F1 Manager - 2004 Main Season Thread - Season Over!

Just a quick update on the next events. Thanks to the long weekend I will be running the Jerez test either today or tomorrow, of course taking into account that there will be no complications Then round 5 will be taking place at Imola sometime next week

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Ferrari on top in Jerez

Michael Schumacher enjoyed a return to the top of the timing sheets at the first of the mid-season test sessions, albeit in the absence of the Williams team. Schumacher's testing partner Verstappen finished the session in second whilst Villenueve in the Toyota completed the top three. The other teams in attendance were Arrows, Sauber, Jaguar and Jordan and those who focused on pace received good feedback, whilst those focusing on reliability received poor feedback.

Zonta in the Arrows is the first man out on track


Heidfeld starting a fast lap


Jerez Test Session Official Results

1. Michael Schumacher - Ferrari - 1:23.139
2. Jos Verstappen - Ferrari - +0.266
3. Jacques Villenueve - Toyota - +0.504
4. Kimi Raikkonen - Jordan - +0.736
5. Andre Lotterer - Jordan - +0.970
6. Ryan Briscoe - Toyota - +0.975
7. Nick Heidfeld - Sauber - +0.989
8. Allan McNish - Jaguar - +1.112
9. Jarno Trulli - Arrows - +1.157
10. Mark Webber - Jaguar - +1.223
11. Ricardo Zonta - Arrows - +1.332
12. Alexander Wurz - Sauber - +1.394

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Good to be on top! Although Williams wasn't running, let's see how next race goes!

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Good session for us at toyota...Gives us confidence for the next race at san marino

Good session for Arrows. Hopefully this will make us more competitive at the next race and for the rest of the season

Good test results, we're getting close to Toyota. I hope that we can implememt it at Imola.

MDBSnake Wrote:
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> Good to be on top! Although Williams wasn't
> running, let's see how next race goes!


that says all

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haha i love the rivalry between williams (senna9194) and Ferrari (MDBSnake) at the moment, better then ever lol

Chris2k6 Wrote:
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> haha i love the rivalry between williams
> (senna9194) and Ferrari (MDBSnake) at the moment,
> better then ever lol


it isn't a rivalty

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Schumacher Returns to the top in Imola

Michael Schumacher enjoyed a welcomed return to the top of the timing sheets after posting the quickest time in the Friday practice session ahead of the San Marino Grand Prix. Just behind the German was Juan Pablo Montoya in his trusty Williams. Meanwhile Franck Montagny in his Jaguar completed the top three as the teams who took part in the Jerez test enjoyed a better performance.

Schumacher's fastest lap


San Marino GP Free Practice Official Results
1. Michael Schumacher - Ferrari - 1:22.637
2. Juan P Montoya - Williams - +0.339
3. Franck Montagny - Jaguar - +0.383
4. Robert Doornbos - Ferrari - +0.444
5. Ryan Briscoe - Toyota - +0.505
6. Jacques Villenueve - Toyota - +0.550
7. Alexander Wurz - Sauber - +0.557
8. Allan McNish - Jaguar - +0.594
9. Nick Heidfeld - Sauber - +0.629
10. David Coulthard - Renault - +0.840
11. Fernando Alonso - McLaren - +0.894
12. Christian Klien - Williams - +0.933
13. Jenson Button - McLaren - +1.056
14. Satoshi Motoyama - Jordan - +1.099
15. Kimi Raikkonen - Jordan - +1.101
16. Ricardo Zonta - Arrows - +1.146
17. Jarno Trulli - Arrows - +1.212
18. Gianmaria Bruni - Renault - +1.265
19. Heinz-Harald Frentzen - Minardi - +1.434
20. Bas Leinders - BAR - +1.528
21. Anthony Davidson - Minardi - +1.598
22. Ralf Schumacher - BAR - +1.636

Setup Reward
1. Jordan +0.002
2. Toyota +0.045
3. Arrows +0.066
4. Sauber +0.072
5. BAR +0.108
6. McLaren +0.162

better... thats a good result, then again if my alternate weeks theory is true, this week is good week

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A great session for Arrows with both cars beating Minardi, BAR and 1 of the renaults. Hopefully this will continue

To be 5th and 8th is beyond our expectations. Great job.

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Schumacher takes pole in San Marino

Michael Schumacher will start the San Marino Grand Prix from pole position after just pipping Rubens Barrichello in Saturdays qualifying session, meanwhile Nick Heidfeld pulled out a superb performance to place his Sauber 3rd on the grid. Further down the field both Jaguars are in a solid position for a double points finish after qualifying 7th and 8th, whilst Frentzen and Trulli both enjoyed a good session after ending up 15th and 17th.

Schumacher taking pole position


San Marino GP Qualifying Official Results
1. Michael Schumacher - Ferrari - 1:22.348
2. Rubens Barrichello - Williams - +0.067
3. Nick Heidfeld - Sauber - +0.122
4. Juan P Montoya - Williams - +0.155
5. Cristiano Da Matta - Toyota - +0.203
6. Timo Glock - Sauber - +0.204
7. Mark Webber - Jaguar - +0.289
8. Allan McNish - Jaguar - +0.325
9. Jos Verstappen - Ferrari - +0.457
10. Jacques Villenueve - Toyota - +0.472
11. Andre Lotterer - Jordan - +0.653
12. David Coulthard - Renault - +0.662
13. Kimi Raikkonen - Jordan - +0.712
14. Jenson Button - McLaren - +0.801
15. Heinz-Harald Frentzen - Minardi - +0.906
16. Giancarlo Fisichella - Renault - +0.935
17. Jarno Trulli - Arrows - +0.948
18. Ralf Schumacher - BAR - +0.985
19. Justin Wilson - Arrows - +1.207
20. Pedro de la Rosa - Minardi - +1.246
21. Takuma Sato - BAR - +1.307
22. Bjorn Wirdheim - McLaren - +1.439

wooo 3rd and 6th, im very impressed with my guys!

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Looks like we have genuine pace now. Hopefully this will continue into the race. We are proud of both drivers

Another great performance from cristiano!..havin 2 cars in the top ten puts us in good position for points for the race

We are delighted to have both cars on the 4th row!

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San Marino GP - Race Day

Welcome to coverage of the fifth round of the 2004 F1 season from the Imola Circuit in San Marino. Yesterday we saw Michael Schumacher send the tifosi crazy as he snatched pole position from under the nose of Rubens Barrichello and will be looking to take victory on home soil.

Here we are waiting for the off


Just seconds away...


And we're away here in Imola! Schumacher has a sluggish start


Whilst Heidfeld has a had a flying start and is challenging for the lead...


and he makes it stick! Sauber lead in San Marino


and Barrichello slides past Schumacher as well, not a good start for the German


Of course Heidfeld post the fastest lap time


And again on lap 2


Meanwhile McNish is having a look at Glock


But the young German fends him off


Schumacher is now starting to fight his way back


However Da Matta immediately beats his time


Montoya looks a lot weaker here compared to the earlier rounds and is currently scrapping with McNish for 5th


De la Rosa gets his braking all wrong


And he is the first driver off the road


He drops to 21st


Here is the battle between Verstappen and Villenueve for 9th as Webber goes wide just ahead


Whilst he teammate is now battling with Glock again


But he defends a little too hard and goes into the gravel


He rejoins just behind his team mate


Barrichello is starting to close the gap to Heidfeld


McNish sets the fastest lap of the race


Verstappen locks up heavily going into the chicane


But he somehow manages to hold off Villenueve


Montoya is off the road


and he rejoins directly in front of the battle for what is now 6th place


The top four are separated by just over a second and have pulled away from the rest of the field


But Barrichello cannot find a way past the Sauber


Meanwhile Villenueve confirms Toyotas pace


Time for the current standings








There are trains forming all over the track as we look at the six car battle for 14th


and Montoya is off again!


Looks as though he simply broke too late whilst defending against Villenueve


And unfortunately for the Colombian he has stalled his engine and is out of the race


Meanwhile McNish is the first driver to pit


As does Coulthard and Wirdheim




Glock is also now in the pitlane, Heidfeld could be coming in soon as well...


He comes out in 8th


And indeed two laps later the Sauber is in, Barrichello and Schumacher need to make the most of their next few laps now...


And the German is joined in the pits by Da Matta


The leading pair are in the pits next time around


and Schumacher gets the jump on Barrichello! He now leads...


Until Heidfeld screams past...


And Da Matta throws one up to inside of Schumacher...


... and he makes the move stick! Sauber and Toyota now occupying the top two spots.


With the first round of stops out the way here are the current standings








And now Glock is off the road


And does exactely what Montoya did, he becomes our second casualty


Sato is not having a good day as jumps over the chicane in a lowly 19th


However things are getting tasty at the front with the top six now separated by just 4 seconds


Villenueve is in the pits very early for his second stop, looks like he could be on for three pitstops.


And whats this Da Matta is now leading?


And Heidfeld is now in 3rd, looks like he has had an off somewhere...


Villenueve fresh tyres are helping him greatly as he throws down two consecutive fastest laps.




Trulli is having a fairly quiet race and currently is the leading Arrows driver in 18th


Whilst Da Matta is starting to pull a gap to Schumacher


Lotterer is running well in 9th as our leader pits


He's back out in 5th


McNish is having a look at Lotterer...


But they make contact!


McNish does manages to keep his car running but he chance of points are now gone


However his team mate still has a shot in 8th place with both of his pitstops out of the way


Schumacher is really pushing to try and jump Da Matta


Heidfeld pits from 4th


He's back out in 6th


Verstappen is now in...


... and he re-emerges in 5th and keeps Heidfeld behind


The two Toyotas are dicing with each other as Raikkonen comes in


And he is back out in 8th, could he be on to score his and Jordans first points in 2004?


Schumacher is currently dealing with backmarkers as Barrichello comes in


Both Toyotas comfortably clear him though


As does Verstappen, good work by the Dutchman


But now for the moment of truth, Schumacher is in the pits...


A fairly steady stop there...


... and Da Matta regains the lead, he's looking good for his and Toyotas debut win (2pics)


Verstappen now occupies the final podium spot with Barrichello in 4th, Heidfeld in 5th and Villenueve who has just pitted for a third time in 6th.


Raikkonen is all alone in 8th place


Whilst his team mate goes massively wide and drops to 20th


Trulli locks his brakes whilst in 16th nd his team mate Wilson takes full advantage


And Lotterer is off the road again, two basic errors have ruined what was a solid race from the German


Button is having an unspectacular race in 12th place


Now with the final stops completed here are the standings







And Lotterer is off again...


But disaster for Villenueve who had been catching Heidfeld very quickly


Thankfully he gets the car going again but drops to 7th


Meanwhile at the front Da Matta and Schumacher are separated by less than a second with still ten and a bit laps to go, can the Brazilian hold him off?


Webber meanwhile has driven a solid race and is residing in 6th after Villenueve's off


The gap is now just half a second, tense times down in the Toyota garage


However De la Rosa is running very well in 13th


Thats exactly what Da Matta doesn't need right now, traffic


But he manages to pull the gap to seven tenths


Frentzen is the latest man off the track but he holds 12th place


Just 4 to go now...


As Bjorn and Sato battle over 18th place


Whilst his team mate is running in 14th


The gap is very small now with two battle Arrows just ahead for Da Matta...


Nevertheless Schumacher is still not close enough to make a move


McNish is challenging the other Schumacher for 14th


And he makes it stick around the outside, good move there from the Scot


The traffic has been very helpful for Da Matta and he has a second advantage with just a few corners to go...


Here he comes, into the final chicane for the final time...


And Cristiano Da Matta has won the San Marino GP!!! That is his and Toyotas debut victory in Formula 1!


Schumacher has to settle for 2nd


As his team mate completes the podium


Heidfeld will be disappointed with 5th after leading for a large chunk of the race


Full results to follow

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