British Grand Prix – race
The “Silly Season” is under way, now that DC has signed and is staying with Red Bull. The expected shuffle looks like this:
- JB from BAR to Williams (almost certainly) or Ferrari?
- NH from Williams to Sauber (which will be BMW)
- FM from Sauber to Ferrari
- RB from Ferrari to BAR
Other rumours: KR to BMW-Williams?
There’s a minute’s silence in memory of those killed in this week’s terrorist bomb attacks in London.
[Yesterday's qualifying notes]
*KR penalised 10 grid-spots for an engine change; TM also changed engine but didn’t set a qualifying time and so is at the back anyway.
Track temperature 45°C; air temp 27°C; wind 2.4m/s; humidity 45%; pressure 1013.4mBar.
Formation lap: FA leads the cars away; everyone’s off the grid OK.
TS hasn’t taken his grid spot – he’s stuck in gear but behind the rest of the cars
01/60: JM takes P1 in the first couple of corners (Maggots/Beckets)
02: Safety Car deployed even though they’ve moved TS off the track
JM, FA, JB, RB, GF, JT, MS, KR; RS=9; JV=10; DC=14
TS in in the BAR box and it looks like they’re refuelling him
Charlie Whiting looks pretty determined, wherever he’s headed
SC in at end of lap 2
03: SC in; green flag and we’re racing again
TS has rejoined
04: JM sets fastest lap 1:23.251
05: FA f/lap 1:22.651
06: FA f/lap 1:22.515
JM, FA, JB, RB, GF, JT, MS, KR; RS=9; JV=10; DC=14
JM lead just 1.0s
KR has a look at passing MS
09: CK ran wide and NH passes him
10/60: JM, FA, JB, RB, GF, JT, MS, KR; RS=9; JV=10; DC=14
MS “stuck” behind JT again
11: FA f/lap 1:22.315
JB slipping back from FA
ITV-F1 report that BAR say TS’s electronic problem was “not possible” 
NK parks the Jordan off track
12: Red Bull pit team getting ready for CK?
CK pits from P14 – that’s an early stop – 10.5s stop
TM parks his Jordan off track too – that’s both Jordans out! … no, wait – looks like he’s still going (judging from the timing chart)
13: KR right on MS’s tail, who’s also right up under JT
We didn’t see it because TSN only showed a couple of seconds of the minute’s silence, but the 
15: FA f/lap 1:22.143
16: JM f/lap 1:22.091
17: JM f/lap 1:21.918
18: CA pits – a close-up showed something flapping from the right-hand side
RB pits too – a bit early?
19: FA f/lap 1:21.846
20/60: JM, FA, JB, GF, JT, MS, KR, RS
JV pits, as do NH and DC
ITV-F1 report JV ran over his fuel mechanic’s foot!
21: JB pits from P3 – 9.2s stop – rejoins behind MS+KR but ahead of RB
JT and MW both pit
22: RS pits from P8
JM is closing in on JV (P15) to lap him
23: JM pits from P1 – 8.8s
GF f/lap 1:21.509
JV makes a strong move at DC – takes P14
24: FA pits from P1 – 9.2s – rejoins inches behind JM!
GF f/lap 1:21.344
Ferrari preparing for MS
25: MS pits from P5 – 8.7s
Yet to pit: just GF (P1) & KR (P4) … oh, and TS (P19)
26: GF pits – 8.9s – rejoins ahead of JB
KR slipstreams behind FA … and passes him for P3
27: KR pits – 8.0s – rejoins between RB & MS
28: JM lead over FA ~2.8s; FA 2.6s ahead of GF, who is 7.0s ahead of JB
30/60: JM, FA, GF, JB, RB, KR, MS, JT; RS=9; JV=13; DC=15; retirements=just NK
33: RB pit stop #2 – 6.3s – that’ll be a relief for JB
34: TS pits from P19/last
35: CK is really close to JV – pushing him hard
36: CK kicks up a little dust
JM is closing in to lap CK (P14)
37: JM scythes past CK; JV is next
38: KR (P5) f/lap 1:21.303 – closing in on JB – KR’s almost 1s/lap faster!
39: TS has passed PF for P18
ITV-F1 report BAR are concerned that
40/60: JM, FA, GF, JB, KR, MS, RB, JT – didn’t see MS pass RB
JV & CK pit together – JV stays ahead
KR f/lap 1:21.205
41: JM f/lap 1:20.737
JM lead ~5.2s; FA 3.9s ahead of GF, who is 8.9s ahead of JB; KR now just 1.1s behind JB
42: JM f/lap 1:20.700 – opens his lead to 5.9s
43: KR closing right in on JB (P4)
NH pits from P12 – 7.9s
JT pits too
44: JB pits – 8.0s – sounded like it was about to stall – rejoins ahead of MS
45: JM pits from P1 – 6.6s
MW pits too
FA being held up by JT (P10)
46: JT finally laps FA
KR pits from P4 – rejoins easily ahead of JB
RB pits too – stop #3 – 6.2s
47: GF pits – 7.3s – stalled it pulling out of the box!! – restarted OK but rejoins behind KR
MS pits from P6 – 5.6s – rejoins still ahead of RB
48: RS pits from P6 – 5.7s
FM pits too
FA and DC still yet to make their 2nd stops (and TS)
49: DC pits from P11 having just passed MW – rejoins ahead of JV for P13
50/60: FA pits from P1 – 4.9s – rejoins behind JM for P2
51: JM, FA, KR, GF, JB, MS, RB, RS; JT=9 (last car on lead lap); DC=13; JV=14; retirements = just NK
53: FA ~0.9s behind JM; KR 15.5s behinf FA; GF just 2.0s behind KR
55: ITV-F1 report that Renault are urging FA to push JM as hard as possible, and GF that he should be lapping at similar times to FA
57/60: CA posts a personal best 1:26.182 – that’s ~4.5s slower than the front-runners
58/60: JM extends his lead to 2.0s
59: JM lead 2.1s
60/60: JM wins by 2.7s
Provisional positions: JM, FA, KR, GF, JB, MS, RB, RS; JT=9; FM=10/1 lap down; MW; NH; DC=13; JV; CK; TS=16/2 laps; TM; CA=18/3 laps; PF=19/4 laps down.
KR f/lap 1:20.502
No champagne spraying on the podium.
JM: “I knew Fernando couldn’t risk too much and I was willing to risk more”
FA: blames a lack of blue flags (to help him pass lapped traffic) for some slow laps
KR: aerodynamic rules make it “hard to follow close through fast corners”; “I can drive my best and hopefully the team can sort out the engine”
JM: “great race for the team”; “it’s awesome”
Note: 7th & 8th places not awarded at US GP
F.Alonso
77
K.Raikkonen
51
M.Schumacher
43
J.Trulli
31
R.Barrichello
31
J.Montoya
26
N.Heidfeld
25
G.Fisichella
25
R.Schumacher
23
M.Webber
22
D.Coulthard
17
J.Button
9
F.Massa
7
A.Wurz
6
T.Monteiro
6
J.Villeneuve
6
N.Karthikeyan
5
P.de la Rosa
4
C.Klien
4
C.Albers
4
P.Friesacher
3
V.Liuzzi
1
T.Sato
0
A.Donaldson
0
Renault
102
McLaren Mercedes
87
Ferrari
74
Toyota
54
BMW Williams
47
Red Bull
22
Sauber
13
Jordan
11
BAR
9
Minardi
7
Next race: Germany (Hockenheim) in two weeks (July 24th) [F1 calendar, 2005]
Comments
5 Comments on British Grand Prix – race
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anonymous on
Sun, 10th Jul 2005 3:49 pm
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henman on
Sun, 10th Jul 2005 4:16 pm
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anonymous on
Sun, 10th Jul 2005 4:29 pm
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anonymous on
Sun, 10th Jul 2005 4:30 pm
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henman on
Sun, 10th Jul 2005 4:32 pm
Thank you for your blog of the race. I am unable to watch it today and am very grateful you are logging in the details real time.
Thanks again
Pedro in Ky, USA
Glad you’re enjoying it.
Who are you supporting?
JPM
This is the worst one i could have missed. but i’ll take the win anyway
Hope you get to see a replay.
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