Canadian Grand Prix – Qualifying

June 12, 2005 by
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(From tape because I was out watching the rugby.)

“Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has accused former world champion Jacques Villeneuve of being a spent force.” [BBC]

Air temp 33°C; track temp 52°C; wind speed 1.5m/s

CK, back in the Red Bull, is out first – 1:18.249
MW – S1=21.694; S2=47.045 (slower than CK because locked up in Turn 7); 1:17.749 for pP1
RS – S1=21.481; S2=45.918; 1:16.362 = pP1
PF – 1:19.574 = pP4
CA – very adjacent to the wall (S2) – 1:18.214 = pP3

Batch 2 = NK, TM, FM, JV, TS
NK – S1=22.228; S2=47.487; 1:18.664 = pP5
TM (NK’s Jordan teammate) – S1=22.476; S2=47.685; 1:19.034 = pP6
FM – S1=21.616; S2=46.134; 1:16.661 = pP2
JV (FM’s Sauber teammate) – S1=21.538; S2=45.942 (locked up in to the chicane); 1:16.116 = pP1
TS – S1=21.331; S2=45.456; 1:15.729 = pP1 by 0.387s

Batch 3 = KR, JB, JT, JM, GF
KR – S1=21.379; S2=45.593; 1:15.923 = pP2
JB – S1=21.109; S2=45.114; 1:15.217 = pP1 by 0.512s :)
JT – S1=21.470; S2=45.811; 1:16.201 = pP5 (only 0.16s ahead of teammate RS)
JM – very close to the wall in S1; S1=21.432; S2=45.526; 1:15.669 = pP2
GF – S1=21.219; S2=45.543; 1:15.577 = pP2

Batch 4 = MS, DC, RB, NH, FA
MS – S1=21.349; S2=45.425; 1:15.475 = pP2, 0.258s behind JB
DC – S1=21.853; S2=46.403; 1:16.890 = pP11
RB has brought his Ferrari in to the pits – smoke from his engine on the straight approaching the pits
NH – S1=21.585; S2=46.120; 1:17.081 = pP12
FA – S1=21.302; S2=45.578; 1:15.561 = P3

Grid:

  1. J Button (BAR) 1:15.217 – only his 2nd ever pole
  2. M Schumacher (Ferrari) 1:15.475
  3. F Alonso (Renault) 1:15.561
  4. G Fisichella (Renault) 1:15.577
  5. J Montoya (McLaren) 1:15.669
  6. T Sato (BAR) 1:15.729
  7. K Raikkonen (McLaren) 1:15.923
  8. J Villeneuve (Sauber) 1:16.116
  9. J Trulli (Toyota) 1:16.201
  10. R Schumacher (Toyota) 1:16.362
  11. F Massa (Sauber) 1:16.661
  12. D Coulthard (Red Bull) 1:16.890
  13. N Heidfeld (Williams) 1:17.081
  14. M Webber (Williams) 1:17.749
  15. C Albers (Minardi) 1:18.214
  16. C Klien (Red Bull) 1:18.249
  17. N Karthikeyan (Jordan) 1:18.664
  18. T Monteiro (Jordan) 1:19.034
  19. P Friesacher (Minardi) 1:19.574
  20. R Barrichello (Ferrari) no time

[Race weekend schedule] [F1 calendar, 2005]

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