The Race - The Last of the Year

[Asp]

Very nearly crunch time, and in the UK at least the coverage has started! May I again suggest that during-race comments are made in the chat (click here, here or even here to join in) - instant reactions, and I shall preserve comments for eternity and post them here - unless you say something you want me to ignore!

[Dani Filth]

lol .. F1-live is saying Villeneuve is racing

[J.McClane]

Shu has lost his nose.............shame that.

[Asp]

Schumacher - extra pit stop for broken Front wing after being cut up by Sato in the Chicane (although Michael was quite a long way back)

[Asp]

And now JPM got a problem!!!

[J.McClane]

Go on Kimi.

[Asp]

And with Ralf's 2 spins at the Chicane - very bad for Williams JPM heading for the garage.

[J.McClane]

There goes H.H.F.
All this action and it may even rain later!

[Asp]

Alonso lost his engine too - that means that Kimi is 3rd (with Teamate in 2nd), and Mikey is 11th (with Teammate leading!)
Don't need the rain, do we?

[KA]

Originally posted by Asp
Schumacher - extra pit stop for broken Front wing after being cut up by Sato in the Chicane (although Michael was quite a long way back)

Michael came from a very long way back- he was never going to get past unless Sato ran wide to let him- definite mistake by MS.....

[J.McClane]

Looks like a 6th for Shu.

[Dani Filth]

indeed ...

[Dani Filth]

who's gonna start the thread .. MICHAEL SCHUMACHER - WORLD CHAMPION bashing thread

[Asp]

Good race, and even if you're not a TGF fan - we've just seen History made. Well done to Ferrari and Michael Schumacher

[Asp]

Here's the Chat Room commentary as promised:

* sleepachu hoppes for the impossible
<Asp{uni}> Our coverage has started now
<sleepachu> im pre-race
<Asp{uni}> yeah, what we missed yeterday...
<Asp{uni}> including the press conference
<Asp{uni}> Ah, pure Kimi, "Are ou glad Michael's starting behind you?"
<Asp{uni}> "Well, err, it's better than starting ahead of me"
<sleepachu> lol
<Asp{uni}> BAR confirmed on Michers for next year
<Asp{uni}> track's a little damp
<sleepachu> heh
<Asp{uni}> Not been raining, but too cold to evaporate off the night's rain
<Asp{uni}> And Ross Brawn says it will rain in about an hour
<sleepachu> heh
<Asp{uni}> "Around the world in the UK"
<Asp{uni}> eh?!
<sleepachu> lol
<Asp{uni}> Right, let's open the timing screen
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<Asp{uni}> morning
<Asp{uni}> (or various tim difference)
<Asp{uni}> time*
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<Asp{uni}> Verstappen starting in the pits
<Asp{uni}> Sayber pushed very wide
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<sleepachu> rubens is smoking?
<Asp{uni}> Monty
<Asp{uni}> Probably just oil overfill
<Asp{uni}> Montoya Leads - into spoon!!!
<sleepachu> monty just passed him like he was sitting still
<sleepachu> jpms gone
<Asp{uni}> He mus be light - look at how much he's pulling away
<sleepachu> rubens was supposedly light too
<Asp{uni}> Ralf - you with us?
<Asp{uni}> Talking about Ralf - he spins!
<Ralf> yeah, just listening to you guys. i have delayed telecast in oz
<Asp{uni}> RS just came into the chicane with far too much speed
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<Asp{uni}> Morning
<Asp{uni}> TGF up to 11th then
<Asp{uni}> Da Matta interestingly as fast as Monty in S2
<Asp{uni}> My timing screen is down
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<Asp{uni}> morning
<DasModell> rain .. rain.. i hope it rains .. a lot
<DasModell> good morning guys
<Asp{uni}> Give it an hour - start replay
<sleepachu> just as long as tgf craashed out and kimi wins ... it doesnt mater
<Asp{uni}> great start by Alonso (or rather the Renault LC)
<Asp{uni}> TGF - PIT!!!
<DasModell> yeah right
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<Asp{uni}> Front Wing Damage
<sleepachu> cool
<Asp{uni}> Team not really ready, had the wrong jack
<sleepachu> lol
<Asp{uni}> broken at uprights
<Asp{uni}> definite contact
<Ralf> Excellent! How's kimi going?
<Asp{uni}> Sato cut him up into the last chicane
<sleepachu> poorly
<Asp{uni}> literally - but TGF was too far back
<Asp{uni}> Oh, good, my live timings back
<Asp{uni}> Monty still setting the fastest lap
<Asp{uni}> No, he's not
<Asp{uni}> He's got a problem!
<sleepachu> no more monty
<sleepachu> and nore more wcc for williams
<Ralf> wow, sounds eventful
<Asp{uni}> Another Ralf spin at the chicane
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<Asp{uni}> caught inside a Sauber
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<Asp{uni}> Coasting into 130R slowly.....
<Asp{uni}> eek
<Dani_Filth> what happend to JPM??
<Asp{uni}> Don't know
<Asp{uni}> possibly throtle stuck open - Hydralics?
<Dani_Filth> finally another beammer
<Asp{uni}> HHF off
<Asp{uni}> and pit stops starting
<Dani_Filth> what did he do
<Asp{uni}> just cuahgt him going slow - he's limped back into the garage
<Asp{uni}> Frentzen went boom
<Asp{uni}> TGF is now in 19th, 60seconds down
<Dani_Filth> boom .. a Ferrari engines makes boom .. it has been a while
<Asp{uni}> Actually, timing screen is still to update
<Asp{uni}> RB is losing 2 secs a lap and as Alonso all over him
<Asp{uni}> KR - 14.6 sec off lead
<Asp{uni}> Pit Stop race for the lead!
<Ralf> already???
<sleepachu> yeah
<Asp{uni}> And...
<sleepachu> kimi leading ...
<Asp{uni}> KIMI LEADS
<Dani_Filth>
* sleepachu hopes
<Asp{uni}> and pits
<Dani_Filth> kimi?
<Asp{uni}> time - 9.e
<Asp{uni}> but, a lot of fuel
<Asp{uni}> 9.2*
<Ralf> that's no good, was hoping he would go longer
<sleepachu> sato in 2nd ... wow
<Asp{uni}> JPM - "Loss of Hyrdralics"
<Dani_Filth> how is the wheater
<sleepachu> moist but not raining ... expecting rain with in the hour
<Asp{uni}> Button leading
<Asp{uni}> for the 2nd race on the trot
<Dani_Filth> again better not
<Dani_Filth> MONTOYA: "It was a loss of hydraulics... We had a good pace and Ferrari pitted earlier than us and we had this one in the bag."
<Dani_Filth> yeah right with only 10 laps gone . and still the rain
<Asp{uni}> sorry, not got a lcue what's happening, on adverts and live Timing is stuck on Lap 9
<Asp{uni}> Dato pit
<Asp{uni}> Sato*
<Asp{uni}> Leader pits
<Ralf> kimi back in 8 it seems
<Asp{uni}> Dato rejoined in 10th
<Asp{uni}> It should be 5th when pit stops update
<Asp{uni}> JV yet to pit apparantly
<Asp{uni}> Timing's saying that Fisi's out
<Dani_Filth> indeed i saw that to ,, maybe a cos blow
<Asp{uni}> Kimi4th, TGF 13 (just passed NH)
<Ralf> has MS pitted yet? he's only 15 secs off P8. Timing is all over the place
<Dani_Filth> it says that Ralf is out too
<Asp{uni}> Alonso out
<sleepachu> noooo
<Asp{uni}> pulled off, where is that
<Asp{uni}> Another one up for Kim
<Asp{uni}> i
<Dani_Filth> and Schu
<Asp{uni}> inside of 130R
<Ralf> and MS
<Asp{uni}> another boom
<Dani_Filth> for who???
<sleepachu> alonso gone b00m
<Dani_Filth> yeah i thought it was for Alonso
<sleepachu> wheres trullo?
<Asp{uni}> So, KR in third - with DC in seond. Interesting.
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<sleepachu> heh
<sleepachu> go kimmah!
<Asp{uni}> JT = 8th
<avsfan733> I just watched Fernando climb out and for some reason, I just realized that he reminds me a lot of Senna
<sleepachu> wheres sato?
<Asp{uni}> pass, my timing's still at L15
<sleepachu> lol
<Dani_Filth> mine too
<avsfan733> Sato = 11
<Dani_Filth> Raikkonen 20 sec of lead ..
<sleepachu> k
<avsfan733> Ralf chasing in 12
<sleepachu> go Ralf ... take out j00 bother
<Dani_Filth> he he . no can do
<sleepachu> lol
<Ralf> MS only 7 secs off P8
<Dani_Filth> where the rain .. come on already
* sleepachu needs a ferrari button in his hand
<Asp{uni}> WE don't need the rain, it's good enough as it is
<avsfan733> Japaneserealize, that any of the 6 drivers between ms and kr drop out, ms is in the points...but only one person in front of K to drop, odds not much in his favor
<Dani_Filth> yeah .. but i want more spice .. i love spice
<Dani_Filth> .. with their live timming
<Dani_Filth> i'm also covering MotoGp live timming and that is great
<Asp{uni}> Just don't add Bathrst, then I'd get really confused
<Asp{uni}> Who's gone to pring everyone up a position?
<avsfan733> I hate commercials!!
<sleepachu> commercials suck
<Dani_Filth> i haven;t seen bathurst in ages
<Asp{uni}> TGF was 12th a second a ago - he's 10th now
<Ralf> and 1 sec off P8
<avsfan733> top three still the same...MS 1.5 sec a lap quicker per lap
<Dani_Filth> magic
<avsfan733> ms in pits
<avsfan733> both
<Asp{uni}> TGF and RS pit togheter
<sleepachu> both schuies in
<Asp{uni}> Ralf still ahead
<sleepachu> yay ... ralf out ahead
<avsfan733> short fill?
<sleepachu> heh
<sleepachu> tgf behind a minardi
<Dani_Filth> for how long
<sleepachu> not long enough?
<Asp{uni}> Ralf was ahead going in, think just standard stops
<avsfan733> commentators said short
<Asp{uni}> Ferrari ready for RB
<Asp{uni}> and Mac ready for DC
<avsfan733> yup
<avsfan733> mclaren out also!
<avsfan733> jordan in also
<Asp{uni}> Firman
<Asp{uni}> RB should probably maintain the lead
<Asp{uni}> with that, definitely
<sleepachu> yeh
<avsfan733> no prob
<Asp{uni}> 7sec stop, good one
<avsfan733> kr into second for now
* sleepachu scans his keyboard for his rubens button
<avsfan733> lol
<Asp{uni}> 8.441 gap between the lead two - see if it changes
<Asp{uni}> it's getting windier
<avsfan733> trulli in fourth from last row!
<sleepachu> good
<Dani_Filth> your not gonna find it sleepachu
<avsfan733> an kr has to pit
* sleepachu is probably going to fall a sleep soon
<Asp{uni}> 9.809 - gap going in the wrong direction
<Asp{uni}> Kimi & Rubens have to make 1 more stop each - possibly
<sleepachu> rubens got 2 done already
<Asp{uni}> I reckon that KR is on a 2 stopper
<Asp{uni}> Kimi losing a second a lap :-(
<Dani_Filth> not to much
<Dani_Filth> come on rain already
<Ralf> it's coming.....
<Ralf> timing's now working
<Asp{uni}> I notice :-D
<sleepachu> bah
<Dani_Filth> we all noticed
<sleepachu> panis let him by
<avsfan733> michael into 11
<Dani_Filth> BAR seems to do an excelent race ... if honda doesnt blow they could get 5th
<avsfan733> they were 1-2 for a few laps
<Asp{uni}> See where they come out here
<Asp{uni}> and what they fuel it with - they technically could fuel it to the finish
<sleepachu> trulli in
<avsfan733> in a couple laps maybe
<Asp{uni}> those 2 were fueled to finish
<sleepachu> and sato
<Dani_Filth> don't think is a good ideea ...
<sleepachu> yup
<Dani_Filth> if it rains they are

[Asp]

<avsfan733> yup
<avsfan733> bar stayed in pit lane
<sleepachu> ?
<Dani_Filth> raikkonen in
<Asp{uni}> Kimi pits
<Asp{uni}> BAR stay for Jenson
<Dani_Filth> heidfeld in
<Asp{uni}> Kimi stays in 2nd
<Dani_Filth> Schu in 8th
<sleepachu> bah
<Asp{uni}> Still, middle of pit stops
<avsfan733> he still has pit though
<avsfan733> ...pray for rain
<Ralf> come on ralf, take him out!
<sleepachu> lol
<sleepachu> fisi out
<sleepachu> ford go b00m?
<sleepachu> the sky is opening according to annocers
<Asp{uni}> we don
<Asp{uni}> 't want it until everyone's stopped
<Asp{uni}> DOn't want free pit stops
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<Dani_Filth> just as he did his PB .. another cos booms
<sleepachu> heh
<Dani_Filth> come on rain .. rain ..
<avsfan733> rain...the ferrari/ross luck again
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<sleepachu> just want tgf to crash out in it
<Asp{uni}> Mikey is 6th
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<sleepachu> so basically its really over
<Ralf> as it stands MS has it in the bag anyway
<sleepachu> yup
<Asp{uni}> But, still quite a fre people just behind him who don't need to pit again, and he does
<sleepachu> i think im going to go to sleep
<sleepachu> rubens may have all the bad luck to let tgf win, but, they need him to win so he will
<Ralf> we still have the bigger problem of rubins
<Asp{uni}> don't bother
<Asp{uni}> It's going to rain yet
<avsfan733> I thought it was?
<Asp{uni}> No sign of brollies
<Asp{uni}> Don't trust De Bruel and Matchet
<Asp{uni}> TGF pit
<sleepachu> rubens in
<sleepachu> erm
<avsfan733> tgf
<Asp{uni}> try again mate
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<avsfan733> 10th?
<sleepachu> the people who re in front of him will let him by again as soon as he catches up
<Asp{uni}> that's the one
<Asp{uni}> Sato won't (we've seen that already)
<Asp{uni}> Panis won't (he wants the point)
* sleepachu shifts to more realistic hopes
<Asp{uni}> Da Matta and Ralf in
<avsfan733> da matta and ralf in
<sleepachu> they showed panis letting him by at the casino trianlge
* sleepachu cheers on da matta
<Asp{uni}> TGF gets in past Ralf!
<avsfan733> da matta out first
<sleepachu> yay ... tgf is behind da matta
<avsfan733> ms splits um
<sleepachu> take you bother out! lol
<sleepachu> weve not seen rs that agreesive for a while
<Ralf> JOS PITS!!!
<avsfan733> rs makes a run!!
<avsfan733> no go
<sleepachu> heh, and kimi just makes it just a head
<Asp> What on earth?!!!
<sleepachu> both rs and ms slide
<sleepachu> rs damage
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<Asp> Mikey locked up again
<sleepachu> bah, its over
<Asp> Be warned - that hit his tyre. Any sign of a puncture, slow or otherwise?!
<avsfan733> don't think so
<sleepachu> rubens, kr, dc
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<Asp> Just keep an eye on it - may take a couple a laps if e was one. Doubt it, would more likely to have totally cut the tyre - but need to keep an eye on the telemetry
<sleepachu> heh
<avsfan733> 16 seconds from rb to kr
<Asp> DC is clearly faster than KR though
<Asp> and RS is on a charge
<avsfan733> don't matter now
<Asp> no, can't catch Wilson
<Asp> Only 4 cars out - not bad reliability today
<Asp> 5th place in the WCC is within the frasps of...
<Asp> BAR
<sleepachu> go sato and da matta and trulli
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<Asp> morning
<Ralf> da webber take out da rubins & da matta take out da schu!
<Asp> I think we're just clutching at straws now
<Asp> From 14th on the grid, despite the front wing, coming up to 8th is a good drive
<Ralf> yeah he can drive a bit
<sleepachu> heh, heidfield wont pass with his ferrari egnien
<Asp> bad for Jag
<Asp> one sounding very rough - not sure which one
<Asp> Broken exhaust or maybe lost a cylinder
<Asp> Wilson
<Asp> running 7secs of the pace
<Asp> Last Lap
<Asp> Closing thoughts anyone?
<sleepachu> the predicited happen and wasnt worth the time to stay up to watch
<Asp> it was a good race
<Ralf> well done schu
<Asp> My Closing COmment - don't forget the Monday review tomorrow and the Season review Chat/Party coming soon
<Asp> If only RB went that slowly during the race
*** Topic changed to "Welcome to the Official Ten-Tenths Chat Room | F1 - Congratulations to Ferrari and Michael Schumacher, 2003 Champions! | Monday Review of F1, Bathurst, and all other weekend action, 8pm UK Time" by Asp
<Asp> and, even if you don't like, you've just seen history made
<sleepachu> i should have slept through it
<Asp> interesting, World Champion not finishing on podium
<sleepachu> thts happened before and will again
<Asp> That's been a while - should TGF be allowed on the podium?
<sleepachu> no
<Asp> I say no
<Asp> Brundle says yes
<sleepachu> es says no
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<Asp> You're not wrong Ross, it was a tough race
<avsfan733> i am a ms fan to the nth degree but i say no
<Asp> Oh, good, we're all agreed
* sleepachu hopes something good happens in motogp
<Asp> Go on Herie, grab him
<Asp> Berbie*
<Asp> Herbie**
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<Asp> Sato - good race from him
<Zaius> Alonso - ugh. Dejected.\
<Asp> Given that he only heard he was driving on the way to the circuit
<Asp> Oh, shut up Martin, he shouldn't be on the podium
<Asp> Wilson limped home to 13th
<Zaius> who is Martin?
<Asp> Brundle
<Zaius> oh im guessing youre still watching then
<Zaius> i definitely think 1st place should get more points
<Zaius> or at least 2nd less
<avsfan733> no ms on podium
<Asp> no, he had a bad race
<Asp> deserved a point - no more!
<avsfan733> agreed
<Asp> Trulli did well from that last row
<sleepachu> where did he end up?
<Asp> 5th
<sleepachu> sato nd da matta?
<Asp> 6 and 7
<sleepachu> k

Don't forget to join us tomorrow evening for a full review, 8pm BST

[Shoe-maker]

It was a weird race. Even though Michael was in the wars, I never really got the feeling that he wouldn't get the point and when McLaren did a different strategy for Raikkonen, I never felt that he would be able to win the race. Most people said that Michael's sixth title was a formality (I was slightly pessimistic) and they were probably correct.

[Adam43]

OK that was during... thread closed