**2004 Formula 1 Discussion Thread**

[Mishkin]

Well the first practice session of the Melbourne F1 Grand prix just finished and Michael Schumacher has broken the track record with a 1:25.127 beating Barrichello by 0.234 seconds.
Here are the results of the first practice session.

 

[Rob]

YES! Its back, Man that sound of the car is MUSIC to my ears!

 

[Rob]

Arrr great atm, another year of Ferrari dominance if the 1st practice session is to go by.

 

[Rob]

Oh My! How fast is this machine!

1'24"718!

F*cking Ferrari I mean this is only practice and they are smashing records by a full second already. Ferrari have a full second over there rivals atm and 2 over Montoya and 2.670 over Kimi.

 

[IceBlu]

 

[Rob]

The Renault is really impressive this season. Alonso and Trulli are looking good

 

[Mishkin]

Originally posted by Rob
Oh My! How fast is this machine!

1'24"718!

F*cking Ferrari I mean this is only practice and they are smashing records by a full second already. Ferrari have a full second over there rivals atm and 2 over Montoya and 2.670 over Kimi.

Another boring season of Ferrari dominance I see.

 

[precise]

Williams look like they are goin to have another disappointing start to the season

 

[buzzer555]

Hope Mclaren can do something about Ferrari's dominance this year. They were so close last year.

 

[celtic_bhoy]

they, nah, u mean kimi was so close, DC was shocking after R1 last season

 

[Mishkin]

Originally posted by buzzer555
Hope Mclaren can do something about Ferrari's dominance this year. They were so close last year.

Mmmm, I'm not sure that McLaren will be the ones. After seeing that practice today it looks as though Renault and Williams will be the ones to stop Ferrari but I reckon that once again Ferrari will go unchallenged all season.

 

[Elber2k3]

And the world championship will go to Italy and Germany again!

 

[[ShReK]]

Go Ferrari!

 

[INFESTA]

Those (almost) 2 seconds between the Ferrari drivers and the 3rd place are almost obscene! Come on, that is a friggin' Formula 1 eternity!

I think this year FIA made a couple significant changes, all of them to balance the championship race (by making things harder for Ferrari, in a way), but I don't see how the italian team can lose a race if not my hazard... (:/)

 

[Áļéאָ]

free practice 3 results

P. No  Driver        Team - Engine    Tyres     Times      Ave/Gaps Laps 
 1.  1  M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari           B   1'25"786  222.540 Km/h  13  
 2.  2  BARRICHELLO  Ferrari           B   1'26"159    + 0'00"373   8  
 3.  3  MONTOYA      Williams BMW      M   1'26"195    + 0'00"409  13  
 4.  4  R.SCHUMACHER Williams BMW      M   1'26"390    + 0'00"604  11  
 5.  5  COULTHARD    McLaren Mercedes  M   1'26"428    + 0'00"642   5  
 6.  8  ALONSO       Renault           M   1'26"610    + 0'00"824   7  
 7.  6  RAIKKONEN    McLaren Mercedes  M   1'26"725    + 0'00"939   6  
 8. 14  WEBBER       Jaguar Cosworth   M   1'26"804    + 0'01"018   5  
 9.  7  TRULLI       Renault           M   1'26"817    + 0'01"031  14  
10.  9  BUTTON       BAR Honda         M   1'26"995    + 0'01"209  11  
11. 16  DA MATTA     Toyota            M   1'27"107    + 0'01"321  16  
12. 17  PANIS        Toyota            M   1'27"717    + 0'01"931  14  
13. 11  FISICHELLA   Sauber Petronas   B   1'27"744    + 0'01"958   9  
14. 12  MASSA        Sauber Petronas   B   1'28"341    + 0'02"555  15  
15. 10  SATO         BAR Honda         M   1'28"438    + 0'02"652  12  
16. 15  KLIEN        Jaguar Cosworth   M   1'28"572    + 0'02"786   7  
17. 19  PANTANO      Jordan Ford       B   1'30"057    + 0'04"271  13  
18. 18  HEIDFELD     Jordan Ford       B   1'30"233    + 0'04"447  13  
19. 20  BRUNI        Minardi Cosworth  B   1'31"310    + 0'05"524  12  
20. 21  BAUMGARTNER  Minardi Cosworth  B   1'33"024    + 0'07"238  14

 

[Áļéאָ]

Free practice 4 will soon be over. Qual starts in about an hour

 

[Áļéאָ]

Free Practice 4

P. No  Driver        Team - Engine    Tyres     Times      Ave/Gaps Laps 
 1.  1  M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari           B   1'25"093  224.352 Km/h  13  
 2.  3  MONTOYA      Williams BMW      M   1'25"255    + 0'00"162   9  
 3.  4  R.SCHUMACHER Williams BMW      M   1'25"628    + 0'00"535   9  
 4.  2  BARRICHELLO  Ferrari           B   1'25"649    + 0'00"556  12  
 5.  8  ALONSO       Renault           M   1'25"908    + 0'00"815  11  
 6. 16  DA MATTA     Toyota            M   1'25"916    + 0'00"823  14  
 7.  7  TRULLI       Renault           M   1'25"927    + 0'00"834   9  
 8. 14  WEBBER       Jaguar Cosworth   M   1'26"066    + 0'00"973  11  
 9.  6  RAIKKONEN    McLaren Mercedes  M   1'26"127    + 0'01"034   8  
10.  5  COULTHARD    McLaren Mercedes  M   1'26"133    + 0'01"040  11  
11.  9  BUTTON       BAR Honda         M   1'26"403    + 0'01"310  14  
12. 17  PANIS        Toyota            M   1'26"597    + 0'01"504  17  
13. 15  KLIEN        Jaguar Cosworth   M   1'27"088    + 0'01"995  14  
14. 12  MASSA        Sauber Petronas   B   1'27"172    + 0'02"079  13  
15. 11  FISICHELLA   Sauber Petronas   B   1'27"195    + 0'02"102  12  
16. 10  SATO         BAR Honda         M   1'27"592    + 0'02"499   9  
17. 18  HEIDFELD     Jordan Ford       B   1'27"755    + 0'02"662  14  
18. 19  PANTANO      Jordan Ford       B   1'28"825    + 0'03"732  12  
19. 20  BRUNI        Minardi Cosworth  B   1'30"496    + 0'05"403  16  
20. 21  BAUMGARTNER  Minardi Cosworth  B   1'31"763    + 0'06"670  13

 

[claupastore]

whats up with mclaren???
ferrari will have no probs in this race
and the next one
and the next one
and montoya will keep screwing up his motor

 

[Áļéאָ]

haha. Did u guys see what happened? Some guys from an Australian TV (??) show made a joke. Monty was in a press conf room. Suddenly the... "journalists" started tokin on their phones. Montoya got pissed off, and left the room

 

[celtic_bhoy]

yeah your abit late on that one Alex it was on wednesday or thursday