Results of Saturday's second free practice.....

[ultravox]

from autorace......here

1. Coulthard McLaren 1:27.540 218.081
2. Schumacher M Ferrari 1:27.561 218.029
3. Hakkinen McLaren 1:27.775 217.497
4. Frentzen Jordan 1:27.940 217.089
5. Trulli Jordan 1:28.193 216.466
6. Schumacher R Williams 1:28.666 215.311
7. Panis BAR 1:28.677 215.285
8. Raikkonen Sauber 1:28.851 214.863
9. Irvine Jaguar 1:28.861 214.839
10.Heidfeld Sauber 1:28.895 214.757
11.Villeneuve BAR 1:28.962 214.595
12.Montoya Williams 1:29.184 214.061
13.Barrichello Ferrari 1:29.945 212.250
14.Alesi Prost 1:29.981 212.165
15.Alonso Minardi 1:30.360 211.275
16.Fisichella Benetton 1:30.549 210.834
17. Burti Jaguar 1:30.578 210.766
18. Bernoldi Arrows 1:30.782 210.293
19. Button Benetton 1:30.893 210.036
20. Verstappen Arrows 1:31.590 208.438
21. Mazzacane Prost 1:34.431 202.167
22. Marques Minardi 1:34.491 202.038


Qualifying to follow at 9:00 pm est...

 

[Midnight Rambler]

Qualifying turned out quite a bit different.

Alas, no F1 TV coverage for most people in the US this year, unless you're lucky enough to be able to get SpeedVision. Bernie E. can blow me ...

 

[LordMaul]

*has no idea what that is all about*

 

[Javelin]

Damn, the ferraris looked good out there. i just hope the Macs are holding something back for better reliability or this season could get boring in a hurry. I actually think the battle for best of the rest is the interesting bit to watch. Jordan outperforms BAR and Williams is looking good too. Should be a good race.

 

[CrumCake]

Uhhh, looks like the same 3 guys at the front again to start off this year. What is it with ex Cart guys and F1 anyway?? I hope Montoya dosent suck like Zanardi, leaving people to question AGAIN the quality of drivers coming from Cart!

 

[Javelin]

Its true that Zanardi has tarnished the reputation of CART champs... but Villeneuve probably raised expectations too high. I'm sure Montoya is a good driver and will do well in F1. But it takes time for a new driver to learn and adapt so i'm not expecting him to dominate... especially in the Williams. If he can keep up with Ralf, it will be a success for him this year.

 

[LadyNiniane]

LordMaul "*has no idea what that is all about*"

Autoracing - specifically Indy-style, if I read the names correctly. Giving the lineup for the race after the qualifying runs - actual race is tomorrow, I think?!?

I'm more into NASCAR and NHRA, because we have locals who race those circuits and plenty of tracks to watch it at (especially NHRA as well as outlaws and funnycars).

I tend to watch it more on TV (because of the decibel levels), though husband and son-&-heir will go to the tracks if they have the opportunity.

And yes, I saw the end of Daytona...

Lady Niniane

 

[Wah]

LadyNiniane... Its Formula 1. Season kicked off this weekend.

Unfortunately, looks like its gonna be the same 2 teams blowing the rest of the field away... again.

 

[ultravox]

Well...I had all but given up on this thread. I thought there were more people into F1 than this \


Although I'm not a Schummi fan I must admit he was absolutely faultless in qualifying. A class apart from the rest. Of course Qualifying is one thing and racing is another . It does give an indication of how much Ferrari has sorted out their car before the start of the season. The times were over 3 seconds faster than last year. So much for Mosely's plans to slow the cars down. They should take the same direction as Nascar by crippling the aero dynamics and boosting horespower, although there's not much need for boosting the typical F1 powerplant. What they need to do is get back to mechanical grip rather than aero dynamic grip. Did anybody notice the little winglets all the cars seem to be sporting on each side of the air intakes behind the drivers head?