: I will be testing at Silverstone this week, and I have to do some more fitness training. I have to catch up with my fitness because Hungary is a very hard circuit physically and it is usually very hot there. I am really looking forward to it because I like the circuit very much.
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Slika sa Hokenhajma, Schumacher vozi Fisichellu na svom bolidu, posle trke. 800x1133 germany1.jpg
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Još jedan ferrari, medijski okupiran ;) 800x650 (benneton, izgleda, opra'lja svoj sajt, pa nemam njihovih slika) germany4.jpg
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July 30, 1997 CART News TEXACO GRAND PRIX OF HOUSTON ANNOUNCED The City of Houston and CART announced today that they have agreed in principle to stage the Texaco Grand Prix of Houston on the weekend of October 4, 1998, subject to final approval by the Houston city council. The race, which will be held on a 10 turn, 1.68 mile street circuit near the George R. Brown Convention Center, will be held annually through the year 2003. PMI and ISC ACQUIRE HOMESTEAD Penske Motorsports, Inc. (PMI) and the International Speedway (ISC) Corporation have each purchased a 40% interest in Homestead-Miami Speedway, L.L.C., the operators of Metro-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex in the latest round of the race track acquisition spree sweeping the land. Ralph Sanchez, founder of the Metro-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex and partner Wayne Huizenga each will retain a 10% ownership in the facility, and Sanchez will continue as president of the track, Little more than a week ago, ISC purchased Phoenix International Raceway not long after acquiring 100% interest in Watkins Glen International. PMI's tracks now include Nazareth and Michigan Speedways as well as the recently opened California Speedway. PMI also recently acquired controlling interest in North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina. In addition to Watkins Glen and Homestead, ISC's holdings include the Daytona International Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway, Darlington Raceway and Tucson Raceway Park, as well as an 11% interest in PMI. Speculation is widespread that PMI's Roger Penske and ISC's Bill France are forming a loose alliance to counter the growing interests of rivals Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Indy Racing League president Tony George, whose family owns IMS and is also involved in Walt Disney Speedway and the new Pike's Peak International Raceway, and Bruton Smith whose tracks include Atlanta, Charlotte and the new Texas World Speedway and Las Vegas Motor Speedway and who is widely believed to be planning to form a break-away stock car series inc competition to NASCAR's Winston Cup series. CRAIG DISCOUNTS ROAD ATLANTA RUMORS At the U.S. 500 CART president and CEO Andrew Craig threw cold water on the widespread speculation that Championship Auto Racing Teams is planning a races at Road Atlanta, Mexico City and several other new venues in the near future. "We went down to inspect Road Atlanta recently," he said. "It's an exciting track but the facility needs a substantial amount investment before we would consider staging a race there. Having said that, the track now has first rate ownership in Don Panoz and he has the resources to make Road Atlanta into a first rate facility. Atlanta is an attractive market for CART and my preference for a race in the Southeast would be a road course or street circuit. "But I would put Road Atlanta in the same category as several other tracks - Mexico City, Germany, Phoenix and couple of others. They are attractive to CART for a number of reasons and it may well be that we will hold races there in the future. But a lot of things will have to happen before we can talk seriously about staging races at those locations." Craig was cool to the idea of a CART race at North Carolina Motor Speedway (aka Rockingham) despite the fact that CART co- founder Roger Penske's Penske Motorsports Inc. has acquired 70% ownership in the track. JOHNSTONE'S LUCKY DAY Parker Johnstone was lucky to escape from his crash in the U.S. 500 with nothing more than a bad bruising and a major lump on his forehead, the result of a chunk of suspension penetrating his helmet. "It's a testimony to CART's safety and rules committee, and to Reynard for building such a great car, that I was able to jump out of the car," said Johnstone. "I also have to credit Bell helmets, because when I crashed the right side suspension came back at me in its entirety and hit the helmet on the left front side." MEA CULPA Speaking of Johnstone's accident, although it was initially thought to have been caused by a cut tire, Team KOOL Green owner Barry Green has issued a statement absolving Firestone of responsibility for the crash. "Immediately following the incident involving the Team KOOL Green Reynard-Honda in Sunday's U.S. 500, I cited a cut right front tire as the cause of the accident," said Green. "After the race, Firestone technicians and our team manager, Kyle Moyer, examined the right front tire in detail and found the tire completely intact. I have since inspected the tire personally. The tread and the sidewalls are scuffed as the result of the tire's impact with the Turn Two wall at a speed in excess of 200 mph, but it is clear the tire did not come apart. "I regret the statements I made Sunday afternoon in which I said the right front tire came apart and caused the accident. Unfortunately, I made those statements before Firestone and our team had the opportunity to thoroughly inspect the tire. It was a very emotional time, when we were all concerned about Parker's physical condition and had just experienced the disappointment of crashing in a race which we could have won. "Team KOOL Green continues to have the utmost confidence in Firestone's ability to produce tires that are competitive, consistent and, above all, safe and durable. Firestone, Reynard, CART and Team KOOL Green will continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding Sunday's incident in an effort to determine the cause of the crash. "In the meantime, we are extremely thankful that Parker Johnstone was not seriously injured in the accident." DELLA PENNA'S REYNARD Della Penna Motorsports is the latest Lola team to acquire a Reynard in the hopes of boosting getting some results for driver Richie Hearn. Team owner John Della Penna has been hard at work serching for a Reynard for some time now and thought his problems were solved when PacWest offered to help him cobble together a car based on a '97 chassis and gearbox, with Reynard supplying the suspension bits. However Sunday's carnage at Michigan, in which regular Reynard customers Brahma Sports Team, Team Rahal and Team KOOL Green heavily damaged their cars put the squeeze on the Reynard parts department and effectively killed that deal. Della Penna has since turned to Gerald Davis and acquired the Reynard 96I with which Davis Racing began the season at Homestead and which already has the requisite installation for a '97 spec Ford Cosworth XD. Della Penna plans to bring the car to the Miller 200 at Mid-Ohio as the team's primary car, with a Lola T97/00 with a revised undertray as the spare. "I really feel for Lola, but I've got to do what I can do to produce some results," said Della Penna. "My first loyalty has got to be to my team and to Richie. Richie deserves better than what we've been able to do for his this year, and so does the crew. So we plan to go to Mid-Ohio with the Reynard as the primary car and the Lola as a back-up. I want to take the two best cars we own." VASSER'S DNF Jimmy Vasser was one of six drivers to drop out of the U.S. 500 with transmission problems. Vasser's dnf marked the first time since the 1995 Vancouver race that he had dropped out of a CART race with mechanical problems. Earlier this season at Detroit, Vasser and the Target/Ganassi team tied a CART record 25 straight finishes before the PPG Cup champion was knocked out of the Portland race in a late coming-together with Parker Johnstone. PACWEST'S MICHIGAN RECORD With Mark Blundell running all 250 laps to finish second in the U.S. 500 and teammate Mauricio Gugelmin finishing 244 laps and taking sixth place, the PacWest Racing Group have now completed 2982 of 3000 miles in the last three 500 mile races at Michigan Speedway. Last year Gugelmin finished second in the U.S. 500 and third at the Marlboro 500, running the full 500 miles each time, while Blundell was fifth in the U.S. 500, one lap down, and sixth in the Marlboro 500, two laps down. GORDON ON THE PROWL Robby Gordon was much in evidence at the U.S. 500, spending every free moment away from his IROC commitments to meet and talk with CART owners past and possibly future. Gordon lunched with Team KOOL Green owner Barry Green on Saturday and was seen talking with former bosses Derrick Walker and Chip Ganassi among others. Gordon, of course, was close to a deal with Green last year before his 11th hour switch to the Sabco NASCAR team and most speculation centers on a possible linkage between Gordon and Team KOOL Green, either in a second car or as a replacement for Parker Johnstone who has had a disappointing 1997 season. 1996 PPG Cup winner Jimmy Vasser was widely thought to be in the running for a Team KOOL Green ride in 1998, but it now appears as though Chip Ganassi will exercise his option on Vasser's services next year. Indeed, Vasser hinted as much during a television interview shortly after his departure from the U.S. 500. Meanwhile, one of the more intriguing scenarios to surface at Michigan suggests that an existing two car team is at least pondering the possibility of spinning-off a satellite operation based around the talented, but mercurial, Gordon. NEARBURG RIDES AGAIN Charlie Nearburg, over his head in his CART debut at Cleveland in the Payton-Coyne Lola-Ford, will get a second chance at Mid-Ohio. At least Nearburg will have a Reynard to work with this time, Payton-Coyne having acquired Davis Racing's back-up Reynard for the remainder of the season. With Reynards at a premium, it's a shame Nearburg - not the long-suffering Adrian Fernandez or Richie Hearn - got one of the last ones available.
auto-moto.166 kenza,
Hi! Jel zna neko neki servis za popravku siberdaha? Blizi se zima, a meni prokisnjava... :(
auto-moto.167 stefan,
>Jel zna neko neki servis za popravku siberdaha? Blizi se zima, a meni >prokisnjava... :( Ovo je ipak pre za Extra:automobili :)
auto-moto.168 stukelj,
Scott Russell... prosle godine dok je vozio u Lucky Strike Suzuki timu... Inace, Scott Russell se pominje kao zamena za Troy Corsera, ako ovaj ne sklopi ugovor sa RedBull Yamaha timom... scott01.jpg
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Opet Scott Russell... scott02.jpg
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Rio, August 3, 1997 500cc Results Pos Num Rider Nat Total Time Motorcycle TEAM 1 1 M.DOOHAN AUS 45:05.793 Honda Repsol Honda 2 7 T.OKADA JPN 0.706 Honda Repsol Honda 3 3 L.CADALORA ITA 22.535 Yamaha Red Bull Yamaha WCM 4 18 N.AOKI JPN 23.493 Honda Rheos ELF F.C.C. T.S. 5 5 N.ABE JPN 23.769 Yamaha Yamaha Team Rainey 6 16 J.FUCHS GER 29.435 ELF 500 Elf 500 Roc 7 19 D.ROMBONI ITA 41.674 Aprilia IP Aprilia Racing Team 8 12 J.BAYLE FRA 44.113 ModenasKR3 Marlboro Team Roberts 9 55 R.LACONI FRA 1:02.722 Honda Tecmas Honda Elf 10 23 A.GOBERT AUS 1:06.351 Suzuki Lucky Strike Suzuki 11 21 J.V.D.GOORBERGH NED 1:09.161 Honda Team Millar MQP 12 22 K.McCARTHY AUS 1:25.393 ROC Yamaha Red Bull Yamaha WCM 13 6 D.BEATTIE AUS 1:27.215 Suzuki Lucky Strike Suzuki 14 9 A.PUIG SPA 1:28.898 Honda MoviStar Honda Pons 15 17 L.PEDERCINI ITA 1:50.890 ROC Yamaha Team Pedercini 16 25 L.NAVEAU BEL 1 Lap ROC Yamaha Millet Racing 250cc Results Pos Num Rider Nat Total Time Motorcycle TEAM 1 19 O.JACQUE FRA 42:09.114 Honda Chesterfield Elf Tech 3 2 31 T.HARADA JPN 0.233 Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team 3 5 T.UKAWA JPN 6.088 Honda Benetton Honda 4 65 L.CAPIROSSI ITA 15.065 Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team 5 1 M.BIAGGI ITA 22.377 Honda Marlboro Team Kanemoto Honda 6 15 S.PERUGINI ITA 31.888 Aprilia Nastro Azzurro Aprilia 7 7 H.AOKI JPN 47.291 Honda Matteoni Racing 8 12 T.TSUJIMURA JPN 50.732 T.S. Honda F.C.C. Technical Sports 9 27 S.PORTO ARG 52.808 Aprilia PR2 YPF - ESCO 10 11 J.McWILLIAMS GBR 53.489 Honda QUB Team Optimum 11 8 C.MIGLIORATI ITA 1:00.520 Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel 12 2 R.WALDMANN GER 1:04.124 Honda Marlboro Honda 13 10 L.BOSCOSCURO ITA 1:05.342 Honda Dee Cee Racing Team 14 26 E.ALZAMORA SPA 1:07.396 Honda Fortuna Honda 15 17 J.CARDOSO SPA 1:09.352 Yamaha S.S.P. Competicion 16 99 G.FIORILLO ITA 1:10.294 Aprilia Radiant Racing Team 125cc Results Pos Num Rider Nat Total Time Motorcycle TEAM 1 46 V.ROSSI ITA 42:32.218 Aprilia Nastro Azzurro Aprilia 2 7 N.UEDA JPN 1.379 Honda Team Pileri 3 41 Y.UI JPN 8.481 Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz 4 3 T.MANAKO JPN 9.015 Honda Team UGT 3000 5 8 K.SAKATA JPN 27.102 Aprilia UGT 3000 6 32 M.GIANSANTI ITA 27.240 Honda Matteoni Racing 7 5 J.MARTINEZ SPA 27.391 Aprilia Team Airtel-Aspar 8 10 L.CECCHINELLO ITA 27.454 Honda Spidi Honda LCR 9 19 F.PETIT FRA 27.582 Honda Team RMS 10 2 M.TOKUDOME JPN 27.731 Aprilia Docshop Racing 11 15 R.LOCATELLI ITA 27.981 Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel 12 22 S.JENKNER GER 37.002 Aprilia Team Aprilia - ADAC Sachse 13 72 G.McCOY AUS 37.228 Aprilia Marlboro Team Alfa Bieffe 14 24 G.BORSOI ITA 39.196 Yamaha Team Semprucci Biesse 15 17 J.MATURANA SPA 39.514 Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz 16 62 Y.KATOH JPN 48.621 Yamaha Team Semprucci Biesse
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500cc Pos Riders Total 1 M.DOOHAN 245 2 T.OKADA 129 3 N.AOKI 126 4 A.CRIVILLE 102 5 L.CADALORA 85 6 C.CHECA 83 7 T.AOKI 80 8 N.ABE 77 9 A.BARROS 69 10 D.ROMBONI 62 11 A.PUIG 56 12 D.BEATTIE 43 13 A.GOBERT 40 14 S.GIBERNAU 38 15 J.BAYLE 31 16 R.LACONI 27 250cc Pos Riders Total 1 T.HARADA 162 2 M.BIAGGI 160 3 R.WALDMANN 151 4 O.JACQUE 126 5 T.UKAWA 107 6 L.CAPIROSSI 87 7 H.AOKI 74 8 T.TSUJIMURA 56 9 J.McWILLIAMS 56 10 S.PERUGINI 50 11 N.NUMATA 42 12 S.PORTO 33 13 O.MIYAZAKI 31 14 M.LUCCHI 30 15 L.D'ANTIN 29 16 F.BATTAINI 29 125cc Pos Riders Total 1 V.ROSSI 220 2 N.UEDA 143 3 T.MANAKO 124 4 K.SAKATA 112 5 J.MARTINEZ 96 6 G.McCOY 70 7 M.TOKUDOME 69 8 F.PETIT 67 9 Y.UI 63 10 Y.KATOH 59 11 M.AZUMA 54 12 M.GIANSANTI 51 13 R.LOCATELLI 45 14 G.SCALVINI 38 15 L.CECCHINELLO 34 16 M.GEISSLER 23
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Hungarian Grand Prix 1997 from Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary 8th August 1997 - 10th August 1997 Friday, August 8th 1st Free Practice (11:00 - 12:00 CET) 2nd Free Practice (13:00 - 14:00 CET) Saturday, August 9th 3rd Free Practice (9:00 - 9:45 CET) 4th Free Practice (10:15 - 11:00 CET) Qualifying (13:00 - 14:00 CET) Sunday, August 10th Warm-up (9:30 - 10:00 CET) Race (14:00 CET)
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Mid-Ohio Preview August 7, 1997 ZANARDI POISED TO EXTEND POINT LEAD AT MID-OHIO By Nathan Siebens Alex Zanardi, who took over the PPG Cup point lead with his win at the U.S. 500, will be looking to extend that lead this weekend when the PPG CART World Series returns to action in the Miller 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Zanardi went on a tear in the July races, winning at Cleveland and finishing second in Toronto before taking the point lead with his win a Michigan. He has certainly emerged as the odds-on favorite to win the PPG Cup judging from his 1996 performance at the remaining events on the schedule. Likewise, he is the favorite to win at Mid-Ohio, an event he dominated last year. Still, the Italian feels that the Miller 200 will be a challenge. "Since last year, we have less downforce on the cars (due to rule changes)," said Zanardi. "Last year the cars were much more forgiving. This year, if the setup is not right, you cannot rely on a new set of Firestone tires to go fast. Finding the balance is much more crucial. I believe it takes much longer to find the setup and go fast. Nevertheless, I am confident. I believe we were understanding things on the car by the end of our three-day test (in mid-June) and were going very fast. I hope the circuit will not change much when we go back for the race. I hope the car is good out of the box as it was at Cleveland." One driver that might have something for Zanardi this weekend is Bryan Herta, who was the quickest driver in the mid-June test at Mid- Ohio. Herta owes Zanardi one, as Zanardi stole a certain victory from Herta at Laguna Seca last year. Driving for nearby Hilliard, Ohio-based Team Rahal, Herta, now a resident of New Albany, Ohio, cannot help but feel he has some sort of a "home track" advantage. "One of the biggest advantages to living in Columbus now and having our team's headquarters here is being so close to Mid-Ohio," Herta said. "We've been able to test at the track several times already this season and have run very competitively. That kind of familiarity breeds confidence and that's something we'll need plenty of come race day. We've had strong cars the last three series races, having made the podium at Cleveland and the top five at the U.S. 500. We were on that same kind of string last year when we arrived at Mid-Ohio and we rode that momentum to a fourth place finish. Let's hope we'll be a few rungs farther up the ladder late Sunday afternoon." Others to watch this weekend include Bobby Rahal, Andre Ribeiro, driving for another Hilliard-based team in Tasman Motorsports, Al Unser Jr., and Michael Andretti. Tasman's acquisition of a Reynard chassis for Ribeiro has breathed new life into Ribeiro's previously dismal season driving the Lola chassis. The Brazilian has been ultra-competitive since making the switch. The "old guard" of the PPG CART World Series, Rahal, Unser Jr., and Andretti have all had a great deal of success at Mid- Ohio. Last year, Zanardi shattered the track record in qualifying to take the pole and tore off into the lead for the first 28 laps before handing the lead to his Target/Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Jimmy Vasser when he made his first pit stop. Zanardi regained the point when Vasser stopped two laps later and ran away again. On Lap 56, Zanardi made his final pit stop of the day, again giving the lead to Vasser, and when Vasser made his final stop two laps later, Zanardi led the rest of the way to take the win. Vasser took advantage of two late race caution periods to close in on his teammate, but did not have enough and crossed the finish line 1.914 seconds behind Zanardi. Andretti took the last spot on the podium in third, followed by Team Rahal teammates Herta and Rahal in fourth and fifth, respectively. WHO'S HOT Alex Zanardi - The win at the U.S. 500 propelled the Italian into the point lead with five races left in the season. Of the remaining races in the 1997 season, Zanardi sat on the pole for all of them a year ago, and won at Mid-Ohio and Laguna Seca. Judging from his performance at Michigan, he must also be the favorite for the season-ending Marlboro 500 at the new California Speedway. A repeat performance of last year will most certainly give him the championship. Mark Blundell - The win at Toronto and a second place effort at the U.S. 500 makes Blundell one of the hottest drivers on the circuit right now. A tough early portion of the season will likely dash any championship aspirations, but he should be a shoo-in for CART's 1997 Most Improved Driver award. Gil de Ferran - Nobody has scored more points in the past five races that de Ferran, but the Brazilian is still looking for a breakthrough victory in 1997. His second place finish at the U.S. 500 vaulted him into third place in the point standings, but he needs a win soon if he is to challenge for the championship. WHO'S NOT Paul Tracy - While Tracy has done what he needed to do to win the championship by finishing races, and more importantly finishing in the points, his early season dominance has dried up. He needs to heat up again quick before Zanardi gets away. Greg Moore - While Moore was one of the hottest, if not the hottest driver of the month of June when he scored his first two career Indy car wins, July was exactly the opposite. By not finishing in the points in any of the July races, Moore has plummeted from second to fifth in the PPG Cup standings. Jimmy Vasser - A dream season in 1996 has turned into a nightmare '97 campaign for the defending PPG Cup champ. No longer the top dog at Target/Chip Ganassi Racing, Vasser has been very public about his desire to move on to greener pastures. However, team owner Chip Ganassi does have Vasser under contract through 1998 and fully intends to have the Californian in his stable for the duration of his contract. Mid-Ohio Statistics PPG CART WORLD SERIES Miller 200 - Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio Date: Sunday, August 10 Track Layout: 2.25 Mile Road Course (199.3 Miles, 89 Laps) 1996 Winner: Alex Zanardi 1996 Pole: Alex Zanardi Track Records 2.25-Mile Road Course (1991-present) 2.4-Mile Road Course (1980-1990) Distance Date Driver Time Speed One Lap (2.25) 8/10/96 Alex Zanardi 1:06.339 122.100 mph One Lap (2.4) 8/31/85 Bobby Rahal 1:15.267 114.791 mph 150 Miles 7/13/80 Johnny Rutherford 1:48:04.93 86.601 mph 185.8 Miles 8/14/94 Al Unser Jr. 1:40:59.436 110.387 mph 199.3 Miles 9/13/92 Emerson Fittipaldi 1:51:23.444 107.352 mph 200.5 Miles 9/06/87 Roberto Guerrero 1:51:58.698 107.431 mph Past Winners Date Driver Distance Speed 9/03/89 Teo Fabi 200.5 miles 104.820 mph 9/16/90 Michael Andretti 199.3 miles 85.751 mph 9/15/91 Michael Andretti 199.3 miles 99.789 mph 9/13/92 Emerson Fittipaldi 199.3 miles 107.352 mph 9/12/93 Emerson Fittipaldi 199.3 miles 102.217 mph 9/14/94 Al Unser Jr. 185.8 miles 110.387 mph 8/13/95 Al Unser Jr. 185.8 miles 107.110 mph Pole Position Qualifiers Date Driver Speed 9/02/89 Teo Fabi 114.168 mph 9/15/90 Michael Andretti 115.652 mph 9/14/91 Michael Andretti 116.589 mph 9/12/92 Michael Andretti 117.790 mph 9/11/93 Nigel Mansell 118.372 mph 9/13/94 Al Unser Jr. 119.517 mph 8/12/95 Jacques Villeneuve 121.192 mph
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PPG Cup Points Leader Zanardi Set To Defend Miller 200 Title At Mid-Ohio CART Online (August 3) -- Alex Zanardi has his cohorts in the PPG CART World Series right where he wants them. For the first time in his 28-race career, Zanardi (Target Reynard Honda) sits atop the PPG Cup standings, following his July 27 victory in the U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota at Michigan Speedway. The win, Zanardi's first career victory on an oval, boosted him to a 127-121 lead over Paul Tracy (Marlboro Penske Mercedes) in the PPG Cup race as the PPG CART World Series heads into Round 13, the Miller 200, Sunday, Aug. 10 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio (3 p.m. ET, live, ABC-TV). Not only has Zanardi wrested the points lead from Tracy - who had held it for seven events, since the May 11 Hollywood Rio 400 at Rio de Janeiro, he also is embarking on a portion of the schedule where he enjoyed considerable success in 1996. Zanardi is the defending champion from the pole on the 2.25-mile permanent road course at Mid-Ohio and also scored podium finishes at Road America (third) and Laguna Seca (a victory), three of the remaining five venues in the series. "We know that the opposition is very tough and it is going to take all we can to try to beat it," says Zanardi, owner of three victories (he also won at Long Beach and Cleveland) and seven top four finishes en route to the PPG Cup lead. "There are teams out there who are capable of doing the same kind of job that we have been doing. But we definitely are confident that if we can get the best out of [ourselves], we are going to be close to the lead. A number of other drivers have realistic expectations of being close to the lead as well. Tracy owns three runner-up finishes (1992, '94 and '95) in four career starts at Mid-Ohio. Gil de Ferran (Valvoline/Cummins Special Reynard Honda) has recorded five podium finishes in his past seven starts, tying him with Michael Andretti (Kmart/Texaco/Havoline Swift Ford) for the season-long series lead. As a result, de Ferran, third with 108 points, and Andretti, fourth with 103, are in the thick of the PPG Cup race as well. Andretti, Bobby Rahal (Miller Lite Reynard Ford) and Al Unser Jr. (Marlboro Penske Mercedes) are all two-time winners at Mid-Ohio, all in back-to-back fashion. Rahal won at Lexington in 1985 and '86, Andretti in '90 and '91 and Unser Jr. in '94 and '95. Mark Blundell (Motorola PacWest Mercedes) belongs in the mix as well. He has collected a series-high 61 points in the past four races, including his first career victories (Portland and Toronto), a runner-up finish at the U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota and ninth at Cleveland. Suddenly, he is eighth in the championship with 72 points. Blundell's PacWest Racing Group teammate, Mauricio Gugelmin (Hollywood PacWest Mercedes), also has 72 points. He has qualified in the top 10 for 15 consecutive events and leads the series in miles completed with 2,537.409 of a possible 2,696.037. Bryan Herta (Shell Reynard Ford) scored his second top-five finish of the season with a fifth at Michigan and was the fastest of 19 drivers who participated in a two-day open test session at Mid-Ohio in June. He turned a lap of 123.568 mph, well above the track record of 122.100 set by Zanardi last year. Christian Fittipaldi (Kmart/Budweiser Swift Ford) returned to the cockpit at that same open test, barely two months after sustaining a broken right leg during an accident in Australia. The undulating Mid-Ohio layout helped prepare him for an outstanding fourth-place effort in his competitive return at Portland. PPG Cup champion Jimmy Vasser (Target Reynard Honda) finished second to Zanardi at Mid-Ohio last year and seeks a return to the consistency which saw him post 15 consecutive points-paying finishes over the latter half of '96 and the first half of '97. Greg Moore (Player's/Indeck Reynard Mercedes) remains fifth in the PPG Cup with 95 points, but has gone three events without scoring for the first time in his career. Brahma Sports teammates Scott Pruett (Brahma Reynard Ford) and Raul Boesel (Brahma Reynard Ford) qualified first and third, respectively, for the U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota, but neither finished in the points. Pruett was running fourth when he made contact with the Turn 2 wall. He finished 14th while Boesel encountered transmission problems and finished 18th. Andre Ribeiro (LCI/Marlboro Reynard Honda) led 21 laps at Michigan, the first time he has led all season, but fell victim to transmission problems as well. Tasman Motorsports Group teammate Adrian Fernandez (Tecate/Quaker State Lola Honda) has finished sixth or better in all three of his career starts at Mid-Ohio. Parker Johnstone (KOOL Reynard Honda) qualified a season-best fifth at Michigan, but exited due to contact after 53 laps. Several drivers come to Mid-Ohio off season-best finishes at Michigan. Max Papis (MCI Reynard Toyota) finished a career-high eighth and was one of three Toyota-powered drivers to score, along with Hiro Matsushita (Panasonic/Duskin Reynard Toyota), who finished ninth, and Juan Fangio II (Castrol-Jockey Reynard Toyota), who finished 11th. Matsushita's finish was the second best of his 108-start career while Fangio's was his second best of the season, exceeded only by a 10th at Detroit. Rookies Gualter Salles (INDUSVAL Reynard Ford) and Arnd Meier (J.A.G./Marcelo/Hawaiian Tropic Lola Ford) also scored at Michigan, finishing 10th and 12th, respectively. Salles is just four points behind Dario Franchitti (Hogan Motor Leasing Inc. Reynard Mercedes), 8-4, for second place in the Rookie of the Year race led by Patrick Carpentier (Alumax Reynard Mercedes) with 27 points. Meier's 12th-place performance at Michigan gave him the first PPG Cup point of his career. Michel Jourdain Jr. (Herdez/Viva Mexico! Reynard Ford), Richie Hearn (Ralphs-Food 4 Less Lola Ford) and rookie Charlie Nearburg (Nearburg Exploration Lola Ford) will be making their first competitive appearances at Mid-Ohio. PJ Jones (Castrol-Jockey Reynard Toyota) hopes to help continue Toyota's recent run of success. The PPG CART World Series continues with the Texaco/Havoline 200, Sunday, Aug. 17 from Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisc.
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F1: Hungarian GP Friday Free Practice Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:17.583 2. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:17.810 0.227 0.227 3. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen 1:17.848 0.038 0.265 4. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 1:17.884 0.036 0.301 5. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:18.161 0.277 0.578 6. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 1:18.368 0.207 0.785 7. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:18.565 0.197 0.982 8. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 1:18.686 0.121 1.103 9. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 1:18.734 0.048 1.151 10. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 1:18.796 0.062 1.213 11. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:18.805 0.009 1.222 12. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:18.856 0.051 1.273 13. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 1:18.923 0.067 1.340 14. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:19.346 0.423 1.763 15. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:19.358 0.012 1.775 16. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart 1:19.521 0.163 1.938 17. Gianni Morbidelli I Sauber-Petronas 1:19.567 0.046 1.984 18. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 1:20.002 0.435 2.419 19. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:20.106 0.104 2.523 20. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.176 0.070 2.593 21. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 1:20.414 0.238 2.831 22. Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart 1:20.707 0.293 3.124 107% of fastest time: 1:23.013
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Foto-finis sa jedne 125ccm trke (ne secam se tacno koja je u pitanju). U glavnim ulogama: Valentino Rossi i Noboru Ueda. :) 427x309 125cc01.jpg
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Tetsuya Harada, Ralf Waldmann i Max Biaggi. 600x439 250cc01.jpg
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Criville sa leve strane, Doohan u sredini i Okada sa desne strane. :) 600x374 500cc03.jpg
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Na slici: Alex Criville & Michael Doohan. 600x392 500cc04.jpg
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Criville vodi, cini mi se, u Jerezu ispred Okade i Chece. 600x451 alex02.jpg
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Alex (Criville, naravno :) u akciji. 400x616 alex03.jpg
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Ako neko ne zna zasto Criville trenutno ne ucestvuje na trkama - evo mu razloga... :) 600x400 alex05.jpg
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Carlos Checa :) 600x421 checa02.jpg
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Tetsuya Harada sa otprilike 10 godina. :) Zanimljiva slika... 247x400 harada01.jpg
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Loris Capirossi, Aprilia Racing Team. 400x530 loris01.jpg
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Luca Cadalora :) 600x451 luca01.jpg
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Evo onog legendarnog Maxovog skoka. Ne znam ni sam kako mu uspeva... 400x521 max04.jpg
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Max Biaggi u akciji... :) 600x396 max07.jpg
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Mick Doohan, trostruki svetski sampion :) 400x628 mick05.jpg
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Michael Doohan u akciji. :) 400x601 mick08.jpg
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Ralf Waldmann, dobra slika... 600x398 ralf01.jpg
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Evo i slike sa jedne revijalne ;) fudbalske :) utakmice. Naravno, ekipa motociklista je pobedila sa 6:3 ili 6:4, a Barros i Rossi su, koliko ja znam, postigli po jedan gol. Na slici su Cadalora, Barros, Rossi, Harada, Capirossi, Romboni (ako sam ga prepoznao), ... squad.jpg
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Dosta za danas ;)
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# 5. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:18.161 0.277 0.578 Pazi maloga! :))
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> Foto-finis sa jedne 125ccm trke (ne secam se tacno koja je u pitanju). > U glavnim ulogama: Valentino Rossi i Noboru Ueda. :) Ocigledno je u pitanju Austrija...
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Mid-Ohio Friday Results August 8, 1997 PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT By David Phillips Bryan Herta of New Albany, Ohio and Team Rahal of Hilliard, Ohio used the home track advantage to the maximum today at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in earning the provisional pole for Sunday's Miller 200 CART race. Herta, who was quickest in a couple of CART open tests at Mid-Ohio earlier this summer, turned a fast lap of 66.277s to edge PPG Cup points leader Alex Zanardi for the top spot. While conceding the Mid-Ohio race has special meaning for himself and for Team Rahal, Herta downplayed any advantages he might have running on his home track. "The hometown track situation is a nice feeling," he said. "We get a lot of local fans here supporting us and a lot of guys on the team who don't normally travel to the races come up for the weekend. So in that respect it's like a combination race weekend and company picnic. "Beyond that we don't test here much more than the other teams. We were here for the open tests and we have been able to develop a good set-up that seems to work real well here." Zanardi is also a man who has a good set-up at Mid-Ohio, as evinced by the fact that he won the pole and led 79 of 83 laps en route to victory in the 1996 race. He was relatively pleased with his effort today, one that fell just .026s shy of the provisional pole. "I ran into traffic on my second set of tires," said Zanardi. "On my last lap I had to pass a slower car and made a small mistake. But at the end of the day, second is not terrible. It's a good place to start." Third quickest was Greg Moore, looking to rebound from three straight dnfs that have dropped him some distance back of the lead in the race for the PPG Cup. "It's extra important to get back on track this weekend," said Moore, a two time winner in 1997. "The last three races we've had three dnfs, two from mechanical failures and a third from an incident at Toronto (where he and Zanardi collided). It's important to get points here, to get the confidence back in the team and get the momentum going. We had the momentum earlier this year, now we need to get it back." Zanardi is the driver with all the momentum at present, having scored two wins (Cleveland and Michigan) and second place (Toronto) in the last three events, a record that has enabled him take the PPG Cup points lead. However, Zanardi - like Moore - knows well that momentum can change in a hurry. "We had no momentum before Cleveland," he said, "so I know it can change very fast. Just because you have had good results it is no sure that you will keep going. The great thing about racing is that it is unpredictable." One prediction on which the top three agreed is that today's qualifying results will be a distant memory tomorrow afternoon. Improving track conditions should make for much quicker times in the second day of qualifying. "It feels great and it's nice to have the provisional pole," said Herta, "but it's a false sense of security because everybody's gonna go faster tomorrow. They're gonna wipe this off the chalk board. We're gonna have to do our homework and go faster, because everybody else will." "Just to satisfy my personal ego it would have been nice to go to sleep with the pole in my pocket," said Zanardi. "But tomorrow's going to be another day." And Sunday will be still another day when tires and tire wear are expected to be a deciding factor. So far in 1997, Firestone has had the edge and Herta was by no means confident that things will be different on Sunday. "No question the tires have been a factor this year," he said. "With Goodyear at times we've had good grip and at times we've had good durability, but it's rare that we've had both. "We have good grip today, but durability is a question mark. I can't go as fast on my second run on a set of tires as the first, no question. But as the track rubbers-in, hopefully that will help the durability situation." "I think Bryan will find out about his tires on Sunday," said Zanardi - a Firestone customer. "And he's going to find out that Firestones are better - I hope." At least for Friday, the tire competition was relatively even, with Goodyear on the provisional pole with Herta, Firestone next up with Zanardi and Moore followed by fourth fastest Gil de Ferran (Goodyear), Dario Franchitti and Scott Pruett (Firestone), Christian Fittipaldi (Goodyear) and Jimmy Vasser, Mauricio Gugelmin and Raul Boesel rounding out the top ten for Firestone. * In light of the fact that Mid-Ohio winners come in twos - Michael Andretti won in 1990 and '91, Emerson Fittipaldi won in '92 and '93, and Al Unser, Jr. won in '94 and '95, history favors Alex Zanardi in 1997. * The CART technical committee has recommended new engine rules for a new millennium, calling for turbocharged 1.8 liter V8s with boost at 50- 55 inches. Qualifying Statistics Provisional Qualifying Times POS NO DRIVER TIME SPEED 1 8 BRYAN HERTA 1:06.277 122.649 (R) 2 4 ALEX ZANARDI 1:06.303 122.601 3 99X GREG MOORE 1:06.473 122.287 4 5 GIL de FERRAN 1:06.653 121.957 5 9 DARIO FRANCHITTI 1:06.689 121.891 6 20 SCOTT PRUETT 1:06.724 121.827 7 11 CHRISTIAN FITTIPALDI 1:06.751 121.778 8 1 JIMMY VASSER 1:06.861 121.578 9 17 MAURICIO GUGELMIN 1:06.956 121.405 10 40 RAUL BOESEL 1:06.995 121.334 11 27 PARKER JOHNSTONE 1:07.001 121.324 12 6 MICHAEL ANDRETTI 1:07.016 121.296 13 18 MARK BLUNDELL 1:07.235 120.901 14 19 MICHEL JOURDAIN JR. 1:07.359 120.679 15 3 PAUL TRACY 1:07.387 120.629 16 31 ANDRE RIBEIRO 1:07.515 120.400 17 7 BOBBY RAHAL 1:07.533 120.368 18 2 AL UNSER JR. 1:07.603 120.243 19 98X P J JONES 1:08.061 119.434 20 77 GAULTER SALLES 1:08.084 119.394 21 32 ADRIAN FERNANDEZ 1:08.085 119.392 22 21 RICHIE HEARN 1:08.095 119.374 23 16 PATRICK CARPENTIER 1:08.220 119.156 24 36 JUAN FANGIO II 1:08.629 118.446 25 25 MAX PAPIS 1:09.167 117.524 26 64 ARND MEIER 1:10.578 115.175 27 24 HIRO MATSUSHITA 1:10.890 114.668 28 34 CHARLIE NEARBURG 1:11.152 114.246 R = New Record Track Length: 2.258 Miles Morning Practice Times POS NO DRIVER TIME SPEED 1 4 ALEX ZANARDI 1:06.399 122.424 2 5 GIL de FERRAN 1:06.799 121.690 3 20 SCOTT PRUETT 1:07.123 121.103 4 11 CHRISTIAN FITTIPALDI 1:07.170 121.018 5 8 BRYAN HERTA 1:07.309 120.768 6 99X GREG MOORE 1:07.561 120.318 7 6 MICHAEL ANDRETTI 1:07.585 120.275 8 40 RAUL BOESEL 1:07.598 120.252 9 17 MAURICIO GUGELMIN 1:07.690 120.089 10 7 BOBBY RAHAL 1:07.742 119.996 11 1 JIMMY VASSER 1:07.800 119.894 12 3 PAUL TRACY 1:07.874 119.763 13 18 MARK BLUNDELL 1:08.195 119.199 14 27 PARKER JOHNSTONE 1:08.265 119.077 15 31 ANDRE RIBEIRO 1:08.311 118.997 16 9 DARIO FRANCHITTI 1:08.650 118.409 17 77 GAULTER SALLES 1:08.951 117.892 18 2 AL UNSER JR. 1:09.152 117.550 19 19 MICHEL JOURDAIN JR. 1:09.213 117.446 20 98 P J JONES 1:09.412 117.109 21 16 PATRICK CARPENTIER 1:09.506 116.951 22 32 ADRIAN FERNANDEZ 1:09.621 116.758 23 36 JUAN FANGIO II 1:09.978 116.162 24 99 GREG MOORE 1:10.008 116.112 25 21 RICHIE HEARN 1:10.065 116.018 26 2X AL UNSER JR. 1:10.243 115.724 27 25 MAX PAPIS 1:10.384 115.492 28 25X MAX PAPIS 1:10.542 115.233 29 36X JUAN FANGIO II 1:10.887 114.673 30 34 CHARLIE NEARBURG 1:11.042 114.422 31 3X PAUL TRACY 1:11.705 113.364 32 24 HIRO MATSUSHITA 1:11.982 112.928 33 64 ARND MEIER 1:12.064 112.800 34 5X GIL de FERRAN 1:17.990 104.229 35 20X SCOTT PRUETT 1:36.881 83.905
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F1: Hungarian GP Saturday Free Practice Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 1:15.431 2. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:15.500 0.069 0.069 3. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.839 0.339 0.408 4. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.998 0.159 0.567 5. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:16.032 0.034 0.601 6. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen 1:16.175 0.143 0.744 7. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:16.205 0.030 0.774 8. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 1:16.274 0.069 0.843 9. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 1:16.343 0.069 0.912 10. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 1:16.373 0.030 0.942 11. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:16.556 0.183 1.125 12. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 1:16.739 0.183 1.308 13. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 1:16.841 0.102 1.410 14. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 1:17.117 0.276 1.686 15. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:17.129 0.012 1.698 16. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart 1:17.605 0.476 2.174 17. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 1:17.757 0.152 2.326 18. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:17.864 0.107 2.433 19. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:18.025 0.161 2.594 20. Gianni Morbidelli I Sauber-Petronas 1:18.043 0.018 2.612 21. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:18.087 0.044 2.656 22. Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart 1:19.912 1.825 4.481 107% of fastest time: 1:20.711
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HILL TRECI!!! :)
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F1: Hungarian GP Saturday Qualifying Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:14.672 2. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:14.859 0.187 0.187 3. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:15.044 0.185 0.372 4. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.140 0.096 0.468 5. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 1:15.424 0.284 0.752 6. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 1:15.520 0.096 0.848 7. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 1:15.699 0.179 1.027 8. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.705 0.006 1.033 9. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:15.905 0.200 1.233 10. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:16.138 0.233 1.466 11. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 1:16.138 0.000 1.466 12. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen 1:16.297 0.159 1.625 13. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 1:16.300 0.003 1.628 14. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 1:16.686 0.386 2.014 15. Gianni Morbidelli I Sauber-Petronas 1:16.766 0.080 2.094 16. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 1:16.784 0.018 2.112 17. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:16.858 0.074 2.186 18. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:17.095 0.237 2.423 19. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 1:17.118 0.023 2.446 20. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart 1:17.232 0.114 2.560 21. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:17.482 0.250 2.810 22. Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart 1:18.020 0.538 3.348 107% of fastest time: 1:19.899
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Dejmon kao demon! :) Majstor je uzeo treće mesto na kvalifikacijama! Inače poredak je: 1. M. Schumacher 2. Villeneuve 3. DAMON HILL 4. Hakkinen Za dalje nisam siguran (od euforije ;) pa da ne lupam, okačiće već neko.
auto-moto.205 obren,
Formula 1 Rumors, ili "od trača do istine i obratno" ;) * Gianni Morbidelli is to race in Hungary but it's said that Peter Sauber booked Alexander Wurz for the rest of the season until his scheduled departure for Benetton. * Apparently Martin Brundell was the test driver last week at Benetton. He's the one who shooked down the B-197. Is Tom Walkingshaw loosing all his friends? * Could it be that Mika Salo who was rumored to Ferrari (see 23-04-97) will finally get a "real seat"? He is now part of the names in line for Fisichella's place at Jordan. * Don't expect Arrows to get the Ilmor engine next year. Apparently Mercedes refuses to share the engine with some other team unless it's the version that happeared last year. * Ford will continue with Cosworth for four more years even if BMW buys the firm. (see 06-08-97)Also, Cosworth is presently preparing a customer V10 for Tyrrell and... Minardi. * Willy Weber already produced T-shirts for Michael Schumacher claiming the 1997 F1 World Champ. It's said that he's now working on the 1998 version! * Did you know that Gerhard Berger will be 38 years old(!!!) a three days after the Belgium GP. * Ford-Cosworth could end pretty soon. The Northampton-based engine firm of defence giant Vickers is rumored to be sold to BMW. The German company wants to build it's own motors by 2000. * More on the next Arrows engine. Yes, it could be a Hart V10 renamed. Brian Hart a strong competitor to Judd (Yamaha) and Ilmor(Mercedes) was low in the finance area. He was waiting for a sponsor to produce his V10. It's said that he is presently working on the V10. Minardi didn't get a sponsor yet for the engine and apparently Volvo wants it for Arrows. * Another engine rumor. Benetton's Renault-Mecachrome engine could be renamed next year as Agip. A direct competition to Petronas. * You could now expect David Coulthard to go with Jordan next year. After the German GP, he went to see Eddie Jordan in the Jordan motorhome still dressed up in race trim. * It was heard that Olivier Panis will go as a spectator at the Belgium GP. He is expected to walk by himself in less than two weeks. * More on TWR. About a month ago, apparently Tom phoned Sauber in order to know if Peter would sell him the ex-Ferrari engine deal. * Gerhard Berger is now linked to McLaren after his great performance at the last GP. * Apparently Damon Hill almost signed a contract with Peter Sauber (see 02-08-97). They agreed for Hill to drive a C16 this year but Peter was to sign only if Damon would stay until the end of 1998. Damon called it off. So don't expect Hill to Sauber in the near future. * Gerhard Berger was also approach by Peter Sauber. No word yet on the results. * It's said that TWR has his engine deal for next year. It would be a Ilmor (Mercedes) engine renamed. (need more info). * It's said that Olivier Panis will be set to make an F1 comeback at the Luxemburg GP in september 28th 1997. * Walter Wolf is ready to make a return to Formula One. He will align his new team in 1999. * Also in the comeback mood to F1 is included Erich Zakowski with Zakspeed. Apparently there was some negotiations with Bernie Ecclestone for an entry in... 1999! * Yes, Alexander Wurz was confirm to be Benetton's driver for 1998. Benetton is now booked. * Apparently Damon Hill was in Hinwil trying to negociate a contract with Sauber for next year. * Depending on the Hungary GP, we will know if Frentzen stays or goes. * Gerhard Berger is more than ever related to a seat at Williams for next year. Frentzen's seat that is. * Honda is rumored to come in 2000 with it's own chassis with it's own engine. * It's said that Gerhard Berger could end up at McLaren or Williams. It all depends what happens to Heinz-Harald Frentzen.
auto-moto.206 vpoznanovic,
F1: Hungarian GP Sunday Warmup Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:16.996 2. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:17.393 0.397 0.397 3. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:17.579 0.186 0.583 4. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 1:17.614 0.035 0.618 5. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 1:17.696 0.082 0.700 6. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 1:17.781 0.085 0.785 7. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 1:17.875 0.094 0.879 8. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart 1:17.890 0.015 0.894 9. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:17.953 0.063 0.957 10. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 1:18.050 0.097 1.054 11. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen 1:18.114 0.064 1.118 12. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 1:18.499 0.385 1.503 13. Gianni Morbidelli I Sauber-Petronas 1:18.632 0.133 1.636 14. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:19.013 0.381 2.017 15. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:19.122 0.109 2.126 16. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 1:19.145 0.023 2.149 17. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:19.246 0.101 2.250 18. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:19.332 0.086 2.336 19. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 1:19.673 0.341 2.677 20. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:20.154 0.481 3.158 21. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:20.432 0.278 3.436 22. Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart 1:20.778 0.346 3.782 107% of fastest time: 1:22.386
auto-moto.207 stukelj,
Katastrofa... u zadnjem krugu :(((
auto-moto.208 vector,
Sramota za celu Formulu 1. ;) Hill je imao vise od 30 (trideset) sekundi prednosti u odnosu na drugoplasiranog Vilneva i desilo mu se to sto mu se desilo ;) 2 kruga pre kraja... Zaista neverovatno... Ipak, kako komentator sa RTL-a kaze: 'Hill je moralni pobednik.' :) Danas u 21:00 je CART trka u Mid-Ohaju. Pol poziciju osvojio je Bryan Herta, dok ce Alex Zanardi startovati sa drugog mesta. Iza njih su Greg Moore i Gil de Ferran. :) Ne bih da podsecam prisutne da Zanardi ima odlican (re)start. ;)
auto-moto.209 darth.vader,
>> # 5. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:18.161 0.277 0.578 >> >> Pazi maloga! :)) Izbezobrazio se ;))) Pustio krilca ;)
auto-moto.210 obren,
Kralj Hungaroringa, Dejmon Hill, danas je od ranog stadijuma trke pa do samog finiša nadmoćno vodio (više od 30 sekundi ispred Vilneva!), dok mu u pretposlednjom krugu nije otkazao menjač na njegovom samohodnom kontejneru :((( U poslednjem krugu ga je lešinarski i vrlo rizično (preko trave) obišao Žak Vilnev i tako došao do pobede. Ova pehčina ući će u anale Formule 1 - da neko u onakvoj krntiji uspe da dominira ispred Williamsa, Ferrarija i McLarena i da ostane u poslednjem krugu bez pobede. U svakom slučaju Damon Hill je heroj današnje trke a konačno je pokazao svima ko je pravi majstor u F1.
auto-moto.211 vpoznanovic,
F1: Hungarian GP results Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:45:47.149 2. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha +9.079 3. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas +20.445 4. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari +30.501 5. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot +30.715 6. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen +41.512 7. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen +1:15.552 8. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault +1:16.409 9. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari -1 lap 10. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart -1 lap 11. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault -1 lap 12. Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart -2 laps 13. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 -2 laps DNF David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes on lap 66 DNF Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 on lap 62 DNF Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha on lap 54 DNF Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot on lap 43 DNF Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault on lap 30 DNF Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 on lap 30 DNF Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes on lap 13 DNF Gianni Morbidelli I Sauber-Petronas on lap 8 DNF Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 on lap 6
auto-moto.212 vpoznanovic,
F1: Standings after Hungarian GP Drivers Championship Pos Driver Nat Constructor Pts --------------------------------------------------------- 1. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 56 2. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 53 3. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 22 4. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 20 5. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 19 6. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 18 7. Olivier Panis F Prost-Mugen 15 8. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 14 9. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 14 10. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 11 11. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 11 12. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 8 13. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 7 14. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 6 15. Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Renault 4 16. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen 3 17. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 2 18. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 2 19. Nicola Larini I Sauber-Petronas 1 Constructors Championship Pos Constructor Pts ----------------------------------- 1. Ferrari 74 2. Williams-Renault 72 3. Benetton-Renault 46 4. McLaren-Mercedes 28 5. Prost-Mugen 20 6. Jordan-Peugeot 19 7. Sauber-Petronas 12 8. TWR-Yamaha 7 9. Stewart-Ford ZV10 6 10. Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 2
auto-moto.213 mikson,
Ma ja mislim da je Hill pustio Vilneva da pobedi zbog svoje mrznje prema Sumaheru! :))
auto-moto.214 vector,
▒Ţ Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time ▒Ţ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ▒Ţ 1. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:45:47.149 ▒Ţ 2. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha +9.079 Eh, trebalo je da pise ovako: ▒Ţ Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time ▒Ţ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ▒Ţ 1. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:45:15.135 ▒Ţ 2. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault +32.014 :)
auto-moto.215 vector,
Miller 200 Starting Line-up PPG CART WORLD SERIES STARTING GRID Saturday, August 9, 1997 Miller 200 (Mid Ohio) STR CAR POS ROW NUM DRIVER/HOMETOWN & CAR TIME SPEED 1 1 8 BRYAN HERTA/New Albany, OH (USA) 66.277 122.649 M Shell Reynard Ford (G) 2 1 4 ALEX ZANARDI/Monte Carlo, Mon (ITA) 66.303 122.601 Target Reynard Honda (F) 3 2 99 GREG MOORE/Maple Ridge, BC (CAN) 66.473 122.287 Player's/Indeck Reynard Mercedes (F) 4 2 5 GIL DE FERRAN/Ft Lauderdale, FL (BR 66.653 121.957 Valvoline/Cummins Reynard Honda (G) 5 3 9 DARIO FRANCHITTI(R)/Blackburn, Sct 66.689 121.891 Hogan Mtr. Lease Reynard M-Benz (F) 6 3 17 MAURICIO GUGELMIN/Ft Lauderdale, FL 66.969 121.878 Hollywood PacWest Reynard M-Benz (F) 7 4 20 SCOTT PRUETT/Crystal Bay, NV (USA) 66.724 121.827 Brahma Reynard Ford (F) 8 4 11 CHRISTIAN FITTIPALDI/Sao Paulo, Bra 66.751 121.778 Kmart/Budweiser Swift Ford (G) 9 5 1 JIMMY VASSER/Las Vegas, NV (USA) 66.857 121.585 Target Reynard Honda (F) 10 5 6 MICHAEL ANDRETTI/Nazareth, PA (USA) 66.919 121.472 Kmart/Texaco/Havoline Swift Ford (G) 11 6 40 RAUL BOESEL/Key Biscayne, FL (BRZ) 66.995 121.334 Brahma Reynard Ford (F) 12 6 27 PARKER JOHNSTONE/Brush Prairie, WA 67.001 121.324 KOOL Reynard Honda (F) 13 7 18 MARK BLUNDELL/Paradise Vlly, AZ (EN 67.235 120.901 Motorola PacWest Reynard M-Benz (F) 14 7 19 MICHEL JOURDAIN JR./Mexico City, Me 67.359 120.679 Herdez/Viva Mex! Lola Ford (F) 15 8 3 PAUL TRACY/Paradise Vlly, AZ (CAN) 67.374 120.652 97 Marlboro Penske Mercedes (G) 16 8 7 BOBBY RAHAL/New Albany, OH (USA) 67.426 120.559 Miller Lite Reynard Ford (G) 17 9 31 ANDRE RIBEIRO/Sao Paulo, Brazil (BR 67.515 120.400 LCI/Marlboro Reynard Honda (F) 18 9 2 AL UNSER JR./Albuquerque, NM (USA) 67.603 120.243 97 Marlboro Penske Mercedes (G) 19 10 77 GUALTER SALLES(R)/Miami, FL (BRZ) 67.754 119.975 INDUSVAL Reynard Ford (G) 20 10 98 PJ JONES/Rolling Hills, CA (USA) 68.061 119.434 Castrol-Jockey Reynard Toyota (G) 21 11 32 ADRIAN FERNANDEZ/W. Bloomfield, MI 68.085 119.392 Tecate/Quaker State Lola Honda (F) 22 11 21 RICHIE HEARN/Henderson, NV (USA) 68.095 119.374 Ralphs-Food 4 Less Lola Ford (G) 23 12 16 PATRICK CARPENTIER(R)/Indiana, IN ( 68.220 119.156 Alumax Reynard Mercedes (G) 24 12 25 MAX PAPIS/Newport Beach, CA (ITA) 68.603 118.490 MCI Reynard Toyota (F) 25 13 36 JUAN FANGIO II/Miami, FL (ARG) 68.629 118.446 Castrol-Jockey Reynard Toyota (G) 26 13 34 CHARLIE NEARBURG(R)/Midland, TX (US 70.313 115.609 Nearburg Explor Reynard Ford (F) 27 14 64 ARND MEIER(R)/Hanover, Ger (GER) 70.578 115.175 J.A.G./Marcelo Hawaiian T Ford (G) 28 14 24 HIRO MATSUSHITA/San Clemente, CA (J 70.890 114.668 Panasonic Duskin Reynard Toyota (F) ENGINE LEGEND: Ford=Ford-Cosworth; M-Benz=Mercedes-Benz (R) Rookie driver M = Marlboro Pole Award ($10,000)
auto-moto.216 vector,
Danasnja trka u Mid Ohaju protekla je u znaku jednog Target/Chip Ganassi (crvenog;) bolida, koji se neprestano odvajao od ostalih, praveci pritom razliku koja je dostigla nekih tridesetak (30) sekundi. Jednostavno, nista nije moglo zaustaviti taj bolid. ;) Zbog zute zastave pri kraju trke, razlika je spala na oko 3,4 sekunde, ali je i to bilo vise nego dovoljno da ALEX ZANARDI uzme cetvrtu pobedu ove godine i tako ucvrsti svoje vodjstvo u sampionatu. 1. Alex Zanardi 2. Greg Moore 3. Bobby Rahal 4. Raul Boesel 5. Jimmy Vasser Ne znam trenutno kako stvari stoje u sampionatu (mrzi me da racunam), ali sutra ce stici opsirniji izvestaj :) Za sada znam da je Zanardi prvi sa 148 poena, Trejsi drugi sa 121, a Greg Moore, koji je najzad zavrsio trku, cetvrti sa 111 poena. Na trecem mestu je de Ferran, ako se ne varam, sa 112 poena. U svakom slucaju saznacemo sve sutra. :) Inace, za one koji nisu gledali trku, da kazem da Bryan Herta nije zavrsio trku; vrlo rano je ispao zbog ;) problema sa LR (koliko se secam) gumom. Mada, i da je ostao u trci, ne verujem da bi predstavljao veliku prepreku Zanardiju. Pol Trejsi & Al Unser Jr., vozaci Marlboro Team Penske tima su zabelezili jos jedan DNF (po koji put?). Takodje, Mark Blundell nije zavrsio trku zbog incidenta sa Unserom (Unser je kriv;). Dakle, ako Zanardi nastavi ovako ne verujem da ce bilo ko biti u mogucnosti da ga zaustavi. Trejsi je, iako drugi u sampionatu, vec otpisan (nema nikakve sanse da osvoji titulu), tako da bih sve sveo na sledecu trojicu: Zanardi, Moore i de Ferran. Zanardi za sada ima najvece sanse, ali nista nije gotovo dok se ne zavrsi :)
auto-moto.217 stukelj,
│ Danasnja trka u Mid Ohaju protekla je u znaku jednog Target/Chip Ganassi └───────────────────────────────────────────────── Tacno! Vasser je jedno vreme bio 21. i probio se do 5. mesta!!! I da bude jos bolje, pri tom pohodu spektakularno je obisao De Ferrana... To je samo pokazalo da nije imao problem pri pit-stopu Zanardi ne bi imao sanse da pobedi... Videli smo kako su Andretti i De Ferran poklekli pred Vasserom... │ nista nije moglo zaustaviti taj bolid. ;) Zbog zute zastave pri kraju └───────────────────────────────────────────────── Da, zaista, to sto je Herta isao toliko sporo i Zanardi nije mogao da ga obidje dovoljno govori o nezaustavljivosti ruznog Zanardija... │ Dakle, ako Zanardi nastavi ovako ne verujem da ce bilo ko biti u │ mogucnosti da ga zaustavi. Trejsi je, iako drugi u sampionatu, vec │ otpisan (nema nikakve sanse da osvoji titulu), tako da bih sve sveo │ na sledecu trojicu: Zanardi, Moore i de Ferran. Zanardi za sada ima │ najvece sanse, ali nista nije gotovo dok se ne zavrsi :) └───────────────────────────────────────────────── Video bi ja Zanardija, da Vassera nije slupao Gugelmin u Australiji, pa onda Zanardi usao u Vasserov deo boxa(fantastican potez!), da juce nije imao problema u boxu... Duga je lista ovakvih gluposti koje su zaustavile Vassera... A i Moore bi imao daleko vise poena da je zavrsio one 3 trke... I jos da dodam da mu je Zanardi pomogao u Torontu... PS Posto ce Vasser da ostane najmanje do kraja 98 kod Ganassija videcemo Zanardija, naravno, ako ne bude ulazio u tudji box... DUGA JE LISTA SRAN*A KOJA JE NAPRAVIO ZANARDI U SVOJOJ KRATKOJ KARIJERI U INDYCARU!!
auto-moto.218 vector,
;; Da, zaista, to sto je Herta isao toliko sporo i Zanardi nije mogao da ga ;; obidje dovoljno govori o nezaustavljivosti ruznog Zanardija... To sto je Zanardijev najbrzi krug jedno 3 sekunde bolji od Hertinog sve govori. ;)
auto-moto.219 vpoznanovic,
F1: Hungarian GP fastest laps Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 1:18.372 2. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:19.066 0.694 0.694 3. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 1:19.366 0.300 0.994 4. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 1:19.527 0.161 1.155 5. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:19.648 0.121 1.276 6. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 1:19.651 0.003 1.279 7. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:19.684 0.033 1.312 8. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 1:19.923 0.239 1.551 9. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 1:20.003 0.080 1.631 10. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.161 0.158 1.789 11. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 1:20.317 0.156 1.945 12. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.329 0.012 1.957 13. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:20.573 0.244 2.201 14. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 1:20.606 0.033 2.234 15. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart 1:20.672 0.066 2.300 16. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen 1:21.074 0.402 2.702 17. Gianni Morbidelli I Sauber-Petronas 1:21.167 0.093 2.795 18. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:21.409 0.242 3.037 19. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:21.578 0.169 3.206 20. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:21.628 0.050 3.256 21. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:21.676 0.048 3.304 22. Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart 1:21.874 0.198 3.502 107% of fastest time: 1:23.858
auto-moto.220 vpoznanovic,
F1: Hungarian GP report That Damon Hill didn't win the Hungarian Grand Prix would come as no surprise to anyone who has followed his season so far. That Damon Hill was cruelly robbed of victory in an event he dominated would send most observers looking for the men in white coats, yet this afternoon that is exactly what happened. Schumacher had a bad day, wrecking the new lightweight Ferrari in the morning. At the start he managed to keep the lead, but Hill was up to second from third on the grid by the first corner, and challenging for the lead, with Irvine behind. Villeneuve was already down to 5th place, with Hakkinen up to 4th. Magnussen was already off the track and heading for the pits. Diniz and a Minardi were also involved. By the end of the first lap Schumacher had a 1.7 second lead over Hill, who was 1.4 seconds ahead of Irvine. By lap 2 Damon had the gap down to 1.4 seconds, and was pushing hard, and was the fastest man on the track. Laps 3 and 4 saw Schumacher, and then Hill trade fastest laps, with Hill only 0.6 seconds behind the German at the end of lap 5, the following lap it was 0.3 seocnds. Behind the leading two Villeneuve was pushing Irvine and in a rather messy move managed to take a place. At the end of lap 8 Irvine was heading pitwards, whilst his team-mate was resisting a hard charging Hill who was only 0.27 seconds adrift.... Whilst the Arrows was unable to do much about the Ferrari on the straights, when it came to the corners (especially in the latter part of the lap) the Arrows was untouchable, and so Hill piled on the pressure again and again. In a brilliant move at the end of the pit straight Hill forced his way through the inside of the Ferrari and took the lead. By the end of lap 11, Hill was pulling away from Schumacher, and had a 2.6 second lead. By lap 12 it was 5.2 seconds. Hakkinen's McLaren was sending puffs of smoke from the car, and by the end of lap 12 was out of the race. By lap 13, Schumacher was some 8.6 seconds adrift of Hill, and into the pits, reporting a massive inbalance in the car. He was turned around in 6 seconds. By the end of lap 15, Hill found himself with a 7.9 second lead over Villeneuve, who had Frentzen a further 3 seconds behind. Coulthard, Herbert and Alesi made up the rest of the top 6 - with Alesi some 22.9 seconds behind Hill. This was an amazing result. Villeneuve piled on the pressure onto Damon, and by lap 19 had the gap down to 3.1 seconds. Hill was up to Verstappen and ready to lap him. The gap was now only 2.7 seconds. Hill got by, and did the same to Diniz. By the end of lap 22 the gap was back up to 5.1 seconds. Further back, Alesi ran wide and let Nakano and Schumacher through. Schumacher then tried very hard, but was unable to do much about Nakano. In fact over the next few laps the Japanese driver pulled away from Schumacher. Villeneuve pitted from second place, and was turned around in 11 seconds (apparantly with a stuck wheel nut), whilst Coulthard was in and out in 7.3 seconds. The Arrows team were ready for Hills first stop. Hill was in and out in 8.9 seconds, and rejoined the race ahead of Herbert, making him second, with Frentzen ahead, but yet to stop. At the end of lap 27, Hill was 19.9 seconds adrift of Frentzen, who still hadn't stopped. On lap 28 the gap was 22.1 seconds, though all was not well with Frentzens car, as it let out flashes of flame from the rear. He pulled into the pits and retired, though not for this reason. The Williams fuel valve refused to work correctly, and so the car could not be refuelled. Exit one Williams. Hill now had his lead back, and by lap 30 had 12.2 seconds over Villeneuve. Coulthard was was in close pursuit, with Schumacher up to 4th, and Herbert and Irvine completing the top 6. Hill was now up to lap the rear-enders - an unusual sight this year.... Barrichello's Stewart was out, and marshalls were using fire extinguishers on it. By lap 33 Hill's lead was 12 seconds, whilst Schumacher was already in for his second stop. Coulthard was now harrying Villeneuve hard, and so Hill started to pull away again. By lap 39 it was 17 seconds. Further back Fisichella was up to 6th place and pushing Schumacher hard for 5th. Fisichella tried a little too hard, and as a result spun at the end of the pit straight having made too early an attempt at the end of the previous lap. The car stalled and retired. By lap 44 Hill was pulling his lead further out, and it was now 21.1 seconds from Villeneuve, who had Coulthard close behind. Herbert was some 18 seconds adrift of third place, with Schumacher a further 10 seconds behind, who was being pushed very hard by Nakano. Obviously the Ferrari was not a happy car. By lap 48, the order was Hill, Villeneuve, Coulthard, Herbert, Michael Schumacher, Ralf Schumacher, Irvine, Nakano (who pitted), Alesi, Katayama, Trulli, Berger, Diniz, Verstappen, Marques and Salo. Hill continued to push, and had a 22.4 second lead over Villeneuve as they came up to their second stops. Coulthard pitted in 7.0 seconds, and hoped it was enough to take second. Hill pitted the next lap in 7.9 seconds, with Villeneuve on 7.3 seconds. Villeneuve rejoined the race just behind Coulthard, who then ran a little too wide and lost the place he had just gained. Schumacher pitted for his third stop. Villeneuve had to work hard to fend off Coulthard, and it was rather marginal whether it could be adjudged at blocking. By the end of lap 53, Hill had 27 seconds over Villeneuve, who had Coulthard close behind, with Irvine, Herbert and Michael behind them to complete the top 6. On lap 56 came the moment everyone dreaded - an Arrows parked. This was Diniz's Arrows, however and Hill continued to push at the front. The 5-8 train of the Schumacher brothers, Irvine, and Nakano was very close with 14 laps to go. Nakano was a different man in this race. Coulthard was suddenly off after apparantly losing his engine, and so Herbert moved up to third. Irvine was charging, and attacking Ralf Schumacher. Hill was a majestic 33 seconds ahead of Villeneuve. Marques was awarded a 10 second penalty for blocking (though who was not apparant). Hill now had a 35 second lead, and all seemed to be going his way, when on lap 75 of 77 it was reported that the throttle was failing to respond properly, followed the following lap by a lack of gear changes. Hill swayed the car to try and get it to work, but to no avail, and on the last lap Villeneuve took the lead with only a few corners to go. Hill continued and managed to salvage second place - some 9 seconds adrift of Villeneuve. 1. Villeneuve 2. Hill 3. Herbert 4. Schumacher 5. Ralf Schumacher 6. Nakano 7. Trulli 8. Berger 9. Irvine 10. Katayama 11. Alesi 12. Marques 13. Salo
auto-moto.221 nigy,
>Ma ja mislim da je Hill pustio Vilneva da pobedi zbog svoje mrznje >prema Sumaheru! :)) Nije nemoguce ovo. S tim da je verovatnije u pitanju ljubav prema lovi.
auto-moto.222 nigy,
> pokazalo da nije imao problem pri pit-stopu Zanardi ne bi imao sanse da ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Video bi ja Zanardija, da Vassera nije slupao Gugelmin u Australiji, pa ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > onda Zanardi usao u Vasserov deo boxa(fantastican potez!), da juce nije > imao problema u boxu... ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > A i Moore bi imao daleko vise poena da je zavrsio one 3 trke... ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ShBB KBB!
auto-moto.223 space.ace,
Evo, vratio sam se iz Hungaroring-a, pun utisaka. Šta reći, Hill je deci održao čas iz vožnje, ali na veeeliku žalost nas navijača koji su ga od starta bodrili sa Srebrne Tribine, nije pobedio. :(( Svaka mu čast. P.S. Kad se malo odmorim i sredim utiske, šaljem jedan esej propraćen sočnim fotkama (čak i iz box-a :) u odgovarajuće konferencije:teme. Živeo HILL!
auto-moto.224 stukelj,
│ To sto je Zanardijev najbrzi krug jedno 3 sekunde bolji od Hertinog │ sve govori. ;) └───────────────────────────────────────────────── A sto ga nije obisao ???
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Miller 200 Results at Mid-Ohio August 11, 1997 HAPPY RETURNS By David Phillips Alex Zanardi made it two for two at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Sunday, leading 58 of 83 laps to earn his second CART win in two tries at the picturesque road circuit. Zanardi, who dominated from start to finish here in 1996, had a harder time of it this year, trailing Team Rahal's Bryan Herta for the first 18 laps. But he took the lead when Herta's left rear tire failed and never looked back, beating Greg Moore and Bobby Rahal to take a commanding lead in the PPG Cup points race. From the outset, the Mid-Ohio weekend figured to be about tires. As they have most of the season, Firestone enjoyed a considerable edge over Goodyear - if not in outright speed, then in durability. Although Herta earned Goodyear's first pole since Detroit in early June, he achieved the feat on the soft option tires rather than the primes. Team owner/leader Bobby Rahal opted for the primes and qualified 18th, the schism in the Rahal camp reflecting the conundrum facing Goodyear's increasingly restless customers. "I tried the soft tires and they were marginal as far as durability," said Rahal. "We've just gotta hope that the other guys' soft tires go off after ten or fifteen laps." Herta too hoped to avoid a repeat of an earlier experience. "I thought the soft tire was the way to go in qualifying at Portland," he said. "But I let myself get talked out of it. This weekend I put a premium on qualifying; we'll work out the race strategy later." Zanardi, meanwhile, qualified the Target/Ganassi Reynard- Honda on the outside of the front row .026s slower than Herta and headed into the race in a confident frame of mind. "After five or six laps the (Firestone) tires just keep getting better and better," he said. "I think Bryan will find out about his tires Sunday, and I hope he finds out Firestones are the best." It didn't look that way initially. Herta bolted to an immediate lead from Zanardi and Moore with Gil de Ferran and Dario Franchitti heading the chase while Mauricio Gugelmin, Christian Fittipaldi, Scott Pruett, Jimmy Vasser and Raul Boesel rounded out the early top ten; a top ten that was missing Michael Andretti who spun off into the grass at Turn Ten on the opening lap after coming off second best in a wheel-banging incident with Pruett. Parker Johnstone slowed in avoidance and was rammed by Paul Tracy, who trundled around to retire with damaged rear suspension while the Team KOOL Green machine dropped to the tail of the field along with Patrick Carpentier who also took evasive action in the melee. Several laps later, Mark Blundell's engine cut-out abruptly as he crested the hill at Turn Five, leaving Al Unser, Jr. nowhere to go but up and over the PacWest machine. While Blundell crept around to retire, Unser pitted and rejoined only to fall out with overheating problems just before half distance. "We suffered engine-related problems," said Blundell. "It was breaking down under load. Unfortunately it cut out at the crest of the hill. Al had no option but to go over me. I'm sorry for Al that it affected his race but there was nothing I could do." "I was trying to get underneath (Mark) when he slowed suddenly and I wound-up climbing over his left rear tire," said Unser. We damaged the right side pod (eventually leading to retirement) and ended-up with a right rear flat. Truthfully, I was very lucky to come out of that incident with nothing more than that." Herta initially spurted to a lead of a few car lengths, but Zanardi and Moore stayed close and began reeling-in the leader after half a dozen laps. Although Zanardi filled his mirrors, Herta was non-pulsed. "I pulled away at the start and then took it easy to save the tires," he said. "I knew Alex would get close then but I didn't think he could pass me." With his own mirrors filled with visions of Moore, Zanardi was in no shape to attack. He didn't have to. Exiting Turn One on Lap 19, Herta's left rear tire exploded, shredding much of the Shell Reynard's rear bodywork in the process. "As I went into Turn Five I could feel the car sit down a bit, and in Turn One the car did it again," said Herta. "Then on the straightaway to the Keyhole it went 'Boom' in the rear. I don't know if I ran over something of the tire let go." "The tire exploded without giving any sign of weakness before it happened," said Zanardi. "That was a bit unexpected for me but obviously more than welcome. I know that it's not very sporting but when you're fighting for the lead you're very pleased when those things happen because you can get in front of somebody without having to put so much effort." Herta ground to a halt on the back straightaway, bringing out the day's first full course yellow. All the leaders save for Gugelmin pitted and when the Brazilian stopped on Lap 17, Zanardi went into the lead from Moore and Franchitti, with Fittipaldi heading a long train consisting of Pruett, Rahal, Boesel, an impressive Michel Jourdain, Jr., Andre Ribeiro and Gualter Salles. Andretti had recovered to run eleventh ahead of Johnstone while de Ferran and Vasser had both dropped to the back of the field after problematic pit stops. Vasser was forced to make a second stop owing to a loose left rear wheel, while de Ferran spun into the grass exiting the pits and had to restart. "Greg Moore was going by on my right," de Ferran explained. "I got a lot of wheelspin and yanked on the steering wheel to avoid sliding into him and I just lost it. That's all there is to it." The early full course yellow turned the race into a tactical battle, as the 66 laps to the finish were far too many to run on just one more fuel stop without serious full conservation measures. Such was his confidence in his Reynard-Honda, that Zanardi threw caution to the wind after the second round of stops around Lap 51 and began lapping at near qualifying pace in the hopes of building up such a lead that he could make a third stop and win the race. "Right after the first pit stop we obviously had to lean the engine out a little bit, because we didn't know what was going to happen," said Zanardi. "If we would have gotten a couple of full course yellows, then everybody would have clearly had enough fuel to go to the end on two stops. But after we were running and running and running it became clear that wasn't going to be the case. So we decided to go back to full rich and started to push really hard. "Our decision was also related to the fact that our equipment was performing very well...Even when we were leaning out the engine a little bit we kept pulling away from Greg, and that was fantastic. Because we had the advantage of the Firestones, but not on Greg because he was running the same tires. So I said to 'Chip, 'I've got much more in my pocket. Let me go.' The following lap I turned the fastest lap of the race." In contrast, Moore took the conservative route and slowed his pace in order to make the distance on two stops. "I had to conserve fuel dramatically," said Moore. "I was backing-off going into Turn One, backing-off up into the Keyhole, backing-off down the back straightaway, and short shifting everywhere too." Franchitti too slowed his pace but ran an uncontested third well clear of a close battle between Pruett and Rahal with Boesel running ahead of terrific battle between Gualter Salles, Andretti, Vasser and de Ferran, the defending PPG Cup champ having outfumbled the Walker driver in traffic. "We were following Arnd Meier," said de Ferran. "I don't know what he was thinking racing us when he was two laps down. Coming into Turn Four he chopped Michael and he had to slam on the brakes. I had to slam on the brakes to avoid hitting Michael and Jimmy just came around me on the outside." Earlier, Fittipaldi's snakebitten season continued to unravel when he dropped out of a useful fourth place with a broken transmission. Next to go was the equally unfortunate Salles, whose Davis Racing Reynard sputtered to a halt in the Esses with electrical trouble on Lap 59. Over the next dozen laps, Zanardi drove away from Moore to the tune of two seconds a lap, stretching the margin to 25 seconds by Lap 68. Franchitti held onto third, albeit under increasing pressure from Pruett and Rahal, while Boesel, Andretti, Vasser and de Ferran continued running nose to tail just ahead of Ribeiro and Jourdain. "We thought there would be a longer yellow towards the end," said Moore. "It's unfortunate. Maybe we should have run a three stop strategy and run rich the whole way, but hindsight's a beautiful thing. Next year we'll look at this race and think about a three stop strategy. But last year a two stop strategy worked out OK." Moore did get one more full course yellow, albeit just for three laps, when Jourdain spun the Herdez Reynard to a stop in he grass on the exit of Turn Four, spoiling an otherwise excellent drive. Pruett, having gotten a short fuel load on his second stop, pitted on Lap 69 moments before the full course yellow was declared and thus saw his hopes of a top three finish dashed. Two laps later Zanardi dove into the pits for a splash of fuel and rejoined without losing the lead to Moore. Also stopping was Franchitti, who dropped all the way from third to seventh as Rahal, Boesel, Vasser and de Ferran droned past on their two stop strategies. With Andretti and Ribeiro pitting as well, the restart at Lap 73 Zanardi led from Moore, Rahal, Boesel, Vasser, de Ferran and Franchitti with Pruett eighth ahead of Gugelmin, Andretti and Ribeiro while Johnstone ran a lap down in twelfth, his car still suffering the effects of its first lap battering. The remaining laps wound-down in rather uneventful fashion, as Zanardi had both the speed, the fuel and the tires to win as he pleased while Moore let Rahal get no closer than a couple of seconds. Boesel gradually edged away from a fuel conscious Vasser and de Ferran while Franchitti's luckless season took a couple of turns for the worse. First the Scotsman found his car bottoming on its third set of tires, a situation that enabled Gugelmin to make short work of the Hogan Reynard-Mercedes. Worse yet, Franchitti's has not taken-on enough fuel on its third stop to make the finish, necessitating a fourth stop that dropped him behind Andretti, Pruett and Ribeiro at the finish. Zanardi slowed in the final laps and crossed the finish line 4.8s ahead of Moore, while Rahal's conservative tire strategy enabled him to work his way up to third place. "I guess we look like geniuses now because we chose the harder compound tires," said Rahal. Meanwhile, Zanardi is a man who increasingly looks like he will be the 1997 PPG Cup champion. 31 points behind Paul Tracy after the Portland race in mid-June, Zanardi has now moved to a 27 point advantage over the Canadian (a casualty of a first lap scuffle at Mid-Ohio) thanks to taking three wins and a second place in the past four events. "I know it's a long way (to the end of the season)," said Zanardi. "We've had four fantastic races, and my challenger had four bad races. In motor racing it comes and goes very quickly, so now it is time that we put 200% of our effort in order to try to keep it going right for us. "Today was probably THE time when we really showed what it takes to win the championship. Concentration from everybody, from the guys that owns the team - Mr. Ganassi - the guy who sweeps the ground at the shop. If we can keep doing this kind of job I am very happy, whatever would happen, even if we would get unlucky and we lose races and the championship, I would still be happy because I know we have done our very best." With Zanardi the defending pole-sitter at three of the four remaining events, there may be no stopping the return of the PPG Cup to Target-Ganassi Racing. PPG CART WORLD SERIES RACE NO.13 Miller 200 (Mid Ohio) Lexington, OH SUNDAY AUGUST 10, 1997 Fin St # Driver Qual Time/Speed Laps Status 1 2 4 ALEX ZANARDI 66.303 122.601 83 110.456 2 3 99 GREG MOORE 66.473 122.287 83 04.871 3 16 7 BOBBY RAHAL 67.426 120.559 83 06.638 4 11 40 RAUL BOESEL 66.995 121.334 83 13.037 5 9 1 JIMMY VASSER 66.857 121.585 83 15.205 6 4 5 GIL DE FERRAN 66.653 121.957 83 15.951 7 6 17 MAURICIO GUGELMIN 66.969 121.878 83 16.402 8 10 6 MICHAEL ANDRETTI 66.919 121.472 83 25.707 9 7 20 SCOTT PRUETT 66.724 121.827 83 26.891 10 17 31 ANDRE RIBEIRO 67.515 120.400 83 44.48 11 5 9 DARIO FRANCHITTI(R) 66.689 121.891 83 46.768 12 12 27 PARKER JOHNSTONE 67.001 121.324 82 RUNNING 13 22 21 RICHIE HEARN 68.095 119.374 82 RUNNING 14 24 25 MAX PAPIS 68.603 118.490 82 RUNNING 15 23 16 PATRICK CARPENTIER(R) 68.220 119.156 82 RUNNING 16 27 64 ARND MEIER(R) 70.578 115.175 81 RUNNING 17 20 98 PJ JONES 68.061 119.434 80 RUNNING 18 14 19 MICHEL JOURDAIN JR. 67.359 120.679 80 RUNNING 19 28 24 HIRO MATSUSHITA 70.890 114.668 78 RUNNING 20 19 77 GUALTER SALLES(R) 67.754 119.975 58 ELECT 21 8 11 CHRISTIAN FITTIPALDI 66.751 121.778 41 GEARBOX 22 18 2 AL UNSER JR. 67.603 120.243 37 ENGINE 23 21 32 ADRIAN FERNANDEZ 68.085 119.392 27 ENGINE 24 1 8 BRYAN HERTA 66.277 122.649 18 SUSPENSION 25 25 36 JUAN FANGIO II 68.629 118.446 13 ENGINE 26 13 18 MARK BLUNDELL 67.235 120.901 6 CONTACT 27 15 3 PAUL TRACY 67.374 120.652 1 CONTACT 28 26 34 CHARLIE NEARBURG Did not Qualify ENGINE LEGEND: Ford=Ford-Cosworth; M-Benz=Mercedes-Benz; CHASSIS LEGEND: SW=Swift 007.i; R97=Reynard 97I; L97=Lola 97 DID NOT START LEGEND: DNG=Did Not Start; DNP=Did Not Participate (R) Rookie driver M = Marlboro Pole Award ($10,000) TIME OF RACE: 1:41:16.682 AVERAGE SPEED: 110.456 mph CAUTION FLAGS: Laps 19-22, Car #8 Laps 70-72, Car #19 LAP LEADERS: 3 lead changes, 3 drivers Bryan Herta, 1-18 18 Laps Alex Zanardi, 19-20 2 Laps Mauricio Gugelmin, 21-29 9 Laps Alex Zanardi, 30-83 54 Laps TOTALS: Alex Zanardi 56 laps Bryan Herta 18 laps Mauricio Gugelmin 9 laps
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Zanardi On A Championship Winning Pace CART Online (August 11) -- Alex Zanardi's (Target Reynard Honda) victory in the Miller 200 was his third in the past four PPG CART World Series events, but even more impressively it was his seventh in 29 career starts, a 24 percent success ratio. Zanardi, who owns a series-high fourth victories this season, also has led 16 of the past 21 events, dating back to Portland in June of 1996. Zanardi's Target/Chip Ganassi Racing team has won 11 of the last 29 PPG CART World Series events, including Zanardi's seven and four more from teammate Jimmy Vasser (Target Reynard Honda). Zanardi is the fourth consecutive driver to win back-to-back Miller 200 titles, following Michael Andretti (1990-91), Emerson Fittipaldi (1992-93) and Al Unser Jr. (1994-95). Zanardi leads the PPG CART World Series in every category with the exception of laps led, which is held by Paul Tracy (336 in the Marlboro Penske Mercedes). Zanardi leads in pole positions (3), races finished (12), times led (15), laps completed (1,697) and miles completed (2,719.851). Zanardi also continues a tradition which has seen a driver whose surname ends in the letter "i" win 10 of the past 16 events at Mid-Ohio. Teo Fabi (1983, '89), Mario Andretti (1984), Fittipaldi (1988, '92, '93), Michael Andretti (1992, '93) and Zanardi have contributed to the total. Zanardi's Ohio double, with wins at Cleveland and Mid-Ohio, marked the fourth time in the '90s that a driver has doubled up in the Buckeye state. Michael Andretti (1991), Fittipaldi (1992) and Unser Jr. (1994) were the first three.
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U.S. 500 - pocetak trke us500-1.jpg
auto-moto.228 giovanni,
Ę? Evo, vratio sam se iz Hungaroring-a, pun utisaka. Šta reći, Hill je deci Ę? održao čas iz vožnje, ali na veeeliku žalost nas navijača koji su ga Ę? od starta bodrili sa Srebrne Tribine, nije pobedio. Pa da si gledao na tvu video bi da taj čas i nije bio nešto posebno. Šumaher je imao jako loše iskustvo sa gumama a i na warm up-u je imao peh tako da njegov bolid nije bio baš sasvim uravnotežen pa je sve to doprinelo da ne može da iskoristi 100% svog auta. Inače, ovaj vikend je pokazao da je u ovom trenutku Ferrari superioran u odnosu na ostale i po pitanju vozača i po pitanju organizacije i tehničke strane.
auto-moto.229 vector,
;; Pa da si gledao na tvu video bi da taj cas i nije bio nesto posebno. ;; Sumaher je imao jako lose iskustvo sa gumama a i na warm up-u je imao ;; peh tako da njegov bolid nije bio bas sasvim uravnotezen pa je sve to ;; doprinelo da ne moze da iskoristi 100% svog auta. Pih, sta sve necemo cuti... cas iz voznje nije bio nesto posebno, kazes? Ako nisi znao, Hill vozi jedan TWR/Yamaha bolid (ono Yamaha je vazno istaci), a Schumacher Ferrari. Schumacher bi trebalo da bude brzi od Hilla i sa losim gumama, ali Hill mu je (ne samo njemu, vec svima) ovog puta odrzao pravu lekciju. Pazi ovako: ja vozim Ficu, a ti Ferrari; i ja te pobedim u nekoj trci, a ti se posle pravdas zbog losih guma? Svasta... Moze i ovako: ;) fudbalska utakmica: igraju Brazil i Ujedinjeni Arapski Emirati - UAE pobedi sa 5:0 i Brazilci se pravdaju zbog losih kopacki? (jes' da primer nema slicnosti sa navedenim, ali nema veze...;) PS Pa zar ne znas ko je 'the grandfather of Italian motorcycling'? ;)
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Complete PPG CART World Series Point Standings CART Online (August 10) -- Complete PPG CART World Series point standings following Round 13 - The Miller 200 at Mid-Ohio Sportscar Course, Sunday, August 10. Race wins or highest finishes shown in parenthesis. Next race: The Texaco/Havoline 200 at Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wis., Sunday, August 17 (ESPN TV at 3:30 p.m. ET). 1. Alex Zanardi (Long Beach, Cleveland, U.S. 500, Mid-Ohio) - 148; 2. Paul Tracy (Nazareth, Rio, St. Louis) - 121; 3. Gil de Ferran (2) - 116; 4. Greg Moore (Milwaukee, Detroit) - 111; 5. Michael Andretti (Miami) - 108; 6. Scott Pruett (Australia) - 86; 7. Jimmy Vasser (3) - 85; 8. Mauricio Gugelmin (2) - 78; 9. Raul Boesel (3) - 78; 10. Mark Blundell (Portland, Toronto) - 72; 11. Bryan Herta (3) - 56; 12. Bobby Rahal (3) - 52; 13. Al Unser Jr. (3) - 49; 14. Parker Johnstone (5) - 31; 15. Andre Ribeiro (3) - 29; 16. Patrick Carpentier (2) - 27; 17. Christian Fittipaldi (4) - 22; 18. Roberto Moreno (5) - 13; 19. Adrian Fernandez (8) - 12; 20. Dario Franchitti (9) - 10; 21. Max Papis (8) - 7; 22. Dennis Vitolo (7) - 6; 23. Richie Hearn (9) - 6; 24. Juan Fangio II (10) - 5; 25. Hiro Matsushita (9) - 4; 26. Gualter Salles (10) - 4; 27. Michel Jourdain Jr. (12) - 1; 28. Arnd Meier (12) - 1; 29. Christian Danner (12) - 1. Nation's Cup 1. Canada (Nazareth, Rio, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Detroit) - 190; 2. United States (Miami, Australia) - 187; 3. Brazil (2) - 175; 4. Italy (Long Beach, Cleveland, U.S. 500, Mid-Ohio) - 150; 5. England (Portland, Toronto) - 72; 6. Mexico (8) - 12; 7. Scotland (9) - 10; 8. Argentina (10) - 5; 9. Japan (9) - 4; 10. Germany (12) - 2. Manufacturer's Championship 1. Mercedes-Benz (Nazareth, Rio, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Detroit, Portland, Toronto) - 241; 2. Honda (Long Beach, Cleveland, U.S. 500, Mid-Ohio) - 214; 3. Ford Cosworth (Miami, Australia) - 191; 4. Toyota (8) - 8. Constructor's Championship 1. Reynard (Australia, Long Beach, Milwaukee, Detroit, Portland, Cleveland, Toronto, U.S. 500, Mid-Ohio) - 258; 2. Penske (Nazareth, Rio, St. Louis) - 138; 3. Swift (Miami) - 123; 4. Lola (6) - 27. Jim Trueman Rookie of the Year Award 1. Patrick Carpentier (2) - 27; 2. Dario Franchitti (9) - 10; 3. Gualter Salles (10) - 4; 4. Arnd Meier (12) - 1.
auto-moto.231 space.ace,
> Pa da si gledao na tvu video bi da taj čas i nije bio nešto posebno. 37 sekundi prednosti Hill-ovog "traktora" u odnosu na Renault i Ferrari ti zoveš "ništa posebno". Mora da toliko mrziš Hill-a da nećeš da priznaš da momak stvarno odlično vozi (bolje od ostalih) :). Nemoj reč da sam čuo protiv Hill-a! > doprinelo da ne može da iskoristi 100% svog auta. Inače, ovaj vikend je > pokazao da je u ovom trenutku Ferrari superioran u odnosu na ostale i po > pitanju vozača i po pitanju organizacije i tehničke strane. Ferrari superioran??? Superiorniji je jedino po pitanju jednog vozača, Šumahera, a po svemu ostalom nije bolji od ostalih, naročito od William-a, koji imaju očajne vozače, ali im je zato sve ostalo savršeno (počev od bolida) - što rezultira dosadašnjim pobedama. U stvari, dok je Hill bio u Williams-u nizale su se pobede, dok ova dvojica karikatura nemaju pojma. To je i razlog što je Šumaher prvi u Šampionatu. Rizikujem da započnem flame-war, ali ću ipak reći da je trenutno najbolji vozač Formule 1 Šumaher (priznajem), ali je odmah iza njega, na milimetar, Damon Hill - kralj Hungaroring-a!!!
auto-moto.232 nesha,
>Damon Hill - kralj Hungaroring-a!!! E, nemojte ljudi sa ovakvim epitetima.. Mnogo jadno zvuchi. Chovek dobro vozi i tachka, a kraljeve i kraljice ostavite narodnjacima ;))
auto-moto.233 vpoznanovic,
F1: Hungarian GP winners' press conference Q. Jacques, congratulations on your fifth victory of the season. Did you think that everything was lost when you fell back to fifth place at the first corner? JV: It wasn't looking good, but this is always a long race with lots of things happening, like they usually do at Monaco, and I knew that the tyres would be marginal. So I just stayed where I was, watching the guys in front pushing and having their battles until they blistered their tyres. And sure enough, after ten laps their tyres had blistered. Then I just had to wait a little before I made my move. My first set of tyres was good and I could keep up with him, but as soon as I had made my first pit stop the second set blistered. I did a few slow laps [to bring them up to temperature] but that wasn't enough and I blistered the left rear a little bit. That forced me to slow down and fight off David until the second pit stop. Q. At one moment you were ahead of Michael Schumacher, who almost immediately went into the pits. Was that a sweet moment? JV: We had made a fair guess that he would make three pit stops. I could see his tyres, too, and there was no way he could have done more laps the way he was. Even if I had not overtaken him, he would have stopped then anyway. Q. Your first pit stop took 11 seconds, which is quite long. Do you know what happened there? JV: Yes, it was a little bit long, but I don't know why. I am happy that it was Damon in front and not anyone else. For the last 15 laps I was thinking there was a good chance that Damon wouldn't finish the race, but he was actually going on and on. My hopes had gone down to nothing until the last two laps, when the team told me he was slowing down a lot. So I started pushing again, and when I got close to him he was moving left and right which is normal on the last lap and when he moved over on me I went on the grass because there was no way I was going to lift ... Q. Was David Coulthard putting a lot of pressure on you? JV: Yes, because his tyres held up pretty well and he was pushing hard. Somehow we were doing the same lap times, so as long as there was no traffic then it was OK: even with my tyres blistered it was no problem keeping him behind me. It's a shame that HeinzHarald had a car problem, because he was on the harder tyres and he would not have had the blistering problems that I did. Q. We saw you congratulate Damon. What did you say to him? JV: I told him it was amazing to see him up here. You know, he was worth a win today: he drove really well and he was flying. It's a shame for him. But as far as the whole Williams team and I are concerned it's a much better result this way because we are fighting for the championship. Q. It's great to see you back, Damon. That was a lively start to the race for you, wasn't it? DH: I got a good start and I was able to stay close to Michael. But I could see from early in the race that he had blistered his tyres and was going to have a problem. Because of that I was able to pass him quite easily into the first corner. Then with a clear track I knew I had to capitalise on my advantage. Everything went beautifully, I managed to stay in front of Jacques and pull away from him when I wanted to. The tyres stayed good and in the last three laps I was beginning to think about winding down but I didn't expect to have to wind down as much as I did when the car gave trouble. The first I knew of it was with about three laps to go when I had a problem with the throttle. It is operated hydraulically and the throttle was just an indication of a general hydraulic problem which also affected the gears. When the gears started to give trouble I couldn't shift and the throttle didn't work either. Q. In which gear were you stuck? DH: At one point I was stuck in second. I managed to get it into third, but that was the end because it was a case of the throttle working when it wanted to do. Unfortunately these things get out of your control: when you can't use the gears or the throttle, that is the end of the story. It stopped about three times and I am frankly amazed that I was able to get to the finish because I thought it was going to leave me parked. But it picked up at the last second, so I have to say I am really pleased to have finished second. Q. Jacques has mentioned the blisters that some of the other drivers have had. Did you have any worries about your tyres? DH: Our tyres have been fine all weekend. Fantastic! Q. Johnny, how easy was it for you after you got in front of the Benettons and managed to join to group fighting for second place? JH: It wasn't too easy. But it was a good first corner for me and I knew it would be important for me to get in front of at least one of the Benettons. In fact I was fortunate to get ahead of them both, which allowed me a chance of keeping up with everyone else. We knew before the race that we would be very hard on tyres, and in a way it was fortunate for me that Michael was holding up so many others in the first stint because otherwise I would not have been able to save my tyres. I knew that [on an open track] they would have blistered and fallen apart. It was a matter of keeping them together. I have had experience of being stuck in the traffic already this year, in Barcelona and Canada, which was worthwhile experience.
auto-moto.234 darth.vader,
>> da momak stvarno odlicno vozi (bolje od ostalih) :). Nemoj rec da sam ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> cuo protiv Hill-a! :)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) Necu rec, samo smajlija... See ya, Darth :)
auto-moto.235 giovanni,
Ę? Pih, sta sve necemo cuti... cas iz voznje nije bio nesto posebno, kazes? Ę? Ako nisi znao, Hill vozi jedan TWR/Yamaha bolid (ono Yamaha je vazno Koji i nije toliko slab koliko je nepouzdan. Očito je da su po tom pitanju nešto radili ali ne dovoljno. Ili ćeš mi reći da Hila niko nije mogao da stigne jer je ovaj fantastično vozio i popravljao rekord staze itd? A tvrdim da bi Hil sa gumama i raštelovanim vešanjem i praktično celim bolidom izdržao max 3 kruga na stazi. A Šumaher je stigao četvrti! Ę? istaci), a Schumacher Ferrari. Schumacher bi trebalo da bude brzi od Ę? Hilla i sa losim gumama, ali Hill mu je (ne samo njemu, vec svima) Ę? ovog puta odrzao pravu lekciju. Ne znam šta da ti kažem posle ovakve izjave. Ovako nešto bi mogao da izjavi samo neko ko pojma nema o automobilizmu. Jesi ti gledao prenos trke? Ako jesi, na šta ti je ličio pneumatik skinut sa Ferrarija? Sigurno ne na nešto sa čime se može osvojiti prvo mesto u Mađarskoj. Da podsetim one koji imaju slabo pamćenje. Šumaher je, dok nije istrošio prvi set guma (6-7 krugova) pravio razliku od skoro sekunde po krugu u odnosu na ostale. Hil ostalima može i da odr;i lekciju kad su ti ostali Vilnev, Frencen, Kultard. Hakinen je isto ispao relativno brzo nakon kvara a tvrdim da bi Vilneva sigurno obišao a ne kao Frencen da se uplaši krivine kad je bio već ispred Kanađanina. Ę? Pazi ovako: ja vozim Ficu, a ti Ferrari; i ja te pobedim u nekoj trci, Ę? a ti se posle pravdas zbog losih guma? Svasta... Pa nema teorije jer bih ja pobedio i peške nekoga u fići. ;) I poređenje ti je zaista majstorsko.
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> itd? A tvrdim da bi Hil sa gumama i raštelovanim vešanjem i praktično > celim bolidom izdržao max 3 kruga na stazi. A Šumaher je stigao četvrti! Da si gledao warm-up primetio bi da je Šumaher slupao svoj bolid, pa je na trci vozio rezervni, koji nije bio podešen kako treba. To je i razlog njegove vožnje. > izjavi samo neko ko pojma nema o automobilizmu. Jesi ti gledao prenos > trke? Ako jesi, na šta ti je ličio pneumatik skinut sa Ferrarija? Sigurno Posle trke sam ušao u box, i video gume, sve su bile više-manje iste, tako da tvoja teorija pada u vodu! Gume se na stazi troše jer na istoj ima dosta peska. > ne na nešto sa čime se može osvojiti prvo mesto u Mađarskoj. Da podsetim > one koji imaju slabo pamćenje. Šumaher je, dok nije istrošio prvi set > guma (6-7 krugova) pravio razliku od skoro sekunde po krugu u odnosu na > ostale. Šumaher je ušao u box zbog problema sa bolidom, pa je usput i promenio gume, jer se obično tako radi. Posle kratkog pregleda bolida, doradili su mu (koliko su mogli) prednji spojler i naložili mu šta da podesi iz kokpita na bolidu u toku vožnje. Po tvome, ako je on ušao, što nije ušao i još neko, ili samo Šumaher ume da troši tako dobre gume, i niko drugi. Ne lupaj, molim te. Što se tiče tih sekundi o kojima pričaš, nisi takođe u pravu. On je tih 10 krugova što je vodio samo usporavao Hill-a, i čim ga je Hill prestigao, odmah su Šumahera sustigli i Vilnev i Hakinen. Btw, jesi li ti uopšte gledao trku?
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Alex Criville nece ucestvovati ni na trci u Doningtonu.
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Road America Preview August 14, 1997 IT AIN'T OVER TILL IT'S OVER! By Ned Wicker There is no certainty for victory at Road America, and if you don't believe that, just ask Al Unser Jr. Just a year ago, Unser was on his way to the top of the victory podium, just a couple of turns from the end of the race when suddenly, and without warning, his Mercedes-Benz engine let go, sending billows of white smoke high into the air. It was a heartbreaking moment for Unser, but a moment of joy for Michael Andretti, who saw both Unser and his teammate, Christian Fittipaldi, fail at the end. He went from third to first and later said it "was the luckiest race of my career." But it wasn't always a favorable sequence of events for Michael. In 1989, for example, he ran out of fuel in Canada Corner and Danny Sullivan sped past to claim victory, after Michael made a quick stop for fuel to finish the race. The only certainty going into this weekend's Texaco/Havoline 200 is Alex Zanardi's lead in the PPG Cup point standings. He holds a 148-121 lead over Paul Tracy, meaning no matter what happens this weekend, he'll lead going into Vancouver. "We've had four fantastic races," said Zanardi, who would have had four wins had it not been for a second in Toronto. "In motor racing it comes and it goes. In these races what you need is a little bit of luck, and we obviously have had it. We as a team really showed what it takes to win a championship. My boys in the pits have been the best, the fastest crew in the business." While Zanardi has won three times in the last four races (Cleveland, Michigan, Mid-Ohio), Tracy has been struggling to get any kind of a result recently. He was involved in a first-lap incident at Mid-Ohio, but had a fourth place at Michigan. Still, the magic which propelled him to three-straight victories early this year seems to be gone. The Penske cars, lack over-all grip and John Travis, who is designing the 98 car, promises significant changes. "We tested there a few weeks ago," said Tracy, "jut before the motorcycle race and the Marlboro car ran real well, so hopefully, the rubber that's been laid down from the motorcycle race won't upset the balance of our car." Unser has been asked repeatedly about his last span of 30 races without a win. "There isn't any one reason for this winless streak, it's a combination of many things," Unser explained. "The level of competition in CART is stronger than it's ever been. I haven't finished seven of the 13 races this season because of mechanical failures. We're all doing the best we can, but I'm more frustrated than anyone." Meanwhile, Gil de Ferran has been scoring consistently and holds third place with 116 points. If Zanardi goes flat (and don't count on it), de Ferran is in a good position to make a run at the PPG Cup. "We've raced there twice and I have been on the front row both times," said de Ferran when asked about Road America. "We just had a test there on the 29th and 30th of July, during which we were the fastest. Given all those ingredients, we should have a successful weekend." WHO'S HOT: -- Alex Zanardi...three wins and the point lead, and there isn't any sign of a let-up at target/Chip Ganassi Racing. -- Don't look now, but Michel Jourdain Jr. and Payton/Coyne have done well with their new Reynard. In each of the last five races, Jourdain has bettered his qualifying position. Watch him this weekend. WHO'S NOT: -- Team Penske. They can't buy a break, as both Paul Tracy and Al Unser Jr. retired early at Mid-Ohio with a variety of maladies. -- Goodyear tires. Firestones have won seven straight races. The last Goodyear race win was at Gateway on May 24. Road America Statistics TEXACO/HAVOLINE 200 August 15-17 Road America Elkhart Lake, Wis. Race Distance: 200 Miles/50 Laps (Four-mile 11 turn road course) TRACK RECORDS Distance Date Driver Time Speed One Lap 9/08/95 Jacques Villeneuve 1:41.261 142.206 200 Miles 9/22/91 Michael Andretti 1:35.05.010 126.205 PAST WINNERS Date Driver Distance Speed 9/19/82 Hector Rebaque 200 109.156 7/31/83 Mario Andretti 200 99.410 8/ 5/84 Mario Andretti 200 116.347 8/ 4/85 Jacques Villeneuve 200 114.066 10/ 4/86 Emerson Fittipaldi 200 81.800 8/30/87 Mario Andretti 200 120.155 9/11/88 Emerson Fittipaldi 200 122.215 9/10/89 Danny Sullivan 200 122.803 9/23/90 Michael Andretti 200 106.192 9/22/91 Michael Andretti 200 126.205 8/23/92 Emerson Fittipaldi 200 110.656 8/22/93 Paul Tracy 200 118.408 9/11/94 Jacques Villeneuve 200 116.922 9/09/95 Jacques Villeneuve 200 103.901 8/18/96 Michael Andretti 200 102.947 POLE POSITION QUALIFIERS Date Driver Speed 9/18/82 Rick Mears 122.335 7/30/83 Mario Andretti 121.112 8/ 4/84 Mario Andretti 125.014 8/ 3/85 Danny Sullivan 128.538 9/20/86 Bobby Rahal 124.321 8/31/87 Mario Andretti 127.788 9/10/88 Danny Sullivan 129.070 9/ 9/89 Danny Sullivan 130.474 9/22/90 Danny Sullivan 131.289 9/21/91 Bobby Rahal 134.466 8/22/92 Paul Tracy 133.074 8/21/93 Paul Tracy 134.072 9/10/94 Paul Tracy 135.864 9/08/95 Jacques Villeneuve 142.206 8/17/96 Alex Zanardi 141.179 Texaco/Havoline 200 Entry List # Driver Team Country Sponsor Chassis/Engine/Tires 1 Jimmy Vasser Target/Chip Ganassi Racing USA Target Reynard 97I/Honda/Firestone 2 Al Unser Jr. Marlboro Team Penske USA Marlboro 97 Penske/Mercedes-Benz/Goodyear 3 Paul Tracy Marlboro Team Penske Canada Marlboro 97 Penske/Mercedes-Benz/Goodyear 4 Alex Zanardi Target/Chip Ganassi Racing Italy Target Reynard 97I/Honda/Firestone 5 Gil de Ferran Walker Racing Brazil Valvoline Cummins Reynard 97I/Honda/Goodyear 6 Michael Andretti Newman/Haas Racing USA Target/Texaco Havoline Swift 007.i/Ford Cosworth XD/Goodyear 7 Bobby Rahal Team Rahal USA Miller Lite Reynard 97I/Ford Cosworth XD/Goodyear 8 Bryan Herta Team Rahal USA Shell Reynard 97I/Ford Cosworth XD/Goodyear 9 Dario Franchitti (R) Hogan Racing LLC Scotland TBA Reynard 97I/Mercedes-Benz/TBA 11 Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing Brazil Kmart/Budweiser Swift 007.i/Ford Cosworth XD/Goodyear 16 Patrick Capentier (R) Bettenhausen Motorsports Canada Alumax Reynard 97I/Mercedes-Benz/Goodyear 17 Mauricio Gugelmin PacWest Racing Brazil Hollywood Reynard 97I/Mercedes-Benz/Firestone 18 Mark Blundell PacWest Racing England Motorola Reynard 97I/Mercedes-Benz/Firestone 19 Michel Jourdain Jr. Payton Coyne Racing Mexico Herdez/Mexlub/Viva Mexico! Reynard 97I/Ford Cosworth XD/Firestone 20 Scott Pruett Brahma Sports Team USA Brahma Reynard 97I/Ford Cosworth XD/Firestone 21 Richie Hearn Della Penna Motorsports USA Ralph's Food 4 Less Lola T9700/Ford Cosworth XD/Goodyear 24 Hiro Matsushita Arciero-Wells/Panasonic Racing Japan Panasonic/Duskin Reynard 97I/Toyota/Firestone 25 Max Papis Arciero-Wells/MCI Racing Italy MCI Reynard 97I/Toyota/Firestone 27 Parker Johnstone Team KOOL Green USA KOOL Reynard 97I/Honda/Firestone 31 Andre Ribeiro Tasman Motorsports Group Brazil LCI/Marlboro Reynard 97I/Honda/Firestone 32 Adrian Fernandez Tasman Motorsports Group Mexico Tecate/Quaker State Lola T9700/Honda/Firestone 34 Charles Nearburg Payton Coyne Racing USA Nearburg Exploration Reynard 97I/Ford Cosworth XD/Firestone 36 Juan Fangio II All American Racers Inc. Argentina Castrol-Jockey Reynard 97I/Toyota/Goodyear 40 Raul Boesel Brahma Sports Team Brazil Brahma Reynard 97I/Ford Cosworth/Firestone 64 Arnd Meier Project Indy Germany J.A.G./Hawaiian Tropic Lola T9700/Ford Cosworth XD/Goodyear 77 Gaulter Salles (R) Davis/Craig Racing Brazil Indusval Reynard 97I/Ford Cosworth XD/Goodyear 98 P.J. Jones All American Racers Inc. USA Castrol-Jockey Reynard 97I/Toyota/Goodyear 99 Greg Moore Player's Forsythe Racing Team Canada Player's/Indeck Lola T9700/Mercedes-Benz/Firestone
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Texaco/Havoline 200 -- What They Are Saying CART Online (August 13) -- What PPG Cup drivers are saying about this weekend's Texaco/Havoline 200 at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin (Live on ESPN, Sunday, August 17 at 3:30 p.m. ET). PAUL TRACY (Marlboro Penske Mercedes), on his enjoyment of Road America: "Elkhart Lake has always been one of my favorite tracks. We've always run well there and I've finished on the podium a couple of times. I think it's going to be a good race. We tested there a few weeks ago, just before the motorcycle race, and the Marlboro car ran real well, so hopefully, the rubber that's been laid down from the motorcycle race won't upset the balance of our car. We really need a podium finish to stay in the fight for the championship; hopefully this will come at Road America. We're getting to town on Monday night and doing a photo shoot all day Tuesday with Men's Journal. So we'll have some free time before the race to relax and take advantage of the great surroundings." GIL de FERRAN (Valvoline/Cummins Special Reynard Honda), on past success at Road America: "We've raced there twice and I was on the front row both times. We just had a test there on the 29th and 30th of July, during which we were the fastest. Given all of those ingredients, we should have a successful weekend." GREG MOORE (Player's/Indeck Reynard Mercedes), on putting last year's experience at Road America to work: "I'm really looking forward to the Texaco/Havoline race at Elkhart Lake. Last year was my first season with CART on that track and the learning curve was quite steep. We did well in testing earlier this year, so I think our chances are quite good to get better results than last year [when Moore finished 23rd], starting with qualifying. The mix of long straights and fast turns seems to suit my car extremely well. After our string of bad luck in the three races previous to Mid-Ohio, where we finished second, I'm looking forward to the next race." MICHAEL ANDRETTI (Kmart/Texaco/Havoline Swift Ford), on Road America and his success there: "What I love about Road America is just about everything. I really don't have a favorite part. It's a race that has just about everything. If you were going to build a road course, you would build it like Road America. I really enjoy driving the course. The race last year was one of the luckiest of my career. I've had a few lucky wins in my career but my luckiest win was at Road America last year. Winning it the way we did was so unexpected. First, Al [Unser] Jr.'s team did a great job in the pits. They got out ahead of us. It basically came down to track position at that time because we were so equal in terms of speed. Al, Christian [Fittipaldi] and I were all right there together when we came out of the pits. That's the way the race should have ended up, but it didn't. All of a sudden, I'm in second place after Christian's engine blew with six laps to go. I thought 'Wow, I'm going to finish second!' And then Al's car went up in smoke. It [the victory] was a strange feeling. I felt bad for Al because I've been there. At that very corner, I was leading the last lap in 1989 and I ran out of fuel. I knew exactly how he felt and it's not a good feeling. I've lost some [races] that way, so it was good to get one back. That one was very lucky. Still, it was personally gratifying to win the race since it is sponsored by Texaco/Havoline, which also sponsors my car. It was a big surprise for everybody. We could use another surprise like that right about now. Elkhart Lake is a beautiful part of the country. There are some nice lakes to play on. Last year we went water skiing. There is also a nice golf course near the track. Most of the people at Texaco like to play golf. Maybe that's why they sponsor the race. A lot of executives come in town for the race and get in a round of golf while they're in town. It's a great weekend for them, especially if we win." CHRISTIAN FITTIPALDI (Kmart/Budweiser Swift Ford), on last year's disappointment: "I really wanted to win the Texaco/Havoline 200 last year. Not only because I wanted to win my first race, but also because it would have changed the championship for me. I think it was the single most important race for me last year because of that reason. Michael ended up finishing second and I finished fifth in the PPG Cup. With a win at Road America, I could have finished much higher. It was the ultimate heartbreaker! What was my first thought when the engine went? I couldn't believe it. My heart sank to my feet. But life continues. If I would have finished the race, the standings for the championship would have been different. But you can't work that way. If, if, if - then everyone would be champion. Obviously, I was upset, but you have to raise your head and go for the next race. A lot has happened since that loss last year and I have learned to put things into perspective. Road America is a very challenging place for a driver because of the four-mile long lap. For you to put all the corners together perfectly and also put together a fast lap is very difficult. To put together a good lap is challenging at every track, but, to put together a good four-mile lap at Road America is the ultimate. At the same time, I really enjoy the track. It's a real driver's circuit. On race day, we had a record number of fans there cheering last year. It was quite a sight driving around the course and having all the fans on the hills waving and cheering you on. The atmosphere is a little like a Formula One race. By the time I race at Road America, all of my bad luck should be behind me. We've run strong in every race since I came back. We've just had some bad luck. Michael [Andretti] scored the first win for the Swift chassis at Homestead. I can't think of a better place to score my first win and the first road course win for the Swift than at Road America. I'm due!" On his wild ride back to the pits with Andretti after the checkered flag last year: "I was watching the end of the race while I was stuck beside the track. I saw Al [Unser] Jr.'s engine blow right in front of me. After the race, Michael stopped on the track to give me a ride back to the pits. I was on the sidepod, holding onto the roll hoop. I was punching Michael because he was driving so quick and I was almost falling off of the car. He didn't realize how quick he was going because he was completely strapped up in the car and driving in first gear, but very slow, and I was holding on for dear life. I was hitting him on the shoulders to try to make him go slower, but I think he thought I was congratulating him. The cars aren't meant to be passenger cars. I know that for sure now. It is definitely the last time that I will be a passenger on his race car. You could say it was the ride of my life." Andretti: "When I picked Christian up, he kept patting me on the chest. I thought, 'All right, yeah, thanks!' I thought he was congratulating me. And really, he was trying to get me to slow down because he was hanging on for dear life. I felt like I was crawling. It was pretty funny. He probably won't even get in a real car with me now." MAX PAPIS (MCI Reynard Toyota), on last year's success at Road America: "We've just finished testing at Road America. I really love to go there because it's an amazing circuit - one of the nicest in the United States. The natural surroundings are great and it's a real pleasure to go there every time. I have good memories of that circuit from last year. It was only my second CART race and I finished ninth, which is my second-best finish with the MCI Racing team. I have a lot of hope to do just as well when we return there this year. We should have a little bit of improvement in the engine and if we can really stay together, then there's hope that we can improve on my best-ever [finishing] position in the CART series [an eighth at this year's U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota]. It would be great if I could have another strong race where I scored my first points." AL UNSER JR. (Marlboro Penske Mercedes), assessing the PPG Cup championship race: "I'm not giving up on the PPG Cup championship, but for me it would take a miracle. Paul [Tracy] is Marlboro Team Penske's best shot and if I can't win the championship, I hope Paul does. The great thing about a two-car team is that we can both work together, sometimes in different directions, and benefit from our collective information. I've told the team that they should use me whenever they can to try out things on the car that we're unsure of. We don't want to take Paul's car and risk detuning it or risk him losing any points. We need to keep him in a position to win." On not having won since 1995 at Vancouver, a span of 30 races: "I've been asked this question so much lately. There isn't any one reason for this winless streak. It's a combination of many things. The Marlboro cars aren't working that well right now. The level of competition in the CART series is stronger than it's ever been. I also haven't finished seven of the 13 races we've run this year, six because of mechanical failures. We're all doing the best we can and we're not giving up. I'm more frustrated than anyone. It seems that everyone is trying to find one thing to blame it on. Because I drive for the top car owner [Roger Penske] and one of the best sponsors [Marlboro] in the business, people feel that I should be out there winning all the time, and it's me who has a problem because I haven't won. If there was a problem, either personal or professional, I'd be gone. I'd be fired. Roger hasn't given me any indication that the team doesn't want me any longer and I have no desire to go race for anyone else or in any other series. Marlboro Team Penske is the best in the business and I hope to be here a long time. I haven't changed my desire for winning since the day I got in an Indy car over 16 years ago. If you try forcing a victory, it won't come. I don't feel any different either, and my lifestyle hasn't changed since I was a rookie, and it won't. I've had losing streaks before. Racing is fickle and my dad always told me, when you're hot, you're hot, and the next day, you're not. And I'm not right now. We'll light the burner again and we'll get it going strong. I know it's been quite awhile since I've pulled into victory lane, but my drought [30 races] still isn't as long as [Dale] Earnhardt's [47 races]!" BRYAN HERTA (Shell Reynard Ford), on continuing to chase his first CART victory: "They say the first one's the toughest, and it certainly seems that way in my case. Close just doesn't get it done. We had the car to beat at Mid-Ohio. We played the strategy right and drove smart, yet here we sit without the win. There's absolutely no logic to that in my mind. We can't work any harder. We can't raise our expectations any higher. We'll just keep putting good, reliable cars on the track each week and stay focused. Other than that, I'm out of answers." GUALTER SALLES (INDUSVAL Reynard Ford), on his debut at Road America: "I took a few slow laps to drive around the circuit so I could learn it, but even going slow, I was in awe of the place. Once we started going fast - and this place is very fast - I fell in love with Road America. It is easily my favorite race track in America and I'm really looking forward to racing at the Texaco/Havoline 200. The track has such a variety of slow, medium and fast corners, with extremely long straights, so there are lots of overtaking opportunities, but the track is so wide open that I really enjoy driving Road America. Learning Road America at a test session is one less task we have to do when practice starts on Friday. As a new driver, any chance I get to drive the INDUSVAL-Marlboro Reynard Ford Cosworth is important because I'm still learning about the car and the team is always finding something new to test. The more time I have in the car, the better driver I will be and that means we can start going fast as soon as practice opens. CART racing is so competitive now that if you're not running the same times as the leaders, you're not going to be able to compete for the pole or the win. I want to find that last second and be able to compete."
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Road America's Traditional Dramatics Just The Ticket For Zanardi's PPG Cup Pursuers CART Online (August 13) -- It would appear that it will take something dramatic to thwart Alex Zanardi's pursuit of his first PPG Cup championship. His pursuers can draw encouragement from the fact that the PPG CART World Series next visits the site of one of its most dramatic finishes of last season. Heading into Sunday's Texaco/Havoline 200 at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis. (3:30 p.m. ET, live, ESPN), Zanardi (Target Reynard Honda) holds a 148-121 lead over Paul Tracy (Marlboro Penske Mercedes) in the PPG Cup race. With a maximum of 22 points available to Sunday's winner, Zanardi can't be caught this weekend. At the same time, Zanardi, who won the pole and finished third at Road America last year, is certainly aware that there is no such thing as a sure thing. That was vividly demonstrated by the finish of last year's Texaco/Havoline 200, when Al Unser Jr., leading comfortably on the final lap, lost power less than a mile from the checkered flag and handed the victory to Michael Andretti. Andretti (Kmart/Texaco/Havoline Swift Ford) is one of Zanardi's hunters, standing fifth in the PPG Cup race with 108 points and three career victories at Road America (1990 and '91 in addition to last year) to his credit. Unser Jr. (Marlboro Penske Mercedes) is out of the championship chase, but trying to end a winless streak which has reached 30 races. Meanwhile, Zanardi's closest pursuers all have reason for optimism as they head to Road America. Tracy (1993) is the only other driver in the field who has previously won on the meandering, four-mile permanent road course. He also won consecutive poles there from 1992-94. Gil de Ferran (Valvoline/Cummins Special Reynard Honda), third with 116 points, owns second-place qualifying efforts in his only two career appearances at Road America and has scored in nine of the past 10 PPG CART World Series events. Greg Moore (Player's/Indeck Reynard Mercedes), fourth with 111 points, comes off a career-best finish on a permanent road circuit with last week's runner-up effort in the Miller 200 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Team Rahal comes to Elkhart Lake off a promising Mid-Ohio performance which saw Bryan Herta (Shell Reynard Ford) win his second career pole position and his first-ever on a road course, while Bobby Rahal (Miller Lite Reynard Ford) earned his first podium finish of the season with a strong drive to third place. He finished second to Andretti at last year's Texaco/Havoline 200 and Herta was fifth. Zanardi's teammate, defending PPG Cup champion Jimmy Vasser (Target Reynard Honda) finished fifth at Mid-Ohio, his first top-five finish since Detroit, five races earlier. He was sixth at last year's Texaco/Havoline 200. Brahma Sports Team teammates Raul Boesel (Brahma Reynard Ford) and Scott Pruett (Brahma Reynard Ford) finished fourth and ninth, respectively at Mid-Ohio. It was the seventh time this season they have finished in the points together, but only the second time in six events since Milwaukee. Mauricio Gugelmin (Hollywood PacWest Mercedes) has put together a consistent season which includes 16 consecutive top-10 qualifying efforts since last year at Road America and nine points-producing finishes in 13 starts this season. PacWest Racing Group teammate Mark Blundell (Motorola PacWest Mercedes) will be looking for a return to the points after a string of four consecutive points-paying efforts, highlighted by his first career victories at Portland and Toronto, came to an end with his 26th-place finish at Mid-Ohio. Christian Fittipaldi (Kmart/Budweiser Swift Ford) led the first 15 laps at Road America last season, but suffered engine failure five laps from the finish while battling with the frontrunners. Tasman Motorsports Group teammates Andre Ribeiro (LCI/Marlboro Reynard Honda) and Adrian Fernandez (Tecate/Quaker State Lola Honda) have both enjoyed top-five successes at Road America, Ribeiro in '95 (fourth) and Fernandez in '94 (fifth). Toyota power enjoyed its finest hour of 1996 at Road America as Juan Fangio II (Castrol-Jockey Reynard Toyota) and Max Papis (MCI Reynard Toyota) finished eighth and ninth, respectively. Fangio's effort remains the best road-course finish for Toyota in two years of PPG CART World Series competition. Papis recorded Toyota's best oval finish with an eighth at this year's U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota. Michel Jourdain Jr. (Herdez/Viva Mexico! Reynard Ford) has improved his qualifying effort in each of the last five races, leading to a career-best 14th-place start at Mid-Ohio. Parker Johnstone (KOOL Reynard Honda) has scored PPG Cup points in his last four road-course starts. The Rookie of the Year race continues to tighten methodically. Patrick Carpentier (Alumax Reynard Mercedes) leads with 27 points, but Dario Franchitti (Hogan Motor Leasing Inc. Reynard Mercedes) picked up two points for his 11th-place finish at Mid-Ohio and now has 10. Gualter Salles (INDUSVAL Reynard Ford), Arnd Meier (J.A.G./Marcelo/Hawaiian Tropic Lola Ford) and Charlie Nearburg (Nearburg Exploration Reynard Ford) join Carpentier and Franchitti as rookies making their first PPG CART World Series appearances at Road America. PJ Jones (Castrol-Jockey Reynard Toyota) and Hiro Matsushita (Panasonic Duskin Reynard Toyota) hope to extend Toyota's record of success at Road America. Richie Hearn (Ralphs-Food 4 Less Lola Ford) barely missed scoring with his 13th-place finish at Mid-Ohio, his best in seven races. Qualifying for the Texaco/Havoline 200 will be broadcast 3 p.m. ET Saturday on ESPN2. ESPN2's "On the Grid" program will air 3 p.m. ET Sunday, one-half hour prior to ESPN's live race broadcast. The CART Radio Network, presented by PPG and Toyota, will broadcast the Texaco/Havoline 200 live to more than 140 radio stations across the country. The PPG CART World Series continues with the Molson Indy Vancouver, Sunday, Aug. 31, from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
auto-moto.241 pecanac,
# Posle kratkog pregleda bolida, doradili su mu (koliko su mogli) prednji # spojler i naložili mu šta da podesi iz kokpita na bolidu u toku vožnje. Ček, jes' ti bio na tribinama ili u box-u sa mehaničarima ? :)) Davaj one slike što ih pomenu, odmeni me malko. ;) (da ih nisi bacio u neku drugu conf??)
auto-moto.242 vector,
Rezultati sa prvog kvalifikacionog treninga: 125: 1. Y.UI 1:40.340 Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz 2. T.MANAKO 0.046 Honda Team UGT 3000 3. N.UEDA 0.047 Honda Team Pileri 4. V.ROSSI 0.079 Aprilia Nastro Azzuro Aprilia 5. Y.KATOH 0.382 Yamaha Team Semprucci Biesse 6. M.TOKUDOME 0.399 Aprilia Docshop Racing 7. J.MARTINEZ 0.470 Aprilia Team Airtel-Aspar 8. R.LOCATELLI 0.615 Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel 9. G.McCOY 0.693 Aprilia Marlboro Team Alfa Bieffe 10. K.SAKATA 0.897 Aprilia Team UGT 3000 250: 1. T.HARADA 1:34.609 Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team 2. O.JACQUE 0.300 Honda Chesterfield Elf Tech 3 3. R.WALDMANN 0.337 Honda Marlboro Honda 4. L.CAPIROSSI 0.566 Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team 5. T.UKAWA 0.588 Honda Benetton Honda 6. M.BIAGGI 0.614 Honda Marlboro Team Kanemoto Honda 7. S.PERUGINI 0.649 Aprilia Nastro Azzurro Aprilia 8. H.AOKI 1.070 Honda Matteoni Racing 9. S.SMART 1.984 Honda Scott Smart Racing 10. J.CARDOSO 2.054 Yamaha S.S.P. Competicion 500: 1. M.DOOHAN 1:33.579 Honda Repsol Honda 2. D.ROMBONI 0.228 Aprilia IP Aprilia Racing Team 3. C.CHECA 0.294 Honda MoviStar Honda Pons 4. T.OKADA 0.328 Honda Repsol Honda 5. J.BAYLE 0.774 Modenas KR3 Marlboro Team Roberts 6. A.BARROS 0.777 Honda Honda Gresini 7. L.CADALORA 0.809 Yamaha Red Bull Yamaha WCM 8. N.AOKI 0.844 Honda Rheos ELF F.C.C. T.S. 9. A.PUIG 0.890 Honda MoviStar Honda Pons 10. D.BEATTIE 1.076 Suzuki Lucky Strike Suzuki
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Road America Friday Qualifying August 15, 1997 PAC-KING IT IN By David Phillips PacWest Motorsports teammates Mauricio Gugelmin and Mark Blundell monopolized the front row of the provisional grid for Sunday's Texaco/Havoline 200 at Road America after today's round of qualifying. Gugelmin, who earned his first CART pole earlier this season at the Rio 400 earlier this year, turned a best lap of 1:42.379s lap to edge Blundell by .072s. Their Reynard/Mercedes-Benz cars slowed by an assortment of electrical problems in the morning practice session, the PacWest drivers turned to some tried and true chassis setups from days gone-by for the qualifying session. "Running 1-2 is a great start to the weekend for the PacWest team," said Gugelmin, who qualified fifth fastest at Road America in 1996. "I had a good battle with Mark for the top spot. We've had quite a good basic setup at the this track for the last couple of years and fortunately it carried over." Also working in the PacWest drivers' favor were the constantly changing weather conditions in the morning session that hampered the other competitors in their efforts to dial-in their cars. "Conditions were tough for everyone," said Blundell. "One minute it was wet, the next it was dry and then it was wet again. I actually think that worked in our favor because while we were attending to our electrical problems the other guys weren't able to make as much progress on the track as normal. "In qualifying, I had a couple of problems on my last run and a puncture on my first run, but overall it was a great day and I'm looking forward to carrying on tomorrow." PPG Cup points leader Alex Zanardi was third fastest in the Target/Ganassi Reynard-Honda at 1:42.546s and, like the PacWest drivers, benefited from his experience at Road America in 1996. "It helped a lot that last year we had a good car," said Zanardi. "That was what we started with today, more or less. I was supposed to test here in July but I unintentionally interrupted the test after 12 laps when I crashed. So we went back to last year's setup. The car is not perfect, but we will try to improve it for tomorrow... just like the other guys." Gugelmin, Blundell and Zanardi will be trying to improve their cars on one of the favorite stops on the PPG CART World Series, a Road America circuit that winds for four miles through Wisconsin's Kettle Moraine district, featuring a classic challenge of slow, medium and high speed corners and three 180+ mph stretches. "Road America is one of the nicest tracks we race on as far as the drivers go," said Gugelmin. "It's four miles long, but when you look at the lap times and see so many cars separated by one of two tenths of a second, it's amazing. "You go through Turn One and think 'I did that better than before,' then Turn Two and you think 'I did that well' by the time you get through the last corner - Turn 13 - you expect to be a half second ahead. Then you see it's only a tenth or so..." Dario Franchitti turned-in yet another impressive performance in his first visit to Road America, posting a lap at 1:42.689s in the Hogan Reynard/Mercedes-Benz, while Michael Andretti, who scored his third victory at Road America last year, was fifth fastest at 1:42.795s. "The car is not quite as good as it was when we tested here," said Andretti, the top Goodyear qualifier. "The track (conditions have) changed a lot as well since we were here. Right now it's like a Firestone-fest at the moment. Like Gugelmin, Andretti marveled at the closeness of the top lap times. "It's truly amazing," he said. "Just unbelievable that on a track this size the times are so close. Normally you can double the differential that exists between two cars here, because it so long. If you have a car that's a tenth better, then it should be at least two tenths better here, but it's not. Being that close it's going to be tougher to pass." Scott Pruett completed the runners in the sub-1:43 category with a 1:42.797 lap, while Gil de Ferran, Bryan Herta, Raul Boesel and Greg Moore rounded out the top ten, Moore driving the spare Players/Forsythe Reynard/Mercedes-Benz after the primary chassis was heavily damaged in the morning practice session. Moore spun at Canada Corner and was subsequently T-boned by Max Papis who spun backwards into the Canadian's car, extensively damaging the Arciero-Wells Reynard-Toyota in the process. Moore wasn't the only Canadian to come to grief at Canada Corner today. Patrick Carpentier crashed heavily in qualifying, ironically after a failed bid to pass Toronto-native Paul Tracy into the self-same Canada Corner. The Alumax Reynard/Mercedes- Benz careened down the inside wall before spearing into the tire barrier on the exit of the corner, doing heavy damage to the right side of the car but, fortunately, injuring nothing but the driver's pride. Carpentier, who had been an encouraging 12th quickest in the morning practice session, could only manage twentieth fastest in his spare car at 1:45.182s. Practice resumes tomorrow morning at 9 a.m., with the final qualifying session slated to get underway at 12:30 p.m. Road America Qualifying Statistics Texaco/Havoline 200 Road America Friday, August 15, 1997 Friday Qualifying Times POS NO DRIVER TIME SPEED 1 17 MAURICIO GUGELMIN 1:42.379* 142.342 2 18 MARK BLUNDELL 1:42.451 142.242 3 4 ALEX ZANARDI 1:42.540 142.118 4 9 DARIO FRANCHITTI (R) 1:42.689 141.912 5 6 MICHAEL ANDRETTI 1:42.795 141.766 6 20 SCOTT PRUETT 1:42.797 141.763 7 5 GIL de FERRAN 1:43.160 141.264 8 8 BRYAN HERTA 1:43.220 141.182 9 40X RAUL BOESEL 1:43.452 140.865 10 99X GREG MOORE 1:43.546 140.737 11 7X BOBBY RAHAL 1:43.568 140.708 12 77 GUALTER SALLES (R) 1:43.569 140.706 13 1 JIMMY VASSER 1:43.611 140.649 14 2 AL UNSER JR. 1:43.826 140.358 15 3 PAUL TRACY 1:44.020 140.096 16 31 ANDRE RIBEIRO 1:44.220 139.827 17 27 PARKER JOHNSTONE 1:44.513 139.435 18 11 CHRISTIAN FITTIPALDI 1:44.670 139.226 19 19 MICHEL JOURDAIN JR. 1:44.843 138.996 20 16X PATRICK CARPENTIER 1:45.182 138.548 21 36X JUAN FANGIO II 1:46.027 137.444 22 32 ADRIAN FERNANDEZ 1:46.043 137.423 23 25X MAX PAPIS 1:46.272 137.127 24 21 RICHIE HEARN 1:46.898 136.324 25 98 P J JONES 1:47.022 136.166 26 64 ARND MEIER 1:50.587 131.777 27 24 HIRO MATSUSHITA 1:52.500 129.536 28 34 CHARLIE NEARBURG (R) No Time No Speed * = New Record Track Length: 4.048 Miles
auto-moto.244 giovanni,
Ę? 37 sekundi prednosti Hill-ovog "traktora" u odnosu na Renault i Ferrari Ę? ti zoveš "ništa posebno". Mora da toliko mrziš Hill-a da nećeš da Ę? priznaš da momak stvarno odlično vozi (bolje od ostalih) :). Nemoj reč da Ę? sam čuo protiv Hill-a! Koliko odlično vozi pokazalo se i dok je bio u Williams-u. Debitant u F1 (Vilnev) je imao velike šanse da se domogne titule iako je Hil imao mnogo više iskustva od njega i podršku celog tima. Ę? Ferrari superioran??? Superiorniji je jedino po pitanju jednog vozača, Ę? Šumahera, a po svemu ostalom nije bolji od ostalih, naročito od Ę? William-a, koji imaju očajne vozače, ali im je zato sve ostalo savršeno Nego šta nego je superioran. Kako beše ona proporcija? 80% mašina:20% vozač. Jeste Šumaher najbolji vozač današnjice ali bez odličnog auta ne bi mogao da uradi ništa više nego prošle godine. Ę? (počev od bolida) - što rezultira dosadašnjim pobedama. U stvari, dok je Ę? Hill bio u Williams-u nizale su se pobede, dok ova dvojica karikatura Ę? nemaju pojma. :)))) Dok su Šumi i Hil imali slične bolide po performansama Hil nije mogao ni da pomisli na pobedu. Ę? Rizikujem da započnem flame-war, ali ću ipak reći da je trenutno Ę? najbolji vozač Formule 1 Šumaher (priznajem), ali je odmah iza njega, na Ę? milimetar, Damon Hill - kralj Hungaroring-a!!! Eto, da ne beše onoga iza zareza još bih rekao da ima nade za tebe ;)))
auto-moto.245 nesha,
> :)))) Dok su Sumi i Hil imali slicne bolide po performansama Hil nije >mogao ni da pomisli na pobedu. Mh.. Nije bash tako, jeste shvaba dobar, al i ti ga pretera.
auto-moto.246 giovanni,
Ę? Da si gledao warm-up primetio bi da je Šumaher slupao svoj bolid, pa Ę? je na trci vozio rezervni, koji nije bio podešen kako treba. To je i Ę? razlog njegove vožnje. Prvo, nisam ja bio u Mađarskoj da mogu da pratim i warm-upove i oba treninga i kvalifikacije. Drugo, znam da je sleteo na warm-upu. I treće, sad si priznao da mu bolid nije bio naštelovan kako treba pa nije mogao bog zna kako brzo da vozi. Ę? Posle trke sam ušao u box, i video gume, sve su bile više-manje iste, Ę? tako da tvoja teorija pada u vodu! Gume se na stazi troše jer na istoj Ę? ima dosta peska. E a na snimku se lepo videlo da kad skunu gume sa williamsa, arrowsa ili nekog drugog bolida one izgledaju mnogo očuvanije nego sa Šumaherovog. Jesi ti video Ferrarijeve gume? Na primer, zadnji levi pneumatik je imao skoro potpuno isfronclanu površinu. Ako misliš da se sa takvim gumama može uraditi nešto više... Ę? na bolidu u toku vožnje. Po tvome, ako je on ušao, što nije ušao i još Ę? neko, ili samo Šumaher ume da troši tako dobre gume, i niko drugi. Ne Ę? lupaj, molim te. Mnogo si bezobrazan i nemoj da izmišljaš nešto što nisi video. Lepo se videlo u toku prenosa kakve su bile gume na Ferrarijevom bolidu koji je vozio Šumaher. Ili si ti tamo bio u svojstvu mehaničara u italijanskoj ekipi? Ę? Što se tiče tih sekundi o kojima pričaš, nisi takođe u pravu. On je tih Ę? 10 krugova što je vodio samo usporavao Hill-a, i čim ga je Hill Ę? prestigao, odmah su Šumahera sustigli i Vilnev i Hakinen. Pa u 5. krugu je bilo 6 sekundi razlike. Irvajn je usporavao ostale (4. mesto na dalje) a kada su ga prestigli, već je Šumaher morao da usporava. Ako nisi znao, on je mnogo pre ostalih spustio vreme po krugu na 1.19.500. Ali ja sumnjam da si ti bio tamo uopšte nego pričaš na osnovu onoga što si pročitao u novinama. Ę? Btw, jesi li ti uopšte gledao trku? Jok, ti si.
auto-moto.247 vector,
;; Koliko odlicno vozi pokazalo se i dok je bio u Williams-u. Debitant u F1 ;; (Vilnev) je imao velike sanse da se domogne titule iako je Hil imao ;; mnogo vise iskustva od njega i podrsku celog tima. Ah da... Kakva je to podrska bila... Izbacivanje iz tima pri kraju sezone... Odlicna moralna podrska. Koliko mi se cini, Frenk Vilijams uopste nije bio srecan kada je Damon osvojio titulu. ;; Nego sta nego je superioran. Kako bese ona proporcija? 80% masina:20% ;; vozac. Jeste Sumaher najbolji vozac danasnjice ali bez odlicnog auta ne ;; bi mogao da uradi nista vise nego prosle godine. Zar neko veruje u ovu glupu proporciju? ;; :)))) Dok su Sumi i Hil imali slicne bolide po performansama Hil nije ;; mogao ni da pomisli na pobedu. Ne znam sta da ti kazem posle ovakve izjave... ovako nesto bi mogao da izjavi samo neko ko pojma nema o automobilizmu...
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;; Prvo, nisam ja bio u Madarskoj da mogu da pratim i warm-upove i oba ;; treninga i kvalifikacije. Drugo, znam da je sleteo na warm-upu. I trece, ;; sad si priznao da mu bolid nije bio nastelovan kako treba pa nije mogao ;; bog zna kako brzo da vozi. Cek, ne razumem te bas najbolje. Prvo pricas da su gume uzrok njegove lose voznje, a onda kada se uspostavi da je nesto drugo u pitanju, slazes se sa tim? ;; E a na snimku se lepo videlo da kad skunu gume sa williamsa, arrowsa ili ;; nekog drugog bolida one izgledaju mnogo ocuvanije nego sa Sumaherovog. ;; Jesi ti video Ferrarijeve gume? Na primer, zadnji levi pneumatik je imao ;; skoro potpuno isfronclanu povrsinu. Ako mislis da se sa takvim gumama ;; moze uraditi nesto vise... Veoma zanimljivo, moram da priznam... vracamo se ponovo na gume. ;; Mnogo si bezobrazan i nemoj da izmisljas nesto sto nisi video. Lepo se :) Ti si izmislio nesto sto uopste nisi ni video. ;; Pa u 5. krugu je bilo 6 sekundi razlike. Irvajn je usporavao ostale (4. ;; mesto na dalje) a kada su ga prestigli, vec je Sumaher morao da ;; usporava. Ako nisi znao, on je mnogo pre ostalih spustio vreme po krugu ;; na 1.19.500. Ali ja sumnjam da si ti bio tamo uopste nego pricas na ;; osnovu onoga sto si procitao u novinama. Ja bih pre rekao da ti nisi uopste gledao trku - pretpostavljam da si procitao nekakav izvestaj iz novina ili nesto slicno. Kazes da je u petom krugu bilo 6 sekundi razlike? Stvarno ne znam sta da ti kazem posle ovakve izjave. Ovako nesto bi mogao da izjavi samo neko ko pojma nema o automobilizmu... (zvuci poznato, zar ne?) Sad pre 5 minuta sam pogledao pocetak trke i evo sta se zaista desavalo (obrati paznju na stanja po krugovima): 1. krug; razlika izmedju Schumachera i Hilla iznosi tacno 1.718s. 2. krug; razlika iznosi 1.468, sto znaci da je Hill skinuo pune tri desetinke od Schumacherovog vremena u tom krugu. 3. krug; razlika je 1.495 sekundi, i Schumacher u ovom krugu postavlja (do tada) najbrzi krug trke sa vremenom od 1:19.751. 4. krug; razlika se smanjuje na 1.259 sekundi. 5. krug; razlika iznosi 0.629 sekundi, a to znaci da je Hill u tom krugu bio brzi od Schumachera za vise od pola sekunde. 6. krug; razlika je 0.334 sekundi, i od tog kruga Hill je sve vreme pokusavao da nadje nacin da obidje Schumachera. Mislim da ni space.ace ni ja ne treba dalje da ti objasnjavamo. Schumacher je od SAMOG POCETKA trke usporavao Hilla, a po tvojoj teoriji Schumacher je upropastio gume vec u prvih nekoliko krugova, a da ih nijednom nije zablokirao ili uradio nesto slicno, i zbog toga je tokom cele trke slabo vozio? E, stvarno ne znam sta da ti kazem posle ovakve izjave... To moze da izjavi samo neko ko pojma nema o automobilizmu. Koliko sam ja primetio, Schumacherov problem je bio nedostatak 'gripa'; njegov bolid je prilicno understeerovao (videlo se kako je dosta rano kocio), koliko se moglo videti, a uzrok tome je najverovatnije losa podesenost bolida za trenutne uslove. Ako su gume uzrok njegovih problema, zasto onda ni sa drugim setom nije mogao brze da vozi? Bas me zanima tvoj odgovor. A, sa druge strane, Hill je vozio odlicno. Konstantno je vozio dobro i nije imao problema pri obilazenju zaostalih bolida, za razliku od ostalih vozaca. Potpuno je zasluzio pobedu, hteo ti to da priznas ili ne. Jedino ne znam odakle ti ideja da je Eddie Irvine usporavao ostale, a kada su ga Hill & Co. prestigli, onda je i Schumacher poceo da usporava? To samo potvrdjuje moju tvrdnju da nisi ni gledao trku. ;; Ę? Btw, jesi li ti uopste gledao trku? ;; ;; Jok, ti si. Vidim i na koji nacin...
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Subj: FIM Motorcycling World Championships, Donington Grand Prix Pol poziciju za sutrasnju trku u klasi od 125ccm uzeo je Youichi Ui ispred Manaka i Tokudomea. Rossi je, koliko se secam, tek sedmi. 250ccm. Nista novo. Staza koja odgovara Apriliji odgovarala je i danas :) - Capirossi je osvojio pol poziciju ispred Harade. Max je sesti. 500ccm. Mick prvi, Checa drugi, Barros treci, Okada cetvrti... Ukoliko Doohan pobedi, osvojice i cetvrtu sampionsku titulu.
auto-moto.250 vector,
;; Pa u 5. krugu je bilo 6 sekundi razlike. Irvajn je usporavao ostale (4. ;; mesto na dalje) a kada su ga prestigli, vec je Sumaher morao da ;; usporava. Ako nisi znao, on je mnogo pre ostalih spustio vreme po krugu ;; na 1.19.500. Ali ja sumnjam da si ti bio tamo uopste nego pricas na ;; osnovu onoga sto si procitao u novinama. Opet spominjes nesto sto je apsolutno netacno. Schumacherov najbrzi krug iznosi 1:19.684, a samim tim nikada nije ni bio ispod 1:19.500, sto znaci da je usporavao ostale od samog pocetka pa do kraja trke. Vec sam ti dokazao da u petom krugu nije bilo nikakvih 6 sekundi razlike, vec 0.6 sekundi, sto opet znaci da nisi ni gledao trku.
auto-moto.251 stukelj,
│ Koliko odlicno vozi pokazalo se i dok je bio u Williams-u. Debitant u F1 │ (Vilnev) je imao velike sanse da se domogne titule iako je Hil imao │ mnogo vise iskustva od njega i podrsku celog tima. └───────────────────────────────────────────────── Da, zaista, Hil je pored fantasticne podrske dobio i produzenje ugovora... Frenk ga je fenomenalno podrzao tako sto ga je sutnuo iz tima...
auto-moto.252 giovanni,
Ę? Mh.. Nije bash tako, jeste shvaba dobar, al i ti ga pretera. Možda i nije. Eto, sigurno je mislio na pobedu. ;)
auto-moto.253 space.ace,
> Ček, jes' ti bio na tribinama ili u box-u sa mehaničarima ? :)) U box-u, naravno ;)) > Davaj one slike što ih pomenu, odmeni me malko. ;) Čekaj prvo da najdem skener da ih lepo izskeniram, pa ću poslati. Ovde, naravno :)
auto-moto.254 space.ace,
> Koliko odlično vozi pokazalo se i dok je bio u Williams-u. Debitant u F1 > (Vilnev) je imao velike šanse da se domogne titule iako je Hil imao mnogo > više iskustva od njega i podršku celog tima. Biće da je obrnuto, da je Vilnev imao podršku celog tima, a ne Hill, jer su dopuštali da Vilnev juri pobede, iako su imali jednog vozača (Hill) koji je imao realnu šansu da osvoji šampionat. > :)))) Dok su Šumi i Hil imali slične bolide po performansama Hil nije > mogao ni da pomisli na pobedu. Koliko se ja sećam, Hill je takođe pobeđivao, a ne samo Šumi. P.S. Prosto mi se gadi koliko obožavaš tog slime-ball-a Šumahera.
auto-moto.255 space.ace,
> Prvo, nisam ja bio u Mađarskoj da mogu da pratim i warm-upove i oba E, pa ja sam bio. > treninga i kvalifikacije. Drugo, znam da je sleteo na warm-upu. I treće, > sad si priznao da mu bolid nije bio naštelovan kako treba pa nije mogao > bog zna kako brzo da vozi. To sam ja sve vreme i pričao, dok si ti pričao o nekakvim problemima sa gumama. Možda je i imao probleme sa gumama, ali su ih onda svi imali. > E a na snimku se lepo videlo da kad skunu gume sa williamsa, arrowsa ili > nekog drugog bolida one izgledaju mnogo očuvanije nego sa Šumaherovog. Snimak, snimak, ponovo pominješ taj snimak. Ako nisi znao, i na stazi postoje ogromni televizori, na kojima sam pratio trku isto kao što su svi pratili (osim tebe, očigledno) na svojim TV ekranima (naravno, na stazi nije bilo reklama :). > Mnogo si bezobrazan i nemoj da izmišljaš nešto što nisi video. Lepo se Prvo: nisam bezobrazan već si ti, a drugo: ne izmišljam ja, već ti. Pomenuo si nekih 6 sekundi prednosti Šumahera pred Hill-om. Kad je to bilo? Na Silverstonu, pre dve godine? ;> > Pa u 5. krugu je bilo 6 sekundi razlike. Irvajn je usporavao ostale (4. > mesto na dalje) a kada su ga prestigli, već je Šumaher morao da usporava. U petom krugu je bilo 0.6 a ne 6 sec razlike. Ako ponovo pogledaš trku, primetićeš da su Hakinen i Vilnev već pristigli Hilla i Šumahera u trenutku kada je Hill pretekao Šumahera. Znači da je Šumaher USPORAVAO Hilla. > Ali ja sumnjam da si ti bio tamo uopšte nego pričaš na osnovu onoga što > si pročitao u novinama. Sumnjaj ti šta hoćeš, nemam nameru da se teram s tobom povodom pitanja da li sam bio ili nisam u Mađarskoj. > Jok, ti si. Vidim.
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;; Pol poziciju za sutrasnju trku u klasi od 125ccm uzeo je Youichi Ui ;; ispred Manaka i Tokudomea. Rossi je, koliko se secam, tek sedmi. Uh, zanimljivo je da sam primetio da je Rossi cetvrti na kvalifikacijama, ali rekoh, ajde da uzmem 'oficijalne' rezultate - mozda sam nesto propustio u tih zadnjih minut, dva. Jesam :) Rossi je ipak bio cetvrti na kvalifikacijama, ali je zato pobedio. :) 125ccm: 1. 46 V.ROSSI 43:43.254 Aprilia Nastro Azzurro Aprilia 2. 2 M.TOKUDOME 1.780 Aprilia Docshop Racing 3. 7 N.UEDA 8.499 Honda Team Pileri 4. 72 G.McCOY 8.874 Aprilia Marlboro Team Alfa Bieffe 5. 15 R.LOCATELLI 16.258 Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel 6. 62 Y.KATOH 16.997 Yamaha Team Semprucci Biesse 7. 32 M.GIANSANTI 20.571 Honda Matteoni Racing 8. 3 T.MANAKO 25.710 Honda Team UGT 3000 9. 19 F.PETIT 26.416 Honda Team RMS 10. 10 L.CECCHINELLO 26.463 Honda Spidi Honda LCR 11. 21 G.SCALVINI 28.467 Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel 12. 33 M.GEISSLER 34.913 Aprilia UGT 3000 13. 20 M.AZUMA 43.963 Honda L.B. Racing 14. 30 D.BARTON 52.302 Honda RCD Motorsport 15. 17 J.MATURANA 57.571 Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz 16. 22 S.JENKNER 1:04.748 Aprilia Team Aprilia - ADAC Sachse 250ccm: 1. 2 R.WALDMANN 42:50.897 Honda Marlboro Honda 2. 31 T.HARADA 0.133 Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team 3. 65 L.CAPIROSSI 11.496 Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team 4. 19 O.JACQUE 15.138 Honda Chesterfield Elf Tech 3 5. 5 T.UKAWA 17.746 Honda Benetton Honda 6. 12 T.TSUJIMURA 35.701 T.S. Honda F.C.C. Technical Sports 7. 15 S.PERUGINI 43.881 Aprilia Nastro Azzurro Aprilia 8. 7 H.AOKI 1:01.520 Honda Matteoni Racing 9. 27 S.PORTO 1:08.890 Aprilia PR2 YPF - ESCO 10. 20 N.NUMATA 1:19.156 Suzuki Team Molenaar Suzuki 11. 21 F.BATTAINI 1:19.981 Yamaha Edo Racing 12. 88 S.SMART 1:22.583 Honda Scott Smart Racing 13. 17 J.CARDOSO 1:22.983 Yamaha S.S.P. Competicion 14. 94 J.McGUINNESS 1 Lap Aprilia Paul Bird M/Sport / Aprilia 15. 97 C.RAMSAY 1 Lap Honda Honda Britain Dickson 16. 96 S.SAWFORD 1 Lap Honda Honda Britain 500ccm: 1. 1 M.DOOHAN 46:55.378 Honda Repsol Honda 2. 7 T.OKADA 0.231 Honda Repsol Honda 3. 4 A.BARROS 24.403 Honda Honda Gresini 4. 18 N.AOKI 28.291 Honda Rheos ELF F.C.C. T.S. 5. 3 L.CADALORA 31.346 Yamaha Red Bull Yamaha WCM 6. 6 D.BEATTIE 32.543 Suzuki Lucky Strike Suzuki 7. 19 D.ROMBONI 44.472 Aprilia IP Aprilia Racing Team 8. 14 J.BORJA 47.045 ELF 500 Elf 500 Roc 9. 5 N.ABE 48.157 Yamaha Yamaha Team Rainey 10. 24 T.AOKI 1:03.529 Honda Repsol Honda 11. 10 K.ROBERTS Jr. 1:14.190 Modenas KR3 Marlboro Team Roberts 12. 22 K.McCARTHY 1:18.323 Yamaha Red Bull Yamaha WCM 13. 21 J.V.D.GOORBERGH 1:19.937 Honda Team Millar MQP 14. 98 J.VINCENT 1:21.385 Honda Padgetts 15. 16 J.FUCHS 1 Lap ELF 500 Elf 500 Roc 16. 17 L.PEDERCINI 1 Lap ROC Yamaha Team Pedercini BTW, Max Biaggi nije zavrsio trku, a Mick Doohan je osvojio i cetvrtu sampionsku titulu. Okacicu stanja po tabelama sutra. :)
auto-moto.257 giovanni,
Ę? Cek, ne razumem te bas najbolje. Prvo pricas da su gume uzrok njegove Ę? lose voznje, a onda kada se uspostavi da je nesto drugo u pitanju, Ę? slazes se sa tim? Netačno. Loše gume i raštelovanost bolida su uzroci spore vožnje. S tim što da su gume trošene više nego uobičajeno je postalo jasno još od prvih krugova. Ę? :) Ti si izmislio nesto sto uopste nisi ni video. Šta sam to izmislio? Gume nisu potrošene brže i više nego što je normalno? Ę? procitao nekakav izvestaj iz novina ili nesto slicno. Kazes da je u Ę? petom krugu bilo 6 sekundi razlike? Stvarno ne znam sta da ti kazem Pa nego koliko su odmakli trećem Irvajnu? Jeste, istina je da nije Hilu toliko odmakao ali između njih je isto na početku bila razlika skoro 2 sekunde. Ę? Mislim da ni space.ace ni ja ne treba dalje da ti objasnjavamo. Ę? Schumacher je od SAMOG POCETKA trke usporavao Hilla, a po tvojoj Ę? teoriji Schumacher je upropastio gume vec u prvih nekoliko krugova, Ę? a da ih nijednom nije zablokirao ili uradio nesto slicno, i zbog Ę? toga je tokom cele trke slabo vozio? E, stvarno ne znam sta da ti Pošto vidim da si ti stručnjak za upropaštavanje guma ajde objasni mi odakle onakve brazde na gumama Šumahereovog Ferrarija? Ę? Ako su gume uzrok njegovih problema, zasto onda ni sa drugim setom Ę? nije mogao brze da vozi? Bas me zanima tvoj odgovor. Pa vozio je brže nego od 6-7 kruga do ulaska u box. Sa 12. je sišao na 5. mesto. Imao je vreme oko 1,20-1,20.5 sve dok i taj set guma nije morao da menja. Ę? ostalih vozaca. Potpuno je zasluzio pobedu, hteo ti to da priznas Ę? ili ne. Nigde nisam ni rekao da nije zaslužio pobedu. Činjenica je da neki nisu imali tehničkih mogućnosti a neki znanja da ga prestignu. Izgleda poprilično očigledno koji su vozači u kojoj grupi. Samo su neki zaslepljeni jednom "skoro pobedom". Ę? Jedino ne znam odakle ti ideja da je Eddie Irvine usporavao ostale, Ę? a kada su ga Hill & Co. prestigli, onda je i Schumacher poceo da Ę? usporava? To samo potvrdjuje moju tvrdnju da nisi ni gledao trku. Da si malo pročitao poruku na koju odgovaraš možda bi tvoj reply i imao smisla. Ovako ne mogu da te smatram za ozbiljnog. Irvajn je odlično startovao i bio 3. Očigledno je bilo da ne vozi dovoljno brzo da bi mogao da pobegne od 4. 5. i 6. ali s obzirom na stazu niko nije mogao da ga pretekne dok nije napravio par sitnijih grešaka u poslednjoj krivini pred start-cilj ravninu. Dok se to sve dešavalo, Šumaher i Hil su bili nekoliko sekundi ispred njih sa tendencijom Nemca da uspori. A pošto je jasno da si zurio samo u Hila, shvatam zašto ne možeš da razumeš šta ti neko objašnjava.
auto-moto.258 giovanni,
Ę? Vec sam ti dokazao da u petom krugu nije bilo nikakvih 6 sekundi Ę? razlike, vec 0.6 sekundi, sto opet znaci da nisi ni gledao trku. Zato si ti tu da me ispraviš u greškama. Ipak je razlika od 0,18 sekundi ogromna. Jedino ne shvatam kako možeš da nekome repliciraš ako ne pročitaš poruku.
auto-moto.259 giovanni,
Ę? Ah da... Kakva je to podrska bila... Izbacivanje iz tima pri kraju Ę? sezone... Odlicna moralna podrska. Koliko mi se cini, Frenk Vilijams Ę? uopste nije bio srecan kada je Damon osvojio titulu. Srećan ili ne tim ga je podržavao više nego Vilneva. Drugo je pitanje Frenkov odnos prema Hilu i ostalim svetskim prvacima koji su vozili Williams. Ę? Zar neko veruje u ovu glupu proporciju? Kaži ti meni u šta ti veruješ? Da li je samo vozač zaslužan za neki uspeh ili obrnuto? Činjenica je da bez odličnog bolida nema nikakve šanse za titulu. Čak ni najbolji vozač od takvog auta ne može da napravi pobedničku mašinu.
auto-moto.260 giovanni,
Ę? Da, zaista, Hil je pored fantasticne podrske dobio i produzenje Ę? ugovora... Frenk ga je fenomenalno podrzao tako sto ga je sutnuo iz Ę? tima... Ne govori se o tome šta je bilo nakon šampionata. U toku borbe za titulu imao je podršku tima i to je nesporno.
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;; BTW, Max Biaggi nije zavrsio trku, a Mick Doohan je osvojio i cetvrtu ;; sampionsku titulu. Okacicu stanja po tabelama sutra. :) 125: 1 V.ROSSI 245 1 Aprilia 265 2 N.UEDA 159 2 Honda 208 3 T.MANAKO 132 3 Yamaha 117 4 K.SAKATA 112 5 J.MARTINEZ 96 6 M.TOKUDOME 89 7 G.McCOY 83 8 F.PETIT 74 9 Y.KATOH 69 10 Y.UI 63 250: 1 T.HARADA 182 1 Honda 260 2 R.WALDMANN 176 2 Aprilia 215 3 M.BIAGGI 160 3 T.S. Honda 66 4 O.JACQUE 139 4 Yamaha 61 5 T.UKAWA 118 5 Suzuki 52 6 L.CAPIROSSI 103 7 H.AOKI 82 8 T.TSUJIMURA 66 9 S.PERUGINI 59 10 J.McWILLIAMS 56 Max je imao silnih problema sa motorom tokom celog vikenda. Koliko se moglo videti, posle trke je bio prilicno iznerviran. Ukoliko se uskoro ne sabere, docekace situaciju da titula ode u ruke 'silver foxa'. :) 500: 1 M.DOOHAN 270 1 Honda 275 2 T.OKADA 149 2 Yamaha 128 3 N.AOKI 139 3 Aprilia 71 4 A.CRIVILLE 102 4 Suzuki 71 5 L.CADALORA 96 5 ELF 500 48 6 T.AOKI 86 6 Modenas KR3 44 7 A.BARROS 85 7 ROC Yamaha 10 8 N.ABE 84 9 C.CHECA 83 10 D.ROMBONI 71 Criville ce se mozda vratiti do sledece trke (Brno, Grand Prix Ceske).
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Mick Doohan slavi 4 sampionsku titulu :) mick10.jpg
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> trenutku kada je Hill pretekao Šumahera. Znači da je Šumaher USPORAVAO Hilla. Šumi ne da je usporavao Hilla, već mu je dao to drugo mestu, i skoru pobedu. Videlo se kad je Hill njega stigao, a razlika između 2. i 3. je bila oko 5 sekundi. Dok je pokušavao da ga obiđe (2 kruga), oni su vozili 1:22, i bukvalno su ih svi stigli .. samo se napravila kolona. Onda je Hill prošao, a Šumi je i dalje nastavio da zadržava. Videlo se da mu nešto ne valja sa bolidom (tako ni Magnusen ne vozi sporo ;), ali je namerno forsirao da ostane što duže na stazi da pokuša da izvuče 2 pit-stop strategiju. Kad ga je Vilnev prestigao, video je da je dosta zezanja, morao je u box. Vratio se na 14 mesto (ili beše 12-to), i ovo što je izveo (uzeo bodove), može samo majstor. Damonu svaka čast .. cela nedelja mu je bila fantastična, na trci je pokazao da još uvek ima snage u njemu. Lično, mislim da mu je ova trka u Mađarskoj donela veću afirmaciju kao vozača, nego cela prošla sezona u Vilijamsu. Čak mislim, da ako ode u neki bolji tim, da će to biti delom i zbog ove trke .. jer je izveo nešto skoro nemoguće. No, videćemo - što reče moj ortak, ovo je užas, sad će ostati i sledeće sezone u TWR-u, jer će misliti da nešto mogu da urade u šampionatu ;) Mada, nikad se ne zna, ako uzmu poštene motore i šutnu Diniza :> Još jednom, jedna od najzanimljivijih trka ove sezone .. btw, pogotovo je bilo zanimljivo gledati, kako kad Berger i Alezi izlete sa staze, padnu na 15-to mesto, počnu da voze neku svoju trku i bukvalno uvek završe :) Definitivno se treba kladiti na njih u duelima ;)
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│ Ne govori se o tome sta je bilo nakon sampionata. U toku borbe za titulu │ imao je podrsku tima i to je nesporno. └───────────────────────────────────────────────── Hill je sutnut u toku sampionata...
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Results from Road America August 18, 1997 ZANARDI IN THE CLINCH By David Phillips Alex Zanardi all but clinched the 1997 PPG CART World Series at Road America with his third straight victory, and his fifth in the last six races. Zanardi battled with Mark Blundell most of the race, taking the lead when he beat the Motorola Reynard out of the pits on the second round of stops. Blundell kept the pressure on Zanardi, but hopes of a third win for the PacWest driver expired - along with his Mercedes-Benz - three laps from the finish, handing second to teammate Mauricio Gugelmin while Gil de Ferran, now Zanardi's closest competition in the PPG points race, finished third. CART's annual visit to the majestic Road America circuit was plagued from start to finish by inclement weather. Scattered rain showers slowed Friday's practice session and washed-out Saturday's qualifying session, leaving Gugelmin and Blundell on the front row in an impressive 1-2 performance by the PacWest team during Friday's dry qualifying round. Zanardi was third, one better than Dario Franchitti, who again impressed on his first visit to an American circuit, while Michael Andretti, de Ferran, Scott Pruett, Bryan Herta, Raul Boesel and Greg Moore rounded-out the top ten. What had been a nuisance on Friday and Saturday became a major problem on Sunday when heavy rains delayed the start for two hours before the race got underway in single file order on a wet, but drying, track. Not unexpectedly, Gugelmin, Blundell and Zanardi initially led from Franchitti and Andretti, but chaos reined in midfield when Paul Tracy clipped a spinning Gualter Salles, bounded into a tire wall and rolled over. Happily the Canadian escaped unscathed, but his fading championship hopes were all but scuttled in the incident. Gugelmin quickly re-established his lead on the restart with Blundell applying heavy pressure in second place. Likewise, Franchitti kept the heat on Zanardi and duly took third when the Italian ran wide in Turn Thirteen on Lap Five. Three laps later Blundell hustled past Gugelmin under braking for Turn Five and on Lap Ten Franchitti drove under the Brazilian with contemptuous ease in the Carousel to annex second. Andretti was the first to make a move to slick tires on Lap 14 only to deposit the Newman/Haas Swift in the gravel trap at Canada Corner. Ironically, the resulting full course yellow proved the perfect opportunity for the rest of the field to pit and take on slicks, then bring them up to temperature while trundling behind the pace car. However, one driver never gave himself the chance. That would be Franchitti who came out of the pits on cold slicks behind Blundell and promptly slid into the wall exiting Turn One. It took several tries to get the race properly restarted, but when things finally got underway on Lap 27, Gugelmin caught Zanardi napping and took second place at Turn One, only to have the Target/Reynard steam past into Turn Five. "Mark really took off on the restart and I think it caught Alex by surprise," said Gugelmin. "I passed him into Turn One but I didn't have the speed to hold him behind me. The car went loose after seven or eight laps in the wet and I had a lack of traction. I think the car was set-up a bit too stiff." So as the second round of stops loomed it was Blundell, Zanardi and Gugelmin leading from de Ferran, Christian Fittipaldi (from 18th on the grid despite malfunctioning boost control), Pruett, Bobby Rahal and Greg Moore. Moore subsequently plowed the Players Reynard into the sand at Canada Corner trying to outbrake Rahal, bringing-out the day's final full course yellow. Everyone headed for the pits with the Target crew getting Zanardi out ahead of Blundell. "I have to give credit to my boys," said Zanardi. "They have been doing an incredible job all year long. Many, many times I have come in behind somebody and I got ahead of the guy in the pits, sometimes with a big advantage." Although fifteen laps remained, the outcome of the race had been decided. Blundell kept Zanardi honest, staying within a second of the Reynard-Honda until four laps from home when the Mercedes began to lose power. Blundell dropped a full second to Zanardi on Lap 48, then lost power altogether on the run to Canada Corner the following lap. Gugelmin was thus promoted to second while de Ferran had just enough fuel to hold-off the courageous Fittipaldi for third place and so move into a distant second in the race for the PPG Cup, one which Zanardi could easily secure in a fortnight in Vancouver. ANDRETTI GOES LONG TERM Texaco and Newman/Haas Racing are soon expected to announce that they have signed Michael Andretti to a five year contract for the PPG CART World Series. Teammate Christian Fittipaldi will likely be sponsored by Kmart in 1998 with associate sponsorship from Texaco replacing Budweiser which is rumored to be headed to Della Penna Racing. DELLA PENNA ON THE MOVE Della Penna Racing is thought to be in the drivers seat when it comes to the Budweiser beer sponsorship in the 1998 PPG CART World Series. The new team has had a difficult time of it in 1997, thanks to their ill-fated decision to buy Lola T97/00 chassis, a decision that has doomed driver Richie Hearn to also- ran status this year. It is also believed that team owner John Della Penna is pursuing a deal with Honda engines for 1998. TEAM GREEN STILL UNDECIDED Team Green looms as a keystone of the potential driver changes for the 1998 PPG CART World Series line-up. Current driver Parker Johnstone has suffered a monumentally disappointing season and is likely to be cut loose if the team remains a one car, KOOL-backed effort. However, team owner Barry Green is hopeful of fielding a two car team in 1998, either a two car KOOL effort or with backing for a second car from another sponsor. Robby Gordon, who left Green in the lurch last year with his 11th hour decision to join the SABCO Winston Cup team, has been talking very confidently about his chances to driving for the team in '98. Green, however, says he has no deal with Gordon. "Our driver at present is Parker Johnstone," said Green. "I'd like to run a two car team in 1998, and I've talked with Robby Gordon, but there is nothing signed. I've got a meeting with Robby this week, but we will not be signing anything this week either." VALVOLINE TEAM USA ANNOUNCED U.S. National Formula Ford 2000 Championship frontrunners Buddy Rice and Matt Sielsky have been selected as the eight winners of the annual Valvoline Team USA Scholarship. Rice and Sielsky will fly the Team USA colors at EFDA Formula Opel European Nations Cup VIII event at Donnington Park, England on October 18/19, 1999. Rice and Sielsky will drive a pair of cars entered by John Village Automotive in an effort to improve upon the Silver Medal finish earned last year by Valvoline Team USA drivers Jerry Nadeau and Tony Renna. Previous winners of the scholarship include 1996 PPG Cup winner Jimmy Vasser and Bryan Herta, 1993 PPG Firestone Indy Lights Champion and current teammate to Bobby Rahal on the Team Rahal CART team. Boxscore from Road America PROVISIONAL BOXSCORE 1 3 4 ALEX ZANARDI 1:42.54 142.110 50 102.995 MPH 2 1 17 MAURICIO GUGELMIN 1:42.37 142.342 50 RUNNING 3 7 5 GIL DE FERRAN 1:43.16 141.264 50 RUNNING 4 18 11 CHRISTIAN FITTIPALDI 1:44.67 139.226 50 RUNNING 5 6 20 SCOTT PRUETT 1:42.79 141.763 50 RUNNING 6 11 7 BOBBY RAHAL 1:43.56 140.708 50 RUNNING 7 14 2 AL UNSER JR. 1:43.82 140.358 50 RUNNING 8 13 1 JIMMY VASSER 1:43.61 140.649 50 RUNNING 9 24 21 RICHIE HEARN 1:26.89 136.324 50 RUNNING 10 21 36 JUAN FANGIO II 1:46.02 137.444 50 RUNNING 11 8 8 BRYAN HERTA 1:43.22 141.182 49 SPUN 12 22 32 ADRIAN FERNANDEZ 1:46.04 137.423 49 RUNNING 13 12 77 GUALTER SALLES(R) 1:43.56 140.706 49 RUNNING 14 25 98 PJ JONES 1:47.02 136.166 49 RUNNING 15 23 25 MAX PAPIS 1:46.27 137.127 48 RUNNING 16 2 18 MARK BLUNDELL 1:42.45 142.242 47 OFF COURSE 17 28 34 CHARLIE NEARBURG(R) NO TIME NO SPEE 45 RUNNING 18 10 99 GREG MOORE 1:43.54 140.737 33 SPUN 19 26 64 ARND MEIER(R) 1:50.58 131.777 33 CONTAC 20 19 19 MICHEL JOURDAIN JR. 1:44.84 138.996 29 CONTACT 21 9 40 RAUL BOESEL 1:43.45 140.865 24 CONTACT 22 16 31 ANDRE RIBEIRO 1:44.22 139.827 24 CONTACT 23 17 27 PARKER JOHNSTONE 1:44.51 139.435 23 CONTACT 24 27 24 HIRO MATSUSHITA 1:52.50 129.536 19 CONTACT 25 4 9 DARIO FRANCHITTI(R) 1:42.68 141.912 15 CONTACT 26 5 6 MICHAEL ANDRETTI 1:42.79 141.766 13 SPUN 27 20 16 PATRICK CARPENTIER(R) 1:45.18 138.548 2 GEARBOX 28 15 3 PAUL TRACY 1:44.02 140.096 0 CONTACT TIME OF RACE: 1:57:54.544 AVERAGE SPEED: 102.995 mph CAUTION FLAGS: Laps 1-2, Contact Car #77 & Car #3 Laps 14-17, Car #6 Spun Laps 19-19, Car #77 & Car #32 Laps 20-22, Contact Car #24 & #98 Laps 25-26, Contact Car #31 & Car #40 Laps 35-35, Car #99 Spun LAP LEADERS: 4 lead changes, 4 drivers Mauricio Gugelmin, 1-8 8 Laps Mark Blundell, 9-15 7 Laps Bryan Herta, 16-19 4 Laps Mark Blundell, 20-35 16 Laps Alex Zanardi, 36-50 15 Laps TOTALS: Mark Blundell 23 laps Alex Zanardi 15 laps Mauricio Gugelmin 8 laps Bryan Herta 4 laps
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;; However, one driver never gave himself the chance. That would be ;; Franchitti who came out of the pits on cold slicks behind Blundell and ;; promptly slid into the wall exiting Turn One. Priznajem, ovako nesto ni Coulthard nije u stanju da izvede ;)) Mada, Coulthardov ulaz u boks je nesto jedinstveno... BTW, ni Andrettijev potez nije bio los ;>
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Complete PPG CART World Series Point Standings CART Online (August 18) -- Complete PPG CART World Series point standings following Round 14 - The Texaco/Havoline 200 at Road America, Sunday, August 17. Race wins or highest finishes shown in parenthesis. Next race: The Molson Indy Vancouver, Sunday August 31 (ESPN TV at 5:00 p.m. ET). 1. Alex Zanardi (Long Beach, Cleveland, US 500, Mid-Ohio, Road America) - 168; 2. Gil de Ferran (2) - 130; 3. Paul Tracy (Nazareth, Rio, St. Louis) - 121; 4. Greg Moore (Milwaukee, Detroit) - 111; 5. Michael Andretti (Miami) - 108; 6. Scott Pruett (Australia) - 96; 7. Mauricio Gugelmin (2) - 95; 8. Jimmy Vasser (3) - 90; 9. Raul Boesel (3) - 78; 10. Mark Blundell (Portland, Toronto) - 73; 11. Bobby Rahal (3) - 60; 12. Bryan Herta (3) - 58; 13. Al Unser Jr. (3) - 55; 14. Christian Fittipaldi (4) - 34; 15. Parker Johnstone (5) - 31; 16. Andre Ribeiro (3) - 29; 17. Patrick Carpentier (2) - 27; 18. Roberto Moreno (5) - 13; 19. Adrian Fernandez (8) - 13; 20. Richie Hearn (9) - 10; 21. Dario Franchitti (9) - 10; 22. Juan Fangio II (10) - 8; 23. Max Papis (8) - 7; 24. Dennis Vitolo (7) - 6; 25. Hiro Matsushita (9) - 4; 26. Gualter Salles (10) - 4; 27. Michel Jourdain Jr. (12) - 1; 28. Arnd Meier (12) - 1; 29. Christian Danner (12) - 1. Nation's Cup 1. United States (Miami, Australia) - 197; 2. Brazil (2) - 192; 3. Canada (Nazareth, Rio, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Detroit) - 190; 4. Italy (Long Beach, Cleveland, US 500, Mid-Ohio, Road America) - 170; 5. England (Portland, Toronto) - 73; 6. Mexico (8) - 13; 7. Scotland (9) - 10; 8. Argentina (10) - 8; 9. Japan (9) - 4; 10. Germany (12) - 2. Manufacturer's Championship 1. Mercedes-Benz (Nazareth, Rio, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Detroit, Portland, Toronto) - 259; 2. Honda (Long Beach, Cleveland, US 500, Mid-Ohio, Road America) - 234; 3. Ford Cosworth (Miami, Australia) - 203; 4. Toyota (8) - 11. Constructor's Championship 1. *Reynard (Australia, Long Beach, Milwaukee, Detroit, Portland, Cleveland, Toronto, US 500, Mid-Ohio, Road America) - 280; 2. Penske (Nazareth, Rio, St. Louis) - 144; 3. Swift (Miami) - 136; 4. Lola (6) - 31. Jim Trueman Rookie of the Year Award 1. Patrick Carpentier (2) - 27; 2. Dario Franchitti (9) - 10; 3. Gualter Salles (10) - 4; 4. Arnd Meier (12) - 1. * Clinched Championship
auto-moto.270 ivanl,
Gi> Ne govori se o tome šta je bilo nakon šampionata. U toku borbe za Gi> titulu imao je podršku tima i to je nesporno. Da li si ti gledao pred kraj prošle sezone trke Formule 1 ? Bar koju ?
auto-moto.271 giovanni,
Ę? To sam ja sve vreme i pričao, dok si ti pričao o nekakvim problemima Ę? sa gumama. Možda je i imao probleme sa gumama, ali su ih onda svi imali. Zbog čega bi morali svi da ih imaju? Lepo se videlo kakav je pneumatik skinut sa Ferrarija nakon 14 krugova a kakav sa Williamsa nakon 20 i više. Ovaj drugi je izgledao skoro kao da je tek izašao iz fabrike. Ę? U petom krugu je bilo 0.6 a ne 6 sec razlike. Ako ponovo pogledaš trku, O ovome sam već pisao u ptehodnoj poruci vectoru pa da ne dupliram.
auto-moto.272 giovanni,
Ę? Koliko se ja sećam, Hill je takođe pobeđivao, a ne samo Šumi. Pa naravno da je pobeđivao ali je Šumaher bio poprilično superioran. Jeste da je šampion odlučen u poslednjoj trci sezone ali treba se setiti i da je Beneton bio kažnjavan par puta i da Šumaher nije učestvovao ne jednoj (ili beše dve) trci. Ę? P.S. Prosto mi se gadi koliko obožavaš tog slime-ball-a Šumahera. Uopšte ga ne obožavam. Zapravo, ne obožavam nikoga, šta više ni kao lik mi Nemac nije simpatičan. Ali navijam za njega jer imam pravo da navijam za koga hoću a ne za koga je ispravno. Činjenica da je on pritom i najbolji vozač je stvar koja nema veze sa mojim opredeljenjem. Meni je pre muka onih koji nečije kvalitete uzdižu u nebesa iako je sasvim jasno da nema realnog osnova za tako nešto.
auto-moto.273 giovanni,
Ę? Da li si ti gledao pred kraj prošle sezone trke Formule 1 ? Bar koju ? Da, hvala na pitanju.
auto-moto.274 space.ace,
> Jeste da je šampion odlučen u poslednjoj trci sezone ali treba se setiti > i da je Beneton bio kažnjavan par puta i da Šumaher nije učestvovao ne > jednoj (ili beše dve) trci. Postavljamo li pitanje što je Benneton kažnjavan i što Šumaher nije vozio nekoliko trka te sezone? Što malo ne pričaš i o tome, nego to prećutkuješ? Ili hoćeš možda da ja kažem nešto više o tome? > mi Nemac nije simpatičan. Ali navijam za njega jer imam pravo da navijam Niko ti i ne brani da navijaš za koga hoćeš, sve dok ne navijaš za Šumahera ;>>>. Šalamala, ofkors. Navijaj ti slobodno za njega, ali makar poštuj druge vozače!
auto-moto.275 vector,
Zanardi's PPG Cup Roll Now Includes A Texaco/Havoline 200 Win CART Online (August 17) -- Alex Zanardi's stunning run through the second half of the PPG CART World Series season continued Sunday when he drove to victory in the Texaco/Havoline 200 at Road America. Zanardi (Target Reynard Honda) earned his fourth victory in the past five events to cement his hold on first place in the PPG Cup championship with his series-leading fifth victory of the season. With a 38-point bulge (168-130) over Gil de Ferran (Valvoline/Cummins Special Reynard Honda), Zanardi becomes the favorite for the $1 million bonus to be collected by the PPG Cup champion at the conclusion of the campaign. Zanardi's 6.148-second victory over Mauricio Gugelmin (Hollywood PacWest Mercedes) allowed him to become the first PPG CART World Series driver since Al Unser Jr. in 1994 to post four wins (Long Beach, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Portland) in five starts. Zanardi also became the second PPG CART World Series driver to win three consecutive events this season, following victories at Michigan and Mid-Ohio. He joins Paul Tracy (Marlboro Penske Mercedes), who won earlier at Nazareth, Rio de Janeiro and St. Louis. He will look to tie the CART record of four consecutive wins set by Unser Jr. in 1990 when the PPG CART World Series heads to the Molson Indy Vancouver on Aug. 31. "We know that the [PPG Cup] situation after Mid-Ohio last week was fantastic and now it's even better," said Zanardi, who has scored 99 of a possible 110 points in his past five races. "I hope we can celebrate very soon." Zanardi has made a habit of wheel-spinning "doughnuts" at the conclusion of his recent victories. Those doughnuts were especially enthusiastic as dusk settled on the rain-drenched crowd of more than 50,000 at the 4.048-mile permanent road course Sunday evening. "The fans sat so long in the stands and got so much water, and got so cold and were so loyal, that I just had to do something for them," Zanardi said. Gugelmin's runner-up effort capped a strong weekend which featured his second career pole position - his other came in his homeland of Rio de Janeiro earlier this season - and his best finish since taking second at Long Beach. He said he was hampered by the wet conditions, which delayed the scheduled race start by 2 hours, 15 minutes. "I went flat out all the way," said Gugelmin, who collected his fifth top-seven performance in the last six events. "Basically, I just didn't have enough for Alex and Mark [Blundell] today. The car went very loose after seven or eight laps in the wet, and I had a lack of traction. It was hard to put heat into the tires and the car was set up a bit too stiff for the conditions." De Ferran captured third place for his fifth podium performance in the last seven events and sixth in the last nine. The performance also moved him from third to second in the PPG Cup championship. "In the beginning of the race, I couldn't quite follow Alex's pace," de Ferran said. "I was being very careful with our tires. My pace was conservative to save the tires. Once we got the slicks on, believe me, I was pushing as hard as I could. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough. We haven't won this year, but being second in the championship helps. This is such a competitive series this year that you just have to have everything right in your package. We have been in a winning position twice this year -- at Long Beach and Homestead -- but not quite today. There will come a time when we have the best package. Our day will come." After the track received a thorough soaking during the delay, CART Chief Steward Wally Dallenbach mandated a "wet start," which meant that all drivers had to start on rain tires. Gugelmin led the first eight laps from the pole before Blundell (Motorola PacWest Mercedes), his PacWest teammate, took his first of two leads on Lap 9. It was during that stretch that Michael Andretti (Kmart/Texaco/Havoline Swift Ford) became the first driver to take on slick tires, on Lap 13. On the ensuing lap, however, Andretti spun off course at Turn 12, bringing an early end to his afternoon. Bryan Herta, who led 18 laps from the pole at Mid-Ohio a week earlier, took his second lead in as many races during a round of pit stops under caution on Lap 16. But Herta gave the advantage back to Blundell when he pitted for slicks on Lap 19. Blundell held that edge until Zanardi just slipped by him in a duel on pit stops during a caution on Lap 36. Zanardi never relinquished the lead thereafter, leading the final 15 laps. Blundell ultimately retired due to a small fire in the rear of his car while running second, just three laps from the checkered flag. "I'm bitterly disappointed for myself and the team," he said. "We ran a great race. The balance of the car was great. Our decision to change tires and our strategy were good. I felt we probably had something left for Alex, but due to a technical problem we didn't finish the race." Christian Fittipaldi (Kmart/Budweiser Swift Ford) finished fourth, matching a season best previously accomplished at Portland. Scott Pruett (Brahma Reynard Ford) finished fifth, his fourth points-paying effort in the past five starts. Tracy, who entered the weekend second to Zanardi in the points race, exited when unable to avoid contact with Gualter Salles (INDUSVAL Reynard Ford) on the opening lap and fell to third in the championship with 121 points. The Texaco/Havoline 200 will receive an encore performance at 1 p.m. ET Monday on ESPN. It will re-air at midnight ET Tuesday and 4 p.m. ET Wednesday on ESPN2. The PPG CART World Series continues Aug. 31 with the Molson Indy Vancouver from Concord Pacific Place in Vancouver, British Columbia.
auto-moto.279 ivanl,
Gi> Ę? Da li si ti gledao pred kraj prošle sezone trke Formule 1 ? Bar Gi> koju ? Gi> Da, hvala na pitanju. Zašto onda govoriš tako ?
auto-moto.280 vpoznanovic,
Belgian Grand Prix 1997 from Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium 22nd August 1997 - 24th August 1997 Friday, August 22nd 1st Free Practice (11:00 - 12:00 CET) 2nd Free Practice (13:00 - 14:00 CET) Saturday, August 23rd 3rd Free Practice (9:00 - 9:45 CET) 4th Free Practice (10:15 - 11:00 CET) Qualifying (13:00 - 14:00 CET) Sunday, August 24th Warm-up (9:30 - 10:00 CET) Race (14:00 CET)
auto-moto.281 vpoznanovic,
F1: Belgian GP Friday free practice Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 2:06.802 2. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 2:07.371 0.569 0.569 3. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 2:08.238 0.867 1.436 4. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 2:08.372 0.134 1.570 5. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 2:09.272 0.900 2.470 6. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 2:09.288 0.016 2.486 7. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 2:09.772 0.484 2.970 8. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen 2:09.772 0.000 2.970 9. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 2:10.153 0.381 3.351 10. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart 2:10.231 0.078 3.429 11. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 2:10.272 0.041 3.470 12. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 2:10.413 0.141 3.611 13. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 2:10.914 0.501 4.112 14. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 2:10.993 0.079 4.191 15. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 2:11.093 0.100 4.291 16. Gianni Morbidelli I Sauber-Petronas 2:11.262 0.169 4.460 17. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 2:11.706 0.444 4.904 18. Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart 2:11.778 0.072 4.976 19. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 2:12.545 0.767 5.743 20. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 2:12.750 0.205 5.948 21. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 2:13.256 0.506 6.454 22. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 2:14.048 0.792 7.246 107% of fastest time: 2:15.678
auto-moto.282 vpoznanovic,
F1: Belgian GP Saturday free practice Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:50.407 2. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:50.947 0.540 0.540 3. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 1:51.179 0.232 0.772 4. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 1:51.625 0.446 1.218 5. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 1:52.057 0.432 1.650 6. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:52.402 0.345 1.995 7. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:52.562 0.160 2.155 8. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:52.604 0.042 2.197 9. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 1:52.682 0.078 2.275 10. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:52.688 0.006 2.281 11. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:53.929 1.241 3.522 12. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 1:53.977 0.048 3.570 13. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart 1:54.150 0.173 3.743 14. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 1:54.299 0.149 3.892 15. Gianni Morbidelli I Sauber-Petronas 1:54.310 0.011 3.903 16. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:54.608 0.298 4.201 17. Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart 1:54.608 0.000 4.201 18. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:54.799 0.191 4.392 19. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen 1:55.895 1.096 5.488 20. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 1:56.360 0.465 5.953 107% of fastest time: 1:58.135 21. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 2:06.429 10.069 16.022 22. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 2:07.786 1.357 17.379
auto-moto.283 vpoznanovic,
F1: Belgian GP Saturday qualifying Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:49.450 2. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:49.759 0.309 0.309 3. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:50.293 0.534 0.843 4. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 1:50.470 0.177 1.020 5. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:50.503 0.033 1.053 6. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 1:50.520 0.017 1.070 7. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 1:50.656 0.136 1.206 8. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 1:50.853 0.197 1.403 9. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:50.970 0.117 1.520 10. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:51.410 0.440 1.960 11. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 1:51.725 0.315 2.275 12. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:51.916 0.191 2.466 13. Gianni Morbidelli I Sauber-Petronas 1:52.094 0.178 2.644 14. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen 1:52.274 0.180 2.824 15. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 1:52.391 0.117 2.941 16. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 1:52.749 0.358 3.299 17. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 1:52.793 0.044 3.343 18. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:52.886 0.093 3.436 19. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:52.897 0.011 3.447 20. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart 1:53.544 0.647 4.094 21. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:53.725 0.181 4.275 22. Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart 1:54.505 0.780 5.055 107% of fastest time: 1:57.111
auto-moto.284 nesha,
> 8. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 1:50.853 0.197 >1.403 > 9. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:50.970 0.117 >1.520 Pedro, Pedro! Ale alee... ;)
auto-moto.285 ivanl,
Slika sa trke u Madjarskoj - Hungaroring, foto by me. hringt.jpg
auto-moto.286 vpoznanovic,
F1: Belgian GP Sunday warmup Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:52.415 2. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 1:52.619 0.204 0.204 3. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 1:52.628 0.009 0.213 4. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:52.837 0.209 0.422 5. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:53.365 0.528 0.950 6. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 1:53.531 0.166 1.116 7. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 1:53.557 0.026 1.142 8. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen 1:53.760 0.203 1.345 9. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 1:53.777 0.017 1.362 10. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:53.846 0.069 1.431 11. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 1:53.999 0.153 1.584 12. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:54.282 0.283 1.867 13. Gianni Morbidelli I Sauber-Petronas 1:54.448 0.166 2.033 14. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart 1:54.570 0.122 2.155 15. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:54.593 0.023 2.178 16. Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart 1:54.868 0.275 2.453 17. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:54.895 0.027 2.480 18. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 1:55.202 0.307 2.787 19. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:55.588 0.386 3.173 20. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:55.695 0.107 3.280 21. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 1:55.993 0.298 3.578 22. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:56.062 0.069 3.647 107% of fastest time: 2:00.284
auto-moto.287 vector,
Mika and David Re-Sign for West McLaren Mercedes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ West McLaren Mercedes are pleased that the team's driver line-up for 1998 will continue to be David Coulthard and Mika Hakkinen. The team has sought to objectively analyse all driver options and placed commitment to winning as the principle criteria for the selection process. The speed and pace of Mika and David is apparent to any observer, and the team is convinced that both of these young and exciting drivers have developed the focus and commitment necessary to support a World Championship campaign. Ron Dennis announced the 1998 driver line-up at Spa with the following statement: "Both drivers have contributed to the building and re-shaping of our team and I believe that they should and will benefit from the fruits of these efforts next year." Norbert Haug commented: "The Mercedes-Benz management has taken the decision together with Ron Dennis with the intention to ensure continuity. With David Coulthard and Mika Hakkinen we have continuously improved our performance since the beginning of the 1996 season, though the desired wins have not yet come which in most cases was not the fault of our drivers. We think that all the prerequisites are present for further improvement to the team's competitiveness so that David and Mika will achieve their well deserved Grand Prix wins soon." David Coulthard said: "I am delighted to be extending my contract with West McLaren Mercedes, and I am looking forward to continuing the healthy and productive competition with Mika." Mika explained that: "West McLaren Mercedes is in the most exciting phase of my time with the team. The confident expectations for next year are shared by everyone involved." Dieter Weng the Marketing Director of West stated that, "The image and approach of David and Mika have complemented our style and marketing objectives. We obviously look forward to some interesting and exciting times with them in 1998." Whilst all elements appear to be in position to produce a successful year in 1998, all parties agree that the team will show its race winning potential in the remaining events of 1997.
auto-moto.288 vpoznanovic,
F1: Belgian GP results Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:33:46.717 2. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot +26.753 3. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes +30.856 4. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault +32.147 5. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas +39.025 6. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault +42.103 7. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault +1:03.741 8. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha +1:25.931 9. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault +1:42.008 10. Gianni Morbidelli I Sauber-Petronas +1:42.582 11. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari -1 lap 12. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 -1 lap 13. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 -1 lap 14. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha -1 lap 15. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart -1 lap 16. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen -2 laps DNF Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 on lap 26 DNF Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot on lap 22 DNF David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes on lap 20 DNF Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart on lap 19 DNF Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 on lap 9 DNF Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen on lap 6
auto-moto.289 vpoznanovic,
F1: Belgian Grand Prix Report Just 20 minutes before the start of the race it started to rain. And rain it did, with much of the track awash with water, the worst place being at the bus stop chicane where huge lakes had gathered. Ralf Schumacher went off the circuit on his way to the grid and had to run back for the spare, whilst Damon Hill was gambling on it drying and setting up the car for dry conditions. With 2 wet compounds and 3 tread patterns available the race looked set to be governed even more so than usual by tyres. With the track sodden it was decided that the race would be started behind the safety car so that the drivers could get used to the new conditions. This was a very sensible decision. For 3 laps the cars circulated behind Oliver Gavin in the safety car, and the truly treacherous conditions could be seen. The highlight of these laps? Fastest lap Ukyo Katayama who set a 3m13s lap on lap 2. The safety car peeled into the pits at the end of lap 3, and the race began, with Schumacher having a good go at Alesi. By the end of lap 4 Villeneuve had 1.5 seconds over Alesi, only to see Alesi taken by Schumacher shortly after. Schumacher was not standing still, and soon had Villeneuve in his sights as well, and proceeded to take both of them within one lap. His brother was not so fortunate, taking another journey across the Ardenne countryside. Schumacher (on Intermediates, against the others wets) was pulling away, and by the end of lap 5 had a 5.8 second lead over Villeneuve, with Alesi, Fisichella, Hakkinen and Frentzen behind. The battle of the race was the one for 3rd between Alesi and Fisichella, with Fisichella taking Alesi, and then up to 2nd when Villeneuve made a very early pit stop for intermediate tyres. Schumacher on these tyres was pulling away at 10s a lap.... Further down the field Nakano was already out, whilst the battle for 5th was governed by the very tardy Williams of Frentzen (on the wrong set up) who held up the queue of Diniz, Hill and Herbert. The surprise of the race at this stage was Alesi pitting for slicks at the end of lap 7. Diniz and Herbert made short work of Frentzen, whilst Hill also got by almost forcing the German off the track in the process. The Stewarts followed through as well. This was not going to be Williams' weekend. Berger was the next of the front runners to pit for slicks, and set about the track, making a list of the two Benettons, Irvine and Frentzen on slicks. Fisichella soon joined them, whilst Hill made the odd move of Intermediates, almost colliding with Fisichella who was exiting the pits - the Jordan team failing to keep their driver in till it was clear to exit. Herbert and Diniz made very short work of Coulthard (whose tyres were well and truly shot), taking Herbert to 4th, Diniz 5th and Hill now 6th. Coulthard was now in for slicks also. His team mate was also having problems and going off the track. Hakkinen was also soon in for slicks. A huge slew of pit stops ensued over the following laps making it nigh on impossible to keep a good track of what was happening on the track. This was one confusing race in the early stages. Schumacher became the only runner to run his expected pit strategy, pitting on lap 14 for his first stop (many of the others were already on their second stops) and onto slicks. His 67 second lead only dropped to 60 seconds over Alesi after pit stops. The German was simply in a class of his own. The order at the end of lap 14 was Schumacher, Alesi, Fisichella, Hakkinen, Herbert, Coulthard, Frentzen, Berger, Verstappen, Villeneuve, Hill, Diniz, Salo, Irvine, Morbidelli, Magnussen, Marques and Katayama. Things at the front were getting a little closer - the gap from Schuey to Alesi was now only 41 seconds..... Hill had to make another stop to get rid of his intermediates, and so went out onto the track with slicks, just as it started to rain again on some parts of the circuit. So with 19 laps gone the order was now Schumacher, Alesi, Fisichella, Hakkinen, Herbert, Frentzen, Coulthard, Berger, Verstappen, Villeneuve, Diniz, Hill, Salo, Morbidelli, Magnussen, Ralf, Marques, and Katayama. Marques was then the next to retire. The Williams started to get better as the track dried, with Frentzen having a very good go at Herbert in the Sauber. Herbert was able to brake a lot later than Frentzen, and so kept him at bay for quite some time. Frentzen had a daring go at the entrance to the bus stop, but gave up at the last possible second, Frentzen finally managaing to get through at the start of the next lap. Frentzen was now up to 5th, with Hakkinen ahead. Schumacher was an untroubled 38 seconds ahead of Alesi at the end of lap 21, and further still the next lap when Alesi pitted for more slicks. The drivers seemingly at random pitted and so the leaderboard made very difficult readings of who was really where - other than that Schumacher was in a race of his own. Ferrari were now preparing for their second (and scheduled) stop, being turned around in 7.3 seconds. The sun was now breaking out wonderfully on some parts of the circuit, on other parts it started to rain again (though not enough to send everyone pitwards). From laps 31-33 most of the front runners pitted, and by the end of lap 33 Schumacher had 43 seconds over Fisichella, who in turn had 7 seconds over Hakkinenn, Frentzen, Herbert and Alesi. Villeneuve was not a contender today. After a few laps Villeneuve won (and lucked) himself up to 7th place, and then found himself battling Alesi for 6th place, finally managing at Le Combe. Alesi just gave in. And so the race continued, and finished with a bit of excitement when Irvine and Diniz collided on the last lap, and Hill pitted at the end of the penultimate lap with a wheel that felt loose. Schumacher showed what makes him worth the money Ferrari pay him today. 1. Schumacher 2. Fisichella 3. Hakkinen * 4. Frentzen 5. Herbert 6. Villeneuve * Hakkinen racing under appeal for alleged fuel infringements.
auto-moto.290 junior,
subj: belgija Odlična trka. Šumaher je zavladao, napravivši u samo 4 kruga 30 sekundi razlike između sebe i Alezija. Vilnev je nešto petljao sa pneumaticima, pa je u prvih 10 krugova 2x išao u box (?). Nikako mi nije jasno kako je Alezi koji je pravio odlične krugove pri sredini staze (negde oko 30 kruga) na kraju bio onako loše plasiran. Čak i sa boxom viška, imao je ogromnu prednost nad ostalima, a dopustio je i da ga Vilnev obiđe na stazi. Mladi Fizikela je stvarno odlično odvozao, a izdvojio bih još i Herberta koji se maestralno držao pred Kultardom, čak je i pokušao da ga obiđe par puta, što ipak nije bilo potrebno (Kultard je sam sebi dovoljan :). Hill je uspeo da uđe u box u poslednjem krugu ;), verovatno mu je motor otkazao. PS. Što se mesta gledanja tiče, moram da pohvalim Sport Caffe - veoma prijatno mesto, sa lepim enterijerom ;) i nekih 20-ak televizora na kojima se vrtio prenos formule. Čak je i jedna riba iz Modelsa došla da gleda formulu O:)
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<--- Sumaher je zavladao, napravivsi u samo 4 kruga 30 sekundi razlike izmedu <--- sebe i Alezija. Vilnev je nesto petljao sa pneumaticima, pa je u prvih 10 <--- krugova 2x isao u box (?). Nikako mi nije jasno kako je Alezi koji je Koliko se secam, jedini je Sumi koristio intermediate gume, dok su svi ostali krenuli na wet gumama, sto mu je i omogucilo da za tako kratko vreme napravi toliku razliku. :) Jes` da je najbolji u takvim uslovima, ali, ovog puta ih je sve zaista nadmudrio ;) <--- pravio odlicne krugove pri sredini staze (negde oko 30 kruga) na kraju <--- bio onako lose plasiran. Cak i sa boxom viska, imao je ogromnu prednost <--- nad ostalima, a dopustio je i da ga Vilnev obide na stazi. Da, skinuo je 20 sekundi razlike na Sumaheru, medjutim, koliko mi se cini, isao je 4 puta u boks... a bas se cinilo da ima sanse da zavrsi na drugom mestu... Jel neko primetio da Barichello nije zavrsio vise od 10 trka? Razlog: jednom recju - FORD. :) BTW, kada je trka u Italiji? Za dve nedelje?
auto-moto.292 djcorto,
> PS. Sto se mesta gledanja tice, moram da pohvalim Sport Caffe - > veoma prijatno mesto, sa lepim enterijerom ;) i nekih 20-ak > televizora na kojima se vrtio prenos formule. Cak je i jedna > riba iz Modelsa dosla da gleda formulu O:) A to je ... gde ?
auto-moto.293 space.ace,
> Koliko se secam, jedini je Sumi koristio intermediate gume, dok su svi > ostali krenuli na wet gumama, sto mu je i omogucilo da za tako kratko > vreme napravi toliku razliku. :) Jes` da je najbolji u takvim uslovima, > ali, ovog puta ih je sve zaista nadmudrio ;) Razlog što je Šumaher toliko bolje vozio je taj što je on vozio rezervni bolid, skroz podešen za trku po kiši. Svi ostali su menjali svoje "suve" setup-ove i nisu, normalno, mogli da za 30 min podese najbolje svoje bolide. To još jednom dokazuje koliko Šumaher bolje taktizira od ostalih vozača. Naravno, uz intermediate gume, sigurna pobeda. Svaka čast! Što se tiče Vilneva, to je vezista bez premca. Vidi se da dečko nikad nije vozio po kiši, pa je njegova "uboga" taktika upropastila njegovu šansu da pobedi :). Dobro je te je uzeo i ovaj jedan poen... Bi mi žao Alezija, zbog onih ulazaka u box. I on je imao sličnu taktiku sa gumama kao i Šumaher, ali se izgleda izradio sa gorivom (kao što se uvek izradi).
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Mercedes-Benz Report: All Engines Are Created Equal CART Online (August 23) -- All Mercedes-Benz race engines are created equal, and none is more equal than any other. In all but one of the seven instances when the three-pointed star visited a CART PPG World Series victory lane this season, and each of the five times that a Mercedes-powered car qualified on the pole, a different IC108D engine provided the power. "Sixty-five Mercedes-Benz Indy car engines have been produced this season," said Paul Ray, vice president of Ilmor Engineering, the race engine-building arm of Mercedes-Benz. "And some of those engines have been re-built as many as seven or eight times by this point in the year. But all of the parts are manufactured -- and each of the engines built and re-built -- to very precise specifications and very stringent quality control measures. That's why we know, whenever a Mercedes-Benz is bolted into a race car, it's a potential winner." The 4000-plus parts that make up each Mercedes-Benz IC108D engine are manufactured by Ilmor at its state-of-the-art facility in Brixworth, England -- about an hour's drive north of London -- and by a select group of suppliers from around the world. These parts are then shipped in kit form to the two shops which assemble Mercedes-Benz Indy car engines: VDS Racing in Midland, Texas, and Penske Racing in Reading, Pa. Despite the thousands of miles that separate each of these locations and the fact that different personnel assemble and re-build engines for each of the Mercedes-powered teams, remarkable consistency and performance parity is maintained from engine to engine and re-build to re-build. The One Percent Rule requires that each Mercedes engine, when it is tested on the dynamometer after assembly, produce performance numbers that vary by no more than one percent from every other IC108D engine. "Large performance variations are unacceptable," explained Ray. "Each of our teams is a partner and, as such, has a right to expect the same level of performance that all of our other partners have. If an engine fails to supply the appropriate power when it's tested -- which does occasionally happen -- then we know something is wrong. We tear it apart, find the problem and build it up again. It is the sophistication of the machinery and skill of the staff in Brixworth, as well as the dedication and care of the engine builders here in the States, that allow us to maintain such exceptionally high standards and give our partners the assurances of parity they need." With seven wins and five pole positions, Mercedes-powered cars have finished second or better in 16 of the last 17 races. Consistency among hardware is only one of the reasons Mercedes-Benz has led the CART manufacturer's championship since May. The depth of each race team combined with exceptional driving talent on the seven-man squad is another. With 14 (of 17) races of the PPG CART World Series season complete, three Mercedes-Benz drivers have won multiple races (Paul Tracy, Marlboro Team Penske, 3 wins; Greg Moore, Player's Forsythe Racing, 2 wins; Mark Blundell, PacWest Racing, 2 wins), six of the seven have posted top-three finishes (Mauricio Gugelmin, PacWest Racing; Al Unser Jr., Marlboro Team Penske; Patrick Carpentier, Team Alumax/Bettenhausen; Tracy; Moore and Blundell), and three have qualified on pole (Tracy, Gugelmin and Dario Franchitti, Hogan Racing). The Mercedes six-race win streak in mid-season is also the longest engine victory string in the ultra-competitive CART series since 1991. Whether they be racing drivers, engine builders or any other member of the team, the strength of the Mercedes-Benz Motorsport Team, like any democracy, lies with its people. Great people have been building, racing and winning with Mercedes-Benz engines around the globe since the first auto race was held in 1894. In all but one of Mercedes-Benz's seven PPG Cup victories this season, a different IC108D engine powered the winning car, and in each of the five instances that a Mercedes-powered car qualified on the pole, a different engine provided the motivation.
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Vasser Ready To Race And Rock & Roll In Vancouver CART Online (August 24) -- Jimmy Vasser, driver of the No. 1 Reynard Honda HRR for the Target/Chip Ganassi Racing team, will practice and qualify for the Molson Indy Vancouver race on Friday, August 29. After he completes his work at the racetrack, Vasser will have a chance to see how a new work project of his is developing. During the past year, Vasser started his own record label, V12 Records. The first band signed to the label, Groovebender, will be performing Friday (August 29) evening in Vancouver at 'The Gate,' a local music club. Groovebender, a five-piece original band from Tacoma, Washington, has been together for just over a year. The self-titled debut CD release from V12 Records features nine songs from Groovebender. Five experienced musicians from Tacoma and Seattle, including Jimmy's brother Pat, make up the band. "Obviously, racing is my career, but music is an interest of mine," said Jimmy Vasser. "At the track, I'm always listening to music -- except when I'm in the race car. Forming V12 Records let me help Pat and the band, but it's also giving me a chance to pursue my interests. Right now, the band is helping me learn about the music business. That way, I can decide if I want to pursue my interests, expand the label and sign other bands." Vasser, the 1996 PPG Cup champion, won four races and four pole positions en route to last year's title. This season, Vasser is eighth in the PPG Cup championship standings after finishing eighth one race ago at the Texaco/Havoline 200 at Road America. "Jimmy has been great in helping the band put out the CD," Pat Vasser said. "We thought performing for him and his fellow CART drivers and teams at Vancouver would be a chance for us to thank him for his help. We have played a few times around the Tacoma-area, but this will be our first major show in conjunction with the release of the CD." The Gate is located at 1176 Granville Street in downtown Vancouver, next to the Hotel California. Groovebender will take the stage at 11:00 PM. Maxidadd, a local Vancouver band will follow Groovebender on stage.
auto-moto.296 junior,
>> PS. Sto se mesta gledanja tice, moram da pohvalim Sport Caffe > A to je ... gde ? Prolaz između Trga Republike (preko puta tržnog centra) i Čumića. Ili ako ideš iz Nušićeve - kad izađeš iz Čumića, levo, ka dvorištu Centrotextila. Mnogo fino mesto, mada malo skuplje ;) I naravno, uvek imaju prenose svih sportskih događaja - formule, lige šampiona, ... čak je za vreme Kroacija vs. Partizan, bila organizovana nagradna igra - ko pogodi tačan rezultat, dobija TV (Sony). Niko nije pogodio, jedan čovek je bio najbliži (4:2 za Kroaciju;).
auto-moto.297 vpoznanovic,
F1: Belgian GP winners' press conference Q. Congratulations, Michael, on your fourth official victory at Spa. What were your thoughts today? MS: I was standing on the podium and I just emptied my mind, celebrating that moment, because after the practice and qualifying sessions I hadn't been too satisfied and I certainly hadn't been optimistic about the race. In straightforward dry circumstances we would have been struggling. But obviously with the weather - and also making the right choice of tyres - everything went perfectly. I am really delighted for everyone, not just for me, but for the team and the sponsors, too. We have a great combination on our team. Q. You must be pleased that this makes four wins, which was the target set by Ferrari at the press conference in January ... MS: Not for me! It may have been a target for some other people, yes, and obviously we have fulfilled it. But I hope I have not finished yet. There are still five races to go and I hope I have some more victories to enjoy. But this was certainly a very nice one. Q. You had some thrilling moments in the first few laps, first when you passed Jean Alesi and then when you took Jacques Villeneuve. Tell us how you tackled them. MS: With Jean it was fairly tight, but I had decided myself that was the point [on the circuit] to pass him and I had decided to take the line. If he hadn't moved over then I would have touched him. On the other hand, it was still very slippery and it probably wouldn't have damaged anything if I had just leaned against him. But he saw the situation and then he moved over because there was no other choice for him. Jacques was quite fair: he stayed on his line without zig-zagging or trying to resist. He must have known that with his full-wet tyres he didn't have a chance [of resisting], so he just stayed where he was - and it was fairly easy. Q. What tyres had you - and they - chosen? MS: I was on intermediates and they were on full wets. Q. So even in those flooded conditions you think that intermediates were the right choice? MS: Obviously, yes! I guess most people were running on intermediates, but it was certainly a very difficult decision because none of us knew how long it would rain as hard as it was raining during my last installation lap before I went to the grid. The full-wet tyres looked like the best choice at that moment, but as it had stopped raining by then, I decided to gamble that it was just a shower, the rain would stop and I could take a chance. It was obviously the right decision and fortunately Race Control decided that it was too dangerous to start the race in those circumstances. Q. Once you started to get away in front you must have been laughing in your helmet! MS: I was fairly busy and I didn't have time to laugh in my helmet. But I have to say that when it stopped raining while I was sitting on the grid and I saw the sun coming out I started to smile. My first thought was, 'great, these are just the right circumstances for me now.' But from that moment to the chequered flag was quite a long time ... Q. How did you have the car set up for the wet? MS: It was the usual procedure of changing the wings. In the wet you need a bit more downforce in order to survive, and that's what we did. I don't want to say too much because these guys beside me are listening. But it was the right circumstances for me and the car. Everything fitted together, including choosing the right tyres, and obviously I like this circuit. As far as I am concerned, nothing compares with this place. Q. Giancarlo, how did you have your car set up? GF: I made the right choice of tyres for the start - the same as Michael in fact - and this meant that I was able to overtake Jacques and then get away on my own. Q. Were you worried about the speed at which Michael was getting away from you? GF: Michael was very fast and I couldn't actually see how fast he was getting away from me. But I was able to keep up to some extent and I have to thank the team for their support. The car was running well and it stayed fairly consistent. The pit stop went well, too: I came in at exactly the right time and we restarted with heavy fuel, so I was able to do the rest of the race with only one more pit stop after that first change of tyres. Q. Mika, during the pace lap we saw you off the road, and Frentzen then changed places with you. What happened? MH: I actually went off at the top of the hill ... just because there was so much water on the track. I couldn't steer the car anymore and went on the grass and lost two places. But I also had a technical problem with the car, for the last 15 laps, so it was very difficult to keep the car 100 per cent in the corners: I was losing time on every lap. It was difficult to push to the maximum. On every lap I was losing roughly two or three tenths because of that. Q. Michael, how do you feel about the championship now? MS: It couldn't have gone better. Maybe it's paying me back for the bad luck we had at Silverstone and Hungary. But nothing is decided yet. Twelve points is a nice margin, but with five races to go it's still not a definite situation. Things are improving for us and now I hope that Monza will be as good as it was last year. Even so, it is going to be very difficult because from what I saw in the test last week the two guys next to me are going to be very fast. It's going to be a struggle, but on the other side I'd rather have them in front of me than Villeneuve.
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F3000: Spa-Francorchamps results and notes FORMULA 3000 INTERNATIONAL 1997 - Round 8 at Spa-Francorchamps Pos Driver Team Time Grid ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 Jason Watt/DK Den Bla Avis 1'05:19.036 2 2 Max Wilson/BR Edenbridge Racing + 0.286 8 3 Boris Derichebourg/F Astromega 20.879 6 4 Cyrille Sauvage/F Draco Engineering 21.959 24 5 Ricardo Zonta/BR Super Nova Racing Ltd 30.426 5 6 Stephen Watson/ZA Durango Formula 32.657 7 7 Pedro Couceiro/P Draco Engineering 32.846 16 8 Jamie Davis/GB DAMS 33.061 15 9 Rui Aguas/P Nordic Racing Ltd. 40.026 17 10 Thomas Schie/N Bob Salisbury Engineering 43.369 13 11 Gaston Mazzacane/RA Auto Sport Racing 44.685 19 12 James Taylor/GB Bob Salisbury Engineering 1:15.443 26 13 Werner Lupberger/ZA Edenbridge Racing -1 lap 10 14 Laurent Redon/F Super Nova Racing Ltd -2 laps 9 FL: Rui Aguas 2:13.517 (=187.877 kph) Pole sitter, Dane Tom Kristensen had a wild crash in second lap at "Blanchimont", the fastest curve at Spa. His Lola suddenly broke out and was catapulted into the guardrails several times left and right. Argentine Emiliano Spataro while trying to avoid hitting the wreck, pushed Biagi's car into a collision with Davis Cook's Lola who got airborne and hit Biagi's helmet with a wheel. Both drivers sustained unhurt. Tom Kristensen broke down after climbing out of his wreck. Doctors later diagnosed several hard bruises only. The race was red flagged and the restart was stopped again because of two stalled cars, Oliver Tichy and Craig Lowndes. After the third start everything went perfect for Jason Watt's first win. Standings: Pos Driver Pts ------------------------------------ 1 Riccardo Zonta 29 2 Juan-Pablo Montoya 23.5 3 Jamie Davis 22 4 Tom Kristensen 19 Jason Watt 19 6 Max Wilson 17 7 Soheil Ayari 11 8 Oliver Tichy 8 Laurent Redon 8 10 Pedro Couceiro 6 Dino Morelli 6 12 Rui Aguas 5 Cyrille Sauvage 5 14 Patrick Lemarie 4 Boris Derichebourg 4 16 Craig Lowndes 3 Kurt Mollekens 3 18 Stephen Watson 2 19 Gonzalo Rodriguez 0.5
auto-moto.299 mango,
> prenos formule. Cak je i jedna riba iz Modelsa dosla da gleda formulu O:) To je neka manekenka? Pa jel je bar neko provozao? O:)
auto-moto.300 vpoznanovic,
Izvor: Gazetta Dello Sport/RAI - 29. august Gerhard Berger celebrated his 38th birthday in a very special way... After his dinner with friends, Morbidelli, Schumacher, Coulthard and Hakkinen let 2 strippers in his hotel room to wish him a... special Happy Birthday!
auto-moto.301 vpoznanovic,
F1: Silly Season Status - August 28th, 1997 Williams: All parties confirmed: Mecachrome, Jacques Villeneuve, and Heinz-Harald Frentzen. Williams has made no formal announcement on Frentzen, but he confirmed at Hungary that he will finish out his two-year contract with Williams. Jean-Christophe Boullion will remain as test driver. McLaren: All parties confirmed: Mercedes, Mika Hakkinen, and David Coulthard. Nick Heidfeld will also continue his testing duties next season, and may move up to F3000 next year from German Formula 3. Ferrari: All parties confirmed: Michael Schumacher and Eddie Irvine, along with Nicola Larini back as tester. Benetton: Still under agreement with Mecachrome, and yet to finalize the money part of it. Alexander Wurz also has a tentative agreement with Benetton to drive, and a deal could be announced at any time. Giancarlo Fisichella is very likely to go to Benetton, as it does not seem that Eddie Jordan has a solid claim on him. If not, expect Jarno Trulli to be promoted. Jordan: Confirmed are Mugen-Honda, who will be building an entirely new engine next year, and Ralf Schumacher. As noted, Fisichella is not likely to return, and Jordan has confirmed they have no interest in Damon Hill. Jean Alesi has now made it clear that he is willing to take a significant paycut in order secure a competitive drive for next year, so he seems the likeliest candidate now for the job. Prost: Peugeot will support the team and Olivier Panis, with the second driver now said by Alain Prost to be either Jarno Trulli or Damon Hill. The offer to Hill, as stands, is rumored to be in the area of $4 million dollars, with most of that money coming from Peugeot. However, Hill's agents are biting, and there appears to be less and less interest on Prost's side. Sauber: Johnny Herbert will return along with the Petronas-backed powerplants. The second seat has been turned away from Damon Hill when he asked for a bit too much money, but now it appears that he may be willing to talk lower numbers. It was recently rumored that Petronas was backing a $20 million deal over two years for Hill, but that has been denied and even laughed at by involved parties. Ferrari still have an interest in their team, and are still insisting they keep Gianni Morbidelli -- but Petronas may well buy them off. Arrows: TWR has confirmed they are looking for sources to develop their own engine next year. Among people they've talked to are both Brian Hart, and Yamaha. It is thought that one of those two will likely sell off their engines to TWR. On the driver side, Jorg Muller will be partnered by Pedro Diniz if Damon Hill does infact decide to leave. Tyrrell: They will use Ford-Cosworth V10s, and will likely return Jos Verstappen to the lineup. The second driver may very well not be Mika Salo, and could be Formula Nippon star Toranosuke Takagi. Minardi: An engine has yet to be negotiated, and could be either Yamaha or Hart again -- whichever one does not committ to Arrows. Tarso Marques will fill one seat next year, and the second is up for grabs. Ukyo Katayama, Pedro Diniz, or test driver Esteban Tuero will likely fill the seat. Tuero has been promised that he will drive at Jerez this year for Minardi, to get some F1 experience. Stewart: Ford and Barrichello will be back, and it is now expected that Jan Magnussen will return as well. CART rookie Dario Franchitti still remains linked by rumors with the team, but Stewart denies they will sign him.
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Vancouver Starting Line-up ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. 4 Alex Zanardi Target R97 Honda (F) 54.025 113.481 2. 7 Bobby Rahal Miller Lite R97 Ford (G) 54.351 112.800 3. 1 Jimmy Vasser Target R97 Honda (F) 54.386 112.728 4. 6 Michael Andretti Kmart/Texaco/Havoline SW Ford (G) 54.419 112.659 5. 17 Mauricio Gugelmin Hollywood PacWest R97 M-Benz (F) 54.505 112.481 6. 8 Bryan Herta Shell R97 Ford (G) 54.542 112.405 7. 5 Gil de Ferran Valvoline/Cummins R97 Honda (G) 54.553 112.482 8. 18 Mark Blundell Motorola PacWest R97 M-Benz (F) 54.600 112.286 9. 99 Greg Moore Player's/Indeck R97 Mercedes (F) 54.614 112.257 10. 9 Dario Franchitti Hogan Mtr Lease R97 M-Benz (F) 54.655 112.173 11. 20 Scott Pruett Brahma R97 Ford (F) 54.750 111.978 12. 40 Raul Boesel Brahma R97 Ford (F) 55.052 111.364 Player's/Forsythe Racing's website (http://www.forsythe-racing.com) will have an interesting feature for this weekend's Molson Indy Vancouver. The website will feature Live In-Car Audio from Greg Moore for every practice and qualifying session as well as during the race beginning at 11:00 am Pacific time Friday morning. Fans will be able to hear Moore communicating with the team from the race track as he negotiates the tight 1.703-mile street course at Vancouver. In addition, the same in-car audio will also be available for the team's Indy lights drivers David Empringham and Lee Bentham and the team's Toyota Atlantic drivers, Alex Tagliani and Bertrand Godin. The in-car audio will also be available for the last two races of the season at Laguna Seca and the new California Speedway. Naravno, ukoliko Alex Zanardi posle ove trke poveca svoje vodjstvo u sampionatu za 5 poena, osvojice svoju prvu sampionsku titulu. ;)
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Start trke u Mid Ohaju :) midohio.jpg
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Bobby Rahal ispred Pruetta (Mid Ohio). rahal05.jpg
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Incident izmedju Unsera i Blundella (Mid Ohio). unser02.jpg
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Jimmy Vasser u ocajanju ;> (Mid Ohio) vasser40.jpg
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2 slike Zanardija sa trke u Mid Ohaju. zanardi.arj
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│ Jimmy Vasser u ocajanju ;> (Mid Ohio) └───────────────────────────────────────────────── Ocajanje, kazes ? Juce se videlo koji vozac Ganassija je ocajan... ;))
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[CART World Series, Vancouver] Ubedljivo najbolja trka ove sezone. Alex Zanardi je startovao sa pol pozicije ispred Rahala i Vassera. Za nekih 15tak krugova napravio je oko 3,5 sekunde prednosti u odnosu na Rahala, a onda uprskao stvar kasno zakocivsi u jednoj krivini. Na stazu se vratio kao poslednji. Sta reci? Uspeo je da se dokopa treceg mesta (!), a onda je, posle _vrlo sporog_ pitstopa, napravio identicnu gresku u istoj krivini - vratio se na 10. mesto (jel` bese 10.?), da bi zatim prokrcio svoj put do cetvrtog (!) mesta (izbacivsi Hertu iz trke, doduse;). Jimmy Vasser je vodio dobar deo trke, medjutim, zbog sporog pitstopa morao je da 'preda vodjstvo' ;) Gugelminu, koji je na kraju i pobedio. Gil de Ferran je zavrsio treci. Da ima pravde, Zanardi bi juce pobedio. ;) Naravno, zvezda trke nije bio Gugelmin, vec Zanardi. O;) Steta sto nije pobedio i osvojio titulu... ;) 1. Mauricio Gugelmin 2. Jimmy Vasser 3. Gil de Ferran 4. Alex Zanardi 5. Al Unser Jr. 6. Raul Boesel Epilog: Zanardi je kaznjen sa 25,000 dolara zbog agresivne voznje.
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PPG Cup News - Molson Indy -- Zanardi Fined $25,000 For Rough Driving! CART Online (August 31) -- CART Chief Steward Wally Dallenbach has levied a $25,000 fine against Alex Zanardi (Target Reynard Honda HRR) and placed him on probation for the remainder of the 1997 PPG CART World Series season for rough driving in Sunday's Molson Indy Vancouver. The penalties were brought against Zanardi for his late-race incident with Bryan Herta that resulted in contact that sent Herta into the tire barrier while Zanardi continued on. Dallenbach reviewed the tape of the incident following the race and found Zanardi in violation of sections 6.1 and 8.13 of the 1997 CART Official Rule Book. Section 6.1 refers to general terms in regard to conduct at CART events and 8.13 refers to unjustifiable risk, which are not subject to protest. "It was a great race and this kind of race can provoke some of this action, but as far as the Stewards were concerned it was unnecessarily rough action that will not be tolerated," Dallenbach said. "It was unfortunate that he took out the race leader, but we would have taken the same type action if this occurred with anybody in the field." Zanardi will be on probation for next weekend's Toyota Grand Prix of Monterey and the season-ending Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota on Sept. 28. The terms and conditions of the probation and the consequences imposed if the conditions of the probation are violated are at the discretion of the Stewards.
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[125cc, CZE GP] 1 7 N.UEDA JPN 42:13.666 Honda Honda Team Pileri 2 3 T.MANAKO JPN 0.170 Honda Team UGT 3000 3 46 V.ROSSI ITA 0.328 Aprilia Nastro Azzurro Aprilia 4 15 R.LOCATELLI ITA 0.776 Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel 5 10 L.CECCHINELLO ITA 0.863 Honda Spidi Honda LCR 6 21 G.SCALVINI ITA 0.960 Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel 7 22 S.JENKNER GER 1.054 Aprilia Team Aprilia ADAC Sachse 8 2 M.TOKUDOME JPN 1.162 Aprilia Docshop Racing 9 8 K.SAKATA JPN 3.442 Aprilia UGT 3000 10 41 Y.UI JPN 6.062 Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz 11 72 G.McCOY AUS 11.579 Aprilia Marlboro Team Alfa Bieffe 12 32 M.GIANSANTI ITA 11.756 Honda Matteoni Racing 13 33 M.GEISSLER GER 11.885 Aprilia UGT 3000 14 39 J.HULES CZE 12.801 Honda L.B. Racing 15 19 F.PETIT FRA 13.289 Honda Team RMS 16 17 J.MATURANA SPA 29.524 Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz 1 V.ROSSI 261 1 Aprilia 256 2 N.UEDA 184 2 Honda 217 3 T.MANAKO 152 3 Yamaha 113 4 K.SAKATA 119 5 M.TOKUDOME 97 6 J.MARTINEZ 96 7 G.McCOY 88 8 F.PETIT 75 9 Y.KATOH 69 10 Y.UI 69 11 R.LOCATELLI 69 12 M.GIANSANTI 64 13 M.AZUMA 57 14 G.SCALVINI 53 15 L.CECCHINELLO 51 16 M.GEISSLER 30
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[250cc, CZE GP] 1 1 M.BIAGGI ITA 42:06.724 Honda Marlboro Team Kanemoto Honda 2 19 O.JACQUE FRA 0.514 Honda Chesterfield Elf Tech 3 3 31 T.HARADA JPN 9.992 Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team 4 2 R.WALDMANN GER 13.153 Honda Marlboro Honda 5 5 T.UKAWA JPN 31.776 Honda Benetton Honda 6 12 T.TSUJIMURA JPN 38.777 TSHonda F.C.C. Technical Sports 7 15 S.PERUGINI ITA 43.740 Aprilia Nastro Azzurro Aprilia 8 99 G.FIORILLO ITA 58.722 Aprilia Radiant Racing Team 9 8 C.MIGLIORATI ITA 59.569 Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel 10 27 S.PORTO ARG 1:03.501 Aprilia PR2 YPF - ESCO 11 17 J.CARDOSO SPA 1:12.403 Yamaha S.S.P. Competicion 12 26 E.ALZAMORA SPA 1:17.559 Honda Fortuna Honda 13 14 J.ROBINSON GBR 1:25.621 Suzuki Team Molenaar Suzuki 14 18 O.MIYAZAKI JPN 1:26.471 Yamaha Edo Racing 15 21 F.BATTAINI ITA 1:31.953 Yamaha Edo Racing 16 28 E.GAVIRA SPA 1:34.293 Aprilia Scuderia Mobil 1 AGV 1 T.HARADA 198 1 Honda 285 2 R.WALDMANN 189 2 Aprilia 231 3 M.BIAGGI 185 3 T.S. Honda 76 4 O.JACQUE 159 4 Yamaha 66 5 T.UKAWA 129 5 Suzuki 55 6 L.CAPIROSSI 103 7 H.AOKI 82 8 T.TSUJIMURA 76 9 S.PERUGINI 68 10 J.McWILLIAMS 56 11 N.NUMATA 48 12 S.PORTO 46 13 F.BATTAINI 35 14 O.MIYAZAKI 33 15 M.LUCCHI 30 16 L.D'ANTIN 29
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[500cc, CZE GP] 1 1 M.DOOHAN AUS 45:25.012 Honda Repsol Honda 2 3 L.CADALORA ITA 14.858 Yamaha Red Bull Yamaha WCM 3 18 N.AOKI JPN 15.110 Honda Rheos ELF F.C.C. T.S. 4 2 A.CRIVILLE SPA 15.323 Honda Repsol Honda 5 5 N.ABE JPN 15.648 Yamaha Yamaha Team Rainey 6 24 T.AOKI JPN 16.846 Honda Repsol Honda 7 55 R.LACONI FRA 48.778 Honda Tecmas Honda Elf 8 4 A.BARROS BRA 48.945 Honda Honda Gresini 9 10 K.ROBERTS Jr. USA 50.117 KR3 Marlboro Team Roberts 10 6 D.BEATTIE AUS 1:02.377 Suzuki Lucky Strike Suzuki 11 21 J.VD GOORBERGH NED 1:07.852 Honda Team Millar MQP 12 23 A.GOBERT AUS 1:39.033 Suzuki Lucky Strike Suzuki 13 9 A.PUIG SPA 1:45.597 Honda MoviStar Honda Pons 14 25 L.NAVEAU BEL 1 Lap ROCYamaha Millet Racing 1 M.DOOHAN 295 1 Honda 300 2 N.AOKI 155 2 Yamaha 148 3 T.OKADA 149 3 Suzuki 77 4 L.CADALORA 116 4 Aprilia 71 5 A.CRIVILLE 115 5 Modenas KR3 51 6 T.AOKI 96 6 ELF 500 48 7 N.ABE 95 7 ROC Yamaha 12 8 A.BARROS 93 9 C.CHECA 83 10 D.ROMBONI 71 11 D.BEATTIE 59 12 A.PUIG 59 13 A.GOBERT 44 14 S.GIBERNAU 38 15 R.LACONI 36 16 J.BAYLE 31
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Vancouver Race Results September 1, 1997 A FITTING FAREWELL By David Phillips Championship Auto Racing Teams bid adieu to Vancouver's Concord Pacific Place street circuit in fitting style, with a slam, bang race featuring many an act of overly aggressive driving and at least one act of belated officiating. But an otherwise ugly day was saved by the fact that one of CART's classiest drivers - and finest human beings - scored a long overdue first victory in PPG Cup competition. That would be Mauricio Gugelmin, who took the lead on the final pit stop exchange and cruised home ahead of a hamstrung Jimmy Vasser, Gil de Ferran and Alex Zanardi to score PacWest Racing's third victory of the season. By finishing ahead of Zanardi, de Ferran narrowed the Italian's PPG Cup lead to 37 points and kept the championship race alive for another week. Early-on it looked like Zanardi might clinch the title at Vancouver. The Italian bolted to an early lead from evergreen Bobby Rahal and Vasser with Gugelmin triggering past Michael Andretti on the hair-raising run to the Turn Three hairpin. "I just timed it perfectly exiting the last turn onto the pit straight," said Gugelmin. "I got into Turn One faster than Michael and went around him in Turn Two. That was a relief; I knew Michael was going to be a tough customer." Although Zanardi edged out to a useful advantage over the tire-conserving Rahal, all was not well with the lead Reynard/Honda. Zanardi arrived at Turn Three on Lap 16 fresh out of brakes, took to the escape road, stalled and dropped to 23rd before rejoining the field. "I don't know why, but we had a problem with the brakes," said Zanardi. "Sometimes the pedal would just go down completely and I would have to pump it." Under increasing pressure from Vasser, Rahal yielded the lead on Lap 26 and was soon demoted to fourth by Gugelmin and Andretti. Lap 31 saw Rahal pit for new rubber only to retire with a massive engine failure on Lap 34. The first round of pit stops came and went with Vasser continuing to lead from Gugelmin and Andretti with de Ferran a circumspect fourth ahead of Greg Moore and the charging Zanardi, who was regularly lapping 1/2 a second quicker than the leaders. But then again, all was not well with Vasser. First he flat spotted his tires in an ill-fated bid to lap Al Unser, Jr. Then he clipped a wall exiting the Turn Five chicane and, later, a small fire at the back of the Target/Ganassi Reynard did a power of no good to his right rear damper and gear linkage. "My car was great when I was behind Bobby," said Vasser, "but then I flat spotted the tires, clipped the wall and started having trouble with the gearbox and I just couldn't attack." Nevertheless Vasser maintained his advantage over Gugelmin until the Brazilian beat him out of the pits on the final round of scheduled stops. At that stage, however, Bryan Herta was actually leading the race, having made an early pit stop for fresh rubber and subsequently running out of sequence with the lead pack consisting of Gugelmin, Vasser and Zanardi, the latter having bulled his way past Moore, de Ferran and Andretti. Moore and Andretti took themselves out of the reckoning by tangling with Vancouver's unyielding walls, then Zanardi sailed down the escape road in Turn Three again, stalled (again) and resumed his charge, albeit a lap down. Although he was slated for a splash of fuel ten laps from the finish, Herta was well ensconced in the lead when Zanardi's charge carried him into the side of the Shell Reynard on Lap 86, with Herta plunging into the tire wall and Zanardi continuing on his merry way. That left Gugelmin leading from the hobbled Vasser with de Ferran in third, suffering braking problems of his own. Having managed to fend-off Vasser's early attempts to lap him, Unser had worked his way up to fourth ahead of Raul Boesel, Dario Franchitti, Christian Fittipaldi, Mark Blundell and the unfazed Zanardi. Gugelmin subsequently rattled off the final ten laps to take an immensely popular first win in CART competition, while Vasser matched his best finish of the season with a second place ahead of de Ferran. Fourth? That would be Zanardi, who barged his way past Blundell, Fittipaldi, Franchitti, Boesel and finally Unser in the final laps to earn a dozen PPG points on the day to compliment the $25,000 fine and two race probation later assessed him by CART chief steward Wally Dallenbach. As for the rest, Unser earned some much needed points with a heads-up drive to fifth while Franchitti threw another bunch of points away by slamming a wall five laps shy of the finish, while Fittipaldi clobbered Boesel under braking for the final corner of the race. Boesel limped across the line in sixth ahead of Blundell while Herta recovered from his latest run-in with Zanardi to take eighth. GUGELMIN'S BREAKTHROUGH WIN It took 67 tries and more than a few heartbreaks, but Mauricio Gugelmin finally scored his first win in CART competition at the Vancouver Molson Indy. The man who has come so close to victory on any number of occasions, who has been the foundation of PacWest Racing only to see teammate Mark Blundell win twice this year, and who had four second places to his credit since first coming to CART in 1993, was only too happy to shed the bridesmaid mantle. "I feel like I shook a 40 pound monkey off my back," said Gugelmin. "It's hard to describe. Of course I feel great. We've been working for a long time for this. We knew it was coming. We've been so close so many times, but that's all over now. The hardest thing has been all the people asking when you're going to win the first one, but that's not going to happen anymore." GUGELMIN/BLUNDELL RE-UP WITH PACWEST Mauricio Gugelmin, Mark Blundell and PacWest Racing celebrated the former's first win in CART competition by announcing that the two drivers have signed two year contracts that will see them drive for Bruce McCaw's organization through the end of the 1999 season. BRAHMA ON THE MOVE? Rumors at Vancouver have Brahma Beer moving from Patrick Racing to Tasman Motorsports in 1998. Brahma has long coveted an association with Tasman's Brazilian driver Andre Ribeiro, and it is thought that the team's Indy Lights driver - Tony Kanaan (who took over the Indy Lights points race lead from teammate Helio Castro-Neves with a second place at Vancouver) - will partner Ribeiro next year. As for Patrick, Scott Pruett looks secure in the lead seat but Raul Boesel's future would seem to be in doubt. Early speculation suggests that Adrian Fernandez, who is on the way out at Tasman, may take his sponsorship from Tecate Beer and Quaker State to Patrick. ZANARDI FINED Following a rambunctious performance at the Vancouver Molson Indy Alex Zanardi was hit with a $25,000 fine and a two race probation by CART chief steward Wally Dallenbach. Although Zanardi hit or nearly hit just about everything that moved during the course of the afternoon, it was his barging match with leader Bryan Herta that drew Dallenbach's ire. "It was a great race and this kind of race can provoke some of this action," said Dallenbach. "But as far as the Stewards were concerned it was an unnecessarily rough action that will not be tolerated. It was unfortunate that he took out the race leader, but we would have taken the same type of action if his occurred with anybody in the field." This is not the first time this season that Zanardi has charged from well down the order. At Surfers Paradise he stormed back from seventeenth to fourth in the closing laps and, of course, at Cleveland he came from last place to win the race. Although his drive on the wide open spaces of Burke Lakefront Airport was rightly hailed as one of the most brilliant victories in years, many thought his fiercely aggressive comeback in Australia went well over the line of acceptable conduct. Those sentiments were widespread at Vancouver. "Alex actually passed me two times today, and I was able to repass him once," said race winner Mauricio Gugelmin. "He made a very optimistic pass on Turn Three, which I felt if I turned we're both gonna go home soon so I left the door open but then I repassed him coming out of the corner. After that he suddenly came back. I don't know where he came from, probably from the sky, but he was coming flat-out. He passed me, then the next lap he pushed Bryan off. "I didn't know what was going on. I knew he has been running a slightly longer track than we had today, because he was making mistakes and kept coming back... He didn't actually hit me but I saw some of his actions and it was pretty impressive." Third placed Gil de Ferran had a similar view and similar sentiments. "Alex passed me once today into Turn Three which seems to be pretty much a similar story to what happened to Mauricio," said de Ferran. "I looked in the mirror before Turn Two and thought 'He's far enough away.' So I braked by myself into Three and kind of peaked in the mirror and saw this red thing coming at a million miles per hour and thought 'This is not going to happen today.' "That was that. I simply couldn't turn into the corner otherwise we were all going to go home early. So I had to wait, wait, wait and he almost took me to the tires, but I couldn't get back around him on the exit." His banzai moves on Gugelmin and de Ferran aside, Zanardi's most controversial effort of the day came when he thrust his Target/Ganassi Reynard into the Turn Five chicane as Bryan Herta turned into the corner. While Zanardi was clearly the fastest car on the track, Herta was even more clearly the leader of the race. "I went for the position and he (Herta) turned into me," said Zanardi. "I was completely alongside of him... He was leading the race, not fighting for position with me, so why did he turn in?" As might be expected, Herta took a rather different view of matters. "In my view Zanardi's an idiot," he said. "He thinks he can just barge through everybody and everybody will give him room. I think some people showed him that we're not going to put up with that bullshit anymore. It's a bunch of crap, and not what a champion should be exhibiting." VANCOUVER MOLSON INDY ON THE MOVE The 1998 Vancouver Molson Indy is expected to be contested on a new track adjacent to the location that has hosted the race since its inception in 1990. The new track will feature a 2 mile, 15 turn circuit running around the perimeter of False Creek just to the east and south of the current track. Race Statistics Statistics Courtesy of: MARLBORO RACING NEWS -- THE OFFICIAL CART NEWS SERVICE PROVISIONAL BOXSCORE Fin St # Driver Qual Time/Speed Status 1 5 17 MAURICIO GUGELMIN 54.505 112.481 95.228 mph 2 3 1 JIMMY VASSER 54.386 112.728 02.872 sec 3 7 5 GIL DE FERRAN 54.553 112.482 RUNNING 4 1 4 ALEX ZANARDI 54.025 113.481 RUNNING 5 22 2 AL UNSER JR. 56.028 109.424 RUNNING 6 12 40 RAUL BOESEL 55.052 111.364 RUNNING 7 8 18 MARK BLUNDELL 54.600 112.286 RUNNING 8 6 8 BRYAN HERTA 54.542 112.405 RUNNING 9 14 11 CHRISTIAN FITTIPALDI 55.118 111.230 CONTACT 10 13 31 ANDRE RIBEIRO 55.090 111.287 RUNNING 11 18 27 PARKER JOHNSTONE 55.635 110.197 RUNNING 12 24 36 JUAN FANGIO II 56.241 109.009 RUNNING 13 10 9 DARIO FRANCHITTI(R) 54.655 112.173 CONTACT 14 26 24 HIRO MATSUSHITA 58.508 104.786 RUNNING 15 20 16 ROBERTO MORENO 55.962 109.553 STEERIN 16 4 6 MICHAEL ANDRETTI 54.419 112.659 CONTACT 17 9 99 GREG MOORE 54.614 112.257 CONTACT 18 11 20 SCOTT PRUETT 54.750 111.978 CONTACT 19 16 32 ADRIAN FERNANDEZ 55.315 110.834 CONTACT 20 19 25 MAX PAPIS 55.930 109.616 CLUTCH 21 15 19 MICHEL JOURDAIN JR. 55.183 110.834 CONTACT 22 21 21 RICHIE HEARN 56.027 109.426 CONTACT 23 23 34 CHRISTAN DANNER 56.068 109.386 ENGINE 24 2 7 BOBBY RAHAL 54.351 112.800 ENGINE 25 25 98 PJ JONES 56.373 108.754 ENGINE 26 28 77 GUALTER SALLES(R) No Time No SpeeD CONTACT 27 27 64 DENNIS VITOLO 62.557 98.003 CONTACT 28 17 3 PAUL TRACY 55.535 110.395 CONTACT ENGINE LEGEND: Ford=Ford-Cosworth; M-Benz=Mercedes-Benz; CHASSIS LEGEND: SW=Swift 007.i; R97=Reynard 97I; L97=Lola 97 (R) Rookie driver M = Marlboro Pole Award ($10,000) TIME OF RACE: 1:47:17.995 AVERAGE SPEED: 95.228 mph CAUTION FLAGS: Laps 3-5, Contact Car #64 Laps 47-51, Contact Car #19 & Car #21 Laps 53-56, Contact Car #20 & Car #32 Laps 86-88, Contact Car #84 & Car #4 LAP LEADERS: 8 lead changes, 6 drivers Alex Zanardi, 1-15 15 Laps Bobby Rahal, 16-25 10 Laps Jimmy Vasser, 26-35 10 Laps Mauricio Gugelmin, 36-37 2 Laps Jimmy Vasser, 38-73 36 Laps Mauricio Gugelmin, 74-75 2 Laps Gil De Ferran, 76 1 Lap Bryan Herta, 77-86 10 Laps Mauricio Gugelmin, 87-100 14 Laps TOTALS: Jimmy Vasser 46 laps Mauricio Gugelmin 18 laps Alex Zanardi 15 laps Bobby Rahal 10 laps Bryan Herta 10 laps Gil De Ferran 1 laps
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Vectore, zaboravio si jednu sitnicu... :) Complete PPG CART World Series Point Standings Driver's Championship 1. Alex Zanardi 181 2. Gil de Ferran 144 3. Paul Tracy 121 4. Mauricio Gugelmin 115 5. Greg Moore 111 6. Michael Andretti 107 7. Jimmy Vasser 107 8. Scott Pruett 96 9. Raul Boesel 86 10. Mark Blundell 79 11. Al Unser, Jr. 65 12. Bryan Herta 63 13. Bobby Rahal 60 14. Christian Fittipaldi 38 15. Parker Johnstone 33 16. Andre Ribeiro 32 17. Patrick Carpentier 27 18. Roberto Moreno 13 19. Adrian Fernandez 13 20. Richie Hearn 10 21. Dario Franchitti 10 22. Juan Fangio II 9 23. Max Papis 7 24. Dennis Vitolo 6 25. Hiro Matsushita 4 26. Gualter Salles 4 27. Michel Jourdain, Jr. 1 28. Arnd Meier 1 29. Christian Danner 1 Nation's Cup 1. United States 214 2. Brazil 212 3. Canada 190 4. Italy 183 5. England 79 6. Mexico 13 7. Scotland 10 8. Argentina 9 9. Japan 4 10. Germany 1 Manufacturer's Championship 1. Mercedes Benz 279 2. Honda 252 3. Ford Cosworth 211 4. Toyota 12 Constructor's Championship 1. Reynard 302 2. Penske 154 3. Swift 139 4. Lola 31 Jim Trueman Rookie of the Year 1. Patrick Carpentier 27 2. Dario Franchitti 10 3. Gualter Salles 4 4. Arnd Meier 1
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F1: Volkswagen with Williams? The German Car Manufacturer Volkswagen comes back to racing making a deal with Williams. The announcement comes from a weekly German newspaper implying that the official agreement will be presented by the president of VW Ferdinand Piech and Frank Williams at the next Frankfurt Motorshow this month. The investment by Volkswagen, beating BMW eager to get their engine on the Williams, should be approximately US $75 million per year. The partnership should begin in 1999, when the contract with Renault will expire.
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Italian Grand Prix 1997 from Monza, Italy 5th September 1997 - 7th September 1997 Friday, September 5th 1st Free Practice (11:00 - 12:00 CET) 2nd Free Practice (13:00 - 14:00 CET) Saturday, September 6th 3rd Free Practice (9:00 - 9:45 CET) 4th Free Practice (10:15 - 11:00 CET) Qualifying (13:00 - 14:00 CET) Sunday, September 7th Warm-up (9:30 - 10:00 CET) Race (14:00 CET)
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Hakkinen Disqualified Mika Hakkinen has been stripped of his 3rd plae finish in the Belgian Grand Prix last month, and the team fined, for using fuel which was found not to conform to the FIA rules. The FIA accepted that the both McLaren and Mobil had acted in good-faith, and a simple mistake had unfortunately been made. The new result of the Grand prix now means that Jacques Villeneuve moves a point closer in the World Championship table to Michael Schumacher. Schumacher has 66 points and Villenueve now has 55 with five races remaining. In 1995's Brazillian Grand Prix, Mika's current Team mate, David Coulthard, and Michael Schumacher has their points reinstated after fuel irregularities. Both their teams were still fined, and lost points from their Constructor's Championship Total.
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F1: Italian GP Friday free practice Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 1:23.991 2. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:24.837 0.846 0.846 3. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:24.847 0.010 0.856 4. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:25.050 0.203 1.059 5. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 1:25.050 0.000 1.059 6. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:25.096 0.046 1.105 7. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen 1:25.317 0.221 1.326 8. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 1:25.340 0.023 1.349 9. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 1:25.422 0.082 1.431 10. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:25.488 0.066 1.497 11. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 1:25.559 0.071 1.568 12. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 1:25.845 0.286 1.854 13. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:26.224 0.379 2.233 14. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 1:26.246 0.022 2.255 15. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:26.421 0.175 2.430 16. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:26.502 0.081 2.511 17. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:26.608 0.106 2.617 18. Gianni Morbidelli I Sauber-Petronas 1:26.696 0.088 2.705 19. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 1:26.727 0.031 2.736 20. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:26.755 0.028 2.764 21. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart 1:26.891 0.136 2.900 22. Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart 1:28.388 1.497 4.397 107% of fastest time: 1:29.870
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Zna se ko je majstor! ;)
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F1: Italian GP Saturday free practice Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:23.194 2. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:23.262 0.068 0.068 3. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 1:23.329 0.067 0.135 4. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:23.346 0.017 0.152 5. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 1:23.387 0.041 0.193 6. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:23.434 0.047 0.240 7. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 1:23.658 0.224 0.464 8. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:23.815 0.157 0.621 9. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 1:23.898 0.083 0.704 10. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 1:24.236 0.338 1.042 11. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 1:24.316 0.080 1.122 12. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:24.379 0.063 1.185 13. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:24.436 0.057 1.242 14. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen 1:24.749 0.313 1.555 15. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:24.892 0.143 1.698 16. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 1:25.034 0.142 1.840 17. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 1:25.243 0.209 2.049 18. Gianni Morbidelli I Sauber-Petronas 1:25.391 0.148 2.197 19. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:25.561 0.170 2.367 20. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:25.925 0.364 2.731 21. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart 1:26.709 0.784 3.515 22. Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart 1:27.929 1.220 4.735 107% of fastest time: 1:29.017
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F1: Italian GP Saturday qualifying Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:22.990 2. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 1:23.042 0.052 0.052 3. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 1:23.066 0.024 0.076 4. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:23.231 0.165 0.241 5. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:23.340 0.109 0.350 6. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:23.347 0.007 0.357 7. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 1:23.443 0.096 0.453 8. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 1:23.603 0.160 0.613 9. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:23.624 0.021 0.634 10. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 1:23.891 0.267 0.901 11. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:24.177 0.286 1.187 12. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 1:24.242 0.065 1.252 13. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:24.394 0.152 1.404 14. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:24.482 0.088 1.492 15. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 1:24.553 0.071 1.563 16. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen 1:24.567 0.014 1.577 17. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 1:24.639 0.072 1.649 18. Gianni Morbidelli I Sauber-Petronas 1:24.735 0.096 1.745 19. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:25.693 0.958 2.703 20. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:25.845 0.152 2.855 21. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart 1:26.655 0.810 3.665 22. Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart 1:27.677 1.022 4.687 107% of fastest time: 1:28.799
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Laguna Seca Preview September 3, 1997 Texaco/Havoline 300 Preview ZANARDI RETURNS TO SITE OF MOST FAMOUS WIN IN SEARCH OF PPG CUP By Nathan Siebens Contrary to ESPN advertisements, Alex Zanardi has not won the PPG Cup yet, but he comes to this weekend's Toyota Grand Prix of Monterey Featuring the Texaco/Havoline 300 at Laguna Seca Raceway needing only a sixth place finish to claim the 1997 PPG Cup. Zanardi is currently 37 points ahead of second place Gil de Ferran in the point standings and needs to score just eight points to take the championship outright, regardless of what de Ferran does in the race. De Ferran is the only other driver still with a mathematical chance to win the championship. In last year's event at Laguna Seca, Zanardi made a move that will be talked about and debated by race fans for years to come. Known as "The Pass," on the final lap Zanardi dove inside race leader Bryan Herta entering the left hander (Turn 8) at the entrance to the world famous corkscrew, slid off the track, then re-entered the circuit ahead of the stunned Herta and went on to win by 1.412 seconds. While some fans might believe that Zanardi's move put Herta in danger, Zanardi disagrees. "I thought what I did was something that had to be tried," said Zanardi in reflection of the move. "For sure there was some risk involved, but I didn't include Bryan in that risk. A lot of people don't understand that. To make that pass succeed, you need a lot of luck, but also talent, and also to be brave. Not because it is dangerous or a thrill, but the risk in such a maneuver is, if you fail, all the blame is on you. I did consider that and was prepared to take that if my race had ended against the wall." "Out of 100 drivers, five would try that pass," added team owner Chip Ganassi. "One would make it." Herta was devastated following the race, having his first career Indy car win stolen from him just four turns from the finish, but he returns to Laguna looking for revenge. "The Laguna race (last year) was tough to take, but I just have to forget about it and move on," Herta said. "I think it was a little dramatic for everyone because it was the last race of the year and we had all winter to think about it. But we'll be ready again this year and I'd really like to come back and win it. It would be a great way to avenge last year's finish." What might add more fuel to Herta's fire this weekend is the fact that Zanardi, who was trying to unlap himself after his second off-track excursion of the day, ran Herta, who was leading the race, into the tire barrier at last weekend's Molson Indy Vancouver. Zanardi was fined $25,000 and put on probation for two races when CART officials determined that Zanardi had been driving rough, not only in the situation with Herta but with several other drivers. Still, the fine and probation doesn't give the race back to Herta, who was very upset with Zanardi following the race. "I'm angry about getting stuffed in the tire barrier," said Herta. "He is trying to unlap himself and he uses the rest of the field as pinballs. He thinks he can just ram into people." This weekend's race could be very interesting for several reasons. First, Zanardi is on probation, so he'll have to mind his P's and Q's to keep from getting in more trouble with CART. Don't look for a repeat performance of "The Pass" from Zanardi this weekend. Second, Herta is hungrier than ever to win a race, so expect Herta to be very aggressive this weekend. Third, Herta's team owner and teammate, Bobby Rahal, who turned in his best qualifying effort in a long time by qualifying second at Vancouver is equally hungry. Rahal hasn't won a race in over five years, but has come close a couple of times this season. The fact that he has won four races at Laguna Seca in his career makes Rahal a favorite. Finally, don't forget about de Ferran. He needs to win a race if he is to have any chance at beating Zanardi to the PPG Cup and the Brazilian has had success at Laguna. De Ferran scored his first career Indy car victory at Laguna Seca two years ago in a very dominating performance. De Ferran and Walker Racing are overdue for a win and they know it. In addition to stealing the race win from Herta last year, Zanardi foreshadowed race day's events when he stole the pole position and new track record from Herta on the final lap of qualifying on Saturday. Zanardi led the first 27 laps until giving the lead to Herta for one lap and Zanardi's teammate Jimmy Vasser for one lap during his first pit stop. Zanardi regained the lead from Vasser on Lap 30 and led the next 13 circuits until Herta took the lead back in Turn 2 on Lap 43 when Zanardi's Firestone tires began to blister. Herta held the lead from that point on until the Zanardi made his fateful move on the last lap. Scott Pruett made a final lap pass of his own to steal third place from Jimmy Vasser, but Vasser's fourth place finish was still enough to give him the 1996 PPG Cup. Mauricio Gugelmin finished fifth. WHO'S HOT Mauricio Gugelmin - "Big Mo's" well-deserved first win at Vancouver has finally knocked the monkey off his back. Gugelmin has qualified well at every race this season, and this win might open the flood gates for the Brazilian. Look for his second win to come a lot sooner than the first one did. Jimmy Vasser - The reigning PPG Cup champion registered his best finish of the season with a second place finish at Vancouver. While brake problems cost him the win, Vasser proved that the fire still burns by holding on for a hard-earned second. Vasser could be tough in the final two races this season. Al Unser Jr. - Despite a dismal 22nd place qualifying effort, Unser Jr. proved once again the he knows how to race at Vancouver. He picked his way through the field to come home fifth. With this year's finish, Unser Jr. has finished in the top five in every race at Vancouver, including four wins at the Canadian circuit. WHO'S NOT Alex Zanardi - Sure he finished a respectable fourth at Vancouver, but there was nothing respectable about his performance in the race. Banging wheels with half the field and running the race leader into a tire barrier is not the way a champion should drive. CART's $25,000 fine and two race probation equates to little more that a slap on the wrist. Zanardi deserved a far more severe penalty. Paul Tracy - The point leader through the U.S. 500, Tracy has failed to complete more than one lap in the last three PPG Cup events and his championship hopes have gone out the window. It is possible that Tracy could fall out of the top five in points by season's end if he is not careful. Television - Once again the fans watching at home got gypped by television. While it was historic that Jeff Gordon became the second winner of NASCAR's "Winston Million," was it really necessary for ESPN to spend ten minutes interviewing "Wonder Boy", when the race had already run long and began cutting into the CART coverage? To throw more salt on the wounds, ESPN cut a good 30 laps out of the Vancouver broadcast without a word to anybody. What did take Bobby Rahal out of the race anyway? Track Facts PPG CART WORLD SERIES Toyota Grand Prix of Monterey Featuring The Texaco/Havoline 300 Laguna Seca Raceway Monterey, California Date: Sunday, September 7 Track Layout: 2.238 Mile Road Course Tickets: 800-327-7322 Television: ESPN (3:00 PM ET) ESPN2 Qualifying - September 7 (12:30 AM ET) ESPN2 On The Grid - September 7 (2:30 PM ET ) Radio: CART Radio Network (Live) 1996 Winner: Alex Zanardi 1996 Pole: Alex Zanardi Track Records 2.238-Mile Road Course (1996-Present) 2.214-Mile Road Course (1989-1995) 1.9-Mile Road Course (1983-1988) Distance Date Driver Time Speed One Lap (2.238) 09/07/96 Alex Zanardi 1:08.004 118.475 mph One Lap (2.214) 10/09/95 Jacques Villeneuve 1:09.625 114.476 mph One Lap (1.9) 10/10/87 Mario Andretti 52.926 129.237 mph 185.754 Miles 09/08/96 Alex Zanardi 1:48:32.157 102.687 mph 185.976 Miles 10/03/93 Paul Tracy 1:44:58.169 106.303 mph 186.2 Miles 10/12/86 Bobby Rahal 1:33:20.340 119.693 mph Past Winners Date Driver Distance Speed 10/15/89 Rick Mears 186.0 miles 94.174 mph 10/21/90 Danny Sullivan 186.0 miles 103.556 mph 10/21/91 Michael Andretti 186.0 miles 103.604 mph 10/18/92 Michael Andretti 186.0 miles 99.967 mph 10/03/93 Paul Tracy 186.0 miles 106.303 mph 10/09/94 Paul Tracy 186.0 miles 92.978 mph 10/10/95 Gil de Ferran 186.0 miles 98.493 mph 09/08/96 Alex Zanardi 185.754 miles 102.687 mph Pole Position Qualifiers Date Driver Speed 10/14/89 Rick Mears 110.168 mph 10/20/90 Danny Sullivan 110.113 mph 10/17/91 Michael Andretti 110.555 mph 10/17/92 Michael Andretti 111.967 mph 10/02/93 Emerson Fittipaldi 112.296 mph 10/08/94 Paul Tracy 113.768 mph 10/09/95 Jacques Villeneuve 114.476 mph 09/07/96 Alex Zanardi 118.475 mph
auto-moto.325 nigy,
>F1: Italian GP Saturday qualifying > > 1. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:22.990 :) Znaci li ovo da su malo poradili na aerodinamici?
auto-moto.326 nesha,
> Znaci li ovo da su malo poradili na aerodinamici? Neshto je Flavio hvalio motor kad su ga intervjuisali (ako sam ja ukapirao neshto iz onog italijanskog ;) ).
auto-moto.327 vpoznanovic,
>> Znaci li ovo da su malo poradili na aerodinamici? Nije u pitanju permanentno poboljšanje, taj rezultat je uglavnom posljedica dobrog set-up-a kojeg su "pronašli" u toku testova na istoj stazi protekle nedelje.
auto-moto.328 stukelj,
Bezveze trka... 1. Coulthard 2. Alesi 3. Frentzen 4. Fisichella 5. Villeneuve 6. Schumacher
auto-moto.329 junior,
> Bezveze trka... Ralf se pobrinuo da bude zanimljiva. ;) PS Ala ga je obišao, svaka mu čast :>
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Laguna Saturday Results September 6, 1997 HERTA AND ZANARDI AGAIN By David Phillips Someone once said irony is proof that there is a God and that He has a sense of humor. If that be the case, then Bryan Herta and Alex Zanardi made a lot of believers at Laguna Seca Raceway today. A year ago here, Zanardi barged past Herta with all four wheels in the dirt to steal a last lap victory. A week ago at the Vancouver Molson Indy, Zanardi punted Herta out of the lead and into a tire wall, capping an incident-filled day for the Italian and adding one more chapter to what has become a frustrating CART career for Herta. Today it was Herta who took something away from Zanardi, in this case a PPG point for the pole position. Posting a new lap record of 1:07.895, Herta earned the third pole of his CART career and bumped Zanardi, yesterday's provisional pole sitter down to second on the grid. "I would say the irony is not lost on me," quipped Herta when asked if he gained a special satisfaction from his performance. However, Herta was quick to downplay any hard feelings that might be lingering from last week's encounter with Zanardi, however. "I would make two points," he said. "Number one, I think more than enough has been said about both incidents. Number two, this pole has nothing to do with it. It's the result of the crew giving me a great car. It has nothing to do with Vancouver or what happened here last year." In fact, Team Rahal gave Herta two good cars this weekend. It's just that the engine in the primary car blew-up shortly after Friday's qualifying session began, forcing Herta to take to the spare. A comedy of errors ensued, ranging from a failed air jack to a short tank of fuel and he wound-up eleventh on the overnight grid. Today was a completely different story, however. Overnight the team put the primary car's set-up on the spare and Herta responded by posting the second fastest time of the morning practice session at 1:08.853. Come the afternoon, and Herta clipped nearly a second off that time to earn his third pole. "We made a couple of small changes to the spare car, ones we'd made to the primary car before the engine blew yesterday," said Herta. "So we started this morning with the car the way the primary would have been yesterday. Then we made small adjustments during the session, but basically the team just gave me a great car." Zanardi had no complaints about his car, only about the traffic that prevented him from getting a clean run at Herta's time. "We encountered a lot of traffic today," he said. Sometimes you find yourself in the wrong place at the wrong time. It's nobody's fault really, but it's a problem in our series - the traffic - and sometimes if you are unlucky it is difficult to put a good lap together." Like Herta, Zanardi also tried to downplay the fact that he will start next to Herta on the front row. "To me it doesn't change nothing," he said. "I think that enough has been said about last week. There is so much out there for me to gain tomorrow, I'm not even thinking about last week. It's over. What counts to me is the chance to carry something very important back to Italy." That something is, of course, the PPG Cup. Zanardi enjoys a comfortable 37 point lead over Gil de Ferran in the PPG Championship points race, and needs only to come out of the race tomorrow with a 22 point lead to clinch the title. De Ferran thus needs either to win or finish second and hope that Zanardi fails to score any points. As for Zanardi, he needs only finish seventh or better to clinch the title; thus he plans to take a conservative approach. "Yes, obviously I will try a different approach," he said. "That doesn't mean I gonna drive slow on purpose. I'm going to go as fast as I can and bring the car back to the end in a safe position. I'm in a comfortable position right now." Scott Pruett posted third fastest time on the day and thus earned a ringside seat for the start between Herta and Zanardi. "It's a great seat," he joked. "I feel like a voyeur." "Honestly, though, Bryan has so much to gain by winning a race; Alex has so much to lose by losing a race. I really think there's a lot more hype being generated over what could happen than what is really going to happen. They're both professionals. They both get a lot of money to do what they do and do it at the level they do. And with Bryan starting on the pole and looking for his first win, I think that's what he wants to do." PacWest twins Mark Blundell and Mauricio Gugelmin will start fourth and fifth, and had different outlooks on their performances. "We got held up like probably a lot of guys with a lot of traffic," said Blundell, "but overall we got another one in the bag and maintained a second row slot. I'm really confident for the race." "We made a lot of changes in the morning and got the car better but I still don't like the way it is," said Gugelmin. "I can't stop that well. Right now the car is driving me instead of me driving the car. I'm not that happy, but we're not that far back starting fifth." Sixth spot went to Zanardi's Target/Ganassi teammate Jimmy Vasser, who got dialed-out some of Friday's oversteer and moved up a notch on the grid as a result, while Greg Moore was seventh fastest at 1:08.992 after developing a misfire in the closing minutes of the session. Eighth quickest was the increasingly impressive Michel Jourdain, Jr. in what was not only the best qualifying performance of his budding CART career but the best ever for Payton-Coyne Racing. "In the morning the car was much better, but we didn't use new tires and with a few changes and the fresh tires the car was great for the last qualifying session," said Jourdain, who indulged in a harmless spin in the waning moments of the session. "Towards the end I couldn't do a clean lap with the traffic and in my last lap, when I was trying to improve my times I spun in Turn Three, but I didn't damage the car. I am grateful to the team because they gave me a very good car." At that Jourdain bested de Ferran, the only man with a chance of taking the PPG Cup from Zanardi. While Zanardi and others were bothered by slower traffic, de Ferran's main complaint came from the succession of red flags in the session that made evaluating his car's performance all the more difficult. "We had the same problem in qualifying we had in the morning," said de Ferran. "Mid-corner understeer and exit oversteer. The stop and go nature of these sessions definitely doesn't help. The tires never get clean and you throw changes at the car but can't do enough laps to properly evaluate the changes. You are trying to dial-in the car with less than complete information." De Ferran at least dialed-in his car one notch better than fellow Brazilian Andre Ribeiro who rounded out the top ten with a 1:09.062. Among the other notable performances were those turned-in by Paul Tracy and Michael Andretti. While Andretti grided 15th after crashing for the second day in a row, Tracy, who hasn't completed a lap in the past three races and who, along with Al Unser, Jr., has struggled with the Penske PC26 on the road courses, was a relatively upbeat 12th fastest, one spot behind Christian Fittipaldi. "We had a good qualifying session," said Tracy. We made some improvements on the car and it feels better than it has in a while. Unfortunately, I locked-up the brakes and made a mistake on my best lap. If that didn't happen we would have ended up in the top ten. "But we feel good about tomorrow. We've found that the Marlboro car is a good race car and we've done well here before, so hopefully with a little luck we'll have a strong finish." Tracy isn't the only one who feels good about tomorrow. Herta for one, is vastly more confident about his chances on Sunday than he was earlier this season when he edged Zanardi for the pole at Mid-Ohio. It all comes down to tires. Goodyear tires in Herta's case. "I'm much happier here than I was the last time I had the pole at Mid-Ohio," he said. "This tire is a lot more robust throughout the life of the tire than the ones were at Mid-Ohio. I did a lot of laps on the tires this morning and the balance seems good throughout. Hopefully, the tires won't be the story of the race." Herta doubtless hopes that the story of the race will be his first victory. For all the harsh words that have flown back and forth in recent days, Zanardi admitted he wouldn't be at all unhappy to see Herta win. "I'm confident," he said. "Firestone has given us a robust - I like that word - tire all year long. I think we are in good shape again tomorrow. The question is will Bryan's tires last the race. If they do I'll be happy to see Bryan win his first race - I'd much rather see Bryan win than Gil (de Ferran). Nevertheless, if luck presents me with the opportunity to win this race I will take it." * While the two drivers at the front of the grid downplayed their spirited rivalry, two drivers at the other end of the grid were initiating a new one. That would be P.J. Jones and Max Papis, who had an interesting set-to at the conclusion of qualifying. As Jones coasted down the hill from the Corkscrew with a blown engine, Papis turned into the side of the Castrol Reynard, whereupon the American came to a stop. Not content with whacking the Reynard on his first time past, Papis came to a stop beside Jones on his next lap - his "cool down" lap - and made a series of gestures towards the American. Jones responded by hurling his steering wheel at Papis, scoring a direct hit on the Italian's helmet. "The only thing I can figure out is that I must have held him up down there," said Jones. "If I did that I'm sorry but I didn't see him in my mirrors. We have enough problems to be doing that to each other." "When I was at the top of the hill my engine blew and I was just coasting down the hill. I was off on the side of the track and he took about two stabs at me. He hit me the second time and I don't think that was called for. He pulled up beside me and stopped. I didn't know what he wanted and I was ready for anything that might happen. When I was getting out I took the steering wheel off and tossed it his way because I thought he was coming out of the car. I'm sure we'll make up. These cars are too expensive to be doing things like this." "I was on a very, very fast lap and coming around Turn Eight PJ was going slow and I slid into him," said Papis. "On the next lap I slowed down to say I was sorry and he threw his steering wheel at me. I think it was just a bit of a misunderstanding." * Roberto Moreno was named to drive the Team Alumax Reynard/Mercedes for tomorrow's Toyota Grand Prix of Monterey after Patrick Carpentier opted to withdraw from the race. Carpentier suffered a broken collarbone while bicycle riding near his home in Indianapolis two weeks ago. Moreno subbed for the Canadian at Vancouver last week but Carpentier was back in the car on Friday and Saturday morning at Laguna Seca. However, after qualifying 22nd on Friday then practicing this morning, Carpentier decided he was suffering too much pain to drive in the race. * Mercedes-Benz has joined the Team USA Scholarship program, which will take aspiring Americans Buddy Rice and Matt Sielsky to Donnington Park, England for the EFDA Formula Opel European Union Series Nations Cup VIII, October 18-19. Starting Line-up Statistics Courtesy of: MARLBORO RACING NEWS -- THE OFFICIAL CART NEWS SERVICE PPG CART WORLD SERIES STARTING GRID Toyota Grand Prix of Monterey STR CAR POS ROW NUM DRIVER/HOMETOWN & CAR TIME SPEED 1 1 8 BRYAN HERTA/New Albany, OH (USA) 67.895 M* 118.666 Shell R97 Ford (G) 2 1 4 ALEX ZANARDI/Monte Carlo, Mon (ITA) 68.339 117.896 Target R97 Honda (F) 3 2 20 SCOTT PRUETT/Crystal Bay, NV (USA) 68.681 117.308 Brahma R97 Ford (F) 4 2 18 MARK BLUNDELL/Paradise Vlly, AZ (ENG)68.735 117.215 Motorola PacWest R97 M-Benz (F) 5 3 17 MAURICIO GUGELMIN/Ft Lauderdale, FL 68.769 117.157 Hollywood PacWest R97 M-Benz (F) 6 3 1 JIMMY VASSER/Las Vegas, NV (USA) 68.849 117.021 Target R97 Honda (F) 7 4 99 GREG MOORE/Maple Ridge, BC (CAN) 68.992 116.779 Player's/Indeck R97 Mercedes (F) 8 4 19 MICHEL JOURDAIN JR./Mexico City, Me 69.013 116.743 Herdez/Viva Mex! R97 Ford (F) 9 5 5 GIL DE FERRAN/Ft Lauderdale, FL (BRZ)69.055 116.672 Valvoline/Cummins R97 Honda (G) 10 5 31 ANDRE RIBEIRO/Sao Paulo, Brazil (BRZ)69.062 116.660 LCI/Marlboro R97 Honda (F) 11 6 11 CHRISTIAN FITTIPALDI/Sao Paulo, Bra 69.1180 116.461 Kmart/Budweiser SW Ford (G) 12 6 3 PAUL TRACY/Paradise Vlly, AZ (CAN) 69.319 116.228 97 Marlboro Penske Mercedes (G) 13 7 9 DARIO FRANCHITTI(R)/Blackburn, Sct 69.338 116.196 Hogan Mtr Lease R97 M-Benz (F) 14 7 6 MICHAEL ANDRETTI/Nazareth, PA (USA) 69.347 116.181 Kmart/Texaco/Havoline SW Ford (G) 15 8 40 RAUL BOESEL/Key Biscayne, FL (BRZ) 69.384 116.119 Brahma R97 Ford (F) 16 8 7 BOBBY RAHAL/New Albany, OH (USA) 69.646 115.682 Miller Lite R97 Ford (G) 17 9 27 PARKER JOHNSTONE/Brush Prairie, WA 69.660 115.659 KOOL R97 Honda (F) 18 9 77 GUALTER SALLES(R)/Miami, FL (BRZ) 69.696 115.599 INDUSVAL R97 Ford (G) 19 10 25 MAX PAPIS/Newport Beach, CA (ITA) 70.029 115.049 MCI R97 Toyota (F) 20 10 2 AL UNSER JR./Albuquerque, NM (USA) 70.130 114.884 97 Marlboro Penske Mercedes (G) 21 11 21 RICHIE HEARN/Henderson, NV (USA) 70.547 114.205 Ralphs-Food 4 Less L97 Ford (G) 22 11 36 JUAN FANGIO II/Miami, FL (ARG) 70.996 113.482 Castrol-Jockey R97 Toyota (G) 23 12 98 PJ JONES/Rolling Hills, CA (USA) 71.015 113.452 Castrol-Jockey R97 Toyota (G) 24 12 32 ADRIAN FERNANDEZ/W. Bloomfield, MI 71.111 113.299 Tecate/Quaker State L97 Honda (F) 25 13 24 HIRO MATSUSHITA/San Clemente, CA(JPN)71.831 112.163 Panasonic Duskin R97 Toyota (F) 26 13 16 ROBERTO MORENO/Brasilia, Brazil (BRZ)72.244 111.522 Alumax Reynard M-Benz (G) 27 14 34 CHARLIE NEARBURG(R)/Midland, TX (USA)72.997 110.372 Nearburg Explor R97 Ford (F) 28 14 64 DENNIS VITOLO/Ft Lauderdale, FL (USA)74.464 108.197 SmithKline Beecham T L97 Ford (G) ENGINE LEGEND: Ford=Ford-Cosworth; M-Benz=Mercedes-Benz; CHASSIS LEGEND: SW=Swift 007.i; R97=Reynard 97I; L97=Lola 97 (R) Rookie driver M = Marlboro Pole Award ($10,000) * = New Track Record
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F1: Italian GP Sunday warmup Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:24.234 2. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 1:24.937 0.703 0.703 3. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:25.093 0.156 0.859 4. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 1:25.118 0.025 0.884 5. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen 1:25.493 0.375 1.259 6. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 1:25.608 0.115 1.374 7. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:25.683 0.075 1.449 8. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:25.836 0.153 1.602 9. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:25.860 0.024 1.626 10. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 1:25.962 0.102 1.728 11. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 1:26.028 0.066 1.794 12. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:26.037 0.009 1.803 13. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 1:26.115 0.078 1.881 14. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:26.228 0.113 1.994 15. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:26.364 0.136 2.130 16. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 1:26.511 0.147 2.277 17. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 1:26.907 0.396 2.673 18. Gianni Morbidelli I Sauber-Petronas 1:27.012 0.105 2.778 19. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:27.343 0.331 3.109 20. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:27.496 0.153 3.262 21. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart 1:28.279 0.783 4.045 107% of fastest time: 1:30.130 22. Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart 1:38.060 9.781 13.826
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F1: Italian GP results Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:17:04.609 2. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault +1.937 3. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault +4.343 4. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot +5.871 5. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault +6.416 6. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari +11.481 7. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault +12.471 8. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari +17.639 9. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes +49.373 10. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen +1:02.706 11. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen +1:03.327 12. Gianni Morbidelli I Sauber-Petronas -1 lap 13. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 -1 lap 14. Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart -3 laps DNF Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha on lap 47 DNF Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot on lap 40 DNF Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas on lap 39 DNF Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 on lap 34 DNF Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 on lap 32 DNF Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 on lap 13 DNF Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart on lap 9 DNF Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha on lap 5
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F1: Standings after Italian GP Drivers Championship Pos Driver Nat Constructor Pts --------------------------------------------------------- 1. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 67 2. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 57 3. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 28 4. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 27 5. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 24 6. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 21 7. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 18 8. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 17 9. Olivier Panis F Prost-Mugen 15 10. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 14 Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 14 12. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 11 13. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 7 14. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 6 15. Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Renault 4 16. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen 3 17. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 2 Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 2 19. Nicola Larini I Sauber-Petronas 1 Constructors Championship Pos Constructor Pts ----------------------------------- 1. Ferrari 85 2. Williams-Renault 84 3. Benetton-Renault 53 4. McLaren-Mercedes 38 5. Jordan-Peugeot 28 6. Prost-Mugen 20 7. Sauber-Petronas 15 8. TWR-Yamaha 7 9. Stewart-Ford ZV10 6 10. Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 2
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CART Online (September 7) -- Target/Chip Ganassi Racing won both the race and its second-straight $1 million PPG Cup Sunday at Laguna Seca Raceway as Jimmy Vasser won the Texaco/Havoline 300 and his teammate Alex Zanardi clinched the points championship at the Toyota Grand Prix of Monterey. Only an unintentional love tap between the teammates on the race's cool down lap tarnished an otherwise spectacular performance by Chip Ganassi's team. Vasser won his first race of the 1997 season while Zanardi's run to third place allowed the team to celebrate both a race win and the title at Laguna Seca Raceway for the second straight year. Last year at the Monterey track, Vasser wrapped up the PPG Cup while Zanardi won the race. This time, the tables were turned but the results were the same: A race win and the PPG Cup championship. But, as Vasser and Zanardi pulled alongside to congratulate each other on the cool down lap, they made light contact going into the course's downhill stretch. Zanardi continued to victory lane while Vasser unbuckled from his slightly damaged race car and hitched a ride to victory lane on the side pod of Max Papis MCI Reynard Toyota. Mark Blundell (Motorola Reynard Mercedes-Benz) finished second and set the races fastest lap of 1:10.960 seconds. He finished .543 seconds behind Vasser. Andre Ribeiro (LCI Reynard Honda HRR) and Gil de Ferran (Valvoline/Cummins Reynard Honda HRR) rounded out the top five. Honda's placement of four race cars in the top five was a season-high mark. Pole-sitter Bryan Herta (Shell Reynard Ford Cosworth) finished sixth after leading the opening laps of the race. The race was run caution free.
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Complete PPG CART World Series Point Standings Driver's Championship Nation's Cup 1. *Alex Zanardi 195 1. United States 236 2. Gil de Ferran 154 2. Brazil 224 3. Jimmy Vasser 128 3. Italy 197 4. Paul Tracy 121 4. Canada 190 5. Mauricio Gugelmin 119 5. England 95 6. Greg Moore 111 6. Mexico 13 7. Michael Andretti 108 7. Scotland 10 8. Scott Pruett 96 8. Argentina 9 9. Mark Blundell 95 9. Japan 4 10. Raul Boesel 91 10. Germany 1 11. Bryan Herta 72 12. Al Unser, Jr. 67 13. Bobby Rahal 60 Manufacturer's Championship 14. Andre Ribeiro 44 15. Christian Fittipaldi 38 1. *Mercedes Benz 295 16. Parker Johnstone 34 2. Honda 273 17. Patrick Carpentier 27 3. Ford Cosworth 220 18. Roberto Moreno 16 4. Toyota 12 19. Adrian Fernandez 13 20. Gualter Salles 10 21. Richie Hearn 10 Constructor's Championship 22. Dario Franchitti 10 23. Juan Fangio II 9 1. *Reynard 324 24. Max Papis 7 2. Penske 156 25. Dennis Vitolo 6 3. Swift 139 26. Hiro Matsushita 4 4. Lola 31 27. Michel Jourdain, Jr. 1 28. Arnd Meier 1 29. Christian Danner 1 Jim Trueman Rookie of the Year 1. Patrick Carpentier 27 2. Gualter Salles 10 3. Dario Franchitti 10 4. Arnd Meier 1 * Clinched Championships
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Laguna Seca Race Results September 7, 1997 MANY HAPPY RETURNS By David Phillips The ending wasn't QUITE the way Chip Ganassi might have scripted it. After all, Jimmy Vasser's Reynard-Honda finished the day sitting atop the Turn Nine curbing while Alex Zanardi rolled into Victory Lane to accept the plaudits as 1997 PPG CART World Series Champion. Then again, Vasser came to grief in a good cause: he collided with Target/Ganassi teammate Zanardi while taking a Victory Lap. It was the only time Vasser put a wheel wrong all day. He came from sixth on the grid to score his first CART victory since the 1996 U.S. 500, while Zanardi took an adventuresome third to clinch Target/Ganassi Racing's second straight PPG Cup. Last year, Zanardi won this race in spectacular fashion, taking to the dirt to pass Bryan Herta on the final lap, while Vasser clinched the PPG Cup with a fourth place finish. Herta would also play a key role in this year's race, as he used his third career pole to good advantage, bolting into the lead from Zanardi, Scott Pruett and Vasser at the green flag. Herta was in a confident frame of mind at Laguna Seca, much more so than when he won the pole at Mid-Ohio and led early only to fall out when one of his Goodyear tires failed. "I'm much happier here than I was the last time I had the pole," he said. "This tire is a lot more robust throughout than the ones were at Mid-Ohio. Hopefully, the tires won't be the story of the race." Although Herta's optimism initially seemed well founded, by Lap 15 Zanardi was all over the Shell Reynard. In light of the sanctions levied against him by CART officials for punting Herta out of the lead at Vancouver last week - not to mention the fact that he would win the championship merely by finishing seventh - Zanardi was loathe to take any risks. "At the beginning my goal was not to get in front of Bryan," he said. "I was happy to take second and if he won the race maybe he would be a little less mad. But at one point he was in big trouble and trying very hard to maintain his position. I think he went a little over the line driving to the left and then to the right trying to keep me behind him." Zanardi's conservatism enabled the Firestone-shod cars of Pruett, Vasser, Mauricio Gugelmin, Blundell and young Michel Jourdain, Jr. to close on the leaders. Come Lap 22 and Zanardi's patience was exhausted. He tried an outside move on Herta in Turn Three and got shoved into the dirt for his troubles. Pruett stormed by the two of them into first, with Zanardi dropping to fourth, which became third when Herta ran wide in Turn Six trying to keep Vasser at bay. "I thought the tires would be a little more durable," said Herta. "We really didn't have any indication during the weekend that they were going to go of like they did...It got so bad that I was just flying all over the place. I was trying to hold those guys off and keep the lead, thinking maybe if I could catch a yellow or something I could get into the pits and get another set of tires and be O.K. It wasn't to be." Pruett led four laps before pitting, while Vasser waited until Lap 27 to stop and maintained the lead on the strength of a quicker pit stop. Zanardi settled into third ahead of Gugelmin and Blundell while Andre Ribeiro leapt from eleventh to sixth after a blindingly fast stop by the Tasman team. Meanwhile, Gil de Ferran, who needed to win or finish second to prevent Zanardi clinching the championship, was a distant seventh just ahead of Greg Moore. Herta's off course-excursion dropped him to eighth spot where he ran ahead of an impressive Max Papis in the Reynard- Toyota while Jourdain was ninth after a slow pit stop ahead of Bobby Rahal, Christian Fittipaldi, Gualter Salles, Dario Franchitti, Richie Hearn, Al Unser, Jr., Raul Boesel and Adrian Fernandez. Missing already were Michael Andretti and Paul Tracy, who fell out with electrical and engine problems, respectively, while Hearn and Moore were destined to join them on the sidelines due to transmission and engine problems on the Della Penna and Players Forsythe entries. The order up front remained much the same until the second round of stops when Blundell beat Zanardi, Gugelmin and Pruett out of the pits to take second place on Lap 56. The next lap saw Zanardi take a stab at making it a Target/Ganassi 1-2 only to have Blundell firmly rebuff his overtaking attempt at 165 mph cresting the hill past the pits. Undeterred, the Italian went for the inside in Turn Two only to slither off into the dirt, regaining the track in fifth behind Vasser, Blundell, Gugelmin and Pruett with Ribeiro closing fast and de Ferran's dim title hopes growing fainter with each passing lap. Behind the Valvoline Reynard, Jourdain's fine run ended with a blown engine on Lap 69. Two laps later Fittipaldi pulled off with a broken rear suspension while Rahal crawled into the pits on Lap 76 with a blown transmission. With Vasser, Blundell and Gugelmin out of reach, Zanardi settled in behind Pruett for a tactical run to the finish, conceding fifth to Ribeiro on Lap 72. Wisely so. "When I saw Andre coming a million miles an hour I moved over," said Zanardi. "He knew I had lots to lose and he was smart to do that. He knew that I knew that any place ahead of de Ferran was good for me. So I let him go. I thought 'He won't be happy with fifth place; he's gonna try to pass Pruett and maybe he'll take him off." Zanardi's premonition was fulfilled on Lap 79 when Ribeiro clouted the Brahma Reynard in Turn Two, knocking Pruett out of the race and falling behind Zanardi in the process. Although Blundell shadowed Vasser to the finish, he was never quite able to make a move on the soon to be dethroned champion. "I think we might have had a little more for Vasser," said Blundell, "but to be honest, we didn't get that many breaks with the backmarkers. We certainly had the performance in the car but it would have been a tough move on him anyway." The PacWest team lost a likely two-three finish when Gugelmin's brakes failed approaching the Turn Two hairpin on the final lap and the Hollywood Reynard plunged into the tire wall, fortunately with no injury to its driver. "Something happened in the right rear corner," said the Vancouver winner. "It lost fluid so I lost the brakes completely." Zanardi thus was promoted to third place while Ribeiro held on for fourth ahead of de Ferran who clinched second place in the PPG Championship. "Trailing Alex by a fair margin we obviously needed the unexpected to happen," said de Ferran. Obviously it didn't happen, so we were fortunate to finish the race and clinch second-place in the championship. "The car was set-up very well, as usual. I had a small problem with the front tires wanting to go away which made the car difficult to handle at times. Now we can go to Fontana and concentrate on winning without worrying about points. I give tremendous praise to Derrick Walker and his team, they are absolutely top-notch and have given me a great opportunity for success." Herta soldiered home to sixth place ahead of Salles and Boesel, while Gugelmin was credited with ninth place ahead of Roberto Moreno, Unser and Parker Johnstone, the latter having spun off on Lap Five in a misunderstanding with Hearn. The day however, belonged to Target/Ganassi twins. And to emphasize that point, the two provided some post race hijinks by running into one another on the cool down lap. "Alex and I were joking earlier about what a great things his victory donuts have become," said Vasser. "And I was trying to think of something I could do to top it. I told I figured I'd just stuff my car into the fence on the cool-off lap and make the highlights on (ESPN) SportsCenter." "That was my fault," Zanardi conceded. "I was so happy (to clinch the title) that I was driving with my knees like I do back home in Italy so I can play with the radio. I thought I could do that and clap my hands...and I hit him." It may have not been the way it was scripted, but the pratfall put a memorable exclamation point on a season that saw Target/Ganassi become the first team to win back to back PPG Cups since TrueSports won the 1986 and '87 titles and the first to do it with different drivers since Penske Racing turned the trick in 1982 and 1984 with Al Unser and Rick Mears. The only question that remains is, what will they do for an encore? * The picture at Team KOOL Green for 1998 appears to be taking shape in the form of a one car CART team, more than likely with Dario Franchitti as the driver. "Dario is certainly on the short list," said team owner Barry Green at Laguna Seca. "He's impressed the hell out of everybody on pit lane this year; his style is certainly seems suited to Indy cars. But we've got to get approval from KOOL." * Franchitti's likely departure from Hogan Racing would seem to open-up another option for Adrian Fernandez who is also thought to be in negotiation to join Scott Pruett at Patrick Racing. * Christiano de Matta scored his third win of the 1997 PPG Firestone Indy Lights Championship at Laguna Seca, edging Tasman Motorsports teammates Tony Kanaan and Helio Castro-Neves for the win. By finishing second and third, Kanaan and Neves guaranteed Tasman Motorsports of third Indy Lights title since 1992. Kanaan now leads Neves in the points race 152 to 141 and the two will decide the championship in the final race of the season at California Speedway in three weeks' time. * Speaking of Tasman, the team is the first CART organization to feel the affect of the impending restrictions on tobacco advertising as Marlboro Latin America has decided not to renew its sponsorships of Tasman's CART and Indy Lights cars in 1998. Andre Ribeiro is certain to return to the team next season, likely with backing from Brahma Beer and with Kanaan as a teammate. De Matta is widely tipped to drive one of the team's Indy Lights cars but the second seat is wide open as of now. * Mark Blundell's second place at Laguna Seca clinched the Manufacturers Championship for Mercedes-Benz. * The Toyota Grand Prix of Monterey went flag to flag without a full course yellow, the first CART race to do so since Al Unser, Jr. won the Cleveland Grand Prix in 1994. * With his first win of the 1997 season at Laguna Seca, coupled with his second place in the Vancouver and the fact that he has led the most laps in both events has propelled Jimmy Vasser - the forgotten man through much of the year - into third place in the PPG Cup standings. With Alex Zanardi having clinched the PPG Cup and Gil de Ferran securing a lock on second place, third place will be up for grabs at the Marlboro 500 between Vasser (128), Paul Tracy (121), Mauricio Gugelmin (119), Greg Moore (111) and Michael Andretti (108). Race Statistics Statistics Courtesy of: MARLBORO RACING NEWS -- THE OFFICIAL CART NEWS SERVICE PROVISIONAL BOXSCORE PPG CART WORLD SERIES RACE NO.16 Toyota Monterey Grand Prix Monterey, CA SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 1997 FIN STR CAR POS POS NUM DRIVER/RESIDENCE CAR QUAL QUAL LAPS TOT TIME SPEED LAPS STATUS PTS PTS 1 6 1 JIMMY VASSER/Las Vegas, NV (USA) Target R97 Honda (F) 68.849 117.021 83 109.647 mph 21 128 2 4 18 MARK BLUNDELL/Paradise Vlly, AZ (ENG) Motorola PacWest R97 M-Benz (F) 68.735 117.215 83 0.543 sec. 16 95 3 2 4 ALEX ZANARDI/Monte Carlo, Mon (ITA) * Target R97 Honda (F) 68.339 117.896 83 RUNNING 14 195 4 10 31 ANDRE RIBEIRO/Sao Paulo, Brazil (BRZ) LCI/Marlboro R97 Honda (F) 69.062 116.660 83 RUNNING 12 44 5 9 5 GIL DE FERRAN/Ft Lauderdale, FL (BRZ) Valvoline/Cummins R97 Honda (G) 69.055 116.672 83 RUNNING 10 154 6 1 8 BRYAN HERTA/New Albany, OH (USA) Shell R97 Ford (G) 67.895 118.666 83 RUNNING M 9 72 7 18 77 GUALTER SALLES(R)/Miami, FL (BRZ) INDUSVAL R97 Ford (G) 69.696 115.599 83 RUNNING 6 10 8 15 40 RAUL BOESEL/Key Biscayne, FL (BRZ) Brahma R97 Ford (F) 69.384 116.119 83 RUNNING 5 91 9 5 17 MAURICIO GUGELMIN/Ft Lauderdale, FL (BRZ) Hollywood PacWest R97 M-Benz (F) 68.769 117.157 82 CONTACT 4 119 10 26 16 ROBERTO MORENO/Brasilia, Brazil (BRZ) Alumax Reynard M-Benz (G) 72.244 111.522 82 RUNNING 3 16 11 20 2 AL UNSER JR./Albuquerque, NM (USA) 97 Marlboro Penske Mercedes (G) 70.130 114.884 82 RUNNING 2 67 12 17 27 PARKER JOHNSTONE/Brush Prairie, WA (USA) KOOL R97 Honda (F) 69.660 115.659 81 RUNNING 1 34 13 13 9 DARIO FRANCHITTI(R)/Blackburn, Sct (SCT) Hogan Mtr Lease R97 M-Benz (F) 69.338 116.196 81 RUNNING 0 10 14 19 25 MAX PAPIS/Newport Beach, CA (ITA) MCI R97 Toyota (F) 70.029 115.049 81 RUNNING 0 7 15 22 36 JUAN FANGIO II/Miami, FL (ARG) Castrol-Jockey R97 Toyota (G) 70.996 113.482 80 RUNNING 0 9 16 3 20 SCOTT PRUETT/Crystal Bay, NV (USA) Brahma R97 Ford (F) 68.681 117.308 79 CONTACT 0 96 17 23 98 PJ JONES/Rolling Hills, CA (USA) Castrol-Jockey R97 Toyota (G) 71.015 113.452 78 FUEL 0 0 18 27 34 CHARLIE NEARBURG(R)/Midland, TX (USA) Nearburg Explor R97 Ford (F) 72.997 110.372 78 RUNNING 0 0 19 16 7 BOBBY RAHAL/New Albany, OH (USA) Miller Lite R97 Ford (G) 69.646 115.682 76 GEARBOX 0 60 20 28 64 DENNIS VITOLO/Ft Lauderdale, FL (USA) SmithKline Beecham T L97 Ford (G) 74.464 108.197 75 RUNNING 0 6 21 11 11 CHRISTIAN FITTIPALDI/Sao Paulo, Braz (BRZ) Kmart/Budweiser SW Ford (G) 69.1180 116.461 71 SUSPENSION 0 38 22 8 19 MICHEL JOURDAIN JR./Mexico City, Mex (MEX) Herdez/Viva Mex! R97 Ford (F) 69.013 116.743 69 ENGINE 0 1 23 24 32 ADRIAN FERNANDEZ/W. Bloomfield, MI (MEX) Tecate/Quaker State L97 Honda (F) 71.111 113.299 67 BRAKES 0 13 24 7 99 GREG MOORE/Maple Ridge, BC (CAN) Player's/Indeck R97 Mercedes (F) 68.992 116.779 64 ENGINE 0 111 25 21 21 RICHIE HEARN/Henderson, NV (USA) Ralphs-Food 4 Less L97 Ford (G) 70.547 114.205 40 GEARBOX 0 10 26 12 3 PAUL TRACY/Paradise Vlly, AZ (CAN) 97 Marlboro Penske Mercedes (G) 69.319 116.228 23 ENGINE 0 121 27 14 6 MICHAEL ANDRETTI/Nazareth, PA (USA) Kmart/Texaco/Havoline SW Ford (G) 69.347 116.181 12 ELECTRICAL 0 108 28 25 24 HIRO MATSUSHITA/San Clemente, CA (JP Panasonic Duskin R97 Toyota (F) 71.831 112.163 2 OIL LEAK 0 4 ENGINE LEGEND: Ford=Ford-Cosworth; M-Benz=Mercedes-Benz; CHASSIS LEGEND: SW=Swift 007.i; R97=Reynard 97I; L97=Lola 97 (R) Rookie driver M = Marlboro Pole Award ($10,000) * = Clinches 1997 PPG Cup Championship TIME OF RACE: 1:41:38.813 AVERAGE SPEED: 109.647 mph CAUTION FLAGS: NO CAUTION FLAGS DURING RACE LAP LEADERS: 2 lead changes, 3 drivers Bryan Herta, 1-21 21 Laps Scott Pruett, 22-25 4 Laps Jimmy Vasser, 26-83 58 Laps TOTALS: Jimmy Vasser 58 laps Bryan Herta 21 laps Scott Pruett 4 laps
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F1: Italian GP report When the race started Alesi made the most of his pole position, whilst Frentzen held 2nd and Coulthard made another of his charging starts and was up to third, with Fisichella, Villeneuve and Hakkinen trailing behind. For the first few laps Alesi pulled around 0.4 second a lap over Frentzen, whilst Coulthard was stuck behind and unable to make further progress. Schumacher by the end of lap 1 was already up to 7th place from his rather lowly grid position. On lap 4, Diniz had what appeared to be a relatively minor off - sideways - but was clearly damaged, pulling into the pits to retire. At the front Alesi kept his gap over Frentzen at around 2 seconds, whilst Coulthard was pushing hard for his place. On lap 8 the next accident occured, when Katayama somehow damaged his left front wheel (it was not clear if it was before or during the accident). The suspension was damaged badly and he retired. By lap 12, Alesi had a 2.9 second lead over Frentzen, and Coulthard continued to harry him for the place. In 5th place, Frentzen's team mate Villeneuve was being harried by Coulthard's team mate Hakkinen. Verstappen pitted on lap 12 and retired with a hydraulic problem, followed by Salo for a routine pit stop a couple of laps later (one of the few on a two stopper). By lap 20, the Frentzen-Coulthard train was pulling away well from the pack behind, and catching Alesi, bringing the gap down to 1.5 seconds. The order stayed the same in the top 6 for all the way to the first round of pit stops - this what not the most memorable of races for overtaking. Villeneuve was the first to pit, rather early on around lap 27. Frentzen was now up to Alesi and trying to find a way past, whilst Coulthard was looking to Frentzen making a mistake. Frentzen soon followed Villeneuve pitward. Coulthards car was now starting to look a little ragged in second place. Fisichella (now third) pitted on lap 31, making the order Alesi, Coulthard, Hakkinen, Michael Schumacher, Berger and Irvine. Alesi and Coulthard both pitted together, and yet again it was down to the teams to decide who would take the lead. The McLaren team won, and so Coulthard found himself effectively in the lead rejoining in 4th place, with Hakkinen, Schumacher and Berger (who had yet to stop) ahead. Alesi rejoined in 5th place, with Irvine in 6th. Hakkinen was now preparing for his stop, but had a rather bad in lap with traffic. Schumacher now had the lead, as Hakkinen rejoined the race. Schumacher pitted on lap 35 with a very fast 7.2 second stop, whilst Hakkinen was pit bound again. He apparantly flat spotted his tyres down to the canvas on a 10" x 5" area and the tyre went down. Coulthard was now truly in the lead, with Alesi, Frentzen, Fisichella, Villeneuve and Michael Schumacher behind. Ralf Schumacher made an impact on the race on lap 39 when he took Johnny Herbert. The German was ahead of Herbert - just - and then pulled onto the line before he was fully clear of Herbert. Result? Both touched wheels, with the Sauber launched into a ferociously out of control slide down the track and into the wall. Herbert hopped out uninjured. Ralf's car for a little while looked OK, but he was into the pits for a check, went out for a lap and returned with the car pulling in to one side. Ralf was clear that Johnny should have moved out of the way by breaking earlier to let him by cleanly. The young German clearly has some things to learn still about motor racing. For the rest of the race little happened. Hill's Arrows Yamaha had a rather major engine blow up, but otherwise the race continued in something of a procession. The order was Coulthard, Alesi, Frentzen, Fisichella, Villeneuve and Schumacher, and so it continued to the flag. Coulthard a deserving victor in a rather boring race.
auto-moto.339 castrvm,
Villnev kaznjen sa 9 trka zbog ne postovanja zute zastave
auto-moto.340 miko,
Dream Team I Jedan pobedjuje, a drugi vozi ... ;)) Zanimljivost: Po mojoj skromnoj evidenciji, cini mi se da su se sada obojica vozaca izjednacila po broju osvojenih bodova u karijeri - 105. Ipak, zna se ko je svojim umecem osvajao iste, a ko je vozio za Williams ;) sabelg1l.jpg
auto-moto.341 space.ace,
HOT!!!! Vilnev suspendovan na 9 trka neučestvovanja zbog nepoštovanja žute zastavice na protekloj trci. Prvo je bio suspendovan na 1 trku, ali pošto je to njemu već treći prekršaj ove sezone, komitet se odlučio na 9. On ima pravo žalbe, ali slaba vajda. Izgleda da će Šumaher po treći put postati Šampion, a Ferrari konačno uzeti titulu konstruktora :).
auto-moto.342 junior,
> Izgleda da će Šumaher po treći put postati Šampion, a Ferrari > konačno uzeti titulu konstruktora :). Mašala. :) Jest da nije na najlepši način, al' pobedi se ne gleda u zube :> Nego, koliko je to proverena informacija? Uporno gledam vesti zadnjih par dana, i nikako da vidim tu vest.
auto-moto.343 castrvm,
> Vilnev suspendovan na 9 trka neucestvovanja > Ferrari konacno uzeti titulu konstruktora :). Willijams sada ima puno vise sanse da osvoji titulu konstruktora , bez Villneva . Bilo koji drugi vozac iz F-1 ce u Wilijamsu osvojiti vise bodova od Irvajna u ferrariu , a Frencen ce najzad dobiti sansu da pokaze sta zna .
auto-moto.344 stukelj,
│ 1 6 1 JIMMY VASSER/Las Vegas, NV (USA) └───────────────────────────────────────────────── Kakva dominacija!! Blundell je pokusavao nemoguce - da prestigne Vassera! I jos je obisao Blundella i Gugelmina sa spoljasnje strane na startu...
auto-moto.345 stukelj,
│ Willijams sada ima puno vise sanse da osvoji titulu │ konstruktora , bez Villneva . Bilo koji drugi vozac └───────────────────────────────────────────────── Ma, da... Sada tek nemaju nikakve sanse... │ u ferrariu , a Frencen ce najzad dobiti sansu da pokaze │ sta zna . └───────────────────────────────────────────────── Kakve to ima veze sa Villeneuveom ??? Meni se cini da u Williamsu nije situacija kao u Ferrariju da drugi vozac uvek mora da propusti prvog vozaca...
auto-moto.346 castrvm,
> Kakve to ima veze sa Villeneuveom ??? Meni se cini da u Williamsu nije > situacija kao u Ferrariju da drugi vozac uvek mora da propusti prvog > vozaca... Svaki prosecan vozac F-1 bi u tom bolidu (Villneovim) resio sampionat dve trke pre kraja sampionata . Villnev je imao u svojoj karijeri samo jednu dobru sezonu 95. indycar . U F-1 se bas nije najbolje snasao F-1 je ipak mnogo slozenija , prosecni vozaci iz F-1 postaju zvezde u indycaru a retko se desi obrnuto . Videces sta moze Frencen u sledece tri trke kao prvi vozac Williamsa.
auto-moto.347 nigy,
> Meni se cini da u Williamsu nije > situacija kao u Ferrariju da drugi vozac uvek mora da propusti prvog > vozaca... Oni i ne mogu da odrede ko je prvi vozac, jer ne mogu da se odluce ko od njih dvojce gore vozi! ;>>>
auto-moto.348 vector,
Ů▀Ţ samo jednu dobru sezonu 95. indycar . U F-1 se bas nije najbolje snasao Ů▀Ţ F-1 je ipak mnogo slozenija , prosecni vozaci iz F-1 postaju zvezde Ů▀Ţ u indycaru a retko se desi obrnuto . Prosecni vozaci koji voze u F1 voze u prosecnim (nikakvim) timovima. U Indycaru jednostavno dobiju sansu koju nisu (ne njihovom krivicom) mogli da dobiju u F1. Svi znamo kolika je konkurencija u Indycaru; tamo je teze dobiti sampionat, i mislim da je to pravi test za vozaca: ovde postoje samo Williams i Ferrari, dok tamo imamo Penske, Newman Haas, Ganassi, PacWest, Walker Racing, LCI, itd, itd. _Svako_ od njih moze da osvoji titulu. Ů▀Ţ Videces sta moze Frencen u sledece tri trke kao prvi vozac Williamsa. Frentzen je u poslednjih par trka bio najbrzi covek na stazi za vreme trke, dok na kvalifikacijama nije bio toliko dobar - izgleda da je tim pretezno orijentisan na race setup.
auto-moto.349 vpoznanovic,
F1: Italian GP winners' press conference Q. Congratulations, David, on your second victory of the season, and on that magnificent start which brought you through from 6th on the grid to 3rd place at the first corner ... DC: The start is always one of the most important things you do in a race, because it is possible to spend the whole of a race trying to get past another competitor. At the start, though, it is possible to pass two or three cars quite easily, and that is why I have always concentrated myself on making good starts. I don't always get it right, but today I did! Q. How well did things go in the rest of the race? DC: I just tried to keep calm and stay out of trouble until the pit stops. I knew we would have a quick stop because we were able to run quite a long time longer than the others and that meant we would not have to put in so much fuel [as they did]. It was the key to getting past Jean. Q. You said that part of your strategy was to be watching Benetton. What was the plan? DC: The team obviously had a better view of everything, so they called the stops. It was down to the boys, who did a fantastic job - and we just nipped into the pits ahead of Jean, then nipped out again ahead of him. Q. How did you feel to have beaten him in the pits? DC: It confirmed what I had expected, and then it was my real belief that I could win the race. That was the key moment. Overtaking here is so difficult, so to win here is a complete team effort. Q. Was there more pressure in the first half or the second? DC: The first half, because you are trying to judge at what pace other people are going to run, and how long they will keep going until they make their stop. The second half was really just cruising. The best way to drive a race is of course to be driving the car flat out, but neither do you want to make a mistake once you have established a lead. And it felt very comfortable. Q. Your team has had some reliability troubles this year Were you worried about that happening again today? DC: Not at all. This weekend we actually found something on the car which may have contributed to the unreliability. It was modified this morning, at the track, and the warm-up confirmed that the problem had been improved. So I had no doubts at all about any part of the machinery. I knew brakes would not be an issue either. And the engine just kept on pulling. It was a great day for everyone. Q. This has been a difficult weekend for British people. Have you been affected by recent events? DC: Yes, I was thinking about it in the last ten laps. I know that a driver should always be paying full attention to the next corner, but my thoughts did go out to what happened yesterday. I was also wondering whether we should spray the champagne if we managed to win the race. In the end I had a quick conversation [by radio] and we felt it was the right thing to do. I am sure that everyone was thinking about it, including me as I drove round at 200 mph. I was happy to hear our national anthem at the end ... Q. Jean, after leading from pole position, I am sure you are a little disappointed with second place ... JA: Obviously yes: after doing a good first part of the race I was looking for a win, and my car was working really well until the end. Q. There was a period after lap 16 when your lead started to come down. Was there something wrong with your car? JA: I had a little bit of oversteer in low speed corners. It made it quite difficult to judge how to use the throttle. I had a little accident this morning like that, maybe because I was not being careful enough, and I lost the rear. When I started to have this same feeling again in the race, I slowed down a little bit. Q. Very soon after that you had Coulthard and Frentzen closing up behind you. Was that a lot of pressure? JA: Not really, because it is impossible for anyone to overtake here unless you make a mistake. So I was really concentrating on using the car to the maximum without making a mistake. And that is what I did. Q. Heinz-Harald, in the early stages you were the meat in a sandwich with Alesi and Coulthard. Was that exciting? HHF: Yes, I suppose so. At the beginning I picked up a bit of understeer and didn't want to risk pushing the tyres too much. I had a comfortable gap behind Jean, then towards the end of that first run I started to close up on him. But as he says, it is very difficult to find a place to overtake here. Q. Did you make your pit stop a little too early? HHF: Yes, from this aspect. But in the heat of a race it is difficult to get your judgements 100 per cent right. Now, after the race, we are a bit more experienced. It was obviously a good move by David to make his pitstop late. He was setting good lap times all the way through his first run, and his team was very quick in the pits. I have to congratulate them on that.
auto-moto.350 vpoznanovic,
Ni danas nisam našao nikakvu potvrdu te informacije o Vilnevovoj suspenziji, a svaki dan posjećujem priličan broj sajtova koji se bave Formulom 1 i koji vijesti prenose iz minuta u minut. Sve sam više ubijeđen da je neko pokušao da se našali s nama, samo mi još nije jasno ko - neki nepoznati i nepouzdani medij, ili korisnici koji su tu informaciju objavili ovde.
auto-moto.351 vector,
Ů▀Ţ Ni danas nisam nasao nikakvu potvrdu te informacije o Vilnevovoj Ů▀Ţ suspenziji, a svaki dan posjecujem prilican broj sajtova koji se Ů▀Ţ bave Formulom 1 i koji vijesti prenose iz minuta u minut. Sve sam Ja sam video tu informaciju na, cini mi se, http://epsnet.sportszone.com, mada mi se cini da je to neka glupost koja nema nikakve veze sa istinom. :)
auto-moto.352 stukelj,
│ samo jednu dobru sezonu 95. indycar . U F-1 se bas nije najbolje snasao │ F-1 je ipak mnogo slozenija , prosecni vozaci iz F-1 postaju zvezde │ u indycaru a retko se desi obrnuto . └───────────────────────────────────────────────── Koji su to prosecni vozaci ?
auto-moto.353 stukelj,
│ Ganassi, PacWest, Walker Racing, LCI, itd, itd. _Svako_ od njih moze └───────────────────────────────────────────────── LCI ??? Valjda si mislio Tasman ? ;)
auto-moto.354 giovanni,
Ę? Vilnev suspendovan na 9 trka neučestvovanja zbog nepoštovanja žute Ę? zastavice na protekloj trci. Prvo je bio suspendovan na 1 trku, ali pošto Ę? je to njemu već treći prekršaj ove sezone, komitet se odlučio na 9. On Ę? ima pravo žalbe, ali slaba vajda. U je*o te. 9 trka!? Pa to znači da on neće ni u sledećem šampionatu imati neke šanse da osvoji titulu (tek će voziti od 6. trke sezone). A i ako se žali, ne verujem da će da mu ukinu kaznu. Možda smanje na do kraja sezone.
auto-moto.355 space.ace,
> Nego, koliko je to proverena informacija? Uporno gledam vesti > zadnjih par dana, i nikako da vidim tu vest. Prošetaj malo Internet-om. Ja sam informaciju video na Monaco F1, a adresa je valjda www.monaco.com/f1. Posle toga video sam je i na RTL-u. Jes' da je bio nemački, ali znam ga pomalo :).
auto-moto.356 junior,
> Ni danas nisam našao nikakvu potvrdu te informacije o > Vilnevovoj suspenziji, a svaki dan posjećujem priličan broj > sajtova koji se bave Formulom 1 i koji vijesti prenose iz > minuta u minut. Hm, potražio sam na Altavisti ('villeneuve near suspended'), i mogu ti reći da mi se pojavilo 6 sajtova. Od toga mi je jedan delovao kao najozbiljniji, jer prenose samo agencijske vesti. Tamo stoji da je Vilnev suspendovan na 1 (jednu) trku, zbog nepoštovanja žute zastavice na nedeljnom warm-upu. To sam našao na još 2 mesta, s tim da se jedan sajt zvao 'F1 stories & rumors' :), ali pretpostavljam da je to sigurno tačno. E sad, da li su mu povećali kaznu, ili ostaje jedna trka ... saznaćemo za 2 trke, zar ne? :)
auto-moto.357 giovanni,
Uz poruku je fajl sa člankom na sajtu espnet.sportszone.com u vezi sa trkom u Monci i suspenzijom Vilneva. Najznačajniji deo članka je ovde dole pa ko malo bolje razume engleski neka rastumači šta tačno znači ta rečenica. Jel' on suspendovan na 9 trka ili na jednu trku i to uslovno na 9 trka? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Villeneuve had been upset during the morning by being given a one-race ban, suspended for nine races, for ignoring a yellow warning flag during the warmup. It's the third time this year he's ignored warning flags and he can appeal the ruling. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<, vill.htm
auto-moto.358 vector,
Evo jedne zanimljivosti, cisto da se zna ko je najbolji ;) --=== World Driver Rankings ===-- # Name Nat Category Team Pts ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Alex Zanardi IT CART World Series Reynard-Honda 887 2 Michael Schumacher DE Formula 1 WC Ferrari 859 3 Gil de Ferran BR CART World Series Reynard-Honda 713 3 Jeff Gordon US NASCAR Winston Cup Chevrolet 713 5 Tony Kanaan US Indy Lights Lola - Buick 674 6 Jacques Villeneuve CA Formula 1 WC Williams-Renault 671 7 Alain Menu CH British T.C.C. Renault Laguna 627 8 Helio Castro Neves BR Indy Lights Lola - Buick 615 9 Cristiano da Matta BR Indy Lights Lola - Buick 582 10 Tom Kendall US Trans-Am Championship Ford Mustang 577 11 Jimmy Vasser US CART World Series Reynard-Honda 574 12 Paul Tracy CA CART World Series Penske-Mercedes 554 13 Dale Jarrett US NASCAR Winston Cup Ford 544 14 Mauricio Gugelmin BR CART World Series Reynard-Mercedes 540 15 Jean Alesi FR Formula 1 WC Benetton-Renault 533 Kompletna lista se moze naci na http://www.champion-rankings.com. Vidi se da ju je napravio neki Amer, ;) pazite kada se vozaci iz IRL (indy racing league) sampionata "kotiraju" bolje od F1 vozaca. ;) BTW, kada je trka u Austriji?
auto-moto.360 vpoznanovic,
>> Uz poruku je fajl sa ~lankom na sajtu espnet.sportszone.com u vezi sa >> trkom u Monci i suspenzijom Vilneva. Najzna~ajniji deo ~lanka je ovde dole >> pa ko malo bolje razume engleski neka rastuma~i {ta ta~no zna~i ta >> re~enica. Jel' on suspendovan na 9 trka ili na jednu trku i to uslovno na >> 9 trka? A i vi ga brate preuveli~aste, nisam mogao da vjerujem da je kandidat za titulu {ampiona u Formuli 1 dobio više od pola sezone suspenzije a da je tu informaciju objavila samo jedna sportska agencija, i to opisuju}i je u jednoj re~enici. Jacques je ka`njen samo uslovno; ako u narednoj trci napravi sli~an incident, tek }e onda biti suspendovan sa 9 trka, a i tada ne neopozivo i bez prava `albe. Nepoštivanje žute zastavice jeste ozbiljan prekršaj, ali ipak ne toliko ozbiljan da biste nekome radi njega upropastili karijeru, pogotovo kad se radi o situaciji u kojoj se ništa konkretno nije desilo. Zamolio bih da drugi put malo obazrivije prenosite ovakve vijesti, ili ako sadr`aj nije dovoljno jasan da ih ostavite u originalnoj formi, pa da svako mo`e sebi da ih rastuma~i.
auto-moto.361 vector,
[Catalunya, Fri Qual] ¨ Rezultati sa prvog kvalifikacionog treninga: --=== GP MARLBORO DE CATALUNYA ===-- CLASSIFICATION ¨ 125cc Pos Num Rider Nat B.Time Motorcycle Team 1 8 K.SAKATA JPN 1:53.476 Aprilia UGT 3000 2 46 V.ROSSI ITA 0.723 Aprilia Nastro Azzurro Aprilia 3 2 M.TOKUDOME JPN 0.870 Aprilia Docshop Racing 4 3 T.MANAKO JPN 0.940 Honda Team UGT 3000 5 41 Y.UI JPN 1.010 Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz 6 5 J.MARTINEZ SPA 1.057 Aprilia Team Airtel-Aspar 7 15 R.LOCATELLI ITA 1.144 Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel 8 10 L.CECCHINELLO ITA 1.154 Honda Spidi Honda LCR 9 19 F.PETIT FRA 1.353 Honda Team RMS 10 17 J.MATURANA SPA 1.693 Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz 11 62 Y.KATOH JPN 1.801 Yamaha Team Semprucci 12 7 N.UEDA JPN 2.037 Honda Team Pileri 13 32 M.GIANSANTI ITA 2.303 Honda Matteoni Racing 14 21 G.SCALVINI ITA 2.321 Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel 15 20 M.AZUMA JPN 2.378 Honda L.B. Racing 16 72 G.McCOY AUS 2.627 Aprilia Marlboro Team Alfa Bieffe ¨ 250cc Pos Num Rider Nat B.Time Motorcycle Team 1 2 R.WALDMANN GER 1:48.301 Honda Marlboro Honda 2 65 L.CAPIROSSI ITA 0.375 Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team 3 31 T.HARADA JPN 0.540 Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team 4 1 M.BIAGGI ITA 0.556 Honda Marlboro Team Kanemoto Honda 5 15 S.PERUGINI ITA 0.828 Aprilia Nastro Azzurro Aprilia 6 12 T.TSUJIMURA JPN 1.083 T.S. Honda F.C.C. Technical Sports 7 5 T.UKAWA JPN 1.088 Honda Benetton Honda 8 19 O.JACQUE FRA 1.238 Honda Chesterfield Elf Tech 3 9 7 H.AOKI JPN 1.965 Honda Matteoni Racing 10 21 F.BATTAINI ITA 2.129 Yamaha Edo Racing 11 20 N.NUMATA JPN 2.244 Suzuki Team Molenaar Suzuki 12 16 W.COSTES FRA 2.511 Honda Chesterfield Elf Tech 3 13 17 J.CARDOSO SPA 2.561 Yamaha S.S.P. Competicion 14 8 C.MIGLIORATI ITA 2.592 Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel 15 26 E.ALZAMORA SPA 2.627 Honda Fortuna Honda 16 25 O.PETRUCCIANI SUI 2.636 Aprilia Mohag Aprilia Racing Team ¨ 500cc Pos Num Rider Nat B.Time Motorcycle Team 1 1 M.DOOHAN AUS 1:46.560 Honda Repsol Honda 2 8 C.CHECA SPA 0.176 Honda MoviStar Honda Pons 3 2 A.CRIVILLE SPA 0.454 Honda Repsol Honda 4 7 T.OKADA JPN 0.467 Honda Repsol Honda 5 19 D.ROMBONI ITA 0.548 Aprilia IP Aprilia Racing Team 6 3 L.CADALORA ITA 0.844 Yamaha Red Bull Yamaha WCM 7 10 K.ROBERTS Jr. USA 0.883 Modenas KR3 Marlboro Team Roberts 8 24 T.AOKI JPN 0.970 Honda Repsol Honda 9 12 J.BAYLE FRA 1.030 Modenas KR3 Marlboro Team Roberts 10 21 J.V.D.GOORBERGH NED 1.291 Honda Team Millar MQP 11 20 S.GIBERNAU SPA 1.299 Yamaha Yamaha Team Rainey 12 14 J.BORJA SPA 1.440 ELF 500 Elf 500 Roc 13 18 N.AOKI JPN 1.488 Honda Rheos ELF F.C.C. T.S. 14 5 N.ABE JPN 1.648 Yamaha Yamaha Team Rainey 15 4 A.BARROS BRA 1.718 Honda Honda Gresini 16 6 D.BEATTIE AUS 1.763 Suzuki Lucky Strike Suzuki
auto-moto.362 space.ace,
> 6 Jacques Villeneuve CA Formula 1 WC Williams-Renault 671 Očigledno je da Žak može da zahvali svojim poenima u Indy Car-u za ovo mesto. Moja poenta je da je bezveze što računaju poene iz različitih kategorija, naročito jer prvoplasirani u IndyCar-u dobija 20 poena, a F1 pobednik samo 10.
auto-moto.363 vector,
Ů▀Ţ Ocigledno je da Zak moze da zahvali svojim poenima u Indy Car-u za ovo Ů▀Ţ mesto. Moja poenta je da je bezveze sto racunaju poene iz razlicitih Ů▀Ţ kategorija, narocito jer prvoplasirani u IndyCar-u dobija 20 poena, a Ů▀Ţ F1 pobednik samo 10. Ne znam kako racunaju te poene, ali mislim da je u pitanju ucinak ove sezone (valjda?). :)
auto-moto.364 stukelj,
│ Ne znam kako racunaju te poene, ali mislim da je u pitanju ucinak ove │ sezone (valjda?). :) └───────────────────────────────────────────────── Pa to je valjda ocigledno... u protivnom sumnjam da bi Zanardi i Schumacher bili prvi i drugi... :) A i Tracy ne bi bio na 13. (valjda) mestu...
auto-moto.365 vector,
Kako sam cuo, Alesi ce od sledece sezone voziti za Sauber.
auto-moto.366 giovanni,
Ę? Jacques je ka`njen samo uslovno; ako u narednoj trci napravi sli~an Ę? incident, tek }e onda biti suspendovan sa 9 trka, a i tada ne neopozivo i Ę? bez prava `albe. Nepoštivanje žute zastavice jeste ozbiljan prekršaj, ali Ę? ipak ne PA i ja sam na tako nešto posumnjao ;) Pogotovo kad na monaco.mc/f1 ništa nema o toj suspenziji. Ę? Zamolio bih da drugi put malo obazrivije prenosite ovakve vijesti, ili Ę? ako sadr`aj nije dovoljno jasan da ih ostavite u originalnoj formi, pa Ę? da svako mo`e sebi da ih rastuma~i. Upravo zato i onaj fajl i deo u poruci. Skoro da proglasiše Šumahera šampionom a on ima još nekoliko trka da pobedi ;)
auto-moto.367 vector,
[125cc] --=== GP MARLBORO DE CATALUNYA ===-- CLASSIFICATION Pos Num Rider Nat Total Time Motorcycle TEAM 1 46 V.ROSSI ITA 42:14.687 Aprilia Nastro Azzurro Aprilia 2 8 K.SAKATA JPN 6.002 Aprilia UGT 3000 3 7 N.UEDA JPN 9.527 Honda Team Pileri 4 32 M.GIANSANTI ITA 11.185 Honda Matteoni Racing 5 3 T.MANAKO JPN 11.196 Honda Team UGT 3000 6 10 L.CECCHINELLO ITA 11.269 Honda Spidi Honda LCR 7 15 R.LOCATELLI ITA 11.354 Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel 8 21 G.SCALVINI ITA 18.326 Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel 9 72 G.McCOY AUS 18.366 Aprilia Marlboro Team Alfa Bieffe 10 19 F.PETIT FRA 18.555 Honda Team RMS 11 2 M.TOKUDOME JPN 18.603 Aprilia Docshop Racing 12 5 J.MARTINEZ SPA 18.787 Aprilia Team Airtel-Aspar 13 62 Y.KATOH JPN 30.103 Yamaha Team Semprucci 14 22 S.JENKNER GER 58.817 Aprilia Team Aprilia - ADAC Sachse 15 52 A.MOLINA SPA 1:13.702 Honda Centro Comercial Neptuno 16 24 G.BORSOI ITA 1:13.785 Yamaha Team Semprucci 17 12 D.RAUDIES GER 1:18.201 Honda Finsco Chasis Team 18 41 Y.UI JPN 1:34.319 Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz 19 44 J.MONTERO SPA 1:38.740 Honda T.M.R. 20 51 V.ESPARRAGOSO SPA 1 Lap Yamaha Esparragoso-Sevilla 99 21 42 D.ORTEGA SPA 1 Lap Honda Team Ortega NOT CLASSIFIED 45 I.MARTINEZ SPA 17 Laps Aprilia Aprilia - Motorrad PS Racing 29 A.NIETO Jr. SPA 18 Laps Aprilia Team Airtel-Aspar 17 J.MATURANA SPA 19 Laps Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz 39 J.HULES CZE 19 Laps Honda L.B. Racing 43 X.SOLER SPA 20 Laps Aprilia Marlboro Team Alfa Bieffe 98 C.BURNS GBR 20 Laps Honda Team UGT 3000 20 M.AZUMA JPN 20 Laps Honda L.B. Racing NOT STARTED 25 J.SARDA SPA Honda Finsco Chasis Team 33 M.GEISSLER GER Aprilia UGT 3000
auto-moto.368 vector,
[250cc] --=== GP MARLBORO DE CATALUNYA ===-- CLASSIFICATION Pos Num Rider Nat Total Time Motorcycle TEAM 1 2 R.WALDMANN GER 42:05.928 Honda Marlboro Honda 2 1 M.BIAGGI ITA 0.550 Honda Marlboro Team Kanemoto Honda 3 5 T.UKAWA JPN 2.940 Honda Benetton Honda 4 31 T.HARADA JPN 2.960 Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team 5 65 L.CAPIROSSI ITA 13.760 Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team 6 19 O.JACQUE FRA 24.165 Honda Chesterfield Elf Tech 3 7 12 T.TSUJIMURA JPN 27.393 T.S. Honda F.C.C. Technical Sports 8 7 H.AOKI JPN 44.398 Honda Matteoni Racing 9 20 N.NUMATA JPN 49.040 Suzuki Team Molenaar Suzuki 10 18 O.MIYAZAKI JPN 49.117 Yamaha Edo Racing 11 11 J.McWILLIAMS GBR 49.542 Honda QUB Team Optimum 12 26 E.ALZAMORA SPA 50.027 Honda Fortuna Honda 13 6 L.D'ANTIN SPA 55.168 Yamaha S.S.P. Competicion 14 17 J.CARDOSO SPA 55.266 Yamaha S.S.P. Competicion 15 21 F.BATTAINI ITA 55.557 Yamaha Edo Racing 16 8 C.MIGLIORATI ITA 56.213 Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel 17 10 L.BOSCOSCURO ITA 1:15.407 Honda Dee Cee Racing Team 18 27 S.PORTO ARG 1:21.392 Aprilia PR2 YPF - ESCO 19 22 K.ROBERTS USA 1:55.372 Honda Team PJ1 Oils 20 50 I.BONILLA SPA 1 Lap Honda Equipo Escuela Bonilla NOT CLASSIFIED 16 W.COSTES FRA 6 Laps Honda Chesterfield Elf Tech 3 99 G.FIORILLO ITA 10 Laps Aprilia Radiant Racing Team 15 S.PERUGINI ITA 11 Laps Aprilia Nastro Azzurro Aprilia 47 J.MARSELLA SPA 12 Laps Honda SBK Sport 28 E.GAVIRA SPA 14 Laps Aprilia Scuderia Mobil 1 AGV 48 J.DE GEA SPA 16 Laps Yamaha Team Sotano 51 J.PEREZ G. SPA 16 Laps Honda SBK Sport 43 M.LUQUE SPA 20 Laps Aprilia Equipo Competition M3 25 O.PETRUCCIANI SUI 21 Laps Aprilia Mohag Aprilia Racing Team 14 J.ROBINSON GBR 22 Laps Suzuki Team Molenaar Suzuki NOT FINISHED FIRST LAP 44 D.GUARDIOLA SPA Honda T.M.R.
auto-moto.369 vector,
[500cc] --=== GP MARLBORO DE CATALUNYA ===-- CLASSIFICATION Pos Num Rider Nat Total Time Motorcycle TEAM 1 1 M.DOOHAN AUS 44:56.149 Honda Repsol Honda 2 8 C.CHECA SPA 0.432 Honda MoviStar Honda Pons 3 2 A.CRIVILLE SPA 1.750 Honda Repsol Honda 4 3 L.CADALORA ITA 2.792 Yamaha Red Bull Yamaha WCM 5 18 N.AOKI JPN 8.159 Honda Rheos ELF F.C.C. T.S. 6 7 T.OKADA JPN 24.631 Honda Repsol Honda 7 24 T.AOKI JPN 24.826 Honda Repsol Honda 8 10 K.ROBERTS Jr. USA 41.369 Modenas KR3 Marlboro Team Roberts 9 14 J.BORJA SPA 41.805 ELF 500 Elf 500 Roc 10 19 D.ROMBONI ITA 45.491 Aprilia IP Aprilia Racing Team 11 55 R.LACONI FRA 46.438 Honda Tecmas Honda Elf 12 5 N.ABE JPN 47.528 Yamaha Yamaha Team Rainey 13 22 K.McCARTHY AUS 55.442 Yamaha Red Bull Yamaha WCM 14 21 J.V.D.GOORBERGH NED 57.495 Honda Team Millar MQP 15 9 A.PUIG SPA 1:01.810 Honda MoviStar Honda Pons 16 16 J.FUCHS GER 1:02.291 ELF 500 Elf 500 Roc 17 6 D.BEATTIE AUS 1:03.530 Suzuki Lucky Strike Suzuki 18 17 L.PEDERCINI ITA 1:46.366 ROC Yamaha Team Pedercini 19 25 L.NAVEAU BEL 1 Lap ROC Yamaha Millet Racing NOT CLASSIFIED 12 J.BAYLE FRA 6 Laps Modenas KR3 Marlboro Team Roberts 4 A.BARROS BRA 7 Laps Honda Honda Gresini 15 F.PROTAT FRA 16 Laps Honda Soverex FP Racing NOT FINISHED FIRST LAP 20 S.GIBERNAU SPA Yamaha Yamaha Team Rainey
auto-moto.370 vector,
Flash Interviews Nobuatsu AOKI: "The temperature was much cooler than during practice and we decided to fit a softer rear tyre," says Aoki. "Halfway through the race the bike really started to slide and I had to slow down. I'm a little disappointed because I love this racetrack and was determined to get a good result." Takuma AOKI: "It was a good race but I am not satisfied with the result. I want to finish higher. The bike was good but I wish I had two more cylinders. I would like to have pushed harder in the corners but the surface of this track is abrasive and this is not good for tyre wear. That's why I lost some grip." Juan BORJA: "After two or three laps the rear started sliding," explains the rider. " I wasn't able to accelerate hard out of the corners. I don't know whether my tyre was too soft or if the chassis setting was inadequate, but in these conditions the race was quite difficult. It's a pity because the engine was going extremely well today." Luca CADALORA: "That was good fun. Criville and I went around half the track on the last lap both sideways on with smoke coming from the rear tyre. That was the most satisfying race of the season for me as we were so close to the front. We were truly competitive today but unfortunately we just lacked that bit of extra acceleration which would have meant I could have got past and on to the podium. It was a shame not to be up there as I think we deserved it in this race! "I really enjoyed riding the bike today. The new cylinders and electric system that Yamaha brought this weekend made a difference and we were very close. The bike was very good and the tyres were excellent. I hope we can do this again in Indonesia and Australia now." Loris CAPIROSSI: "I am angry and disappointed. I put a lot of effort into the race but there was something wrong with the bike and I could not any better than fifth place. I think I could have won today, it is so frustrating that I can't do what I feel I am capable of doing. " Alex CRIVILLE: "My aim today was to finish in the top three , so I am satisfied with the result in only my second race since injuring my hand at Assen. I feel much better and now, after this race, I know that my hand is getting better. It was very hard to follow the other riders and during the latter part of the race I could not use the clutch properly and I was in a lot of pain." Mick DOOHAN: "It was a hard close race , rather like I thought it was going to be. The conditions were a lot different today to what they have been during practice but although the track temperature was a lot cooler I opted to race on the tyres that I used yesterday. There was not a lot of rear grip and there was a bit of front-end chatter. I thought that Alex might drop away a bit towards the end because of his injury, but he toughened it out and was right there at the end. Checa was a real threat but he was losing time going into the straight and I was able to pass him without too much trouble. On the one before last lap I thought my chance of victory might have gone when my foot slipped off the footrest but Checa did not come by and I put my head down again and carried on pushing. It was good to win a grand prix here at Barcelona for the first time, although it was a bit of a shame for the home town boys who tried so hard. I knew I had to be aggressive to win this race and make sure that I did not let Checa come through on the inside on the final lap." Tetsuya HARADA: "It always seem to be the same problem. When I open the throttle the rear of the bike starts to slide, I don't have enough traction ,and it runs wide on the corners. On some tracks I can control it but it was not possible to do so here. Over the weekend we have tried many changes and modifications but nothing worked and the problem remained. It is pity because the engine was so fast, it was fantastic! It was an exceptionally bad day for me because I also had tyre problems and lost the lead in the championship. We must work really hard on this problem because it is still possible for to win the championship." Olivier JACQUE: " After only a few laps my front tyre was gone," explains the Honda rider. " Owing to the track temperature when we started, we took the option of fitting a softer tyre. But it just didn't last. Anyway, even after improving the chassis set-up in the warm-up, we were still so far from the truth. It wasn't enough to hope for fighting with the leaders." Tadayuki OKADA: "The problem I had today was a lack of grip, in fact all during the weekend it has been the same situation. We tried different suspension, in fact, everything we could think of during the three days but without success. I was running a different engine this weekend, which is similar to the one Mick uses, and I think this could have been part of the problem when it came to setting up the machine. After the race as I went round the track to get back to the pits, I ran over something that punctured my rear tyre. I had to leave the bike and get a lift back to the pits. I will go back to the original engine I have been using this year, at Sentul." Stefano PERUGINI: "I made a bad start and this was probably caused by the fact that I used a first gear that was too high. At the end of the first lap I was back in 19th place . Then after just three or four laps I started to lose grip and the bike started to slide. As I had crashed twice during practice I decided to retire, I am very disappointed. Doriano ROMBONI: "This morning I did not fell well and I developed a fever with a high temperature. I went to the Clinica but I still did not feel fit for the race, I should have been in bed not riding a motorcycle. I made a bad start and then caught Abe and I tried to pass him and pull away. But every time he came back and overtook me on the straight. Finally I got ahead of him three laps from the finish, but I am not satisfied with tenth place after the bike went so well in qualifying and I made the front row of the grid." Valentino ROSSI: "I did not make a very good start because the carburation was not correct and the engine was flat. When I put the machine in gear it was slow to pick-up and a lot of riders went by me. However the chassis and tyres were perfect and I was able to ride very fast in the turns and it was not so difficult to catch Sakata. When I caught him it was easy to go to the front. I am really happy to have won here at Barcelona because last year I crashed at the first corner." Tohru UKAWA: "That was a hard race and I'm very happy to be on the podium even though I would like to have been on the top step... The beginning of the race was not so fast, there were five of us fighting and that was great. On the last lap, Harada passed me on the straight because he has a really powerful engine. Then I passed him in the hairpin and when we crossed the line I did not know if I was third or fourth because we were so close!"
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Doohan's twelfth breaks the record Circuit de Catalunya - September 14, 1997: Repsol Honda rider Michael Doohan won his 12th race of the season here today, after one of the closest contests all season. And it was another record for the Repsol Honda rider, who had already tied up his fourth championships in succession. Twelve wins in a season breaks the record set in 1972 by racing star Giacomo Agostini. With five riders battling for the lead for most of the race, the Catalunyan GP circuit outside Barcelona gave the 54,000 strong crowd one of the best 500-class races of the year. Japanese stars Nobuatsu Aoki (FCC Honda) and Tadayuki Okada (Repsol Honda) both had a turn up front, then home hero Alex Criville (Repsol Honda) led for a spell, in only his second race back after missing five through injury. In the end, the battle was between another local hero Carlos Checa (Movistar Honda), bidding to repeat his win here last year. He was less than half a second behind Doohan at the finish, with Criville third, only just more than a second behind him. Luca Cadalora (Red Bull Yamaha) was also in the thick of the battle, finishing a close fourth, with Aoki losing touch only in the closing stages. Another 15 seconds back, Okada finally prevailed in his battle with V-twin Repsol Honda rider Takuma Aoki, after slipping back from the front. The battling carried on down the field. Eighth place was hotly disputed between Kenny Roberts Junior (Marlboro Modenas), Juan Borja (Elf 500) and Alex Barros (Honda V-twin). Barros crashed out with seven laps remaining; Roberts just headed Borja over the line. Doriano Romboni (Aprilia V-twin) won another close battle from Honda V-twin mounted privateer Regis Laconi and Norifumi Abe's works Rainey Yamaha. Doohan was already champion, and now has 320 points. Nobuatsu Aoki made progress in his quest for second overall, with 166 to Okada's 159. Criville has 131 and Cadalora 129. 250cc Race - 23 laps, 108.721km Ralf Waldmann rode the race of his life to take over the World Championship lead today. The Marlboro Honda rider had been leading early on, but ran off the track and over the gravel, only staying on board by a miracle. He rejoined in ninth place, but carved his way through to rejoin the leading battle, then to cross the line a crucial half-second ahead of championship rival Max Biaggi (Marlboro Honda). A couple of seconds behind Tohru Ukawa (Benetton Honda) pipped erstwhile points leader Tetsuya Harada (Aprilia) by two hundredths of a second. The four had been in front for most of race distance, with fifth and sixth-placed Loris Capirossi (Aprilia) and Olivier Jacque (Chesterfield Honda) dropping out of the group in the closing stages. Takeshi Tsujimura was a strong seventh on the private FCC Honda, comfortably clear of Haruchika Aoki's works Honda. A little way back, Noriyasu Numata (Suzuki) prevailed over Osamu Miyazaki (Edo Yamaha), Jeremy McWilliams (QUB Honda) and Emilio Alzamora (Fortuna Honda), finishing in a tight group. The championship is now even closer. Waldmann Harada by three points - 214 to 211; while Biaggi has also closed in, now on 205. Jacque is fourth on 169; then Ukawa has 145. 125cc Race - 22 laps, New World Champion Valentino Rossi (Nastro Azzurro Aprilia) came through from the pack to peg back fast starter Kazuto Sakata (UGT Aprilia) and win for the tenth time this season. Sakata had built up a lead of more than four seconds before running into engine problems on the tenth lap. It took Rossi six more laps to catch up, the pair well ahead of their pursuers. Noboru Ueda (Pileri Honda) moved ahead of a big pack in the closing stages to claim third, keeping alive his hopes of second position overall. Only Tomomi Manako (UGT Honda) can catch him - he was fifth today. Mirko Giansanto (Matteoni Honda) was fourth, narrowly ahead of Manako, Lucio Cecchinello (Spidi Honda) and first-lap leader Roberto Locatelli (Axo Honda). Gianluigi Scalvini (Axo Honda) dropped out of this group to lead the next pack across the line, less than a tenth ahead of Garry McCoy (Marlboro Aprilia), Fred Petit (RMS Honda), Masaki Tokudome (Docshop Aprilia) and Jorge Martinez (Airtel Aprilia). Rossi's points lead, already unassailable, grew further - 286 points to Ueda's 200. Manako has 163, Sakata 138 and Tokudome 102.
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Ralf Waldmann slavi pobedu. (moram da priznam da je imao i srece ;) wald1.jpe
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Pocetak 500cc trke. a500act2.jpe
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> Ralf Waldmann slavi pobedu. (moram da priznam da je imao i srece ;) Još da si poslao stanje na tabelama, ih! O:) U principu zanima me 250cc pošto ostale dve klase nisu zanimljive ;) E da, Doohan možda vozi za Yamahu sledeće sezone. U stvari ako sam ga dobro razumeo na Eurosportu, hoće "best package" ;) tj. najbolji odnos love i mogućnosti motocikla koji vozi. Yamaha je odrešila kesu, još ako oceni da može sa Yamahom da se nosi sa Hondinim vozačima onda ide, u suprotnom ostaje pri Hondi.
auto-moto.375 miko,
Posto vidim da odredjena grupica ljudi ovde prati moto trke, nadam se da ce neko moci da mi odgovori sta se desilo sa, ocigledno, bivsim vozacem tima Aprilia, Jean Philippe Ruggia-om? Mozda ce pitanje nekome izgledati bezveze, ali kako vec par godina nisam u toku, zeleo bih da, bez rovarenja po internetu, saznam odgovor na to prosto pitanje :)
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Ů▀Ţ Jos da si poslao stanje na tabelama, ih! O:) U principu zanima me 250cc Ů▀Ţ posto ostale dve klase nisu zanimljive ;) E, da. Uvek nesto zaboravim... stanja po tabelama idu u 3 naredne poruke. Btw, Doohan je zaista imao srece - njegov motor je bio prilicno brz na pravcima, za razliku od Checine MoviStar V4 Honde. A o Waldmannu da ne pricam ;) - da Max nije slucajno 'ubacio' u manju brzinu nego sto je trebalo, ne verujem da bi Ralf dobio trku. Biaggi _mora_ da pobedi u sledece dve trke (Indonezija, Australija) da bi osvojio sampionat. :) Ů▀Ţ E da, Doohan mozda vozi za Yamahu sledece sezone. U stvari ako sam ga Ů▀Ţ dobro razumeo na Eurosportu, hoce "best package" ;) tj. najbolji odnos Ů▀Ţ love i mogucnosti motocikla koji vozi. Yamaha je odresila kesu, jos ako Ů▀Ţ oceni da moze sa Yamahom da se nosi sa Hondinim vozacima onda ide, u Ů▀Ţ suprotnom ostaje pri Hondi. Doohan je rekao da ce odluciti do sledece nedelje. Sto se tice Yamahe, mislim da je taj 'deal' prosao i da vise ne vazi (nisam 100% siguran). Da sam na njegovom mestu, ne bih prelazio u Yamahu - motor trenutno ne moze da se nosi sa V4 Repsol Hondama. Doduse, nesto su popravljali oko te Yamahe (RedBull Yamaha tim), ali ni to izgleda nije dovoljno. Mada, ukoliko se Doohan odluci za Yamahu (Team Rainey?), _sigurno_ bi dobio najbolji moguci 'paket' (Yamaha motor). Btw, sto se tice 250cc klase, mislim da ce Ralf, ukoliko pobedi u Indoneziji, osvojiti sampionat. :`( Ukoliko se to desi, steta za Maxa, jer je zaista najbolji 'vozac' u toj klasi. Uz poruku je originalni autogram trostrukog svetskog sampiona u klasi od 250cc. :) --) Oh, and btw - Alezi stvarno prelazi u Sauber. Stvarno ne znam sta mu bi da izjavi ono sto je izjavio (nesto u stilu: 'U Sauberu cu imati sanse da pobedjujem...'). potpis.jpe
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[125cc] CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS Pos Riders Total 1 V.ROSSI 286 1 Aprilia 306 2 N.UEDA 200 2 Honda 249 3 T.MANAKO 163 3 Yamaha 126 4 K.SAKATA 139 5 M.TOKUDOME 102 6 J.MARTINEZ 100 7 G.McCOY 95 8 F.PETIT 81 9 R.LOCATELLI 78 10 M.GIANSANTI 77 11 Y.KATOH 72 12 Y.UI 69 13 L.CECCHINELLO 61 14 G.SCALVINI 61 15 M.AZUMA 57 16 M.GEISSLER 30 17 I.GOI 21 18 S.JENKNER 19 19 J.MATURANA 17 20 J.HULES 17 21 H.NAKAJO 16 22 G.BORSOI 15 23 P.OETTL 11 24 K.TAKAO 8 25 D.RAUDIES 8 26 A.NIETO Jr. 8 27 J.SARDA 3 28 A.HOFMANN 2 29 D.BARTON 2 30 B.JERZENBECK 1 31 A.MOLINA 1
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[250cc] CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS Pos Riders Total 1 R.WALDMANN 214 1 Honda 310 2 T.HARADA 211 2 Aprilia 244 3 M.BIAGGI 205 3 T.S. Honda 85 4 O.JACQUE 169 4 Yamaha 72 5 T.UKAWA 145 5 Suzuki 62 6 L.CAPIROSSI 114 7 H.AOKI 90 8 T.TSUJIMURA 85 9 S.PERUGINI 68 10 J.McWILLIAMS 61 11 N.NUMATA 55 12 S.PORTO 46 13 O.MIYAZAKI 39 14 F.BATTAINI 36 15 L.D'ANTIN 32 16 E.ALZAMORA 31 17 M.LUCCHI 30 18 C.MIGLIORATI 27 19 D.KATO 25 20 W.COSTES 23 21 J.CARDOSO 19 22 J.ROBINSON 18 23 O.PETRUCCIANI 14 24 G.FIORILLO 12 25 L.BOSCOSCURO 11 26 Y.KAGAYAMA 10 27 N.MATSUDO 6 28 E.GAVIRA 5 29 S.SMART 4 30 N.OGURA 3 31 S.GIMBERT 3 32 I.GAVIRA 2 33 M.BOLWERK 2 34 J.McGUINNESS 2 35 C.KAMEYA 1 36 C.VANZETTA 1 37 C.RAMSAY 1
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[500cc] CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS Pos Riders Total 1 M.DOOHAN 320 1 Honda 325 2 N.AOKI 166 2 Yamaha 161 3 T.OKADA 159 3 Aprilia 77 4 A.CRIVILLE 131 4 Suzuki 77 5 L.CADALORA 129 5 Modenas KR3 59 6 T.AOKI 105 6 ELF 500 55 7 C.CHECA 103 7 ROC Yamaha 12 8 N.ABE 99 9 A.BARROS 93 10 D.ROMBONI 77 11 A.PUIG 60 12 D.BEATTIE 59 13 A.GOBERT 44 14 R.LACONI 41 15 S.GIBERNAU 38 16 J.BORJA 37 17 J.BAYLE 31 18 K.ROBERTS Jr. 28 19 J.V.D.GOORBERGH 25 20 J.FUCHS 23 21 K.McCARTHY 16 22 T.CORSER 11 23 N.FUJIWARA 7 24 B.GARCIA 7 25 P.GODDARD 3 26 L.NAVEAU 3 27 J.VINCENT 2 28 L.PEDERCINI 2
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Benetton wins battle for Fisichella LONDON (Sep 15, 1997 - 13:04 EDT) - Formula One racing team Benetton won the race for the services of rising star driver Giancarlo Fisichella after a High Court ruling Monday. Justice Jacob ordered the Jordan team, currently employing the Italian driver, to write to FIA's Contract Recognition Board saying he will be driving for Benetton next season. The judge ordered a three-day stay on the order to give Jordan the chance to appeal. Ian Phillips, the team's commercial manager, said after the hearing that team owner Eddie Jordan would make his decision on whether to continue the court battle by Tuesday morning. Phillips refused to comment on whether the loss of Fisichella would open the door to British world champion Damon Hill who is seeking a more competitive car for next season.
auto-moto.381 vpoznanovic,
Alesi-Sauber official Jean Alesi has signed a two-year deal with the Sauber team. He will team-up with Johnny Herbert. It was first thought that Alesi could stay with Benetton if Fisichella stayed with Jordan, but Alesi didn't want to wait for that decision. Alesi said: "I am very much looking forward to working with Peter Sauber and his team. I was very surprised by them this season and I think they have the potential to be a top team in the near future. I hope my experience from driving for Ferrari and Benetton will be good to them."
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Hill signs 1998 race deal A report on Euro News, a satellite news channel, claims that Damon Hill has signed a contract with Prost Grand Prix to race with them in 1998. Hill is said to have been offered a salary of around 5 million pounds, a large part of which has been put up by team technical partners. Updates to follow on official confirmation.
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Emmo back on his feet after successful surgery CART Online (September 13) -- Following successful reconstructive spinal surgery last week at the University of Miami's Jackson Memorial Hospital, 1989 PPG Cup champion Emerson Fittipaldi was able to take a few steps earlier in the weekend with the aid of a special frame. Fittipaldi, 50, shattered a vertebra in his lower back last Sunday in an ultralight airplane crash near his home in Brazil. The injury came less than 14 months after the driving legend suffered a fractured neck vertebra and other injuries in a racing accident at Michigan Speedway in late July of 1996. This earlier injury was also treated at the Miami hospital. The recent injury had reportedly left Fittipaldi with paralysis in his left leg prior to last week's surgery, but doctors expect Fittipaldi to walk again. He could leave the hospital in a week, but Fittipaldi will have to wear a brace for half a year. The plane dropped 300 feet into the swamp when its motor stalled. Fittipaldi's six-year-old son Luca, the only passenger, suffered only scratches. No announcements about Fittipaldi's future racing career have been made.
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Ů▀Ţ vozacem tima Aprilia, Jean Philippe Ruggia-om? Mozda ce pitanje Vozio je za Hondu prosle godine, u klasi od 250cc. Sta se desilo s' njim pojma nemam. :) Neko upuceniji ce reci. Uz poruku je kompletna statistika njegovih rezultata u .htm formatu. ˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ Jean Philippe RUGGIA (FRA) Birth date: 10/1/65 Birth place: Toulon First Grand Prix 1987 JPN 250cc First Race 1984 First Pole Position 1989 AUS 250cc First Race Fastest Lap 1993 RSM 250cc First Podium 1988 SPA 250cc First Grand Prix Victory 1993 GBR 250cc Grand Prix Victories 3 2nd Placements 3 3rd Placements 4 Podium 10 Pole Positions 2 Race Fastest Laps 2 ˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ ruggia.htm
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> A report on Euro News, a satellite news channel, claims that > Damon Hill has signed a contract with Prost Grand Prix to race > with them in 1998. Hm, sve mi se čini da Prost želi da preuzme ulogu Benetona u formuli. Sa ova dva vozača (Hil i Panis), on na svakoj trci može da uzima bodove, i da se na kraju svake godine redovno plasira između drugog i petog mesta, bez mnogo šansi za nešto više, ali i za nešto manje.
auto-moto.387 miko,
» Vozio je za Hondu prosle godine, u klasi od 250cc. Sta se » desilo s' njim pojma nemam. :) Neko upuceniji ce reci. Uz » poruku je kompletna statistika njegovih rezultata u .htm » formatu. Hvala :)
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Mark Blundell (PacWest) prolazi kroz seriju sikana na stazi u Australiji (Surfers Paradise). aus22.jpg
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Mauricio Gugelmin (PacWest) u Long Beachu (USA). Dobra slika. mo49.jpg
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Mauricio Gugelmin (sa leve strane) i Mark Blundell (sa desne), vozaci PacWest tima. naz3.jpg
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Senna i Mansell u Spaniji (Barcelona). mansell1.jpe
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Zna se ko je ovogodisnji sampion CART serije. ;) zanar115.jpg
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Ů▄Ţ A report on Euro News, a satellite news channel, claims that Damon Ů▄Ţ Hill has signed a contract with Prost Grand Prix to race with them in Ů▄Ţ 1998. Mika Salo ce zameniti Damona u Arrowsu.
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ISPRAVKA: Jacques Villeneuve će biti kažnjen sa jednom trkom suspenzije ako u narednih devet (sad već osam, jer mu se i Monza računala) napravi neki ozbiljan prekršaj, a ne kao što sam ranije objasnio.
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Damon Hill je potpisao za Jordan (za 5 miliona funti, ako se ne varam). Hill je takodje bio i najbrzi na prvom treningu. Cini mi se da je Barrichello bio drugi. M.Schumacher nije bio u prvih 10. ;)
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Sveže sa Mreže - Damon Hill potpisao ugovor sa ekipom Jordan-Mugen Honda za sledeću sezonu (za 5 miliona funti ili oko 7.5 miliona dolara). Nad prilično velikim novčanim zahtevima presudila je Dejmonova tehnička potkovanost koja će biti potrebna timu obzirom da dogodine Jordan dobija potpuno novi Mugen-Honda motor... 18th September 1997 Hill set to join Jordan Grand Prix Jordan are set to unveil defending world champion Damon Hill as their new driver for next season, with the stable having Thursday called a press conference for Friday morning. Hill, sacked by Arrows on Wednesday, where be is replaced at Arrows by Finland's Miko Salo of Tyrrell, is now believed to have been lined up to replace rising Italian star Giancarlo Fisichella, who is headed for Benetton. Jordan, owned by Irishman Eddie Jordan, will hold a press conference at 0930 (0730 GMT) at Zeltweg on Friday morning where they were expected to reveal that they had brought Hill on board alongside Ralf Schumacher, brother of double world champion and championship leader Michael. The presence of Hill would undoubtedly boost the ambitious outfit's profile while his undisputed expertise in technical feed-back could be an important factor as they link-up with new engine partners Mugen-Honda next year. Hill, fastest in early practice for Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix, reportedly wanted some 5-million pounds ($7.50-million) to sign up but Jordan backers Benson and Hedges are understood to ready to help meet his demands.
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Petak, 19. Septembar 1997 Iz Benson & Hedges Jordan tima danas je i zvanično objavljeno da će svetski šampion za 1996. godinu, Dejmon Hil, voziti za njih sledeće dve sezone. Na konferenciji za štampu, Edi Džordan je rekao da je dogovor napravljen pre desetak dana, neposredno nakon GP-a u Monci kada je Dejmon otputovao privatnim letom zajedno sa Edijem Džordanom, tehničkim direktorom ovog tima Edijem Andersom i menadžerima B&H, Džordanovih glavnog sponzora. "Naravno da sam oduševljen Dejmonovim dolaskom", rekao je Edi Džordan. "Ovo nam daje dantastičnu kombinaciju mladosti i iskustva. Sa Ralfom i Dejmonom, otvaraju se vrlo interesantni pogledi na sledeću sezonu. Mi smo pokušali da dovedemo Dejmona još po završetku prethodne sezone, ali pošto nismo uspeli doveli smo dva mlada vozača a novac uložili u tehničko usavršavanje bolida. Godinu dana kasnije, imamo finansijskih mogućnosti da angažujemo Dejmona i nadamo se da ćemo postati tim koji pobeđuje." Dejmon Hil je naglasio: "Verujem da veoma snažan Mugen Honda paket, u kombinaciji sa tehničkim potencijalima koje Džordan tim poseduje, znači da mogu da idem na svoju drugu šampionsku titulu. Ja sam veliki optimista u vezi sa ovim aranžmanom. Prošle godine ipak nisam potpisao za Džordan jer nisam bio siguran u neke posebne mogućnosti tima. Ove godine su jako napredovali, a u sledećoj sezoni imaju impresivan paket."
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Frencen najbrži na prvom treningu 19th Septembar 1997 Frencen je bio najbrži na prvom nezvaničnom treningu na austrijskoj stazi A1 Ring, nadmašivši svog timskog kolegu Vilneva za samo jedan stoti deo sekunde. Brazilac Rubens Baričelo imao je impresivno treće vreme vozeći za Stjuart-Ford, dok je Đankarlo Fizikela bio četvrti. Trenutni lider u šampionatu, Mihael Šumaher bio je sedmi dok je Hil bio jedanaesti pošto mu je već na polovini sesije eksplodirao motor.
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Austrian Grand Prix 1997 from A-1 Ring, Zeltweg, Austria 19th September 1997 - 21st September 1997 Friday, September 19th 1st Free Practice (11:00 - 12:00 CET) 2nd Free Practice (13:00 - 14:00 CET) Saturday, September 20th 3rd Free Practice (9:00 - 9:45 CET) 4th Free Practice (10:15 - 11:00 CET) Qualifying (13:00 - 14:00 CET) Sunday, September 21st Warm-up (9:30 - 10:00 CET) Race (14:00 CET)
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F1: Austrian GP Friday free practice Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 1:11.527 2. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:11.638 0.111 0.111 3. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:11.798 0.160 0.271 4. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 1:11.899 0.101 0.372 5. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:11.902 0.003 0.375 6. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:11.967 0.065 0.440 7. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:12.265 0.298 0.738 8. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 1:12.283 0.018 0.756 9. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 1:12.519 0.236 0.992 10. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 1:12.548 0.029 1.021 11. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:12.614 0.066 1.087 12. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 1:12.751 0.137 1.224 13. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:12.820 0.069 1.293 14. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen 1:12.935 0.115 1.408 15. Gianni Morbidelli I Sauber-Petronas 1:12.966 0.031 1.439 16. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 1:13.041 0.075 1.514 17. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 1:13.280 0.239 1.753 18. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:13.286 0.006 1.759 19. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart 1:13.348 0.062 1.821 20. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:14.079 0.731 2.552 21. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:14.188 0.109 2.661 22. Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart 1:14.739 0.551 3.212 107% of fastest time: 1:16.533
auto-moto.401 pecanac,
Slika sa trke F1 u Mađarskoj. Šumaher, Irvajn pa Hil ispred svih ostalih u pozadini, na prvoj krivini posle starta. ! (2504x1255x16M) pic3h.jpg
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Još jedna al' iz Monze. Ovde je pitanje ko će više skratiti ugao, Šumi ili ostali. ! (2017x1261x16M) pic3m.jpg
auto-moto.403 nigy,
> ! (2504x1255x16M) A cemu ovolika rezolucija? za ovo mi treba 36`` monitor i trostruka Matrox millenium kartica. Nemoj misliti da sam nezahvalan, ali i tebi je krace da uploadujes "manje" fotke, nama manje vremena odlazi za skidanje, oni sa 2400 bps imaju sanse nesto i da skinu, a fotke manje rezolucije mogu i da se gledaju na normalnoj masini. Pozdrav, Nigy
auto-moto.404 pecanac,
# oni sa 2400 bps imaju sanse nesto i da skinu, a fotke manje rezolucije # mogu i da se gledaju na normalnoj masini. Ma, baš me briga za one sa 2400 modemima, važno je da se mi zabavljamo. Sav softver je iz dana u dan sve glomazniji, pa pomislih da i 'moje' slike zaslužuju mali progres. Šalim se, poslao sam nekoliko desetina 'normalnih' slika, tek 3 ove velike. Ako mi ti repliciraš za ove Ferrari-slike (videh ti res) onda će ostali da me gađaju. Ali, život je surov...rizukujem ovaj put. :)) p.s. Ko bi rek'o da su mi neki preko mail-a tražili baš te vel'ke. ;)
auto-moto.405 vpoznanovic,
F1: Austrian GP Saturday free practice Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 1:10.782 2. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:10.785 0.003 0.003 3. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:10.798 0.013 0.016 4. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen 1:10.815 0.017 0.033 5. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 1:10.824 0.009 0.042 6. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:10.872 0.048 0.090 7. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:11.018 0.146 0.236 8. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 1:11.300 0.282 0.518 9. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:11.346 0.046 0.564 10. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:11.387 0.041 0.605 11. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:11.471 0.084 0.689 12. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 1:11.513 0.042 0.731 13. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 1:11.698 0.185 0.916 14. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:11.752 0.054 0.970 15. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 1:11.927 0.175 1.145 16. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 1:11.933 0.006 1.151 17. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 1:12.109 0.176 1.327 18. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart 1:12.285 0.176 1.503 19. Gianni Morbidelli I Sauber-Petronas 1:12.561 0.276 1.779 20. Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart 1:13.038 0.477 2.256 21. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:13.187 0.149 2.405 22. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:13.574 0.387 2.792 107% of fastest time: 1:15.736
auto-moto.406 vpoznanovic,
F1: Austrian GP Saturday qualifying Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:10.304 2. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:10.398 0.094 0.094 3. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen 1:10.511 0.113 0.207 4. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 1:10.670 0.159 0.366 5. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:10.700 0.030 0.396 6. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:10.893 0.193 0.589 7. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:11.025 0.132 0.721 8. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 1:11.051 0.026 0.747 9. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:11.056 0.005 0.752 10. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:11.076 0.020 0.772 11. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 1:11.186 0.110 0.882 12. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 1:11.210 0.024 0.906 13. Gianni Morbidelli I Sauber-Petronas 1:11.261 0.051 0.957 14. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 1:11.299 0.038 0.995 15. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:11.382 0.083 1.078 16. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 1:11.596 0.214 1.292 17. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 1:11.615 0.019 1.311 18. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 1:11.620 0.005 1.316 19. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart 1:12.036 0.416 1.732 20. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:12.230 0.194 1.926 21. Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart 1:12.304 0.074 2.000 22. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:14.246 1.942 3.942 107% of fastest time: 1:15.225
auto-moto.407 nigy,
> Salim se, poslao sam nekoliko desetina 'normalnih' slika, tek 3 ove > velike. Ma svaka ti cast, i sve ti od zlata bilo, samo ti nastavi da saljes. :) Ali u nekoj "normalnijoj" rezoluciji... O:) > Ako mi ti repliciras za ove Ferrari-slike (videh ti res) onda > ce ostali da me gadaju. Ali, zivot je surov...rizukujem ovaj put. :)) Ma replicicirao sam ti za ove, a ono sto si uradio F-40-tici necu ti oprostiti dok sam ziv! :)))
auto-moto.408 vpoznanovic,
F1: Austrian GP Sunday warmup Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:12.803 2. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen 1:12.868 0.065 0.065 3. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:13.173 0.305 0.370 4. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 1:13.224 0.051 0.421 5. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:13.227 0.003 0.424 6. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:13.509 0.282 0.706 7. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 1:13.510 0.000 0.707 8. Gianni Morbidelli I Sauber-Petronas 1:13.603 0.093 0.800 9. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 1:13.621 0.018 0.818 10. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 1:13.625 0.004 0.822 11. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 1:13.692 0.067 0.889 12. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:13.695 0.003 0.892 13. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 1:13.755 0.060 0.952 14. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:13.929 0.174 1.126 15. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 1:14.276 0.347 1.473 16. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 1:14.466 0.190 1.663 17. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:14.766 0.300 1.963 18. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:15.266 0.500 2.463 19. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:15.340 0.074 2.537 20. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:15.894 0.554 3.091 107% of fastest time: 1:17.899
auto-moto.409 vector,
Berger drops few hints about racing future ZELTWEG, Austria (Sep 20, 1997 - 13:21 EDT) - Gerhard Berger, the oldest man in Formula One, is giving nothing away about his plans for the future. The 38-year-old Austrian veteran, considered by many to be the last of the F1 playboys, made his Grand Prix debut in Austria in 1984 on the old Oesterreichring track in the Styrian Alps. Sunday's race on the now renamed A1-Ring, which has undergone a transformation and is staging a race for the first time in 10 years, is likely to be his last before his home fans. What comes next remains a mystery. Berger has dropped many hints that he knows exactly what he will be doing next year. "I can't think up any intelligent answers for that question anymore," said Berger. "I see a lot of beaches and sun in my future." He may even consider going into acting. When asked if he could imagine taking part in a movie about the sport, which Sylvester Stallone is planning to produce and F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone is supporting, Berger jokingly replied: "Maybe, if it is a sex movie." On a more serious note, the Austrian said he had several "really good options for next year." It is unlikely to be in Formula One since virtually all top teams have announced their lineups for next season and Berger is leaving Benetton. He won the German Grand Prix this season, his 10th career victory in 206 races. "I have a few possibilities outside of motor racing," he said. "But I find it difficult to imagine a life without Formula One." The Austrian media have linked Berger with BMW, who will be making a comeback to the sport in 2000 by providing engines for Williams. Berger, whose first F1 car was an ATS BMW-Turbo, said he still had a "close relationship" with the German automobile manufacturers. Close observers believe Berger will be helping BMW create an F1 engine for Williams and that he would serve as their test driver. Some even say Berger may then return to sport with the Williams-BMW outfit in two year's time. However, Williams technical director Patrick Head insisted on Friday: "We don't know anything about Berger becoming our test driver."
auto-moto.410 vector,
BTW, HHF je ponovo pokazao svoj srednji prst desne sake ;) nekom vozacu (ne secam se ko je bio u pitanju). The Finger strikes again. Steta za Barrichella. ;(
auto-moto.411 vector,
Zasto je M.Schumacher dobio stop-go kaznu? BTW, ako je neko pratio prenos na RTL-u, mogao je da cuje (pre trke, doduse) pesmu posvecenu Gerhardu Bergeru! Mogu jedino reci da je ono nesto najbolesnije ;) sto sam u zivotu cuo. Zamislite samo: '... ich bin Berger fan, on Sonntag will ich Berger sehen!'
auto-moto.412 junior,
> BTW, HHF je ponovo pokazao svoj srednji prst desne sake ;) > nekom vozacu (ne secam se ko je bio u pitanju). The Finger > strikes again. :)) Meni se učinilo da je to bio Truli. :) A, prst (ko god da ga je pokazao), je popio Berger, kad su ga obilazili za krug. :> Dosadna trka, šteta što Kultard nije ranije krenuo, možda bi i uspeo da napadne Vilneva ... BTW, zna li neko zašto je Šumaher drugi put otišao u box? Na RTLu su bile reklame ...
auto-moto.413 nigy,
> Zasto je M.Schumacher dobio stop-go kaznu? Na Virgin radiu su javili da je istu "zaradio" preticuci pod zutom zastavicom...
auto-moto.414 rades,
> Zasto je M.Schumacher dobio stop-go kaznu? M. Schumacher je dobio kaznu, jer je pretekao Frentzena pod zutom zastavom. Na RTL-u su lepo i uvecali i izdvojili deo ekrana kad sluzbeno lice dize zastavu. To su vracali nekoliko puta, tako da se stice utisak da kad je zastava podignuta Schumacher je vec poceo da obilazi (sve se to desavalo u krivini).
auto-moto.415 nesha,
>M. Schumacher je dobio kaznu, jer je pretekao Frentzena pod zutom >zastavom. Na RTL-u su lepo i uvecali i izdvojili deo ekrana kad >sluzbeno lice dize zastavu. To su vracali nekoliko puta, tako da >se stice utisak da kad je zastava podignuta Schumacher je vec >poceo da obilazi (sve se to desavalo u krivini). Meni se vishe svideo onaj Frencenov gest srednjim prstom, koga su takodje uvecali..
auto-moto.416 vpoznanovic,
F1: Austrian GP results Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:27:35.999 2. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes +2.909 3. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault +3.962 4. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot +12.127 5. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot +31.859 6. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari +33.410 7. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha +37.207 8. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas +49.057 9. Gianni Morbidelli I Sauber-Petronas +1:06.455 10. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault -1 lap 11. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart -2 laps 12. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 -2 laps 13. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha -4 laps 14. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 -7 laps Spun DNF Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen on lap 58 Engine DNF Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 on lap 58 Mechanical DNF Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen on lap 57 Engine DNF Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 on lap 48 Gearbox DNF Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari on lap 37 Accident DNF Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault on lap 37 Accident DNF Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes on lap 1 Engine
auto-moto.417 vpoznanovic,
F1: Standings after Austrian GP Drivers' Championship Pos Driver Nat Constructor Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 68 2. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 67 3. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 31 4. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 30 5. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 28 6. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 21 7. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 20 8. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 18 9. Olivier Panis F Prost-Mugen 15 10. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 14 11. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 14 12. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 13 13. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 7 14. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 6 15. Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Renault 4 16. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen 3 17. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 2 18. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 2 19. Nicola Larini I Sauber-Petronas 1 Constructors' championship Pos Constructor Nat Points ---------------------------------------------- 1. Williams-Renault GB 98 2. Ferrari I 86 3. Benetton-Renault I 53 4. McLaren-Mercedes GB 44 5. Jordan-Peugeot GB 33 6. Prost-Mugen F 20 7. Sauber-Petronas CH 15 8. TWR-Yamaha GB 7 9. Stewart-Ford ZV10 GB 6 10. Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 GB 2
auto-moto.418 vpoznanovic,
F1: Austrian Grand Prix Report On the formation lap Berger pulled into the pits - not the best start to his home Grand Prix - with a warning light on. The team sent him by without even stopping at the pits. He would have to now start from the pit lane and fight his way through. At the front, Villeneuve led away, but Hakkinen was soon in the lead with Trulli in second place. Villeneuve was already down to third and falling back further as Barrichello also got by. Not the start the Canadian wanted, especially as Magnussen was also harrying him for fourth place now. By the end of the first lap Hakkinen was out, slowing as he reached the pit straight. The engine apparantly gave up the ghost, so now Trulli was in the lead. And he made the most of it. For lap after lap Trulli commanded the race, setting fastest lap after fastest lap. By the end of lap 6 he had a 2.1 second lead over Barrichello, who had Villeneuve another second behind. The top six settled on Trulli, Barrichello, Villeneuve, Magnussen, Frentzen and Michael Schumacher. On lap 13, Alesi took Irvine with Ralf Schumacher following on. A change occured on lap 20 when Fisichella set the fastest lap, clearly hurt Trulli set the record straight again the following lap. On lap 24, Villeneuve got by Barrichello on the inside of turn 2 and set to work on Trulli's 10 second lead. The order was now Trulli, Villeneuve, Barrichello, Frentzen, Magnussen and Schumacher. It was a rather unusual sight to see the Williams' being pushed by the Stewarts. It soon became clear that they were on a different race to the rest, stopping for the first of two stops on lap 27 & 28. The order was now Trulli, Villeneuve, Frentzen, Schumacher, Coulthard and Hill. It then settled again until the main pit stops started. It started with Berger on lap 32, who had a problem with the fuel nozzle going on first time (this really wasn't Bergers race). Diniz was also soon in, followed by Nakano. The Williams team were ready for Frentzen, then the refueller was ready for Villeneuve, then everyone was ready for Villeneuve, then everyone put their stuff away. Trulli now pitted from the lead, and this was to be the deciding moment of the race, as Trulli rejoined the race straight into traffic. Villeneuve now had the lead from Frentzen. Alesi and Irvine collided, the Irishman gave the French-Sicillian enough room, but Alesi wanted more. Result? One launched Benetton out on the spot, and the Ferrari limping its way back to the pits, only to retire. Morbidelli in the Sauber was lucky to avoid being involved, actually stopping on the track before resuming his race. At Williams they were ready for a stop again. Schumacher made easy work of getting by Frentzen (though this would have repercussions later, as he did this under waved yellows.....). Villeneuve made his stop, and got out ahead of Trulli. Villeneuve had the advantage now. The order was now Schumacher, Frentzen, Coulthard, Villeneuve, Trulli and Ralf Schumacher. Schumacher and Frentzen pitted together, along with Ralf. The order was now Coulthard, Villeneuve, Trulli, Ralf, Fisichella and Michael. Coulthard pitted the next lap, and got ahead of Frentzen on the track. Fisichella then made a move on Trulli, but he had still to stop. It was now that Schumacher was awarded a 10 second stop/go penalty for passing under waved yellows. It would drop him way down the field. Barrichello now made his second stop, and rejoined in front of Schumacher in the pit lane, and further hinder Schumachers championship challenge. On lap 52, word came that Trulli didn't get enough fuel and may have to come in again to get some more, or else lean-off the engine. Coulthard was now very close on Trulli's tail, who was backing off somewhat. Suddenly a Prost had it's engine let go in a very big way, and dropped it all over turn 2. Luckily it was not Trulli, but Nakano. Unfortunately on the same lap Trulli's Prost did exactly the same thing, dumping its sump over the following Coulthard. Coulthard was now up to second. Word later came the problem was due to the Prost's losing contact with the ground over bumps, and so over-revving the engines. Schumacher was now pushing very hard to get into the points, and fought tooth and nail with Barrichello and Hill. Coulthard was now catching Villeneuve, but it soon became clear that the Canadian was mearly backing off a little. Who needs to win by a country mile? Schumacher pushed Barrichello very hard, and soon the Stewart was off the track and out of the race. A few laps later Schumacher made a rather bullying move on Hill to take the sixth place. The race ended with Villeneuve the victor from Coulthard, Frentzen, Fisichella, Ralf Schumacher and Michael. The star of the show, however, had to be Trulli. It will be a crying shame that he probably will not be racing next week (as Panis is due to return to Prost), but Nakano who made no impression in the same car in this race will.
auto-moto.419 pecanac,
Slike sa trke F1 u Austriji, u nedelju 21.09.1997. Benneton u prvom planu, u pozadini pune tribine. 1/5 (724x480x16m) at_d3_01.jpg
auto-moto.420 pecanac,
Opet Benneton, vrlo blizu, sa vrelim 'paknama'. :) 2/5 (724x480x16m) at_d3_07.jpg
auto-moto.421 pecanac,
Start trke, vodi Mika ali zakratko jer mu crkava motor u sledećem krugu. U kadru je 20tak formula. 3/5 (600x458x16m) suaust1l.jpg
auto-moto.422 pecanac,
Kultard se bori za 2 (?) mesto. 4/5 (600x458x15m) suaust2l.jpg
auto-moto.423 pecanac,
Mika H. ispred Truli-ja u prvom krgu. (krupno) 5/5 (600x458x16m) suaust3l.jpg
auto-moto.424 obren,
Intervju sa menadžerom Mihaela Šumahera, Vilijem Veberom (Willi Weber) Celtveg, 22. Septembar 1997. Mihael Šumaher je vozač koga jure. Pritisak na njega će biti sve veći, naročito pred njegovu "domaću" stazu u Nirburgringu? Veber: Mi smo osvojili dva Svetska šampionata i pod mnogo većim pritiskom. To uopšte nije tako važno, vožnja pod pritiskom Mihaela čini čak i jačim. Sada je Mihael samo jedan poen ispred Žaka Vilneva, pred tri preostale trke do završetka šampionata. Ne baš idealna pozicija? Veber: Neki šampionati u prošlosti su rešavani i sa pola poena prednosti. Prema tome, zašto ne bi i jedan poen odlučivao? Pitanje: Da li mislite da će Mihael osvojiti svoju treću šampionsku titulu baš ove sezone? Veber: Još uvek sam uveren da Mihael može to da učini. Ali takođe mislim da šampionat neće biti odlučen sve od poslednje trke, u Herezu. Na trci u A1-Ringu, Mihael Šumaher ponovo nije imao sreće sa žutom zastavom pa je dobio i "stop-and-go" kaznu. Da li mislite da je mogao pokupiti znatno više poena u nedelju? Veber: Na to pitanje ne bih mogao da dam odgovor. Uopšte, ne volim pitanja tipa "šta bi bilo kad bi bilo" pošto ne živim u prošlosti već u sadašnjosti. Bitka još nije završena. Sledeće nedelje Mihael će voziti i svoju stotu trku. Kako se osećate povodom ovog svojevrsnog jubileja? Veber: Kao prvo, ponosim se Mihaelom. Ali iznad svega sam srećan zbog činjenice da nije imao ni jednu težu nezgodu u prethodnih 100 trka. Šta želite Mihaelu u budućnosti? Veber: Da i dalje vozi trke bez incidenata. Da li ste organizovali nešto specijalno povodom Mihaelovog jubileja sledeće nedelje u Nirburgringu. Veber: Naravno! Ali ne mogu vam reći o čemu se radi... Da li već razmišljate o štampanju "Worl Champion" majica sa likom Mihaela Šumahera? Veber: Štaviše, već sam napravio 100.000 majica i 100.000 kačketa koji su spremni za prodaju. Tekst glasi "Svetski šampion 1997" a pola tiraža već je prodato trgovcima-optimistima. Ali šta ako Mihael ne osvoji šampionata? Veber: U tom sličaju prepravićemo brojku 7 u 8...
auto-moto.425 obren,
Celtveg, 22. Septembar 1997. Nekoliko sati posle završetka trke za veliku nagradu Austrije, tehnički direktor Vilijamsa, Patrik Hed (Patrick Head), pohvalio je još uvek vodećeg vozača u šampionatu - Mihaela Šumahera. Istovremeno je upozorio da je njegov pulen Žak Vilnev više nego ikad spreman da sruši sve nade Ferarijevog vozača da će ove godine osvojiti svoju treću šampionsku titulu u predstojeće tri trke u Nemačkoj, Japanu i Španiji. Patrik Hed je dao prilično realistično viđenje borbe za šampionat vozača i konstruktora: "Naš tim se bio prilično opustio oko sredine šampionata. U Hokenhajmu smo dotakli dno, ali smo se osvestili i napravili ozbiljne analize te se usresredili na poboljšanje našeg bolida i učinka vozača. Sada je i Žak onakav kakvim smo navikli da ga gledamo prošle sezone: borben i željan pobeda. On zna da ima šansu i dobru priliku da osvoji šampionat i on će se za to ozbiljno boriti. Sa naše strane mogu da garantujem da se tim ni u kom slučaju neće predati, bar ne bez teške borbe. Ne zaboravljamo koliko je Šumaher ozbiljan rival u bilo kom bolidu, a naročito u ovogodišnjem Ferariju koji je fantastičan." Prema Hedovim rečima šumaher je kriv za ono što mu se dogodilo u A1-Ringu: "Njegova želja za poenima ga je toliko preplavila besom da nije uopšte obraćao pažnju na to što se dešava oko staze, pa nije primetio ni žutu zastavu, što je moglo biti veoma opasno. Shvatam to što misli da se prema nije postupilo ispravno i što zahteva da se žute zastave pokazuju sa obe strane staze ali sam je kriv." Dok Ferari leči rane i tuguje za prepuštenih 13 poena Vilijamsu, Vilnev je pun samopouzdanja i kaže da jedva čeka sledeću trku: "Pa šta ako će Šumaher imati gomilu svojih navijača? Pobedio sam tamo prošle godine i mislim da to možemo da uradimo i ove. Ne vidim zašto ne bih jedva čekao da dođem u Nirburgring. Ta trka bi trebalo da bude zaista odlična." Patrik Hed sa svoje strane takođe optimistički gleda na kapital od 13 poena u završnici sezone: "Kod Hokenhajma smo stajali vrlo nisko sa bodovima, i to nam je bilo veliko opterećenje, nešto na šta nismo navikli i što nas je u mnogome poremetilo. Od tada smo u mnogome unapredili bolide i kao što vidite to se jasno odrazilo i na bodovno stanje. Ipak, ni Ferari neće tapkati u mestu u sledećem periodu, zar ne?"
auto-moto.426 junior,
> Veber: Štaviše, već sam napravio 100.000 majica i 100.000 > kačketa koji su spremni za prodaju. Tekst glasi "Svetski > šampion 1997" a pola tiraža već je prodato trgovcima-optimistima. Ako. I ja bih je već sad kupio. ;)
auto-moto.427 vector,
David Coulthard, Jacques Villeneuve i HHF. a1podium.jpg
auto-moto.428 vector,
Rubens u Monacu. monacorb.jpg
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Fontana Preview September 24, 1997 GUGELMIN, PRUETT AMONG FAVORITES AT SEASON FINALE By Nathan Siebens Mauricio Gugelmin and Scott Pruett will be looking to earn one more piece of hardware this weekend as the PPG CART World Series wraps up its 1997 campaign at the new California Speedway in Fontana, Calif. with the Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota. Gugelmin, who scored his first career Indy car win two races ago was quickest in a two-day test earlier this month with a lap of 234.6 mph on the new 2-mile superspeedway. The PacWest Racing pilot was two miles an hour quicker than his next closest competitor, Jimmy Vasser, during the test. The Brazilian started on the front row for the U.S. 500 earlier this year at Michigan Speedway and ran up front in the race until electrical problems cost him five laps and he finished sixth. Gugelmin's speed during the test at Fontana coupled with his Michigan performance, a track that is very similar to Fontana, makes Gugelmin optimistic about his chances this weekend. "I was happy with the car in general," said Gugelmin following the test. "Everything worked fine. We were quick out of the box, but I expected that after our Michigan performance. "I hope it will be a great race. It's unusual to end the year with a 500 miler. We'll be racing hard to go after third in the PPG Cup standings. That's what I'll be going for, but in a 500 mile race there are so many 'ifs' and 'buts.' Still, I think we've got the car." PacWest Racing Group has been impressive in 500 milers over the last two years, as Gugelmin and teammate Mark Blundell have combined to score 72 points for PacWest over the last three 500 mile events. Target/Chip Ganassi Racing is the next closest, having scored 44 points in the last three 500s. However, the team has yet to win a 500 mile race and looks forward to scoring that elusive first win this weekend. "Our record in 500 milers is something we take pride in," said PacWest vice president of racing operations John Anderson. "The team and the drivers have a good idea of what it takes to go quickly, and we have a good basic setup. We've had several podium finishes on the superspeedways, but we still need to take that next step and actually win one. We rate our chances at Fontana highly." Another driver whose chances for winning are high is Brahma Sports Team driver Scott Pruett. Pruett claimed the pole at the U.S. 500 and led 32 laps before crashing in Turn 2 after 350 miles in fourth place. Pruett's exciting victory in the 1995 Marlboro 500 at Michigan Speedway proves that he knows what it takes to win a 500 miler, and he too likes his chances this weekend. "I am looking forward to Fontana," said Pruett. "This will be the first time in my career I have ended the season on a superspeedway oval. The Firestone tires have been outstanding on the speedway ovals and this year Ford has really stepped-up and improved both the power and reliability of the engine. We tested in Fontana earlier this year and ran great. That coupled with our performance at Michigan indicates to me that we should be in great shape for the race."
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FRANCHITTI OUT, ROBBY'S BACK One driver that probably will not have a chance to win is rookie Dario Franchitti. In the aftermath of the persistent rumors that the Scot is headed to Team KOOL Green in 1998 with Honda power, Hogan Racing has announced that Robby Gordon will take Franchitti's seat in the #9 Reynard/Mercedes-Benz this weekend. Team owner Carl Hogan and Mercedes-Benz, who brought Franchitti to the PPG CART World Series, are said to be very upset with Franchitti for turning his back on what has become a competitive program in a very short period of time. That said, Gordon is happy to be back in the cockpit of a PPG Cup car for the season finale. "I look forward to being a part of the Hogan Racing team and hope to contribute to a successful weekend," said Gordon. "In preparation for 1998, and so that we are completely focused on our performance on our performance at Fontana, we have entered into an agreement with Robby for the Marlboro 500," added Hogan. "His 1998 status will be discussed after this weekend's race." The move apparently takes Franchitti out of the chase for Rookie of the Year honors unless a team (like Team KOOL Green?) decides to field a second car for Franchitti. Ironically, it is not out of the realm of possibility that Team KOOL Green would field a two car effort in 1998 with Franchitti and Gordon as the drivers. The Silly Season is in full swing.
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WHO'S HOT Target/Chip Ganassi Racing - Jimmy Vasser's win and Alex Zanardi's third place finish at Laguna Seca wrapped up the second consecutive championship for the Team Target. In a sport that is as highly competitive as the PPG CART World Series, any team that wins two consecutive championships is something special. Mercedes-Benz - While a Honda powered driver won the PPG Cup, Mercedes had a highly successful 1997 campaign, winning eight races, five pole positions and scoring 17 podium finishes. Mark Blundell's second place finish at Laguna locked up the Manufacturer's Championship for Mercedes, which hadn't won a race since the 1995 season finale until Paul Tracy opened the flood gates with a win at Nazareth. Firestone - The tire manufacturer has won every CART and IRL event it has entered since Indianapolis in May, and was one of the major reasons that Zanardi won the championship. In addition, Bridgestone, Firestone's sister company, has been sneaking up on the competition in Formula One, and may score a breakthrough victory before the year is out. WHO'S NOT Swift - While the new chassis has been competitive this season, it hasn't won since its first time out at Homestead. The chassis manufacturer should benefit from Della Penna Motorsports and possibly one or two more teams running the Swift in '98. Ford-Cosworth - Like the Swift chassis, the Ford-Cosworth engine has also been competitive this season, but hasn't won a race since Scott Pruett won in Australia. A little bit of luck here or there would have certainly put the Cosworth in victory circle more times, but that's racing. Goodyear - Both Swift and Ford-Cosworth could place some of the blame for not winning on Goodyear, as Firestone has completely dominated the long-time Indy car tire manufacturer this season. Firestone's dominance has many established Goodyear teams taking a long, hard look at jumping ship.
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CART, Kalendar za sledecu sezonu (1998): Mar 1 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami Metro-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex, Homestead, Fla., USA Mar 28 Budweiser 500 Twin Ring Motegi Motegi, Japan Apr 5 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Long Beach, Calif., USA Apr 26 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix Presented by Toyota Nazareth Speedway, Nazareth, Pa., USA May 10 Rio 400 Emerson Fittipaldi Speedway at Nelson Piquet Intl. Raceway, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 23 Motorola 300 Gateway International Raceway, Madison, Ill., USA May 31 Miller 200 The Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wis., USA Jun 7 ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix The Raceway on Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich., USA Jun 21 Budweiser/G.I. Joe's 200 Presented by Texaco/Havoline Portland International Raceway, Portland, Ore., USA Jul 12 Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport, Cleveland, Ohio, USA Jul 19 Molson Indy Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada Jul 26 U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota Michigan Speedway, Brooklyn, Mich., USA Aug 9 Miller Lite 200 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio, USA Aug 16 Texaco/Havoline 200 Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wis., USA Sep 6 Molson Indy Vancouver Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Sep 13 Grand Prix of Monterey Presented by Texaco/Havoline Laguna Seca Raceway, Monterey, Calif., USA Oct 4 Texaco Grand Prix of Houston Houston, Texas, USA Oct 18 IndyCarnival Australia Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Nov 1 Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota California Speedway, Fontana, Calif., USA
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F1: Austrian GP winners' press conference Q. Congratulations, Jacques, you must take particular pleasure in winning this race today! JV: The pleasure is purely the nine points that I have taken back from Michael. It's too bad he got the one point at the end there, but the championship is looking much better for me now. Q. What happened at the start? JV: I let the clutch go too fast and got a lot of wheelspin, so I lifted the throttle for a moment. But by that time Hakkinen had got past me and Trulli was next to me under braking. I was also sliding a little too much, and when Barrichello came alongside me in the hairpin I couldn't get out of the corner ahead of him. For two or three laps the car was sliding a lot and I really had to push to keep Magnussen behind me. Once the heat got into the tyres the car was easy to drive. Q. Did you think the Stewart cars could challenge you? JV: Not so much: I was more worried about Trulli's Prost, because I thought it would be a stronger car through the whole race. We had seen the Stewart drivers having problems with their tyres in qualifying, so I knew that they would start slowing towards the end of their stint. I made my move when I saw Barrichello start sliding. I could have taken a couple of risks with him a couple of laps earlier, but I didn't want to bang wheels with him and go off the track. Once I got in front of him it was just a question of pushing as hard as I could, to get close to Trulli. Q. Did you stay out a little longer than planned before making your pit stop? JV: We had planned to stay out as long as possible, for as long as we had the fuel, and that's what we did today. It worked out really well today, because that is how we got Trulli. Q. Were you worried about David Coulthard catching you in those final laps? JV: Yes, because I was stuck in traffic behind Gerhard for a while. I was taking it very easy then because I know from a recent experience how difficult he is to lap. I didn't want to take any risks. Once I knew that David was running fast I started pushing. But I knew I could lap in the elevens, so I was pacing myself on David's lap times. Q. David, after qualifying 10th you must be happy to have finished 2nd. DC: Yes, I am very happy. I thought before the start that it would be a good result for me today if I could get two points. But with the yellow flag situation for Michael, and again with a very good pit stop, it was just a question of trying to hang on to the end. Q. Did you enjoy the close racing that you were involved in? DC: I had a lot of fun from the start. I managed to pass Michael before the first corner, then he passed me and I repassed him before the second corner. It was fun to be battling and not to use [the downforce from] your wing, which is what normally happens when you try to fight someone through a corner. I gained a place during a pit stop, which was thanks to the mechanics. These good six points fit nicely with the win I got at Monza. Q. You seemed faster in the second part of the race ... DC: I was certainly in better shape on the second set of tyres than on the first. In terms of traffic, this has been one of the worst races I have ever had. There were two Benettons in front of me, and then a Prost which blew up in front of me, and there were not many blue flags being waved out there. Q. HeinzHarald, you lost places to David, and also to Michael Schumacher ... HHF: Yes, under the yellow flag. Maybe you didn't notice, but it was a situation when I was behind Gerhard and the group included Michael and David behind me. There was an accident at the second hairpin when somebody spun off, leaving us with nowhere to go. That's where Michael lost his points ... Q. After this string of third places, what can you do to improve for the Nurburgring? HHF: Go faster! Q. Jacques, now that you're back in contention for the championship, how do you feel about next week's Luxembourg GP? JV: I feel great about Nurburgring because we beat Michael there last year. That is the best way to go into this next race. There is only one point between us, so the result could go either way. I think we will have a stronger package there, unless it is very cold which would be to Michael's advantage. Overall, though, we should have a better package than him and I feel confident.
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Luxembourg Grand Prix 1997 from Nurburgring, Bonn, Germany 26th September 1997 - 28th September 1997 Friday, September 26th 1st Free Practice (11:00 - 12:00 CET) 2nd Free Practice (13:00 - 14:00 CET) Saturday, September 27th 3rd Free Practice (9:00 - 9:45 CET) 4th Free Practice (10:15 - 11:00 CET) Qualifying (13:00 - 14:00 CET) Sunday, September 28th Warm-up (9:30 - 10:00 CET) Race (14:00 CET)
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(125cc, 1. kvalifikacioni trening) [ Marlboro Indonesian Grand Prix ] Classification Pos Num Rider Nat B.Time Motorcycle Team 1 3 T.MANAKO JPN 1:34.762 Honda Team UGT 3000 2 2 M.TOKUDOME JPN 0.339 Aprilia Docshop Racing 3 7 N.UEDA JPN 0.456 Honda Team Pileri 4 46 V.ROSSI ITA 0.478 Aprilia Nastro Azzurro Aprilia 5 15 R.LOCATELLI ITA 0.493 Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel 6 20 M.AZUMA JPN 0.717 Honda L.B. Racing 7 19 F.PETIT FRA 0.871 Honda Team RMS 8 5 J.MARTINEZ SPA 0.893 Aprilia Team Airtel-Aspar 9 8 K.SAKATA JPN 1.000 Aprilia UGT 3000 10 32 M.GIANSANTI ITA 1.022 Honda Matteoni Racing 11 72 G.McCOY AUS 1.266 Aprilia Marlboro Team Alfa Bieffe 12 41 Y.UI JPN 1.313 Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz 13 17 J.MATURANA SPA 1.342 Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz 14 39 J.HULES CZE 1.599 Honda L.B. Racing 15 24 G.BORSOI ITA 1.930 Yamaha Team Semprucci 16 62 Y.KATOH JPN 2.159 Yamaha Team Semprucci 17 42 S.YUZY MAL 2.211 Honda Team UGT 3000 18 22 S.JENKNER GER 2.263 Aprilia Team Aprilia - ADAC Sachse 19 21 G.SCALVINI ITA 2.274 Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel 20 12 D.RAUDIES GER 2.279 Honda Finsco Chasis Team 21 10 L.CECCHINELLO ITA 2.730 Honda Spidi Honda LCR 22 29 A.NIETO Jr. SPA 2.971 Aprilia Team Airtel-Aspar 23 25 J.SARDA SPA 3.028 Honda Finsco Chasis Team 24 43 X.SOLER SPA 3.307 Aprilia Marlboro Team Alfa Bieffe 25 33 M.GEISSLER GER 4.665 Aprilia UGT 3000 26 55 A.JAYADI INA 6.096 Yamaha Yamaha Indonesia 27 53 R.ARIANTO INA 6.485 Yamaha Yamaha Indonesia Not classified 56 I.OCTAVIANUS INA 9.504 Yamaha Yamaha Indonesia 57 A.BUDIMAN INA 10.634 Yamaha Yamaha Indonesia
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(250cc, 1. kvalifikacioni trening) [ Marlboro Indonesian Grand Prix ] Classification Pos Num Rider Nat B.Time Motorcycle Team 1 19 O.JACQUE FRA 1:28.618 Honda Chesterfield Elf Tech 3 2 2 R.WALDMANN GER 0.027 Honda Marlboro Honda 3 1 M.BIAGGI ITA 0.074 Honda Marlboro Team Kanemoto Honda 4 5 T.UKAWA JPN 0.213 Honda Benetton Honda 5 7 H.AOKI JPN 0.462 Honda Matteoni Racing 6 65 L.CAPIROSSI ITA 0.604 Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team 7 15 S.PERUGINI ITA 0.685 Aprilia Nastro Azzurro Aprilia 8 12 T.TSUJIMURA JPN 1.049 T.S. Honda F.C.C. Technical Sports 9 31 T.HARADA JPN 1.075 Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team 10 11 J.McWILLIAMS GBR 1.220 Honda QUB Team Optimum 11 27 S.PORTO ARG 1.509 Aprilia PR2 YPF - ESCO 12 20 N.NUMATA JPN 1.742 Suzuki Team Molenaar Suzuki 13 6 L.D'ANTIN SPA 1.785 Yamaha S.S.P. Competicion 14 21 F.BATTAINI ITA 2.140 Yamaha Edo Racing 15 26 E.ALZAMORA SPA 2.145 Honda Fortuna Honda 16 8 C.MIGLIORATI ITA 2.344 Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel 17 99 G.FIORILLO ITA 2.419 Aprilia Radiant Racing Team 18 18 O.MIYAZAKI JPN 2.455 Yamaha Edo Racing 19 10 L.BOSCOSCURO ITA 2.772 Honda Dee Cee Racing Team 20 25 O.PETRUCCIANI SUI 3.046 Aprilia Mohag Aprilia Racing Team 21 17 J.CARDOSO SPA 3.299 Yamaha S.S.P. Competicion 22 16 W.COSTES FRA 3.320 Honda Chesterfield Elf Tech 3 23 22 K.ROBERTS USA 3.850 Honda Team PJ1 Oils 24 28 E.GAVIRA SPA 4.171 Aprilia Scuderia Mobil 1 AGV
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(500cc, 1. kvalifikacioni trening) [ Marlboro Indonesian Grand Prix ] Classification Pos Num Rider Nat B.Time Motorcycle Team 1 1 M.DOOHAN AUS 1:26.214 Honda Repsol Honda 2 7 T.OKADA JPN 0.233 Honda Repsol Honda 3 2 A.CRIVILLE SPA 0.545 Honda Repsol Honda 4 18 N.AOKI JPN 0.843 Honda Rheos ELF F.C.C. T.S. 5 3 L.CADALORA ITA 0.866 Yamaha Red Bull Yamaha WCM 6 5 N.ABE JPN 0.970 Yamaha Yamaha Team Rainey 7 8 C.CHECA SPA 1.002 Honda MoviStar Honda Pons 8 19 D.ROMBONI ITA 1.061 Aprilia IP Aprilia Racing Team 9 20 S.GIBERNAU SPA 1.208 Yamaha Yamaha Team Rainey 10 12 J.BAYLE FRA 1.301 Modenas KR3 Marlboro Team Roberts 11 16 J.FUCHS GER 1.314 ELF 500 Elf 500 Roc 12 6 D.BEATTIE AUS 1.368 Suzuki Lucky Strike Suzuki 13 24 T.AOKI JPN 1.553 Honda Repsol Honda 14 9 A.PUIG SPA 1.591 Honda MoviStar Honda Pons 15 22 K.McCARTHY AUS 1.657 Yamaha Red Bull Yamaha WCM 16 14 J.BORJA SPA 1.680 ELF 500 Elf 500 Roc 17 55 R.LACONI FRA 1.925 Honda Tecmas Honda Elf 18 10 K.ROBERTS Jr. USA 2.004 Modenas KR3 Marlboro Team Roberts 19 4 A.BARROS BRA 2.120 Honda Honda Gresini 20 21 J.V.D.GOORBERGH NED 3.349 Honda Team Millar MQP 21 17 L.PEDERCINI ITA 4.002 ROC Yamaha Team Pedercini 22 25 L.NAVEAU BEL 4.066 ROC Yamaha Millet Racing 23 27 P.GODDARD AUS 4.125 Suzuki Lucky Strike Suzuki 24 15 F.PROTAT FRA 5.159 Honda Soverex FP Racing
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F1: Luxembourg GP Friday free practice Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:17.998 2. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:18.339 0.341 0.341 3. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 1:18.434 0.095 0.436 4. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 1:18.713 0.279 0.715 5. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:18.794 0.081 0.796 6. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:18.912 0.118 0.914 7. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 1:18.926 0.014 0.928 8. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:18.954 0.028 0.956 9. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 1:19.034 0.080 1.036 10. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:19.091 0.057 1.093 11. Olivier Panis I Prost-Mugen 1:19.412 0.321 1.414 12. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:19.640 0.228 1.642 13. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 1:19.708 0.068 1.710 14. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 1:19.750 0.042 1.752 15. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 1:20.073 0.323 2.075 16. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 1:20.373 0.300 2.375 17. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:20.592 0.219 2.594 18. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:20.947 0.355 2.949 19. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:21.118 0.171 3.120 20. Gianni Morbidelli I Sauber-Petronas 1:21.387 0.269 3.389 21. Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart 1:21.424 0.037 3.426 107% of fastest time: 1:23.457 22. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart 1:38.344 16.920 20.346
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F1: Luxembourg GP Saturday free practice Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 1:17.158 2. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:17.220 0.062 0.062 3. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 1:17.390 0.170 0.232 4. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:17.395 0.005 0.237 5. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:17.567 0.172 0.409 6. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:17.778 0.211 0.620 7. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 1:17.778 0.000 0.620 8. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:17.884 0.106 0.726 9. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 1:17.948 0.064 0.790 10. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 1:17.953 0.005 0.795 11. Olivier Panis I Prost-Mugen 1:18.106 0.153 0.948 12. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:18.167 0.061 1.009 13. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:18.180 0.013 1.022 14. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:18.233 0.053 1.075 15. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 1:18.788 0.555 1.630 16. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 1:19.031 0.243 1.873 17. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 1:19.139 0.108 1.981 18. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:19.490 0.351 2.332 19. Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart 1:19.609 0.119 2.451 20. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart 1:19.883 0.274 2.725 21. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:20.064 0.181 2.906 22. Gianni Morbidelli I Sauber-Petronas 1:20.256 0.192 3.098 107% of fastest time: 1:22.559
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F1: Luxembourg GP Saturday qualifying Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.602 2. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:16.691 0.089 0.089 3. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 1:16.741 0.050 0.139 4. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 1:17.289 0.548 0.687 5. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:17.385 0.096 0.783 6. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:17.387 0.002 0.785 7. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 1:17.587 0.200 0.985 8. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 1:17.595 0.008 0.993 9. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:17.614 0.019 1.012 10. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:17.620 0.006 1.018 11. Olivier Panis I Prost-Mugen 1:17.650 0.030 1.048 12. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:17.722 0.072 1.120 13. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:17.795 0.073 1.193 14. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 1:17.855 0.060 1.253 15. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 1:18.128 0.273 1.526 16. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 1:18.303 0.175 1.701 17. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 1:18.699 0.396 2.097 18. Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart 1:19.347 0.648 2.745 19. Gianni Morbidelli I Sauber-Petronas 1:19.490 0.143 2.888 20. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:19.526 0.036 2.924 21. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:19.531 0.005 2.929 22. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart 1:20.615 1.084 4.013 107% of fastest time: 1:21.964
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F1: Luxembourg GP Sunday warmup Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:17.959 2. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:19.088 1.129 1.129 3. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 1:19.490 0.402 1.531 4. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 1:19.493 0.003 1.534 5. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:19.512 0.019 1.553 6. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:19.548 0.036 1.589 7. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 1:19.569 0.021 1.610 8. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 1:19.754 0.185 1.795 9. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:19.918 0.164 1.959 10. Olivier Panis I Prost-Mugen 1:19.970 0.052 2.011 11. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 1:20.011 0.041 2.052 12. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:20.051 0.040 2.092 13. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 1:20.121 0.070 2.162 14. Gianni Morbidelli I Sauber-Petronas 1:20.291 0.170 2.332 15. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:20.377 0.086 2.418 16. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:20.463 0.086 2.504 17. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 1:20.558 0.095 2.599 18. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart 1:21.251 0.693 3.292 19. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:21.391 0.140 3.432 20. Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart 1:21.477 0.086 3.518 21. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:21.695 0.218 3.736 107% of fastest time: 1:23.416 22. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 1:28.017 6.322 10.058
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:> 1. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.602 Kakav car ovaj Mika, na kvalifikacijama, kojekakvim warmupovima i sl. stvarima uvek među prvih pet mesta, ali na trci ga motor obavezno izda :((
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Rezultati trke za V.N. Luksemburga: 1. Villeneuve 2. Alesi 3. Frentzen 4. Berger 5. Diniz 6. Panis 7. Herbert 8. Hill ... Trku su poveli Mika Hakinen i Dejvid Kultart ali je obojici otišao motor sredinom trke tako da je Vilnev mirno priveo trku kraju.
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F1: Luxembourg GP results Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:31:27.843 2. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault +11.770 3. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault +13.480 4. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault +16.416 5. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha +43.147 6. Olivier Panis I Prost-Mugen +43.750 7. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas +44.354 8. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha +44.777 9. Gianni Morbidelli I Sauber-Petronas -1 lap 10. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 -1 lap DNF Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 on lap 51 DNF Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 on lap 44 DNF Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes on lap 44 DNF David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes on lap 43 DNF Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 on lap 41 DNF Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari on lap 23 DNF Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen on lap 17 DNF Michael Schumacher D Ferrari on lap 3 DNF Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart on lap 2 DNF Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart on lap 2 DNF Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot on lap 1 DNF Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot on lap 1
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F1: Standings after Luxembourg GP Drivers' Championship Pos Driver Nat Constructor Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 77 2. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 68 3. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 35 4. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 34 5. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 30 6. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 24 7. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 20 8. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 18 9. Olivier Panis F Prost-Mugen 16 10. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 14 Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 14 12. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 13 13. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 7 14. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 6 15. Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Renault 4 16. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen 3 17. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 2 Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 2 Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 2 20. Nicola Larini I Sauber-Petronas 1 Constructors' championship Pos Constructor Nat Points ---------------------------------------------- 1. Williams-Renault GB 112 2. Ferrari I 86 3. Benetton-Renault I 62 4. McLaren-Mercedes GB 44 5. Jordan-Peugeot GB 33 6. Prost-Mugen F 21 7. Sauber-Petronas CH 15 8. TWR-Yamaha GB 9 9. Stewart-Ford ZV10 GB 6 10. Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 GB 2
auto-moto.447 pecanac,
# 8. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha +44.777 Baksuz, verovatno bi bio među prva tri, da mu se nije u box-u ugasio motor. Čini mi se da je on sam pogrešio, gume su mu bile zamenjene i kada je dao gas da krene, motor je stao. Dok su mehaničari ponovo startovali motor prošlo je skoro 25-30 sec.
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> F1: Standings after Luxembourg GP Ima li konfe za štampu? Inače, bedak ... sad će 'ćelavi mladac' da nam postane šampion. :(
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Slike sa trke u Luksemburgu u nedelju 28.09.1997. Za početak, gužva na prvoj krivini i ispadanje braće Šumaher, Fisikele. (600x458x16m) sulux3l.jpg
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Međutim M. Šumaher nastavlja po pesku & sljunku... (600x250x16m) sulux2a.jpg
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Od pozadi Berger, Herbert i Hil. (724x480x16m) lu_d3_04.jpg
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Mercedes, Kultarda pokazuje znake 'umora'. (600x458x16m) sulux5l.jpg
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Za kraj, pogled na deo staze u Luksemburgu, za vreme kvalifikacija. (724x480x16m) lu_d2_01.jpg
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>> Ima li konfe za {tampu? Biće, sutra ili prekosutra, momci iz FISA-e su grozno spori kad su takve stvari u pitanju.
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F1: Luxemburg GP winners' press conference Q. Congratulations, Jacques, on your seventh victory of the season. The McLarens looked very fast today, but you managed to hold the gap to David Coulthard right past the first pit stops. Was that difficult? JV: I managed to hold the gap, but I was surprised because we had a good pit stop and even though he had to put in a lot more fuel than we did, somehow he still had a big gap after the stops. I don't know what happened there. We are going to have to figure out why they are so quick. Their car seemed to be flying on this track with its long corners: this is a track where you normally have a lot of understeer, and their car seemed to be handling very well. We are going to have to figure something out. Q. Tell us more about what happened at the start. JV: It is very wide going into Turn 1 and I think we were just too many cars running abreast. My start was average and I was very surprised to see David coming through next to me even before I got into second gear. Even with extra fuel on board, both he and Mika seem to be taking amazing starts lately: we have to find something on our car to make sure we have good starts also. Going into Turn 1 there were at least three of us abreast, maybe more, and I was a little behind Heinz and David. But I hit the brakes later than they did, and it was OK until I banged wheels. I ended up running wide and because of that I could not stay in front of David. But if the two McLarens had finished today they would have beaten us anyway. Q. Any problems passing back markers? JV: I spent a lot of time behind Damon, But even when I was close to him, nobody showed him the blue flag. I don't why, because there were several times when I was close enough to him to make [the marshals] show blue flags and they never came out. Damon's team must have told him to move out of the way, because there wasn't one blue flag. Q. You were losing time in the closing laps, but then you got a radio message from your crew? JV: Yes, they woke me up! So I started pushing and on the next lap my engineer Jock Clear came on the radio and said, 'OK, point taken, you can relax again now.' I had a huge gap, but when you start slowing down there is a danger of losing concentration and falling asleep. I started pushing again when I got bored: the faster you go, the sooner the race will be over. Q. Jean, you were behind Barrichello for more than 40 laps today. Could you have been much quicker than him? JA: I think I was quicker than him, but it was really impossible to overtake him without taking a risk. He had already been nice to me by being 5th on the first lap, so I was waiting for the pit stops. But the first one wasn't really quick and I started losing position. Q. Were you under a lot of pressure from Heinz Harald in the closing stages? JA: Yes, of course. But I had already spent so much time behind slower cars that I knew it would be impossible for him to overtake. I just tried not to make any mistakes or to destroy my front tyres which has been our problem here this weekend and everything finished well. But I was still driving flat out. Q. You must be encouraged with this unexpected 2nd place. JA: It is very good, especially because at the moment the team has been giving up a little. And it is nice to remind everybody that the championship is not finished. Q. Heinz, what happened at the first corner? HHF: It was pretty tight. I had a better start than Jacques and I was alongside him and a nose ahead. But I was on the outside line and I didn't want to take any risks going into that corner, and take somebody off, especially Jacques. I had a lot of pressure around me and I tried to be tight on the inside but I touched with my front wheel his rear wheel, but only side by side, and in that maneouver my hand banged into the dashboard and I switched the ignition off. I didn't know what had happened. I was slowing down and was looking quickly at my instruments (to see) what happened. I saw the ignition was switched off and I managed to switch it on again. Then I had to wait for a second until everything was running, and then found myself in 15th place. Q. Was there damage to your car from the collision? HHF: No, the wheels were side by side. It was alright. I was only worried that my inboard camera would be broken. Q. How did Gerhard overtook you? HHF: It was a manoeuvre with Eddie Irvine. I was on the inside of Eddie and I was hoping and praying to God that he wouldn't make any mistake at that moment. He tried to close the door and put me on the dirt because there was one car a lap before putting a lot of dirt there and I had no grip at all. I had to go straight. At least I had Eddie next to me. I was opening the gap, but then Gerhard went to the inside. Q. Later on you overtook Diniz. HHF: Yes. I think they were on one stop. And they were in a little bit of trouble on the uphill, and I could manage to overtake him through the slow speed chicane.
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Zar niko nije gledao odlicnu 250cc trku u Indoneziji? Max Biaggi ih je sve u svom stilu odrao! ;) Niko nije mogao da mu se priblizi. Ralf je zavrsio sedmi, a Harada cetvrti sto znaci da je Biaggiju dovoljno da zavrsi drugi na trci u Australiji da bi osvojio sampionat. U 500cc je pobedio Okada ispred Doohana, dok je u 125cc pobedio Rossi.
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Nigel to Return? If Nigel Mansell comes roaring out of retirement in 1998, Jim McGee would be the man responsible. McGee, general manager for Patrick Racing, is among the most respected strategists inside Indy competition. He was making the calls for Newman/Haas when Mansell was a winner there, and it's on his recommendation that Patrick try to sign him now. "We're going over to see him at the end of October," McGee said Saturday. "I've stayed in contact with Nigel and he's really interested in doing something now." Mansell, the 1992 Formula One world champion and 1993 Indy car champion, suggested a test drive in a Patrick Reynard Ford-Cosworth as a first step. McGee is prepared to book Portland International Raceway "and a short oval as well" in order for the Englishman to satisfy his appetite. "His ability is not in question, he just wants to see if the fire is still there," McGee said. "I think it is. I know it is." McGee acknowledges the criticism of Mansell throwing in the towel in his second year with Newman-Haas. Mansell's Lola was incapable of handling consistently through a race in 1994, although Mansell was able to take the pole three times and start among the top three on another eight occasions. "Nigel lost interest as the car had its problems and talk started up of a return to Formula One," McGee said. "But the situation with this team would be very good for him. Mr. Patrick is the type of guy Nigel would really be able to communicate with. You know, Nigel requires a lot of love and care, and he'd get it here." The question of affording Mansell's rates could block his return. Patrick is gaining Pennzoil as a primary sponsor for Scott Pruett's car, while Brahma, the Brazilian beer company, moves its money to Tasman Motorsport and driver Tony Kanaan. Firestone remains an important backer for Patrick, but Mansell could command $6 million or so. "Nigel is not an inexpensive commodity," McGee said. "But he brings a lot to the table, internationally, in places like Brazil and Australia, so that opens some possibilities." While Patrick captured two poles and a single race with Pruett this year, there's a sense Mansell would raise the game. "Nigel's long suit was he could drive with a more delicate touch than anyone," McGee said. "He can sense signals from a car other drivers wouldn't get." TROOP MOVEMENTS No other switches in driver/team alignments could rival that of a Mansell return, but Dario Franchitti's likely move to Team Green could produce sensational results. Adrian Fernandez will hook up with either Forsythe Racing or Walker Racing, as those teams move to two-car operations, while Steve Horne's Tasman Motorsport goes all-Brazilian with Lights champion Tony Kanaan joining Andre Ribeiro under the Brahma banner. Robby Gordon appears to have found a home with Hogan Racing, having given Carl Hogan his best finish of the year, eighth, in Sunday's Marlboro 500. Franchitti ran strong for Hogan, but crashed frequently before burning his bridges with manager Craig Pollock steering him away from Hogan's uncertainty. Parker Johnstone appears homeless after showing so little speed with Team Kool Green, but remains a favorite of Honda, which could secure him a spot in a backup car. It might even be a Green car, if Kool decides to up the ante in its final year of displaying its brand on racing cars. If all else fails, the amiable Johnstone could have a future as a television commentator. --------------------------------------------- (C)1997 SpeedCenter Internet Publishing, Inc. ---------------------------------------------
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Layout nove Vancouver staze. Preporucujem SEA za gledanje slike, jer QPV/386 nikako ne moze da procita fajl. :) vancnew.jpg
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_1997 CART World Series Standings_ (through September 29th) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PPG Cup Points Leaders ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. x-Alex Zanardi 195 2. Gil de Ferran 162 3. Jimmy Vasser 144 4. Mauricio Gugelmin 132 5. Paul Tracy 121 6. Mark Blundell 115 7. Greg Moore 111 8. Michael Andretti 108 9. Scott Pruett 102 10. Raul Boesel 91 11. Bryan Herta 72 12. Bobby Rahal 70 13. Al Unser Jr. 67 14. Andre Ribeiro 45 15. Christian Fittipaldi 42 16. Parker Johnstone 36 17. r-Patrick Carpentier 27 17. Adrian Fernandez 27 19. Roberto Moreno 16 20. r-Gualter Salles 10 20. Richie Hearn 10 20. r-Dario Franchitti 10 23. Juan Fangio II 9 24. Max Papis 8 25. Dennis Vitolo 6 26. Robby Gordon 5 27. Hiro Matsushita 4 28. PJ Jones 3 29. Michel Jourdain Jr. 1 29. Christian Danner 1 29. r-Arnd Meier 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nation's Cup ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. United States 252 2. Brazil 238 3. Italy 198 4. Canada 190 5. England 115 6. Mexico 27 7. Scotland 10 8. Argentina 9 9. Japan 4 10. Germany 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manufacturer's Championship ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Mercedes 316 2. Honda 290 3. Ford 230 4. Toyota 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Constructor's Championship ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Reynard 346 2. Penske 156 3. Swift 143 4. Lola 45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rookie of the Year ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Patrick Carpentier 27 2. Dario Franchitti 10 3. Gualter Salles 10 4. Arnd Meier 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pole Positions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Alex Zanardi 4 2. Mauricio Gugelmin 3 3. Gil de Ferran 2 4. Bryan Herta 2 5. Scott Pruett 2 6. Paul Tracy 2 7. Raul Boesel 1 8. r-Dario Franchitti 1 x-CART/PPG Cup drivers' championship ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points System ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The top 12 positions are awarded points as part of the PPG CART World Series championship, with an additional point awarded for to the pole winner and driver leading the most laps. The event winner collects 20 points, with the runner up collecting 16 and third place 14 points. Fourth place is awarded 12 points, with 10 points for fifth and eight for sixth. Seventh place is awarded six points, with one less point being received for each following place through 12th. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (C) 1997 SportsTicker Enterprises, LP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Biaggi je uzeo pol poziciju, Ralf je drugi, a Harada treci. Harada se, btw, povredio na kvalifikacijama - jos se ne zna da li ce ucestvovati na trci. 125cc - Sakata, 500cc - Doohan.
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[125cc] AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX OFFICIAL PRACTICE TIME ---------------------- Pos Num Rider Nat 1st Sess. 2nd Sess. Diff. 1 8 K.SAKATA JPN 1:43.665 14 1:40.680 18 Aprilia 2 41 Y.UI JPN 1:42.403 17 1:40.762 17 0.082 0.082 Yamaha 3 46 V.ROSSI ITA 1:44.077 15 1:40.904 19 0.224 0.142 Aprilia 4 7 N.UEDA JPN 1:43.411 18 1:41.302 19 0.622 0.398 Honda 5 72 G.McCOY AUS 1:44.678 17 1:41.417 21 0.737 0.115 Aprilia 6 5 J.MARTINEZ SPA 1:44.139 17 1:41.422 16 0.742 0.005 Aprilia 7 15 R.LOCATELLI ITA 1:43.782 20 1:41.551 19 0.871 0.129 Honda 8 3 T.MANAKO JPN 1:45.312 18 1:41.816 18 1.136 0.265 Honda 9 21 G.SCALVINI ITA 1:46.758 15 1:41.946 19 1.266 0.130 Honda 10 17 J.MATURANA SPA 1:44.746 16 1:42.048 15 1.368 0.102 Yamaha 11 19 F.PETIT FRA 1:45.050 19 1:42.171 21 1.491 0.123 Honda 12 32 M.GIANSANTI ITA 1:46.352 17 1:42.254 18 1.574 0.083 Honda 13 2 M.TOKUDOME JPN 1:46.281 20 1:42.466 19 1.786 0.212 Aprilia 14 24 G.BORSOI ITA 1:45.884 10 1:42.570 13 1.890 0.104 Yamaha 15 20 M.AZUMA JPN 1:45.327 15 1:42.684 22 2.004 0.114 Honda 16 39 J.HULES CZE 1:46.059 19 1:42.694 19 2.014 0.010 Honda 17 10 L.CECCHINELLO ITA 1:44.283 6 1:42.910 15 2.230 0.216 Honda 18 33 M.GEISSLER GER 1:44.587 18 1:42.985 17 2.305 0.075 Aprilia 19 12 D.RAUDIES GER 1:46.571 18 1:43.236 14 2.556 0.251 Honda 20 62 Y.KATOH JPN 1:46.968 15 1:43.581 5 2.901 0.345 Yamaha 21 25 J.SARDA SPA 1:45.000 19 1:43.670 7 2.990 0.089 Honda 22 29 A.NIETO Jr. SPA 1:47.733 21 1:44.090 23 3.410 0.420 Aprilia 23 42 S.YUZY MAL 1:49.477 4 1:44.093 20 3.413 0.003 Honda 24 22 S.JENKNER GER 1:47.166 11 1:44.422 17 3.742 0.329 Aprilia 25 47 J.TAYLOR AUS 1:46.206 18 1:44.924 19 4.244 0.502 Honda 26 43 X.SOLER SPA 1:50.848 9 1:46.157 15 5.477 1.233 Aprilia 27 50 A.WILLY AUS 1:49.001 17 1:46.751 18 6.071 0.594 Yamaha 28 48 W.STRUGNELL AUS 1:47.774 16 1:47.262 7 6.582 0.511 Honda 29 51 P.GALVIN AUS 1:53.970 14 1:49.329 19 8.649 2.067 Honda 30 52 H.BOOL NZE 1:53.845 7 1:49.813 21 9.133 0.484 Honda 31 49 J.ARMSTRONG AUS 1:53.361 9 1:50.377 17 9.697 0.564 Yamaha
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[250cc] AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX OFFICIAL PRACTICE TIME ---------------------- Pos Num Rider Nat 1st Sess. 2nd Sess. Diff. 1 1 M.BIAGGI ITA 1:37.315 29 1:34.789 26 Honda 2 2 R.WALDMANN GER 1:36.438 15 1:35.116 15 0.327 0.327 Honda 3 31 T.HARADA JPN 1:37.479 23 1:35.953 26 1.164 0.837 Aprilia 4 15 S.PERUGINI ITA 1:38.589 20 1:36.006 25 1.217 0.053 Aprilia 5 19 O.JACQUE FRA 1:38.349 3 1:36.064 13 1.275 0.058 Honda 6 30 T.BAYLISS AUS 1:38.824 14 1:36.259 12 1.470 0.195 Suzuki 7 5 T.UKAWA JPN 1:37.403 18 1:36.657 21 1.868 0.398 Honda 8 12 T.TSUJIMURA JPN 1:38.114 17 1:36.666 15 1.877 0.009 T.S. Honda 9 11 J.McWILLIAMS GBR 1:39.189 30 1:36.864 23 2.075 0.198 Honda 10 27 S.PORTO ARG 1:39.903 22 1:36.915 21 2.126 0.051 Aprilia 11 18 O.MIYAZAKI JPN 1:39.082 27 1:36.948 27 2.159 0.033 Yamaha 12 21 F.BATTAINI ITA 1:38.695 24 1:37.168 21 2.379 0.220 Yamaha 13 7 H.AOKI JPN 1:39.858 6 1:37.208 23 2.419 0.040 Honda 14 6 L.D'ANTIN SPA 1:39.304 22 1:37.311 21 2.522 0.103 Yamaha 15 14 J.ROBINSON GBR 1:40.061 19 1:37.448 26 2.659 0.137 Suzuki 16 17 J.CARDOSO SPA 1:39.258 23 1:37.827 23 3.038 0.379 Yamaha 17 10 L.BOSCOSCURO ITA 1:41.677 29 1:37.921 28 3.132 0.094 Honda 18 8 C.MIGLIORATI ITA 1:40.486 19 1:37.984 25 3.195 0.063 Honda 19 22 K.ROBERTS USA 1:40.615 21 1:38.179 24 3.390 0.195 Honda 20 65 L.CAPIROSSI ITA 1:38.526 15 3.737 0.347 Aprilia 21 16 W.COSTES FRA 1:40.671 18 1:38.657 9 3.868 0.131 Honda 22 25 O.PETRUCCIANI SUI 1:41.029 17 1:38.658 25 3.869 0.001 Aprilia 23 99 G.FIORILLO ITA 1:40.666 17 1:39.485 17 4.696 0.827 Aprilia 24 28 E.GAVIRA SPA 1:43.364 23 1:40.009 25 5.220 0.524 Aprilia 25 56 S.WEEKS AUS 1:43.100 19 1:40.900 25 6.111 0.891 Honda 26 58 W.STRUGNELL AUS 1:43.898 24 1:41.132 22 6.343 0.232 Honda 27 26 E.ALZAMORA SPA 1:44.432 2 1:41.396 16 6.607 0.264 Honda 28 84 B.REID AUS 1:41.849 25 7.060 0.453 Yamaha 29 83 M.CLUNIE NZE 1:46.066 15 1:42.928 26 8.139 1.079 Yamaha NOT CLASSIFIED -------------- 82 M.TALL NZE 1:47.563 8 1:44.280 7 9.491 1.352 Yamaha
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[500cc] AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX OFFICIAL PRACTICE TIME ---------------------- Pos Num Rider Nat 1st Sess. 2nd Sess. Diff. 1 1 M.DOOHAN AUS 1:33.822 28 1:33.135 11 Honda 2 2 A.CRIVILLE SPA 1:36.177 16 1:33.961 27 0.826 0.826 Honda 3 24 T.AOKI JPN 1:35.876 13 1:34.292 27 1.157 0.331 Honda 4 7 T.OKADA JPN 1:37.170 14 1:34.414 27 1.279 0.122 Honda 5 5 N.ABE JPN 1:36.832 14 1:34.702 28 1.567 0.288 Yamaha 6 3 L.CADALORA ITA 1:38.004 18 1:34.911 25 1.776 0.209 Yamaha 7 19 D.ROMBONI ITA 1:36.922 19 1:34.930 20 1.795 0.019 Aprilia 8 8 C.CHECA SPA 1:37.008 14 1:34.955 30 1.820 0.025 Honda 9 4 A.BARROS BRA 1:36.159 19 1:35.167 24 2.032 0.212 Honda 10 55 R.LACONI FRA 1:37.496 22 1:35.180 20 2.045 0.013 Honda 11 6 D.BEATTIE AUS 1:36.922 13 1:35.273 18 2.138 0.093 Suzuki 12 26 Y.KAGAYAMA JPN 1:38.383 9 1:35.319 21 2.184 0.046 Suzuki 13 21 J.V.D.GOORBERGH NED 1:38.252 21 1:35.332 24 2.197 0.013 Honda 14 20 S.GIBERNAU SPA 1:38.494 28 1:35.345 24 2.210 0.013 Yamaha 15 27 P.GODDARD AUS 1:37.180 15 1:35.351 22 2.216 0.006 Suzuki 16 18 N.AOKI JPN 1:38.015 23 1:35.412 19 2.277 0.061 Honda 17 10 K.ROBERTS Jr. USA 1:38.221 11 1:35.446 19 2.311 0.034 Modenas KR3 18 14 J.BORJA SPA 1:38.363 21 1:35.625 16 2.490 0.179 ELF 500 19 12 J.BAYLE FRA 1:40.153 19 1:35.858 21 2.723 0.233 Modenas KR3 20 16 J.FUCHS GER 1:38.222 14 1:36.376 24 3.241 0.518 ELF 500 21 9 A.PUIG SPA 1:38.367 13 1:36.449 29 3.314 0.073 Honda 22 17 L.PEDERCINI ITA 1:38.778 24 1:37.199 22 4.064 0.750 ROC Yamaha 23 22 K.McCARTHY AUS 1:37.279 14 1:37.225 4 4.090 0.026 Yamaha 24 15 F.PROTAT FRA 1:42.496 9 1:38.297 26 5.162 1.072 Honda 25 25 L.NAVEAU BEL 1:42.463 12 1:39.283 16 6.148 0.986 ROC Yamaha
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Phillip Island - October 4, 1997 Four times World Champion Mick Doohan (Repsol Honda) continued his domination of his home Grand Prix - and of the 1997 season - by claiming his 50th pole position, his 12th in a row. But the favourite to win the Australian GP broke another record today - with his first crash of the year. Doohan slipped off after being forced to take to the grass when an overtaking attempt went wrong in the final practice session. He was not hurt and his bike was hardly damaged, and he resumed almost at once. Team-mate Alex Criville was second-fastest by just over eight tenths of a second, with Takuma Aoki (V-twin) third and last weekend's winner Tadayuki Okada fourth it was an all-Repsol front row for the last race of the year. Yamahas occupied the next two positions, with Norifumi Abe continuing his good weekend on the Team Rainey machine to lead the second row from Luca Cadalora. Then came Doriano Romboni (IP Aprilia V-twin) and Carlos Checa (MoviStar Honda) - the whole second row covered by a quarter of a second. Alex Barros (Honda V-twin) led the third row from the similarly mounted Regis Laconi, with a pair of Lucky Strike Suzukis alongside. The first was ridden by team regular Daryl Beattie, the second by 500-class first-timer Yukio Kagayama, who usually races a 250cc Suzuki in Japan. 250cc - MAX SNEAKS IN The hyper-tense 250cc championship came one step closer to resolution in the closing minutes of the final practice session. Firstly Tetsuya Harada (Aprilia), one of three candidates for the crown had a heavy crash. Flicked over the high side on the fast Turn One, he was removed by ambulance, and though he had no serious injuries and may be passed fit to race, he is unlikely to produce a full-strength performance. Seconds later, points leader Max Biaggi (Marlboro Aprilia) put in a flyer to vault into pole position. Until then the position had been firmly occupied by Ralf Waldmann (Marlboro Honda), with an advantage of almost three-quarters of a second. Waldie ended up second, with Harada third and Stefano Perugini (Nastro Azzurro Aprilia) pushing through in the closing stages to claim his first-ever front row starting position in his first 250-class year. The second row was led by Olivier Jacque (Chesterfield Honda), with a remarkable performance putting an Australian one-race rider alongside in sixth position. He was Troy Bayliss, who had never ridden a racing two-stroke before, but modestly put his success down only to home-track knowledge. 125cc - SAKATA TAKES LAST POLE Former champion Kazuto Sakata (UGT Aprilia) claimed the last pole of the year by less than a tenth of a second from Youichi Ui (Kurz Yamaha), yesterday's fastest rider. New World Champion Valentino Rossi (Nastro Azzurro Aprilia) moved into third in the closing minutes, ahead of championship runner-up Noboru Ueda (Pileri Honda). This was bad news for Australian hero Garry McCoy (Marlboro Aprilia), who moved up to fourth and the front row momentarily in the closing minutes, only to be pushed back to fifth, leading the second row, by Rossi. Jorge Martinez (Airtel Aprilia) is alongside, the veteran multi-champion in his last GP in a career spanning almost 20 years. There were several fallers in spite of better conditions today, including Manfred Geissler, Mirko Giansanti and Josef Sarda. None was seriously injured.
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Biaggi se vraca na stazu iz boksa. max2.jpg
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Slika sa treninga. Max Biaggi na celu grupe. max1.jpg
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Biaggi je sampion! Ralf je pobedio trku, a Max je zavrsio drugi.
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[ 125cc ] AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX CLASSIFICATION -------------- Pos Num Rider Nat Total Time km/h Diff. 1 7 N.UEDA JPN 38:59.797 157.404 Honda 2 8 K.SAKATA JPN 39:01.163 157.312 1.366 Aprilia 3 3 T.MANAKO JPN 39:01.663 157.278 1.866 Honda 4 15 R.LOCATELLI ITA 39:01.700 157.276 1.903 Honda 5 21 G.SCALVINI ITA 39:05.384 157.029 5.587 Honda 6 46 V.ROSSI ITA 39:18.750 156.139 18.953 Aprilia 7 10 L.CECCHINELLO ITA 39:27.041 155.592 27.244 Honda 8 2 M.TOKUDOME JPN 39:35.583 155.033 35.786 Aprilia 9 72 G.McCOY AUS 39:35.694 155.026 35.897 Aprilia 10 32 M.GIANSANTI ITA 39:36.189 154.993 36.392 Honda 11 17 J.MATURANA SPA 39:36.201 154.992 36.404 Yamaha 12 20 M.AZUMA JPN 39:36.263 154.988 36.466 Honda 13 5 J.MARTINEZ SPA 39:44.708 154.440 44.911 Aprilia 14 62 Y.KATOH JPN 39:56.139 153.703 56.342 Yamaha 15 33 M.GEISSLER GER 39:56.326 153.691 56.529 Aprilia 16 22 S.JENKNER GER 39:56.330 153.691 56.533 Aprilia 17 29 A.NIETO Jr. SPA 39:59.829 153.466 1:00.032 Aprilia 18 25 J.SARDA SPA 39:59.973 153.457 1:00.176 Honda 19 42 S.YUZY MAL 40:26.532 151.778 1:26.735 Honda 20 47 J.TAYLOR AUS 40:31.819 151.448 1:32.022 Honda 21 52 H.BOOL NZE 40:37.365 144.533 1 Lap Honda 22 49 J.ARMSTRONG AUS 40:06.954 139.707 2 Laps Yamaha NOT CLASSIFIED -------------- 12 D.RAUDIES GER 34:37.972 154.119 3 Laps Honda 48 W.STRUGNELL AUS 23:34.821 147.132 10 Laps Honda 43 X.SOLER SPA 21:45.530 147.184 11 Laps Aprilia 19 F.PETIT FRA 18:59.482 154.579 12 Laps Honda 51 P.GALVIN AUS 11:09.360 143.535 17 Laps Honda 24 G.BORSOI ITA 1:52.473 142.370 22 Laps Yamaha NOT FINISHED FIRST LAP ---------------------- 39 J.HULES CZE Honda 41 Y.UI JPN Yamaha 50 A.WILLY AUS Yamaha
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[ 250cc ] AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX CLASSIFICATION -------------- Pos Num Rider Nat Total Time km/h Diff. 1 2 R.WALDMANN GER 40:09.735 166.126 Honda 2 1 M.BIAGGI ITA 40:15.564 165.725 5.829 Honda 3 19 O.JACQUE FRA 40:36.986 164.268 27.251 Honda 4 12 T.TSUJIMURA JPN 40:37.374 164.242 27.639 T.S. Honda 5 31 T.HARADA JPN 40:37.661 164.222 27.926 Aprilia 6 30 T.BAYLISS AUS 40:37.853 164.210 28.118 Suzuki 7 15 S.PERUGINI ITA 40:38.773 164.148 29.038 Aprilia 8 5 T.UKAWA JPN 40:53.329 163.174 43.594 Honda 9 27 S.PORTO ARG 41:08.157 162.193 58.422 Aprilia 10 11 J.McWILLIAMS GBR 41:15.211 161.731 1:05.476 Honda 11 18 O.MIYAZAKI JPN 41:15.298 161.725 1:05.563 Yamaha 12 21 F.BATTAINI ITA 41:22.114 161.281 1:12.379 Yamaha 13 8 C.MIGLIORATI ITA 41:29.285 160.817 1:19.550 Honda 14 7 H.AOKI JPN 41:29.418 160.808 1:19.683 Honda 15 10 L.BOSCOSCURO ITA 41:29.475 160.804 1:19.740 Honda 16 6 L.D'ANTIN SPA 41:31.716 160.660 1:21.981 Yamaha 17 25 O.PETRUCCIANI SUI 41:50.406 159.464 1:40.671 Aprilia 18 58 W.STRUGNELL AUS 41:04.164 155.958 1 Lap Honda 19 56 S.WEEKS AUS 41:10.858 155.535 1 Lap Honda 20 84 B.REID AUS 41:27.083 154.521 1 Lap Yamaha 21 83 M.CLUNIE NZE 40:22.158 152.052 2 Laps Yamaha NOT CLASSIFIED -------------- 16 W.COSTES FRA 28:32.684 158.942 8 Laps Honda 99 G.FIORILLO ITA 28:43.752 157.921 8 Laps Aprilia 28 E.GAVIRA SPA 3:32.484 150.720 23 Laps Aprilia 26 E.ALZAMORA SPA 3:38.229 146.752 23 Laps Honda 14 J.ROBINSON GBR 1:46.345 150.574 24 Laps Suzuki 17 J.CARDOSO SPA 1:47.184 149.395 24 Laps Yamaha
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[ 500cc ] AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX CLASSIFICATION -------------- Pos Num Rider Nat Total Time km/h Diff. 1 2 A.CRIVILLE SPA 42:53.362 168.008 Honda 2 24 T.AOKI JPN 42:55.630 167.860 2.268 Honda 3 5 N.ABE JPN 43:21.481 166.192 28.119 Yamaha 4 7 T.OKADA JPN 43:28.592 165.739 35.230 Honda 5 55 R.LACONI FRA 43:28.902 165.719 35.540 Honda 6 20 S.GIBERNAU SPA 43:29.040 165.710 35.678 Yamaha 7 26 Y.KAGAYAMA JPN 43:29.132 165.704 35.770 Suzuki 8 4 A.BARROS BRA 43:29.622 165.673 36.260 Honda 9 27 P.GODDARD AUS 43:30.157 165.639 36.795 Suzuki 10 8 C.CHECA SPA 43:30.908 165.592 37.546 Honda 11 19 D.ROMBONI ITA 43:31.123 165.578 37.761 Aprilia 12 21 J.V.D.GOORBERGH NED 43:50.351 164.368 56.989 Honda 13 22 K.McCARTHY AUS 43:54.553 164.105 1:01.191 Yamaha 14 10 K.ROBERTS Jr. USA 43:55.618 164.039 1:02.256 Modenas KR3 15 9 A.PUIG SPA 43:55.862 164.024 1:02.500 Honda 16 12 J.BAYLE FRA 44:18.178 162.647 1:24.816 Modenas KR3 17 17 L.PEDERCINI ITA 43:22.044 160.002 1 Lap ROC Yamaha 18 15 F.PROTAT FRA 43:24.478 159.852 1 Lap Honda 19 25 L.NAVEAU BEL 43:24.622 159.843 1 Lap ROC Yamaha NOT CLASSIFIED -------------- 18 N.AOKI JPN 40:16.549 165.657 2 Laps Honda 14 J.BORJA SPA 37:22.486 164.234 4 Laps ELF 500 1 M.DOOHAN AUS 25:19.184 168.646 11 Laps Honda 3 L.CADALORA ITA 16:17.639 163.790 17 Laps Yamaha 16 J.FUCHS GER 10:17.758 155.524 21 Laps ELF 500
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Doohan Tumbles To Give Criville Second Win Of The Year Phillip Island - October 5, 1997 Spanish come-back man Alex Criville completed his successful return from injury with victory in today's Australian GP, round 27 laps of the 4.448km Phillip Island circuit. The Repsol Honda rider fended off a persistent team-mate Takuma Aoki, riding a V-twin Honda, to cross the line more than two seconds ahead. But victory came at the expense of home hero Mick Doohan. Doohan had already won his fourth consecutive World Title, and qualified his Repsol Honda on pole position. He was building on an already substantial lead with 11 laps remaining when he fell at the high-speed first corner. He blamed running too fast over the bumps, and could count himself lucky to escape without injury from his first race crash of a season in which he has been completely dominant. Norick Abe (Rainey Yamaha) was third, after a fast start that saw him lead the first half-lap, before Doohan pushed firmly past. Then came a huge group, which had number nine bikes swopping back and forth as they disputed fourth place. It was led across the line by Tadayuki Okada (Repsol Honda), from V-twin privateer Regis Laconi, Sete Gibernau (Rainey Yamaha) and Yukio Kagayama, who was having his first-ever 500 GP on the Lucky Strike Suzuki. Alex Barros's V-twin Honda was on his tail, then Peter Goddard (Lucky Strike Suzuki), Carlos Checa (MoviStar Honda) and Doriano Romboni (V-Twin IP Aprilia). Less than three seconds covered all eight riders - the ninth, Nobuatsu Aoki (FCC Honda) crashed out with two laps remaining. Luca Cadalora (Red Bull Yamaha) retired with mechanical trouble after a strong start. Factory Suzuki rider Daryl Beattie did not start, after coming down with influenza on race morning. Doohan's first no-score of the year did not affect his huge overall victory or his total of 340 points. Okada made sure of second on 197, with Nobu Aoki third on 179. Alex Criville was fourth on 172, and Takuma Aoki took fifth away from Cadalora, 134 points to 129. Nobu Aoki won the Rookie of the Year prize from his brother Takuma, 179 points to 134; Alex Barros comfortable won the IRTA Cup for top privateer. 250CC: MAX MAKES IT FOUR IN A ROW Italian Marlboro Honda rider Max Biaggi claimed his fourth World Championship in a row today. Max, who sensationally switched from Aprilia to Honda after his first three wins, rode carefully to second place behind Ralf Waldmann's Marlboro Honda - but it was enough for him to claim a two-points margin over the German race-winner. The other title contender, Tetsuya Harada (Aprilia), rode to a brave fifth in the race after crashing heavily in practice yesterday. He was third overall. With the two Honda riders pulling clear up front, the excitement came from a fearsome six-bike battle for third, raging almost from start to finish. It was won by Olivier Jacque (Chesterfield Honda), with top privateer Takeshi Tsujimura (FCC Honda) next, then Harada, Aussie sensation Troy Bayliss (Molenaar Suzuki), and Stefano Perugini (Nastro Azzurro Aprilia). Tohru Ukawa was eighth after leading this group frequently, only to run his Benetton Honda onto the grass and lose touch with only two laps left. Bayliss's performance had the Australian crowd in ecstasy. It was not only the Superbike rider's first GP, but his first-ever ride on a racing two-stroke, and he fought with the cream of the 250 class with no fear or favour. His debut result of sixth equalled the best performance of the Suzuki this year. Biaggi finished a classic year with 250 points, and Waldmann on 248. Harada has 235, then Jacque secured fourth on 201 points, with Ukawa fifth on 173. Haruchika Aoki (Matteoni Honda) was eighth overall, but won the Rookie of the 'Year classification ahead of Stefano Perugini; Tsujimura was seventh overall and won the IRTA cup for privateers ahead of Jeremy McWilliams. 125cc - SWEET REVENGE FOR NOBBIE Noboru Ueda (Pileri Honda) got his revenge on World Champion Valentino Rossi in the last race today, surging ahead of a close pack for his fourth win of the season as the Italian rider's Nastro Azzurro Aprilia faltered at the mid-point of the 23-lap race. Ueda came through from a mediocre start to lead for the first time o lap 11, and broke the lap record with two laps to go to break narrowly free of a gang which had earlier numbered six. At the finish, only three remained, finishing with pole qualifier Kazuto Sakata (UGT Aprilia) ahead of Tomomi Manako (UGT Honda) and Roberto Locatelli (Axo Honda), the last-named losing a rostrum finish only over the line. Gianluigi Scalvini (Axo Honda) was fifth, after fading from this group, with the troubled Rossi hanging on to sixth place, ahead of Lucio Cecchinello (Spidi Honda). Masaki Tokudome (Docshop Aprilia) led the next group home, ahead of Australian star Garry McCoy (Marlboro Aprilia). Rossi ended up with 321 points to second-placed Ueda's 238. Manako (190) held on to third from Sakata (179); Tokudome passed Jorge Martinez (Airtel Aprilia) by one point, 120 to 119. It was veteran former multi-champion Martinez's last race. Roberto Locatelli was Rookie of the year; Frenchman Fred Petit, who did not finish today, won the privateers' IRTA Cup by two points from Scalvini.
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[ 125cc ] AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS ---------------------- Pos Riders Total 1 Aprilia 351 1 V.ROSSI 321 2 Honda 287 2 N.UEDA 238 3 Yamaha 139 3 T.MANAKO 190 4 K.SAKATA 179 5 M.TOKUDOME 120 6 J.MARTINEZ 119 7 G.McCOY 109 8 R.LOCATELLI 97 9 M.GIANSANTI 83 10 F.PETIT 83 11 G.SCALVINI 81 12 Y.UI 77 13 Y.KATOH 74 14 L.CECCHINELLO 73 15 M.AZUMA 66 16 M.GEISSLER 31 17 J.MATURANA 22 18 I.GOI 21 19 S.JENKNER 20 20 G.BORSOI 19 21 J.HULES 17 22 H.NAKAJO 16 23 P.OETTL 11 24 K.TAKAO 8 25 D.RAUDIES 8 26 A.NIETO Jr. 8 27 J.SARDA 3 28 A.HOFMANN 2 29 D.BARTON 2 30 B.JERZENBECK 1 31 A.MOLINA 1
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[ 125cc ] AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS ---------------------- Pos Riders MAL│JPN│SPA│ITA│AUT│FRA│NED│IMO│GER│BRA│GBR│CZE│CAT│INA│AUS 1 V.ROSSI 25│ │ 25│ 25│ 20│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 16│ 25│ 25│ 10 2 N.UEDA 16│ 25│ 20│ 13│ 25│ │ 13│ 11│ │ 20│ 16│ 25│ 16│ 13│ 25 3 T.MANAKO 9│ 4│ 11│ 11│ 16│ 20│ 20│ 20│ │ 13│ 8│ 20│ 11│ 11│ 16 4 K.SAKATA 20│ 20│ 9│ 10│ 10│ │ 16│ 16│ │ 11│ │ 7│ 20│ 20│ 20 5 M.TOKUDOME 11│ 3│ 13│ 9│ 11│ │ 9│ │ 7│ 6│ 20│ 8│ 5│ 10│ 8 6 J.MARTINEZ 10│ 11│ 16│ 20│ │ │ 10│ 10│ 10│ 9│ │ │ 4│ 16│ 3 7 G.McCOY │ 9│ │ 16│ 13│ 16│ │ 13│ │ 3│ 13│ 5│ 7│ 7│ 7 8 R.LOCATELLI │ 5│ 8│ 2│ 8│ │ 8│ 9│ │ 5│ 11│ 13│ 9│ 6│ 13 9 M.GIANSANTI 13│ │ 4│ │ │ 9│ │ 6│ 9│ 10│ 9│ 4│ 13│ │ 6 10 F.PETIT 7│ 6│ 3│ 7│ 6│ 11│ 7│ │ 13│ 7│ 7│ 1│ 6│ 2│ 11 G.SCALVINI │ 7│ │ 4│ 7│ 8│ 3│ 5│ 4│ │ 5│ 10│ 8│ 9│ 11 12 Y.UI │ │ │ 6│ 9│ 13│ 11│ 8│ │ 16│ │ 6│ │ 8│ 13 Y.KATOH 8│ 10│ 6│ 1│ │ 10│ │ 4│ 20│ │ 10│ │ 3│ │ 2 14 L.CECCHINELLO 6│ │ 1│ 8│ │ │ │ │ 11│ 8│ 6│ 11│ 10│ 3│ 9 15 M.AZUMA 4│ 13│ 7│ 5│ 5│ 7│ 6│ 7│ │ │ 3│ │ │ 5│ 4 16 M.GEISSLER │ │ │ │ 3│ │ 4│ │ 16│ │ 4│ 3│ │ │ 1 17 J.MATURANA │ │ │ │ 2│ 5│ 2│ │ 6│ 1│ 1│ │ │ │ 5 18 I.GOI 3│ 2│ 5│ 3│ 4│ │ 1│ │ 3│ │ │ │ │ │ 19 S.JENKNER │ │ │ │ 1│ 3│ │ │ │ 4│ │ 9│ 2│ 1│ 20 G.BORSOI │ 1│ │ │ │ 4│ │ │ 8│ 2│ │ │ │ 4│ 21 J.HULES 5│ │ 2│ │ │ │ 5│ 3│ │ │ │ 2│ │ │ 22 H.NAKAJO │ 16│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 23 P.OETTL │ │ 10│ │ │ │ │ 1│ │ │ │ │ │ │ 24 K.TAKAO │ 8│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 25 D.RAUDIES 2│ │ │ │ │ 6│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 26 A.NIETO Jr. │ │ │ │ │ 1│ │ 2│ 5│ │ │ │ │ │ 27 J.SARDA 1│ │ │ │ │ 2│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 28 A.HOFMANN │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 2│ │ │ │ │ │ 29 D.BARTON │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 2│ │ │ │ 30 B.JERZENBECK │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 1│ │ │ │ │ │ 31 A.MOLINA │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 1│ │ 1 Aprilia 25│ 20│ 25│ 25│ 20│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 16│ 25│ 25│ 20 2 Honda 16│ 25│ 20│ 13│ 25│ 20│ 20│ 20│ 13│ 20│ 16│ 25│ 16│ 13│ 25 3 Yamaha 8│ 10│ 6│ 6│ 9│ 13│ 11│ 8│ 20│ 16│ 10│ 6│ 3│ 8│ 5
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[ 250cc ] AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS ---------------------- Pos Riders Total 1 Honda 360 1 M.BIAGGI 250 2 Aprilia 268 2 R.WALDMANN 248 3 T.S. Honda 109 3 T.HARADA 235 4 Yamaha 81 4 O.JACQUE 201 5 Suzuki 72 5 T.UKAWA 173 6 L.CAPIROSSI 116 7 T.TSUJIMURA 109 8 H.AOKI 102 9 S.PERUGINI 85 10 J.McWILLIAMS 73 11 S.PORTO 60 12 N.NUMATA 55 13 O.MIYAZAKI 47 14 F.BATTAINI 44 15 C.MIGLIORATI 35 16 L.D'ANTIN 32 17 E.ALZAMORA 31 18 M.LUCCHI 30 19 D.KATO 25 20 W.COSTES 23 21 J.CARDOSO 19 22 J.ROBINSON 18 23 O.PETRUCCIANI 14 24 L.BOSCOSCURO 13 25 G.FIORILLO 12 26 Y.KAGAYAMA 10 27 T.BAYLISS 10 28 N.MATSUDO 6 29 E.GAVIRA 5 30 S.SMART 4 31 N.OGURA 3 32 S.GIMBERT 3 33 I.GAVIRA 2 34 M.BOLWERK 2 35 J.McGUINNESS 2 36 C.KAMEYA 1 37 C.VANZETTA 1 38 C.RAMSAY 1
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[ 250 cc ] AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS ---------------------- Pos Riders MAL│JPN│SPA│ITA│AUT│FRA│NED│IMO│GER│BRA│GBR│CZE│CAT│INA│AUS 1 M.BIAGGI 25│ 9│ 16│ 25│ 16│ 20│ │ 25│ 13│ 11│ │ 25│ 20│ 25│ 20 2 R.WALDMANN 13│ 11│ 25│ 13│ 20│ 16│ 20│ 13│ 16│ 4│ 25│ 13│ 25│ 9│ 25 3 T.HARADA 20│ 16│ 20│ │ │ 25│ 25│ 11│ 25│ 20│ 20│ 16│ 13│ 13│ 11 4 O.JACQUE 16│ │ 9│ 11│ 25│ │ │ 20│ 20│ 25│ 13│ 20│ 10│ 16│ 16 5 T.UKAWA 10│ 20│ │ │ 11│ 11│ 13│ 16│ 10│ 16│ 11│ 11│ 16│ 20│ 8 6 L.CAPIROSSI │ 5│ │ 16│ 13│ 13│ 16│ │ 11│ 13│ 16│ │ 11│ 2│ 7 T.TSUJIMURA │ 13│ 13│ │ 9│ │ 10│ │ 3│ 8│ 10│ 10│ 9│ 11│ 13 8 H.AOKI 11│ 8│ 11│ 2│ 8│ 10│ │ 8│ 7│ 9│ 8│ │ 8│ 10│ 2 9 S.PERUGINI │ │ 10│ 9│ 10│ │ 11│ │ │ 10│ 9│ 9│ │ 8│ 9 10 J.McWILLIAMS 7│ │ 7│ 7│ │ 5│ 7│ 9│ 8│ 6│ │ │ 5│ 6│ 6 11 S.PORTO │ 4│ │ 6│ 7│ 9│ │ │ │ 7│ 7│ 6│ │ 7│ 7 12 N.NUMATA 2│ 7│ 8│ 10│ 6│ │ │ │ 9│ │ 6│ │ 7│ │ 13 O.MIYAZAKI 5│ │ 4│ 1│ │ 6│ 8│ 7│ │ │ │ 2│ 6│ 3│ 5 14 F.BATTAINI 3│ │ 2│ 3│ 2│ 4│ 5│ 5│ 5│ │ 5│ 1│ 1│ 4│ 4 15 C.MIGLIORATI 8│ │ │ │ │ │ 3│ 3│ 1│ 5│ │ 7│ │ 5│ 3 16 L.D'ANTIN │ │ 5│ 5│ 5│ 8│ 6│ │ │ │ │ │ 3│ │ 17 E.ALZAMORA 9│ │ │ │ │ │ │ 6│ 6│ 2│ │ 4│ 4│ │ 18 M.LUCCHI │ │ │ 20│ │ │ │ 10│ │ │ │ │ │ │ 19 D.KATO │ 25│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 20 W.COSTES │ │ │ │ 3│ 7│ 9│ 4│ │ │ │ │ │ │ 21 J.CARDOSO │ │ 6│ │ │ │ │ 2│ │ 1│ 3│ 5│ 2│ │ 22 J.ROBINSON │ 2│ │ 8│ 4│ │ │ 1│ │ │ │ 3│ │ │ 23 O.PETRUCCIANI 6│ │ 3│ │ 1│ │ 4│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 24 L.BOSCOSCURO 1│ │ 1│ 4│ │ │ │ │ 2│ 3│ │ │ │ 1│ 1 25 G.FIORILLO │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 4│ │ │ 8│ │ │ 26 Y.KAGAYAMA │ 10│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 27 T.BAYLISS │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 10 28 N.MATSUDO │ 6│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 29 E.GAVIRA 4│ │ │ │ │ │ 1│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 30 S.SMART │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 4│ │ │ │ 31 N.OGURA │ 3│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 32 S.GIMBERT │ │ │ │ │ 3│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 33 I.GAVIRA │ │ │ │ │ 2│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 34 M.BOLWERK │ │ │ │ │ │ 2│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 35 J.McGUINNESS │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 2│ │ │ │ 36 C.KAMEYA │ 1│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 37 C.VANZETTA │ │ │ │ │ 1│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 38 C.RAMSAY │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 1│ │ │ │ 1 Honda 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 20│ 20│ 25│ 20│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25 2 Aprilia 20│ 16│ 20│ 20│ 13│ 25│ 25│ 11│ 25│ 20│ 20│ 16│ 13│ 13│ 11 3 T.S. Honda │ 13│ 13│ │ 9│ │ 10│ │ 3│ 8│ 10│ 10│ 9│ 11│ 13 4 Yamaha 5│ 6│ 6│ 5│ 5│ 8│ 8│ 7│ 5│ 1│ 5│ 5│ 6│ 4│ 5 5 Suzuki 2│ 10│ 8│ 10│ 6│ │ │ 1│ 9│ │ 6│ 3│ 7│ │ 10
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[ 500cc ] AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS ---------------------- Pos Riders Total 1 Honda 375 1 M.DOOHAN 340 2 Yamaha 188 2 T.OKADA 197 3 Suzuki 90 3 N.AOKI 179 4 Aprilia 88 4 A.CRIVILLE 172 5 Modenas KR3 68 5 T.AOKI 134 6 ELF 500 60 6 L.CADALORA 129 7 ROC Yamaha 12 7 N.ABE 126 8 C.CHECA 119 9 A.BARROS 101 10 D.ROMBONI 88 11 D.BEATTIE 63 12 A.PUIG 63 13 S.GIBERNAU 56 14 R.LACONI 52 15 A.GOBERT 44 16 K.ROBERTS Jr. 37 17 J.BORJA 37 18 J.BAYLE 31 19 J.V.D.GOORBERGH 29 20 J.FUCHS 28 21 K.McCARTHY 20 22 P.GODDARD 13 23 T.CORSER 11 24 Y.KAGAYAMA 9 25 N.FUJIWARA 7 26 B.GARCIA 7 27 L.NAVEAU 3 28 J.VINCENT 2 29 L.PEDERCINI 2
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[ 500cc ] AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS ---------------------- Pos Riders MAL│JPN│SPA│ITA│AUT│FRA│NED│IMO│GER│BRA│GBR│CZE│CAT│INA│AUS 1 M.DOOHAN 25│ 25│ 20│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 20│ 2 T.OKADA 6│ 16│ 16│ │ 20│ 16│ 4│ 11│ 20│ 20│ 20│ │ 10│ 25│ 13 3 N.AOKI 16│ 11│ 11│ 16│ 13│ │ 13│ 20│ 13│ 13│ 13│ 16│ 11│ 13│ 4 A.CRIVILLE 20│ 20│ 25│ 13│ 11│ 13│ │ │ │ │ │ 13│ 16│ 16│ 25 5 T.AOKI 11│ 13│ 13│ │ │ 11│ │ 16│ 16│ │ 6│ 10│ 9│ 9│ 20 6 L.CADALORA 13│ 5│ 5│ 20│ 16│ │ │ 10│ │ 16│ 11│ 20│ 13│ │ 7 N.ABE 8│ 9│ 9│ 9│ 7│ 9│ 6│ 9│ │ 11│ 7│ 11│ 4│ 11│ 16 8 C.CHECA 10│ 10│ │ │ 10│ 20│ 20│ 13│ │ │ │ │ 20│ 10│ 6 9 A.BARROS 5│ 6│ 8│ 10│ 3│ 10│ 10│ 7│ 10│ │ 16│ 8│ │ │ 8 10 D.ROMBONI │ │ 10│ 5│ 6│ 5│ 16│ │ 11│ 9│ 9│ │ 6│ 6│ 5 11 D.BEATTIE │ │ 4│ 11│ 5│ 4│ 9│ 3│ 4│ 3│ 10│ 6│ │ 4│ 12 A.PUIG 9│ 8│ │ │ 8│ 8│ 11│ 4│ 6│ 2│ │ 3│ 1│ 2│ 1 13 S.GIBERNAU 7│ │ 7│ 7│ │ 3│ │ 5│ 9│ │ │ │ │ 8│ 10 14 R.LACONI 4│ 4│ 6│ 6│ │ │ │ │ │ 7│ │ 9│ 5│ │ 11 15 A.GOBERT │ │ │ 3│ 9│ 6│ 3│ 6│ 7│ 6│ │ 4│ │ │ 16 K.ROBERTS Jr. │ │ │ │ │ │ 8│ │ │ │ 5│ 7│ 8│ 7│ 2 17 J.BORJA 2│ │ │ │ 4│ 7│ 1│ │ 8│ │ 8│ │ 7│ │ 18 J.BAYLE │ 2│ 3│ 8│ 2│ │ │ 8│ │ 8│ │ │ │ │ 19 J.V.D.GOORBERGH 1│ 1│ 2│ │ │ 1│ │ │ 5│ 5│ 3│ 5│ 2│ │ 4 20 J.FUCHS │ │ │ │ │ │ 7│ 2│ 3│ 10│ 1│ │ │ 5│ 21 K.McCARTHY │ │ 1│ 2│ │ │ │ 1│ 1│ 4│ 4│ │ 3│ 1│ 3 22 P.GODDARD │ 3│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 3│ 7 23 T.CORSER 3│ │ │ 4│ │ 2│ 2│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 24 Y.KAGAYAMA │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 9 25 N.FUJIWARA │ 7│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 26 B.GARCIA │ │ │ │ │ │ 5│ │ 2│ │ │ │ │ │ 27 L.NAVEAU │ │ │ │ 1│ │ │ │ │ │ │ 2│ │ │ 28 J.VINCENT │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 2│ │ │ │ 29 L.PEDERCINI │ │ │ 1│ │ │ │ │ │ 1│ │ │ │ │ 1 Honda 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25 2 Yamaha 13│ 9│ 9│ 20│ 16│ 9│ 6│ 10│ 9│ 16│ 11│ 20│ 13│ 11│ 16 3 Suzuki │ 3│ 4│ 11│ 9│ 6│ 9│ 6│ 7│ 6│ 10│ 6│ │ 4│ 9 4 Aprilia │ │ 10│ 5│ 6│ 5│ 16│ │ 11│ 9│ 9│ │ 6│ 6│ 5 5 Modenas KR3 │ 2│ 3│ 8│ 2│ │ 8│ 8│ │ 8│ 5│ 7│ 8│ 7│ 2 6 ELF 500 2│ │ │ │ 4│ 7│ 7│ 2│ 8│ 10│ 8│ │ 7│ 5│ 7 ROC Yamaha │ │ 1│ 2│ 1│ │ │ 1│ 1│ 4│ │ 2│ │ │
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Flash Interviews Takuma AOKI: "The race was bad for me because I did not know that Mick had crashed until it was over. I thought I was racing for second place with Criville and if I had known it was for victory I would have made more effort and pushed harder. I am angry with myself because I made a tactical mistake. I am also angry with the spectator who threw an apple, with a firework inside it, on to the rostrum. It deafened me." Luca CADALORA: "I just don't know what happened. I got a good start and I felt we good do well today but then I just didn't have any grip from the front. I don't know why but then I started losing places and I went off the track. There was nothing I could do so I pulled in. It's a shame to finish the season like that. This year we've had some podiums and lost a couple of podiums with problems. We've had some good times but we could have done better." Alex CRIVILLE: "I made a bad start and lost two seconds on the first lap, so it was always going to be hard to catch Mick. But I just kept going as fast as I could because in racing you never know what is going to happen. It was a close race with Takuma, and we touched machines more than once. When I got the signal that Mick was out I knew that I was in with a good chance to win and three laps to go I pushed hard to try and make a brake, even though the bike was sliding. I had no trouble with the bike and if I had got a quick start I think I could have raced with Mick. To finish the season like this is better than I dared to expect." Mick DOOHAN: "I just can't believe it. I was trying to conserve the tyres. Although I was pushing quite hard, I was taking it easy on the tyres as I went into turn one, I was on my own with a seven second lead or something like that. But when I hit the bumps the front just folded. I fought hard to get it back because I thought it was possible to do so. I was controlling the throttle to stop the bike sliding, and I was using the same rubber as I used last week. No, I simply can't believe that I crashed." Tetsuya HARADA: "My left foot was tapped up before the race, and without this it would have been very difficult for me to ride. At the start of the race there was only a little pain from the injury I received in the crash yesterday, but it got worse as the race wore on. Because I use my left foot to change , it became harder and harder to keep up the pace. Now that the season is over, the tension of the recent months has eased and I feel I can relax a little. I have been concentrating very hard with the bike at every race because it was built for a rider with a completely different riding style to mine. Now we have lots of data from every track we have raced on this year, and that is going to be very important as we prepare for next season. I would like to have won the championship for the Aprilia team, but next season things will be much different. Now my girlfriend Meyuki and I will go back to Japan for a short holiday before I start testing again in November. The good thing will be that right from the start we will know what to do with the bike: we have to work on the frame and in order to get some more acceleration" Tadayuki OKADA: "By my standards I did not make a good start, and for the first four laps I did not feel confident on the bike. Because of this I lost touch with the leaders and got involved in a fifth place battle with eight other riders. There was a lot of bumping and barging going on, so it was impossible to get in a good lap. Towards the end I managed to pull up to the front of the group and, after Mick had crashed, get fourth place. I am not happy with the result today, but I am satisfied with finishing second in the championship and with the season as a whole." Stefano PERUGINI: "I am pleased with my race today because I stayed up with the leaders quite easily. It was satisfying to be able to overtake other riders and although I was only seventh, I was close to the third finisher and not way back seconds behind them on my own. The bike was performing well today, I think the result proved that. I could have pushed harder, but I didn't want to take any risks. The team and I have done a good job this weekend and I wanted to make sure that I finished the race. Besides that Harada was in front of me and I didn't want to put him into any difficulties by attempting to overtake him. Now I want to prove, next season, that I am one of the fastest riders in the 250 class." Doriano ROMBONI: "I am very disappointed with the result. I made a good race and the bike was going well right up to the final corner when the engine broke. At the time I was fighting for 5th place with Lanconi and then I was left to cruise over the line in 11th place." Valentino ROSSI: "I am disappointed to leave the 125 class with this result. I wanted to celebrate in my normal way by winning or ending with a podium position. Both of these were possible today because the machine setting was okay and the gearbox and engine were perfect. But on the 14th lap the engine seized momentarily and I lost too much time to be in with chance of getting back with the leaders. This has been a fantastic year for me, I have learnt a lot and won a lot. Now I hope that I will be just as successful in the 250cc grands prix next year." Tohru UKAWA: "I was quite confident at the beginning of the race and I thought I could finish third, on the podium. My shoulder did not trouble me and the bike was almost perfect. But one lap before the end of the race I tried to brake very hard in the hairpin, I passed Jacque but Harada closed the door and I touched him a little bit. Then I went straight in the grass but hopefully I could come back on the track and finish eight. This season, I did better than last year. I've been five times on the podium, finished twice in second place and three times in third. I hope that next year I will be on the podium at every race and also that I will be able to fight for the tittle. "
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Max Biaggi slavi cetvrtu sampionsku titulu. max4.jpg
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Max, ponovo. :) Verovali ili ne, duzina ovog execa bila je 32K. max5.jpg
auto-moto.482 obren,
> Honda 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25 E, tako se to radi... O;)
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19. oktobra u 19:00 je `1997 CART season review' na Eurosportu. To se ne sme propustiti. :)
auto-moto.484 vector,
> > Honda 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25 > E, tako se to radi... O;) Cekaj samo da Cadalora dobije bolji motor pa cemo onda videti... ;)
auto-moto.485 obren,
> > > Honda 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25│ 25 > E, tako se to radi... O;) > > Cekaj samo da Cadalora dobije bolji motor pa cemo onda videti... ;) Bolji motor? Hmm, nisam čuo da Cadalora prelazi u Repsol-Hondu... O;)
auto-moto.486 obren,
Malo svežih F1 tračeva... * Čuju se glasine da će McDonald's ući u Formulu 1. Razlog je njihova želja da povećaju popularnost ovog lanca restorana u Južnoj Americi, tako da će najverovatnije sponzorisati Arrows ili Stewart koji imaju južnoameričke vozače. * Kompanija Virgin (CD & Video) takođe se očekuje kao sponzor jednog od timova sledeće sezone. Vlasnik firme, Richard Branson je veliki fan Formule 1 i pokazao je interes za uključivanje u veliki cirkus. * Nakon što je ustanovio da su učestali kvarovi na Mugen-Honda motorima rezultat testiranja nekih delova motora za sledeću sezonu, Alan Prost je odlučio da izbaci iz tima Šindži Nakana, tako da će umesto njega na preostale dve trke voziti Jarno Truli. Ostaje da se vidi da li će se i Honda složiti sa ovom odlukom, obzirom da je Šindži Nakano "dečko" ćerke jednog od glavešina ove kompanije. * Ukio Katajama je najavio povlačenje iz Formule 1 nakon ove sezone, kako bi prešao u Formulu CART ili se posvetio svom hobiju - planinarenju. * Dejvid Ričardse je potvrdio da će Beneton koristiti i sledeće godine Renaultove motore, ali pod imenom Mecachrone ili nekim trećim. * Perspektivni japanski vozač Tora Takagi potvrdio je da će sledeće sezone voziti za Tirel, pored Josa (the Bossa) Verštapena. * Gerhard Berger će po svoj prilici definitivno zameniti Edija Irvajna u Ferariju. Razlog odlaska Irvajna nije samo slab rezultat ove sezone, već i previše negativnih kritika na račun svog tima koje je "prosuo" prethodnih nedelja. * Još jedno ime se očekuje u Formuli 1. Reč je o Zaku Marionki (18 godina) koji je pobednik Formule Ford u Američkom šampionatu. Obzirom da je ovaj brazilac japanskog porekla, Mugen-Honda je odlučila da ga "kapariše" za ubuduće. * Priča se da je Prost GP angažovao Marčela Batistucija kao test vozača za sledeću sezonu. On je trenutno šampion u evropskoj Formuli Opel.
auto-moto.487 vpoznanovic,
Japanese Grand Prix 1997 from Suzuka, Mie-Ken, Japan 10th October 1997 - 12th October 1997 Friday, October 10th 1st Free Practice (04:00 - 05:00 CET) 2nd Free Practice (06:00 - 07:00 CET) Saturday, October 11th 3rd Free Practice (02:00 - 02:45 CET) 4th Free Practice (03:15 - 04:00 CET) Qualifying (06:00 - 07:00 CET) Sunday, October 12th Warm-up (01:30 - 02:00 CET) Race (06:00 CET)
auto-moto.488 vpoznanovic,
F1: Japanese GP Friday free practice Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 1:38.903 2. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 1:38.911 0.008 0.008 3. Olivier Panis I Prost-Mugen 1:38.941 0.030 0.038 4. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 1:39.398 0.457 0.495 5. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:39.454 0.056 0.551 6. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 1:39.840 0.386 0.937 7. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:39.898 0.058 0.995 8. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:39.945 0.047 1.042 9. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 1:40.422 0.477 1.519 10. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:40.460 0.038 1.557 11. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:40.616 0.156 1.713 12. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 1:40.653 0.037 1.750 13. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 1:40.720 0.067 1.817 14. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:40.724 0.004 1.821 15. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:40.937 0.213 2.034 16. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart 1:41.158 0.221 2.255 17. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:42.000 0.842 3.097 18. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:42.290 0.290 3.387 19. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:42.587 0.297 3.684 20. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 1:42.893 0.306 3.990 21. Gianni Morbidelli I Sauber-Petronas 1:44.736 1.843 5.833 107% of fastest time: 1:45.826 22. Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart 1:46.282 1.546 7.379
auto-moto.489 obren,
Poredan nakon kvalifikacija za VN Japana (Suzuka) 1. Jacques Villeneuve Williams 1:36.071 2. Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:36.133 +0.062 3. Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:36.466 +0.395 4. Mika Hńkkinen McLaren 1:36.469 +0.398 5. Gerhard Berger Benetton 1:36.561 +0.490 6. Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 1:36.628 +0.557 7. Jean Alesi Benetton 1:36.682 +0.611 8. Johnny Herbert Sauber 1:36.906 +0.835 9. Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 1:36.917 +0.846 10. Olivier Panis Prost 1:37.073 +1.002 11. David Coulthard McLaren 1:37.095 +1.024 12. Rubens Barrichello Stewart 1:37.343 +1.272 13. Ralf Schumacher Jordan 1:37.443 +1.372 14. Jan Magnussen Stewart 1:37.480 +1.409 15. Shinji Nakano Prost 1:37.588 +1.517 16. Pedro-Paulo Diniz Arrows 1:37.853 +1.782 17. Damon Hill Arrows 1:38.022 +1.951 18. Gianni Morbidelli Sauber 1:38.556 +2.485 19. Ukyo Katayama Minardi 1:38.983 +2.912 20. Tarso Marques Minardi 1:39.678 +3.607 21. Jos Verstappen Tyrrell 1:40.259 +4.188 22. Mika Salo Tyrrell 1:40.529 +4.458
auto-moto.490 vpoznanovic,
F1: Japanese GP Saturday free practice Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 1:37.372 2. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:37.481 0.109 0.109 3. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 1:37.649 0.168 0.277 4. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 1:37.755 0.106 0.383 5. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:37.758 0.003 0.386 6. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:37.905 0.147 0.533 7. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 1:37.929 0.024 0.557 8. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 1:38.147 0.218 0.775 9. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 1:38.343 0.196 0.971 10. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:38.403 0.060 1.031 11. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:38.514 0.111 1.142 12. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:38.723 0.209 1.351 13. Olivier Panis I Prost-Mugen 1:38.816 0.093 1.444 14. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 1:38.910 0.094 1.538 15. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:38.947 0.037 1.575 16. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:39.537 0.590 2.165 17. Gianni Morbidelli I Sauber-Petronas 1:39.546 0.009 2.174 18. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 1:39.702 0.156 2.330 19. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart 1:39.995 0.293 2.623 20. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:40.905 0.910 3.533 21. Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart 1:41.348 0.443 3.976 22. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:41.370 0.022 3.998 107% of fastest time: 1:44.188
auto-moto.492 junior,
subj: vizija :) > 1. Jacques Villeneuve Williams 1:36.071 > 2. Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:36.133 +0.062 > 3. Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:36.466 +0.395 Na startu, kako inače katastrofalno startuje, Šumaher prestiže Vilneva, a na prvoj krivini to pokušava i Eddie Irvine. Međutim, Vilnev ne popušta, sudara se sa Irvineom, a prednjim delom bolida uspeva da zakači i Šumahera (kao slučajno :>). Irvine i Vilnev izleću iz trke. Šumaher odlazi u box, i popravlja tj. spasava šta se spasti može, vraća se na trku, i na kraju uzima bod. Hakinen uzima prvu pobedu u karijeri.
auto-moto.493 castrvm,
> Hakinen uzima prvu pobedu u karijeri. Hakinenu crkava motor u zadnjim krugovima .
auto-moto.494 miko,
Onaj debil od Villeneuve-a opet nije ispostovao zutu zastavu, tako da su ga diskvalifikovali. Naravno, on ima pravo da vozi sutra, pa da se naknadno raspravlja o njegovom slucaju, ali ... All information is unofficial :)
auto-moto.495 miko,
» Hakinen uzima prvu pobedu u karijeri. Iz tvoje tastature u Boziju ;) Nego, citah u novinama neki intervju sa Hakkinen-om. Kada ga je novinar pitao sta on misli, zasto je najpopularniji vozac u Japanu, car je odgovorio da je to, verovatno, zato sto je vrlo zgodan, a ima i plavu kosu. :)))) Ovom prilikom ide jedna slika, simbolicno nazvana 'zavodnik.jpg'. Pogodicete o kome se radi ;) zavodnik.jpg
auto-moto.496 vector,
> * Ukio Katajama je najavio povlacenje iz Formule 1 nakon ove sezone, kako > bi presao u Formulu CART ili se posvetio svom hobiju - planinarenju. Kakva ce to borba biti: Ukio Katayama vs Hiro Matsushita! Kladim se na Katajamu! O:))
auto-moto.497 vpoznanovic,
F1: Japanese GP Sunday warmup Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:38.113 2. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 1:38.147 0.034 0.034 3. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 1:39.084 0.937 0.971 4. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:39.163 0.079 1.050 5. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 1:39.233 0.070 1.120 6. Olivier Panis I Prost-Mugen 1:39.370 0.137 1.257 7. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 1:39.418 0.048 1.305 8. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 1:39.553 0.135 1.440 9. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:39.784 0.231 1.671 10. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:40.061 0.277 1.948 11. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:40.227 0.166 2.114 12. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 1:40.312 0.085 2.199 13. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:40.345 0.033 2.232 14. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 1:40.576 0.231 2.463 15. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 1:40.685 0.109 2.572 16. Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart 1:41.480 0.795 3.367 17. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart 1:41.685 0.205 3.572 18. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:41.983 0.298 3.870 19. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:42.021 0.038 3.908 20. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:42.835 0.814 4.722 21. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:44.098 1.263 5.985 107% of fastest time: 1:44.981
auto-moto.498 vpoznanovic,
F1: Japanese GP results Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:29:48.446 2. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault +1.378 3. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari +26.384 4. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes +27.129 5. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault +39.776 6. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault +40.403 7. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas +41.630 8. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot +56.825 9. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault +1:00.429 10. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot +1:22.036 11. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes -1 lap 12. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha -1 lap 13. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha -1 lap 14. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 -1 lap DNF Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 on lap 49 DNF Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart on lap 48 DNF Olivier Panis I Prost-Mugen on lap 37 DNF Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen on lap 23 DNF Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart on lap 9 DNF Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 on lap 7 DNF Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 on lap 4
auto-moto.500 vpoznanovic,
F1: Standings after Japanese GP Drivers' Championship Pos Driver Nat Constructor Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 79 2. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 78 3. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 41 4. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 35 5. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 30 6. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 24 7. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 22 8. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 20 9. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 17 10. Olivier Panis F Prost-Mugen 16 11. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 14 12. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 13 13. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 7 14. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 6 15. Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Renault 4 16. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen 3 17. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 2 Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 2 Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 2 20. Nicola Larini I Sauber-Petronas 1 Constructors' championship Pos Constructor Nat Points ---------------------------------------------- 1. Williams-Renault GB 120 2. Ferrari I 100 3. Benetton-Renault I 63 4. McLaren-Mercedes GB 47 5. Jordan-Peugeot GB 33 6. Prost-Mugen F 21 7. Sauber-Petronas CH 15 8. TWR-Yamaha GB 9 9. Stewart-Ford ZV10 GB 6 10. Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 GB 2
auto-moto.501 darth.vader,
>> Pos Driver Nat Constructor Points >> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >> 1. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 79 >> 2. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 78 Na noz covece... Podseca me na duel Scumacher - Hill 1994. Da li ce se Vilnev poneti kao Sumaher onda, pa da i Sumi malo oseti sta je uradio ;))) See ya, Darth :)
auto-moto.502 nesha,
>>> 1. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 79 >>> 2. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 78 > >Na noz covece... Podseca me na duel Scumacher - Hill 1994. Ne znam da li ste gledali trku, ali ono shto su uradili ljudi iz Ferarija nije nishta drugo nego velika sramota.. Pih..
auto-moto.503 vpoznanovic,
>> Na noz covece... Podseca me na duel Scumacher - Hill 1994. >> Da li ce se Vilnev poneti kao Sumaher onda, pa da i Sumi malo >> oseti sta je uradio ;))) Nadam se da hoće. ;> Za one koji nisu upoznati sa tokom trke, moram da kažem da je pravi pobjednik momak po imenu Eddie Irvine. Nakon sjajnog starta kontrolisao je trku u prvih 15 krugova i bio daleko najbrži čovjek na stazi. Poslije prve posjete boksovima vratio se na čelo, ali je tada očigledno stigla direktiva da mora da propusti svog kolegu koji se bori za titulu. Ako ga Ferrari ne zadrži, mogao bi napraviti jedan od najozbiljnijih propusta u svojoj istoriji. U malo boljim uslovima, Eddie Irvine će biti svjetski šampion. Možda će nekome prethodna izjava izgledati neodmjerena i neozbiljna, ali tako je izgledalo i '85-e, kad sam istu stvar izjavio za tipa koji se zvao Nigel Mansell.
auto-moto.504 vector,
> Ne znam da li ste gledali trku, ali ono shto su uradili ljudi iz > Ferarija nije nishta drugo nego velika sramota.. Pih.. Bas me podseca na onu ADAC STW Cup trku u Lahru, gde su trojica vozaca BMW-a zadrzavali Aiella (Peugeut) kako god su mogli. Aiello je cak nekoliko puta udario u zadnji deo BMW-a. :( Taman kad sam poceo da se radujem, Irvajn je usporio i tacno se umesao izmedju Schumachera i Villeneuva time usporavajuci Jacquesa. Stvarno sramota. Kada je Irvajn potreban ekipi, gledaj kako vozi; a kada nije, boli ih uvo za njegov plasman. M.Schumacher se zaista poneo kao seljacina... Imam osecaj da ce i na trci u Jerezu Irvajn imati zapazenu ulogu. :( M.Schumacher - sampion Formule 1 za 1997. godinu? C,c,c. Ova trka je zaista pokazala pravi odnos izmedju Irvajna i Ferrarija. Doduse, to se znalo vec odavno, ali sada smo zaista imali priliku da to i vidimo. ;( Posle ove trke nikako ne bih voleo da Schumacher dobije sampionat...
auto-moto.505 senna,
>Ako ga Ferrari ne zadrzi, mogao bi napraviti jedan od najozbiljnijih >propusta u svojoj istoriji. U malo boljim uslovima, Eddie Irvine ce biti >svjetski sampion. >Mozda ce nekome prethodna izjava izgledati neodmjerena i neozbiljna, ali >tako je izgledalo i '85-e, kad sam istu stvar izjavio za tipa koji se >zvao Nigel Mansell. Jes bogumi.. Zvuchi neodmerena, pogotovo kad se uzme u obzir da je dotichni gospodin vozio f3000 u japanu, pa zato poznaje ovu stazu, ne bih rekao da se neshto posebno pokazao u bilo kojoj drugoj trci ove sezone..
auto-moto.506 obren,
The Quotes ------------- * M. Schumacher: "It is a long time since I had so much satisfaction from a win, mainly because it brings me closer to the Championship. We knew Jacques would try and make my life difficult and try to get other cars to pass me. Initially I made a good start but then I had too much wheelspin. Jacques did brake a bit harder than usual a few times and I nearly touched him. Before the race, Eddie told me he might try and pass me at that point and it was quite funny when it happened. It was a very good manoeuvre. After the pitstops, when Jacques came out of the pits he moved right across but I managed to dive inside him. Thanks to Eddie we were in a good situation and he took care when he let me pass. It is thanks to him that I have this victory. I have always said he is a great driver and a great team-mate. Hill made life very difficult for me. There were a lot of blue flags and he should have let me through. In Jerez the situation is open. Whoever is in front will be the Champion. I am looking forward to it. I hope to perform in the same way and win the Championship." * Irvine: "We knew Jacques would try and hold Michael up and I had ideas how to pass him and had spoken to Michael about it before the race. Then the opportunity to pass presented itself and although Jacques tried to block me, I went round the outside of him. Then I was off and it was a great feeling to be leading by such a distance. Then I just waited for the phone call. I had to wait a long time but then I was told to let Michael through and try and slow Villeneuve. It was not very difficult to do as I have three years of F 3000 experience here. It all went to plan, except Heinz getting past at the pit stop. He moved over onto the racing line, which you should not do when you came out of the pits. On my last set of tyres I kept locking the front brakes but I did not have a problem to keep Hakkinen behind me. I just had to make sure I was fast onto the straight." * Villeneuve: "The start went well for and then it was just a question of racing knowing that there is a good chance the result will be void in a week's time -- but I just got on with it. I was racing against Michael and my only objective was to try and slow him but I was surprised that nobody tried to overtake him. Then we lost the battle in the pitstops. We came out a little ahead of him but he was on the track and his momentum carried him past me. Then, of course, Irvine let him go by and into the lead and the rest of the race was very difficult and very frustrating for me." * Herbert: "I made probably my worst start of the season, with too much wheelspin, but I was fortunate not to lose any places. In the early stages the balance of the car was not very good and I was struggling, but it got better on my second and third set of tyres. This was a very tough race, where I just had to concentrate on being as steady and consistent as possible. I couldn't really run close with anyone, and though I could catch people through the esses, I was losing a lot down the straights. Right at the end I was pushing as hard as I could after Villeneuve and Alesi, but I just couldn't get close enough to challenge either of them. It's a shame that I lost that momentum at the start, and then lost more during my in lap for my second stop, but the best thing was our strategy, which was absolutely right." * Katayama: "During this morning's warm-up I noticed that the engine on my spare car was faster than on my race car. We decided not to change engines and unfortunately it didn't last the distance. I'm very disappointed because I really wanted to finish my last F1 race in front of my fans." * Marques: "I had a really good start, moving up the grid from 20th to 16th on my first lap. Unfortunately I had problems with my gearbox and I lost second gear after my first pit-stop. Even though I drove carefully, the problem got gradually worse until I was forced to stop." * Morbidelli: "I'm really disappointed that I had to watch this race on the television, following advice from the doctors. I feel much better seeing it from the cockpit of a race car!" * R. Schumacher: "The car ran well for me today. In the first part of the race I was held up in traffic, and in the second stint I was stuck behind Hill for a while until I was able to overtake him in the chicane. The third stint was the best as I had a clear run, and you can see from my lap times what the car was capable of. I was lucky not to spin at the end because there was oil on the track." * Berger: "This was a frustrating race. I made the wrong choice of tyres and had to go for a three-stop strategy. But even that did not help as I did not manage to get a good performance out of the tyres and I was left behind. It was a gamble which unfortunately did not work!" * Alesi: "It was a difficult race. We went for a brave three-stop strategy which turned out to be very close to the two-stops, so it's hard to say if we really got an advantage from it. The car was going reasonably, except for a slight understeer. I got stuck behind Villeneuve and, although I was quicker, I could not overtake him. At least, we got one point today and there is still one more race - so, I have another chance to get my third place in the drivers' championship." * Verstappen: "I made a good start, passing Nakano and Katayama before the first corner, and the car handled well throughout the race. Mika and I were really closely matched all day, but I was disappointed to lose time at the second pit stops. New tyres were worth over two seconds a lap here and when they brought Mika's stop forward I felt that it should have been me to come in early as I was ahead on the track. In the end, however, it didn't matter." * Salo: "Jos and I were able to keep each other on the pace all afternoon, which is good for the concentration, but it is frustrating when you push yourself as hard as you can for most of the race and then don't make it to the finish. Just before braking for the Triangle chicane, I felt the engine let go. There was no warning at all and I just drove off the track." * Fisichella: "This was a difficult one. The car did not feel very well balanced at the start and the grip was not very good. Although the handling improved during the race and my lap times became faster, I was not able to find enough speed to make up any places. At least I finished the race, although it would have been better to have won more points in the championship." * Barrichello: "The wind was quite strong today and it just caught me." * Frentzen: "I ran very little downforce, and in the beginning it didn't work out behind the other guys. I had a bit of understeer. My target was to keep on going. We would have appreciated being in front of Michael taking any points away. Jacques was really fair to Michael. Many people said Villeneuve would go into the race to push out Michael, but that was not his target."
auto-moto.507 obren,
Konferencija za štampu... Questioner: Congratulations, Michael, on your fifth victory of the season. This must have been one of your most satisfying races ever! Micheal Schumacher: Yes, you can believe that! Questioner: What were the team tactics at the start? Micheal Schumacher: Obviously the plan was to see what Villeneuve was planning. And at the beginning he wanted to hold everyone up and to make life difficult, particularly for me. He probably knows he's not going to score any points from this race, so he wanted to make sure I would lose as many points as he could do. That meant slowing me down and arranging for other cars to get in front of me. It didn't work in the end, because Eddie took an opportunity to pass us both in a very good manoeuvre. So then we threw away the first plan and switched to another. Questioner: You got a big advantage in the first pit stop when you returned to the track just in front of Jacques. To what extent were you able to plan that? Micheal Schumacher: Yes, it's true I got an advantage there. For a while we thought [the Williams drivers] would be going for one stop only. It was then a surprise [when they went for two] and it was quite critical, because Jacques came across the road [in front of me] and tried to close the door. I am not sure whether it was the correct thing to do, to come across the road and try to push someone. I was able to correct my own situation and took him on the inside, but it could have been very dangerous. Questioner: When you and Eddie changed positions, it seemed that Eddie slowed down deliberately. Were you talking to the pits at that stage? Micheal Schumacher: We had obviously talked through the various procedures, and one reason that Eddie was able to disappear was that Villeneuve was still slowing me down. Once I had got past Villeneuve too, I talked it through with the team how he would then let me by, to allow me to get a victory and take maximum points. Questioner: Did you enjoy being able to plan this sort of thing? We don't see much teamwork in F1 these days. Micheal Schumacher: That's true! But I have said many times that Eddie is a great driver and a fine team mate. I really have to thank him for this victory. And if any question marks have been raised about his future, I think they should be forgotten now. Questioner: Heinz Harald, well done on finishing second. You seemed to be much faster in the second part of the race than in the first. Was there a particular reason for that? Heinz-Harald Frentzen: Basically I tried to be quick on the straights, so I was running very little downforce. At the beginning when I was behind the other guys that didn't work out. I had a bit of understeer from the beginning, too, and my plan was just to keep on going. But I also had quite a lot of fuel on board and it was difficult to keep up with the other guys. Questioner: Did you have team orders? Were you kept aware of Jacques' position? Heinz-Harald Frentzen: I was trying to be as quick as possible, and to get the best possible result. For sure we would have appreciated being in front of Michael and being able to take any points away from him. But I have to say that Jacques behaved very fairly towards Michael. Many people believed that Jacques was going into this race with the intention of pushing Michael off, but I don't think that was his target at all. Questioner: Towards the end, when you were catching up with Michael, did you believe you had any chance of passing him? Heinz-Harald Frentzen: Catching up with someone on this track is one thing, but overtaking is a completely different challenge. I think it would have been a bit difficult, even though I knew that Michael wouldn't be taking too many risks. Questioner: Eddie, this has been an enjoyable race for you today. Did it go as you expected? Eddie Irvine: We had an idea that Jacques would be trying to hold up Jacques. I also had a few ideas about how to pass him and it went pretty much to plan. Then I started to pull away and I was just waiting for the phone call. As soon as Michael had got past Jacques in the pit stop it was obvious that I would have to slow down and allow Michael to build up a gap on Villeneuve. It was disappointing [to lose the lead], but if Michael hadn't been challenging for the championship I would not have been in that position. Questioner: It looked exciting on the TV when you and Michael swapped positions. Was that all planned? Eddie Irvine: We had it sort of planned where we were going to do it and it worked out well. Apart from Heinz getting past me at the pit stop, the whole race worked out pretty well. Questioner: You seemed a bit slower at the end, which allowed Mika Hakkinen to close up. Was there a reason for that? Eddie Irvine: For some reason the car was understeering very badly on the last set of tyres. I was also locking the front brakes, so I had obviously lost a lot of front end grip on that set. Nothing seemed to be working right and I was having to move the brake balance more and more to the rear. So I just concentrated on being fast through the last corner and getting on to the straight as quickly as possible. There was no point in pushing any harder because Hakkinen was quicker than me everywhere. I just had to make sure that I was as quick as possible through the important sections of the circuit.
auto-moto.508 miko,
Za sve koji nisu gledali trku, evo prilike ... Japanese Grand Prix 97: The Result -------------------------------------------------- Race Resume: Weather: Overcast - 22 deg C Lap Event 0 Grid Positions: (1) J.Villeneuve (2) M.Schumacher (3) E.Irvine (4) M.Hakkinen (5) G.Berger (6) H.Frentzen 0 1st corner: Villeneuve, M.Schumacher, Hakkinen, Irvine 1 Current Positions: (1) J.Villeneuve->0.429s->(2) M.Schumacher ->0.397s->(3) M.Hakkinen->0.506s->(4) E.Irvine ->0.313s->(5) H.Frentzen->0.431s->(6) G.Berger 2 Irvine passes Hakkinen and M.Schumacher 2 Current Positions: (1) J.Villeneuve->0.493s->(2) E.Irvine ->0.374s->(3) M.Schumacher->0.553s->(4) M.Hakkinen ->0.443s->(5) H.Frentzen->0.612s->(6) G.Berger 2 Fastest lap: Irvine 1m 44.127s 3 Irvine passes Villeneuve 3 Current Positions: (1) E.Irvine->0.885s->(2) J.Villeneuve ->0.262s->(3) M.Schumacher->0.365s->(4) M.Hakkinen ->0.465s->(5) H.Frentzen->0.681s->(6) G.Berger 4 Current Positions: (1) E.Irvine->5.389s->(2) J.Villeneuve ->0.607s->(3) M.Schumacher->0.392s->(4) M.Hakkinen ->0.508s->(5) H.Frentzen->0.546s->(6) J.Alesi 5 Current Positions: (1) E.Irvine->8.916s->(2) J.Villeneuve ->0.468s->(3) M.Schumacher->0.240s->(4) M.Hakkinen ->0.683s->(5) H.Frentzen->0.471s->(6) J.Alesi 5 Fastest lap: Irvine - 1m 40.891s 8 Current Positions: (1) E.Irvine->12.216s->(2) J.Villeneuve ->1.299s->(3) M.Schumacher->0.666s->(4) M.Hakkinen ->1.569s->(5) H.Frentzen->1.001s->(6) J.Alesi 9 Fastest lap: M.Schumacher - 1m 40.487s 10 Current Positions: (1) E.Irvine->11.453s->(2) J.Villeneuve ->1.479s->(3) M.Schumacher->0.797s->(4) M.Hakkinen ->1.997s->(5) H.Frentzen->0.850s->(6) J.Alesi 7- Berger, Herbert, Coulthard, Fisichella, Hill, Panis, R.Schumacher...... 11 Fastest lap: Irvine - 1m 40.437s 11 Current Positions: (1) E.Irvine->12.149s->(2) J.Villeneuve ->0.887s->(3) M.Schumacher->0.898s->(4) M.Hakkinen ->2.261s->(5) H.Frentzen->0.971s->(6) J.Alesi 12 Current Positions: (1) E.Irvine->12.360s->(2) J.Villeneuve ->0.986s->(3) M.Schumacher->0.882s->(4) M.Hakkinen ->2.307s->(5) H.Frentzen->0.834s->(6) J.Alesi 13 Pits: Hakkinen - 6.9s 13 Pits: Berger - 4.9s 14 Pits: Alesi - 14 Pits: Coul - 6.9s 15 Current Positions: (1) E.Irvine->12.780s->(2) J.Villeneuve ->1.164s->(3) M.Schumacher->3.169s->(4) H.Frentzen ->8.232s->(5) J.Herbert->6.779s->(6) G.Fisichella 15 Pits: Panis - 8.2s 15 Fastest lap: Irvine - 1m 39.935s 16 Pits: Irvine - 7.6s 17 Current Positions: (1) J.Villeneuve->1.136s->(2) M.Schumacher ->2.832s->(3) H.Frentzen->2.245s->(4) E.Irvine ->8.536s->(5) J.Herbert->6.068s->(6) G.Fisichella 18 Pits: M.Schumacher - 7.1s 19 Current Positions: (1) J.Villeneuve->3.291s->(2) H.Frentzen ->1.757s->(3) E.Irvine->10.420s->(4) J.Herbert ->3.014s->(5) M.Schumacher->3.756s->(6) G.Fisichella 20 Pits: Villeneuve - 20 Pits: Herbert 21 Pits: Frentzen 21 Pits: Fisichella 22 Current Positions: (1) E.Irvine->11.285s->(2) M.Schumacher ->0.465s->(3) J.Villeneuve->4.784s->(4) H.Frentzen ->2.097s->(5) M.Hakkinen->0.912s->(6) J.Alesi 23 Current Positions: (1) E.Irvine->8.815s->(2) M.Schumacher ->0.624s->(3) J.Villeneuve->4.922s->(4) H.Frentzen ->3.154s->(5) M.Hakkinen->0.799s->(6) J.Alesi 24 Irvine seems to slow down 24 M.Schumacher passes Irvine 25 Current Positions: (1) M.Schumacher->2.310s->(2) E.Irvine ->0.447s->(3) J.Villeneuve->3.846s->(4) H.Frentzen ->2.431s->(5) M.Hakkinen->1.338s->(6) J.Alesi 26 Current Positions: (1) M.Schumacher->4.042s->(2) E.Irvine ->0.485s->(3) J.Villeneuve->3.657s->(4) H.Frentzen ->1.633s->(5) M.Hakkinen->1.733s->(6) J.Alesi 26 Pits: Berger - 7.7s 27 Fastest lap: M.Schumacher - 1m 39.557s 27 Pits: Alesi - 7.7s 28 Current Positions: (1) M.Schumacher->6.860s->(2) E.Irvine ->0.630s->(3) J.Villeneuve->3.224s->(4) H.Frentzen ->0.771s->(5) M.Hakkinen->15.786s->(6) J.Herbert 29 Current Positions: (1) M.Schumacher->7.238s->(2) E.Irvine ->0.427s->(3) J.Villeneuve->3.975s->(4) H.Frentzen ->0.742s->(5) M.Hakkinen->15.626s->(6) J.Herbert 29 Fastest lap: Alesi - 1m 39.381s 30 Pits: Vill - 13.4s (takes on lots of fuel) 30 Pits: Hakkinen 30 Villeneuve back in 7th 31 Current Positions: (1) M.Schumacher->6.527s->(2) E.Irvine ->4.420s->(3) H.Frentzen->16.889s->(4) J.Herbert ->2.754s->(5) J.Alesi->1.188s->(6) M.Hakkinen 32 Pits: Irvine - 8.9s 33 Pits: M.Schumacher - 9.1s 33 Now no mores stops for Villeneuve and M.Schumacher 34 Current Positions: (1) H.Frentzen->10.751s->(2) M.Schumacher ->6.765s->(3) E.Irvine->1.132s->(4) J.Herbert ->1.557s->(5) J.Alesi->1.622s->(6) M.Hakkinen 35 Current Positions: (1) H.Frentzen->12.234s->(2) M.Schumacher ->6.316s->(3) E.Irvine->1.771s->(4) J.Herbert ->2.069s->(5) J.Alesi->2.400s->(6) M.Hakkinen 35 Fastest lap: Frentzen - 1m 39.377s 36 7th Villeneuve 36 Panis engine blows 37 Pits: Frentzen 37 Pits: Herbert 38 Current Positions: (1) M.Schumacher->8.539s->(2) H.Frentzen ->1.338s->(3) E.Irvine->0.711s->(4) J.Alesi ->2.316s->(5) M.Hakkinen->9.834s->(6) J.Villeneuve 39 Fastest lap: Frentzen - 1m 39.375s 40 Pits: Alesi 40 Pits: Berger 42 Current Positions: (1) M.Schumacher->5.535s->(2) H.Frentzen ->6.913s->(3) E.Irvine->1.290s->(4) M.Hakkinen ->14.860s->(5) J.Villeneuve->1.527s->(6) J.Alesi 43 Current Positions: (1) M.Schumacher->5.198s->(2) H.Frentzen ->8.698s->(3) E.Irvine->0.778s->(4) M.Hakkinen ->15.852s->(5) J.Villeneuve->0.421s->(6) J.Alesi 44 Current Positions: (1) M.Schumacher->5.095s->(2) H.Frentzen ->11.534s->(3) E.Irvine->1.041s->(4) M.Hakkinen ->14.257s->(5) J.Villeneuve->0.624s->(6) J.Alesi 45 Current Positions: (1) M.Schumacher->5.068s->(2) H.Frentzen ->13.127s->(3) E.Irvine->0.510s->(4) M.Hakkinen ->14.744s->(5) J.Villeneuve->0.474s->(6) J.Alesi 7-Herbert, Coulthard, Fisichella, Berger, R.Schumacher, Hill..... 46 Current Positions: (1) M.Schumacher->4.617s->(2) H.Frentzen ->14.800s->(3) E.Irvine->0.653s->(4) M.Hakkinen ->14.633s->(5) J.Villeneuve->0.349s->(6) J.Alesi 47 Current Positions: (1) M.Schumacher->4.443s->(2) H.Frentzen ->16.352s->(3) E.Irvine->0.786s->(4) M.Hakkinen ->13.965s->(5) J.Villeneuve->0.813s->(6) J.Alesi 48 Current Positions: (1) M.Schumacher->4.117s->(2) H.Frentzen ->18.198s->(3) E.Irvine->0.676s->(4) M.Hakkinen ->13.492s->(5) J.Villeneuve->0.963s->(6) J.Alesi 48 Salo off into gravel 48 Fastest lap: Frentzen - 1m 38.942s 49 Current Positions: (1) M.Schumacher->4.097s->(2) H.Frentzen ->19.730s->(3) E.Irvine->0.611s->(4) M.Hakkinen ->13.335s->(5) J.Villeneuve->0.818s->(6) J.Alesi 50 Current Positions: (1) M.Schumacher->4.001s->(2) H.Frentzen ->21.462s->(3) E.Irvine->0.625s->(4) M.Hakkinen ->14.045s->(5) J.Villeneuve->0.634s->(6) J.Alesi 50 M.Schumacher stuck behind Hill 51 Current Positions: (1) M.Schumacher->1.109s->(2) H.Frentzen ->23.010s->(3) E.Irvine->0.631s->(4) M.Hakkinen ->13.884s->(5) J.Villeneuve->0.638s->(6) J.Alesi 52 Current Positions: (1) M.Schumacher->1.574s->(2) H.Frentzen ->23.612s->(3) E.Irvine->0.446s->(4) M.Hakkinen ->13.173s->(5) J.Villeneuve->0.816s->(6) J.Alesi 53 M.Schumacher Wins
auto-moto.509 junior,
>* Gerhard Berger će po svoj prilici definitivno zameniti Edija > Irvajna u Ferariju. Razlog odlaska Irvajna nije samo slab > rezultat ove sezone, već i previše negativnih kritika na račun > svog tima koje je "prosuo" prethodnih nedelja. Nakon ovoga što je uradio u Japanu (na stranu dobra vožnja, ali što je žrtvovao moguću pobedu zbog tima), a imajući u vidu da on ima potpisan ugovor za sledeću sezonu sa Ferrarijem, teško da će ga menjati. :) Irvine je zver od vozača. Može mnogo, samo kad hoće.
auto-moto.510 junior,
> Taman kad sam poceo da se radujem, Irvajn je usporio i tacno > se umesao izmedju Schumachera i Villeneuva time usporavajuci > Jacquesa. Stvarno sramota. A postupke "džentlmena na stazi" nećemo da pominjemo. Sad smo videli ko je pravi smrad. Irvine se poneo kao najveća legenda. Nisam ga gotivio nikad kao drugog vozača, jer je uvek vozio sebično, a ovde je po prvi put pokazao da radi _za tim_, ne za sebe. Druga stvar - pustio je Šumija, naravno, i treba, zašto bi se on OMEO SVOG PARTNERA u borbi za titulu?? Valjda treba da mu pomogne, zar ne? Zar nije u tome suština sporta? Formula je već odavno prestala da bude solistički sport. Pa ne bi bilo ni tog Šumahera, ni Alezija, ni Vilneva, pa ni Irvinea, da nisu imali tim, iza sebe. Treća stvar, Irvine nije ometao Vilneva. Pazi, bilo je očigledno da je Vilnev brži, i da hoće da ga prestigne, ali po kom pravilu je Irvine dužan da ga propusti?? Alo bre, oni ne samo da se bore na toj trci za poziciju br. 2, već su i direktni konkurenti za titulu konstruktora? Zašto bi ga propuštao? Misliš da bi se Vilnev njemu sklonio u stranu u istoj situaciji? I četvrto, o ponašanju Hila, stvarno nemam reči. Taj čovek je običan smrad. On nije imao _nikakvih_ interesa, ni sam u trci, niti da pomogne Vilijamsu, koji ga je isterao kao kera na ulicu, a i bio je dužan da ga propusti, jer ga je ovaj obilazio za krug. Imao je samo jedan interes - da napakosti Šumaheru. Sve što ću sad reći o njemu, jeste da se ovim postupkom srozao na Šumaherov nivo. Toliko. Al' neka. Bar se vidi razlika u klasi - ko koga obilazi za krug. PS. > * Villeneuve: "... I was racing against Michael and my only objective was > to try and slow him but I was surprised that nobody tried to overtake > him." > Eddie Irvine: It was disappointing [to lose the lead], but if Michael > hadn't been challenging for the championship I would not have been in that > position.
auto-moto.511 vector,
> Treca stvar, Irvine nije ometao Vilneva. Pazi, bilo je ocigledno da je > Vilnev brzi, i da hoce da ga prestigne, ali po kom pravilu je Irvine > duzan da ga propusti?? Alo bre, oni ne samo da se bore na toj trci za > poziciju br. 2, vec su i direktni konkurenti za titulu konstruktora? Zasto > bi ga propustao? Mislis da bi se Vilnev njemu sklonio u stranu u istoj > situaciji? Mislim da Irvajn tu nije nista sam odlucivao - jednostavno mu je receno da propusti Sumahera i on je to i uradio. _Svako_ bi u takvoj poziciju uradio isto (osim, mozda, Alezija ;). Poenta je da je Irvajn u ovoj trci bio potreban Ferrariju. Neko je morao da se umesa _izmedju_ (u pravom smislu) Schumachera i Vilneva da bi Sumi imao ikakve sanse da osvoji sampionat. Ekipa se sigurno puno trudila oko Irvajnovog setupa, verovatno po prvi put ove sezone. Hej, zna se kako prolaze Schumacherovi "partneri" - secas se sta je Jos Verstappen govorio? Sta bi bilo da je Irvajn imao konkurentan bolid cele sezone? Correct me if I'm wrong, ali Ferrari bi sigurno sada imao vise od 100 bodova... > I cetvrto, o ponasanju Hila, stvarno nemam reci. Taj covek je obican Jes', ono je bas bilo podlo :). Mada, prosle godine je Rosset kaznjen sa 10sec stop/go penalty zbog toga sto je zadrzavao nekog. Rekao je da je staza takva da bas i nema puno mesta gde se moze prestizati. O;) > Al' neka. Bar se vidi razlika u klasi - ko koga obilazi za krug. Schumacher jeste bolji vozac od Hilla, medjutim, ove godine smo videli _samo_ razliku u klasi bolida/timova: TWR Arrows nije Ferrari. ;) Voleo bih da vidim Schumachera u nekonkurentom bolidu ili u formuli CART, medjutim, to se najverovatnije nikad nece ni desiti. :)
auto-moto.512 junior,
> Sta bi bilo da je Irvajn imao konkurentan bolid cele sezone? > Correct me if I'm wrong, ali Ferrari bi sigurno sada imao vise > od 100 bodova... Nije toliko do konkurentnog bolida, koliko do samog bolida od Irvinea :). Nije važno koliko je njegov bolid loš, on nikako ne sme da bude slabiji od Baričela, Trulija, Magnusena i nekih likova na kvalifikacijama, a to se Irvineu, sredinom sezone, ne dešavalo, nego prešlo u naviku. Da je on vozio celu sezonu, kako je i počeo (furiozno), da, Ferrari bi sad imao 100 bodova, i verovatno bi bio daleko ispred Vilijamsa u trci za titulu konstruktora. Ovako su se od titule (još jednom) oprostili. > _samo_ razliku u klasi bolida/timova: TWR Arrows nije Ferrari. > ;) Voleo bih da vidim Schumachera u nekonkurentom bolidu ili u Imao si prilike da ga vidiš u nekonkurentnom bolidu. Imao je jednu krizu od pet trka, nakon koje se izvukao. Irvine-u je trebalo sedam trka, ali i on je uspeo da se snađe. Cela suština sa lošim bolidom, jeste ne forsiraj, jer ne može da izdrži. Vozi mirno stabilno, čekaj da drugi pogreše, pokušaj da uhvatiš dobro mesto na kvalifikacijama, a forsiraj SAMO na svojim trkama (najčešće sporim). Mislim da bi Baričelo mogao knjigu da napiše o tome. :) A drugo, jedan Šumaher nikad ne bi se bi dozvolio da pređe u TWR. :> Pa zamisli da Jordan potpiše za Zvezdu, ili Ronaldo za Obilić. :) Nisu važne pare, važno je _gde si_. To pokazuje koliko vrediš, a ne koliko su izdvojili za tebe.
auto-moto.513 obren,
> A postupke "džentlmena na stazi" nećemo da pominjemo. Sad smo videli ko > je pravi smrad. Čovek jeste džentlmen na stazi, što je pokazao N puta. A za ono što je juče uradio - pošle su mi suze radosnice ;) > Irvine se poneo kao najveća legenda. Nisam ga gotivio nikad kao drugog > vozača, jer je uvek vozio sebično, a ovde je po prvi put pokazao da radi > _za tim_, ne za sebe. Druga stvar - pustio je Šumija, naravno, i treba, Pih, ono je džiberski potez. Čovek koji je važio za najvećeg buntovnika Formule 1, pokazao je kako je dobar i poslušan ;) Ne sporim da ima pravo da pusti Schumija, ali da je ispao legenda zbog toga, teško... > Treća stvar, Irvine nije ometao Vilneva. Ma da, ni slučajno to nije radio ;))) Cenim da mu se zaglavio menjač pa nije mogao brže, a volan se nekontrolisano klackao pa je zato išao onako cik-cak i po "zanimljivim" putanjama u krivinama ;) > Pazi, bilo je očigledno da je Vilnev brži, i da hoće da ga prestigne, > ali po kom pravilu je Irvine dužan da ga propusti? Alo bre, oni ne samo > da se bore na toj trci za poziciju br. 2, već su i direktni konkurenti > za titulu konstruktora? O "borbi" za 2. poziciju nema ni govora, jer da se Irvajn borio za neku poziciju, ne bi prepustio prvo mesto, nemoj se praviti naivan :) Naravno, ponoviću opet, nema ništa protivno pravilima u onoj "timskoj vožnji" ali ja onakve trke ne volim... > Zašto bi ga propuštao? Misliš da bi se Vilnev njemu sklonio u stranu u > istoj situaciji? Čuj, poznato je da se još nije rodio neko ko će da obiđe Irvajna bez krvi ako ovaj to neće da mu dozvoli. Ne zovu ga džabe po Internetu Edie "Irvinator". Što se tiče iste situacije a da se u njoj nađe Vilnev, mislim da ovaj nikad neće služiti u timu da drugom čuva dupe u situaciji kad može i sam da pobedi :) > I četvrto, o ponašanju Hila, stvarno nemam reči. Taj čovek je običan > smrad. On nije imao _nikakvih_ interesa, ni sam u trci, niti da pomogne > Vilijamsu, Taj čovek je čist car nad carevima, ono nije to bilo pomaganje Vilijamsu nego vraćanje starih dugova iz 1994. godine na istoj ovoj stazi kada je Hill ostao bez titule, neću reći na koji način... > a i bio je dužan da ga propusti, jer ga je ovaj obilazio za krug. Pa propustio ga je u prvoj prilici kada je to mogao bezbedno da učini, obzirom da je Suzuka vrlo opasna staza ;) > Imao je samo jedan interes - da napakosti Šumaheru. Upravo tako, samo što je za taj potez imao potpuno legitimno pravo :) Ali nije mu još uvek ni blizu vratio za onaj pederski potez od pre tri godine! No biće još prilike, ima vremena O;) > Sve što ću sad reći o njemu, jeste da se ovim postupkom srozao na > Šumaherov nivo. Toliko. He, he, nemoj da se nerviraÜ ;) > Al' neka. Bar se vidi razlika u klasi - ko koga obilazi za krug. Lako je obilaziti čoveka u TWR-u, neka ga obi­e za krug dogodine kad bude vozio za Jordan pa ću mu skinuti kapu. Pored toga, prošle godine je upravo Hill obilazio Šumahera u Ferrariju za krug pa mu malo "ablendovao" da se skloni ;) (ako se ne varam bilo je to u Brazilu). P.S. Ruka mu se pozlatila za ono podjebavanje Őumahera O;)
auto-moto.514 darth.vader,
>> Ne znam da li ste gledali trku, ali ono shto su uradili ljudi iz >> Ferarija nije nishta drugo nego velika sramota.. Pih.. Jok ja :(((( Nemam satelitsku nazalos' :( See ya, Darth :)
auto-moto.515 darth.vader,
>> Posle ove trke nikako ne bih voleo da Schumacher dobije sampionat... Tek posle ove trke ? :)))) Ja to ne zelim jos od trke u Adelaidi 1994. Ali ne ide... :( See ya, Darth :)
auto-moto.516 darth.vader,
>> Nadam se da hoce. ;> Takodje ;)
auto-moto.517 vector,
> Nije vazno koliko je njegov bolid los, on nikako ne sme da bude slabiji > od Baricela, Trulija, Magnusena i nekih likova na kvalifikacijama, a to > se Irvineu, sredinom sezone, ne desavalo, nego preslo u naviku. Gde bas Barrichella stavi u tu gomilu? ;) Mislim da je on trenutno jedan od najboljih F1 vozaca. :) > Imao si prilike da ga vidis u nekonkurentnom bolidu. Imao je jednu krizu > od pet trka, nakon koje se izvukao. Irvine-u je trebalo sedam trka, ali i Da, ali bolid/tim Ferrarija se ne moze porediti sa bolidom/timom Arrowsa. Ipak je Ferrari daleko od nekonkurentnog. :) Stvarno bih voleo da ga vidim u slabom timu ili u formuli CART... > A drugo, jedan Sumaher nikad ne bi se bi dozvolio da prede u TWR. :> Pa > zamisli da Jordan potpise za Zvezdu, ili Ronaldo za Obilic. :) Nisu vazne > pare, vazno je _gde si_. To pokazuje koliko vredis, a ne koliko su > izdvojili za tebe. Dobro, u pravu si. Schumacher nikad ne bi spao na to da potpise za Arrows, ali Hill bas i nije imao izbora. ;) Btw, za Jordana si u pravu, al' mislim da bi Ronaldu bilo bolje da je ostao u Barseloni. :) Sve u svemu, bice veselo u Jerezu. Jos da se pojavi Criville na trci kao posmatrac, pa da dodje 150,000 ljudi i kralj Spanije (himself;)... kad je trka? Za dve nedelje? Btw, izgleda da je Eurosport poceo da daje reprize trka ovogodisnje Grand Prix sezone (motorcycling, naravno). Snimci trka idu ujutru (valjda?). Zato, video kasete u sake i cekajte reprizu 250cc trke u Mugellu jer je to nesto neponovljivo (citaj: ubedljivo najbolja trka u zadnjih par godina) - recimo samo da 500cc trka u Ceskoj prosle godine i one 2 hiljaditinke izmedju Criviilea i Doohana nisu nista u odnosu na ovo!
auto-moto.518 pecanac,
Ovo su devojke sa Suzuka staze, u pitanju je trka od juče 12.10.1997. (znam, ružne su, al nisam ih ja biro ;) Međutim, avto pored njih... (469x636x16m) frjap1l.jpg
auto-moto.519 pecanac,
Još malo _sivila_ iz Japana, od pre dva dana. (600x504x16m) sajap2l.jpg
auto-moto.520 pecanac,
Ciljna ravnina, 10tak formula u kadru. (480x724x16m) jp_d3_04.jpg
auto-moto.521 pecanac,
Alesi ispred Fisikele. (724x480x16m) jp_d3_06.jpg
auto-moto.522 junior,
> Gde bas Barrichella stavi u tu gomilu? ;) Mislim da je on > trenutno jedan od najboljih F1 vozaca. :) Izvinjenje Baričelu. Dotičnog i ja prilično cenim, što je mogao da oseti i moj novčanik, znatno oslabljen konstantim ulaganjem u njega. :) Al' samo kad se setim za koji tim vozi, prosto gre'ota da ga ne spomenem. Hteo sam i Hilla da stavim :>, al' rekoh, da ne provociram. :) Nego, biće zezanja...:))
auto-moto.523 junior,
> O "borbi" za 2. poziciju nema ni govora, jer da se Irvajn borio > za neku poziciju, ne bi prepustio prvo mesto, nemoj se praviti > naivan :) Koji ti je? Prepustio je prvo mesto svom partneru, koji se bori za titulu svetskog prvaka. Da je on vozio za prvo mesto, njegov kolega bi automatski ispao iz te borbe. Bi li ti to priuštio svom suvozaču? Naravno, da ne bi. Borba za drugu poziciju je svakako postojala, pošto je u tom trenutku mnogo značila u borbi konstruktora. A uostalom, da je Irvine-u bio jedini zadatak da štiti leđa Šumaheru, on je mogao i da odustane kasnije, a da ne spominjem neki slučajni sudar sa Vilnevom :) Čovek je odvezao svoju regularnu trku, i sam si priznao kako je zajeban kad ga neko prestiže, ne vidim u čemu se onda razlikuje ova trka od ostalih? On nije ljut zbog "naredbe" Ferrarija, čak se ispostavlja da to i nije bila naredba Ferrarija, već je bio predviđen, kao mogućnost, ovakav zaplet. Verujem da su oni imali i zaplete koji su kao rešenje predviđali sudar Irvine i Vilneva, ali na svu sreću, dotle nije došlo. > Čuj, poznato je da se još nije rodio neko ko će da obiđe > Irvajna bez krvi ako ovaj to neće da mu dozvoli. Ne zovu ga > džabe po Internetu Edie "Irvinator". Eto, slažemo se. :) Na stranu to što ja mislim da ga Vilnev ni ne ume da obiđe. Što reče miko, kad je Vilnev obišao Hilla po travi (u Hungaroringu): "pa on ni ne ume drugačije". Gde taj mali, napaljeni da bude šampion? On je, bre gori vozač od Hilla (što je, prilično teško izvesti). Hill je sa istim tim bolidom poharao. On jedva izvlači i ovu bedu, koju izvlači. Start mu je očajan, ne ume da prestiže, ne ume da vozi po kiši. Jedino što ume, jeste, isto što i Hill - da dobro vozi kada je na čelu, i ne dopusti da ga neko ugrozi. Samo što je to Hill radio sa nekom dozom elegancije, a kod ovog izgleda da mu je svaku trku Bog podario i rekao "kako da mu ne dam, vidi kako je jadan..." :) > Što se tiče iste situacije a da se u njoj nađe Vilnev, mislim > da ovaj nikad neće služiti u timu da drugom čuva dupe u > situaciji kad može i sam da pobedi :) Mislim da grešiš. Uostalom, ovo uopšte nije presedan u formuli, dešavalo se to vrlo često, čak i tvom ljubimcu. Pratiš njegovu karijeru, znaš dobro da je on propuštao mnoge, i padao u zasenak mnogima, sve do smrti Sene. > Upravo tako, samo što je za taj potez imao potpuno legitimno > pravo :) Ali nije mu još uvek ni blizu vratio za onaj pederski > potez od pre tri godine! No biće još prilike, ima vremena O;) Ako je to jedini način na koji može da mu vrati, neka. Ima pravo. Samo, ne možemo onda govoriti o "džentlmenu", slažeš se? A za ovaj potez, nadam se bar nekoj uslovnoj kazni, ako već ne bude diskvalifikacije. > P.S. Ruka mu se pozlatila za ono podjebavanje Šumahera O;) :) Kod tebe, definitivno, najviše volim objektivnost. Uvek, i u svakom pogledu. ;>
auto-moto.524 darth.vader,
>> _samo_ razliku u klasi bolida/timova: TWR Arrows nije Ferrari. ;) Voleo >> bih da vidim Schumachera u nekonkurentom bolidu ili u formuli CART, Pa zar ga nisi gledao prosle sezone u nekonkurentnom bolidu ? Prosipanje delova po pisti, explozije motora, odustajanja u prvim krugovima, pa i u krugovima za zagrevanje... See ya, Darth :)
auto-moto.525 darth.vader,
>> O "borbi" za 2. poziciju nema ni govora, jer da se Irvajn borio za >> neku poziciju, ne bi prepustio prvo mesto, nemoj se praviti naivan :) Irvajn ima ugovor kao striktno drugi vozac u ekipi, i u ovakvim trenutcima, morao je da ga propusti. See ya, Darth :)
auto-moto.526 nesha,
>Treca stvar, Irvine nije ometao Vilneva. Pazi, bilo je ocigledno da je >Vilnev brzi, i da hoce da ga prestigne, ali po kom pravilu je Irvine >duzan da ga propusti?? Alo bre, oni ne samo da se bore na toj trci za >poziciju br. 2, vec su i direktni konkurenti za titulu konstruktora? Op op.. Vilnev nije bio brzi, nego je ovaj _namerno_ usporavao. Bash me zanima shta bi bilo da je Vilnev pokusho da pretekne Irvina.. Mogu da se kladim da bi ga ovaj vrli mladic sluchajno zakachio i izbacio sa staze u fer borbi za poziciju.. Mozda isto kao shto je izbacio Alezija na VN Austrije, kada ga je ovaj preticao za ceo krug, to chisto apropo onoga za Hila..
auto-moto.527 vector,
> Pa zar ga nisi gledao prosle sezone u nekonkurentnom bolidu ? > Prosipanje delova po pisti, explozije motora, odustajanja u prvim > krugovima, pa i u krugovima za zagrevanje... Zar je jedan Ferrari nekonkurentan, pobogu? ;) Kad kazem nekonkurentan mislim na tim koji nije u top 5, bre. :) Schumacher NIKADA nije vozio za NEKONKURENTAN tim.
auto-moto.528 miko,
> Op op.. Vilnev nije bio brzi, nego je ovaj _namerno_ > usporavao. Bash me zanima shta bi bilo da je Vilnev > pokusho da pretekne Irvina.. Mogu da se Pa, dovoljno je navesti da je krug u kojem je Irvine propustio Schumacher-a, ovaj prvi odvezao za 1'46", a drugi za 1'40"... Kada ga je kolega prosao, mali je opet ubrzao, ali tek toliko da bi zavlacio Villeneuve-a po stazi ... Ali, nije to Bog zna sta ... takve stvari su se desavale (meni omiljena je sezona - 1993, kada je Hill propustao Prost-a ;) i desavace se i ubuduce jer je normalno da zaposleni mora u svakom slucaju da slusa svog poslodavca, tako da mi nije jasno zasto se ovolika uzbuna digla povodom protekle trke ... Meni je samo zao Irvine-a kojem je ovo bila ekskluzivna sansa da pobedi, jer ce na sledecu morati da ceka dosta dugo, da ne kazem vecnost.
auto-moto.529 pecanac,
Još dve Suzuke. Šumaher (?) slavi pobedu. (gume na bolidu su se istopile ;) (600x412x16m) pic1a.jpg
auto-moto.530 pecanac,
Šumaher, a u repu mu je Frencen na 's' krivini pre ciljne ravnine. (600x356x16m) pic2a.jpg
auto-moto.532 obren,
> A uostalom, da je Irvine-u bio jedini zadatak da štiti leđa Šumaheru, > on je mogao i da odustane kasnije, a da ne spominjem neki slučajni > sudar sa Vilnevom :) Bogami, da je Irvajn "slučajno" izbacio Vilneva, budi siguran da bi Ferari bio kažnjen a i _Šumaheru_ bilo oduzeto osvojenih 10 poena. Mnogo pre bi FIA tolerisala međusobne ekscese direktnih konkurenata, nego takvo angažovanje "plaćenih ubica" na stazi. Kada se ne bi takvi slučajevi odmah i oštro sankcionisali, Formula 1 bi postala kao trka dvokolica iz filma "Ben Hur". > Čovek je odvezao svoju regularnu trku, i sam si priznao kako je zajeban > kad ga neko prestiže, ne vidim u čemu se onda razlikuje ova trka od > ostalih? Pazi, rekao sam i u prethodnoj poruci da ne mislim da u onakvoj taktici ima išta neregularno (ako prođe bez ekscesa na stazi), ali teško ćeš me ubediti da Irvajn tamo nije blokirao Vilneva, već da se trkao sa njim. Pored toga, ne volim takvo odlučivanje pobednika, naročito ako se uzme u obzir da ove godine _ni jednom_ nismo mogli da vidimo direktan duel Šumahera i Vilneva za prvo mesto, niti su ikad stali zajedno na pobedničko postolje (uvek je jedan falio). > Gde taj mali, napaljeni da bude šampion? On je, bre gori vozač od Hilla > (što je, prilično teško izvesti). Naravno da je gori od Hilla, ali kakve to veze ima sa pričom? :) Mnogo si bre ogrezao u mržnji, skoro kao ja prema Šumaheru O;) > Hill je sa istim tim bolidom poharao. On jedva izvlači i ovu bedu, koju > izvlači. Start mu je očajan, ne ume da prestiže, ne ume da vozi po kiši. > Jedino što ume, jeste, isto što i Hill - da dobro vozi kada je na čelu, > i ne dopusti da ga neko ugrozi. Činjenica je da se Vilnev ne može meriti sa Hilom (pa ni sa Šumaherom) po vozačkim kvalitetima, iako je odličan vozač (ma šta ti mislio ;). Ipak, šampionat Formule 1 je takmičenje u kome pored vozača odlučuje i bolid, jer u suprotnom mogu svake godine da organizuju glasanje ;) pa da vozači među sobom izaberu "harambašu" ;) i proglase ga za šampiona. Upravo je i draž da ne pobeđuje uvek najbolji, mada je najpoštenije da se to poklopi sa realnim kvalitetima, kao što je bio slučaj sa Sennom, ili prošle godine sa Hillom :) > Mislim da grešiš. Uostalom, ovo uopšte nije presedan u formuli, dešavalo > se to vrlo često, čak i tvom ljubimcu. Pratiš njegovu karijeru, znaš dobro > da je on propuštao mnoge, i padao u zasenak mnogima, sve do smrti Sene. Nisam ni tvrdio da je presedan, taman posla. Samo kažem da ovavke poteze ne volim (ma ko da je u pitanju), niti bih voleo da se Formula 1 svede na obilaženje u boksu i sjebavanje konkurenata pomoću drugog vozača u timu. Ti si me samo povukao za jezik tvrdnjom da je Irvajn "najveća legenda" zbog onog poteza na stazi, a istovremeno si Hilla proglasio za "pravog smrada" zbog malo prcanja Šumahera iz opravdane "osvete". > Ako je to jedini način na koji može da mu vrati, neka. Ima pravo. Samo, > ne možemo onda govoriti o "džentlmenu", slažeš se? A za ovaj potez, > nadam se bar nekoj uslovnoj kazni, ako već ne bude diskvalifikacije. Za to bi moralo da se steknu uslovi da je duže vreme ignorisao plavu zastavu (koju ja nisam video ni da su mu je pokazivali), ali ovako je _samo jedan krug_ bilo "odi dedi", i onda ga je Hill džentlmenski ;) propustio. Uostalom, baš je bilo simpatično gledati kako se Šumaher nervira, nije valjda da nisi uživao? ;) > > P.S. Ruka mu se pozlatila za ono podjebavanje Šumahera O;) > > Kod tebe, definitivno, najviše volim objektivnost. Uvek, i u svakom > pogledu. ;> Pa teško je biti objektivan kad raspravljaš o bilo kom sportu a navijaš za nekoga, eto recimo pogledaj iz neutralnog ugla svoje poruke :)
auto-moto.533 vector,
> svog poslodavca, tako da mi nije jasno zasto se ovolika > uzbuna digla povodom protekle trke ... Mislim da to nije nacin za dobijanje sampionata. Svi smo ocekivali direktnu borbu: Schumacher VS Villeneuve, a sta smo dobili? :)
auto-moto.534 vector,
> Nigel to Return? > If Nigel Mansell comes roaring out of retirement in 1998, Jim McGee would > be the man responsible. Da li se zna nesto vise o ovome? > McGee is prepared to book Portland International Raceway "and a short > oval as well" in order for the Englishman to satisfy his appetite. Btw, zna se ko je prosle godine vozio odlicno na slikovima po kisi, dok su tamo neki likovi poput Al Unsera ;) pokusavali da ga sustignu na kisnim gumama. :) A da, zaboravih... Portland je ipak "driver's track" tako da tu nije nista ni cudno. ;)
auto-moto.535 junior,
> se uzme u obzir da ove godine _ni jednom_ nismo mogli da vidimo > direktan duel Šumahera i Vilneva za prvo mesto, niti su ikad > stali zajedno na pobedničko postolje (uvek je jedan falio). Da, stvarno, to nisam primetio (do sad). Međutim, to može da se opravda samo velikom razlikom u klasi (kako vozača, tako i bolida). Mislim, da će Frenca ;), sledeće godine mnogo više doprineti Vilijamsu. Pa njega su valjda i kupili zato što može da prestigne Šumahera, zar ne? > Upravo je i draž da ne pobeđuje uvek najbolji, mada je > najpoštenije da se to poklopi sa realnim kvalitetima, kao što > je bio slučaj sa Sennom, ili prošle godine sa Hillom :) :)) Dobro Hill jeste zaslužio titulu, ali samo zbog truda. Recimo, iz istog razloga, dao bih i po jednu titulu Bergeru i Aleziju. :) Mada, Hill stvarno prošle godine nije imao konkurenciju (neko bi rekao, da nije osvojio prošle godine - kad bi), i znalo se otpočetka u čijim je rukama titula. Ni izbliza onim uslovima u kojima su Senna, Prost i Šumaher osvajali titule. Uostalom, kad se već pozivaš na Sennu, setićeš se da je i on bio spreman na razne ekscese, mada, fakat, on je bio i kažnjen za to. :) Nemoj mi reći da nisi sto puta, kad god si gledao neki sport i navijao za neku ekipu, a protivnički igrač ili vozač ide u napad, nisi uzviknuo "Udri stoku!"? :) To je u ljudskoj naravi. Naravno, da nije lepo, ali je sastavni deo, kako života, tako i sporta. Nije lepo ni kad odbrambeni igrač saseče protivničku kontru. On dobije crveni, ali bolje igrač manje 2 minuta pre kraja, nego gol manje 2 minuta pre kraja. Zar ne? Ok, nije isti rezon, ali to ovde nije ni bio slučaj. Nije bilo sudaranja ni izbacivanja. Bilo je namernog usporavanja protivničkih vozača od strane dvojice. Jedan je imao svo pravo po propisima, a drugi je imao pravo da se osveti. E, ako se tu slažemo, nema o čemu da se prepiremo. :) > Ti si me samo povukao za jezik tvrdnjom da je Irvajn "najveća > legenda" zbog onog poteza na stazi, a istovremeno si Hilla Ne, ne, ne. Nisam ja Irvine-a pohvalio zbog zadržavanja Vilneva, već zbog propuštanja Šumahera. Jer očigledno više nije najsebičniji vozač u formuli, a taj je epitet ranije mogao da mu se prilepi. Recimo, da si me ranije pitao od kog vozača bih najmanje očekivao ovakav postupak, u trenu bih ti odgovorio - Irvine :) Čak osećam da je dobio i pusicu od Šumahera kad se trka završila. (da sam dodam zlobni komentar - 'za ovaj potez bi mogao i da mu se da':>) > Pa teško je biti objektivan kad raspravljaš o bilo kom sportu a > navijaš za nekoga, eto recimo pogledaj iz neutralnog ugla svoje > poruke :) Fakat, ali, ne znam da li si shvatio - 2 najbolja vozača u zadnjih 10 godina su bili 'spremni na sve' da bi si obezbedili pobedu. Najjači opstaju, right? :) Takvi ljudi trebaju sportu, da se stvori rivalstvo, da se uzburka žuč, naraste adrenalin, da se navijači prime. Kad bi ljudi, ako su sporiji, mahali protivniku koji ih prestižu, teško da bi iko pratio taj sport, jer bi se onda sve svodilo na jačinu i izdržljivost motora. Ono što je Senna radio u Mclarenu, i što je Šumi radio prošle godine, pa i ove godine sa Ferrarijem je ravno nemogućem. I to isključivo iz jednog razloga - neverovatna želja za pobedom. Nemoj mi reći da nećeš otići da gledaš sledeću trku sa društvom, pod svaku cenu? A to će učiniti svi ljudi koji su iole neki fanovi formule. Cilj je postignut - ljudi su se primili, ponovo imamo neku borbu, neki rivalitet, neizvesnost do samog kraja. A ja nemam ništa protiv toga. ;)
auto-moto.536 vector,
> osvojio prosle godine - kad bi), i znalo se otpocetka u cijim je rukama > titula. Ni izbliza onim uslovima u kojima su Senna, Prost i Sumaher > osvajali titule. Mislim da Schumacher ne spada u istu klasu vozaca kao i Senna. :) > formuli, a taj je epitet ranije mogao da mu se prilepi. Recimo, da si me > ranije pitao od kog vozaca bih najmanje ocekivao ovakav postupak, u trenu > bih ti odgovorio - Irvine :) Cek, od Irvajna se taj postupak ranije ni u snovima nije mogao ocekivati zbog toga sto je ceo tim podredjen Schumacheru a ne Irvajnu. Kako ide ono: Schumacher uzima njegove setupe, a ovaj ne Schumacherove? Schumacher ne zeli konkurenciju u timu? ;) ...sto znaci da Irvine ranije nikad nije bio u situaciji da uradi tako nesto. > Ono sto je Senna radio u Mclarenu, i sto je Sumi radio prosle godine, > pa i ove godine sa Ferrarijem je ravno nemogucem. I to iskljucivo iz > jednog razloga - neverovatna zelja za pobedom. Mislim da ovde gresis. Ono sto je Senna radio u Mclarenu je bilo ravno nemogucem. Tada je Williams imao veliku prednost u odnosu na ostale timove - sada to vise nije slucaj. Timovi su prilicno izjednaceni ove godine (Williams ima prednost, medjutim, ne toliku koliku je imao ranije). Da je po tvome, mogao bih da kazem i da je David Coulhard dva puta uradio nesto nemoguce. :) Odakle vam ideja da je bolid Ferrarija neuporedivo slabiji od Williamsa? Btw, kada sam pre nekoliko nedelja citao poruke iz newsgrupa, primetio sam jedno zanimljivo pitanje: zasto odjednom Schumacher ovako vozi po kisi? Zasto u Benettonu nikada nije tako _ubedljivo_ vozio u kisnim uslovima? Hej, Alezi se smatra jednim od najboljih vozaca po kisi, zar ne? Da, ali zasto sada, dok vozi za Benetton, ne opravdava taj naziv - jednostavno, vozi, blago receno, potpuno prosecno? Naziv jednog od najboljih po kisi stekao je dok je vozio u Ferrariju. U cemu je stos? Mozda je stos u Ferrariju? Hej, Schumacher je na trci u Brazilu prosle godine vozio prosecno (u jednom trenutku mu se i HHF priblizio)... mozda je tek kasnije upoznao velike mogucnosti bolida koji vozi u takvim uslovima? ;)
auto-moto.537 darth.vader,
>> Zar je jedan Ferrari nekonkurentan, pobogu? ;) Kad kazem nekonkurentan >> mislim na tim koji nije u top 5, bre. :) Schumacher NIKADA nije vozio za >> NEKONKURENTAN tim. Onda je bio bukvalno NEKONKURENTAN... Ako ne cele sezone, a onda bar u tim trkama... See ya, Darth :)
auto-moto.538 darth.vader,
>> Mislim da to nije nacin za dobijanje sampionata. Svi smo ocekivali >> direktnu borbu: Schumacher VS Villeneuve, a sta smo dobili? :) To sto si ti ocekivao, to je druga stvar... Oni (Ferrari) ce da se bore svim silama da Sumi osvoji titulu, i ne interesuje ih zanimljivost trke, ili zanimljivost duela, vec pare koje ce da dobiju... Nije Formula 1 sto je nekad bila... See ya, Darth :)
auto-moto.539 nigy,
>Oni (Ferrari) ce da se bore svim silama da Sumi osvoji titulu, i >ne interesuje ih zanimljivost trke, ili zanimljivost duela, vec >pare koje ce da dobiju... > >Nije Formula 1 sto je nekad bila... Ma jeli? ;) Bas divno sto je u F1 samo Ferrari-jev tim u ovom fazonu (inace tim koji ima ultimatum osvajanja titule ili mu sledi gasenje) dok ostali timovi voze samo za publiku i slavu. ;)))))
auto-moto.540 nesha,
>Mozda je stos u Ferrariju? Definitivno.. Ako se neko seca VN Evrope od pre par godina, kad je Alezi utekao Schumacheru nekih 45 sekundi po kishi, a posle ga ovaj stigao po suvom, bice mu ochigledno da je samo stvar u Ferariju. Mada, kad chovek krene tako u istoriju, pa se seti VN Francuske od pre jedno 5-6 godina, kad je Mensel (dobar vozach) u Vilijamsu (ubedljivo najbolji tim tog vremena) po najgoroj kishurini vozio krugove dve sekunde brze od ostalih (Sena je ispao u prvom krugu ;) ), i onda se Dzon Votson uhvati za glavu i skonta da Alezi vozi iste krugove kao i Mensel, samo sa slick gumama.. Jeste, Ferari je dobar po kishi ( a i Alezi je brzi po kishi od shvabe.. :)) ). >> Ono sto je Senna radio u Mclarenu, i sto je Sumi radio prosle godine, >> pa i ove godine sa Ferrarijem je ravno nemogucem. I to iskljucivo iz >> jednog razloga - neverovatna zelja za pobedom. > > Mislim da ovde gresis. Ono sto je Senna radio u Mclarenu je bilo ravno >nemogucem. Prvo.. Kad je Seni titula visila o koncu na VN Japana, 1991, nije ubacio Bergera izmedju sebe i Mensela, vec se sam trkao sa njim, da ne kazem da je na kraju te trke zakochio i pustio Bergera da pobedi. Nekako mi je teshko da zamislim Shumahera kako pushta Irvina.. A bash me zanima koja je Shumaherova pobeda izuzetna, neka chovek da primer.
auto-moto.541 nigy,
>Mensel (dobar vozach) u Vilijamsu (ubedljivo najbolji tim tog vremena) po >najgoroj kishurini vozio krugove dve sekunde brze od ostalih (Sena je ispao u >prvom krugu ;) ), i onda se Dzon Votson uhvati za glavu i skonta da Alezi >vozi iste krugove kao i Mensel, samo sa slick gumama.. Jeste, Ferari je dobar >po kishi ( a i Alezi je brzi po kishi od shvabe.. :)) ). Da, pa je zbog odlaska ostalih u box po kisne pneumatike izbio na drugu poziciju. Kamera ga je zumirala dobrih nekoliko krugova. Onda dolazi jedna blaga sikana, Alesi izlece na travu, okrece se za 360° i nastavlja. :) Tada ipak odlazi u box i kisa par krugova posle prestaje... Alesi sigurno ne vozi po kisi kao Senna, ali vozi majstorski. :)
auto-moto.542 vpoznanovic,
>> Jes bogumi.. Zvuchi neodmerena, pogotovo kad se uzme u obzir da je >> dotichni gospodin vozio f3000 u japanu, pa zato poznaje ovu stazu, ne bih >> rekao da se neshto posebno pokazao u bilo kojoj drugoj trci ove sezone.. Vozio je i naš budući šampion u japanskoj Formuli 3 (za tvoju informaciju, tamo se Suzuka obilazi 5 puta u toku jedne sezone), i čak bio drugi u šampionatu, pa mu to opet nije bilo dovoljno da ostvari plasman bolji od petog mjesta (nekoliko sekundi izgubljenih u boksu nije nikakvo opravdanje). Pravi razlog Eddievog dobrog nastupa prije svega leži u većoj brizi njegove ekipe, a onda vjerovatno i u nekim tehničkim pojedinostima koje su do sada bile rezervisane samo za bolid skupljeg člana tima, sve u cilju pružanja pomoći istom, ne bi li nakon toliko godina vratio titulu u Maranello.
auto-moto.543 darth.vader,
>> Bas divno sto je u F1 samo Ferrari-jev tim u ovom fazonu (inace tim >> koji ima ultimatum osvajanja titule ili mu sledi gasenje) dok ostali >> timovi voze samo za publiku i slavu. ;))))) Aaaa, pa nisam ja rekao da je to samo do Ferrarija, ali su i oni u pitanju, posebno u ovom trenutku... See ya, Darth :)
auto-moto.544 nesha,
>Kamera ga je zumirala dobrih nekoliko krugova. Onda dolazi > jedna blaga sikana, Alesi izlece na travu, okrece se za 360° i >nastavlja. :) Majstor je izleteo na najbrzoj krivini (ona dupla desna, pred onaj mega pravac, ne razumem se dobro u Magny Cours, pa ne znam kako se koja krivina zove..) pri jedno dvesta i kusur.. Samo mi je zao shto sam izbrisao snimak te trke.
auto-moto.545 nigy,
> Samo mi je zao shto sam izbrisao snimak te trke. Ja mislim da mi je to jos uvek negde zivo. :)
auto-moto.546 miko,
> Mislim da to nije nacin za dobijanje sampionata. Svi smo ocekivali direktnu > borbu: Schumacher VS Villeneuve, a sta smo dobili? :) Pa, mislim da se istorija ponavlja ... u proteklih 15 godina ja se ne secam da je neko dobio titulu, u direktnom duelu, na posten nacin. Mozda je najzanimljivije bilo kada je Mansell izgubio istu jer mu je otpao tocak na izlasku iz boksa, mislim '88 ili '89 ... cak je i tu bilo spekulacija ... Sustina je u tome da je ulog isuvise veliki da bi se sve prepustilo slucaju i trenutnoj inspiraciji. Mada, ko zna? Mozda Jerez ispadne dobra trka ...
auto-moto.547 miko,
> Prvo.. Kad je Seni titula visila o koncu na VN Japana, 1991, nije ubacio > Bergera izmedju sebe i Mensela, vec se sam trkao sa njim, da ne kazem da je > na kraju te trke zakochio i pustio Bergera da pobedi. Nekako mi je teshko > da zamislim Shumahera kako pushta Irvina.. A bash me zanima koja je > Shumaherova pobeda izuzetna, neka chovek da primer. Da, to je bio Senna-in poklon Berger-u, kako je sam rekao, zbog svega sto je ovaj za njega uradio na prethodnim trkama ... Da je Schumacher u istoj poziciji, nisam siguran da li bi isto postupio, ali uopste mislim da Senna-u i Schumacher-a nije moguce porediti ni po jednom osnovu. Veliki vozac se ne postaje samo osvajanjem titule ... Senna je cinio cuda, a Schumacher je ispao obican naduvani balon. Da li se neko seca VN Belgije 1992, kada se na treningu, Eric Comas, koji je vozio za Larousse, bukvalno zakucao u ogradu pri brzini od oko, sigurno, 300+ km/h? Bolid se, naravno, raspao, a od svih vozaca koji su tuda prolazili, jedino se Senna zaustavio i potrcao da pomogne Comas-u. Mislim, da bi svaka rec odavde bila suvisna. Mnogi su ga smatrali za najprljavijeg vozaca, ali izgleda da se on tako ponasao samo prema onima koji su to i zasluzili. Konacno, da povucem paralelu, mislim da Damon nije nicim zasluzio onakvo maltretiranje od strane Schumacher-a, poslednjih godina, a vi? Nije da ja ovim opravdavam Hill-ov potez sa prosle trke, naprotiv, mislim da je to bilo vrlo ruzno, ali niko nije savrsen ...
auto-moto.548 nesha,
> najzanimljivije bilo kada je Mansell izgubio istu jer mu je otpao tocak > na izlasku iz boksa, mislim '88 ili '89 ... cak je i tu bilo spekulacija >... Menselu je guma otishla na VN Belgije, '91.. Moglo bi se reci da je to bila najposhtenija borba za titulu koja se dala videti u poslednjih deset godina, uz, recimo, sezonu '88.
auto-moto.549 miko,
> Menselu je guma otishla na VN Belgije, '91.. Moglo bi se reci da je > to bila najposhtenija borba za titulu koja se dala videti u > poslednjih deset godina, uz, recimo, sezonu '88. :))))))))))))))))))) Pa, tek sam se sada setio: 1991 Canada, poslednji krug ... Mansell vec otpozdravlja gledaocima, slavi pobedu, "seta" se po stazi, kad ono na 300-400 m. do cilja - staje bolid. 1991 Belgija, na izlazu iz boksa mu otpada pneumatik. 1991 Suzuka, poslednja sansa da stigne Senna-u i ostane u kakvoj-takvoj borbi za titulu, Senna vodi, Mansell mu za petama, voze tako par krugova, i Mansell ode u pesak. Nesretnik.
auto-moto.550 obren,
BBC Ceefax, 17. oktobar ("Irvine out to halt Jacques in Jerez") Idi Irvajn, izjavio je da će učiniti sve što je u njegovoj moći, a što je u okviru dozvoljenih pravila, kako bi pomogao timskom kolegi da osvoji titulu F1 šampiona. U svom intervjuu Dejli Telegrafu, Irvajn je izneo i svoje mišljenje o vozaču Vilijamsa: "Neko ko je cele sezone imao najbrži bolid, ne zaslužuje titulu šampiona. Ne nameravam da ga isteram sa staze, ali ću učiniti sve što je u mojoj moći da mu sve vreme stojim na putu i da ga usporavam".
auto-moto.551 obren,
(Ne)očekivani preokret! Williams je povukao svoju žalbu u vezi diskvalifikacije Žaka Vilneva u Japanu. Nakon što je Max Mosley upozorio Frenka Vilijamsa da bi u slučaju odbijene žalbe Vilnev mogao biti i dodatno kažnjen zabranom učešća na poslednjoj trci, tim je odlučio da ne rizikuje i tako se svesno odrekao 2 osvojena boda u Japanu. Prema tome, prvoplasirani vozači na tabeli zamenili su mesta, tako da Mihael Šumaher sada vodi u generalnom plasmanu sa jednim poenom prednosti pred zadnju trku!
auto-moto.552 nesha,
Gerhard Berger na kraju ove sezone odlazi u zasluzenu penziju sa 38 godina, 209 GP-ja i 10 pobeda iza sebe.. Svoje povlachenje iz sporta ce ozvanichiti na konferenciji za shtampu u Bechu u petak.
auto-moto.553 vpoznanovic,
F1: Japanese GP results (REVISED) PARIS, Oct 16 - Revised result of last Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka after the exclusion of Jacques Villeneuve: Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:29:48.446 2. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault +1.378 3. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari +26.384 4. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes +27.129 5. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault +40.403 6. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas +41.630 7. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot +56.825 8. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault +1:00.429 9. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot +1:22.036 10. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes -1 lap Engine 11. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha -1 lap 12. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha -1 lap 13. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 -1 lap DNF Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart on lap 47 Gearbox DNF Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 on lap 47 Engine DNF Olivier Panis F Prost-Mugen on lap 37 Engine DNF Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen on lap 23 Wheel brng DNF Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart on lap 9 Engine DNF Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 on lap 6 Spun DNF Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 on lap 4 Spun EXCL Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault +39.776 DNS Gianni Morbidelli I Sauber-Petronas
auto-moto.554 vpoznanovic,
F1: Standings after Japanese GP (REVISED) Drivers' Championship: Pos Driver Nat Constructor Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 78 2. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 77 3. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 41 4. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 36 5. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 30 6. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 24 7. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 22 8. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 20 9. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 17 10. Olivier Panis F Prost-Mugen 16 11. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 15 12. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 13 13. Damon Hill GB TWR Arrows-Yamaha 7 14. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 6 15. Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Renault 4 16. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen 3 17. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 2 18. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 2 19. Pedro Diniz BR TWR Arrows-Yamaha 2 20. Nicola Larini I Sauber-Petronas 1 Constructors' Championship: Pos Constructor Nat Points ---------------------------------------------- 1. Williams-Renault GB 118 2. Ferrari I 100 3. Benetton-Renault I 64 4. McLaren-Mercedes GB 47 5. Jordan-Peugeot GB 33 6. Prost-Mugen F 21 7. Sauber-Petronas CH 16 8. TWR Arrows-Yamaha GB 9 9. Stewart-Ford ZV10 GB 6 10. Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 GB 2
auto-moto.555 nesha,
Jel kachio neko raspored trka za sezonu '98? Ako nije, recite da kachim..
auto-moto.556 vector,
> Jel kachio neko raspored trka za sezonu '98? Ako nije, recite da > kachim.. Ajde salji...
auto-moto.557 obren,
Definitivni povratak fabričkih "HONDA" motora u Formulu 1 Vodeći japanski dnevni list "Yomiuri Shimbun" objavio je intervju sa prvim čovekom Honde, Nabuhikom Kawamotom, napravljen za vreme jedne moto-trke u Suzuki na kojoj je ovaj bio prisutan. Kawamoto je potvrdio da će se ova firma vratiti u Formulu 1 najdalje do 2000 godine, a da će konačna odluka biti doneta do kraja sledeće godine. Honda je dominirala Formulom 1 od 1986. do 1991. godine, kada se iz protesta povukla iz najprestižnijeg auto takmičenja jer su inovacije i poboljšanja na njihovom motoru konstantno zabranjivana od strane Svetske automobilske federacije (FIA). Nakon nekoliko uzastopnih rekordnih godina po pitanju ostvarenog profita, ova firma je odlučila da se ponovo vrati u Formulu 1, obzirom da se sledeće godine navršava 50 godina od osnivanja kompanije, ali i zbog marketinškog efekta na Evropskom tržištu automobila (posle pozitivnih efekata na prodaju u Americi nakon osvajanja Idnycar šampionata). Pominju se dve moguće varijante uključenja Honde - kao konstruktora motora, ili kao potpuno samostalnog fabričkog tima. Naime, odmah nakon povlačenja iz Formule 1, inženjeri ove firme su počeli da u najvećoj tajnosti razvijaju prototip sopstvene šasije, koju su fotografi ipak više puta uspeli da snime prilikom testiranja na stazi "Suzuka". Iako već nekoliko sezona u Formuli 1 nastupaju motori pod etiketom Mugen-Honda, ovo nisu zvanični Hondini motori, već derivati na bazi nekadašnjih Hondinih F1 motora koje razvija "Mugen corp." Hirotošija Honde, sina osnivača firme "Honda Motor Co." i vlasnika 40% deonica ove kompanije. Iako je Mugen renomirani tjuner Hondihih automobila (nešto kao AMG za Mercedes) zvaničnici Honde uvek su demantovali povezanost ove kompanije u Mugenovim projektima u Formuli 3000 i od nedavno u Formuli 1, mada je u to teško poverovati. Upućeni tvrde da i pored nedavno sklopljenog ugovora između Džordana i firme Mugen, nije izvesno da li će se novi tim zvati Jordan-Mugen ili Jordan-Honda, ali da će odluku o tome japanska firma doneti do kraja godine. Vlasnik tima, Edi Džordan, prilikom najave prelaska sa Goodyear pneumatika na Bridgestone, najavio je i "uzbudljive" novosti po pitanju motora za kraj oktobra, pa je to bio i dodatni povod za špekulacije o fabričkim Hondama za sledeću sezonu. U svakom slučaju nije tajna da je novi "Honda" motor projektovan u potpunosti u Hondinom odseku za istraživanje i razvoj, ali će verovatno svoju debitantsku sezonu ipak započeti pod etiketom "Mugen" dok se ne dostignu performanse i pouzdanost dostojni renomea Honde. Inače novi motor je već kompletiran i ispitan na inženjerskim stolivima, dok na uklapanju u bolid Džordana za sledeću sezonu zajednički radi čak 240 (!) inženjera i aerodinamičaran iz Honde, Mugena i Džordana. Ipak, testiranje gotovog bolida za sledeću sezonu još uvek ne može normalno da se obavlja, jer postoji smetnja u obliku ekskluzivnog ugovora između Mugena i Prost GP-a, po kome za vreme trajanja sezone motori firme Mugen ne smeju biti posuđivani niti testirani u nekom drugom timu osim Prosta, tako da će najverovatnije Honda ipak odmah stati svojim imenom iza motora i tako omogućiti nesmetano ispitivanje, pre nego što FIA proglasi jednomesečni moratorijum na testove po završetku sezone.
auto-moto.558 vector,
Cart World Series drivers switch teams -------------------------------------- (c) 1997 Copyright Nando.net (c) 1997 Reuters -------------------------------------- TROY, Michigan (Oct 17, 1997 - 18:46 EDT) - With the PPG CART season recently completed, several teams and drivers are already making changes for the 1998 CART World Series lineup. Marlboro Team Penske owner Roger Penske has signed Brazilian Andre Ribeiro to a multi-year contract, and has in turn released Canadian Paul Tracy from his contract, the racing league announced on Friday. "You look for a driver that has had the ability to win races. He has done that," Penske said in a CART statement of Ribeiro, who will drive the Marlboro Penske Mercedes. Tracy and Dario Franchitti of Britain are now teammates for Team KOOL Green next season. The two will perform in Reynard Hondas with Firestones tires. "When the opportunity came up, we thought it would be a brilliant combination," said team owner Barry Green. "I think the two of them working together will be very strong." Tracy won three PPG Cup races in his Marlboro Penske Mercedes this past year, taking the races at Nazareth, Rio de Janeiro and Gateway, and was fifth in the drivers' championship standings with 121 points. "I have a goal here, and that is to win the CART championship," Tracy said. Tracy recorded 13 victories and 11 pole positions in 94 CART career starts. Franchitti was the top rookie of the season, earning his first career pole position at Toronto in the process. "I am very excited to be here, and very excited to be working with Paul," said the Scotsman. "I think we can work well together, and I think the whole team will work really well together." The Patrick Racing Team also announced the signing of Adrian Fernandez of Mexico, who will team up with American Scott Pruett. Both drivers will be piloting Reynard Fords on Firestone tires. Fernandez finished 18th in the championship table this season, in a Lola Honda for Tasman Motorsports. His best finish was third in the season finale at the California Speedway in Fontana.
auto-moto.559 vector,
An Interview With PPG CART World Series Champion Alex Zanardi ------------------------------------------------------------- CART Online (October 6) -- Alex Zanardi earned his first PPG CART World Series championship in 1997 in just his second season of Indy car competition driving the Target Reynard Honda HRR on Firestone tires for Target/Chip Ganassi Racing. He won a series-high five races at Long Beach, Cleveland, the U.S. 500, Mid-Ohio and Road America. He also topped all drivers with four pole positions, 338 laps led, and 17 times led. Zanardi joined Jacques Villeneuve (1994-1995) as the only CART drivers to win Rookie of the Year honors and the PPG Cup in consecutive seasons. Continuing streaks started in 1996, he established CART records for consecutive pole positions (six) and consecutive front-row starts (11). Teammate Jimmy Vasser finished third in PPG Cup points, reversing the drivers finishes from 1996. Target/Chip Ganassi Racing became the first team to win two straight PPG Cup championships since the Truesports team in 1986 and 1987 with driver Bobby Rahal, and the first to do so with different drivers since Penske Racing in 1982 and 1983, with Rick Mears and Al Unser. Zanardi will officially receive the PPG Cup and $1 million champions bonus October 25 at the CART awards banquet in Los Angeles. Q. You began the season after a successful 1996, winning three races and Rookie of the Year honors with Target/Chip Ganassi Racing. What were your expectations going into 1997? A. The CART series is very competitive and I knew the other teams, the engine builders, and the tire companies, had been working very hard, so I didn't think we would have the kind of technical advantage we had in 1996. At the same time, I believed at the very least, our package with the Reynard chassis, Honda engine, and Firestone tires would be at least equal to what the others had. I also knew we had great support from Target and our other sponsors. In addition to all of this, I had one year of experience in this series, and also working with the Target/Chip Ganassi team. So, when the press said I was one of the main contenders for the championship, it pleased me. I did feel confident, but I also knew our team would have to work very hard to be successful and achieve the results that were possible. Q. Did you have a strategy for the season? A. I try to do my best every day. If, at the end of the day, I know I did the best job I could do, I am satisfied. For sure, I would like to win every race. If that is not possible, then I try to finish second. If I cannot finish second, I try for third. Obviously, to be a contender for the championship, it is important to finish. I feel good that I was running at the finish of every race I started this year, except for one, and that was Detroit where I was hit by another car on the first lap. That also shows the great job Rob Hill (chief mechanic) and all my boys did in preparing the car. Q. You started the season with pole positions at Homestead and in Australia, which set a CART record of six straight poles. What did that achievement mean to you? A. It was incredible. That was something that started at the end of the 1996 season (poles at Mid-Ohio, Road America, Vancouver and Laguna Seca), so, of course, the press and the fans had a lot of time to talk about the possibility of that record before we went to Homestead. To be honest with you, Homestead was a little bit of a surprise, because we had some problems. We had a very good car for Australia, but I was a little bit worried before qualifying, because I got an eye infection when I arrived there. Paul Tracy beat my time very late in the last qualifying session, so to come back with a faster lap made that very satisfying. Mario (Andretti) and Danny Sullivan had the record before me, so I am very proud of that. Q. You won Long Beach, the third race of the season, after finishing seventh in Homestead and fourth in Australia. What were your thoughts then? A. Before Long Beach, we had not had the results that were possible. I was able to lead the first part of the race at Homestead, but then a lot of problems developed with the car. I believe either Paul Tracy or I should have won in Australia because we had the best cars. I was happy to finish fourth because I drove really hard at the end of that race and passed a lot of cars. In Long Beach, I was a bit disappointed, because I didn't get the pole, but I knew I had a good car for the race. The team had fantastic pit stops and we beat Gil (de Ferran) out of the pits to get the lead. My boys really helped me win that race and that was not the only time that happened during the season. Q. The next six races -- Nazareth, Brazil, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Detroit and Portland -- produced mixed results. Your best finishes during that stretch were fourth in Brazil and St. Louis. Were you getting frustrated? A. There were some problems that meant the team did not get the best results. I ran out of fuel on the last lap both in Rio and Gateway (St. Louis) and that cost me some points. I was fastest in the warm-up at Detroit and think I had a very good chance to win that race, but I was hit by Dario (Franchitti) in the first corner and didn't finish a lap. It rained in Portland, and Firestone had a fantastic tire and I led a lot of that race, but I don't think we had the right tire strategy there. After that race, Chip and Morris (Nunn, engineer) and I talked a lot and that was important because I think we all understood what we needed from each other the rest of the year. Q. You won the pole at Cleveland, then came from the 22d place to win. Was that the turning point in the season? A. Cleveland was very special for the whole Target/Chip Ganassi team. Morris gave me a very good car there. If you watch the tape of the race, you will see the joy and happiness I had at the end of it, simply because when I fell down to 22d after the two penalties I had to pay, I was a bit depressed. I felt the race was gone. I did a couple of laps and was very angry and maybe overdriving and couldn't get in front of cars that were, for some reason, a couple of seconds slower than mine. Then I just decided that I was not going to let my anger go through my driving, that I was going to do my best, no matter what that would have been that day. I said to myself, look, you have to drive and forget about the race, and just try to get the best out of this car. Drive it like you do in qualifying, but you have to do that for 70 laps. So, when I was able to do that, and when I saw the checkered flag, I was like living in another world. I won the race without help from any yellows, just with the help of my team, because the boys were incredible in the pit stops. It was a great satisfaction, probably even more than the championship itself. Q. At Toronto, you pressed Mark Blundell hard for the win, but settled for a solid second-place finish. Were you thinking about points? A. Really, I was just trying to get the best finish I could. I passed several cars in the first part of the race, but Mark's car was very good, and he would have had to have problems with the backmarkers for me to pass him. He did have some problems, but not big enough problems. I was happy to finish second in Toronto. Q. How satisfying was it to win the U.S. 500 at Michigan, your first oval victory? A. That was really special for me. I know there were people who thought Zanardi will never win a 500-mile race because he is not patient enough. One of my goals was to win on an oval, and to do that on a superspeedway and in a 500-mile race, well, that was just great. That made me very excited and happy. Q. The U.S. 500 win put you into the PPG Cup lead. Then, you won Mid-Ohio and Road America, for three consecutive victories. What are your memories of those races? A. The team had tested twice at Mid-Ohio and we knew we had a good set-up for that circuit. I was pressing Bryan (Herta) at the beginning and, after his tire exploded, I was able to control the pace. That was a race where Chip did a very good job calling the pit stop strategy. At Elkhart Lake, that was a very difficult race, because of the rain. I will be honest and say I was lucky there, because I went off a few times, but did not damage the car. Obviously, a lot of other guys had problems as well, so at the end of the day, we not only won the race, but also added a lot of points. Q. You won the pole in Vancouver and it was possible to clinch the PPG Cup there. You finished fourth and all-but claimed the title. In retrospect, what are your thoughts on that race? A. It was possible to win the championship in Vancouver and I realize some people think I should have driven just to do that. However, sometimes you have problems and it is necessary to change your strategy in order to come back. That is what I was doing. In that particular race, I really had some serious troubles with the brakes. We had some problems with the car in the (pre-race) warm-up and didn't have the opportunity to work in the brakes like we would normally do. So, I was in trouble with the brakes, especially in the turn where I went off twice, because there were some bumps and it was very difficult to pump the brake pedal. So, twice I had the problem, which I don't consider was a mistake. Unfortunately, on the television, they said I hit a lot of cars. That's not true. The only contact I made was with Bryan Herta. I have to respect the decision of the stewards because, since I signed my name to enter this championship, I have to accept the rules and accept the people that are entitled to apply those rules. But you can clearly imagine that my feeling about that judgment is a bit different. Q. You finished third the following weekend at Laguna Seca to earn the PPG Cup. How hard was that race for you? A. Well, once again, I raced hard with Bryan. I believe his tires went off and he put me off into the dirt. That let (Scott) Pruett and Jimmy (Vasser) get by us. At the finish, I was very, very happy, especially because Jimmy won the race. My perfect idea for that day was for Jimmy to win the race and me to win the championship. I was really happy because Jimmy is a great driver and a great friend of mine. He is a great teammate and we share all the technical information. He had a lot of bad luck this season and deserved to have a good result. Q. You had two major practice accidents at Fontana and did not race there. How frustrating was that? A. It was very frustrating. I found out that I am not a good spectator. However, that was the right decision by Dr. (Steve) Olvey (CART director of medical affairs) to not let me race. I was not feeling right and it would not have been fair to the team or the other drivers. The data showed I received over 50 Gs on the first impact (when hit by debris from Patrick Carpentier's car) and 88 Gs in the second accident. I am very lucky Reynard builds such a strong and safe car. Then, we saw that again in the race, with Arie (Luyendyk's) accident. (Luyendyk was brought in by owner Chip Ganassi to substitute for Zanardi and was hit by Arnd Meier.) That was a big accident. I was really wishing Jimmy would win that race. At least he was second and that made him third in the championship and that was another great result for the team. Q. Your lap speeds at Fontana were close to 240 mph. Are the cars going too fast? A. I don't believe any driver could honestly say he is comfortable at 240mph. Q. Did you ever have any doubts you could win the PPG Cup? A. I never doubted my ability or the ability of the whole Target/Chip Ganassi team. I have had great support from Chip, from Morris Nunn, from Tom Anderson (managing director), from Mike Hull (team manager), from Rob Hill and all the boys. We were able to get a lot out of the Reynard chassis. The Honda engine not only gave me good power, but also fantastic reliability. The Firestone tires were very good and were a big part of our success. Q. You have become a favorite of the fans, especially for doing your trademark donuts. How did that start? A. The donuts began just as a way of celebrating a great accomplishment when we won in Long Beach. And, then, it was amazing because all the fans fell in love with that, and I met a lot of enthusiastic people that kept asking me to do it again. So, I did more donuts after Cleveland, because that was such an incredible race for me, and also at Elkhart Lake. I wanted to do something for the fans there because they had stayed all day in the rain to watch us. The donuts are a lot of fun, and I'm looking forward to doing some more. Q. How has becoming the PPG CART World Series champion changed you? A. Obviously, I'm a much happier man, but it won't change my life. I believe I have worked very hard in my career and that I have earned this championship. Right now, I feel like I'm on top of the world.
auto-moto.560 giovanni,
Ę? Ne znam da li ste gledali trku, ali ono shto su uradili ljudi iz Ę? Ferarija nije nishta drugo nego velika sramota.. Pih.. Zašto? Pa Vilnev nije mogao da pretekne Irvajna da je vozio avion a ne Williams. Fantastično odvožena trka od strane Irvajna i zasluženo je Šumaher izbio na prvo mesto. Vilnevu ostaje da se zapita zašto Microprose nije u F1 GP2 ubacio i kazne za nepoštovanje žute zastave. ;>
auto-moto.561 nesha,
VIlnev reche na konferenciji za shtampu da ce za vreme trke da bezi od Irvina ko djavo od krsta.. Mada, iskreno recheno, sumnjam da ce isti moci da ga stigne na ovoj trci, jedino da ga ne zvekne na startu..
auto-moto.562 obren,
> VIlnev reche na konferenciji za shtampu da ce za vreme trke da bezi od > Irvina ko djavo od krsta.. Mada, iskreno recheno, sumnjam da ce isti moci > da ga stigne na ovoj trci, jedino da ga ne zvekne na startu.. A Šumaher reče da se ne plaši ekscesa sa Vilnevom, ali da očekuje svakakve gluposti od Frencena...
auto-moto.563 miko,
> A Sumaher rece da se ne plasi ekscesa sa Vilnevom, ali da > ocekuje svakakve gluposti od Frencena... Konacno, Irvine je rekao da ce uciniti sve sto je u njegovoj moci da maksimalno uspori i omete Villeneuve-a ... naravno, dozvoljenim sredstvima. Eto, zatvorili smo krug ;)) PS Eh, kada bi ti ljudi bili svesni da Hakkinen pobedjuje ...
auto-moto.564 nesha,
Raspored trka za sezonu '98. 08.03. VN Australije, Melburn 29.03. VN Brazila, Sao Paolo 12.04. VN Argentine, Buenos Aires 26.04. VN San Marina, Imola 10.05. VN Spanije, Barselona 24.05. VN Monaka, Monte Karlo 07.06. VN Kanade, Montreal 12.07. VN Engleske, Silverston 26.07. VN Austrije, Celtveg 02.08. VN Nemacke, Hokenhajm 16.08. VN Madjarske, Budimpesta 30.08. VN Belgije, Spa 13.09. VN Italije, Monca 27.09. VN Luksemburga, Nirburgring 11.10. VN Portugalije, Estoril 01.11. VN Japana, Suzuka
auto-moto.565 vpoznanovic,
European Grand Prix 1997 from Jerez de la Frontera, Spain 24th October 1997 - 26th October 1997 Friday, October 24th 1st Free Practice (11:00 - 12:00 CET) 2nd Free Practice (13:00 - 14:00 CET) Saturday, October 25th 3rd Free Practice (9:00 - 9:45 CET) 4th Free Practice (10:15 - 11:00 CET) Qualifying (13:00 - 14:00 CET) Sunday, October 26th Warm-up (9:30 - 10:00 CET) Race (14:00 CET)
auto-moto.566 sjocic,
-> Raspored trka za sezonu '98. Ima li sanse da Eurosport ove godine preuzme prenose ?
auto-moto.567 nesha,
> Ima li sanse da Eurosport ove godine preuzme prenose ? Kako sam ja chuo, ove godine je sama FIA imala poprilichne gubitke zato shto nije bilo prenosa na Eurosportu (chisto iz marketinshkih razloga), pa me ne bi chudilo da ponovo potpishu ugovor. Tako je bilo i 1991, kad isto nije bilo prenosa nigde do na RTL-u, pa se '92. sve opet sredilo..
auto-moto.568 obren,
Rezultati današnjeg treninga u Herezu... (Information: http://www.f1-live.com) P. No Driver Team - Car Time/Laps ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 14 PANIS Prost Mugen Honda 1'22"735 205.683 km/h 2. 1 HILL Arrows Yamaha 1'22"898 + 0'00"163 3. 3 VILLENEUVE Williams Renault 1'22"922 + 0'00"187 4. 22 BARRICHELLO Stewart Ford 1'22"964 + 0'00"229 5. 9 HAKKINEN McLaren Mercedes 1'23"024 + 0'00"289 6. 4 FRENTZEN Williams Renault 1'23"124 + 0'00"389 7. 7 ALESI Benetton Renault 1'23"174 + 0'00"439 8. 10 COULTHARD McLaren Mercedes 1'23"440 + 0'00"705 9. 5 M.SCHUM. Ferrari 1'23"532 + 0'00"797 10. 11 R.SCHUM. Jordan Peugeot 1'23"678 + 0'00"943 11. 23 MAGNUSSEN Stewart Ford 1'23"685 + 0'00"950 12. 6 IRVINE Ferrari 1'23"695 + 0'00"960 13. 8 BERGER Benetton Renault 1'23"923 + 0'01"188 14. 12 FISICHELLA Jordan Peugeot 1'24"263 + 0'01"528 15. 20 KATAYAMA Minardi Hart 1'24"329 + 0'01"594 16. 16 HERBERT Sauber Petronas 1'24"507 + 0'01"772 17. 15 NAKANO Prost Mugen Honda 1'24"735 + 0'02"000 18. 2 DINIZ Arrows Yamaha 1'24"797 + 0'02"062 19. 19 SALO Tyrrell Ford 1'25"025 + 0'02"290 20. 17 FONTANA Sauber Petronas 1'25"134 + 0'02"399 21. 18 VERSTAPPEN Tyrrell Ford 1'25"327 + 0'02"592 22. 21 MARQUES Minardi Hart 1'26"816 + 0'04"081
auto-moto.570 vpoznanovic,
Nezapamćeno u istoriji Formule 1! F1: European GP Saturday qualifying Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:21.072 2. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:21.072 0.000 0.000 3. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 1:21.072 0.000 0.000 4. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:21.130 0.058 0.058 5. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:21.369 0.239 0.297 6. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:21.476 0.107 0.404 7. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 1:21.610 0.134 0.538 8. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 1:21.656 0.046 0.584 9. Olivier Panis I Prost-Mugen 1:21.735 0.079 0.663 10. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:22.011 0.276 0.939 11. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:22.167 0.156 1.095 12. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:22.222 0.055 1.150 13. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 1:22.234 0.012 1.162 14. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 1:22.263 0.029 1.191 15. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 1:22.351 0.088 1.279 16. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 1:22.740 0.389 1.668 17. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 1:22.804 0.064 1.732 18. Norbert Fontana RA Sauber-Petronas 1:23.281 0.477 2.209 19. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart 1:23.409 0.128 2.337 20. Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart 1:23.854 0.445 2.782 21. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:24.222 0.368 3.150 22. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:24.301 0.079 3.229 107% of fastest time: 1:26.747
auto-moto.571 obren,
Kvalifikacije koje zasigurno ulaze u istoriju! :) Jerez - Europe European Grand Prix 1997 Qualifying results Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. Circuit length: 4.428 km. Race distance: 69 laps; 305.532 km. Pos Name Team Tyres Lap time Gap ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault GoodYear 1:21.072 ! 2. Michael Schumacher Ferrari GoodYear 1:21.072 +0.000 ! 3. Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Renault GoodYear 1:21.072 +0.000 ! 4. Damon Hill Arrows-Yamaha Bridgestone 1:21.130 +0.058 5. Mika Hńkkinen McLaren-Mercedes GoodYear 1:21.369 +0.297 6. David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes GoodYear 1:21.476 +0.404 7. Eddie Irvine Ferrari GoodYear 1:21.610 +0.538 8. Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault GoodYear 1:21.656 +0.584 9. Olivier Panis Prost-Mugen Honda Bridgestone 1:21.735 +0.663 10. Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault GoodYear 1:22.011 +0.939 11. Jan Magnussen Stewart-Ford Bridgestone 1:22.167 +1.095 12. Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford Bridgestone 1:22.222 +1.150 13. Pedro-Paulo Diniz Arrows-Yamaha Bridgestone 1:22.234 +1.162 14. Johnny Herbert Sauber-Petronas GoodYear 1:22.263 +1.191 15. Shinji Nakano Prost-Mugen Honda Bridgestone 1:22.351 +1.279 16. Ralf Schumacher Jordan-Peugeot GoodYear 1:22.740 +1.668 17. Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Peugeot GoodYear 1:22.804 +1.732 18. Norberto Fontana Sauber-Petronas GoodYear 1:23.281 +2.209 19. Ukyo Katayama Minardi-Hart Bridgestone 1:23.409 +2.337 20. Tarso Marques Minardi-Hart Bridgestone 1:23.854 +2.782 21. Mika Salo Tyrrell-Ford GoodYear 1:24.222 +3.150 22. Jos Verstappen Tyrrell-Ford GoodYear 1:24.301 +3.229 Qualifying Report Olivier Panis, who holded the fastest lap for a short time this morning and finished Friday's practice in top spot, is the first driver to hit the asphalt at Jerez. Panis completed his first lap in 1 minute 22.191 seconds. After five minutes there are pretty much cars on track including Jean Alesi who crashed into a wall this morning and also spins in his first timed lap just after start finish. Panic in the pit lane due to communication problems. Most of the TV screens went off and also the timing screens went off. Heinz-Harald Frentzen set the fastest lap after 10 minutes of qualifying. He completed the Jerez track in 1 minute 22:022 seconds. After about 13 minute title candidate Jacques Villeneuve went on track. Brazilian Pedro-Paulo Diniz set the third fastest time in front of Eddie Irvine who returned to pit. Bridgestone is doing well in Jerez, although very little teams tested here. Villeneuve on straight, over the cerb-stones in the first and second corner. Fast left corners and then first intermediate of 22:512 seconds. Coulthard is behind Villeneuve and is driving quicker. Villeneuve sets a 1 minute 00.422 seconds on second intermediate. He completes the lap in 1 minute 21.072 seconds. David Coulthard set the second fastest time, 0.404 seconds behind Villeneuve. Villeneuve is leading in front of Coulthard, Micheal Schumacher, Frentzen, Panis, Diniz, Irvine, Hakkinen and Ralf Schumacher after 16 minutes. Micheal Schumacher is about 7-tenths of a second behind Villeneuve. Olivier Panis is back on track and spins off. He is currently fifth and returns to pit. Ulsterman Eddie Irvine is back on track for his second run, and is just 0.2 seconds slower than Villeneuve in second section. Irvine completed the lap in 1 minute 21.739 seconds, good for a third spot on row two. Gerhard Berger is only 22nd, struggling to get forward. Berger will quit Grand Prix racing after this race but could not deny he will return some time. Rubens Barrichello is the only driver who has not yet set a lap time. He crashed in this morning's free-practice when he spun off due to suspension problems. Japanese Ukyo Katayama is performing very well in his last qualifying of his career. Ukyo Katayama will retire from Grand Prix racing after this Grand Prix. Ralf Schumacher, driving for the British Jordan team, spun in the chicane and returns to pit by motorbike. Micheal Schumacher on track and is faster than Villeneuve in the first section. Gerhard Berger set the fourth fastest time. Micheal Schumacher is 0.3 seconds faster than Villeneuve is second session. He completes the lap in 1 minute 21.072, good for a second position. 0.000 seconds is the gap between Villeneuve (1st) and Schumacher (2nd). Because Villeneuve set the lap time earlier in the session, he is in front with 30 minutes left. Olivier Panis is fast, really fast. His Prost car with Bridgestone tyres set the fastest first intermediate time but lost some time in second section of the track and completes the lap in 7th position, 0.787 seconds behind. Heinz-Harald Frentzen is just 0.003 seconds slower than Jacques and Micheal in first section. The second section he completes in 1 minute 00.944 seconds. Eddie Irvine to fifth position. Villeneuve and Schumacher on track with about 18 minutes remaining. Jacques Villeneuve is 0.2 seconds faster in first intermediate. The second intermediate is completed in 1 minute 00.440 seconds, losing 2 tenths-of-a-second when he went on the grass. He completes his lap in a 1:21.390. Gerhard Berger is faster than Villeneuve and Schumacher in first section but lost 0.8 seconds in second section. Mika Hakkinen faster... lost some time in third section but improved to third position behind the two title rivals. Heinz-Harald Frentzen on track with 10 minutes remaining. His car has new slicks and Frentzen will concentrate on his final run. Also Frentzen is faster in first and second section. He completes the lap in 1 minute, guess what, 072 seconds. Now four cars are within... 0.058 seconds when Damon Hill took fourth spot. Less than five minutes left... Coulthard on track, Schumacher and Villeneuve in pit. David Coulthard is 0.1 seconds faster in first section while Schumacher and Villeneuve went out of pits. Coulthard lost some time in second intermediate. Micheal Schumacher just 0.029 seconds lost in first section, Villeneuve is 0.2 seconds faster. Schumacher 0.151 seconds lost in second intermediate. Schumacher did not improve his lap time and als Villeneuve could not improve the fastest lap.
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F1: European GP Saturday free practice Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.738 2. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.856 0.118 0.118 3. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 1:21.263 0.407 0.525 4. Olivier Panis I Prost-Mugen 1:21.364 0.101 0.626 5. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 1:21.525 0.161 0.787 6. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:21.593 0.068 0.855 7. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:21.605 0.012 0.867 8. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 1:21.671 0.066 0.933 9. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:21.780 0.109 1.042 10. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:21.814 0.034 1.076 11. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 1:21.881 0.067 1.143 12. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 1:22.065 0.184 1.327 13. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:22.117 0.052 1.379 14. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:22.120 0.003 1.382 15. Norbert Fontana RA Sauber-Petronas 1:22.404 0.284 1.666 16. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 1:22.438 0.034 1.700 17. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart 1:22.512 0.074 1.774 18. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 1:22.750 0.238 2.012 19. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 1:22.820 0.070 2.082 20. Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart 1:23.369 0.549 2.631 21. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:23.742 0.373 3.004 22. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:24.429 0.687 3.691 107% of fastest time: 1:26.389
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F1: European GP Sunday warmup Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:23.016 2. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 1:23.160 0.144 0.144 3. Olivier Panis I Prost-Mugen 1:23.166 0.006 0.150 4. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:23.359 0.193 0.343 5. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:23.849 0.490 0.833 6. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 1:24.012 0.163 0.996 7. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:24.063 0.051 1.047 8. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 1:24.089 0.026 1.073 9. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 1:24.125 0.036 1.109 10. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:24.231 0.106 1.215 11. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:24.309 0.078 1.293 12. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 1:24.386 0.077 1.370 13. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:24.540 0.154 1.524 14. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 1:24.560 0.020 1.544 15. Norbert Fontana RA Sauber-Petronas 1:24.795 0.235 1.779 16. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 1:25.103 0.308 2.087 17. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart 1:25.159 0.056 2.143 18. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:25.275 0.116 2.259 19. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 1:25.377 0.102 2.361 20. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:25.419 0.042 2.403 21. Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart 1:25.707 0.288 2.691 22. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:26.307 0.600 3.291 107% of fastest time: 1:28.827
auto-moto.575 nesha,
Shumaheru, kurvo!!! E, i trea da ispadne..
auto-moto.576 vector,
> Shumaheru, kurvo!!! E, i trea da ispadne.. Ne mogu da verujem... seljacina je zaista htela da slupa Vilneva...
auto-moto.577 rades,
I taj Schumacher mi je bio kandidat za sampiona... Sramota. Zaista nesportski. MiloS.
auto-moto.578 nesha,
>I taj Schumacher mi je bio kandidat za sampiona... I taj Shumaher je dvostruki shampion. To je tek sramota. p.s. Ne da je Irvin opako odvozio ovu trku nego..
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Jerez - Europe European Grand Prix 1997 Race Results Weather: Dry, partly cloudy Driver Name Team Tyres Gap Av. Speed ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Mika Hńkkinen McLaren-Mercedes GoodYear 1h 38:57.772 185.240 2. David Coulthard McLarren-MercedesGoodYear +1.654 185.188 3. Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault GoodYear +1.802 185.184 4. Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault GoodYear +1.919 185.180 5. Eddie Irvine Ferrari GoodYear +3.789 185.122 6. H. H. Frentzen Williams-Renault GoodYear +4.537 185.093 7. Olivier Panis Prost-Mugen HondaBridgestone +1:07.145 183.169 8. Johnny Herbert Sauber-Petronas GoodYear +1:12.960 182.991 9. Jan Magnussen Stewart-Ford Bridgestone +1:17.487 182.854 10. Shinji Nakano Prost-Mugen HondaBridgestone +1:18.215 182.832 11. G. Fisichella Jordan-Peugeot GoodYear 1 lap 182.311 12. Mika Salo Tyrrell-Ford GoodYear 1 lap 182.027 13. Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault GoodYear 1 lap 182.005 14. Norberto Fontana Sauber-Petronas GoodYear 1 lap 181.096 15. Tarso Marques Minardi-Hart Bridgestone 1 lap 180.761 16. Jos Verstappen Tyrrell-Ford GoodYear 1 lap 180.475 17. Ukyo Katayama Minardi-Hart Bridgestone 1 lap 180.455 DNF Damon Hill Arrows-Yamaha Bridgestone 22 laps (Engine) DNF Michael Schumacher Ferrari GoodYear 22 laps (Crash) DNF Ralf Schumacher Jordan-Peugeot GoodYear 25 laps (Water leak) DNF Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford Bridgestone 39 laps (Spun) DNF Pedro-Paulo Diniz Arrows-Yamaha Bridgestone 58 laps (Spun) Fastest lap in race: Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Williams-Renault) Race Report 1:21.072, the magic time, the pole time. Jacques Villeneuve, Micheal Schumacher and Heinz-Harald Frentzen drove this time in Saturday's Qualifying session. Villeneuve drove it first which means he is on pole. The situation in the championship is 78 for Schumacher and 77 for Villeneuve. This means Schumacher has only to finish in front of Villeneuve to grab the world title. Micheal Schumacher won the European Grand Prix in 1994 and 1995, Jacques Villeneuve was the 1996 winner. German Ralf Schumacher started the race with the spare car. All cars got away for the parade lap. Villeneuve to start from the left, Micheal on the right. Schumacher has a better start and to first position. Frentzen overtakes teammate Villeneuve who is now in third. Both McLarens alongside Damon Hill who started from fourth position. Micheal Schumacher is creating a gap towards Frentzen who is now 2 seconds behind after the first lap. Schumachers teammate Irvine started from 7th and is still in 7th position. Micheal Schumacher sets the fastest lap of 1 minute 24.8 seconds. Frentzen improves the fastest lap on lap 3 to a 1:24.571. All cars are still in the race. The gap after 4 laps is still 2 seconds while Villeneuve improved the fastest lap. It seems that both Williams drivers and Schumacher have not extremely much fuel on board. Frentzen decreases the gap on lap 5 towards 1.9 seconds. Villeneuve comes closer to Frentzen and sets the fastest lap on lap 6 (1:24.424). Team orders from Williams... Villeneuve overtakes Frentzen on lap 8 while Schumacher again improves the fastest lap. The gap between Schumacher and Villeneuve is now 4.2 seconds, while Schumacher again improved the fastest lap on lap 9 but Villeneuve improved that again on the same lap to a 1:24.227. The gap towards Frentzen (Schumacher - Frentzen) is over 8 seconds. Mika Hakkinen and David Coulthard are close to Frentzen. Schumacher is going better while Diniz spun off. Schumacher improved 7-tenths which means the gap is now 4.8 seconds. The Williams tactics are probably that Frentzen holds off other drivers to give Villeneuve an empty road behind him to avoid threatments from the back. McLaren team boss Ron Dennis is not happy with the situation Frentzen is holding of his drivers. Mika Salo and Tarso Marques are the first drivers who went into pit while Micheal Schumacher improves the current fastest lap which was in hands of his brother Ralf (1:24.131, lap 16). After 17 laps Villeneuve is 5 seconds behind Schumacher. Ralf Schumacher into pit on lap 18. The gap between Villeneuve and Frentzen is over 11 seconds after 20 laps. Micheal Schumacher, Jacques Villeneuve, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Mika Hakkinen, David Coulthard and Damon Hill, that's currently - after 21 laps - the top-6. Micheal Schumacher was blocked by Tarso Marques, who ofcourse didn't know he went into pit. Jacques Villeneuve meets Marques too but went into pit just one lap after Schumacher. Villeneuve comes on track just in front of Ferrari driver Eddie Irvine. Frentzen is leading in front of Hakkinen and Schumacher. Micheal Schumacher is just 1 second behind Frentzen while Eddie Irvine went into pit. Eddie Irvine returns on track in seventh position and 'blocks' Hill in the first corner. Giancarlo Fisichella and Norberto Fontana into pit on lap 25, also David Coulthard went into pit while Villeneuve improves the fastest lap. Hakkinen into pit on lap 26, Frentzen leading in front of Schumacher and direct behind him Villeneuve who is pushing Schumacher and even tries to overtake him. Villeneuve on the grass while the gap between Schumacher and Frentzen increases. On lap 28 Frentzen went into pit. The gap between Schumacher and Villeneuve is just one second. Schumacher leading in front of Villeneuve, Berger, Coulthard, Hakkinen and Frentzen. After 29 laps the gap is still 1 second while Berger went into pits (40 laps remaining). Norberto Fontana is blocking Villeneuve who lost about 2 seconds because of this. Eddie Irvine is now sixth. Barrichello into pit... probably with technical problems. Micheal Schumacher blocking his wheels while he is still 2.8 seconds in front of Villeneuve. Villeneuve wins half a second on lap 34. Rubens Barrichello retired with Gearbox problems, he is just the second one to retire. Jacques Villeneuve again wins some time to decrease the gap to 1.967 seconds. Both Schumacher and Villeneuve reached the tail of the field with Giancarlo Fisichella, Shinji Naknao and Ralf Schumacher. The Jordan car of Ralf Schumacher, or better said the Peugeot engine is going to blow, smoke comes from the back of his car. Michael Schumacher is leading after 41 laps in front of Villeneuve, Coulthard, Hakkinen, Frentzen, Irvine, Berger and Hill. With 27 laps remaining Micheal Schumacher comes into pit and Villeneuve goes straight. Micheal Schumacher returns on track in second position. Jacques Villeneuve comes back on track in 3rd position just behind David Coulthard. Coulthard into pit on lap 45, Villeneuve back to second position. The gap between Schumacher and Villeneuve is now again, one second. Gerhard Berger spins off but was able to return to pit. And then, the key in the race. Villeneuve gets alongside Schumacher, but Schumacher steers to the right and intentionally hits Villeneuve! German crashes, but no serious damage on the Williams car. The only thing Villeneuve has to do is to finish at least 6th. Hill retires due to engine problems. Villeneuve is leading in front of Coulthard and Hakkinen. Irvine is fourth in front of Gerhard Berger and Heinz-Harald Frentzen. After 60 laps David Coulthard is 4.6 seconds behind Villeneuve (9 laps remaining). Hakkinen is third followed by Irvine, Berger and Frentzen who also holds the fastest lap. Heinz-Harald Frentzen is just 11 seconds behind leader Villeneuve. David Coulthard is losing time when the gap is over 5 seconds after 62 laps. Shinji Nakano, who was expected to be replaced by Jarno Trulli here in Jerez, is able to follow Villeneuve. Nakano is alongside Villeneuve on lap 64 with Coulthard comming closer. Only Fisichella is between them. The gap between Villeneuve and Coulthard is now just 2 seconds. Hakkinen and David Coulthard switch places at start/finish with 3 laps remaining. 5.5 seconds, that's the difference between number one and number six on track. Hakkinen is alongside Fisichella and decreases the gap between him and Villeneuve. They are in the final lap with a gap of 1.2 seconds. Villeneuve slows down to let Mika Hakkinen win his first GP, but Coulthard also went alongside him so it is a 1-2 finish for McLaren. Villeneuve takes 4 points and he is the 1997 World Champion!
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F1: Final 1997 Formula 1 World Championship standings Drivers' Championship Pos Driver Nat Constructor Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 81 2. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 78 3. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 42 4. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 36 David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 36 6. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 27 Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 27 8. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 24 9. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 20 10. Olivier Panis F Prost-Mugen 16 11. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 15 12. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 13 13. Damon Hill GB TWR Arrows-Yamaha 7 14. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 6 15. Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Renault 4 16. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen 3 17. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 2 Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 2 Pedro Diniz BR TWR Arrows-Yamaha 2 20. Nicola Larini I Sauber-Petronas 1 Constructors' championship Pos Constructor Nat Points ---------------------------------------------- 1. Williams-Renault GB 123 2. Ferrari I 102 3. Benetton-Renault I 67 4. McLaren-Mercedes GB 63 5. Jordan-Peugeot GB 33 6. Prost-Mugen F 21 7. Sauber-Petronas CH 16 8. TWR Arrows-Yamaha GB 9 9. Stewart-Ford ZV10 GB 6 10. Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 GB 2
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Post-Race Press Conference QUESTIONER: MIKA, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR FIRST WIN AFTER SO MANY DISAPPOINTMENTS. AND IT ALL HAPPENED IN THE LAST LAP ... Mika Hakkinen: Yes, it's pretty unbelievable. The race was interesting from start to finish, at least it was for me. At the start of the race I lost some time behind Jacques and I wanted to go quicker. But he was fighting for the championship and it would have been far too risky for me to try any overtaking manoeuvre. I more or less decided to stay behind him. Then coming into the last couple of laps there was a Jordan in front of us, and Jacques was there too. David was in front of me, too ... and from my point of view it was fantastic. QUESTIONER: UNTIL THEN, DID YOU EVER BELIEVE THAT YOU COULD HAVE WON TODAY? Mika Hakkinen: I never would have thought that we would win. Then I got the opportunity [to pass David]. I don't know exactly what happened, because it was a strange place to overtake David, but for my benefit it was fantastic. QUESTIONER: DAVID, YOU STARTED THE SEASON WITH A WIN IN MELBOURNE. YOU MUST BE DELIGHTED TO FINISH SECOND HERE. David Coulthard: Yes, it was my goal to be on the podium here and I am happy to be here. I am also delighted for the team that we got a 1 2. We had a little help from Jacques at the end, and I let Mika through to give him a chance to push because I couldn't make any headway against the Jordan. And he was obviously quick enough to go past Jacques at the chicane. QUESTIONER: JACQUES, THIS HAS BEEN A SEASON OF CHANGING FORTUNES FOR YOU. THIRD PLACE TODAY GIVES YOU THE POINTS YOU NEED AND THE RESULT YOU WANTED. Jacques Villeneuve: Yes, the championship feels great. It's been an up and down season and we have been the most competitive team since the beginning of the year. But there have been many races where we didn't get the job done. I made a few mistakes, the team also, and somehow things didn't go right when they should have gone right. After the disqualification at Suzuka it feels great to have won the title here. Twenty laps from the end, after I overtook Michael, I was a little worried about the state of the car. I was not really surprised when he finally decided to turn in on me it was a little bit expected and I knew I was taking a bit of a risk. But when he touched me we banged wheels and my car jumped in the air. I really felt that the crash had broken something. Luckily he went off the road, but my car felt very strange. Especially in right hand corners the rear end was not at all stable. I could only push hard for a few laps because the tyres were heating up in a strange way. I could push, then slow down, then push again. Towards the end Nakano was in my mirrors and I didn't want to be looking in the mirrors all the time, so I let him go by. After that everyone was getting very close to me, including Mika. At the beginning of the race, when he was quicker [than me], he didn't want to be part of the fight and he stayed out of the battle later on in the race. So when I saw him coming up in my mirrors it was a question of either pushing like a maniac and taking the risk of going off because of the strange way the car was handling, or looking out in case he made a move, just to let him through. When he did make his move I let him through. David was very close, too, so I didn't fight him either. QUESTIONER: HOW DID YOU LEARN THAT MICHAEL SCHUMACHER WAS OUT OF THE RACE? DID YOU GET A MESSAGE ON THE RADIO? Jacques Villeneuve: No, I knew it right away because the way he hit me was really, really hard. I am surprised that I was actually able to finish the race. When he came over on me I couldn't move over any further because I was already on the grass. Either Michael had his eyes closed or somehow his hands slipped off the steering wheel or something ... QUESTIONER: IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE RACE MICHAEL HAD AN ADVANTAGE ON YOU, THEN YOU SEEMED TO GET IT BACK. CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT? Jacques Villeneuve: Yes, Michael had three sets of new tyres and we only had two. So we started the race on old tyres. Even so, I don't know how we managed to make [such a fast] start because it was very slippery and I had a lot of wheelspin even though I had not made a bad start. When Michael took off like a rocket I was very surprised, so I didn't close the door on him and just let him through. After a few more laps he must have had a problem because he started to slow down. From that moment it was just a question of fighting against Michael. But he already had a five seconds lead. Even though I was pushing all the way it was a very tough race and I just couldn't get close to him until we went on to the new tyres. QUESTIONER: WAS THERE ANY POINT IN THE RACE WHEN YOU THOUGHT YOU HAD LOST IT? Jacques Villeneuve: On the first set it didn't look good, because I was pushing and I still couldn't catch Michael. One lap he would go slower, and then I would go faster, and so on. It was also becoming a very physical race, because we were doing qualifying laps all the way, which made this one of the most difficult races I have ever done. Then as soon as I put on the new tyres and started to get close to him I thought, 'OK, now we can make a move.' But then somehow we came up to a Sauber driver who opened the door very wide for Michael and decided to stay in front of me. They are using the same engine, of course, which may have something to do with it ... That blocked me for half a lap which gave Michael a three second lead and it was very difficult to catch him before the second pit stop, after which his tyres somehow didn't seem to work.
auto-moto.582 obren,
Šumaher prošao bez kazne Komisija Svetske automobilske federacije (FIA) odlučila je da ne preduzima nikakve akcije zbog sudara Mihaela Šumahera i Žaka Vilneva. Ocenjeno je da je u pitanju ipak bio "incident poput mnogih koji se dešavaju u trkama" te da nema razloga za preduzimanje nikakvih kaznenih mera prema Šumaheru. Ipak, novi Svetski šampion, Žak Vilnev, optužio je svog rivala Mihaela Šumahera da je pokušao da ga izbaci sa staze. "Znao sam da je Mihael spreman na tako nešto, a ispostavilo se da je to zaista i pokušao", izjavio je Žak. "Kada sam se odlučio na obilaženje, znao sam da su mi šanse manje od 50 procenata, ali nije bilo poente da završim kao drugoplasirani. Smatrao sam da je bolje pokušati, pa makar završio i van staze nego da šampionat tek tako predam pognutih ramena."
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Izjave učesnika vozala nakon trke: Villeneuve: "Ako Mihael ono nije namerno uradio, onda je ili vozio zavorenih očiju ili su mu ruke skliznule sa volana ... Osvojiti svetski šampionat je zaista fantastično a ova trka je bila teška i psihološki zahtevna ... Smatrao sam da imam šanse da ga obiđem, i mislim da sam ga iznenadio i zatekao. Šanse su mi bile manje od 50:50, ali nisam imao izbora osim da pokušam ... Mihael me je vrlo jako udario, tako da sam mislio da je bolid onesposobljen. Znao sam da je on spreman na tako nešto i to je i uradio ... Bilo je uspona i padove tokom ove sezone, ali na kraju smo ipak uradili odličan posao. Zaistan sam srećan zbog tima, mojih navijača i naravno moje Kanade" M. Schumacher: "Ne bih komentarisao incident, samo ću reći da je Žak bio na pravom mestu u pravo vreme" Marques: "Zadovoljan sam današnjim performansama bolida. Setap je bio dobar tako da sam jedino imao malih problema sa kočenjem pri kraju trke. Želeo sam da osvojim bar jedan bod, ali obzirom da je priličan broj vozača završio trku to je bilo gotovo nemoguće." Katayama: "Moj bolid je bio mnogo bolji nego za vreme kvalifikacija, a i Bridgestone gume su bile vrlo konzistentne za vreme cele trke. Zadovoljan sam današnjim rezultatom - želja mi je bila da završim poslednju trku u karijeri i uspeo sam! Hteo bih da zahvalim svojim mehaničarima koji su se mnogo trudili da mi to danas omoguće. Istovremeno bih hteo da se zahvalim svim ljudima u Formuli 1 sa kojima sam sarađivao, pre svega timovima za koje sam vozio, zatim mojim sponzorima, vernim navijačima i štampi svida u svetu koja me je podržavala. Uvek ću se sećati ovog perioda u mom životu u godinama koje dolaze." Herbert: "Nisam startovao onako kako sam želeo, ali ipak nisam izgubio svoju poziciju. Mnogo truda sam uložio da se odbranim od Ralfa Šumahera koji je bio neposredno iza mene. Sve u svemu, moja vožnja danas nije bila ništa spektakularno, trudio sam se da sačuvam gume, a poslenju šansu da pokušam da stignem Panisa na sedmom mestu, izgubio sam kada sam se zaglavio iza jednog od Minardija." Fontana: "Jako loše sam startovao, uz mnogo proklizavanja u prvoj i drugoj brzini. Prvi i drugi set pneumatika bili su dobri, ali kod trećeg je došlo do strašne preupravljivosti, dok je staza delovala kao da je premazana uljem" Mika Salo: "Imao sam pravi mega-start, pa sam odmah obišao nekoliko vozača ispred sebe. Bolid je bio odličan celog vikenda, tako da smo pokazali da se možemo nosisti sa Benetonom, Zauberom i Džordanom. Želeo sam da stignem Fizikelu pred kraj trke, pošto mi je ovo bila i poslednja trka za ovaj tim. Imao sam divne trenutke u Tirelu i želim da se zahvalim svim ljudima koji su zaista naporno radili da mi omoguće prave uslove za vožnju u protekle tri godine. Imali smo i dobrih i loših trenutaka, ali siguran sam da ćemo ostati prijatelji. Želim im sve najbolje u budućnosti." Verstappen: "I Mika i ja startovali smo odlično, ali on je uspeo da prođe Nakana pre prve krivine. dok meni to nije pošlo za rukom. To me je dosta koštalo u daljem toku trke, jer je posle bilo jako teško držazi korak sa Prostovim bolidom. Bila je ovo teška sezona što se tiče rezultata, ali moram reći da je ova prva godina u Tirelu bila vrlo interesantna, dok ćemo tek videti šta budućnost donosi." R. Schumacher: "Ovo baš i nije bio pravi način da završim sezonu. Imao sam korektan start, ali nisam uspeo da obiđem nikoga na početku. To je značilo da sam dosta vremena proveo na začelju što baš i nije zabavno. Nakon drugog pit-stopa, motor je počeo da gubi snagu pošto je došlo do curenja vode iz hladnjaka, pa sam morao da napustim trku. Tek što sam izašao iz bolida rekli su mi da je i Mihael završio trku što mi je skrenulo pažnju sa mojih problema" Fisichella: "Ova trka je bila teška za mene. Bolid je slabo prianjao za asfalt, kako napred tako i pozadi. Spore krivine su bile naročito teške za prolaženje. Druga polovina trke je bila nešto bolja jer je po stazi bilo dosta slojeva gume tako da je asfalt bio lepljiviji ... Bilo je vrlo zanimljivo voziti između Vilneva i Hakinena, jedini problem je bio što sam ja zaostajao ceo krug za njima! Naravno, to je jako deprimirajuće jer je ovo bila moja poslednja trka za Džordan, ali sve u svemu proveo sam jednu divnu godinu u ovom timu, koje ću se uvek sećati. Želim da se svima zahvalim za podršku i pomoć koju su mi pružili - i za svu zabavu po kojoj je Džordan poznat." Barrichello: "Otišao mi je menjač... Imali smo strategiju sa jednim odlaskom u boks, ali prokleti menjač je zakazao. Jedva čekam sledeću sezonu." Pedro Lammy: "Bio je to jako nesportski gest od strane Šumahera. Moglo je biti vrlo opasno da su se dotakli točkovima."
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Vesti i tračevi iz Formule 1 Valentino Rossi, svetski šampion u motociklizmu u klasi 125cc, kladio se sa prijateljima da će prošetati go kroz grad ako Šumaher postane šampion... ;) Frenk Vilijams je zatražio od FIA-e da ispita Ferarijev novi prednji spojler. U pitanju je novi tip prdnjeg krila koji je fkelsibilan, ali komisija je ocenila da je sve u okviru propisa. VISA će biti jedan od većih sponzora Prost GP-a sledeće godine. Time će postati direktan konkurent MasterCardu koji sponzoriše Jordan. Ferrarijev novi bolid za 1998. sezonu je potpuno spreman, a testiranja će biti nastavljena krajem novembra, posle moratorijuma na testiranja koji počinje već danas. Japanska kompanija "Dome" ne odustaje od uključivanja u F1 šampionat. Ova firma je do sada tradicionalno sarađivala sa Hondom u motosportu, u četiri kategorije u Japanu: JTCC (Honda Accord), JGTC (Honda NSX), F3 (Dome-Mugen) i Formuli Nippon (Dome-Mugen). Iz tog razlogi svi očekuju nastavak saradnje u sezoni 1999. godine, odnosno da će Dome za svoje šasije dobiti Hondine motore. Nissan planira da se vrati u Formulu 1, tako da očajnički pokušava da dobije makar i privremeno Osamu Gotoa, ex-Hondinog a sada Ferrarijevog inženjera koji trenutno na privremenom radu u Zauberu. Ipak, očekuje se da će Gotoh odbiti ponudu, jer je u Japanu "neprihvatljivo" da čovek radi isti posao za dve firme koje su direktni konkurenti. Priča se da je Mihael Šumaher razgovarao sa Ronom Denisom i dogovorio da vozi za McLaren 1999. godine. Sa druge strane, neki veruju da je Šumaher smišljeno pustio u promet ovaj trač, kako bi pojačao pritisak na Ferrari da napravi što bolji bolid za sledeću sezonu. Još jedan proizvođač motora izrazio je želju da se uključi u Formulu 1. U pitanju je Krajsler (Chrysler), koji će po svoj prilici već sledeće godine finansijski sponzorisati TWR, a možda u perspektivi i snabdevati motorima ovaj tim. Priča se je BMW angažovao Gerhard Bergera za testiranje njihovog F1 motora. Bavarski proizvođač je već dobio Vilijamsove šasije za testove, tako da ovo može da znači i da se legendarni Austrijanac vraća trkama 1999. godine kao vozač Williams-BMW tima. To je inače u skladu sa Bergerovim najavama da je samo privremeno napustio trke kako bi se posvetio porodici. Na zahtev Mihaela Šumahera, bolidi će sledeće godine na volanu imati tri "fleg" sijalice (žutu, crvenu i plavu) koje će se paliti istovremeno kada i sudije pored staze mašu odgovarajućim zastavama. Na ovaj način biće izbegnuti incidenti sa žutim zastavama, poput onih koje su imali Šumaher i Vilnev.
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Uz poruku je 5 snimaka incidenta između Šumahera i Vilneva (sudar1.jpg je snimak neposredno pred udarac, dok su ostali nekon kontakta). Obratiti pažnju na ugao šumaherovih prednih točova na prvoj slici, kao i na ugao volana ;) sudar.zip
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Novi Svetski šampion na ramenima Kultarda i Hakinena :) winners.jpg
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Mika Hakinen slavi prvu GP pobedu u karijeri :) hakkinen.jpg
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West McLaren-Mercedes tim završio je sezonu 1997. na isti način na koji ju je i započeo - pobedom. Jedina razlika je u tome što je ovaj put Mika Hakinen stao na pobedničko postolje, dok je Dejvid Kultard bio drugi. Mika Hakkinen: "Što više razmišljam o onome što se desilo, više sam srećan i bolje se osećam. Nakon svih uspona i padova ove godine, današnji rezultat je fantastičan." Dejvid Kultard: "Mika je zaslužio ovu pobedu, Žak je zaslužio šampionsku titulu, a ja sam iznad svega srećan što sam završio sezonu na pobedničkom postolju. U prvom delu trke Mika je definitivno bio brži od mene, ali već posle prvog pit-stopa bili smo prilično izjednačeni. Nisam mogao da prođem Fizikelu u Džordanu, pa je tim odlučio da pustim Miku da on proba, što sam i uradio. Moraš imati interes tima u srcu, čak iako vozač u tebi želi još jednu pobedu." Ron Dennis: "Ovo je dan izmešanih osećanja. Srećni smo što je Žak Vilnev osvojio šampionata. Jako samo se trudili da mu ne stojimo na putu ni na koji način, tako da su oba naša vozača žrtvovala svoje performanse i pravu brzinu. Viteštvo i pravi sportski duh koji su danas ispoljili naši vozači je nešto na šta sam ponosan, a to je i pravi način da se završi ova sezona Formule 1. Norbert Haug (Mercedes-Benz): "Svakako da smo imali sreće što Žak Vilnev u poslenjem krugu nije hteo da brani prvu poziciju iako je mogao. Sa druge strane, i zaslužili smo da da jednom imamo sreće, nakon svih pehova koje smo imali. Mika Hakinen je dobio zadovoljenje za sva ona odustajanja, u Velikoj Britaniji, Austriji i Nirburgringu. Dupla pobeda Mike i Dejvida je fantastičan način da se okonča sezona."
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Subj: Zar ste sumnjali ? darth.vader on line :) >> > Shumaheru, kurvo!!! E, i trea da ispadne.. >> Ne mogu da verujem... seljacina je zaista htela da slupa Vilneva... Pa sta vam ja rekoh ljudi... Ja sam to reko jos '94 da je on najveca kurva koja postoji, i da bi trebalo da mu se zabrani voznja u F1 uopste... Ubice nekoga skot jednog dana... See ya, Darth :)
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Šumaher pred kaznom? Mihael Šumaher ipak može snositi sankcije FIA-e, nakon sudara sa Žakom Vilnevom na poslednjoj, odlučujućoj trci. Dvostruki svetski šampion dobio je ultimativni poziv da se pojavi na sadnici saveta Svetske automobilske federacije 11. novembra u Parizu. FIA je saopštila da je ovaj naknadni poziv Šumaheru usledio nakon razmatranja službenog zapisnika koji je priložio direktor trke u Herezu.
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Nije sve tako crno, i ja sam dete sreće ;) Novi svetski šampion, Žak Vilnev, ublažio je kritike na na račun Mihaela Šumahera, koje je izrekao nakon sudara u nedelju. U svojoj izjavi za "BBC Breakfast News" Vilnev je rekao: "Znao sam da je spreman na tako nešto, i ispostavilo se da je to i učinio. Ipak, moram reći da je ovo prvi put ove sezone da smo se nas dvojica borili točak-u-točak. Bar se to nije desilo odmah u prvoj krivini prvog kruga, tako da se sve završilo dobro za mene."
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Mihael Šumaher najavljuje svoju šampionsku titulu za 1998. godinu Mihael Šumaher odbija da komentariše incident sa Vilnevom, ali već najavljuje oštru borbu dogodine. "Sledeće godine želim da se uključim u borbu za titulu već od prve trke, a ne od sredine sezone kao ove godine. Siguran sam da ćemo biti u stanju da to postignemo i da ću šampionat odlučiti pre poslednje trke u sezoni", izjavio je dvostruki Svetski šampion.
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> Valentino Rossi, svetski sampion u motociklizmu u klasi 125cc, kladio se > sa prijateljima da ce prosetati go kroz grad ako Sumaher postane > sampion... ;) Ovaj Cosmico potpisao za Apriliu pa sad misli da je glavni. ;) Btw, ima li Doohan nameru da odluci gde ide? :)
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Pošto se upravo završila sezona, red je da se malo podsetimo statistike :) * * * * * * * * * * - Prvi šampion sveta u Formuli 1 bio je Đuzepe Farina, 1950. godine. - Prvi šampion u kategoriji konstruktora bio je tim Vanwall, 1958. godine, prve godine kada je ova kateogija ustanovljena. - Najuspešniji vozač u istoriji Formule 1 je Huan Manuel Fanđo, koji je osvojio 5 šampionskih titula. Sledi Alan Prost sa 4 titule, od kojih su tri osvojene za McLaren. Po tri titule imaju Džek Brabam, Džeki Stjuart, Niki Lauda, Nelson Pike i Airton Sena. - Najviše trka odvezao je Rikardo Patreze (256), za njim slede Andrea de Cezaris (208), Nelson Pike (204) i Alan Prost (199). - Najviše GP poena osvojio je Alan Prost (798.5), slede Airton Sena (614) i Nelson Pike (485.5). - Najviše pobeda u jednoj sezoni imali su Najdžel Mensel (1992) i Mihael Šumaher (1995), obojica po 9 pobeda. - Najmlađi pobednici jedne trke bili su Brus Meklaren i Troj Ratmen, obojica stari samo 22 godine kada su prvi put stali na pobedničko postolje.
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Svetski šampioni Formule 1 po sezonama: God. Vozač Nac Vozio za tim Odlučeno ------------------------------------------------------------ 1950 G Farina I Alfa Romeo I, 3 Sep 1951 J M Fangio RA Alfa Romeo E, 28 Oct 1952 A Ascari I Ferrari D, 3 Aug 1953 A Ascari I Ferrari CH, 23 Aug 1954 J M Fangio RA Maserati & Mercedes CH, 22 Aug 1955 J M Fangio RA Mercedes Benz I, 11 Sep 1956 J M Fangio RA Ferrari I, 2 Sep 1957 J M Fangio RA Maserati D, 4 Aug 1958 M Hawthorn GB Ferrari MA, 19 Oct 1959 J Brabham AUS Cooper-Climax USA, 12 Dec 1960 J Brabham AUS Cooper-Climax P, 14 Aug 1961 P Hill USA Ferrari I, 10 Sep 1962 G Hill GB BRM ZA, 29 Dec 1963 J Clark GB Lotus-Climax I, 8 Sep 1964 J Surtees GB Ferrari MEX, 25 Aug 1965 J Clark GB Lotus-Climax D, 1 Aug 1966 J Brabham AUS Brabham-Repco I, 4 Sep 1967 D Hulme NZ Brabham-Repco MEX, 22 Oct 1968 G Hill GB Lotus-Ford MEX, 3 Nov 1969 J Stewart GB Matra-Ford I, 7 Sep 1970 J Rindt A Lotus-Ford USA, 4 Oct 1971 J Stewart GB Tyrrell-Ford A, 15 Aug 1972 E Fittipaldi BR Lotus-Ford I, 10 Sep 1973 J Stewart GB Tyrrell-Ford I, 9 Sep 1974 E Fittipaldi BR McLaren-Ford USA, 6 Oct 1975 N Lauda A Ferrari I, 7 Sep 1976 J Hunt GB McLaren-Ford J, 24 Oct 1977 N Lauda A Ferrari USAE, 2 Oct 1978 M Andretti USA Lotus-Ford I, 10 Sep 1979 J Scheckter ZA Ferrari I, 9 Sep 1980 A Jones AUS Williams-Ford CDN, 28 Sep 1981 N Piquet BR Brabham-Ford LV, 17 Oct 1982 K Rosberg SF Williams-Ford LV, 25 Sep 1983 N Piquet BR Brabham-BMW ZA, 15 Oct 1984 N Lauda A McLaren-TAG Porsche P, 21 Oct 1985 A Prost F McLaren-TAG Porsche EUR, 6 Oct 1986 A Prost F McLaren-TAG Porsche AUS, 26 Oct 1987 N Piquet BR Williams-Honda J, 31 Oct 1988 A Senna BR McLaren-Honda J, 30 Oct 1989 A Prost F McLaren-Honda J, 22 Oct 1990 A Senna BR McLaren-Honda J, 21 Oct 1991 A Senna BR McLaren-Honda J, 20 Oct 1992 N Mansell GB Williams-Renault H, 16 Aug 1993 A Prost F Williams-Renault P, 26 Sep 1994 M Schumacher D Benetton-Ford AUS, 13 Nov 1995 M Schumacher D Benetton-Renault PAC, 22 Oct 1996 D Hill GB Williams-Renault J, 13 Oct 1997 J Villeneuve CAN Williams-Renault E, 26 Oct
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Timovi sa najviše vozačkih titula: 1. Ferrari 9 McLaren 9 3. Williams 7 4. Lotus 6 5. Brabham 4 6. Alfa Romeo 2 7. Benetton 2 8. Cooper 2 9. Maserati 2 10. Mercedes-Benz 2 11. Tyrrell 2 12. BRM 1 13. Matra 1
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Šampioni u kategoriji konstruktora, po sezonama: God. Tim Nacija Najviše titula ----------------------------------------- -------------- 1958 Vanwall GB Williams 9 1959 Cooper-Climax GB Ferrari 8 1960 Cooper-Climax GB Lotus 7 1961 Ferrari I McLaren 7 1962 BRM GB Brabham 2 1963 Lotus-Climax GB Cooper 2 1964 Ferrari I Benetton 1 1965 Lotus-Climax GB BRM 1 1966 Brabham-Repco GB/AUS Matra 1 1967 Brabham-Repco GB/AUS Tyrrell 1 1968 Lotus-Ford Cosworth GB Vanwall 1 1969 Matra-Ford Cosworth F/GB 1970 Lotus-Ford Cosworth GB 1971 Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth GB 1972 Lotus-Ford Cosworth GB 1973 Lotus-Ford Cosworth GB 1974 McLaren-Ford Cosworth GB 1975 Ferrari I 1976 Ferrari I 1977 Ferrari I 1978 Lotus-Ford Cosworth GB 1979 Ferrari I 1980 Wiiliams-Ford Cosworth GB 1981 Wiiliams-Ford Cosworth GB 1982 Ferrari I 1983 Ferrari I 1984 McLaren-TAG Porsche GB/D 1985 McLaren-TAG Porsche GB/D 1986 Williams-Honda GB/J 1987 Williams-Honda GB/J 1988 McLaren-Honda GB/J 1989 McLaren-Honda GB/J 1990 McLaren-Honda GB/J 1991 McLaren-Honda GB/J 1992 Williams-Renault GB/F 1993 Williams-Renault GB/F 1994 Williams-Renault GB/F 1995 Benetton-Renault GB/F 1996 Williams-Renault GB/F 1997 Williams-Renault GB/F
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Timovi sa najviše pobeda u jednoj sezoni: 1. McLaren-Honda 15 1988 2. McLaren-TAG Porsche 12 1984 3. Benetton-Renault 11 1995 4. Williams-Renault 11 1996 5. McLaren-Honda 10 1989 6. Williams-Renault 10 1992, 1993
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> 1951 J M Fangio RA Alfa Romeo E, 28 Oct ^^ Argentina je u pitanju. :)
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>> 1951 J M Fangio RA Alfa Romeo E, 28 Oct > ^^ > Argentina je u pitanju. :) Ne, nego je Fandjo u real audio formatu..
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Slike sa posledenje trke F1 ove sezone: M. Schumacher i G. Berger, jedan do drugog, šetaju se pred trku. :) (724x480x16m) eu_d3_02.jpg
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>> 1951 J M Fangio RA Alfa Romeo E, 28 Oct > ^^ > Argentina je u pitanju. :) Republika Argentina ;)
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Nakon starta trke, kolona je na prvoj krivini. Mika i Dejvid ispred Irvajna. (600x458x16m) sueur3l.jpg
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Mika Hakinen, na treningu u petak. Nije tad ni znao da će pobediti. (600x505x16m) freur4l.jpg
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Alesi je imao 'ispad' pa na kraju tek 13-to mesto. (724x480x16m) eu_d3_07.jpg
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Pred trku, svi vozači, zajedno su se 'uslikali' i evo te slike. (600x426x16m) sueur6l.jpg
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Ferrari svoj sajt još uvek nije 'opremio' svežim slikama sa zadnje trke. Sigurno toliko žale za propuštenom šansom da imaju šampiona u svojim redovima, da je tuga prešla i na momke koji uredjuju sajt. Obično slike budu 'tamo' već ponedeljkom ujutru.
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Mihael Šumaher je priznao svoju krivicu za sudar sa Žakom Vilnevom u Herezu. Šumaher je pretrpeo strahovite kritike povodom svog manevra koji se završio spinom i završetkom trke. Na konferenciji za štampu u sedištu Ferarija, izjavio je da snosi krivicu za incident i dodao: "Napravio sam grešku. Očigledno sam napravio lošu procenu i pogrešan manevar što me je koštalo završetka trke."
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Dejmon Hil apelovao je na čelne ljude Formule 1 da reaguju ako žele da se šampionati Formule 1 ne rešavaju sudarima. Hil je rekao: "Uopšte mi ne pada na pamet da presuđujem ko je kriv za ono u nedelju, ali mislim da postoji ozbiljan problem kredibliteta Formule 1, a mora se postaviti i pitanje koliko je ovo uopšte sport, kada se preko ovakvih incidenata tek tako prelazi? Naravno, uvek će biti sumnjivih situacija, ali sve dok se ništa ne preduzima, ovakvi incidenti će nastaviti da se dešavaju."
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Šumaher je oštro napadnut u medijima, kako u rodnoj Nemačkoj tako i u Italiji, zbog kako se navodi "sramnog poteza" kada je namerno skrenuo u Vilijamsovog vozača na poslednjoj, odlučujućoj trci. Kanađanin, koji je "preživeo" sudar i uspeo da završi trku i osvoji krunu, rekao je za Šumahera da je "stradao od sopstvenog oružja". Na velikoj nagradi Australije, pre tri godine, Šumaher je na sličan način eliminisao Dejmona Hila iz trke i tako sačuvao prednost od jednog poena što mu je donelo šampionsku titulu pod sumnjivim okolnostima, mada Dejmon nije uložio žalbu. Vilnev je u jednom televizijskom intervjuu rekao: "Stradao je od svog oružja. Nemam razloga da se žalim jer je za mene sve dobro ispalo, ali to nije ono što sam želeo niti bih ja ovako nešto uradio. Ovaj slučaj samo pokazuje da je Dejmon stradao na sličan način, ni kriv ni dužan. Kada je ulog suviše velik, lako se desi da instikti nadvladaju razum makar i na par sekundi, i mislim da je to razlog što je Mihael okrenuo volan ka meni." Nemački mediji imali su malo simpatija za čoveka koga inače zovu "heroj" u rodnom Rinelandu. List Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung smatra da se Šumaher koristio manirima "divljeg zapada". U listu se navodi: "Način na koji je naš zemljak pokušao da reši duel sa svojim protivnikom baca loše svetlo za njega". "Imidž finog momka iz komšiluka nepovratno je izgubljen", jadikuje se u "Bildu", najprodavanijem dnevnom listu u Nemačkoj. "Bez sumnje, Šumi je hteo da izgura Vilneva sa staze. Ali Mihaele, za ime Boga, zašto si to uradio?" Čak i mediji u Italiji, iako očajnički žele da Ferari osvoji šampionsku titulu po prvi put nakon 1979, napali su Šumahera. Corriere dello Sport piše: "Vilnev, sada si legenda. Šumaheru, treba da se izviniš." "Šumi, kakva glupost", naslov je u Gezzeti dello Sport, a u tekstu se kaže da je bilo veliko olakšanje kada je Vilnev uspeo da dođe do cilja posle napada, jer je Ferrari zaslužio da zbog ovoga ostane bez titule. Britanski mediji, koji su se okrenuli protiv Šumahera još 1994. godine kada je ostavio bez titule Dejmona Hila, bili su vrlo oštri. Daily Mirror u naslovu ima: "Žak je dao Šumiju ono što njegov trik zaslužuje." Iako umoran nakon proslave šampionske titule, Vilnev je nekoliko sati proveo u davanju intervjua brojnim svetskim TV stanicama. Kanađanin je bio uglavnom diplomatičan u izjavama o svom rivalu, a i posle trke je razgovarao sa Šumaherom, ali bez pomena o incidentu. "Šumaher je odličan vozač", rekao je on. "Ne poznajem ga kao čoveka, već samo kao vozača. Nismo razgovarali o incidentu, obzirom da sam bio u slavljeničkom raspoloženju. Razgovaraćemo o tome kasnije." Ipak, najupečatljivija činjenica jeste da čak i La Stampa, čiji je vlasnik Đani Anjeli koji kontroliše Ferari, tvrdi da je krivica bila do Šumahera. "Šumaherov imidž šampiona se raspršio, kao staklo pogođeno kamenom", kaže se u ovom listu.
auto-moto.611 miko,
> trke. Sigurno toliko zale za propustenom sansom da imaju > sampiona u svojim redovima, da je tuga presla i na momke > koji uredjuju sajt. Ne znam da li ste primetili kada je Jean Todd, gledajuci kako Villeneuve neometano grabi ka tituli, zaplakao ... Sta vise napisati, sem :)))))))))))))))))))))))))
auto-moto.612 giovanni,
Ę? Mika Hakinen, na treningu u petak. Nije tad ni znao da će pobediti. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Mislim da to i ne treba da čudi. ;)))))
auto-moto.613 obren,
Timovi za 1998. sezonu, prema trenutno poznatim podacima: ┌──────────┬─────────────┬───────────────────────┐ │ Team │ Engine │ Driver │ ├──────────┼─────────────┼───────────────────────┤ │ Williams │ Mecachrome │ Jacques Villeneuve │ │ │ │ Heinz-harald Frentzen │ ├──────────┼─────────────┼───────────────────────┤ │ Ferrari │ Ferrari │ Michael Schumacher │ │ │ │ Eddie Irvine │ ├──────────┼─────────────┼───────────────────────┤ │ Benetton │ Mecachrome │ Giancarlo Fisichella │ │ │ │ Alexander Wurz │ ├──────────┼─────────────┼───────────────────────┤ │ McLaren │ Mercedes │ David Coulthard │ │ │ │ Mika Hakkinen │ ├──────────┼─────────────┼───────────────────────┤ │ Jordan │ Mugen-Honda │ Damon Hill │ │ │ │ Ralph Schumacher │ ├──────────┼─────────────┼───────────────────────┤ │ Prost │ Peugeot │ Olivier Panis │ │ │ │ Jarno Trulli? │ │ │ │ Jos Verstappen? │ ├──────────┼─────────────┼───────────────────────┤ │ Sauber │ Petronas │ Jean Alesi │ │ │ │ Johnny Herbert │ ├──────────┼─────────────┼───────────────────────┤ │ Arrows │ Yamaha │ Mika Salo │ │ │ │ Pedro Diniz │ ├──────────┼─────────────┼───────────────────────┤ │ Stewart │ Ford V10 │ Rubens Barrichello │ │ │ │ Jan Magnussen │ ├──────────┼─────────────┼───────────────────────┤ │ Tyrrell │ Ford V10 │ Jos Verstappen?? │ │ │ │ Toranosuke Takagi │ ├──────────┼─────────────┼───────────────────────┤ │ Minardi │ Ford V10 │ Tarso Marques │ │ │ │ Pedro de la Rosa? │ │ │ │ Shinji Nakano? │ └──────────┴─────────────┴───────────────────────┘
auto-moto.614 mango,
Ralf Sumaher nece nastupati sledece sezone za Jordan jer ide u vojsku. Inace, za one koji nisu znali, u Nemackoj su vojnici placeni!!! (400 maraka mesecno).
auto-moto.615 nesha,
>Ralf Sumaher nece nastupati sledece sezone za Jordan jer ide u vojsku. Jezivo..
auto-moto.616 miko,
> Ralf Sumaher nece nastupati sledece sezone za Jordan jer > ide u vojsku. Inace, za one koji nisu znali, u Nemackoj su > vojnici placeni!!! (400 maraka mesecno). Koliko ja znam, ici ce na skraceni kurs, od valjda cetiri meseca, tako da bi trebalo da zavrsi taman pre pocetka sezone.
auto-moto.617 vector,
Carpentier Released From Team Alumax Contract CART Online (October 30) -- The Team Alumax Reynard Mercedes-Benz will have a new driver for the 1998 CART season after the team announced today that Rookie of the Year Patrick Carpentier has been released from his contract to pursue a ride with another CART team. The announcement was made this morning by Tony Bettenhausen, owner of Bettenhausen Motorsports which campaigned the Team Alumax entry driven by Carpentier in 1997. "We had an exciting season with Patrick," Bettenhausen said. "But I think everyone is in agreement that it (the season) did not come up to our expectations or Patrick's. So after the season ended, we sat down and discussed whether or not a change might be the best thing for everyone concerned." "We came to the conclusion that releasing Patrick would be in order and he was in agreement. This is an amicable parting. We appreciate the effort he gave us in 1997 both on and off the track. We are proud that he won the 'Rookie of the Year' award and he nearly won the St. Louis race for us, in addition to giving us some great runs in other races. He was very popular with our sponsors and their guests as well as the fans. So we thank him for everything and wish him all the best." Although neither Team Alumax nor Carpentier have announced plans for 1998, unofficial reports in the paddock in the second half of this past PPG Cup season had the talented Canadian linked to a second Player's/Forsythe Racing entry alongside the team's primary driver, Greg Moore. Player's/Forsythe, however, has made no announcements about a second race car for next season. "I want to thank Tony and all of the people at Bettenhausen Motorsports and Alumax who made my first season in CART possible," said Carpentier. "It was an honor to be able to win the 'Rookie of the Year' award and because it was my first season in CART, I will always have special memories of my time with Team Alumax and Bettenhausen Motorsports." "They are a terrific team and I wish them well in the future." Carpentier, who won the Player's/Toyota Atlantic Championship in 1996, was chosen over three other rookie drivers and named as driver of the Team Alumax entry in November of last year. He started the first 14 PPG Cup races this past season, but was forced to miss the last three events after being injured in a pair of accidents. His best result came in the Motorola 300 near St. Louis, where he finished a close second to fellow Canadian Paul Tracy after leading 25 laps. He scored points-paying finishes in four other races and led 13 laps in the U.S. 500 before retiring with mechanical problems. He also qualified in the top 10 on four occasions, including Nazareth, where he started third to equal a team record for best starting position. Carpentier finished 17th in the PPG Cup standings with 27 points, enabling him to win the aforementioned Rookie of the Year award.
auto-moto.618 vector,
> │ Sauber │ Petronas │ Jean Alesi │ Alezi je moj covek za sledecu sezonu - sigurno uzima jednu pobedu. :)
auto-moto.619 obren,
Rothmans Williams Renault tim dobiće novog sponzora i promeniti boje u sezoni 1998. Rothmans koji je bio sponzor ovog tima od 1994. godine, želi da boja i logotip Williamsa ostanu zapamćeni po dobu apsolutne dominacije ovog tima u Formuli 1. Pošto se Renault povlači iz učešća u Formuli 1, a jasno je da nekoliko novih i jakih timova počinju da izbijaju u prvi plan, kompanija Rothmans će za svaki slučaj ubaciti novu marku cigareta kao sponzora Williamsa. U pitanju su "Winfield" cigarete, koje takođe proizvodi Rothmans, ali koje su crvene boje tako da će najverovatnije i novi Williams biti obojen u nijansama crvene, za razliku od dosadašnje "kraljevske plave" boje. "Ovo su divne novosti za naš tim, nakon izuzetno uspešnog vikenda u Herezu", rekao je Frenk Vilijams, najavljujući promociju izgleda novog bolida za početak sledeće godine.
auto-moto.620 obren,
Džoni Herbert, na sajmu "Speed & Desing" u Holandiiji, izjavio je da mu se uopšte ne sviđaju novi pneumatici, predviđeni za sledeću sezonu. "To nije ono što bi Formula 1 trebalo da bude", rekao je Englez u intervjuu za jedan holandski časopis. "Kada dolazite pred krivinu vozeći 200km/h morate ubuduće da zakočite do 50km/h da bi je prošli." Herbert se slaže sa Dejmonom Hilom koji je pre izvesnog vremena rekao da "bolidi Formule 1 treba da budu veliki i brzi, impresivni na izgled, a ne maleni, kompaktni autići, sa rezbarenim gumama".
auto-moto.621 obren,
Na konferenciji za štampu, i Edi Irvajn je dao svoje viđenje incidenta između Mihaela Šumahera i Žaka Vilneva: "Mihael Šumaher je bio u vrlo delikatnoj situaciji", kaže Irvajn. "Znao je da je uhvaćen na prepad u krivini. Vilnev je izveo vrlo optimistički manevar, koji Mihael nije očekivao tako da je reagovao po, mom mišljenju, malo preagresivno. Ponekad instikti prevladaju razum, ali to se dešava." "No, u svakom slučaju, verujem da će uvek biti ovakvih kolizija, i da ovo nije nikakav presedan. Kada je tako mala bodovna razlika u šampionatu, vozač koji je drugi uvek će pokušati da pređe u vođstvo, dok će onaj koji je ispred sve učiniti da odbrani svoju poziciju. Upravo zato što je jako teško obići suparnika u Formuli 1, devet od deset pokušaja završiće se kolizijom. Videli smo to 1994. godine, a evo videli smo i sada." "Međutim, Šumaher je taj koji je pogrešio, jer ono je bila Žakova krivina i Žak je bio ispred njega. Kao što je i krivina u Melburnu bila moja na početku sezone kada me je Vilnev udario. Ja sam bio sa unutrašnje strane i nešto ispred njega, prema tome nema sumnje da je to bila moja krivina. Ovoga puta, u Herezu je Vilnev imao svoju krivinu, i tu ništa ne sporim." "Ipak, čini mi se da je Vilnev malo prebrzo ušao u skretanje tako da mislim da bi došlo do kolizije i da ga Šumaher nije udario. Jednostavno bi morao da ode preširoko da bi prešao krivinu i tada bi najverovatnije on zakačio Šumahera." Na pitanje da li je planirana neka taktika poput one u Japanu, Irac je odgovorio: "Nismo imali nikakvu timsku taktiku. Loše sam se kvalifikovao, tek na sedmo mesto, tako da nisam mogao biti od neke pomoći. Vozio sam iza dva Meklarena, umesto ispred njih."
auto-moto.622 obren,
Louis Schweitzer, predsednik Renoa, bio ja prisutan na trci u Herezu kako bi proslavio poslednji Renoov trijumf pred najavljeno povlačenje iz Formule 1. "Renault-Sport tim je pokazao još jednom da je najbolji na svetu. Čast nam je da smo omogućili jednom briljantnom vozaču da danas postane Svetski šampion", rekao je Švajcer. Patrick Faure, predsedik Reno-sporta, bio je veoma srećan dok je sumirao učinak Renoa u proteklim godinama: "Nismo mogli ni da sanjamo bolje finale, jer cela trka je bila ekstremno zanimljiva. Šta reći više o Reno-sportu: u proteklih šest godina osvojili smo 11 od mogućih 12 titula, i ja sam veoma ponosan na moje ljude." Iako se Reno, kako oni kažu "privremeno", povlači iz Formula 1, njihov motor preuzeće poznati francuski trjuner "Mecachrome" mada nije izvesno sa kojim uspehom će ovaj izuzetni motor moći da se nosi sa konkurencijom narednih godina.
auto-moto.623 obren,
Olivije Panis završio je kao sedmoplasirani poslednju trku ove sezone, nakon neočekivano brzog oporavka posle teške nesreće u Kanadi, kada je zaradio otvorene prelome obe noge. "Još jedno smo, iako bez pomoći elektronike kod startovanja koju imaju drugi timovi, uspeli da od niskobudžetnog tima postanemo jedan od perspektivnijih timova u Formuli 1", rekao je Panis. "Danas sam katastrofalno startovao tako da sam izgubio 5 mesta na startu. Znao sam da ću zato provesti dobar deo trke u savlađivanju gužve i sporijih vozača. Ipak dao sam sve od sebe tako da sam uspeo da prestignem Diniza i Alezija u osmom krugu. Ali sredinom trke, drugi set guma je izuzetno brzo uništen tako da sam morao da smanjim tempo te nisam uspeo da prođem Baričela." "Nakon sjajnog početka sezone, stigao sam do trećeg mesta u šampionatu vozača, ali onda je došla nesreća u Kanadi. Bilo je jako teško vratiti se u formu, kako fizički tako i psihički, što je jako bitno za uspešan završetak trke. U svakom slučaju, očekuje nas interesantna sezona 1998. tako da ću svu svoju energiju utrošiti da se kvalitetno pripremim za start novog šampionata." "Na kraju, želim da se zahvalim Mugen-Hondi sa izuzetnu saradnju koju smo imali proteklih godina. Uvek su bili veliki profesionalci, ostaće mi u sećanju sjajnim momentima koje smo doživeli. Naravno, kruna naše saradnje, koju ću uvek pamtiti, jeste moja pobedu u Monaku."
auto-moto.624 obren,
> > │ Sauber │ Petronas │ Jean Alesi │ > > Alezi je moj covek za sledecu sezonu - sigurno uzima jednu pobedu. :) Moj čovek je kao i uvek Hill, još će sad imati i šta da vozi :)
auto-moto.625 strider,
>> > Alezi je moj covek za sledecu sezonu - sigurno uzima jednu pobedu. :) >> Moj covek je kao i uvek Hill, jos ce sad imati i sta da vozi :) Videcemo sta ce momci iz McLarena da kazu na ovo ;) Ja tipujem na iste :) See ya, Darth :)
auto-moto.626 vpoznanovic,
F3000: Jerez results and final standings 1997 FORMULA 3000 INTERNATIONAL - Round 10 at Jerez Pos Driver Team Time Grid ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Juan-Pablo Montoya/COL RSM Marko 1:13:47.224 4 2. Oliver Tichy/A Coloni Motorsport +25.920 7 3. Gareth Rees/GB Durango Formula +31.048 11 4. Werner Lupberger/ZA Edenbridge Racing +43.361 14 5. Rui Aguas/P Nordic Racing Ltd. +49.606 10 6. Christian Horner/GB Arden International +58.459 24 7. David Cook/GB DC Cook Motorsport +1:15.619 26 8. Gregoire de Galzain/F DAMS +1:20.590 17 9. Craig Lowndes/AUS RSM Marko -1 lap 13 10. Max Wilson/BR Edenbridge Racing -1 lap 9 11. Laurent Redon/F Super Nova Racing Ltd -1 lap 16 12. Thomas Biagi/I HMS-Hoffmann Racing -1 lap 23 13. Kurt Mollekens/B KT Racing -5 laps 21 FL: Ricardo Zonta 1:39.010 (161.001 kph) The protests against Zonta and Watt after the race at Mugello were declined by the scrutineers. They ascertained that all parts of the cars were in accordance with the rules. Final Standings: Pos Driver Pts ------------------------------------ 1. Riccardo Zonta 39 2. Juan-Pablo Montoya 37.5 3. Jason Watt 25 4. Jamie Davis 22 5. Max Wilson 20 6. Tom Kristensen 19 7. Oliver Tichy 14 8. Soheil Ayari 12 9. Laurent Redon 10 10. Rui Aguas 7 11. Dino Morelli 6 Pedro Couceiro 6 13. Cyrille Sauvage 5 14. Patrick Lemarie 4 Boris Derichebourg 4 Gareth Rees 4 17. Craig Lowndes 3 Kurt Mollekens 3 Werner Lupberger 3 20. Stephen Watson 2 21. Christian Horner 1 22. Gonzalo Rodriguez 0.5
auto-moto.627 vpoznanovic,
>> Ne da je Irvin opako odvozio ovu trku nego.. Nije bilo mogućnosti da se Irvine ubaci u Schumacherovu borbu za titulu, jer je to čika Bernie svojom izjavom prije trke izričito zabranio. Ferrariu na pamet nije padalo da išta rizikuje, uostalom kao ni Williamsu. Imala bi ta priča drugačiji kraj da je Eddie dobio priliku da se umiješa, vjeruj mi, ali bolje je što nije.
auto-moto.628 vpoznanovic,
Formula One champion returns home to hero's welcome MONTREAL (AP) Jacques Villeneuve received a tumultuous welcome Wednesday when he returned home for the first time since winning the Formula One drivers' championship. A capacity crowd of 20,000 packed the Molson Center, home of the Montreal Canadiens, and gave Villeneuve a 10-minute standing ovation. They then listened in on a press conference. The fervor rivaled any shown in the past for Quebec's sporting heroes. Most members of the crowd waved the blue-and-white flags of Quebec, rather than the Canadian maple-leaf flag, but Villeneuve sidestepped a question about where he stood on the issue of Quebec separatism. Tickets to the event were free, and were snapped up by fans Tuesday in less than two hours. Some ticketholders spent the night on the sidewalk in order to get good seats. The event also was telecast live by nearly every channel in Quebec and on the main nationwide all-news channel. Villeneuve, now lives in Monaco but spent his early years in Iberville, Quebec. He is the son of the late Formula One star Gilles Villeneuve. He was asked whether he thought about his father after winning the drivers' title in the final race of the season last month in Jerez, Spain. "It's something very private," he said. ``As soon as I was alone, I started thinking about that. It's not something I would share with everyone."
auto-moto.629 senna,
Ima li ko kompletne rezultate BTCC-ja (British Touring Cars..) za ovu sezonu? Nemam placen internet, a trebalo bi mi. Pis.
auto-moto.630 vpoznanovic,
>> Ima li ko kompletne rezultate BTCC-ja (British Touring Cars..) za ovu >> sezonu? Nemam placen internet, a trebalo bi mi. Pis. U ovoj poruci ti je izvještaj sa posljednje dvije trke održane u Silverstoneu, a u narednoj i konačan poredak u svim kategorijama. Auto Trader RAC Touring Car Championship Silverstone: Rounds 23&24, September 21 The title-winning Renault team ended the Auto Trader RAC Touring Car Championship in appropriate style at Silverstone this afternoon, Alain Menu and Jason Plato claiming a win apiece in a pair of hard-fought season-closing encounters. Renault's double victory brings the manufacturer's tally of race wins for the year to 14 from 24 races. Today's events -- watched by a Silverstone BTCC record of 30,000 spectators -- settled the battle for second place in the championships, Frank Biela pipping Plato for the drivers' honour by a single point and Audi edging out Honda for runner-up place to Renault in the manufacturers' battle. In the cash-rich Total Cup for Independents, Robb Gravett claimed the UKpounds60,000 champion's prize. Menu's victory in round 23 of the Auto Trader Championship was possibly his most controversial of the year, after he wrested the lead from his Renault team-mate Plato on the 10th of the scheduled 20 laps. Plato had made a perfect getaway from pole position to lead Menu and Nissan's Anthony Reid. But the newly crowned champion was in no mood to play second fiddle: as the leading trio approached Becketts, Menu lunged down Plato's inside, forcing his team-mate wide and on to the 'dirty' side of the track. As the Swiss star romped into the lead, Reid spotted his opportunity and followed him through, demoting Plato to a disappointed third. The race was brought to a halt two laps early when Lee Brookes's Peugeot spun and clouted the barriers exiting the Ireland esses; Brookes was unhurt but his car came to rest in the middle of the track. With the results declared at 17 laps, Menu was the winner by 2.3 seconds from Reid, with Plato -- suffering with damaged tyres -- a further four seconds adrift. Gabriele Tarquini, who made a poor start from the front row of the grid, was fourth for Honda, ahead of Kelvin Burt's Volvo and David Leslie in the second Nissan. Biela finished eighth to cement his championship runner-up position. Matt Neal's Nissan was the leading Total Cup for Independents runner in 14th; he had been planning to hand the class win to Brookes until the latter's accident. If Plato was disappointed by his first-race result, he more than made up for it with a storming start to the second encounter. As the lights flashed to green he blasted away from the grid and pole man Menu to lead the field into the first corner, with Menu holding second from James Thompson's Honda, Reid and Tarquini. The two Renaults fought for the final win of the year throughout the race, Menu never more than half a second from Plato and trying everything in his championship-winning repertoire to find a way past. This time, however, the Briton made sure he did not present any overtaking opportunities to the wily Swiss and they finished as they had started, separated by less than a quarter of a second. The battle for third position was no less intense: Reid harried Thompson mercilessly all the way to the 11th tour, finding a way alongside the Honda half-way around the lap only for the manoeuvre to end in collision. As both cars slowed, Tarquini swept past and into a third place he would never lose. Thompson got going again to claim fourth, but Reid's race ended in the pits, his Nissan battered. Paul Radisich took fifth for Ford, ahead of Leslie's Nissan and Rickard Rydell's Volvo. The Total Cup battle was a fraught one: Colin Gallie -- who needed race victory to claim the title -- led initially, only to fall behind Neal's Nissan. Gravett drove another steady race to third place among the independents, enough to confirm his bumper Total pay-day. Driver quotes (round 23) Plato: "Alain jumped down the inside; it was at the last possible moment and I was forced either to back off or go around the outside and pick up debris on the tyres. At the end of the day we are both racing for ourselves but we are also racing for the team." Menu: "I always say that unless given an order, I drive my own race..." Reid: "From the opening stages Alain was under pressure from me and I could see that he was a little faster than Jason. I thought there might be some action..." Neal: "Lee Brookes and I had come to a gentleman'agreement to try to help him win the championship and we were just cruising. I saw him take a little too much kerb and I thought he'd get away with it. I was wrong." Driver quotes (round 24) Gravett: "It's not as good as winning the drivers' championship in 1990 but I was really worried today. In my head I could hear all sorts of things going wrong with the car. It's been a long year and it's great that my efforts as an independent have been rewarded." Tarquini: "Renault showed us today how hard we must work over the winter to get on terms next year. It'been a disappointing year for Honda. The final result has not been good for me or for the team. But we shouldn't be too despondent because this is the first year for the team with this car." Menu: "I think Jason learned from the first race. He drove very defensively and there was no way I could pass him, although I was quicker..." Plato: "Psychologically it's very important to win the last race of the season. In the first race I treated Alain like a team-mate, in the second I treated him like an opponent." Auto Trader RAC Touring Car Championship Round 23, Silverstone, 21/9/97 17 laps/ 38.28 miles 1. Alain Menu (Switz), Renault Laguna 24m 13.272s (94.83mph) 2. Anthony Reid (GB), Nissan Primera +2.306s 3. Jason Plato (GB), Renault Laguna +5.699s 4. Gabriele Tarquini (It), Honda Accord +9.964s 5. Kelvin Burt (GB), Volvo S40 +12.795s 6. David Leslie (GB), Nissan Primera +13.413s 7. James Thompson (GB), Honda Accord +14.724s 8. Frank Biela (Ger), Audi A4 +18.998s 9. Patrick Watts (GB), Peugeot 406 +26.256s 10. Paul Radisich (GB), Ford Mondeo +26.570s 11. John Bintcliffe (GB), Audi A4 +26.990s 12. John Cleland (GB), Vauxhall Vectra +27.447s 13. Tim Harvey (GB), Peugeot 406 +27.991s 14. Matt Neal (GB), Nissan Primera +36.105s 15. Lee Brookes (GB), Peugeot 406 +36.489s 16. Robb Gravett (GB), Honda Accord +1m 02.146s 17. Colin Gallie (GB), BMW 320i +1m 04.190s 18. Rickard Rydell (Swe), Volvo S40 +1m 24.833s 19. Jamie Wall (GB), Vauxhall Cavalier 15 laps Fastest lap: Reid, 1m 24.351s, 96.11mph Retirements: Derek Warwick (GB/Vauxhall Vectra), 11 laps, throttle; Will Hoy (GB/Ford Mondeo), 3 laps, accident damage Did not start: Ian Heward (GB/Vauxhall Cavalier) Race resume: LAP 1 Plato leads from Menu - Reid - Tarquini - Thompson - Burt - Leslie - Watts - Bintcliffe - Radisich; Rydell pits (puncture) LAP 2 Hoy retires (accident damage - clash with Cleland) LAP 5 Biela takes 10th from Radisich LAP 7 Biela, Radisich pass Bintcliffe for 9th/10th LAP 10 Menu, Reid take Plato for 1st/2nd LAP 11 Biela takes eighth from Watts LAP 12 Warwick retires (sticking throttle) LAP 16 Burt, Leslie pass Thompson for 5th/6th LAP 18 Brookes crashes out; red flag Round 24 20 laps/ 45.04 miles 1. Plato 28m 30.311s (94.80mph) 2. Menu, +0.249s 3. Tarquini +11.466s 4. Thompson +19.235s 5. Radisich +22.026s 6. Leslie +22.348s 7. Rydell +22.805s 8. Burt +23.007s 9. Watts +26.518s 10. Hoy +34.832s 11. Cleland +35.937s 12. Neal +42.883s 13. Gallie +1m 13.316s 14. Gravett +1m 28.504s 15. Biela 19 laps 16. Brookes 19 laps 17. Wall 19 laps Fastest lap: Menu, 1m 24.407s, 96.04mph Retirements: Reid, 11 laps, accident damage; Warwick, 7 laps, throttle; Bintcliffe, 1 lap, radiator damage; Harvey, 0 laps, spin Did not start: Ian Heward (GB/Vauxhall Cavalier) Race resume: LAP 1 Plato leads from Menu - Thompson - Reid - Radisich - Biela - Leslie - Burt - Rydell; Harvey spins out LAP 2 Leslie takes seventh from Biela; Bintcliffe retires LAP 3 Tarquini takes fourth from Reid LAP 4 Reid repasses Tarquini LAP 8 Warwick retires (throttle) LAP 10 Biela slips to 10th behind Rydell, Burt LAP 11 Reid/Thompson collide, Tarquini takes third; Reid retires LAP 12 Hoy takes ninth from Biela LAP 13 Biela pits (accident damage) LAP 19 Watts takes ninth from Hoy LAP 20 Chequered flag
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BTCC: 1997 Final Championship Standings Drivers 1. Alain Menu 281 2. Frank Biela 171 3. Jason Plato 170 4. Rickard Rydell 137 5. James Thompson 132 6. Gabriele Tarquini 130 7. John Bintcliffe 119 8. David Leslie 87 9. Tim Harvey 66 10. Kelvin Burt 60 11. Anthony Reid 56 12. John Cleland 44 13. Paul Radisich 41 14. Derek Warwick 33 15. Will Hoy 27 16. Patrick Watts 26 17. Lee Brookes 5 18. Robb Gravett 3 19. Colin Gallie 2 Manufacturers 1. Renault 278 2. Audi 210 3. Honda 209 4. Volvo 191 5. Nissan 155 6. Peugeot 118 7. Ford 113 8. Vauxhall 106 Total Cup 1. Robb Gravett 236 2. Lee Brookes 225 3. Colin Gallie 225 4. Jamie Wall 168 5. Matt Neal 166 6. Ian Heward 6 Teams 1. Williams Renault 422 2. Audi Sport UK 283 3. Team Honda Sport 254 4. Volvo S40 Racing 191 5. Vodafone Nissan Racing 142 6. Esso Ultron Peugeot 92 7. Vauxhall Sport 77 8. Team Mondeo 68 9. Brookes Motorsport 5 10. Rock-It Cargo 3 11. Team DCRS 2
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Londonski dnevni list "The Times" objavio je da poseduje tonski zapis sa trke u Herezu u kome se jasno može videti da su se dva britanska tima, McLaren i Williams, dogovarala u završnici trke. Snimak sadrži razgovor između vozača i rukovodilaca timova, koji pokazuje da je završnica trke bila "dirigovana". Žak Vilnev, koji je morao na poslednjoj trci da završi ispred Šumahera da bi osvojio šampionat, dobio je naređenje od Džona Klira (John Clear), inženjera Vilijamsa, da propusti Miku Hakinena kako bi ovaj osvojio prvu pobedu u karijeri. Tok razgovora je prema Tajmsu išao ovako: "Skoncentriši se Žak." "Hakinen je odmah iza. "Poslednji krug... Poslednji krug." "Hakinen nam je bio od velike pomoći." "Žak, drugo mesto, nemoj me izneveriti. Pričali smo o tome..." (U originalu: "...Keep concentrating Jacques. Hakkinen is immediately behind. Last lap. Last lap. Hakkinen has been very helpful. Jacques, position two. Don't let me down. Jacques. We discussed this...") List tvrdi da su Mika Hakinen i Dejvid Kultard imali zadatak da naprave "tampon zonu" izmedju Vilneva i Irvajna, kako agresivni Irac ne bi pokušao da eliminiše Kanađanina i tako ga liši titule. Navodi se i da je Kultardu radio vezom zaprećeno otkazom u Meklarenu ukoliko ne propusti timskog kolegu Miku Hakinena ispred sebe. Maks Mozli, predsednik FIA-e, nakon ove vesti pozvao je sve vlasnike timova na razgovor u London, kako bi razgovarali o ovoj aferi i da bi im preneo da će ovakvi dogovori timova ubuduće biti strogo zabranjeni i oštro kažnjavani. Za koji dan očekuje se i izricanje kazne Mihaelu Šumaheru zbog sudara sa Vilnevom na poslednjoj trci. Nemac se nada da neće dobiti zabranu vožnje u prvih nekoliko trka u sledećoj sezoni, već da će se sve završiti na novčanoj kazni.
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Portparol Ferarija poriče da je Šumaherov F310B bolid gubio ulje ili vodu pred incident sa Vilnevom. "U trenutku sudara sa Vilnevom, bolid je bio u perfektnom stanju", rekao je portparol. "Ako pogledate vremena u prvim krugovima odmah nakon prvog i drugog pit-stopa, videćete da su vrlo slična. Jedina razlika je u tome što je posle drugog pit-stopa Mihael imao 15-20kg goriva više, odnosno 0.2s po krugu." Saopšteno je da se mogu predočiti i telemetrijski izveštaji koji jasno pokazuju da nije bilo nikakvih problema na Šumaherovom bolidu. Čak je Džeki Stjuart posvedočio u korist Ferrarija: "Čuo sam se telefonom sa jako dobrim prijateljem koji radi u Ferrarijevoj posadi. Rekao mi je da se Šumaher nije žalio ni na kakve probleme u toku trke, i ja toj osobi verujem."
auto-moto.634 nesha,
>Nemac se nada da nece dobiti zabranu voznje >u prvih nekoliko trka u sledecoj sezoni, vec da ce se sve zavrsiti na >novcanoj kazni. Kako sam ja prochito, petsto kila dolara i 5 poena u startu..
auto-moto.635 vector,
> 2. Frank Biela 171 Zna se ko je najbolji :). Jel' to Biela sledece godine nece voziti u btcc sampionatu or what?
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>> Nemac se nada da nece dobiti zabranu voznje u prvih nekoliko trka u >> sledecoj sezoni, vec da ce se sve zavrsiti na novcanoj kazni. Mi se, naravno, nadamo suprotno ;> See ya, Darth :)
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SKANDALOZNO! ;) Danas se, kako je i najavljeno, sastajao savet FIA a donete su sledeće odluke: 1) Mihael Šumaher neće biti kažnjen nikakvom zabranom vožnje niti novčanom kaznom, već će mu biti oduzeti svi poeni koje je osvojio ove sezone, što znači da se smrad opet izvukao praktično bez ikakve kazne :( 2) Gubitak poena odnosi se samo na Šumahera, ali ne i na Ferrari kome ostaju bodovi i drugo mesto u šampionatu konstruktora. Što je najluđe, Šumaher zadržava osvojene poene i pobede u svojoj ukupnoj statistici u karijeri (!) što znači da je efekat kazne u principu samo to da je Hajnc-Herald Frentzen drugoplasirani vozač ove sezone. 3) McLaren i Williams oslobođeni su optužbi za dogovaranje završnice trke. Trla baba lan...
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Britanska štampa je ogorčena zbog odluke FIA-e da ne kazni ozbiljnije Mihaela Šumahera zbog incidenta u Herezu. "Budale su ostavile širom otvorena vrata svakom vozaču kome ubuduće padne na pamet da izbaci konkurenta iz trke. Svako će sada moći da se poziva na Šumeherovu presudu", kaže se u listu "Sun". Britanski Dnevni Telegraf ;) ocenjuje odluku FIA-e kao skandaloznu, obzirom da Šumaher nije osetio gotovo nikakve konsekvence.
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Maks Mozli je saopštio da FIA vodi istragu povodom afere sa snimkom razgovora između posada i vozača McLarena i Williamsa. Mozli će se sastati sa šefovima svih timova, a na dnevnom redu će biti upotreba i zloupotreba radio veze sa vozačima. Kako je Mozli rekao, razmišlja se i o odluci da se radio kanali otvore i učine dostupnim svim timovima, umesto da se na neki način kriptuju.
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Vlasnik Formule 1, Berni Iklston, priložio je britanskoj laburističkoj partiji donaciju u vrednosti od milion funti u januaru ove godine. Pretpostavlja se da je svrha donacije bila da se "podmaže" donošenje odluke o izuzimanju takmičenja Formule 1 iz opšteg zakona o zabrani reklamiranja cigareta. Obzirom da je trenutno izbila prava afera povodom ovog slučaja, portparol laburista je obećao da će sav novac biti vraćen Iklstonu, ali je dodao: "Novac je potrošen u izbornoj kampanji, ali svakako ćemo naći način da ga vratimo donatoru."
auto-moto.641 nesha,
U Engleskoj je izbio skandal oko reklamiranja duvanskih kompanija u Formuli 1.. Stranka Toni Blera, koja je pobedila na izborima je od Bernija Eklstona dobila donaciju u iznosu od 2 miliona dolara, a ovi su kao protivuslugu doneli odluku da f1 bude jedini sport u kome se duvan sme reklamirati. Ccc... ;)d
auto-moto.642 nesha,
E... Ovde neshto sucks.. Ja sam sinoc triput proveravao ima li poruka u ovoj temi, pa tek onda poslah ovo, a sad ispade da je Obren poslao pre mene. Nagradno pitanje, gde su te poruke bile jutros?
auto-moto.643 vector,
Da li se zna sta je Mick odlucio za sledecu sezonu? Repsol ili nesto drugo? Sta je sa Maxom? Prelazi li u 500cc? Na oficijelnom sajtu nema nista... zna se jedino da je onaj umisljeni Cosmico ;) presao u 250cc...
auto-moto.644 pecanac,
Ako niste još uvek čuli najnoviji (?) hit-singl : Schumacher, vruuum :)) slušajte TOP-FM radio, ima ga. :) (89,4 MHz)
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Izvinjenje Tonija Blera Britanski premijer Toni Bler, izvinio se zbog učešća njegove vlade u aferi oko kontraverzne donacije Bernija Iklstouna laburističkoj partiji: "Preuzimam punu odgovornost i izvinjavam se", rekao je Bler. Toni Bler je u izjavi za BBC dodao: "Nismo odmah reagovali jer u prvi mah nismo razumeli koliko je stvar ozbiljna". Inače, vlada je optužena da je progledala kroz prste i dozvolila reklamiranje duvanskih proizvoda na F1 bolidima, zbog donacije od 1 milion funti koju je priložio vlasnik akcija Formule 1, Berni Iklstoun.
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Francuski Grand Prix izvesniji FIA je blizu dogovora sa Francuskom vladom oko televizijskih prava, pa će GP Francuske verovatno biti u kalendaru za sledeu godinu. Definitivna Odluka će pasti 11. decembra kada FIA objavljuje kalendar takmičenja i spisak akreditovanih vozača i timova.
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Iklstoun, Edi Džordan i Frenk Vilijams o Šumaheru Šef FOCCA-e Berni Iklstoun je dao svoje viđenje Šumaherove kazne: "Nije bilo alternative. Da smo ga sklonili sa prve dve ili tri trke, šampionat 1998. ne bi imao smisla. Ko god da bi uzeo taj šampionat a da to nije Šumaher, to ne bi bila "prava" pobeda sa a istovremeno bi u startu Šumaher i Ferari bili demoralisani za istinsku borbu oko titule. Vozači žele da pobede najboljeg, a Šumaher je u ovom trenutku najbolji. On je probojan i mi ga trebamo. Mihael je morao priznati svetu da je pogrešio i to ga je ponizilo. On je onim potezom kaznio sam sebe više nego bilo ko drugi u proteklih nekoliko nedelja." Edi Džordan: "On je profesionalac, ova kazna ga neće pogoditi ni najmanje. Mislim da je njemu najveći neuspeh što nije osvojio ovogodišnji šampionat." Frenk Vilijams: "Kada heroja udare javno u zadnjicu svi su oduševljeni spektaklom. Gorka činjenica koja ostaje je da ako Mihael ostane praktično nekažnjen, svi šefovi timova će stajati u redu za njegove usluge."
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>> Sef FOCCA-e Berni Iklstoun je dao svoje videnje Sumaherove kazne: "Nije >> bilo alternative. Da smo ga sklonili sa prve dve ili tri trke, sampionat >> 1998. ne bi imao smisla. Ko god da bi uzeo taj sampionat a da to nije A nece da kaze koliko bi para izgubili ? Znam da je protiv propisa, ali ovde se jednostavno sam namece tag... See ya, Darth :) ...mater im monopolisticku ;)
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Juce sam cuo na Eurosportu (SportsCentre) da Goodyear napusta F1 posle sledece sezone. Is it true or what?
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>> Juce sam cuo na Eurosportu (SportsCentre) da Goodyear napusta F1 posle >> sledece sezone. Is it true or what? Istina je. Osnovni razlozi su promjena pravila za sezonu 1998. i povećanje troškova. Priča se da će Michelin da ih zamijeni, ali da će se oni najbolji timovi koji su do sada koristili Goodyear prebaciti na Bridgestone.
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Carpentier To Run Second Player's/Forsythe Reynard Mercedes-Benz CART Online (November 19) -- Canadian driver Patrick Carpentier, who recently captured the Jim Trueman Rookie of the Year award in the PPG CART World Series, will join fellow countryman Greg Moore on the Player's Forsythe Racing CART Team for the 1998 season. Carpentier and Moore will each drive Reynard Mercedes-Benz race cars on Firestone tires. The 26-year-old French Canadian joins the team as a final step in the Player's Driver Development Program (DDP). He won the 1996 Player's Atlantic championship and also received support from the company in his rookie CART season with Team Alumax/Bettenhausen Motorsports. "Player's has been an important part of my success for the past three seasons and they have once again showed tremendous faith in me," said Carpentier, whose best finish of 1997 was second place at Gateway International Raceway. "I believe this is the best move for my career development, since Player's devotes a lot of time and attention to creating the best possible environment for their drivers, both on and off the track." For third-year driver Greg Moore, who hails from Maple Ridge, British Columbia, the arrival of a new teammate marks an important step in the team's championship aspirations. "Patrick and I came in together (in 1995) with the Player's DDP and we have always had a good relationship," he said. "I am confident that we will feed off each other and with our Reynard/Mercedes/Firestone package, we should be in front of the pack consistently next season." The decision to add a second car to its CART operations has brought a new focus to the Player's Driver Development Program. After fielding teams at the Indy Lights and Atlantic levels last season, Player's has opted to remain active in only one development series for open-wheel racing in 1998. The Indy Lights team, which was a Forsythe operation in 1995 and 1996, will be discontinued, but the Atlantic program will continue with two familiar drivers. The pairing for the 1998 Player's Atlantic Team will be made up of Canadians Alex Tagliani and Lee Bentham who finished fifth in the overall standings as a rookie in Indy Lights and was runner-up to Patrick Carpentier in the Atlantic series in 1996. The new structure means that David Empringham and Bertrand Godin, who have given Canadian fans a lot to cheer about over the years, won't be back behind the wheel of a Player's car next season. However, they have both been offered tremendous opportunities to pursue new careers in motorsport, including within the Player's DDP if they are so inclined. Player's will make an announcement about its slate of partially-funded drivers in the next couple of months.
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Rahal To Retire At The End Of 1998 PPG CART World Series Season CART Online (November 20) -- Three-time PPG CART World Series champion Bobby Rahal will close his driving career at the conclusion of the 1998 season, the two-time Driver of Year and Indianapolis 500 winner announced today at his team's Hilliard, Ohio headquarters. "I promised myself that I would retire from driving when I thought I could be of greater value to my team as an owner than as a driver," Rahal said. "I believe that time has come." Rahal, who has served as both owner and driver for Team Rahal since its inception, will focus full time on the owner role and his expanding business interests after the 1998 season's completion. "The demands for my attention from all our business enterprises have grown through the years," Rahal said. "I take that as a sign of their success. And though they will require more of my time in the future, I still have the kind of desire it takes to drive, to compete and to win. I intend to go out on top." Rahal will field Reynard Ford Cosworth Indy cars on Firestone tires for himself and teammate Bryan Herta in next year's 19-race PPG Cup campaign. He enters the PPG-Dayton Indy Lights Championship as a team owner for the first time in 1998 and recently announced Gloy-Rahal Racing, a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team in which he owns an interest. Rahal also serves on the CART Board of Directors. Among his non-racing-related enterprises are namesake Honda, Toyota, Lexus, and Mercedes-Benz dealerships. "Bobby is finishing an heroic career with dignity and grace," said Team Rahal co-owner David Letterman. "The sport is lucky to have him. I'm lucky to have him as a friend and partner." "Every race fan in America will miss seeing Bobby on the track," said CART President and CEO Andrew Craig. "He is one of the sport's all-time greats and a truly world-class competitor." Miller, Rahal's sponsor since 1992, will use its famous Lite brand to commemorate Rahal's final racing season - RAHAL'S LAST RIDE - throughout the 1998 CART season with special celebrations at each venue on the 19-race tour. The company will be a contributor to a newly established Bobby Rahal Foundation, a not-for-profit endowment created to generate and distribute charitable funds raised during "Rahal's Last Ride" tour. The foundation will identify worthwhile organizations within the race markets making up the 1998 CART season. As a driver, the 44-year-old Rahal ranks second all-time in career CART earnings, and 11th in career wins (24) and career poles (18). He is the leader among active drivers in starts (246), ranking him seventh all-time. He joins retired driver Rick Mears as CART's only three-time PPG Cup champions (1986, '87 and '92).
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Evo još malo pojedinosti o najavljenom odlasku Goodyeara iz F1... Proizvođač pneumatika "Goodyear" objavio je u sredu da će se povući iz Formule 1 nakon završetka sezone 1998, a kao glavni razlog svog odustajanja od daljeg takmičenja navedeni su promena pravila u sledećoj sezoni i enormni troškovi koji opterećuju kompaniju. Američki proizvođač pneumatika ušao je u svet Formule 1 davne 1965. godine, a od tada do danas zabeležio je 361 pobedu i 25 puta bio šampion u kategoriji konstruktora. Kada je japanska kompanija Bridgestone ušla ove sezone u Formulu 1 opremivši svojim pneumaticima 4 tima, Goodyear je izgubio svoj šestogodišnji monopol u ovom prestižnom takmičenju. Goodyear je do sada snabdevao gumama sve veće timove, uključujući Williams, Ferrari, McLaren, Benetton i Jordan. Očekuje se da će svi navedeni timovi preći na Bridgestone preumatike iako još jedan proizvođač, Michelin, najavljuje povratak. William Sharp, jedan od predsednika kompanije kaže: "Promena pravila u vezi profila pneumatika, eskalirajući troškovi razvoja uz relativno slab marketinški efekat na tržištu, glavni su razlozi Goodyearove odluke da napusti Formulu 1." Bridgestoneov debitantski nastup u F1 pokrenuo je lavinu kritika na konkurentnost Goodyear pneumatika, dok je istovremeno nekoliko timova pokušalo bezuspešno da izdejstvuje prekid ugovora sa Goodyearom kako bi prešli na Bridgestone. Sharp ističe da će i pored najavljene odluke o povlačenju ova firma uložiti maksimalne napore da njihovi pneumatici sledeće sezone budu i dalje vrlo konkurentni, iako su ocenili da je odluka o promeni pneumatika besmislena i suluda, kao i da se kosi sa težnjama ove firme da "tehnologija bude uvek u službi performansi."
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Bridgestone prihvata nova pravila igre Japanski proizvođač pneumatika prihvatio je promene pravila za sledeću sezonu tako da je najavio da će Bridgestone izbaciti gume u skladu sa novim propisima. Podpredsednik kompanije g. Tadakazu izjavio je: "Moramo se povinovati odluci. Pravićemo nove gume prema novim pravilima."
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Već duže vreme priča se o dolasku "super-tima" u Formulu 1. U pitanju je tim iza koga će stajati duvanski gigant BAT (British-American Tobacco) i Reynard. Pošto postoje izvesne komplikacije oko osnivanja novog tima u F1, procenjuje se da će oni najverovatnije kupiti Tyrell (što svakako neće biti veći problem pošto je najavljen godišnji budžet od najmanje 300 miliona dolara) Kao vozač se pominje Žak Vilnev, koji je navodno već potpisao predugovor za 1999. sezonu, dok će za motore biti angažovana Honda sa kojom Reynard ima tesne veze i vrlo plodnu saradnju u PPG CART šampionatu. U BAT-u za sada kažu da ne mogu ni da potvrde niti da demantuju vesti, što znači da tračevi najverovatnije nisu bez osnova.
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Honda će preispitati svoju odluku o skorom povratku u Formulu 1, izjavio je predsednik kompanije Nabuhiko Kawamoto prethodne nedelje, istovremeno osuvši oštre kritike na račun Formule 1. Kawamoto, koji je objasnio da će upravni odbor kopmanije doneti konačnu odluku u Martu, izrazio je zabrinutost po pitanju stabilnosti tehničkih propisa vezanih za Formulu 1, jer je Honda već jednom napustila ovo takmičenje zbog neprestanih zabrana tehničkih rešenja na njihovim, tada dominirajućim, motorima. "Mi imamo ozbiljne planove u vezi sa Formulom 1 i planiramo da ostanemo bar 10 godine u takmičenju. Ako nismo sigurni da se tehničke regulative i statut organizacije (Concorde Agreement) neće menjati kad god to nekom padne na pamet, ako vlasnički odnosi unutar ove organizacije nisu još do kraja rasvetljeni a mnoge odluke se donose iz finansijskih pobuda, onda moramo preispitati svoje planove", naglasio je Kawamoto. Kawamoto je ujedno najavio i da će jedna trka PPG CART serije biti vožena na novootvorenom Hondinom trkačkom-kompleksu "Twin-Ring Montegi" kao i da eventualno uključenje kompanije u Formulu 1 neće uticati na učešće u američkom Indycar šampionatu: "Naš PPG CART program uopšte ne dolazi u pitanje. Tu imamo veoma čvrste garancije po pitanju stabilnosti tehničkih propisa i dugoročne ugovore o saradnji sa nekoliko timova. Uostalom, činjenica da će se jedna trka voziti upravo na našoj novoj stazi, to najbolje potvrđuje."
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Džordan odlaže testove novog bolida za mesec dana Britanski tim "Jordan" nije uspeo da ubedi Peugeot da im dozvoli raskid ugovora koji precizira da Jordan ne sme vršiti testove ni sa jednim drugim proizvođačem motora osim Pežoa do kraja 1997. godine. Iako će Peugeot sledeće sezone pokretati Prostove bolide, francuski proizvođač motora odbija da dozvoli Jordanu da testira svoj bolid sa novim Mugen-Honda motorima do isteka ove godine. "Naša veza je završena a sklopili smo novi ugovor pa da svi nestrpljivo čekamo prve testove, tako da sam lično malo razočaran zbog ovakvog stava Pežoa", izjavio je vlasnik tima, Edi Džordan. "Naša šasija za 1998. sezonu je već odavno gotova, novi Mugen-Honda motori čekaju, a Dejmon je oslobođen ugovora sa Arrowsom tako da je spreman za testove. Na žalost, sada smo prinuđeni da odložimo probe sve do 1. januara"
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Kao što možda znate, sledeće godine jedna trka CART šampionata voziće se na novoj ovalnoj stazi "Twin-Ring Montegi", koja predstavlja jedan od najvećih i najmodernijih trkačkih kompleksa na svetu, a raspolaže stazama za karting, Formulu 1, ovalnim "Indycar" stazama, terenima za relije i sl. (Uz poruku je slika nove staze iz "ptičije perspektive"). Na prvim testovima na novoj stazi, Džimi Vaser je postavio najbolje vreme, odvezavši najbrži krug u svojem Team Ganassi Reynard-Honda bolidu za 25.915s (prosečnom brzinom od 344 km/h). Drugi na testovima je bio Dario Frankiti, sa zakašnjenjem od 0.2s iza Vassera. twinring.jpg
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> Bridgestone prihvata nova pravila igre > > Japanski proizvodac pneumatika prihvatio je promene pravila za sledecu > sezonu tako da je najavio da ce Bridgestone izbaciti gume u skladu sa > novim propisima. Podpredsednik kompanije g. Tadakazu izjavio je: O kakvim izmenama je rec? Zar nisu ovi "baloni" (aluzija na profil) vec dovoljno suzavani (ako ih ponovo suzavaju)?
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> O kakvim izmenama je rec? Zar nisu ovi "baloni" (aluzija na profil) vec > dovoljno suzavani (ako ih ponovo suzavaju)? Osim sužavanja gume dobijaju i "šare".
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> Osim suzavanja gume dobijaju i "sare". Bash me zanima kako ce to reshiti.. Tj, morace nekako da se regulishe minimalna dubina share, da ne bi stavili share koje se istroshe za dva kruga i opet postanu klasichne slick gume. A ako postave minimum, onda ce biti zeznuto za ljude koji bi recimo hteli da idu na manje pit stopova.. Morace da menjaju gume, samo da ne bi bili van pravila. Chudo nad chudima, al videcemo na shta ce to sve da lichi.
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│ na novoj ovalnoj stazi "Twin-Ring Montegi", koja predstavlja jedan od │ najvecih i najmodernijih trkackih kompleksa na svetu, a raspolaze │ stazama └───────────────────────────────────────────────── Treba jos napomenuti da su svi vozaci bili vrlo impresionirani stazom :) (pogotovo Papis koji vec sada planira 3. mesto ;)) │ Na prvim testovima na novoj stazi, Dzimi Vaser je postavio najbolje │ vreme, odvezavsi najbrzi krug u svojem Team Ganassi Reynard-Honda bolidu │ za 25.915s (prosecnom brzinom od 344 km/h). Drugi na testovima je bio │ Dario Frankiti, sa zakasnjenjem od 0.2s iza Vassera. └───────────────────────────────────────────────── Takodje, treba jos napomenuti da je Vasser bio ubedljivo najbrzi, takodje Zanardi nije testirao, a novi Penske bolid i Unser u njemu, su kao i uvek briljirali - bili su negde u rangu sa Hirom ;) Da se vratim na Vassera i Zanardija - vec sada je ocigledno da treca titula Ganassiju nece izmaci, samo je pitanje da li ce sampion biti Vasser ili Zanardi... Jedini tim koji teoretski moze da otme koju pobedu je Team KOOL Green sa Franchittijem i Tracyjem :)
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(jes' da ima gresaka, ali nema veze...;) 53rd Rally of Britain (RAC) Round 14 of the World Rally Championship 23 November - 25 November 1997 The RAC is one of the oldest and most prestigious rounds of the World Rally Championship. Since the formation of the FIA World Rally Championship in 1973 the event's international reputation has always been strong. As the RAC is one of the country's major sporting events, many cities and towns including London, Birmingham, Bath, York, Chester, Cheltenham, Harrogate and Nottingham are eager to host the rally. Expect fans to be in excess of two million to watch local favourites like Colin McRae, who loves nothing better than living on the edge, race for the RAC win and possibly a championship win as well. But since the event took to the forests, Scandinavian drivers have dominated, only Britain's Roger Clark (twice), Carlos Sainz (once) and Colin McRae (twice) have managed to beat the Finns and Swedes. The entry list is extensive with 163 entrants and over 30 reserves. The RAC is likely to be a four way fight between motor manufacturing giants Subaru, Mitsubishi, Ford, and the still unproven Toyota WRC Corolla. But most interest will be focused on the battle between Colin McRae and Tommi Makinen. Team Mitsubishi Ralliart is poised to win the crown and Tommi is the odds-on favourite to become World Rally Champion for the second year in a row. Makinen has four wins already this year and a near - unbeatable points lead as he prepares for the RAC. He will be World Champion provided he finishes in the top six and scores just one point, but if Colin McRae fails to win the rally, Makinen is automatically champion. With much of the United Kingdom behind Colin he'll be pushing it all the way. And according to Colin himself ..... "Just a couple of events ago it was hard to think we'd be in a position to be fighting for the World Championship on the final round," said Colin, "but if there was anywhere I'd rather do it, the RAC Rally is obviously the event that favours me most. It's not going to be easy though; we've got to win and Tommi (Makinen) has got to be out of the points. Even then, it would go down to a tie-break on points and we would win by having five victories over Tommi's four, so I'm under no illusion that a straight victory will clinch it. While Tommi's attitude is somewhat different .... "Of course it's going to be difficult, because the RAC is a tough rally, but I don't think it is going to be a problem. It is just a question of concentrating and making sure that we finish," said Makinen. "I have driven a lot in Britain, so I know what to expect in the forests and, although I haven't had good results on the RAC in the past, this year is going to be different!" So while Subaru 555 team has already tied up the manufacturers championship for the third year in a row with the win in Australia, it's now the individual drivers championship that has all the focus. The 386 kilometres of timed special stages of this year's event will test the drivers, and fittingly, ultimately decide the 1997 FIA World Rally Championship. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Conditions Expected: The weather in Britain in late November is impossible to predict. But it will almost certainly be bad. The chance of sunshine is minimal and competitors are more likely to encounter rain, fog, hail, ice and snow. Varying weather conditions are an integral part of the rally's unique challenge. It will make forest stages slippery and treacherous, a true test of a drivers nerve, skill and even luck. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Network Q RAC Rally (**Note 1) Day 1 The weather and accidents eliminated Ari Vatanen, Juha Kankkunen and Jarmo Kytolehto. Armin Schwarz and Stig Blomqvist took the leads in there categories which they held to the finish. Masao Kamioka and Krzysztof Holowczyc benefited from there lower running numbers to finish the day second and forth respectively while little known backmarkers often gained remarkable stage times. Day 2 Gwyndaf Evans and Robbie Head both went off on stage 11 after rolling their cars in the same place. Organisers had a sleepless night deciding which crews should be allowed to continue after delays the day before. Day 3 Skoda's championship hopes were dashed when Sibera retired. SEAT became champions! --------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Results of the 1996 Network Q RAC Rally 1 Schwarz/Giraudet Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD 4h46m50s 2 Kamioka/Gormley Subaru Impreza 555 4h54m42s 3 Blomqvist/Melander Skoda Felicia Kit Car 1600 5h02m02s 4 Higgins/Mills Nissan Sunny GTI 5h09m11s 5 de Mevius/Fortin Renault Maxi Megane 5h11m20s 6 Easson/Cook Ford Escort RS Cos 5h13m59s 7 Buckley/Ewing Subaru Impreza WRX-RA 5h16m54s 8 Rovanpera/Repo SEAT Ibiza Kit Car 5h20m40s 9 Webber/Hiemer SEAT Ibiza Kit Car 5h22m24s 10 Baumschlager/Wicha VW Golf Kit Car 5h23m25s --------------------------------------------------------------------- Previous Winners of the Network Q RAC Rally 1996 Armin Schwarz/Denis Giraudet (D/F) Toyota Celica GT-Four 1995 Colin McRae/Derek Ringer (GB) Subaru Impreza 555 1994 Colin McRae/Derek Ringer (GB) Subaru Impreza 555 1993 Juha Kankkunen/Nicky Grist (FIN/GB) Toyota Celica Turb 4WD 1992 Carlos Sainz/Luis Moya (E) Toyota Celica Turb 4WD 1991 Juha Kankkunen/Juha Piironen (FIN) Lancia Delta HF Integ 1990 Carlos Sainz/Luis Moya (E) Toyota Celica GT-Four 1989 Pentti Airikkala/Ronan McNamee (FIN/IRL) Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 1988 Markku Al=E9n/Ilkka Kivim=E4ki (FIN) Lancia Delta HF Integ 1987 Juha Kankkunen/Juha Piironen (FIN) Lancia Delta HF 4WD 1986 Timo Salonen/Seppo Harjanne (FIN) Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 ----------------------------------------------------------- Note 1 (** source Pirelli World Rallying 1996-1997, Martin Holmes Rallying, 1996) ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- The World Rally Championship Mailing List distributes live information and results regarding each round of the WRC. 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Kad smo vec kod CART-a, ide par slicica... Christian Fittipaldi u Australiji... fittip04.jpg
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Gil de Ferran... gil07.jpg
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Greg Moore, Player's Reynard/Mercedes Firestone moore08.jpg
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> Bash me zanima kako ce to reshiti.. Tj, morace nekako da se regulishe > minimalna dubina share, da ne bi stavili share koje se istroshe za dva kruga > i opet postanu klasichne slick gume. A ako postave minimum, onda ce biti > zeznuto za ljude koji bi recimo hteli da idu na manje pit stopova.. Da stvarno, to je zanimljivo pitanje. Pretpostavljam da su predvideli takve pojedinosti, inače će nava pravila postati glupost i farsa... :( BTW, gledah na TV-u neku emisiju u kojoj su prikazali tatu & sina Stewart kako voze svoje nove bolide za 1998 godinu, i primetio sam da te gume imaju mnogo više šara nego što sam mislio da će imati (ako sam dobro primetio, šare su locirane samo na unutrašnjoj polovoini pneumatika). Takođe, primećuje se na prvi pogled da su bolidi uži i "igličastiji".
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Network Q RAC Rally End of Leg 1 Contents: Unofficial top 10 results at the end of Leg 2 Notes Stage Winners Unofficial stage results - stages 1-11 Leg 2 Timetable, Monday 24th November ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Headlines: Both Colin McRae and Tommi Makinen are perfectly placed on the leaderboard. Makinen only needs a single championship point to secure the world championship ie. he needs to finish in the top 6 - and he is currently lying in 6th. McRae needs to win the rally and have Makinen not score any points - McRae is currently leading the rally after the 1st leg. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Overall Pos | Driver | Car | Class | Total Time | Diff from Leader | 1 Colin McRae/Nicky Grist Subaru Impreza WRC GB/GB 37:45 2 Juha Kankkunen/Juha Repo Ford Escort WRC FIN/FIN 37:54 +0:09 3 Didier Auriol/Denis Giraudet Toyota Corolla WRC F/F 37:55 +0:10 4 Richard Burns/Robert Reid Mit Carisma GT GB/GB 37:59 +0:14 5 Carlos Sainz/Luis Moya Ford Escort WRC E/E 38:02 +0:17 6 Tommi Makinen/S.Harjanne Mit Lancer Evo 4 FIN/FIN 38:06 +0:21 7 Marcus Gronholm/Timo Rautiainen Toyota Corolla WRC 38:07 +0:22 8 Piero Liatti/Fabrizia Pons Subaru Impreza WRC 38:20 +0:35 9 Bruno Thiry/Stephane Prevot Ford Escort WRC 38:23 +0:38 10 Gregoire De Mevius/Jean Marc Fortin Ford Escort WRC 38:36 +0:51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: Tommi Makinen is suffering from the flu (perhaps this was the cause for his small altercation with some tyres on ss2, Silverstone I!) The Silverstone stages had to be shortened by a mile, due to the lack of visibility in thick fog. Kenneth Eriksson retired on Special Stage 1 when his engine stopped due to electrical problems. This delayed the two following drivers; Richard Burns and Didier Auriol. Luis Clements (Mit Lancer) leads Olli Harkki (Mit Lancer) and Kristopher Rosenberger in another Lancer in Group N. Kiwi Reece Jones is 4th on Group N. Alister McRae (VW Golf) leads Gwyndaf Evans (Seat) and Martin Rowe (Renault Megane)in Formula 2. Gwyndaf Evans (Seat) and Piero Liatti apparenly took a 'dislike' to some photographers and their equipment on stage 1 !! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Stage Winners SS1 - McRae, SS2 - Burns/Sainz, SS3 - Burns/Kankkunen, SS4 - Auriol, SS5 - Auriol, SS6 - Auriol, SS7 - McRae, SS8 - McRae, SS9 - McRae, SS10 - McRae, SS11 - McRae ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SS 1, Network Q Cheltenham 1 3.85km Time: 7:28hrs Conditions: thick fog Pos | Comp No.| Driver | Car | Stage Time | 1 3 Colin McRae/Nicky Grist Subaru Impreza WRC GB/GB 3:12 2 108 Ivars Caune/A.Shimkus Subaru Impreza 555 LV/LV 3:16 +0:04 3 45 Marcus Dodd/S.McAuley Ford Escort RS Cos GB/GB 3:17 +0:05 3= 46 Saku Vierimaa/D.McNiven Ford Escort RS Cos FIN/GB 3:17 +0:05 5 1 Tommi Makinen/S.Harjanne Mit Lancer Evo 4 FIN/FIN 3:18 +0:06 5= 5 Carlos Sainz/Luis Moya Ford Escort WRC E/E 3:18 +0:06 5= 6 Juha Kankkunen/Juha Repo Ford Escort WRC FIN/FIN 3:18 +0:06 5= 48 Roger Duckworth/M.Broomfield Subaru Impreza 555 GB/GB 3:18 +0:06 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SS 2, Blenheim 5.52km Time: 09:03hrs Conditions: thick fog Surface: asphalt Stage Pos | Driver | Car | Stage Time | 1.R.BURNS/R.REID GB/GB MITSUBISHI CARISMA GT 1.48 1.C.SAINZ/L.MOYA E/E FORD ESCORT 1.48 3.J.KANKKUNEN/J.REPO FIN/FI FORD ESCORT 1.49 4.D.AURIOL/D.GIRAUDET F/F TOYOTA COROLLA 1.50 5.C.MCRAE/N.GRIST GB/GB SUBARU IMPREZA 1.52 5.B.THIRY/S.PREVOT B/B FORD ESCORT 1.52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SS 3, Silverstone 1 8.85km Time: 10:23hrs Conditions: thick fog Surface: gravel Stage Pos | Driver | Car | Stage Time | 1.R.BURNS/R.REID GB/GB MITSUBISHI CARISMA GT 5.54 1.J.KANKKUNEN/J.REPO FIN/FI FORD ESCORT 5.54 3.B.THIRY/S.PREVOT B/B FORD ESCORT 5.55 4.D.AURIOL/D.GIRAUDET F/F TOYOTA COROLLA 5.57 4.M.GRONHOLM/T.RAUTIAINEN FIN/FIN TOYOTA COROLLA 5.57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SS 4, Silverstone 2 8.85km Time: 10:36hrs Conditions: thick fog Surface: gravel Stage Pos | Driver | Car | Stage Time | 1.D.AURIOL/D.GIRAUDET F/F TOYOTA COROLLA 5.48 2.M.GRONHOLM/T.RAUTIAINEN FIN/FIN TOYOTA COROLLA 5.49 3.R.BURNS/R.REID GB/GB MITSUBISHI CARISMA GT 5.51 3.J.KANKKUNEN/J.REPO FIN/FI FORD ESCORT 5.51 5.C.SAINZ/L.MOYA E/E FORD ESCORT 5.54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SS 5, Millbrook 1 4.60km Time: 12:14hrs Conditions: Dry Surface: gravel Stage Pos | Driver | Car | Stage Time | 1.D.AURIOL/D.GIRAUDET F/F TOYOTA COROLLA 2.51 2.C.MCRAE/N.GRIST GB/GB SUBARU IMPREZA 2.53 3.C.SAINZ/L.MOYA E/E FORD ESCORT 2.54 3.M.GRONHOLM/T.RAUTIAINEN FIN/FIN TOYOTA COROLLA 2.54 5.J.KANKKUNEN/J.REPO FIN/FIN FORD ESCORT 2.56 5.P.LIATTI/F.PONS I/I SUBARU IMPREZA 2.56 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SS 6, Millbrook 2 4.60km Time: 12:25hrs Conditions: Dry Surface: asphalt Stage Pos | Driver | Car | Stage Time | 1.D.AURIOL/D.GIRAUDET F/F TOYOTA COROLLA 2.49 2.C.MCRAE/N.GRIST GB/GB SUBARU IMPREZA 2.52 2.C.SAINZ/L.MOYA E/E FORD ESCORT 2.52 2.M.GRONHOLM/T.RAUTIAINEN FIN/FIN TOY. COROLLA 2.52 5.P.LIATTI/F.PONS I/I SUBARU IMPREZA 2.53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SS 7, Woburn 4.43km Time: 12:54hrs Conditions: Dry Surface: asphalt Stage Pos | Driver | Car | Stage Time | 1.C.MCRAE/N.GRIST GB/GB SUBARU IMPREZA 2.32 2.R.BURNS/R.REID GB/GB MIT CARISMA GT 2.34 2.C.SAINZ/L.MOYA E/E FORD ESCORT 2.34 2.M.GRONHOLM/T.RAUTIAINEN FIN/FIN TOY COROLLA 2.34 5.P.LIATTI/F.PONS I/I SUBARU IMPREZA 2.35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SS 8, Silverstone Super Special 1.93km Time: 14:21hrs Conditions: Dry Surface: asphalt Stage Pos | Driver | Car | Stage Time | 1.C.MCRAE/N.GRIST GB/GB SUBARU IMPREZA 1.33 1.J.KANKKUNEN/J.REPO FIN/FI FORD ESCORT 1.33 3.T.MAKINEN/S.HARJANNE FIN/FIN MIT LANCER 1.34 3.R.BURNS/R.REID GB/GB MIT CARISMA GT 1.34 3.D.AURIOL/D.GIRAUDET F/F TOYOTA COROLLA 1.34 3.C.SAINZ/L.MOYA E/E FORD ESCORT 1.34 3.M.GRONHOLM/T.RAUTIAINEN FIN/FIN TOY COROLLA 1.34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SS 9, Donington 1 6.21km Time: 16:33hrs Conditions: Damp Surface: asphalt/gravel Stage Pos | Driver | Car | Stage Time | 1.C.MCRAE/N.GRIST GB/GB SUBARU IMPREZA 3.46 2.T.MAKINEN/S.HARJANNE FIN/FIN MIT LANCER 3.48 3.R.BURNS/R.REID GB/GB MIT CARISMA GT 3.51 3.C.SAINZ/L.MOYA E/E FORD ESCORT 3.51 5.J.KANKKUNEN/J.REPO FIN/FI FORD ESCORT 3.52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SS 10, Donington 2 6.21km Time: 16:44hrs Conditions: Damp Surface: asphalt/gravel Stage Pos | Driver | Car | Stage Time | 1.C.MCRAE/N.GRIST GB/GB SUBARU IMPREZA 3.46 2.T.MAKINEN/S.HARJANNE FIN/FIN MIT LANCER 3.47 3.B.THIRY/S.PREVOT B/B FORD ESCORT 3.49 4.R.BURNS/R.REID GB/GB MIT CARISMA GT 3.50 5.D.AURIOL/D.GIRAUDET F/F TOYOTA COROLLA 3.51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SS 11, Network Q Cheltenham 2 3.91km Time: 18:40hrs Stage Pos | Driver | Car | Stage Time | 1.D.AURIOL/D.GIRAUDET F/F TOYOTA COROLLA 3.07 1.M.GRONHOLM/T.RAUTIAINEN FIN/FIN TOY COROLLA 3.07 3.T.MAKINEN/S.HARJANNE FIN/FIN MIT LANCER 3.13 4.R.BURNS/R.REID GB/GB MIT CARISMA GT 3.16 5.J.KANKKUNEN/J.REPO FIN/FI FORD ESCORT 3.18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MONDAY 24 NOVEMBER - LEG 2 05:00hrs Start 07:24hrs SS12 Radnor 18.99km 09:51hrs SS13 Hafren 39.46km 12:31hrs SS14 Pantperthog 15.40km 13:01hrs SS15 Dyfi 23.88km 13:36hrs SS16 Gartheiniog 15.08km 16:03hrs SS17 Sweet Lamb 29.05km 16.51hrs SS18 Myherin 17.53km Total Distance 710.60km Competitive Distance 159.39km ----------------------------------------------------------- The World Rally Championship Mailing List distributes live information and results regarding each round of the WRC. 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Alberto Puig announces he withdraw from active competition Alberto Puig convened today the entire Spanish pree to make public his plans in the sporting arena, after a long exposition which can be summed up in his conviction that at this time he does not have the guarantees needed to partecipate in the 1998 World Championship with clear prospects of success. As he explained: "I've lead an intense life in the world of competition which has prolonged itself ever since I have the use reason. As you all know, I began in disciplines other than racing and I always managed to do quite well, specially in Trial and Supermotorad. But the last few years I have dedicated them to racing. I have fought to have the best possible conditions to compete with the maximum chances of success and at some point or other I have measured my possibilities against the best. After my full on the circuit of Le Mans, everything has become a lot more difficult for me. I have to admit that I have not reached the objectives I had set out to accomplish in my sporting career but I do not feel I am a looser. Neither would anyone who concentrates all of his physical and physical means on an objective. The last two years have been very hard and I am satisfied that despite the fact that the results have not been forthcoming, I have never faltered. I have been fortunate enought to have close to me people of great personal and professional worth, and I am thankful for that. My family has been at my side with their support through the worst of time. Almost all of the press has shown me respect. I think I have left a few good memories an all of the teams. I have been in and without exception I will keep good memories of them all, on a personal level and as a team. This has not been an easy decision to make because I'm still at an age where anything is possible. The possibility to continue in active racing does not seduce me because I am sure I would not enjoy myself in the new circumstances. That is why I have made what is the most honest decision for me: to not continue. Some people will wonder what made me loose my competitive edge at a high point between the testing in Jerez and the race at Mugello, a mere fifteen days apart. I still do not know and this has actually hastened my decision. From now all of yesterday goes backstage and I now look ahead to what is to come with renewed spirits." Alberto will soon make public his new commitments in the field of competition.
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> Alberto Puig announces he withdraw from active competition Osecam da ona zamena mehanicara u MoviStar timu ima veze sa ovim...
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Network Q RAC Rally End of Leg 2 Official Site: http://www.rac-rally.co.uk/ Unofficial Site: http://www.ukmotorsport.com/networkq/1997/ Contents: Headlines Unofficial top 10 results at the end of Leg 2 Stage Winners Unofficial stage results - stages 12-18 Leg 3 Timetable, Tuesday 25th November Top 10 results at the end of Leg 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Headlines: The two Brits, Richard Burns and Colin McRae, lead on their home event. McRae lost 1-1/2 minutes on the first stage due to fog which was lifting allowing some cars to get a clear run, while others were reduced to a snails pace. McRae then stormed up the time sheets in an awesome display of driving. Richard Burns and Colin McRae are truly in a class of their own at the front of the field with Kankkunen a distant third. Tommi Makinen is lying in 6th position - all he needs to claim the World Championship. Richard Burns incurred a 10 second penalty for leaving service one minute late and Tommi Makinen a 20 second penalty Alister McRae leads Formula 2 in the Volkswagen Golf from Harri Rovanpera (Seat) and Mark Higgins (Nissan) In Group N, Olli Harkki leads in a Mitsubishi Lancer from Luis Climent and Jermey Easson, both also in Lancers ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Overall Pos | Driver | Car | Class | Total Time | Diff from Leader | 1= C.McRae/N.Grist GB/GB Subaru Impreza 555 2:13:43 1= R.Burns/R.Reid GB/GB Mitsubishi Carisma GT 2:13:43 3 J.Kankkunen/J.Repo FIN Ford Escort WRC 2:14:59 +1.16 4 C.Sainz/L.Moya E/E Ford Escort WRC 2:15:28 +1.45 5 M.Gronholm/T.Rautiainen Toyota Corolla WRC 2:17:23 +3.40 6 T.Makinen/S.Harjanne FIN Mitsubishi Lancer 2:17:42 +3.59 7 P.Liatti/F.Pons I/I Subaru Impreza 555 2:18:55 +5.12 8 G.De Mevius/J.Fortin B/B Ford Escort WRC 2:19:42 +5.59 9 A.Vatanen/R.Freeman FIN/ Ford Escort WRC 2:23:21 +9.38 10 K.Holowczyc/M.Wislawski Subaru Impreza 555 2:24:00 +10.17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Stage Winners SS12 - Burns, SS13 - McRae, SS14 - McRae, SS15 - McRae, SS16 - McRae, SS17 - Kankkunen, SS18 - McRae ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SS 12, Radnor 18.99km Time: 07:24hrs Conditions: foggy Surface: Gravel Notes: Colin McRae lost time running through heavy fog on the road which lifted as following cars came through. Pos | Comp No.| Driver | Car | Stage Time | Diff Leader 1 R.Burns/R.Reid GB/GB Mitsubishi Carisma GT 9.28 2 B.Thiry/S.Prevot B/B Ford Escort WRC 9.45 +0.17 3 A.McRae/D.Senior GB/GB Volkswagen Golf GTI 9.46 +0.18 4 C.Sainz/L.Moya E/E Ford Escort WRC 9.50 +0.22 5 A.Vatanen/R.Freeman FIN/ Ford Escort WRC 9.54 +0.26 7 T.Makinen/S.Harjanne FIN Mitsubishi Lancer 10.05 +0.37 17 C.McRae/N.Grist GB/GB Subaru Impreza 555 11.01 +1.33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SS 13, Hafren 39.46km Time: 09:51hrs Conditions: Fine Surface: Gravel Notes: Bruno Thiry set a time of 30:17 on this stage Stage Pos | Driver | Car | Stage Time | Diff Leader 1 C.McRae/N.Grist GB/GB Subaru Impreza 555 23.54 2 R.Burns/R.Reid GB/GB Mitsubishi Carisma GT 24.22 +0.28! 3 C.Sainz/L.Moya E/E Ford Escort WRC 24.32 +0.38 3 J.Kankkunen/J.Repo FIN Ford Escort WRC 24.32 +0.38 5 M.Gronholm/T.Rautiainen Toyota Corolla WRC 24.38 +0.44 7 T.Makinen/S.Harjanne FIN Mitsubishi Lancer 25.18 +1.24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SS 14, Pantperthog 15.40km Time: 12:31hrs Conditions: Damp, foggy Surface: Gravel Stage Pos | Driver | Car | Stage Time | Diff Leader 1 C.McRae/N.Grist GB/GB Subaru Impreza 555 8.45 2 C.Sainz/L.Moya E/E Ford Escort WRC 8.52 +0.07 3 R.Burns/R.Reid GB/GB Mitsubishi Carisma GT 8.59 +0.14 4 J.Kankkunen/J.Repo FIN Ford Escort WRC 9.00 +0.15 5 D.Auriol/D.Giraudet F/F Toyota Corolla WRC 9.08 +0.23 6 T.Makinen/S.Harjanne FIN Mitsubishi Lancer 9.11 +0.26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SS 15, Dyfi 23.88km Time: 13:01hrs Conditions: Damp, foggy Surface: Gravel Stage Pos | Driver | Car | Stage Time | Diff Leader 1 C.McRae/N.Grist GB/GB Subaru Impreza 555 14.11 2 R.Burns/R.Reid GB/GB Mitsubishi Carisma GT 14.21 +0.10 3 C.Sainz/L.Moya E/E Ford Escort WRC 14.23 +0.12 4 J.Kankkunen/J.Repo FIN Ford Escort WRC 14.26 +0.15 5 D.Auriol/D.Giraudet F/F Toyota Corolla WRC 14.40 +0.29 9 T.Makinen/S.Harjanne FIN Mitsubishi Lancer 14.53 +0.42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SS 16, Gartheiniog 15.08km Time: 13:36hrs Conditions: Damp, foggy Surface: Gravel Stage Pos | Driver | Car | Stage Time | Diff Leader 1 C.McRae/N.Grist GB/GB Subaru Impreza 555 8.36 2 R.Burns/R.Reid GB/GB Mitsubishi Carisma GT 8.49 +0.13 3 C.Sainz/L.Moya E/E Ford Escort WRC 8.50 +0.14 3 J.Kankkunen/J.Repo FIN Ford Escort WRC 8.50 +0.14 5 D.Auriol/D.Giraudet F/F Toyota Corolla WRC 8.57 +0.21 7 T.Makinen/S.Harjanne FIN Mitsubishi Lancer 9.04 +0.28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SS 17, Sweet Lamb 29.05km Time: 16:03hrs Conditions: Foggy Surface: Gravel Stage Pos | Driver | Car | Stage Time | Diff Leader 1 J.Kankkunen/J.Repo FIN Ford Escort WRC 18.46 2 R.Burns/R.Reid GB/GB Mitsubishi Carisma GT 18.47 +0.01 3 C.McRae/N.Grist GB/GB Subaru Impreza 555 18.48 +0.02 4 C.Sainz/L.Moya E/E Ford Escort WRC 19.12 +0.26 5 M.Gronholm/T.Rautiainen Toyota Corolla WRC 19.14 +0.28 6 T.Makinen/S.Harjanne FIN Mitsubishi Lancer 19.20 +0.34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SS 18, Myherin 17.53km Time: 16.51hrs Conditions: Foggy Surface: Gravel Stage Pos | Driver | Car | Stage Time | Diff Leader 1 C.McRae/N.Grist GB/GB Subaru Impreza 555 10.43 2 R.Burns/R.Reid GB/GB Mitsubishi Carisma GT 10.48 +0.05 3 J.Kankkunen/J.Repo FIN Ford Escort WRC 11.01 +0.18 4 M.Gronholm/T.Rautiainen Toyota Corolla WRC 11.11 +0.28 5 P.Liatti/F.Pons I/I Subaru Impreza 555 11.23 +0.40 6 T.Makinen/S.Harjanne FIN Mitsubishi Lancer 11.25 +0.42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TUESDAY 25 NOVEMBER - LEG 3 05:00hrs Start 07:06hrs SS19 St. Gwynno 13.74km 07:33hrs SS20 Tyle 10.61km 08:09hrs SS21 Hutchings of Rhondda 36.27km 10:02hrs SS22 Resolfen 42.21km 11:41hrs SS23 Rheola 24.88km 12.56hrs SS24 Argoed 9.14km 13:14hrs SS25 Margam 27.08km 16:08hrs SS26 Network Q C'ham 3 3.73km Total Distance 573.22km Competitive Distance 167.67km ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Overall Results at the end of Leg 1 Pos | Driver | Car | Class | Total Time | Diff from Leader | 1 Colin McRae/Nicky Grist Subaru Impreza WRC GB/GB 37:45 2 Juha Kankkunen/Juha Repo Ford Escort WRC FIN/FIN 37:54 +0:09 3 Didier Auriol/Denis Giraudet Toyota Corolla WRC F/F 37:55 +0:10 4 Richard Burns/Robert Reid Mit Carisma GT GB/GB 37:59 +0:14 5 Carlos Sainz/Luis Moya Ford Escort WRC E/E 38:02 +0:17 6 Tommi Makinen/S.Harjanne Mit Lancer Evo 4 FIN/FIN 38:06 +0:21 7 Marcus Gronholm/Timo Rautiainen Toyota Corolla WRC 38:07 +0:22 8 Piero Liatti/Fabrizia Pons Subaru Impreza WRC 38:20 +0:35 9 Bruno Thiry/Stephane Prevot Ford Escort WRC 38:23 +0:38 10 Gregoire De Mevius/Jean Marc Fortin Ford Escort WRC 38:36 +0:51 ----------------------------------------------------------- The World Rally Championship Mailing List distributes live information and results regarding each round of the WRC. 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auto-moto.673 vpoznanovic,
>> Zna se ko je najbolji :). Jel' to Biela sledece godine nece voziti u >> btcc sampionatu or what? Hm, ne znam, ne pratim baš redovno BTCC.
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Zar je neko sumnjao u Makinena? :)
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Patrick Racing Completes First Test Of New Reynard CART Online (November 25) -- Patrick Racing driver Scott Pruett recently completed his first test of the off-season in the team's new 1998 Reynard 98I chassis at Sebring last week. After being rained out November 13 and 14, the team tested last Monday and Tuesday at Sebring International Raceway. Pruett (Patrick Racing Reynard Ford) pronounced himself pleased with the new Reynard's performance. "It is very driver- and mechanic-friendly," he said. "This first test was virtually problem-free. There isn't a huge performance gain in the car over last year, but the biggest thing with Reynard is the process of evolution. The whole process and the way they go about it shows Reynard's dedication and determination to stay on top by continually refining, designing and developing new parts." Jim McGee, Patrick Racing general manager, saw more of a performance gain in the new Reynard during Pruett's test. "They made a big improvement in the systems area, and the aerodynamic configuration has also been improved," McGee said. "Scott was the only one in the '98 Reynard and he was about one second quicker than anyone else at Sebring." Pruett's new teammate, Adrian Fernandez (Tecate/Quaker State Reynard Ford), ran a '97 Reynard during his first test with the Patrick team. "This was one of the most productive tests I have ever had from both the technical and driving standpoint," said Fernandez, who joined Patrick Racing last month after two years with the Tasman Motorsports Group. "I really ran a lot of miles. I like working with the whole team, especially John [Ward, chief engineer] and Scott. Scott and I worked well together. We exchanged a lot of ideas and information. I am looking forward to working with the team and I think this season is shaping up to be the most successful in my career."
auto-moto.676 vpoznanovic,
Bogami, kako je krenulo, ako na brzaka izgradimo neku stazu i odmah stavimo do znanja Berniju da nemamo ništa protiv reklamiranja cigareta na bolidima, eto nama možda već naredne sezone Velike nagrade u Formuli 1. ;))
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> Takodje, treba jos napomenuti da je Vasser bio ubedljivo najbrzi, takodje > Zanardi nije testirao, ... Mozda nije jos poceo sa testovima, al' ce zato u nedelju (i subotu) da pokaze onim likovima iz F1 ko je gazda ;)).
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PARIS BERCY INDOOR KARTING Danas (subota) u 22:15 i sutra u 15:00 (ili 16:00) uzivo na eurosportu! Gledajte majstora na delu! :)) Ima da pokaze onom Schumacheru ko je gazda, a ko je tamo neki sampion Nemacke (pih... al' mu je titula) u kartingu... jos samo da se vrati u F1 u recimo Williams pa da padne i titula... :))
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Uz poruku je snimak kukavičkog, sramnog, nepravednog i ničim izazvanog ;) kriminalnog akta Mihaela Šumahera, na poslednjoj trci u Herezu, kada je golorukog Žaka Vilneva pokušao da istera sa staze nakon što je ovaj izbio na prvu poziciju, koja ga je vodila ka ispunjenju njegovih tisućljetnih snova o osvajanju titule šampiona (ala ga nasrah, svaka mi čast ;) Filmić je inače u Apple QuickTime formatu, traje nekih 7-8 sekundi, a u pozadini se čuje i komentar Džona Votsona :) jerez_97.mov
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Važno obaveštenje za sve surfere koji prate F1 sajtove :) Svratite do adrese "http://galeb.etf.bg.ac.yu/~tomislavr", gde ćete naći jedini kvalitetan jugoslovenski sajt o Formuli 1, iako je tek nedavno počeo sa radom. Ima i svežih vesti na srpskom, slika, ali naročito izdvajam kvalitetne i probrane linkove na druge F1 strane, tako da će vam poslužiti kao odlična polazna stanica. Vlasnik sajta je inače Tomislav Ranđić (tomislavr na SezamNetu), ali pošto on neće da reklamira svoju stranu, rek'o da ja to uradim :) Sadržaj se ažurira redovno (u prevodu: kad god autor ima predavanja na fakultetu pa svrati do računskog centra ;) i vizuelno je jako dopadljiv i pregledan. Prema tome, bookmark it! :)
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Slicica sa trke u Estorilu prosle godine, Alesi ispred Schumachera. Valjda je skinuh sa Benettonovog sajta... cisto da se zna koja je najbolja staza u f1. :)) po_d3_04.jpg
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Da mi je sad da do'vatim onog ko je pricao da ce ucestvovati Schumacher, Coulthard, Trulli i ostala kompanija, pa da ga lepo isprebijam... ;)) elem, od f1 kompanije bili su Salo, Lamy, Herbert, Fontana i Villeneuve. Mozda i jos neko ali se ne secam... kad malo razmislim, kad se culo da ce Zanardi da ucestvuje svi su se u**ali pa nisu ni dosli ;). Auu, imam jos 2 minuta za danas... ajde na brzinu: Zanardi je startovao kao drugi, ispred njega je bio neki italijan iz IRL sampionata... naravno, gde neki irl lik moze da zaustavi velikog Zanardija.. AZ je u 9. krugu postavio najbrzi krug da bi zatim 2,3 kruga kasnije spektakularno :) obisao tog italijana i pobedio za 0.3 prednosti! Sve sam snimao na kasetu! Trijumf! 1 min do kraja! :))) kompletniji izvestaj stize kasnije...
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E, kakva trka (strasna trka ;))). Sta im je Zanardi radio, ono je totaly anbilivbl! :)) Ko nije snimao moze odmah da ode da se ubije.. U polufinalu je (az, naravno) startovao sesti da bi se posle jadnog :) starta do kraja dogurao do cetvrtog mesta... za to vreme Mika Salo je kao prvi iskoristio prednost clear roada ispred i iza sebe i pobedio... AZ je stalno bio u nekoj guzvi... u finalu AZ krece kao sedmi ili osmi, zaboravio sam.. u svakom slucaju dogurao se do cetvrtog mesta i bio najbrzi covek na stazi :)) Trebalo je videti taj finis... prolaze prva trojica kroz cilj... zatim mala pauza... i odjednom Zanardi i jos neka dvojica skoro bez kocenja ulaze u cilj i udaraju u barijere ispred... :)))) cak je i Edwards navijao za Zanardija... sve vreme ga je hvalio kako god je znao i umeo.. :)) Covece, ni deset M.Schumachera mu nisu ravni...
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Yamaha withdraws big offer to Doohan The Yamaha factory team has withdrawn its offer to four-time 500cc world champion Mick Doohan for the 1998 grand prix season. Yamaha team boss Wayne Rainey, himself a three-time champion rider, said that time had run out for Doohan to accept a reported package of up to $10 million to switch from Honda. "We had put everything in place that Mick wanted, including the budget, but there was a time limit," Rainey said from his home in Monterey, California. "That time has now gone." It is believed that Rainey's deadline was last Monday, the day after the Czech Grand Prix, which Doohan won for his 11th victory of the season, equalling the record for the most wins in a season set by Giacomo Agostini of Italy in 1972. The withdrawal of Yamaha's offer appears to leave the way clear for Doohan to formally extend his deal with Honda into a 10th season. The Suzuki team had also made Doohan an offer, although team manager Garry Taylor dismissed speculation about a $16.5 million bid as "fanciful". "I made Mick what I believe was a very good offer, but it seems that it wasn't enough. I haven't heard from him," Taylor said. It has long been expected that Honda were prepared to outbid any offer from Yamaha or Suzuki for Doohan. "If I make something real of the Honda deal it will make the others look like pocket money," Doohan said at the recent British Grand Prix. The president of the Honda Racing Corporation has reportedly scheduled a visit to next week's grand prix in Barcelona to formerly announce his team for next season, having already retained the services of Spanish star Alex Criville. Rainey said he would now move to his second option and also announce his riders in Barcelona, with Frenchman and former motocross world champion Jean Michel Bayle tipped to be at the top of his shopping list. The Yamaha boss conveyed his decision on Doohan to his biographer Michael Scott. Scott's report of Rainey's move is outlined in the latest issue of Australian Motorcycle News.
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British backed team announces take-over of Tyrrell LONDON (Dec 2, 1997 - 11:17 EST) - Formula One team Tyrrell have been taken over by a new constructor, British American Racing, it was announced on Tuesday. The new team, a joint venture between British American Tobacco, Reynard Racing Cars and Jacques Villeneuve's manager Craig Pollock, will contest the 1999 world championship. Villeneuve, who took the title after a controversial finish with Michael Schumacher in Spain in October, is expected to drive for the new team, with his Williams contract ending at the end of the 1998 season. The move was welcomed by Bernie Ecclestone, the vice-president of Formula One's ruling body the FIA. "British American Tobacco has been deeply involved in motor sport for many years and I warmly welcome their return to Formula One," he said.
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McLaren prešao na Bridgestone gume...
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JJ Lehto Joins Hogan Racing For 1998 CART Season CART Online (December 4) -- Finland's JJ Lehto, a 31-year-old veteran of Formula One and FIA GT competition, will turn to CART competition in 1998 as the new driver for Hogan Racing's Reynard Mercedes-Benz which will ride on Firestone tires. The announcement was made Thursday by team owner Carl Hogan. "We are pleased to develop a relationship with a driver of JJ's talent and professionalism," Hogan said. "Our agreement with JJ allows Hogan Racing to be competitive for 1998 and beyond." Lehto, born in Espoo, Finland, began go-kart racing at the age of six. His extensive racing career includes five years of Formula One where he was considered a rising star before a pre-1994 season accident hampered his progress. In 1991 he earned his first podium finish (third at San Marino) and from 1992 through 1994, Lehto had 19 top ten finishes in F1. Most recently, Lehto drove for BMW in the FIA GT Championship where he finished second in the point standings and was rated the top driver by AutoSport Magazine. Lehto won four of 11 races: Hockenheim, Helsinki, Spa-Francorchamps and Mugello, but ultimately lost the title to Bernd Schneider and Mercedes-Benz in the finale at Laguna Seca in October. In total, Lehto had four third place finishes for eight podium results overall. "I am excited to be joining Hogan Racing and the CART series," Lehto said. "Having tested with Hogan Racing, I am impressed with their approach to developing the car and team. I am confident that we can be a successful team." Lehto and his wife Satu, along with their two daughters, Julia (3) and Johanna (9 months), plan to reside in the United States during the season.
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Zanardi Tests New Firstone Rain Tires ------------------------------------------------------------ Intense rain tire tests witnessed in the desert By Peter Burke The conditions during this tire test last week yesterday were excellent. About 78 degrees, sunny skies, no wind. For two days in a row, Zanardi would come out for long stints compared to dry testing at this track. He did about 15 lap stints every time with the water truck coming and re-wetting the track almost every time. The team did very little setup changes to the car, basically they only changed the tires and off he went! During the time we observed the test, he did about 5 stints in just one hour. They were working the champion like a dog! Tire testing isn't fun. However - while Zanardi was shredding these wet laps in the sun, Mark Blundell had to stand around in a warehouse at the Las Vegas COMDEX show, posing next to his engine-less Motorola show car, surrounded by thousands of geeks who mostly ignored him, or kept asking "who drives that car there?" Blundell arrived at Firebird a day after Zanardi to recover from his PR duties among the computer nerds his employer was trying to impress... Zanardi ran these tests on the "West Track" at Firebird, while most dry test sessions are held on the eastern, less twisty track. The photos we have clearly show that the tires tested had three significant grooves around the circumference of the tire. The comparision photo below shows that previous designs didn't have these grooves. Interestingly, Goodyear had such grooves before moving to a chevron design closer to Firestone's near the end of the '97 season. During Zanardi's tests, the Players truck was also there. Our reporter Ramon Avila heard them run, but whenever he got to the track, of course they had stopped (and Ramon's lunch hour was long over...). Unfortunately he was unable to determine if Carpentier was already testing for Players, although they were there for a full three days. We are also still waiting for one of the first '98 cars to show up - Fernandez didn't run at Firebird last week, although cart.com had reported he would be there. We'll keep our cameras loaded with film to be first to publish some of the '98 designs. SpeedCenter also hopes to be able to attend the Laguna Seca test in mid December, when the new Penske cars may be seen for the first time.
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Fernandez Hurts Ankle ------------------------------------------------------------ Will be out of car for 4 weeks This report is based on a Quaker State press release dated Nov. 26 Patrick Racing driver Adrian Fernandez suffered an injury to his left ankle when he was visiting his mother in Mexico City. He fell down some stairs and suffered a 'scratch to a bone.' Fernandez said: "This is one of my worst accidents in 10 years" He regrets this accident happened in such a "ridiculous way" - he wasn't even in a car or working out. Fernandez commented: "This mishap is very bad for me because I was about to test the brand new '98 Reynard at the next Phoenix practice session. I hope to get well soon to be able as soon as possible to be back on the track." Doctors at the hospital in Mexico City said he needed an ankle operation but Adrian got in contact Dr. Terry Tramwell in the US who advised against the surgery. Instead he will use a tough bandage, combined with rehabilitation exercises. Adrian will continue with his physical training to try to be back with his normal live in few days.
auto-moto.691 pecanac,
Par sličica nove Opel Astre. U prodaju izlazi na proleće '98. astr_n.arj
auto-moto.693 senna,
Za vikend pochinje nova sezona F1.. Mislim da bi valjalo da se probudimo, kolko tolko ;)
auto-moto.694 obren,
> Za vikend pochinje nova sezona F1.. Mislim da bi valjalo da se > probudimo, kolko tolko ;) Sve je spremno, uskoro počinjemo sa vestima, tračevima, slikama... :) Za početak, pregled timova i vozača u predstojećoj sezoni: ┌──────────┬─────────────┬──────┬──────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Tim │ Motor │ Gume │ Vozači │ ├──────────┼─────────────┼──────┼──────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Arrows │ TWR (Judd) │ BRI │ Pedro Diniz, Mika Salo │ ├──────────┼─────────────┼──────┼──────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Williams │ Mecachrome │ GDY │ Jacques Villeneuve, HH Frentzen │ ├──────────┼─────────────┼──────┼──────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Ferrari │ Ferrari │ GDY │ Michael Schumacher, Eddie Irvine │ ├──────────┼─────────────┼──────┼──────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Benneton │ Mecachrome │ BRI │ Alexander Wurz, Giancarlo Fisichella │ ├──────────┼─────────────┼──────┼──────────────────────────────────────┤ │ McLaren │ Mercedes │ BRI │ David Coulthard, Mika Hakkinen │ ├──────────┼─────────────┼──────┼──────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Jordan │ Mugen-Honda │ GDY │ Damon Hill, Ralph Schumacher │ ├──────────┼─────────────┼──────┼──────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Prost │ Peugeot │ BRI │ Olivier Panis, Jarno Trulli │ ├──────────┼─────────────┼──────┼──────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Sauber │ Petronas │ GDY │ Johnny Herbert, Jean Alesi │ ├──────────┼─────────────┼──────┼──────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Tyrell │ Ford │ GDY │ Ricardo Roset, Taranosuke Takagi │ ├──────────┼─────────────┼──────┼──────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Minardi │ Ford │ BRI │ Esteban Tuero, Shinji Nakano │ ├──────────┼─────────────┼──────┼──────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Stewart │ Ford │ BRI │ Rubens Barrichello, Jan Magnussen │ └──────────┴─────────────┴──────┴──────────────────────────────────────┘
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> │ Prost │ Peugeot │ BRI │ Olivier Panis, Jarno Trulli │ Na skaju njuzu su rekli da Prostovi bolidi nisu proshli side impact crash test, i da ce danas isti biti ponovljen, pa ako ga ne prodju, morace da preskoche ovu trku.. Test je verovatno vec obavljen, poshto je sad u australiji ko zna kolko sati uveche.. U svakom sluchaju, motam ja vecheras antenu da gledam trening, pa ako nabodem link, eto radosti..
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Kalendar trka Formule 1 za sezonu 1998: ┌───────────────┬─────────────────────────────────┐ │ 8. Mart │ Australija (Melburn) │ ├───────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┤ │ 29. Mart │ Brazil (Interlagos) │ ├───────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┤ │ 12. April │ Argentina (Buenos Aires) │ ├───────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┤ │ 26. April │ Španija (Barselona) │ ├───────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┤ │ 10. Maj │ Monako (Monte Karlo) │ ├───────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┤ │ 24. Maj │ San Marino (Imola) │ ├───────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┤ │ 14. Jun │ Kanada (Montreal) │ ├───────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┤ │ 12. Jul │ Velika Britanija (Silverston) │ ├───────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┤ │ 26. Jul │ Austrija (Celtveg) │ ├───────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┤ │ 02. Avgust │ Nemačka (Hokenhajm) │ ├───────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┤ │ 16. Avgust │ Mađarska (Budimpešta) │ ├───────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┤ │ 30. Avgust │ Belgija (Spa Frankošamp) │ ├───────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┤ │ 13. Septembar │ Italija (Monca) │ ├───────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┤ │ 27. Septembar │ Luksemburg (Nirburgring) │ ├───────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┤ │ 11. Oktobar │ Portugal (Estoril) │ ├───────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┤ │ 01. Novembar │ Japan (Suzuka) │ └───────────────┴─────────────────────────────────┘ --- Izvor: http://galeb.etf.bg.ac.yu/~tomislavr/formula1 ;)
auto-moto.698 obren,
> Na skaju njuzu su rekli da Prostovi bolidi nisu proshli side impact > crash test, i da ce danas isti biti ponovljen, pa ako ga ne prodju, > morace da preskoche ovu trku.. Test je verovatno vec obavljen, poshto je > sad u australiji ko zna kolko sati uveche.. U svakom sluchaju, motam ja > vecheras antenu da gledam trening, pa ako nabodem link, eto radosti.. Kad smo već kod prosta, bolid im izgleda jako interesantno (i lepo), evo sličice uz poruku... newprost.jpg
auto-moto.699 obren,
Jordan Mugen-Honda R198 jordan98.jpg
auto-moto.700 obren,
McLaren Mercedes MP4/13 mclarn98.jpg
auto-moto.701 vpoznanovic,
Australian Grand Prix 1998 from Melbourne, Australia 6th March 1998 - 8th March 1998 Friday, March 6th 1st Free Practice (01:00 - 02:00 CET) 2nd Free Practice (03:00 - 04:00 CET) 3rd Free Practice (23:00 - 23:45 CET) Saturday, March 7th 4th Free Practice (00:15 - 01:00 CET) Qualifying (03:00 - 04:00 CET) Warm-up (23:30 - 00:00 CET) Sunday, March 8th Race (04:00 - 06:00 CET) (58 laps)
auto-moto.702 obren,
Dakle, ima li prenosa na TV Kajgani?
auto-moto.703 vpoznanovic,
F1: Australian GP Friday free practice Pos Driver Nat Constructor/Tyre Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari/G 1:33.826 2. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:34.432 0.606 0.606 3. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Mecachrome/G 1:35.023 0.591 1.197 4. Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Mecachrome/B 1:35.270 0.247 1.444 5. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:35.409 0.139 1.583 6. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan Mugen-Honda/G 1:35.708 0.299 1.882 7. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas/G 1:35.876 0.168 2.050 8. Jean Alesi F Sauber-Petronas/G 1:36.095 0.219 2.269 9. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Peugeot/B 1:36.231 0.136 2.405 10. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Mecachrome/G 1:36.741 0.510 2.915 11. Mika Salo FIN Arrows-TWR/B 1:36.897 0.156 3.071 12. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford/B 1:37.023 0.126 3.197 13. Damon Hill GB Jordan Mugen-Honda/G 1:37.102 0.079 3.276 14. Olivier Panis F Prost-Peugeot/B 1:37.102 0.000 3.276 15. Ricardo Rosset BR Tyrrell-Ford/G 1:37.144 0.042 3.318 16. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford/B 1:37.605 0.461 3.779 17. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari/G 1:37.891 0.286 4.065 18. Pedro Diniz BR Arrows-TWR/B 1:37.928 0.037 4.102 19. Toranosuke Takagi J Tyrrell-Ford/G 1:38.817 0.889 4.991 20. Giancarlo Fisichella I Benetton-Mecachrome/B 1:38.860 0.043 5.034 21. Shinji Nakano J Minardi-Ford/B 1:39.044 0.184 5.218 107% of fastest time: 1:40.393
auto-moto.704 pecanac,
# Dakle, ima li prenosa na TV Kajgani? Ako misliš na prenose trka F1, otkupljeni su svi prenosi zahvaljujući RTS-u.:) Dakle, prenosa će biti. Prva trka je u nedelju ujutru u 4h.
auto-moto.705 snejk,
Trening upravo pochinje na RTL-u, pa ko moze, nek gleda.. ;)
auto-moto.706 vpoznanovic,
F1: Australian GP Saturday free practice Pos Driver Nat Constructor/Tyre Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:30.456 2. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Mecachrome/G 1:31.178 0.722 0.722 3. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari/G 1:31.432 0.254 0.976 4. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:31.436 0.004 0.980 5. Giancarlo Fisichella I Benetton-Mecachrome/B 1:31.581 0.145 1.125 6. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Mecachrome/G 1:31.624 0.043 1.168 7. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas/G 1:31.870 0.246 1.414 8. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari/G 1:32.465 0.595 2.009 9. Jean Alesi F Sauber-Petronas/G 1:32.514 0.049 2.058 10. Damon Hill GB Jordan Mugen-Honda/G 1:32.518 0.004 2.062 11. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan Mugen-Honda/G 1:32.667 0.149 2.211 12. Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Mecachrome/B 1:33.588 0.921 3.132 13. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford/B 1:33.965 0.377 3.509 14. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford/B 1:34.543 0.578 4.087 15. Toranosuke Takagi J Tyrrell-Ford/G 1:34.600 0.057 4.144 16. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Peugeot/B 1:34.837 0.237 4.381 17. Ricardo Rosset BR Tyrrell-Ford/G 1:35.010 0.173 4.554 18. Shinji Nakano J Minardi-Ford/B 1:35.069 0.059 4.613 19. Mika Salo FIN Arrows-TWR/B 1:35.539 0.470 5.083 20. Esteban Tuero ARG Minardi-Ford/B 1:35.850 0.311 5.394 21. Olivier Panis F Prost-Peugeot/B 1:35.913 0.063 5.457 22. Pedro Diniz BR Arrows-TWR/B 1:36.351 0.438 5.895 107% of fastest time: 1:36.787
auto-moto.707 vpoznanovic,
F1: Australian GP Saturday qualifying Pos Driver Nat Constructor/Tyre Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:30.010 2. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:30.053 0.043 0.043 3. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari/G 1:30.767 0.714 0.757 4. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Mecachrome/G 1:30.919 0.152 0.909 5. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas/G 1:31.384 0.465 1.374 6. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Mecachrome/G 1:31.397 0.013 1.387 7. Giancarlo Fisichella I Benetton-Mecachrome/B 1:31.733 0.336 1.723 8. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari/G 1:31.767 0.034 1.757 9. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan Mugen-Honda/G 1:32.392 0.625 2.382 10. Damon Hill GB Jordan Mugen-Honda/G 1:32.399 0.007 2.389 11. Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Mecachrome/B 1:32.726 0.327 2.716 12. Jean Alesi F Sauber-Petronas/G 1:33.240 0.514 3.230 13. Toranosuke Takagi J Tyrrell-Ford/G 1:33.291 0.051 3.281 14. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford/B 1:33.383 0.092 3.373 15. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Peugeot/B 1:33.739 0.356 3.729 16. Olivier Panis F Prost-Peugeot/B 1:33.851 0.112 3.841 17. Mika Salo FIN Arrows-TWR/B 1:33.927 0.076 3.917 18. Esteban Tuero ARG Minardi-Ford/B 1:34.646 0.719 4.636 19. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford/B 1:34.906 0.260 4.896 20. Ricardo Rosset BR Tyrrell-Ford/G 1:35.119 0.213 5.109 21. Pedro Diniz BR Arrows-TWR/B 1:35.140 0.021 5.130 22. Shinji Nakano J Minardi-Ford/B 1:35.301 0.161 5.291 107% of fastest time: 1:36.310
auto-moto.708 stefan,
> Ako misliš na prenose trka F1, otkupljeni su svi prenosi zahvaljujući > RTS-u.:) Dakle, prenosa će biti. Prva trka je u nedelju ujutru u 4h. Na BK reklamiraju da oni imaju ekskluzivna prava prenosa.
auto-moto.709 pavijan,
> ┌──────────┬─────────────┬──────┬──────────────────────────────────────┐ > │ Tim │ Motor │ Gume │ Vozaci │ > ├──────────┼─────────────┼──────┼──────────────────────────────────────┤ ______________________________ E, Obrene ako ti nije tesko posalji ovakvu informaciju i za moto GP ako nadjes. Unapred zahvalan. Pozdrav od pavijana.
auto-moto.710 obren,
Izjave vozača nakon kvalifikacija: Mika Hakinen: "Moja prva pobeda na poslednjem prošlogodišnjem Gran-priju dala mi je ogromnu dozu samopouzdanja. Pomogla mi je da se opustim i usresredim na ovu sezonu. Ovo je sjajan način da se počne sezone, a naročito je bilo lepo videti ozarena lica tehničkog osobolja Meklarena nakon završetka kvalifikacija." Dejvid Kultard: "Zadovoljan sam drugom pozicijom, obzirom da sam tokom celog vikenda bio sporiji nego što sam očekivo. Još uvek pokušavam da prevaziđem neke probleme sa podupravljivošću bolida, ali uveren sam da će do trke sve biti na svom mestu." Mihael Šumaher: "Planirao sam da uđem među prvoplasirana tri vozača, tako da sam srećan što sam u tome uspeo. Iako bolid još uvek nije na onom nivou kakav smo planirali i očekivali, ipak je mnogo bolji nego prethodne sezone. Na testiranjima smo mogli videti da su McLareni izuzetno brzi, tako da smo i očekivali da će se plasirati ispred nas. Visoka temperatura ne bi trebala da bude problem, čak ni za gume. Znamo da smo još uvek po performansama iza Bridgestone (koje koristi McLaren), ali Goodyear je postigao zavidan progres od januara naovamo. Napravili smo izvesne kompromise kod setapa bolida tako da neće biti tragedija ako ne pobedim sutra. Ipak, realno očekujem da se popnem na podijum - možda jesmo iza McLarena ali smo ipak ispred ostalih timova po performansama. Čak i sa novim pneumaticima, naša vremena su bolja nego prošlogodišnja!" Žak Vilnev: "Izgubili smo nešto vremena kada smo menjali bolid tokom kvalifikacija, pošto sam imao nekih problema sa tehnikom. Konačno smo uspeli da podesimo bolid kako treba pre mog poslednjeg izlaska na stazu tako da sam uspeo da uhvatim četvrtu poziciju. Ne brine me previše Šumaher. Naravno da bih voleo da sam u prvom startnom redu, ali prošle godine smo imali pol poziciju sa više od sekunde prednosti pa opet nismo uspeli da osvojimo ni jedan poen. Sačekajmo sutra pa ćemo videti šta će biti ove godine." Džoni Herbert: "Došao sam ovde u nadi da ću se plasirati među prvih šest vozača, tako da sam oduševljen petim mestom. Ceo tim je odradio fantastičan posao danas. Novi C17 ima odlične vozne karakteristike, jako dobar odziv na komande volana, a i aerodinamika je jako unapređena. Moja prethodne dve trke u Australiji završile su se već u prvim krugovima, ali ne brinem zbog toga. Sutra idem na dobru završnicu jer moj tim to objektivno zaslužuje i može. H.H. Frencen: "Razočaran sam što sam se plasirao lošije od Žaka a naročito zbog tolikog zaostatka iza Meklarena. Većinu vremena gubio sam u poslednjoj trećini staze. Dao sam sve od sebe da distignem Žaka ali na žalost bisam uspeo. Iznenađen sam sa ukupnim vremenima svih bolida, jer sam očekivao da će vremena biti mnogo slabija nakon svih ovih izmena na bolidima, uključujući i rezbarene gume." Đankarlo Fizikela: "Tokom prepodneva uspeo sam da nađem odličan setap za bolid, ali visoka temperatura tokom kvalifikacija donela je neke neočekivane probleme sa preupravljivošću. Pokušali smo da nađeme rešenje ali taman kada smo mislili da imamo pravi setap, na stazi je odjednom bila strahovita gužva. Mislim da sam mogao da popravim vreme bar za dve ili tri desetinke da sam imao relativno čistu stazu pred sobom." Edi Irvajn: "Ponovo sam imao problem sa motorom, da nije bilo toga bio bih daleko brži. Ipak, rešićemo problem do početka trke, tako da ne brinem oko toga. Obzirom da ovde nisam previše trenirao sa malom količinom goriva, trebalo mi je nešto vremena da se priviknem na ponašanje bolida na stazi i nađem njegove granice. Sutra će glavni problem kod svih bolida biti pouzdanost, tako da možete očekivati mnoga iznenađenja." Ralf Šumaher: "Mislim da smo mogli da budemo malo brži ali ne toliko da bi se naš poredak bitnije popravio. Bolid se ponaša prilično dobro, ali nisam baš zadovoljan podatkom da smo 2 sekunde iza prvoplasiranog." Dejmon Hil: "Mislim da smo se plasirali upravo onako kako sam i očekivao nakon testoranja. Zaista ćemo morati da izvršimo neka poboljšanja na bolidu da bi mogli da se plasiramo među prvih šest pozivija. Ipak, faktori koji utiču na ishod trke su mnogo drugačiji od onih na kvalifikacijama, tako da verujem da ćemo sigurno završiti trku sa osvojenim poenima, što bi bio sasvim dobar start sezone." Aleksander Vurc: "Zadnji točak se blokirao tako da sam se okrenuo na stazi. Morao sam da odradim kvalifikacije u rezervnom bolidu podešenom za Đankarla koji je naknadno, na brzinu podešen za mene. Setap mi baš i nije odgovarao previše, ali eto uspeo sam da uhvatim 11. poziciju. Ipak, setap za trku će biti potpuno drugačiji pa očekujem da će i moje performanse biti mnogo drugačije nego što ste videli na kvalifikacijama." Žan Alezi: "Moj problem je celog vikenda bio setap. Celo pre podne sam pokušavao da podesim bolid kako treba, ali nisam uspeo. Jednostavno nisam zadovoljan sa ukupnim balansom bolida." Taranosuke Takagi: "Jako sam zadovoljan rezultatom obzirom da je ovo moja prva trka u Formuli 1. Takođe, da sam bio samo malo brži, bio bih plasiran među prvih deset vozača. Jako sam zadovoljan današnjim setapom mog Tirel-Forda. Imam poverenja u bolid nakon mnogih testova koje sam obavio sam njim tokom zime. Sada se moramo koncentrisati na sutrašnju trku kako bi izvukli maksimum naših mogućnosti." Rubens Baričelo: "Šta da kažem nakon svih ovoh problema koji su nas pratili? Srećan sam što sam se uopšte kvalifikovao, obzirom da sam imao samo 15 minuta na raspolaganju. Uradio sam sve što se realno moglo uraditi pod ovim okolnostima. Očigledno, 14. pozicija nije baš najbolji način da se počne jedna sezona, ali šta možemo."
auto-moto.711 askripka,
­=- > Ako misliš na prenose trka F1, otkupljeni su svi prenosi zahvaljujući ­=- > RTS-u.:) Dakle, prenosa će biti. Prva trka je u nedelju ujutru u 4h. ­=- ­=- Na BK reklamiraju da oni imaju ekskluzivna prava prenosa. Ajmo sad definitivno: imali li prenosa uopšte, i na kom kanalu? Ako neko ima neku informaciju, nek napiše...
auto-moto.712 pecanac,
# Na BK reklamiraju da oni imaju ekskluzivna prava prenosa. Da, da, to sam mislio da napišem, odakle RTS, nemam pojma :)) Inače na Internetu (za one sa brzim linkom) može se pratiti RTL (Eurosport, TV5, CNN ...) na adresi www.rodajc.nl, tj. moglo je do pre 3 dana, danas sam probao i izgleda da nešto rade na stranici. Biće bolje :)
auto-moto.713 vpoznanovic,
F1: Australian GP Sunday warm-up Pos Driver Nat Constructor/Tyre Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:34.126 2. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:34.257 0.131 0.131 3. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari/G 1:34.346 0.089 0.220 4. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan Mugen-Honda/G 1:35.030 0.684 0.904 5. Damon Hill GB Jordan Mugen-Honda/G 1:35.033 0.003 0.907 6. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas/G 1:35.081 0.048 0.955 7. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari/G 1:35.192 0.111 1.066 8. Giancarlo Fisichella I Benetton-Mecachrome/B 1:35.215 0.023 1.089 9. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Mecachrome/G 1:35.401 0.186 1.275 10. Mika Salo FIN Arrows-TWR/B 1:35.411 0.010 1.285 11. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Mecachrome/G 1:35.497 0.086 1.371 12. Esteban Tuero ARG Minardi-Ford/B 1:36.021 0.524 1.895 13. Jean Alesi F Sauber-Petronas/G 1:36.081 0.060 1.955 14. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford/B 1:36.160 0.079 2.034 15. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Peugeot/B 1:36.246 0.086 2.120 16. Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Mecachrome/B 1:36.257 0.011 2.131 17. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford/B 1:36.690 0.433 2.564 18. Pedro Diniz BR Arrows-TWR/B 1:36.868 0.178 2.742 19. Olivier Panis F Prost-Peugeot/B 1:37.215 0.347 3.089 20. Toranosuke Takagi J Tyrrell-Ford/G 1:37.482 0.267 3.356 21. Shinji Nakano J Minardi-Ford/B 1:37.772 0.290 3.646 22. Ricardo Rosset BR Tyrrell-Ford/G 1:38.487 0.715 4.361
auto-moto.714 senna,
Crche Ferrari.. Sad cu da plachem ;)
auto-moto.716 vpoznanovic,
F1: Australian GP results Pos Driver Nat Constructor/Tyre Time ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:31:45.996 2. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes/B +0.700 3. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Mecachrome/G -1 lap 4. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari/G -1 lap 5. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Mecachrome/G -1 lap 6. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas/G -1 lap 7. Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Mecachrome/B -1 lap 8. Damon Hill GB Jordan Mugen-Honda/G -1 lap 9. Olivier Panis F Prost-Peugeot/B -1 lap DNF Giancarlo Fisichella I Benetton-Mecachrome/B on lap 44 DNF Jean Alesi F Sauber-Petronas/G on lap 42 DNF Jarno Trulli I Prost-Peugeot/B on lap 27 DNF Ricardo Rosset BR Tyrrell-Ford/G on lap 26 DNF Mika Salo FIN Arrows-TWR/B on lap 24 DNF Esteban Tuero ARG Minardi-Ford/B on lap 23 DNF Shinji Nakano J Minardi-Ford/B on lap 9 DNF Michael Schumacher D Ferrari/G on lap 6 DNF Pedro Diniz BR Arrows-TWR/B on lap 3 DNF Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford/B on lap 2 DNF Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford/B on lap 2 DNF Ralf Schumacher D Jordan Mugen-Honda/G on lap 2 DNF Toranosuke Takagi J Tyrrell-Ford/G on lap 2
auto-moto.717 vpoznanovic,
F1: Standings after Australian GP Drivers' championship Pos Driver Nat Constructor/Tyre Points --------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes/B 10 2. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes/B 6 3. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Mecachrome/G 4 4. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari/G 3 5. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Mecachrome/G 2 6. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas/G 1 Constructors' championship Pos Constructor Nat Points -------------------------------------------- 1. McLaren-Mercedes GB 16 2. Williams-Mecachrome GB 6 3. Ferrari I 3 4. Sauber-Petronas CH 1
auto-moto.718 junior,
> 1. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:31:45.996 > 2. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes/B +0.700 Ne znam dal' da se smejem, il' da plačem. Jes da je Kultard ispao fer što ga je pustio, ali dokle će tog nesrećnika od Hakinena forsirati? Očigledno nije kalibar za šampiona ... nema tu harizmu. Zar bi se ikad desilo Šumaheru ili Hilu da uđu u box, a da mehaničari zaborave na njega :) To su upravo sitnice koje odvajaju odlične vozače od šampiona. A Kultard bi mogao da bude šampion sa ovim bolidom, samo kad bi ga malo više podržavali.
auto-moto.719 senna,
>Jes da je Kultard ispao fer sto ga je pustio, ali dokle ce tog nesrecnika >od Hakinena forsirati? Ocigledno nije kalibar za sampiona ... nema tu >harizmu. Zar bi se ikad desilo Sumaheru ili Hilu da udu u box, a da >mehanicari zaborave na njega :) To su upravo sitnice koje odvajaju >odlicne vozace od sampiona. Znash kako.. Choveka su ljudi iz boksa zvali unutra, shto ce reci, ne da on nije sa tim imao nikakve veze nego.. A da je bolje vozio od Coultharda, vozio je. A josh gore sitnice su se deshavale nekad i jednom Mansellu..
auto-moto.720 pecapop,
> harizmu. Zar bi se ikad desilo Sumaheru ili Hilu da udu u box, a da > mehanicari zaborave na njega :) To su upravo sitnice koje odvajaju odlicne Verujem da bi Sumaher izasao iz kola nalupao im samare, sam promenio gume i dosuo corbe, i nastavio trku, a posle trke bi ih verovatno streljao. Salu na stranu, teska srca moram da priznam da je trka bez Svabe dosadna. I ako sam ga do skora mrzeo iz dna duse (prvenstveno zbog Hila) sve vise mi je gotivan. Jeste "prljav" ali ipak on daje stimung GP-u.
auto-moto.721 pecanac,
# 1. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:31:45.996 # 2. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes/B +0.700 # 3. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Mecachrome/G -1 lap # 4. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari/G -1 lap # 5. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Mecachrome/G -1 lap # 6. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas/G -1 lap Ovo je stvarno smešno. Mislim da se svi ostali timovi sad pitaju šta ih je snašlo. Trećeplasirani kasni za ceo krug ?!? Strašno. Gledajući po prethonim vremenima (petak, subota) Šumaher bi bio jedni koga ne bi obišli za ceo krug, samo, 'šteta' zbog defekta. Inače, organizatori ove trke su se žalili svetskoj organizaciji F1, zbog načina na koji je Mika Hakinen pobedio. Kažu da su mnoge pare izgubljene, jer oni koji su se kladili na Kultrada, sada stežu vrat organizatorima trke.
auto-moto.722 pecanac,
Evo kao izgledaju formule za 98 godinu. Benneton98. beneto98.jpg
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Ferrari98 ferari98.jpg
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Jordan98 (sa promocije, sa vozačima) jordan98.jpg
auto-moto.725 pecanac,
Minardi98 minard98.jpg
auto-moto.726 pecanac,
McLaren-Mercedes98 mcmerc98.jpg
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Prost98 (sa promocije) prost98.jpg
auto-moto.728 pecanac,
Sauber98 sauber98.jpg
auto-moto.729 pecanac,
Stewart98 stewar98.jpg
auto-moto.730 pecanac,
Tyrrel98 tyrrel98.jpg
auto-moto.731 pecanac,
Willijams98 wilija98.jpg
auto-moto.732 junior,
> da on nije sa tim imao nikakve veze nego.. A da je bolje vozio > od Coultharda, vozio je. A josh gore sitnice su se deshavale > nekad i jednom Mansellu.. Pa, bolje je vozio i Fizikela od Vilneva - to ne znači da treba da bude boljeplasirani. No, nije važno, Kultard je pošten čovek .. samo mi je žao što se nisu pošteno trkali do kraja - kao Sena i Prost u starim dobrim vremenima Honde :)
auto-moto.733 pecanac,
Pre trke u Australiji Michael Schumacher se slikao sa sedam sisatih plaviša u crvenim trikoima. Neke i nisu tako loše ;) p.s. Ja bi ipak rekao da one loše utiču na koncentraciju vozača :)) austij98.jpg
auto-moto.734 vpoznanovic,
F1: Australian GP winners' press conference Q. Congratulations, Mika, on a fantastic drive to win the Australian GP. It didn't go quite as you expected, though ... MH: No, it didn't go like we planned. The overall result was what I wanted it to be, but during the race there was some confusion which forced me to make an extra stop. It was purely a misunderstanding in the radio communication which cost me the lead at that time. Q. Later you caught up with David and right at the end it looked as though David allowed you to overtake. What happened there? MH: I just want to say thank you to David. It was very fair racing and excellent team work. I am not just saying that because I won, but because we have an excellent relationship with David. What he did today was remarkable. Looking back through history I haven't seen many drivers who would have done this. Q. The two of you virtually lapped the entire field today. Why is the McLaren so good this year? MH: (laughs) Well, this is something for us both to answer. But there is probably one very simple reason, which is that we have the people, the package and the sponsors who can work together in all the areas. This is the result. It is only with that combination that you can achieve something like this ... including of course having excellent drivers like me and David ... Q. David, everyone was surprised to see you let Mika go through. Was this something that you had discussed beforehand? DC: Since the Jerez situation last October, Mika and I have learned a lot during the winter and got a lot closer. In this situation we knew we had to be very careful about reliability, because there were a lot of question marks over brakes and other issues at this type of track. So we had an agreement here that whoever got to the first corner first would not be challenged by the other person, because that was a vital moment in the race. I was pretty confident with the agreement and that I would be able to beat Mika to the first corner, but unfortunately he made a good start. Then when the team explained to me what had happened during his pit stop I had some time to think about it. It came clear to me and I felt it would be in keeping with the agreement for us to change places. Q. Heinz-Harald, in spite of finishing third you must still be shocked by the speed of the guys sitting next to you... HHF:Actually I wasn't looking around me very much, and I couldn't see how far these guys were ahead of me. I didn't realise how much quicker they were until they lapped me. I was doing my own race: I was concerned about my brakes, just like last year, and I had to take a very easy pace at the beginning. I just wanted to avoid getting into the same situation as last year when I got to within two laps of the finish and didn't see the chequered flag. I just concentrated on being quick at the end, when I did my quickest lap time and was able to outbrake my competitors. My strategy was to save my tyres and brakes. Q. Do you think that you and Goodyear will be able to challenge McLaren and Bridgestone in the next races? HHF:It is going to be a big challenge for us to catch up. McLaren has a good car and a good package, but we are convinced that we will make a good step forward in time for Brazil and Argentina, at least in the tyres, and we will try to improve the car as well. Q. Mika, you must now be looking forward to Brazil! MH: Yes ... certainly. But at the moment we are feeling happy and we just intend to relax tonight. Before Brazil we will go testing, concentrating again on the development of the engine and the car. I am really looking forward to Brazil.
auto-moto.735 obren,
Nekoliko slika sa Australijskog GP-a... (Mika Hakkinen prolazi kroz cilj) mikawins.jpg
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Svi vozači na okupu poziraju kamerama... driver98.jpg
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McLareni obilaze Vilneva za krug... laping.jpg
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Vilnev i Šumaher "potpisuju primirje" pred kamerama novinara... mirenje.jpg
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Irvajn za petama Frencenu... frentzen.jpg
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Džoni Herbert u akciji... herbert.zip
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Mika Hakkinen plaźe ;) na podijumu... podium.jpg
auto-moto.742 pecapop,
--------------------------------------------- French Grand Prix Reinstated PARIS (March 19, 1998) -- French radio has reported that the International Automobile Federation (FIA) has given the green light for the French Grand Prix to take place this season. The race, scheduled for June 28 at Magny Cours, was missing from the schedule released Dec. 14 after an FIA meeting in Monaco. It was deleted because of a television rights feud. It becomes the eighth race on a 17-event schedule. ---------------------------------------------- Skinuto sa: www.iRACE.com pecapop
auto-moto.743 vpoznanovic,
Brazilian Grand Prix 1998 from Interlagos, Sao Paulo, Brazil 27th March 1998 - 29th March 1998 Friday, March 27th 1st Free Practice (15:00 - 16:00 CET) 2nd Free Practice (17:00 - 18:00 CET) Saturday, March 28th 3rd Free Practice (13:00 - 13:45 CET) 4th Free Practice (14:15 - 15:00 CET) Qualifying (17:00 - 18:00 CET) Sunday, March 29th Warm-up (14:00 - 14:30 CET) Race (18:00 - 20:00 CET) (72 laps)
auto-moto.744 vpoznanovic,
F1: Brazilian GP Friday free practice Pos Driver Nat Constructor/Tyre Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:18.573 2. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:18.799 0.226 0.226 3. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan Mugen-Honda/G 1:19.721 0.922 1.148 4. Olivier Panis F Prost-Peugeot/B 1:19.786 0.065 1.213 5. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari/G 1:19.916 0.130 1.343 6. Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Mecachrome/B 1:19.936 0.020 1.363 7. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Mecachrome/G 1:19.937 0.001 1.364 8. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford/B 1:20.010 0.073 1.437 9. Jean Alesi F Sauber-Petronas/G 1:20.021 0.011 1.448 10. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Mecachrome/G 1:20.031 0.010 1.458 11. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari/G 1:20.164 0.133 1.591 12. Damon Hill GB Jordan Mugen-Honda/G 1:20.527 0.363 1.954 13. Giancarlo Fisichella I Benetton-Mecachrome/B 1:20.777 0.250 2.204 14. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford/B 1:20.839 0.062 2.266 15. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Peugeot/B 1:20.919 0.080 2.346 16. Mika Salo FIN Arrows-TWR/B 1:21.116 0.197 2.543 17. Pedro Diniz BR Arrows-TWR/B 1:21.298 0.182 2.725 18. Toranosuke Takagi J Tyrrell-Ford/G 1:21.598 0.300 3.025 19. Esteban Tuero ARG Minardi-Ford/B 1:21.901 0.303 3.328 20. Shinji Nakano J Minardi-Ford/B 1:21.938 0.037 3.365 21. Ricardo Rosset BR Tyrrell-Ford/G 1:22.962 1.024 4.389 107% of fastest time: 1:24.073 22. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas/G 2:06.081 43.119 47.508
auto-moto.745 pecanac,
# F1: Brazilian GP Friday free practice Ima li sutra prenosa trke ??
auto-moto.746 vpoznanovic,
F1: Brazilian GP Saturday free practice Pos Driver Nat Constructor/Tyre Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:17.432 2. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:17.535 0.103 0.103 3. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Mecachrome/G 1:18.647 1.112 1.215 4. Giancarlo Fisichella I Benetton-Mecachrome/B 1:18.674 0.027 1.242 5. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan Mugen-Honda/G 1:18.738 0.064 1.306 6. Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Mecachrome/B 1:18.879 0.141 1.447 7. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari/G 1:18.974 0.095 1.542 8. Olivier Panis F Prost-Peugeot/B 1:19.138 0.164 1.706 9. Damon Hill GB Jordan Mugen-Honda/G 1:19.329 0.191 1.897 10. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari/G 1:19.364 0.035 1.932 11. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Mecachrome/G 1:19.429 0.065 1.997 12. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Peugeot/B 1:19.474 0.045 2.042 13. Jean Alesi F Sauber-Petronas/G 1:19.686 0.212 2.254 14. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas/G 1:19.867 0.181 2.435 15. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford/B 1:20.299 0.432 2.867 16. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford/B 1:20.330 0.031 2.898 17. Toranosuke Takagi J Tyrrell-Ford/G 1:20.760 0.430 3.328 18. Mika Salo FIN Arrows-TWR/B 1:20.771 0.011 3.339 19. Esteban Tuero ARG Minardi-Ford/B 1:21.040 0.269 3.608 20. Pedro Diniz BR Arrows-TWR/B 1:21.042 0.002 3.610 21. Shinji Nakano J Minardi-Ford/B 1:21.242 0.200 3.810 22. Ricardo Rosset BR Tyrrell-Ford/G 1:21.541 0.299 4.109 107% of fastest time: 1:22.852
auto-moto.747 vpoznanovic,
F1: Brazilian GP Saturday qualifying Pos Driver Nat Constructor/Tyre Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:17.092 2. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:17.757 0.665 0.665 3. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Mecachrome/G 1:18.109 0.352 1.017 4. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari/G 1:18.250 0.141 1.158 5. Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Mecachrome/B 1:18.261 0.011 1.169 6. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari/G 1:18.449 0.188 1.357 7. Giancarlo Fisichella I Benetton-Mecachrome/B 1:18.652 0.203 1.560 8. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan Mugen-Honda/G 1:18.735 0.083 1.643 9. Olivier Panis F Prost-Peugeot/B 1:18.753 0.018 1.661 10. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Mecachrome/G 1:18.761 0.008 1.669 11. Damon Hill GB Jordan Mugen-Honda/G 1:18.988 0.227 1.896 12. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Peugeot/B 1:19.069 0.081 1.977 13. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford/B 1:19.344 0.275 2.252 14. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas/G 1:19.375 0.031 2.283 15. Jean Alesi F Sauber-Petronas/G 1:19.449 0.074 2.357 16. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford/B 1:19.644 0.195 2.552 17. Toranosuke Takagi J Tyrrell-Ford/G 1:20.203 0.559 3.111 18. Shinji Nakano J Minardi-Ford/B 1:20.390 0.187 3.298 19. Esteban Tuero ARG Minardi-Ford/B 1:20.459 0.069 3.367 20. Mika Salo FIN Arrows-TWR/B 1:20.481 0.022 3.389 21. Ricardo Rosset BR Tyrrell-Ford/G 1:20.748 0.267 3.656 22. Pedro Diniz BR Arrows-TWR/B 1:20.847 0.099 3.755 107% of fastest time: 1:22.488
auto-moto.748 vpoznanovic,
>> Ima li sutra prenosa trke ?? Je l' moguće da nisi zapazio reklamu, bombarduju nas redovno čitavu nedelju? "Ekskluzivno... Direktni prenosi svih 16 trka vozača Formule 1... Spilberg, Nirnberg, Frankoham... ;>> ... samo na BK!"
auto-moto.749 vpoznanovic,
Upravo sam pogledao današnji program BK Televizije... Nema ni 'p' od prenosa Velike nagrade Brazila... Sramota... :<
auto-moto.750 vpoznanovic,
>> Upravo sam pogledao dana{nji program BK Televizije... Nema ni 'p' od >> prenosa Velike nagrade Brazila... Sramota... :< Ta informacija je bila sa Web sajta... U novinama, međutim, stoji da će biti nešto od 19:20... Očigledno opet snimak... :(
auto-moto.751 vpoznanovic,
F1: Brazilian GP Sunday warm-up Pos Driver Nat Constructor/Tyre Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:19.394 2. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:19.526 0.132 0.132 3. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari/G 1:20.547 1.021 1.153 4. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari/G 1:20.578 0.031 1.184 5. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford/B 1:20.620 0.042 1.226 6. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Mecachrome/G 1:20.945 0.325 1.551 7. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Mecachrome/G 1:20.946 0.000 1.552 8. Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Mecachrome/B 1:21.009 0.063 1.615 9. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford/B 1:21.026 0.017 1.632 10. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Peugeot/B 1:21.079 0.053 1.685 11. Olivier Panis F Prost-Peugeot/B 1:21.107 0.028 1.713 12. Jean Alesi F Sauber-Petronas/G 1:21.117 0.010 1.723 13. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas/G 1:21.192 0.075 1.798 14. Mika Salo FIN Arrows-TWR/B 1:21.374 0.182 1.980 15. Damon Hill GB Jordan Mugen-Honda/G 1:21.521 0.147 2.127 16. Toranosuke Takagi J Tyrrell-Ford/G 1:21.584 0.063 2.190 17. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan Mugen-Honda/G 1:21.651 0.067 2.257 18. Shinji Nakano J Minardi-Ford/B 1:21.681 0.030 2.287 19. Giancarlo Fisichella I Benetton-Mecachrome/B 1:21.712 0.031 2.318 20. Ricardo Rosset BR Tyrrell-Ford/G 1:22.228 0.516 2.834 21. Esteban Tuero ARG Minardi-Ford/B 1:22.542 0.314 3.148 22. Pedro Diniz BR Arrows-TWR/B 1:22.654 0.112 3.260
auto-moto.752 vpoznanovic,
F1: Brazilian GP results Pos Driver Nat Constructor/Tyre Time ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:37:11.747 2. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes/B +1.102 3. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari/G +1:00.550 4. Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Mecachrome/B +1:07.453 5. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Mecachrome/G -1 lap 6. Giancarlo Fisichella I Benetton-Mecachrome/B -1 lap 7. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Mecachrome/G -1 lap 8. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari/G -1 lap 9. Jean Alesi F Sauber-Petronas/G -1 lap 10. Damon Hill GB Jordan Mugen-Honda/G -2 laps 11. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford/B -2 laps DNF Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas/G on lap 68 DNF Olivier Panis F Prost-Peugeot/B on lap 64 DNF Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford/B on lap 57 DNF Ricardo Rosset BR Tyrrell-Ford/G on lap 53 DNF Esteban Tuero ARG Minardi-Ford/B on lap 45 DNF Pedro Diniz BR Arrows-TWR/B on lap 27 DNF Toranosuke Takagi J Tyrrell-Ford/G on lap 20 DNF Mika Salo FIN Arrows-TWR/B on lap 19 DNF Jarno Trulli I Prost-Peugeot/B on lap 18 DNF Shinji Nakano J Minardi-Ford/B on lap 4 DNF Ralf Schumacher D Jordan Mugen-Honda/G on lap 1
auto-moto.753 vpoznanovic,
F1: Standings after Brazilian GP Drivers' championship Pos Driver Nat Constructor/Tyre Points --------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes/B 20 2. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes/B 12 3. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Mecachrome/G 6 4. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari/G 4 5. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari/G 3 Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Mecachrome/B 3 7. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Mecachrome/G 2 8. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas/G 1 Giancarlo Fisichella I Benetton-Mecachrome/B 1 Constructors' championship Pos Constructor Nat Points -------------------------------------------- 1. McLaren-Mercedes GB 32 2. Williams-Mecachrome GB 8 3. Ferrari I 7 4. Benetton-Mecachrome I 4 5. Sauber-Petronas CH 1
auto-moto.754 junior,
> 1. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes/B 20 > 2. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes/B 12 Jel' to samo meni, ili je i drugima prenos formule dosadan?
auto-moto.755 yvan,
=> > 1. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes/B 20 => > 2. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes/B 12 => Jel' to samo meni, ili je i drugima prenos formule dosadan? I drugima, ovo je odvrtno za gledanje.
auto-moto.756 vpoznanovic,
F1: Brazilian GP winners' press conference Q. Congratulations, Mika, on your third consecutive GP victory and the second of the year. Does it feel any different to have won here? MH: No, it is just as good. Obviously this Brazilian circuit is tougher than Melbourne, because of the bumps and because the cars are sliding more here. It is harder work than in Melbourne. Q. You made a good start and rapidly pulled out a useful lead. Were you at all worried about David challenging you? MH: No, not too much, because it is quite difficult here to follow anybody really closely. That is why I was not too worried: I knew he would not be able to get too close, because he would have lost downforce. Q. You made one pit stop only, and you made it late. Was that as you had planned? MH: That was planned and it worked really well. The thing I'm most happy about is the start. It really worked out well. It is very difficult here because it is uphill on the startline, so the car tends roll backwards. But it worked out really well, and that probably gave me the result that I had today. Q. This is bumpy, tiring track. You said yesterday that it was one of your favourites. Is it still? MH: It certainly is a very challenging circuit, and very hard to drive. You have to find the optimum line to get the best possible lap time. I really like it a lot. Q. You won by 1.1 seconds. Did you ease up at the end? MH: The rain started spitting a little bit at the end of the race ... the last three laps. I was really taking it easy and not using any kerbs or anything because I was just worried because you can lose the back end very quickly. I had it all under control. Q. David, another second place. Are you pleased with this result? DC: Yes, although obviously I would have been happier to have finished first. But Mika has had an edge all weekend, and under the circumstances six points is quite good. Q. You are legendary for fast starts, but you didn't manage to get a particularly good one today ... DC: No, I didn't get away quite as well as I would have liked. Drivers always have a book full of excuses, and my excuse today is that it is a hill start here, and using the foot clutch instead of the hand clutch meant that I had to brake and use the throttle at the same time with my right foot. Maybe that is more difficult than using the hand clutch, like Mika does. I am hoping to get it right in Argentina. Q. There were a couple of occasions when you got close to Mika. Did you hope to be able to challenge him at any stage? DC: I didn't expect to have any chances less he had a mechanical problem or made a mistake. At best I would only be able to run at the same pace as him, but I was mostly a little bit slower. In the last section I was having a lot of traction difficulties out of the last corner. It would have taken an incident for me to have got past him. Q. Michael, after losing an engine in Australia you must be pleased to have some points on the board here ... MS: Yes. Third place was the most we could have hoped for, and we achieved that. There was a good competition between me and Eddie at the beginning, then with Wurz and Frentzen. I am very pleased, because this is the first time we have run the new engine. It ran quite well: it is a great compliment to the team. Q. What went wrong at your second pit stop? MS: Yes, the problem was that the engine stopped for some reason, I don't know why. Usually we have an idle strategy to prevent this, but it died. The mechanics did a very good job to get it running again so quickly. Q. Was there a possible one stop strategy for Ferrari and the Goodyear tyres? MS: Sure, it would have been an option. But we chose to make two stops. Q. You were almost a lap behind the McLarens here. Do you have any chance of being able to catch up some of the gap in Argentina? MS: Yes, definitely. Argentina is sure to offer some closer competition. How much closer, though, I don't know. But we expect to make one step forward there, and then another in time for Imola. Q. Mika, how will it be to go to Argentina with a maximum 20 points in the bag? MH: It will give me great confidence. And although Buenos Aires is an extremely difficult track, I am really looking forward to going there. I expect the cars to be very close in terms of lap times, which will make things tough. But it is still nice to have these points in my pocket.
auto-moto.757 pecanac,
# Ta informacija je bila sa Web sajta... U novinama, međutim, stoji da # će biti nešto od 19:20... Očigledno opet snimak... :( Eto, zato sam se ja i brinuo pre neki dan. Ustvari, da li je ono bio snimak ili naživo ? :) Ako trka počinje kod njih u 14,00 onda je kod nas to bilo 20,00 ??
auto-moto.758 crusader,
> Eto, zato sam se ja i brinuo pre neki dan. Ustvari, da li je > ono bio snimak ili nazivo ? :) BK je davala odlozeni snimak cele trke. Kada su oni poceli sa prenosom u 19.20 trka je trajala, ali jos nije bila zavrsena. RTL je imao direktan prenos od 18h po nasem vremenu. RadeS.
auto-moto.759 pavijan,
OOBRREEENEEEEE gde je info sa Moto GP-a iz Japana kao i spisak timova i vozaca za predstojecu sezonu? A moze i neki info o novotarijama kod masina. Pozdrav od pavijana.
auto-moto.760 obren,
> OOBRREEENEEEEE gde je info sa Moto GP-a iz Japana kao i spisak timova i > vozaca za predstojecu sezonu? A moze i neki info o novotarijama kod masina. Evooooo.... ;) Za početak spisak timova sa vozačima (preuzeto sa www.dorna.com) 125cc Motorcycle World Championship ----------------------------------- Team Drivers AGIP Brandstetter - Wolfgang BRANDSTETTER Airtel Team Aspar - Alfonso GONZALEZ AMK Ravena - Igor KALAB Andrew Willy Racing - Andrew WILLY Aprilia - Motorrad PS Racing - Ivan MARTINEZ AVM Racing - Vincent PHILIPE BNT Racing - Igor ANTONELLI Bool Racing - Hayden BOOL Breadline Racing - Alan GREEN Castor Kapital Racing - Alex HOFMANN Centro Comercial Neptuno - Alvaro MOLINA Cosgrove Coaches - Jason DAVIES D.B. Competition - Tom BLEYS Debbia Racing Team - Roberto BELLEI, Gabriele DEBBIA Dee Cee Racing Team - Jarno JANSSEN Docshop Racing - Maik STIEF, TOKUDOME Dom Racing Team - Nicolas DUSSAUGE Endurance Racing - Toshiaki OZAWA Esparragoso-Sevilla 99 - Vicente ESPARRAGOSO Filart Mrtt Racing - Rob FILART Finsco Chasis Team - Dirk RAUDIES, Josep SARDA G.M.R. - Marco MASETTI GMS Auto - Mike LOUGASSI Hein Gericke Castrol Jnr - Dirk HEIDOLF, Klaus NOHLES Herman Scherpen Racing - Herman SCHERPEN Hofer Racing Team - Gerwin HOFER Honda Brasil Racing Team - Adilson ZACCARI, Carlos MEDEIROS, Eraldo TOME Cesar BARROS, Renato VELLUDO, Cristiano VIEIRA IMT Castrol Racing - Oliver PERSCHKE J. Racing - Katsuji UEZU Jha Racing - Hideyuki NAKAJO L.B. Racing - Masao AZUMA, Jaroslav HULES M. Project - Yuzo FUJIOKA Maquina Motors - Jose Ramon RAMIREZ Marlboro Team Alfa Bieffe - Ivan GOI, Garry McCOY, Xavier SOLER Matteoni Cabelli Racing - Marco BORCIANI Matteoni Racing - Mirko GIANSANTI, Marco MELANDRI Motosport Promotions - Chao CHEE HOU, Paholayuth KALACHAN MSC-Traun - Harald DANNINGER Nastro Azzurro Aprilia - Valentino ROSSI Padgetts - Fernando MENDES Paul Bird Motosport - Steve PATRICKSON Piemme Racing Team - Christian PISTONI Power Sports Company - Georg SCHARL Racing Team Hans Koopman - Hans KOOPMAN RCD Motorsport - Darren BARTON RCGM - Federico CERRONI RTR Racing - Jochen REICHART Southern Cross Sports - William STRUGNELL Speedy Racing - Maurizio CUCCHIARINI Spidi Honda LCR - Lucio CECCHINELLO T.M.R. - David GARCIA, Joan MONTERO Taylor Racing - Jay TAYLOR Team Airtel-Aspar - Jorge MARTINEZ, Angel NIETO Jr. Team Aprilia - ADAC Sachsen, Steve JENKNER Team Axo Inoxmacel - Roberto LOCATELLI, Gianluigi SCALVINI Team Elit - Paolo TESSARI Team GM Malaysian Boleh - Azman ALI Team Harc-Pro - Kazuhiro TAKAO Team Italia - Simone SANNA Team Kellner - Emanuel BUCHNER Team Ortega - David ORTEGA Team Patrick Detot - Patrick DETOT Team Pileri - Noboru UEDA Team Premier/Escudier - Fablen ROUSSEAU Team Ricardo Tormo - Jeronimo VIDAL Team RMS - Eric MIZERA, Frederic PETIT Team Semprucci - Gino BORSOI, Yoshiaki KATOH Team UGT 3000 - Chris BURNS, Manfred GEISSLER, Benny JERZENBECK - Tomomi MANAKO, Shahrol YUZY Team Yamaha Kurz - Bernd HOLZLEITNER , Juan MATURANA, Youichi UI TeamTETT - Arno VISSCHER Teknic Racing - Peter GALVIN Tom Taylor Team - Gabor TALMACSI Tube R Able Com - Jun INAGEDA Uamk Motorace Whirlpool - Michal BREZINA UGT 3000 - Manfred GEISSLER, Benny JERZENBECK, Peter OETTL, Kazuto SAKATA Wolfendon Racing - James ARMSTRONG Yamaha Indonesia - Rudi ARIANTO, Arief BUDIMAN, Ahmad JAYADI, Irvan OCTAVIANUS
auto-moto.761 obren,
250cc Motorcycle World Championship ----------------------------------- Adelante Gojedes - Francesco PELLEGRINO AJP - Tony FALCONE, Gilles FERSTLER Amadori Racing Group - Oscar SAINZ Amadori Racing Oro - Oscar SAINZ Aprilia Racing Team - Loris CAPIROSSI, Tetsuya HARADA, Marc. LUCCHI Autorama - Gary MAY Benetton Honda - Tohru UKAWA Boutin Racing Team - Frederic BOUTIN Castrol Honda - Daijiro KATO Cempac Woodchipping - Michael CLUNIE Chesterfield Elf Tech 3 - William COSTES, Olivier JACQUE Compile Racing Yamaha - Naoki MATSUDO D.S. Cavalli Racing Team - Sandro DI STEFANO Dee Cee Racing Team - Luca BOSCOSCURO Desenzano Corse - Fabio CARPANI Ducci Org. Racing Team - Davide BULEGA Edo Racing - Franco BATTAINI - Osamu MIYAZAKI Eq. Escuela Morante - Ismael BONILLA Equipe de France - Sebastien GIMBERT Equipo Competition M3 - Manuel LUQUE Equipo Escuela Bonilla - Ismael BONILLA F.C.C. Technical Sports - Takeshi TSUJIMURA F.P. Cannes - Franck POULLE Fortuna Honda - Emilio ALZAMORA Gregorio Imsa Castrol VHT - Juan GARTNER Honda Britain - Steve SAWFORD Honda Britain Dickson - Callum RAMSAY Ikko Racing Team - Naoto OGURA Jaja Racing Team - Yukio KAGAYAMA, Choujun KAMEYA Johan Jong Racing Team - Gerard RIKE KM Racing Team - Stefan KRUSE Marlboro Honda - Ralf WALDMANN Marlboro Team Kanemoto Honda - Max BIAGGI Marlboro Yamaha - Kensuke HAGA Matador Slovakia - Vladimir CASTKA Matteoni Racing - Haruchika AOKI Mohag Aprilia Racing Team - Oliver PETRUCCIANI, Claudio VANZETTA MRSC Horsching - Jurgen HAIM MRTT Team Bolwerk - Maurice BOLWERK MRV Kirkd. - Micheld. - Mario ZEHETNER Nastro Azzurro Aprilia - Stefano PERUGINI Paul Bird M.Sport/Aprilia UK - John McGUINNESS PR2 YPF - ESCO - Sebastian PORTO Promoto Sport - Salvador MARTIN QUB Team Optimum - Jeremy McWILLIAMS Racing Team Twello - Andre ROMEIN Racing Team Znojmo - Radomil ROUS Radiant Racing Team - Giuseppe FIORILLO, Marcellino LUCCHI Remus Racing - Uwe BOLTERAURER Ride Tall Racing - Michael TALL S.S.P. Competicion - Jose Luis CARDOSO, Luis D'ANTIN, Oscar SAINZ SBK Sport - Javier MARSELLA, Jesus PEREZ G. Schotsman Schroot Racing - Gert PIEPER Scott Smart Racing - Scott SMART Scuderia Mobil 1 AGV - Eustaquio GAVIRA, Idalio GAVIRA Stadler Racing - Thomas STADLER T.M.R. - David GUARDIOLA Team Axo Inoxmacel - Cristiano MIGLIORATI Team Italia - Walter TORTOROGLIO Team JHR - Jaap HOOGEVEEN Team Molenaar Suzuki - Troy BAYLISS, Noriyasu NUMATA, Jamie ROBINSON, Johan STIGEFELT Team PJ1 Oils - Kurtis ROBERTS Team Schoenkaper Oz Racing - Henk VAN DE LAGEMAAT Team Sotano - Jose DE GEA Team Stey Motos - Bertrand STEY Team Witschi - Juergen LINGG Team Yamaha Kurz - Matthias NEUKIRCHEN Team Zwidl - Robert ZWIDL VTI Racing Amsoil - Ben REID Wernberger Racing Team - Bohumil STASA J. West Coast Motorsports - William STRUGNELL, Simon WEEKS
auto-moto.762 obren,
500cc Motorcycle World Championship ----------------------------------- Elf 500 Roc - Juan BORJA, Jurgen FUCHS Honda Gresini - Alex BARROS IP Aprilia Racing Team - Alessandro GRAMIGNI, Doriano ROMBONI Lucky Strike Suzuki - Daryl BEATTIE, Anthony GOBERT Peter GODDARD, Yukio KAGAYAMA Marlboro Team Roberts - Jean Michel BAYLE, Kenny ROBERTS Jr. Marlboro Yamaha - Norihiko FUJIWARA Millet Racing - Laurent NAVEAU MoviStar Honda Pons - Carlos CHECA, Alberto PUIG Padgetts - Jason VINCENT Red Bull Yamaha WCM - Luca CADALORA, Troy CORSER, Kirk McCARTHY Repsol Honda - Mick DOOHAN, Alex CRIVILLE, Takuma AOKI, Tadayuki OKADA Rheos ELF F.C.C. T.S. - Nobuatsu AOKI Soverex FP Racing - Frederic PROTAT Team Millar MQP - Jurgen V.D.GOORBERGH Team Paton - Francesco MONACO Team Pedercini - Lucio PEDERCINI Tecmas Honda Elf - Bernard GARCIA, Regis LACONI Yamaha Team Rainey - Norick ABE, Sete GIBERNAU
auto-moto.763 pavijan,
> 500cc Motorcycle World Championship --------------------------------- Hvala Obrenu na informacijama ocekujemo i dalje u tom smislu. :))))) Vala nadam se da ce skoro da proradi provajder u Nisu pa da se ljudski zakacim na Internet. Pozdrav od pavijana.
auto-moto.764 vpoznanovic,
Argentinian Grand Prix 1998 from Buenos Aires, Argentina 10th April 1998 - 12th April 1998 Friday, April 10th 1st Free Practice (16:00 - 17:00 CET) 2nd Free Practice (18:00 - 19:00 CET) Saturday, April 11th 3rd Free Practice (14:00 - 14:45 CET) 4th Free Practice (15:15 - 16:00 CET) Qualifying (18:00 - 19:00 CET) Sunday, April 12th Warm-up (13:30 - 14:00 CET) Race (18:00 - 20:00 CET) (72 laps)
auto-moto.765 vpoznanovic,
F1: Argentinian GP Friday free practice Pos Driver Nat Constructor/Tyre Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:28.130 2. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari/G 1:29.114 0.984 0.984 3. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:29.488 0.374 1.358 4. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Mecachrome/G 1:29.610 0.122 1.480 5. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari/G 1:29.781 0.171 1.651 6. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan Mugen-Honda/G 1:29.845 0.064 1.715 7. Toranosuke Takagi J Tyrrell-Ford/G 1:30.054 0.209 1.924 8. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Mecachrome/G 1:30.317 0.263 2.187 9. Damon Hill GB Jordan Mugen-Honda/G 1:30.645 0.328 2.515 10. Jean Alesi F Sauber-Petronas/G 1:30.859 0.214 2.729 11. Giancarlo Fisichella I Benetton-Playlife/B 1:30.963 0.104 2.833 12. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas/G 1:31.081 0.118 2.951 13. Olivier Panis F Prost-Peugeot/B 1:31.297 0.216 3.167 14. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Peugeot/B 1:31.612 0.315 3.482 15. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford/B 1:31.727 0.115 3.597 16. Ricardo Rosset BR Tyrrell-Ford/G 1:31.761 0.034 3.631 17. Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Playlife/B 1:31.850 0.089 3.720 18. Mika Salo FIN Arrows-TWR/B 1:32.257 0.407 4.127 19. Pedro Diniz BR Arrows-TWR/B 1:32.660 0.403 4.530 20. Shinji Nakano J Minardi-Ford/B 1:33.390 0.730 5.260 21. Esteban Tuero ARG Minardi-Ford/B 1:33.731 0.341 5.601 107% of fastest time: 1:34.299 22. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford/B 1:34.829 1.098 6.699
auto-moto.766 vpoznanovic,
F1: Argentinian GP Saturday free practice Pos Driver Nat Constructor/Tyre Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari/G 1:27.737 2. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:28.289 0.552 0.552 3. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Mecachrome/G 1:28.347 0.058 0.610 4. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:28.501 0.154 0.764 5. Damon Hill GB Jordan Mugen-Honda/G 1:28.701 0.200 0.964 6. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari/G 1:28.987 0.286 1.250 7. Jean Alesi F Sauber-Petronas/G 1:29.151 0.164 1.414 8. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Mecachrome/G 1:29.614 0.463 1.877 9. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan Mugen-Honda/G 1:29.633 0.019 1.896 10. Giancarlo Fisichella I Benetton-Playlife/B 1:29.781 0.148 2.044 11. Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Playlife/B 1:29.842 0.061 2.105 12. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Peugeot/B 1:30.402 0.560 2.665 13. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford/B 1:30.432 0.030 2.695 14. Olivier Panis F Prost-Peugeot/B 1:30.722 0.290 2.985 15. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas/G 1:30.808 0.086 3.071 16. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford/B 1:31.283 0.475 3.546 17. Pedro Diniz BR Arrows-TWR/B 1:31.509 0.226 3.772 18. Ricardo Rosset BR Tyrrell-Ford/G 1:31.975 0.466 4.238 19. Mika Salo FIN Arrows-TWR/B 1:32.563 0.588 4.826 20. Esteban Tuero ARG Minardi-Ford/B 1:32.883 0.320 5.146 21. Toranosuke Takagi J Tyrrell-Ford/G 1:33.299 0.416 5.562 22. Shinji Nakano J Minardi-Ford/B 1:33.675 0.376 5.938 107% of fastest time: 1:33.878
auto-moto.767 vpoznanovic,
F1: Argentinian GP Saturday qualifying Pos Driver Nat Constructor/Tyre Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:25.852 2. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari/G 1:26.251 0.399 0.399 3. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:26.632 0.381 0.780 4. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari/G 1:26.780 0.148 0.928 5. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan Mugen-Honda/G 1:26.827 0.047 0.975 6. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Mecachrome/G 1:26.876 0.049 1.024 7. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Mecachrome/G 1:26.941 0.065 1.089 8. Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Playlife/B 1:27.198 0.257 1.346 9. Damon Hill GB Jordan Mugen-Honda/G 1:27.483 0.285 1.631 10. Giancarlo Fisichella I Benetton-Playlife/B 1:27.836 0.353 1.984 11. Jean Alesi F Sauber-Petronas/G 1:27.839 0.003 1.987 12. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas/G 1:28.016 0.177 2.164 13. Toranosuke Takagi J Tyrrell-Ford/G 1:28.811 0.795 2.959 14. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford/B 1:29.249 0.438 3.397 15. Olivier Panis F Prost-Peugeot/B 1:29.320 0.071 3.468 16. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Peugeot/B 1:29.352 0.032 3.500 17. Mika Salo FIN Arrows-TWR/B 1:29.617 0.265 3.765 18. Pedro Diniz BR Arrows-TWR/B 1:30.022 0.405 4.170 19. Shinji Nakano J Minardi-Ford/B 1:30.054 0.032 4.202 20. Esteban Tuero ARG Minardi-Ford/B 1:30.158 0.104 4.306 21. Ricardo Rosset BR Tyrrell-Ford/G 1:30.437 0.279 4.585 22. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford/B 1:31.178 0.741 5.326 107% of fastest time: 1:31.861
auto-moto.768 vpoznanovic,
F1: Argentinian GP Sunday warm-up Pos Driver Nat Constructor/Tyre Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Jean Alesi F Sauber-Petronas/G 1:47.594 2. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:48.025 0.431 0.431 3. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari/G 1:48.501 0.476 0.907 4. Giancarlo Fisichella I Benetton-Playlife/B 1:49.030 0.529 1.436 5. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari/G 1:49.046 0.016 1.452 6. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Mecachrome/G 1:49.224 0.178 1.630 7. Mika Salo FIN Arrows-TWR/B 1:49.314 0.090 1.720 8. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:49.435 0.121 1.841 9. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford/B 1:49.568 0.133 1.974 10. Olivier Panis F Prost-Peugeot/B 1:49.673 0.105 2.079 11. Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Playlife/B 1:49.735 0.062 2.141 12. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Peugeot/B 1:50.607 0.872 3.013 13. Toranosuke Takagi J Tyrrell-Ford/G 1:51.150 0.543 3.556 14. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Mecachrome/G 1:51.159 0.009 3.565 15. Damon Hill GB Jordan Mugen-Honda/G 1:51.240 0.081 3.646 16. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford/B 1:51.257 0.017 3.663 17. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan Mugen-Honda/G 1:52.048 0.791 4.454 18. Shinji Nakano J Minardi-Ford/B 1:52.483 0.435 4.889 19. Esteban Tuero ARG Minardi-Ford/B 1:52.824 0.341 5.230 20. Ricardo Rosset BR Tyrrell-Ford/G 1:53.166 0.342 5.572 21. Pedro Diniz BR Arrows-TWR/B 1:53.294 0.128 5.700
auto-moto.769 senna,
>F1: Argentinian GP Sunday warm-up > >Pos Driver Nat Constructor/Tyre Time Gap To >1st >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1. Jean Alesi F Sauber-Petronas/G 1:47.594 Shto ne pade kisha za vreme trke..
auto-moto.770 vpoznanovic,
F1: Argentinian GP results Pos Driver Nat Constructor/Tyre Time ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari/G 1:48:36.175 2. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes/B +22.899 3. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari/G +57.745 4. Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Playlife/B +1:08.134 5. Jean Alesi F Sauber-Petronas/G +1:18.286 6. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes/B +1:19.751 7. Giancarlo Fisichella I Benetton-Playlife/B +1:28.438 8. Damon Hill GB Jordan Mugen-Honda/G -1 lap 9. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Mecachrome/G -1 lap 10. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford/B -2 laps 11. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Peugeot/B -2 laps 12. Toranosuke Takagi J Tyrrell-Ford/G -2 laps 13. Shinji Nakano J Minardi-Ford/B -3 laps 14. Ricardo Rosset BR Tyrrell-Ford/G -4 laps 15. Olivier Panis F Prost-Peugeot/B -7 laps DNF Esteban Tuero ARG Minardi-Ford/B on lap 64 Spun DNF Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Mecachrome/G on lap 53 Accident DNF Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas/G on lap 47 Accident DNF Ralf Schumacher D Jordan Mugen-Honda/G on lap 23 Spun DNF Mika Salo FIN Arrows-TWR/B on lap 19 Gearbox DNF Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford/B on lap 18 Accident DNF Pedro Diniz BR Arrows-TWR/B on lap 14 Gearbox
auto-moto.771 vpoznanovic,
F1: Standings after Argentinian GP Drivers' championship: Pos Driver Nat Constructor/Tyre Points --------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes/B 26 2. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari/G 14 3. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes/B 13 4. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari/G 7 5. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Mecachrome/G 6 Alexandr Wurz A Benetton-Playlife/B 6 7. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Mecachrome/G 2 8. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas/G 1 Giancarlo Fisichella I Benetton-Playlife/B 1 Jean Alesi F Sauber-Petronas/G 1 Constructors' championship: Pos Constructor Nat Points ------------------------------------------- 1. McLaren-Mercedes GB 39 2. Ferrari I 22 3. Williams-Mecachrome GB 8 4. Benetton-Playlife I 7 5. Sauber-Petronas CH 2
auto-moto.772 junior,
> Shto ne pade kisha za vreme trke.. Zašto? Bila je odlična trka. Šumi, više nego zasluženo prvi, a konačno imamo i malo rivaliteta u borbi za titulu.
auto-moto.773 senna,
>F1: Argentinian GP results > 5. Jean Alesi F Sauber-Petronas/G +1:18.286 >F1: Standings after Argentinian GP > 8. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas/G 1 > Giancarlo Fisichella I Benetton-Playlife/B 1 > Jean Alesi F Sauber-Petronas/G 1 Ono.. Nisam znao da je peto mesto jedan poen.. Kolko se dobija za shesto, burek sa zeljem i ladno pivo ? ;)
auto-moto.774 emajsijuen,
Ljudi, ko nije gledao prvu trku ovogodisnjeg motorcycling sampionata moze slobodno da ode da se ubije.. CU, --->
auto-moto.775 emajsijuen,
stukelj: > Ljudi, ko nije gledao prvu trku ovogodisnjeg motorcycling sampionata > moze slobodno da ode da se ubije.. Ti to samo jer je Biaggi pobedio.... ;) Inace, u nedelju u 5 ujutru je trka u Maleziji... Za ocekivati su pobede Rossija i Doohana... ;)
auto-moto.776 pavijan,
> Ljudi, ko nije gledao prvu trku ovogodisnjeg motorcycling sampionata > moze slobodno da ode da se ubije.. ______________________________ KONACNO PRAVA PORUKA U OVOJ TEMI. TAKO JE BRATE PO SEZAMU MOTO GP RULEZ. POZDRAV OD PAVIJANA.
auto-moto.777 vpoznanovic,
F1: Argentinian GP winners' press conference Q. Congratulations, Michael, on your first victory of the season. Your start was a disappointment, though: what went wrong? MS: We just had too much wheelspin. I thought I had a good way of approaching my start, but it proved to be not that good. I don't know why and I shall be studying it: maybe it was similar to the problem I had in Brazil. But maybe it was my fault, I don't know yet. Q. Your suspension was slightly damaged in the clash of wheels with David Coulthard. What effect did the damage have on the handling of your Ferrari? MS: There was quite a lot of understeer in right hand corners which made it feel loose and difficult to handle. But it didn't feel too bad. And no, it didn't feel any better in left handers ... Q. With just over ten laps to go it started to rain. How difficult did that make it for you? MS: At one stage, particularly at the first corner, the rain was coming down quite heavily. It was also raining at at the second, third and fifth corners, and a little bit at the final corner, too. That is where it became just slippery enough for me to lose control. Q. Was it to your advantage that the temperature today was comparatively low? MS: I don't think it was either a help, or a disadvantage. Our tyre temperatures were quite low all weekend, in fact we felt the compound was too hard. Maybe it was even softer than what Bridgestone brought, but it was still too hard for us. As we expected, the new Goodyear was very consistent all through the race. But Goodyear already has a new 'family' of compounds on the way which is even more consistent. Q. How well do you expect the Ferrari to perform at Imola? MS: It is a different type of circuit and I am sure we will improve the car. After Brazil, which was very bad for us, the tyre situation is now closer to what we would normally expect. But I cannot say yet what Imola will be like from the point of view of the tyres. I believe we will have an opportunity to do a good job and to be up there again. Q. Mika, has Ferrari got you worried? MH: I have to admit that the performance they had this weekend was excellent ... particularly compared to me! David was also performing extremely well, so it is unfortunate what happened to him in the race. If I had chosen a two stop strategy I would have been able to push harder, and if I had been able to go quicker at the time of Michael's second pit stop I suppose I might have been able to stay ahead of him, although I believe he would still have overtaken me, probably quite easily. Considering that I had to start from third place on the grid, the one stop strategy was the right choice, and I don't think two stops would have made a big difference in the end. Q. Around the time of your second pit stop you suddenly lost about four seconds in one lap. Were you in trouble? MH: Only with the traffic, there was a lot of it in front of me and I was not able to overtake it comfortably. That is where I lost a lot of time. Four laps from the end, when it started raining again and the circuit got really slippery in certain places, I was in a situation where I knew I wouldn't be able to catch Michael by driving any faster. I didn't want to take any risks at all, so I just backed off. Q. But Michael didn't seem to back off then, did he? MH: I am sure he did some! (Schumacher nods in agreement) Q. Eddie, it was around that point in the race when you and Alexander Wurz touched wheels. Was that because of the rain? EI: Yes, when he got past me there were only a few spots of rain on my visor and I didn't think there was going to be any problem. Then I braked, immediately locked up my wheels and ran wide which allowed him to slip through. But then it rained a little more heavily and things evened themselves out again because he spun and I was able to re pass. At the end it was just a matter of stay6ing on the track and not pushing too hard. I still had this [leg brace which had come loose] between my legs. It was coming away from the bottom of the cockpit and I had to keep knocking it back into position with my knee. It had already caused me an incident at the hairpin, where I lost five seconds because it was just about to come undone and fall into the foot well among the pedals. I had to bang it with my knee, which caused me to miss my braking point and slide wide. Q. Wurz passed you easily, it seemed. Was there any contact between you? EI: Yes, he was a lot faster than me and he caught me very quickly. Coming into the chicane at first I half closed the door, which allowed him to get his nose half inside me. He touched my rear, but it didn't seem to have caused any damage to either car, so we set off again, back into battle. Q. Michael, in two weeks you'll be back in Europe for the San Marino GP, on Ferrari's home ground at Imola. What are your thoughts about that? MS: We have an extensive test programme next week, with a lot of work still to do. I am hoping this will put us another step up, if possible on the same level as this Finnish guy sitting next to me! I am pretty optimistic about this, because I know we can go faster. After that, from circuit to circuit it will depend on the tyres, and there will probably be variations when one or another is faster. It should make for an exciting championship.
auto-moto.778 emajsijuen,
Vector here.. Doohan uze pol poziciju za sutrasnju trku u Maleziji. Max je drugi.. bice opako..
auto-moto.779 pifat,
Doohan prvi, Checa drugi, Biaggi treci...
auto-moto.780 emajsijuen,
stukelj: > Doohan prvi, Checa drugi, Biaggi treci... Serija pobeda je krenula.... ;)
auto-moto.781 vpoznanovic,
San Marino Grand Prix 1998 from Imola, Italy 24th April 1998 - 26th April 1998 Friday, April 24th 1st Free Practice (11:00 - 12:00 CET) 2nd Free Practice (13:00 - 14:00 CET) Saturday, April 25th 3rd Free Practice (09:00 - 09:45 CET) 4th Free Practice (10:15 - 11:00 CET) Qualifying (13:00 - 14:00 CET) Sunday, April 26th Warm-up (09:30 - 10:00 CET) Race (14:00 - 16:00 CET) (63 laps)
auto-moto.782 vpoznanovic,
F1: San Marino GP Friday free practice Pos Driver Nat Constructor/Tyre Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:27.617 2. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:27.940 0.323 0.323 3. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari/G 1:28.088 0.148 0.471 4. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Mecachrome/G 1:28.644 0.556 1.027 5. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan Mugen-Honda/G 1:28.891 0.247 1.274 6. Giancarlo Fisichella I Benetton-Playlife/B 1:28.963 0.072 1.346 7. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari/G 1:29.028 0.065 1.411 8. Olivier Panis F Prost-Peugeot/B 1:29.175 0.147 1.558 9. Damon Hill GB Jordan Mugen-Honda/G 1:29.246 0.071 1.629 10. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Mecachrome/G 1:29.470 0.224 1.853 11. Jean Alesi F Sauber-Petronas/G 1:29.516 0.046 1.899 12. Mika Salo FIN Arrows-TWR/B 1:29.828 0.312 2.211 13. Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Playlife/B 1:29.864 0.036 2.247 14. Toranosuke Takagi J Tyrrell-Ford/G 1:30.190 0.326 2.573 15. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas/G 1:30.223 0.033 2.606 16. Pedro Diniz BR Arrows-TWR/B 1:30.795 0.572 3.178 17. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Peugeot/B 1:30.804 0.009 3.187 18. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford/B 1:30.849 0.045 3.232 19. Esteban Tuero ARG Minardi-Ford/B 1:31.954 1.105 4.337 20. Shinji Nakano J Minardi-Ford/B 1:32.052 0.098 4.435 21. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford/B 1:32.196 0.144 4.579 22. Ricardo Rosset BR Tyrrell-Ford/G 1:32.554 0.358 4.937 107% of fastest time: 1:33.750
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San Marino Grand Prix 1st Free Practice Track Times: Pos Driver Team Lap Time Laps 1 M.Hakkinen McLaren 1m 27.617s (27) 2 D.Coulthard McLaren 1m 27.940s (20) 3 M.Schumacher Ferrari 1m 28.088s (28) 4 J.Villeneuve Williams 1m 28.644s (33) 5 R.Schumacher Jordan 1m 28.891s (25) 6 G.Fisichella Benetton 1m 28.963s (46) 7 E.Irvine Ferrari 1m 29.028s (35) 8 O.Panis Prost 1m 29.175s (35) 9 D.Hill Jordan 1m 29.246s (37) 10 H.Frentzen Williams 1m 29.470s (26) 11 J.Alesi Sauber 1m 29.516s (30) 12 M.Salo Arrows 1m 29.828s (28) 13 A.Wurz Benetton 1m 29.864s (37) 14 T.Takagi Tyrrell 1m 30.190s (39) 15 J.Herbert Sauber 1m 30.223s (33) 16 P.Diniz Arrows 1m 30.795s (20) 17 J.Trulli Prost 1m 30.804s (32) 18 R.Barrichello Stewart 1m 30.849s (22) 19 E.Tuero Minardi 1m 31.954s (32) 20 S.Nakano Minardi 1m 32.052s (34) 21 J.Magnussen Stewart 1m 32.196s (17) 22 R.Rosset Tyrrell 1m 32.554s (23) ---- 107% ---- 1m 33.750s Average speed of M.Hakkinen 202.563km/h
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Rezultati kvalifikacija u Imoli... P. No Driver Team - Car Time/Laps 1. 7 COULTHARD McLaren Mercedes 1'25"973 206.437 km/h 2. 8 HAKKINEN McLaren Mercedes 1'26"075 + 0'00"102 3. 3 M.SCHUM' Ferrari 1'26"437 + 0'00"464 4. 4 IRVINE Ferrari 1'27"169 + 0'01"196 5. 6 WURZ Benetton Mecachro 1'27"273 + 0'01"300 6. 1 VILLENEUVE Williams Mecachro 1'27"390 + 0'01"417 7. 9 HILL Jordan Mugen-Hond 1'27"592 + 0'01"619 8. 2 FRENTZEN Williams Mecachro 1'27"645 + 0'01"672 9. 10 R.SCHUM' Jordan Mugen-Hond 1'27"866 + 0'01"893 10. 5 FISICHELLA Benetton Mecachro 1'27"937 + 0'01"964 11. 15 HERBERT Sauber Petronas 1'28"111 + 0'02"138 12. 14 ALESI Sauber Petronas 1'28"191 + 0'02"218 13. 11 PANIS Prost Peugeot 1'28"270 + 0'02"297 14. 17 SALO Arrows TWR 1'28"798 + 0'02"825 15. 21 TAKAGI Tyrrell Ford 1'29"073 + 0'03"100 16. 12 TRULLI Prost Peugeot 1'29"584 + 0'03"611 17. 18 BARRICHELLO Stewart Ford 1'29"641 + 0'03"668 18. 16 DINIZ Arrows TWR 1'29"932 + 0'03"959 19. 23 TUERO Minardi Ford 1'30"649 + 0'04"676 20. 19 MAGNUSSEN Stewart Ford 1'31"017 + 0'05"044 21. 22 NAKANO Minardi Ford 1'31"255 + 0'05"282 22. 20 ROSSET Tyrrell Ford 1'31"482 + 0'05"509
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F1: San Marino GP Saturday free practice Pos Driver Nat Constructor/Tyre Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:25.627 2. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:26.431 0.804 0.804 3. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari/G 1:27.056 0.625 1.429 4. Damon Hill GB Jordan Mugen-Honda/G 1:27.318 0.262 1.691 5. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan Mugen-Honda/G 1:27.421 0.103 1.794 6. Giancarlo Fisichella I Benetton-Playlife/B 1:27.653 0.232 2.026 7. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Mecachrome/G 1:27.694 0.041 2.067 8. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari/G 1:27.751 0.057 2.124 9. Olivier Panis F Prost-Peugeot/B 1:27.854 0.103 2.227 10. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Mecachrome/G 1:27.876 0.022 2.249 11. Jean Alesi F Sauber-Petronas/G 1:27.931 0.055 2.304 12. Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Playlife/B 1:27.959 0.028 2.332 13. Mika Salo FIN Arrows-TWR/B 1:28.130 0.171 2.503 14. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas/G 1:28.291 0.161 2.664 15. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford/B 1:28.712 0.421 3.085 16. Toranosuke Takagi J Tyrrell-Ford/G 1:29.628 0.916 4.001 17. Pedro Diniz BR Arrows-TWR/B 1:29.954 0.326 4.327 18. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford/B 1:30.243 0.289 4.616 19. Shinji Nakano J Minardi-Ford/B 1:30.349 0.106 4.722 20. Esteban Tuero ARG Minardi-Ford/B 1:31.182 0.833 5.555 107% of fastest time: 1:31.620 21. Ricardo Rosset BR Tyrrell-Ford/G 1:32.459 1.277 6.832 22. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Peugeot/B 1:43.882 11.423 18.255
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F1: San Marino GP Sunday warm-up Pos Driver Nat Constructor/Tyre Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:28.085 2. Mika Salo FIN Arrows-TWR/B 1:29.428 1.343 1.343 3. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari/G 1:29.434 0.006 1.349 4. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:29.525 0.091 1.440 5. Giancarlo Fisichella I Benetton-Playlife/B 1:29.891 0.366 1.806 6. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari/G 1:29.996 0.105 1.911 7. Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Playlife/B 1:30.216 0.220 2.131 8. Damon Hill GB Jordan Mugen-Honda/G 1:30.275 0.059 2.190 9. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Mecachrome/G 1:30.275 0.000 2.190 10. Olivier Panis F Prost-Peugeot/B 1:30.426 0.151 2.341 11. Jean Alesi F Sauber-Petronas/G 1:30.449 0.023 2.364 12. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Mecachrome/G 1:30.492 0.043 2.407 13. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Peugeot/B 1:30.628 0.136 2.543 14. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas/G 1:30.662 0.034 2.577 15. Shinji Nakano J Minardi-Ford/B 1:30.948 0.286 2.863 16. Toranosuke Takagi J Tyrrell-Ford/G 1:30.991 0.043 2.906 17. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan Mugen-Honda/G 1:31.321 0.330 3.236 18. Esteban Tuero ARG Minardi-Ford/B 1:32.087 0.766 4.002 19. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford/B 1:32.092 0.005 4.007 20. Pedro Diniz BR Arrows-TWR/B 1:32.345 0.253 4.260 21. Ricardo Rosset BR Tyrrell-Ford/G 1:33.303 0.958 5.218 22. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford/B 1:33.956 0.653 5.871
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F1: San Marino GP results Pos Driver Nat Constructor/Tyre Time ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:34:24.593 2. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari/G +4.554 3. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari/G +51.776 4. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Mecachrome/G +54.590 5. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Mecachrome/G +1:17.477 6. Jean Alesi F Sauber-Petronas/G -1 lap 7. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan Mugen-Honda/G -2 laps 8. Esteban Tuero ARG Minardi-Ford/B -2 laps 9. Mika Salo FIN Arrows-TWR/B -2 laps 10. Damon Hill GB Jordan Mugen-Honda/G -5 laps DNF Olivier Panis F Prost-Peugeot/B on lap 57 DNF Ricardo Rosset BR Tyrrell-Ford/G on lap 49 DNF Toranosuke Takagi J Tyrrell-Ford/G on lap 41 DNF Jarno Trulli I Prost-Peugeot/B on lap 35 DNF Shinji Nakano J Minardi-Ford/B on lap 28 DNF Pedro Diniz BR Arrows-TWR/B on lap 19 DNF Giancarlo Fisichella I Benetton-Playlife/B on lap 18 DNF Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes/B on lap 18 DNF Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Playlife/B on lap 18 DNF Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas/G on lap 13 DNF Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford/B on lap 9 DNF Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford/B on lap 1
auto-moto.788 vpoznanovic,
Prošli put sam dosta kasno slao ovaj poredak, pa nije bilo potrebe da ga pravim sam, već sam ga samo skinuo i proslijedio ovamo. Naravno, idioti koji su ga pravili su baš tada morali da naprave grešku. :( Žao mi je što se to desilo; ovaj sam provjerio nekoliko puta i sada je sigurno sve u redu. Hvala, Nenade. F1: Standings after San Marino GP Drivers' championship: Pos Driver Nat Constructor/Tyre Points --------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes/B 26 2. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes/B 23 3. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari/G 20 4. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari/G 11 5. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Mecachrome/G 8 6. Alexandr Wurz A Benetton-Playlife/B 6 7. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Mecachrome/G 5 8. Jean Alesi F Sauber-Petronas/G 3 9. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas/G 1 Giancarlo Fisichella I Benetton-Playlife/B 1 Constructors' championship: Pos Constructor Nat Points ------------------------------------------- 1. McLaren-Mercedes GB 49 2. Ferrari I 31 3. Williams-Mecachrome GB 13 4. Benetton-Playlife I 7 5. Sauber-Petronas CH 4
auto-moto.789 emajsijuen,
stukelj: U ponedeljak se odrzala 4. trka FedEx Champ cars (CART) sampionata u Nazarethu. Pobednik je, naravno, bio Jimmy Vasser. Krenuo je sa 5. pozicije i tokom cele trke su ga blokirali Moore i Carpentier koji su bili ocigledno daleko sporiji od Vassera. Za to vreme Andretti je bio u vodjstvo iz prostog razloga jer ga niko nije zadrzavao.... Znajuci kakav je imbecil Andretti, ocekivao sam da se slupa, ali ono sto je on izveo je zaista neverovatno! Kasnije, za vreme zute zastave, svi su usli u boks sem Herte, Vassera i Gordona. Pre te zute zastave Vasser je bio na 8. poziciji posle jednog sporog pitstopa. Taktika Ganassi tima se pokazala kao genijalna, tako da je pri restartu Vasser glatko prosao Hertu i samo povecavao prednost koja jednom iznosila oko 3 sekunde... Kasnije su svi morali da naprave jos 1 pitstop za vreme zelene zastave, tako da je Vasser posle tih pitstopa bio na prvom mestu, a Zanardi na drugom! Znaci, tek drugi 1-2 plasman za Vassera i Zanardija, prvi je bio u Mid Ohio-u 96.... Vasser je osvojio svoju prvu pobedu na ovalnoj stazi duzine 1 milje. Znam, znam, pitate se kako je moguce da takva legenda kao Vasser tek sad pobedjuje prvi put na takvoj stazi ?! Ali, tako je, sta cete ? Znaci druga titula u tri sezone se vec sada oseca!
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Dve izuzetno dobro urađene web strane timova iz F1: www.redbull-sauber.ch www.tyrrellf1.com -još neki timovi: shell-ferrari.com minardi.it jordangp.com jtnet.ad.jp (link ka bennetonu) mclaren.co.uk
auto-moto.791 emajsijuen,
vector here.. Alex Criville malopre uze pobedu na GP Spanije.. Mick je drugi, a Max treci.. sledeca trka je u Italiji za 2 nedelje (mugello). Oseca se pobeda Biaggija!
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Formula 1 - Najnovije vijesti i tračevi... Mecachrome under pressure Williams and Benetton are increasing the pressure on Mecachrome to develop the ex-Renault V10 engine. Both teams have expressed concern at the lack of development. Williams believes that some of its problems come from being unable to put enough downforce on the car, as it would hamper straightline speed too much. X-Wings are gone! The FIA has banned X-wings on safety grounds with immediate effect. It said that there was a risk of them flying off and hitting drivers, and that they hampered the safety of fuel stops. As a safety rule the ban comes in without teams approval and with immediate effect New Mugen The new Mugen-Honda engine is now ahead of schedule and may well be ready for the Canadian Grand Prix. Barnard to stay John Barnard has denied stories that he is to leave Arrows for Prost. Jenkins under pressure? Stories are circulating that Stewart designer Alan Jenkins is under pressure for the lack of competitiveness of the F1 car, and may be used as a scapegoat. Bar no engine? BARs engine deal is rumoured to be in trouble. Stories have recently suggested an Audi deal, but there is reported to be unwillingness from Audi to be involved in a brand new team. The team is now understood to be waiting on Benettons future engine deal to pick up a Mecachrome unit. Rosset safe Tyrrell are playing down stories that Ricardo Rosset's position in the team is under review. It was BARs employment of him in place of Verstappen which lead to Ken Tyrrell quitting the team early. Customer Hondas in 2000 It is emerging that as well as a factory Honda team there may well also be a customer deal to compare the team with. This expected to be Jordan, whose deal runs out at the end of 1999. Verstappen for Benetton test Jos Verstappen is to test the Benetton-Playlife this week after failing to come to terms with Stewart. Improved McLaren ahead McLaren is to test a range of new aerodynamic and chassis tweaks to improve its current performance. Lights tested At Imola the in-car flag-lights were tested for the first time. It is reported that they suffered from interference. Magnussen faces axe After his performace so far this year, stories continue to do the rounds that Stewart is ready to get rid of Jan Magnussen. The team is reported to be in discussions with Jos Verstappen Jordan makes progress Damon Hill was upbeat after last weekends race, as he felt the Jordan team had made major progress in the last race. Despite an early pit stop for damage, Hill was 7th before retiring. Audi threatens Ford VW-Audi have increased their bid for Rolls Royce AND Cosworth. Ford have responded saying that if the deal comes of, they will pull the engine in house as the engine is theirs, not Cosworths. An insider said "The trucks would be backed up to the door and we would be loaded up". Audi to replace Ford One of the more fancifull rumours doing the rounds is that Audi is set to replace Ford at Stewart. Mercedes says "no" Mercedes have put water on a story of their own creating, by saying that it is not going to set up a Merc Jr team (like in GTs and ITC). Ferrari bids to keep "team" Luca di Montezemolo has said that he is in discussions with Jean Todt and Michael Schumacher to keep them at the Ferrari team into the next millenium. Jacques Villeneuve also went on record saying that he was not in meaningful discussions with the team. Williams admits changes The Williams team have admitted that they are to make fundamental changes to the rear of this years FW20. These revolve around a rear end based on last years car, which co-incidentally was designed by Adrian Newey.... Engine stability BCE is aiming to keep the current 3l engine formula "open ended" to cut costs, as well as further restrictions on exotic materials and regenerative power in the engines. New Arrows Engine The Arrows concern were pleased with progress with their new F1 engine, which added 20-30 bhp to the top end of the unit. Tuero fastest Either due to a glitch or a major change in form, the Minardi of Tuero was credited with the fastest start/finish line speed during the race. Even the team said it was likely to be an error.... Arrows linked to Embassy Rumours are abound that Arrows are set to be sponsored by Embassy next season.
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Spanish Grand Prix 1998 from Barcelona, Spain 8th May 1998 - 10th May 1998 Friday, May 8th 1st Free Practice (11:00 - 12:00 CET) 2nd Free Practice (13:00 - 14:00 CET) Saturday, May 9th 3rd Free Practice (09:00 - 09:45 CET) 4th Free Practice (10:15 - 11:00 CET) Qualifying (13:00 - 14:00 CET) Sunday, May 10th Warm-up (09:30 - 10:00 CET) Race (14:00 - 16:00 CET) (64 laps)
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F1: Spanish GP Friday free practice Pos Driver Nat Constructor/Tyre Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:22.147 2. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:22.965 0.818 0.818 3. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas/G 1:23.237 0.272 1.090 4. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari/G 1:23.421 0.184 1.274 5. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari/G 1:23.468 0.047 1.321 6. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Mecachrome/G 1:23.843 0.375 1.696 7. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford/B 1:24.037 0.194 1.890 8. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Mecachrome/G 1:24.198 0.161 2.051 9. Jean Alesi F Sauber-Petronas/G 1:24.257 0.059 2.110 10. Olivier Panis F Prost-Peugeot/B 1:24.272 0.015 2.125 11. Giancarlo Fisichella I Benetton-Playlife/B 1:24.286 0.014 2.139 12. Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Playlife/B 1:24.311 0.025 2.164 13. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan Mugen-Honda/G 1:24.420 0.109 2.273 14. Damon Hill GB Jordan Mugen-Honda/G 1:24.888 0.468 2.741 15. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Peugeot/B 1:24.897 0.009 2.750 16. Shinji Nakano J Minardi-Ford/B 1:25.280 0.383 3.133 17. Toranosuke Takagi J Tyrrell-Ford/G 1:25.336 0.056 3.189 18. Esteban Tuero ARG Minardi-Ford/B 1:25.525 0.189 3.378 19. Pedro Diniz BR Arrows-TWR/B 1:25.770 0.245 3.623 20. Mika Salo FIN Arrows-TWR/B 1:26.285 0.515 4.138 21. Ricardo Rosset BR Tyrrell-Ford/G 1:26.371 0.086 4.224 22. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford/B 1:26.606 0.235 4.459 107% of fastest time: 1:27.897
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Kvalifikacije od danas... P. No Driver Team - Car Time/Laps --------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 8 HAKKINEN McLaren Mercedes 1'20"262 212.065 km/h 2. 7 COULTHARD McLaren Mercedes 1'20"996 + 0'00"734 3. 3 M.SCHUM' Ferrari 1'21"785 + 0'01"523 4. 5 FISICHELLA Benetton Mecachro 1'21"894 + 0'01"632 5. 6 WURZ Benetton Mecachro 1'21"965 + 0'01"703 6. 4 IRVINE Ferrari 1'22"350 + 0'02"088 7. 15 HERBERT Sauber Petronas 1'22"794 + 0'02"532 8. 9 HILL Jordan Mugen-Hond 1'22"835 + 0'02"573 9. 18 BARRICHELLO Stewart Ford 1'22"860 + 0'02"598 10. 1 VILLENEUVE Williams Mecachro 1'22"885 + 0'02"623 11. 10 R.SCHUM' Jordan Mugen-Hond 1'22"927 + 0'02"665 12. 11 PANIS Prost Peugeot 1'22"963 + 0'02"701 13. 2 FRENTZEN Williams Mecachro 1'23"197 + 0'02"935 14. 14 ALESI Sauber Petronas 1'23"327 + 0'03"065 15. 16 DINIZ Arrows TWR 1'23"704 + 0'03"442 16. 12 TRULLI Prost Peugeot 1'23"748 + 0'03"486 17. 17 SALO Arrows TWR 1'23"887 + 0'03"625 18. 19 MAGNUSSEN Stewart Ford 1'24"112 + 0'03"850 19. 23 TUERO Minardi Ford 1'24"265 + 0'04"003 20. 22 NAKANO Minardi Ford 1'24"538 + 0'04"276 21. 21 TAKAGI Tyrrell Ford 1'24"722 + 0'04"460 22. 20 ROSSET Tyrrell Ford 1'25"946 + 0'05"68
auto-moto.798 pecanac,
u iščekivanju sutrašnje trke :> M. Brandl 1996. godine imao je ovkav incident. Ne sećam se tačno sa kakvim povredama je prošao, ali sudeći po slici dobro je ako je ostao živ. 'Ne bi ti ja to vozio, da mi plate...' brundl96.jpg
auto-moto.799 vpoznanovic,
F1: Spanish GP Saturday free practice Pos Driver Nat Constructor/Tyre Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:20.791 2. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:21.223 0.432 0.432 3. Giancarlo Fisichella I Benetton-Playlife/B 1:22.102 0.879 1.311 4. Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Playlife/B 1:22.414 0.312 1.623 5. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari/G 1:22.497 0.083 1.706 6. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford/B 1:22.673 0.176 1.882 7. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari/G 1:22.890 0.217 2.099 8. Damon Hill GB Jordan Mugen-Honda/G 1:22.974 0.084 2.183 9. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas/G 1:23.058 0.084 2.267 10. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Mecachrome/G 1:23.083 0.025 2.292 11. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan Mugen-Honda/G 1:23.113 0.030 2.322 12. Olivier Panis F Prost-Peugeot/B 1:23.317 0.204 2.526 13. Jean Alesi F Sauber-Petronas/G 1:23.397 0.080 2.606 14. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Mecachrome/G 1:23.483 0.086 2.692 15. Toranosuke Takagi J Tyrrell-Ford/G 1:23.944 0.461 3.153 16. Mika Salo FIN Arrows-TWR/B 1:24.096 0.152 3.305 17. Shinji Nakano J Minardi-Ford/B 1:24.375 0.279 3.584 18. Esteban Tuero ARG Minardi-Ford/B 1:24.640 0.265 3.849 19. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Peugeot/B 1:24.680 0.040 3.889 20. Pedro Diniz BR Arrows-TWR/B 1:24.793 0.113 4.002 21. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford/B 1:24.862 0.069 4.071 22. Ricardo Rosset BR Tyrrell-Ford/G 1:24.885 0.023 4.094 107% of fastest time: 1:26.446
auto-moto.800 vpoznanovic,
>> Kvalifikacije od danas... Zaboravio si granicu od 107% (1:25.880), a to napominjem zato što je Ricardo Rosset nije uspio dostići u kvalifikacijama, što je ujedno i prvi put da se tako nešto desilo ove sezone.
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F1: Spanish GP Sunday warm-up Pos Driver Nat Constructor/Tyre Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:22.460 2. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:23.270 0.810 0.810 3. Giancarlo Fisichella I Benetton-Playlife/B 1:24.107 0.837 1.647 4. Olivier Panis F Prost-Peugeot/B 1:24.677 0.570 2.217 5. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari/G 1:24.852 0.175 2.392 6. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari/G 1:25.176 0.324 2.716 7. Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Playlife/B 1:25.382 0.206 2.922 8. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Mecachrome/G 1:25.536 0.154 3.076 9. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Peugeot/B 1:25.541 0.005 3.081 10. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas/G 1:25.630 0.089 3.170 11. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford/B 1:25.702 0.072 3.242 12. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan Mugen-Honda/G 1:25.925 0.223 3.465 13. Esteban Tuero ARG Minardi-Ford/B 1:25.991 0.066 3.531 14. Mika Salo FIN Arrows-TWR/B 1:26.087 0.096 3.627 15. Pedro Diniz BR Arrows-TWR/B 1:26.278 0.191 3.818 16. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Mecachrome/G 1:26.370 0.092 3.910 17. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford/B 1:26.425 0.055 3.965 18. Toranosuke Takagi J Tyrrell-Ford/G 1:26.452 0.027 3.992 19. Jean Alesi F Sauber-Petronas/G 1:26.698 0.246 4.238 20. Damon Hill GB Jordan Mugen-Honda/G 1:26.730 0.032 4.270 21. Shinji Nakano J Minardi-Ford/B 1:27.226 0.496 4.766
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F1: Spanish GP results Pos Driver Nat Constructor/Tyre Time ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:33:37.621 2. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes/B +9.439 3. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari/G +47.049 4. Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Playlife/B +1:02.538 5. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford/B -1 lap 6. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Mecachrome/G -1 lap 7. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas/G -1 lap 8. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Mecachrome/G -2 laps 9. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Peugeot/B -2 laps 10. Jean Alesi F Sauber-Petronas/G -2 laps 11. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan Mugen-Honda/G -2 laps 12. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford/B -2 laps 13. Toranosuke Takagi J Tyrrell-Ford/G -2 laps 14. Shinji Nakano J Minardi-Ford/B -2 laps 15. Esteban Tuero ARG Minardi-Ford/B -2 laps 16. Olivier Panis F Prost-Peugeot/B -5 laps DNF Damon Hill GB Jordan Mugen-Honda/G on lap 46 DNF Giancarlo Fisichella I Benetton-Playlife/B on lap 28 DNF Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari/G on lap 28 DNF Mika Salo FIN Arrows-TWR/B on lap 21 DNF Pedro Diniz BR Arrows-TWR/B on lap 20
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F1: Standings after Spanish GP Drivers' championship: Pos Driver Nat Constructor/Tyre Points --------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes/B 36 2. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes/B 29 3. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari/G 24 4. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari/G 11 5. Alexandr Wurz A Benetton-Playlife/B 9 6. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Mecachrome/G 8 7. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Mecachrome/G 6 8. Jean Alesi F Sauber-Petronas/G 3 9. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford/B 2 10. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas/G 1 Giancarlo Fisichella I Benetton-Playlife/B 1 Constructors' championship: Pos Constructor Nat Points ------------------------------------------- 1. McLaren-Mercedes GB 65 2. Ferrari I 35 3. Williams-Mecachrome GB 14 4. Benetton-Playlife I 10 5. Sauber-Petronas CH 4 6. Stewart-Ford GB 2
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> 1. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:33:37.621 > 2. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes/B +9.439 > 3. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari/G +47.049 Biće zanimljivo videti, hoće li se iko, ubaciti između ove prve trojke do kraja sezone. Ili, bolje rečeno, hoće li na podijumu biti ikoga sem Ferrarija i Mclarena?
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Jordan Spanish GP race press release The Benson and Hedges Jordan Formula One team said that the Spanish Grand Prix proved to be disappointing for them. The team's hopes that the car and drivers in race trim would earn them their first points of the 1998 season were dashed with Damon Hill retiring from the race on the lap 46 and Ralf Schumacher slipping down five places at the start. DAMON HILL - CHASSIS 03 - Did not finish - engine failure on lap 46. "It was quite definitely the engine - it went bang right in front of the pits. I made a reasonable start but then was pushed out by Villeneuve who squeezed his way through, so by the first corner I had lost the few places I had made up at the start. Then I was having a good race with Johnny (Herbert) who was a bit faster, but I was pushing and trying to keep the pressure on him. Then things went wrong when I lost eight seconds running wide on the lap before my pit stop. After the stop, I was going down to turn one and Frentzen came out of the pits and pushed me off the track! That was annoying because I was up there possibly fighting for points and he was well behind, but in the end of course, it did not matter." RALF SCHUMACHER - CHASSIS 04 - 11th "I must say that the car felt really very good and when I was alone on the circuit I was able to put in some good times. The tyres also felt ok, but to be honest we do need a little more power to help us in overtaking. I had thought that it would have been easier to overtake as the car felt really good and I was often in the right position to overtake, especially after the last turn, but I was not able to. Basically the car is good and with a little more improvement in all areas and we could be up there. I did not think the start itself was too bad, although I did have wheel spin and lost a few positions. Where I really lost places was in the first two corners where there was a lot of confusion and I had to go onto the grass. But I am conscious now that when the cars are so close together I would prefer to avoid the situation by going off onto the grass rather than staying on. I felt that if I had tried to stay on the track in this situation today I would not have finished the first lap." EDDIE JORDAN, TEAM OWNER "There is absolutely nothing I want to say about today's race, except 'let's forget it and move on to Monaco'".
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Minardi Spanish GP race press release The Minardi Formula One team said that they feel quite confident, as Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix was the first race of the 1998 season where both their cars saw the chequered flag. Shinji Nakano, driving chassis 03, finished in 14th position Nakano said after Sunday's race that he struggled with oversteer the whole day, starting at Sunday morning's warm-up session, and for this reason, he couldn't push more. "I want to thank the guys of the Team because they did a very good job during the two pit-stop that were scheduled for me," he added. Teammate Esteban Tuero, driving chassis 04, finished in 15th position Tuero afterwards said that he finished his second Grand Prix of the season on Sunday, and that it is very important for him, mostly because he feel in good physical condition. "Unfortunately, in the second part of the race I had a 10 seconds penalty for a driving infringement," he said. "In fact, on 21st lap, when I went into the box for my first pit-stop, I think I obstructed Frentzen who was behind me." Gian Carlo Minardi said: "For the first time from the beginning of the Championship, both our cars saw the chequered flag, and this makes us feel quite good, even if, for sure, we could have done something more. "Anyway, except the 10 second stop, that further penalized Tuero, the result was not far from what we were expecting." Ford's race support engineer Trevor Knowles said: "We are very pleased that both our engines - with new specification - finished the race. In fact we had no problem at all during the race with them."
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Arrows Spanish GP race press release The Danka Zepter Arrows Formula One team said that the Spanish Grand Prix proved to be disappointing for them with both cars stopping on the track at the same time with engine failures. At the start of the race, Pedro Diniz's car stalled with a battery problem and had to be attended to in the pitlane, where he was able to join the race one lap down. Although there were no indications over the weekend on engine unreliability, the unexpected failures will be investigated at the team's headquarters. Pedro Diniz retired from Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix on lap 21 and said afterwards that he had a problem with his battery at the start of the race, which needed to be exchanged in the pitlane. "When I joined the race I was one lap down already, but the balance of the car felt good and I hoped to make up some places," he said. "I noticed Mika's car in front of me stopping with smoke coming out of the engine, I suppose it was then that my engine decided to stop as well. "All I can say now is that I am looking forward to our test next week, which will hopefully help us find more reliability in the future." Teammate Mika Salo retired from Sunday's race on lap 22 and said afterwards that he had a good start to the race and was able to run in 14th place until his untimely exit due to an engine failure. "It's a real shame that this should happen to both of our cars, especially because the improvements to the gearbox were evident over the weekend," Salo said. "However, like Pedro, I also look forward to our extensive test schedule next week and hope that we will have better luck next time."
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Benetton Playlife press release Betton new comer, Alexander Wurz impressed everyone again on Sunday by finishing fourth in Spanish grand prix. He is now fifth in the championship. Things did not go well for the team's other driver Giancarlo Fisichella. He retired after an incident with Ferrari's Eddie Irvine forced him into the gravel trap. Giancarlo Fisichella: "I am very disappointed. I had already passed Irvine with most of the car and he should have let me through, but he kept on going and it resulted in a collision. At the beginning of the race the same thing occurred, but I was on the inside and I pulled back to let Eddie through, as I knew it would end in an accident. Apart from the collision, after a few laps, the car became difficult to drive with both understeer and oversteer, but I was in a strong position for third place." Alexander Wurz: "I had some difficulty in pushing with the car so I couldn't really battle with Michael. I am delighted with fourth place as it now puts me fifth in the World Championship. In testing next week the team will work some more on suspension and aerodynamics and then in a race or two we can really expect to challenge the Ferraris. Looking ahead to Monaco, whilst I don't know the circuit very well, it is my home and I do like street circuits. I plan to get some points there." David Richards (Chief Officer): "This weekend had a lot to offer. It didn't quite meet our expectations, but we are reasonably satisfied. Fisichella has every reason to feel unhappy about the situation with Irvine and Alex drove a very solid race into fourth place."
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Sauber Spanish GP race press release Sauber's Jean Alesi finished Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix in 10th position, whle teammate Johnny Herbert finished in 7th position. Alesi, driving chassis C17-01, set a best lap time of 1:26.698s in Sunday's race and said afterwards that the incident with Williams' Heinz-Harald Frentzen ruined his race. "He tried to come round the outside and we touched, but when you are in the pack like that everyone is trying everything that they can," Alesi explained. "The car was understeering as it did in qualifying, though the fuel load made it slightly better, and after that first lap delay and then my refuelling problem on the first pit stop, it became very tough for me," he said. Teammate Johnny Herbert, driving chassis C17-04, managed a best lap time of 1:25.630s and said afterwards that he lost the chance of fifth place right at the start of the race, and said that he is bitterly disappointed about it. "I was always one of the best at starts last year, but despite practicing a lot this season I still haven't got them right," he said. "It just hasn't clicked. "Besides the start, my race wasn't bad. I was pleased with the way I kept the tyres at their best, although I couldn't really lean on them when the fuel load was at its lowest," Herbert explained. "I was worried they wouldn't stand much treatment at that stage. "The other thing was that I just couldn't slipstream anyone. I could get close to Jacques, but there was no chance to pass," he said. "The only time I did get right with him, in the third corner at the start, he just accelerated away. "I also had an exhaust problem 10 or so laps into the race, though it didn't really affect the performance. "The team did a great job on the pit stops, and the car was reliable, but it all came down to the start," Herbert added. "I'm the most disappointed man on the team today." Sauber's team boss Peter Sauber said: "Unfortunately Johnny couldn't make best use of his excellent grid position at the start and lost a possible two points even before the first corner. After that, as we have seen already this season, he was bottled up behind World Champion Jacques Villeneuve and was unable to pass him despite an inspired drive. "For Jean it was difficult to make anything from his grid position," Sauber said. "After the collision with Frentzen on the first lap he tried to move up the field, and was doing good lap times. "But at the first pit stop there was a problem with the refuelling rig so that insufficient fuel went into the tank," Sauber added. "This obliged us to call him in prematurely for his second stop and after that he, like Johnny, was stuck hopelessly behind a slower car."
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Ferrari Spanish GP race press release Ferrari's Michael Schumacher finished Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix in third position, while teammate Eddie Irvine retired after a collision with Benetton's Giancarlo Fisichella. The team's sporting director Jean Todt said after Sunday's race that they knew from the start that third place would be the most they could do unless those in front hit trouble and that is what happened. "The championship is still open, but along with our technical partners we must improve our performance," Todt said. "I feel sorry for Irvine who could have finished fourth. "Once again we have proved the reliability of our cars," he said. "The team did a great job in the pits, helping our cars to move up the order. "Looking at the results it is evident that four of the top six used one make of tyre and two the other make," Todt added. "Of those two, only Michael was not lapped." Schumacher afterwards said that he made a bad start as he got too much wheelspin and could not recover the situation. "I lost two places, but thanks to the team doing a fantastic job I moved up to third after the first pit stop," he said. "Maybe the pit lane speed limiter was not working properly and I saw my speed go over the limit for a moment," Schumacher said. "I came in for the penalty and was fourth behind Wurz. "I pushed hard to close the gap to him and again the team called me at just the right moment and that enabled me to get past Wurz. I don't think I could have passed him on the track. "Third was the best we could do today, but I think it will be closer in Monaco," the German said. "We have a big development program coming and now we must continue to work, work, work. Some of the next few races should suit us better than this one." Teammate Eddie Irvine said that he made a very good start. "I have gone back to my old starting technique and it seems to work," he said. "As for the accident, I do not want to blame anyone, but I will say it was not my fault. After the pit stop I had a lot of fuel on board as we had planned a long second stint and Fisichella came out of the last corner very well and came alongside me," Irvine explained. "We braked at the same time and he turned in on me. "In these situations there is nowhere to go," he added. "It was a great shame as I was having a really good race."
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Tyrrell Spanish GP race press release Tyrrell's Toranosuke Takagi had an excellent start to the Spanish Grand Prix when the Japanese driver climbed from 21st to 15th position in the first lap. The Tyrrell Formula One team decided to adopt a two-stop strategy for fuel and tyres in Sunday's 65-lap race, and said that they were particularly impressed with Takagi's first stop, when he kept the Sauber of Jean Alesi and Ralf Schumacher's Jordan at bay. The team said that they are impressed with the car's performance as Williams' driver, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, found he didn't have the necessary pace to overtake the Tyrrell-Ford on the track. Takagi finished Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix in 13th position and set a best lap time of 1:28.066s. Following the race, Takagi said that he think it helped to be racing on a circuit that he know well from testing, but said that he enjoyed himself on Sunday. "I made a good start and got by several cars on the first lap," he said. "Once I settled down, I found I was able to run at the pace I wanted to and still maintain my position. The car seemed particularly quick on the straights and that really helped. "I was surprised, for instance, that Frentzen's Williams was behind me for most of the second stint and just didn't have the performance to overtake. "The team also did a great job with both pit stops. The second one, in particular, was very fast. All in all, I feel it was a good day. "Now I am looking forward to the challenge of Monaco in two weeks," Takagi added. Tyrrell's managing director Dr Harvey Postlethwaite said afterwards that Takagi continued his education on Sunday with a gritty race fighting for position in good company. "His pit stops were exemplary and he showed good consistency in his race pace," he said. "The difficult tyre situation and high number of finishers gives scant reward in terms of placing for what was an excellent drive," Postlethwaite added.
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McLaren Spanish GP race press release The West McLaren Mercedes team managed to complete the Spanish Grand Prix in a one-two finishing position. This is the team's third one-two finish so far for the 1998 season. Mika Hakkinen, driving chassis MP 4-13 04, won the Spanish Grand Prix in a time of 1h33: 37.621s and a best lap time of 1:24.275s. Hakkinen afterwards said that it was a great race. "Starting from pole and leading the majority of the race was a fantastic feeling," he said. "I pushed hard in the early part of the race and then towards the end I backed off a bit," he said. "Today wouldn't have been possible without the team doing a perfect job and I would like to thank them all." Teammate David Coulthard, driving chassis MP4-13 03, finished second in Sunday's race, 9.439s behind Hakkinen. Coulthard's fastest lap time during Sunday Spanish Grand Prix was a 1:24.778s. Colthard afterwards said: "Mika was really at one with his car this weekend and I wasn't able to keep pace with him, so congratulations to Mika. "I had a really difficult time in the first part of the race, this improved on subsequent sets of tyres, but I wasn't in a position to challenge him," Coulthard said. "All weekend I focused on getting the balance right for this circuit but didn't quite achieve it. "Monaco is a totally different track and I am looking forward to that new challenge," the Scot added. McLaren team chief Ron Dennis said that above all, he is extremely happy for everybody who works within the companies that support them and especially for the people at McLaren and Mercedes-Benz. "The team did a great job over the weekend. The drivers had the equipment to do the job and this was the result of the efforts of everyone within the group," he said. "A great weekend and I am looking forward to Monte Carlo." Mercedes motorsport chief Norbert Haug said that Sunday's victory is a great 1-2 victory and their best team achievement so far. "Congratulations to the whole team especially Mika and David - they have demonstrated perfection at race speed," he said.
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Sunday's post race press conference Question: Congratulations, Mika, on your third victory of the season. After only ten laps of the race you already had an advantage of almost ten seconds. How hard were you pushing then? Mika Hakkinen: With a lead like that you might imagine that it is easy, but it never is. You have to make sure that you are concentrating hard, you have to be careful overtaking and although it is enjoyable to be passing other drivers it is also demanding because the situation and the timing are not always exactly ideal." At the beginning I was pushing quite hard. I guess there is always a little room for improvement in your lap time during a race, especially when you are leading, but certainly there was no point in taking any risks at that early stage and damaging your tyres, because you could easily destroy the rest of the run. But there was maybe half a tenth left. Question: Both of you seemed to make good pit stops, but David closed up on you quite dramatically after the second stops. Did you have any problems then? Mika Hakkinen: I now realise that David's pit stops were very good and he got close to me. But the way I was coming into the pits was to make sure I didn't take any risks, and the difference between us fell to four seconds after the second stop, so maybe I was taking it a bit too easy. Question: David, congratulations on another six points for second place. Was Mika simply too quick for you today? David Coulthard: Obviously, yes! I couldn't keep up with him at the start. I had a really difficult time on my first set of tyres and although I got more comfortable on the next two sets Mika was really at one with his car this weekend. I wasn't able to keep pace, so congratulations to him. Question: Did you feel at any stage that you might have been able to catch him and pass? David Coulthard: You always have to push, and I pushed as hard as I could through the whole race because 1) you never know what the strategy is of the people behind you, and 2) if anything were to have happened to Mika, in traffic or at a pit stop, then there was always a chance of me being able to sneak through. I tried hard but I just wasn't quick enough this weekend. Question: Michael, you obviously had to fight even for third place. It would appear to have been a difficult day for you and for Ferrari ... Michael Schumacher: Yes, it all began at the start, which didn't work out at all and where I lost two places. Luckily, after the first pit stop I regained them. But at the same time I collected a ten-second penalty for speeding in the pit lane. I don't know why, but for some reason the limiter wouldn't engage, and that meant I had to come in for an extra pit stop. Luckily the crew did a great job and they managed to get me back into the race at exact the right moment, just in front of Wurz, which enabled me to recover my third position. Question: If you had not got back into the race ahead of Wurz, do you think you would have been able to take him? Michael Schumacher: I was even having difficulty overtaking Minardis today, so I don't know what it would have taken to pass Wurz, to be honest! In the early stages of the race I was behind Fisichella and there was no way to pass anyone. So I guess that passing Wurz would have been impossible. Question: The next race, Monaco, is one where you have had some of your most memorable moments. Will it be difficult to go there with 12 points separating you from Mika in the championship? Michael Schumacher: Obviously I would like to get it down to six points and see whether we have a chance or not. Question: Mika, what are your thoughts on going to Monaco? Mika Hakkinen: I haven't thought too much about Monaco yet. I am certain it is going to be an extremely difficult track, not just for me and David but for everybody. It could be an advantage for me and David, though, that we know the streets -- because we live there! I think we can say we know the corners ...
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> > 1. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes/B 1:33:37.621 > > 2. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes/B +9.439 > > 3. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari/G +47.049 > > Biće zanimljivo videti, hoće li se iko, ubaciti između ove prve > trojke do kraja sezone. Ili, bolje rečeno, hoće li na podijumu > biti ikoga sem Ferrarija i Mclarena? Oće Benetoni i Williams sigurno, a ostali - možda :)
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Ko ne zna, mnogo podataka/statistike o F1 može se videti na: www.forix.com (stranica je pisana na 10-tak jezika, ima i na hrvatskom)
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Kakav bre Ferrari na podijumu.. onaj glupavi Irvine je bio brzi od Schumachera na poslednjoj trci.. nego, ko nije gledao CART trku RIO 400 moze odma' da ode da se ubije.. :) vector