F1 Manager - 2004 Main Season Thread - Season Over!
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Barrichello Pips Schumacher to Indianapolis Pole
Barrichello is on pole for the race at this years American Grand Prix after just edging out his former teammate Michael Schumacher to pole position by just under five thousandths of a second. Montoya lines up third on the grid, two tenths behind his team mate, whilst Heidfeld put in a stunning lap to put his Sauber fourth. Other notable performances came from Fisichella who managed to take 6th on the grid in his Renault, whilst Button and Trulli made it into the top ten, occupying the 9th and 10th place grid slots respectively.
Barrichello's Pole Time
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Barrichello is on pole for the race at this years American Grand Prix after just edging out his former teammate Michael Schumacher to pole position by just under five thousandths of a second. Montoya lines up third on the grid, two tenths behind his team mate, whilst Heidfeld put in a stunning lap to put his Sauber fourth. Other notable performances came from Fisichella who managed to take 6th on the grid in his Renault, whilst Button and Trulli made it into the top ten, occupying the 9th and 10th place grid slots respectively.
Barrichello's Pole Time
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Chuffed with nick in 4th hopefully he can capitalise on this during the race.
GPGSL - Christel VXR team Boss S6-S8, S12 Onwards
GPGSL - Christel VXR team Boss S6-S8, S12 Onwards
A top 10 place. Miracles do happen
5th and 8th is great for us..gives us another podium opportunity 
American Grand Prix Race Coverage
Hello and welcome to coverage of the 2004 American Grand Prix from the Indianapolis circuit. Continuing both his and William's excellent form so far this season Rubens Barrichello is sat in pole position with Michael Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya just behind him. Anyway we're are ready for the off...
...and we're away
Both William's are very defensive down into turn 1 with Barrichello trying to fend off Schumacher and Montoya trying to stop Heidfeld
But whilst Rubens succeeds Heidfeld slides past Montoya to take 3rd
In the foreground Montoya is looking to come straight back at Heidfeld
And he makes the move stick
Webber is currently tussling with the two Toyotas over 5th place
And the Jaguar driver goes through into 5th place
Coulthard has just clattered into the back of his team mate who has dropped several places at the start
And as the two Renaults are side by side going through the final corner Barrichello pops up with the fastest lap of the race
Raikkonen is having a look at Trulli's 14th place
And the Fin goes through
Davidson has quite a large moment as the back steps out on him under braking
Which allows McNish to move into 17th place
Verstappen is the next driver having a look down into turn 1
And he also goes through at the expense of Button
Schumacher is still running in 2nd place as the top four are beginning to pull away from the pack
Ohhhh and Coulthard is very wide in the final corner
But he just manages to drag the car out of the wall
Glock is currently running in the points in 7th place
Barrichello improves on his own fastest lap time
Alonso is next on McNish's hitlist after climbing back up from 18th place
And the Scot goes through
Verstappen is having a go at Da Matta
And he moves up into 9th
With ten laps gone it's time for the current standings
McNish is head to head with Raikkonen
And he takes the position
A few laps later and McNish is now looking at demoting Da Matta to 11th
But the Brazilian holds him off
But he is right under Da Matta's gearbox going into turn 8
He throws it up the inside
And makes it stick, easily the best overtake of the day so far
Meanwhile both of their team mates are battling over Webber's 5th place
But it looks as though the Jaguar has a tad more straight line speed then the Toyota
Raikkonen is looking at Fisichella's 12th place
And he gains the position
Trulli has dropped dramtically from his 10th place grid slot and he currently resides in 19th place
Actually make that 20th thanks to De la Rosa
Riding onboard with Alonso in 15th as Montoya sets a new fastest lap
And the pitstops have started as 3rd placed Montoya and 4th placed Heidfeld head into pit road.
Montoya is back out in 9th in clean air
Whilst Heidfeld is not so lucky as he joins a train of cars battling over 10th
Schumacher is now in the pits as Barrichello goes fastest
He's back out in 5th, comfortably ahead of Montoya
Our leader is the last of the front runners to pit
And he comes out in a net 1st place with Schumacher in the background
Webber is in now as well
As is Verstappen
Meanwhile it looks as though Da Matta has no intention of pitting anytime soon as he looks to be on a 1 stop strategy
So now that everyone has pitted once (with the exception of Da Matta) here are the current standings
Villenueve was unable to jump Webber in the stops and cannot get a good enough run off the final corner to get alongside in turn 1, he could be in for a long afternoon
Whilst Glock has now dropped out of the points
Da Matta is now in for his one and only stop
Lotterer is having a quiet race down in 16th place
And finally after laps of perseverance Villenueve slides past Webber to move into 5th
Raikkonen kicks start the final round of pitstops
And he is joined in the pitlane by Verstappen
Barrichello has now also pitted
And he comes out just ahead of a lapped Davidson
Montoya and Schumacher are now pitting
Barrichello retains the lead
Schumacher retains second
and Montoya is still third
Webber is in the process of rejoining the track
Which allows Da Matta to move into 5th
And after spending the vast majority trying to get past Webber, Villenueve is behind the Aussie once again
Barrichello will have to do something stupid or be very unlucky to lose this now
And with just fourteen laps to go here are the standings
It's fair to say that both Sato and BAR are not having a good season so far as the Japanese driver is lapped by Heidfeld
Alonso is looking to regain some pride as he challenges Raikkonen for 16th
But it all comes to nothing
With just two to go Montoya sets the fastest lap
And Barrichello is into the final corner
And he wins the American GP
Schumacher takes second
Whilst Montoya completes the podium
Full Results to follow
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Hello and welcome to coverage of the 2004 American Grand Prix from the Indianapolis circuit. Continuing both his and William's excellent form so far this season Rubens Barrichello is sat in pole position with Michael Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya just behind him. Anyway we're are ready for the off...
...and we're away
Both William's are very defensive down into turn 1 with Barrichello trying to fend off Schumacher and Montoya trying to stop Heidfeld
But whilst Rubens succeeds Heidfeld slides past Montoya to take 3rd
In the foreground Montoya is looking to come straight back at Heidfeld
And he makes the move stick
Webber is currently tussling with the two Toyotas over 5th place
And the Jaguar driver goes through into 5th place
Coulthard has just clattered into the back of his team mate who has dropped several places at the start
And as the two Renaults are side by side going through the final corner Barrichello pops up with the fastest lap of the race
Raikkonen is having a look at Trulli's 14th place
And the Fin goes through
Davidson has quite a large moment as the back steps out on him under braking
Which allows McNish to move into 17th place
Verstappen is the next driver having a look down into turn 1
And he also goes through at the expense of Button
Schumacher is still running in 2nd place as the top four are beginning to pull away from the pack
Ohhhh and Coulthard is very wide in the final corner
But he just manages to drag the car out of the wall
Glock is currently running in the points in 7th place
Barrichello improves on his own fastest lap time
Alonso is next on McNish's hitlist after climbing back up from 18th place
And the Scot goes through
Verstappen is having a go at Da Matta
And he moves up into 9th
With ten laps gone it's time for the current standings
McNish is head to head with Raikkonen
And he takes the position
A few laps later and McNish is now looking at demoting Da Matta to 11th
But the Brazilian holds him off
But he is right under Da Matta's gearbox going into turn 8
He throws it up the inside
And makes it stick, easily the best overtake of the day so far
Meanwhile both of their team mates are battling over Webber's 5th place
But it looks as though the Jaguar has a tad more straight line speed then the Toyota
Raikkonen is looking at Fisichella's 12th place
And he gains the position
Trulli has dropped dramtically from his 10th place grid slot and he currently resides in 19th place
Actually make that 20th thanks to De la Rosa
Riding onboard with Alonso in 15th as Montoya sets a new fastest lap
And the pitstops have started as 3rd placed Montoya and 4th placed Heidfeld head into pit road.
Montoya is back out in 9th in clean air
Whilst Heidfeld is not so lucky as he joins a train of cars battling over 10th
Schumacher is now in the pits as Barrichello goes fastest
He's back out in 5th, comfortably ahead of Montoya
Our leader is the last of the front runners to pit
And he comes out in a net 1st place with Schumacher in the background
Webber is in now as well
As is Verstappen
Meanwhile it looks as though Da Matta has no intention of pitting anytime soon as he looks to be on a 1 stop strategy
So now that everyone has pitted once (with the exception of Da Matta) here are the current standings
Villenueve was unable to jump Webber in the stops and cannot get a good enough run off the final corner to get alongside in turn 1, he could be in for a long afternoon
Whilst Glock has now dropped out of the points
Da Matta is now in for his one and only stop
Lotterer is having a quiet race down in 16th place
And finally after laps of perseverance Villenueve slides past Webber to move into 5th
Raikkonen kicks start the final round of pitstops
And he is joined in the pitlane by Verstappen
Barrichello has now also pitted
And he comes out just ahead of a lapped Davidson
Montoya and Schumacher are now pitting
Barrichello retains the lead
Schumacher retains second
and Montoya is still third
Webber is in the process of rejoining the track
Which allows Da Matta to move into 5th
And after spending the vast majority trying to get past Webber, Villenueve is behind the Aussie once again
Barrichello will have to do something stupid or be very unlucky to lose this now
And with just fourteen laps to go here are the standings
It's fair to say that both Sato and BAR are not having a good season so far as the Japanese driver is lapped by Heidfeld
Alonso is looking to regain some pride as he challenges Raikkonen for 16th
But it all comes to nothing
With just two to go Montoya sets the fastest lap
And Barrichello is into the final corner
And he wins the American GP
Schumacher takes second
Whilst Montoya completes the podium
Full Results to follow
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Championship tables and driver signings will be posted tomorrow. Also apologies of the somewhat stunted coverage compared to normal but pretty much naff all happened after the first pit stops and that fact no one ever went off the track or spun didn't exactly help to make the race interesting
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Mclaren were awful again....sigh
Great 4th place for sauber...Timo was let down by overall pace and strategy.
GPGSL - Christel VXR team Boss S6-S8, S12 Onwards
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/09/2011 01:07PM by CaptinFranko.
GPGSL - Christel VXR team Boss S6-S8, S12 Onwards
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/09/2011 01:07PM by CaptinFranko.
Massa to return to F1 in 2005
Felipe Massa will be making a return to formula one next season after being forced to take a sabbatical after being left without a contract for the 2004 season. The young Brazilian driver will be making a return with the team currently placed second in the constructors championship Ferrari with the deal being thought to be worth around £9m.
Sato and Leinders staying at BAR, whilst Fisichella joins
Bas Leinders and Takuma Sato will both be staying at BAR for 2005 after the pair signed contracts with the British outfit for fees reported to be worth £2m and £7m respectively. Whilst the Belgian did recieve offers from other teams he said that he felt at home at the team, however they faced to competition for the signing of Sato. Meanwhile the team brought in a new driver in the form of Giancarlo Fisichella from Renault for around £9m to complete their 2005 lineup, however this means that Ralf Schumacher will have to look elsewhere for a 2005 seat.
Montagny Joins Minardi to complete 2005 Lineup
Franck Montagny has today confirmed that he will be leaving the Jaguar team, set to become Red Bull next season, in order to test for the popular Italian minnows. The deal is reported to be worth around £4m
Villenueve to return to Williams
There was great news for the hardcore F1 fans today as it was confirmed that Jacques Villenueve will be returning to the team with which he famously won his one and only world title back in 1997. The Canadian joins the Michael Schumacher at the squad who he famously collided with in the 97 season finale at Jerez although the team are yet to confirm if they will be racing alongside each other. Whilst his current team, Toyota, we're also negotiating to retain the driver for the 2005 season they were unable to match the Williams offer.
Wurz Signs For Jaguar
Alexander Wurz will be driving a Red Bull next season after signing a contract with the currently British team for around £6m.
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Felipe Massa will be making a return to formula one next season after being forced to take a sabbatical after being left without a contract for the 2004 season. The young Brazilian driver will be making a return with the team currently placed second in the constructors championship Ferrari with the deal being thought to be worth around £9m.
Sato and Leinders staying at BAR, whilst Fisichella joins
Bas Leinders and Takuma Sato will both be staying at BAR for 2005 after the pair signed contracts with the British outfit for fees reported to be worth £2m and £7m respectively. Whilst the Belgian did recieve offers from other teams he said that he felt at home at the team, however they faced to competition for the signing of Sato. Meanwhile the team brought in a new driver in the form of Giancarlo Fisichella from Renault for around £9m to complete their 2005 lineup, however this means that Ralf Schumacher will have to look elsewhere for a 2005 seat.
Montagny Joins Minardi to complete 2005 Lineup
Franck Montagny has today confirmed that he will be leaving the Jaguar team, set to become Red Bull next season, in order to test for the popular Italian minnows. The deal is reported to be worth around £4m
Villenueve to return to Williams
There was great news for the hardcore F1 fans today as it was confirmed that Jacques Villenueve will be returning to the team with which he famously won his one and only world title back in 1997. The Canadian joins the Michael Schumacher at the squad who he famously collided with in the 97 season finale at Jerez although the team are yet to confirm if they will be racing alongside each other. Whilst his current team, Toyota, we're also negotiating to retain the driver for the 2005 season they were unable to match the Williams offer.
Wurz Signs For Jaguar
Alexander Wurz will be driving a Red Bull next season after signing a contract with the currently British team for around £6m.
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Drivers open for contract offers until the end of round 10
Gene £4m
Frentzen £6m
Karthikeyan £3m
Zonta £3m
Badoer £5m
Kiesa £3m
Panis £5m
Motoyama £2m
Baumgartner £3m
Barrichello £12m
Jani £6m
Glock £4m
Drivers open for contract offers until the end of round 11
Speed £3m
Albers £3m
McNish £3m
R.Schumacher £10m
Contracted Drivers for 2005
Gianmaria Bruni - Jordan - £2m
Sebastian Vettel - McLaren - £10m
Nico Rosberg - McLaren - £8m
David Coulthard - Renault £9m
Nick Heidfeld - Sauber - £9.5
Robert Kubica - Jaguar/Red Bull - £7m
Anthony Davidson - Minardi - £6m
Christian Klien - Minardi - £4m
Gary Paffett - Arrows - £5m
Michael Schumacher - Williams - £21m
Jenson Button - Sauber - £11m
Da Matta - Toyota - £6m
Massa - Ferrari - £9m
Sato - BAR - £7m
Leinders - BAR - £2m
Fisichella - BAR - £9m
Montagny - Minardi - £4m
Villenueve - Williams - £9m
Wurz - Jaguar/Red Bull - £6m
2005 Signings Thread
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Gene £4m
Frentzen £6m
Karthikeyan £3m
Zonta £3m
Badoer £5m
Kiesa £3m
Panis £5m
Motoyama £2m
Baumgartner £3m
Barrichello £12m
Jani £6m
Glock £4m
Drivers open for contract offers until the end of round 11
Speed £3m
Albers £3m
McNish £3m
R.Schumacher £10m
Contracted Drivers for 2005
Gianmaria Bruni - Jordan - £2m
Sebastian Vettel - McLaren - £10m
Nico Rosberg - McLaren - £8m
David Coulthard - Renault £9m
Nick Heidfeld - Sauber - £9.5
Robert Kubica - Jaguar/Red Bull - £7m
Anthony Davidson - Minardi - £6m
Christian Klien - Minardi - £4m
Gary Paffett - Arrows - £5m
Michael Schumacher - Williams - £21m
Jenson Button - Sauber - £11m
Da Matta - Toyota - £6m
Massa - Ferrari - £9m
Sato - BAR - £7m
Leinders - BAR - £2m
Fisichella - BAR - £9m
Montagny - Minardi - £4m
Villenueve - Williams - £9m
Wurz - Jaguar/Red Bull - £6m
2005 Signings Thread
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