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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.
auto-moto.317vpoznanovic,
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)
auto-moto.319vpoznanovic,
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.
auto-moto.320vpoznanovic,
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
auto-moto.321vector,
Zna se ko je majstor! ;)
auto-moto.322vpoznanovic,
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
auto-moto.323vpoznanovic,
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.325nigy,
-> #323, vpoznanovic
>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.326nesha,
-> #325, nigy> 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.327vpoznanovic,
-> #325, nigy>> 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.328stukelj,
Bezveze trka...
1. Coulthard
2. Alesi
3. Frentzen
4. Fisichella
5. Villeneuve
6. Schumacher
auto-moto.329junior,
-> #328, stukelj> Bezveze trka...
Ralf se pobrinuo da bude zanimljiva. ;)
PS Ala ga je obišao, svaka mu čast :>
auto-moto.330vector,
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
auto-moto.338vpoznanovic,
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.339castrvm,
Villnev kaznjen sa 9 trka zbog ne postovanja zute zastave
auto-moto.340miko,
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.jpgauto-moto.341space.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.342junior,
-> #341, space.ace> 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.343castrvm,
-> #341, space.ace
> 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.344stukelj,
-> #337, vector
│ 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.345stukelj,
-> #343, castrvm
│ 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.346castrvm,
-> #345, stukelj
> 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.347nigy,
-> #345, stukelj
> 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.348vector,
-> #346, castrvm
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.349vpoznanovic,
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.350vpoznanovic,
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.351vector,
-> #350, vpoznanovic
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.352stukelj,
-> #346, castrvm
│ 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.353stukelj,
-> #348, vector
│ Ganassi, PacWest, Walker Racing, LCI, itd, itd. _Svako_ od njih moze
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────
LCI ??? Valjda si mislio Tasman ? ;)
auto-moto.354giovanni,
-> #341, space.aceĘ? 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.355space.ace,
-> #342, junior> 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.356junior,
-> #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.
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.357giovanni,
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.htmauto-moto.358vector,
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.360vpoznanovic,
-> #357, giovanni>> 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.361vector,
[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.362space.ace,
-> #358, vector> 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.363vector,
-> #362, space.ace
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.364stukelj,
-> #363, vector
│ 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.365vector,
Kako sam cuo, Alesi ce od sledece sezone voziti za Sauber.
auto-moto.366giovanni,
-> #360, vpoznanovicĘ? 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.367vector,
[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.368vector,
[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.369vector,
[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.370vector,
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!"
auto-moto.371vector,
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.
auto-moto.372vector,
Ralf Waldmann slavi pobedu. (moram da priznam da je imao i srece ;)
wald1.jpeauto-moto.373vector,
Pocetak 500cc trke.
a500act2.jpeauto-moto.374obren,
-> #372, vector> 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.375miko,
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 :)
auto-moto.376vector,
-> #374, obrenŮ▀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.jpeauto-moto.377vector,
[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
auto-moto.378vector,
[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
auto-moto.379vector,
[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
auto-moto.380vpoznanovic,
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.381vpoznanovic,
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."
auto-moto.382vpoznanovic,
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.
auto-moto.383vpoznanovic,
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.
auto-moto.385vector,
-> #375, miko
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.htmauto-moto.386junior,
-> #382, vpoznanovic> 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.387miko,
-> #385, vector» 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 :)
auto-moto.388vector,
Mark Blundell (PacWest) prolazi kroz seriju sikana na stazi u
Australiji (Surfers Paradise).
aus22.jpgauto-moto.389vector,
Mauricio Gugelmin (PacWest) u Long Beachu (USA). Dobra slika.
mo49.jpgauto-moto.390vector,
Mauricio Gugelmin (sa leve strane) i Mark Blundell (sa desne), vozaci
PacWest tima.
naz3.jpgauto-moto.391vector,
Senna i Mansell u Spaniji (Barcelona).
mansell1.jpeauto-moto.392vector,
Zna se ko je ovogodisnji sampion CART serije. ;)
zanar115.jpgauto-moto.393vector,
-> #382, vpoznanovicŮ▄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.
auto-moto.394vpoznanovic,
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.
auto-moto.395vector,
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. ;)
auto-moto.396obren,
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.
auto-moto.397obren,
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."
auto-moto.398obren,
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.
auto-moto.399vpoznanovic,
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)
auto-moto.400vpoznanovic,
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.401pecanac,
Slika sa trke F1 u Mađarskoj. Šumaher, Irvajn pa Hil ispred svih ostalih
u pozadini, na prvoj krivini posle starta.
! (2504x1255x16M)
pic3h.jpgauto-moto.402pecanac,
Još jedna al' iz Monze. Ovde je pitanje ko će više skratiti ugao, Šumi
ili ostali.
! (2017x1261x16M)
pic3m.jpgauto-moto.403nigy,
-> #401, pecanac
> ! (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.404pecanac,
-> #403, nigy# 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.405vpoznanovic,
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.406vpoznanovic,
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.407nigy,
-> #404, pecanac
> 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.408vpoznanovic,
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.409vector,
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.410vector,
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.411vector,
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.412junior,
-> #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.
:))
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.413nigy,
-> #411, vector
> Zasto je M.Schumacher dobio stop-go kaznu?
Na Virgin radiu su javili da je istu "zaradio" preticuci pod
zutom zastavicom...
auto-moto.414rades,
-> #411, vector
> 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.415nesha,
-> #414, rades>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.416vpoznanovic,
F1: Austrian GP results
Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time
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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.417vpoznanovic,
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
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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