All Minardi front row !!

[Robytis]

Jos and Justin on front row, I hope for hevy rain tommorow. It would a lot of fun.

Go Minardi. You deserve it !!

[Armco Bender]

I see it but I don't beleive it:confused:

P. No Driver Team - Engine Tyres Times Ave/Gaps Laps
1. 19 VERSTAPPEN Minardi Cosworth B 1'20"817 196.488 Km/h 3
2. 18 WILSON Minardi Cosworth B 1'20"968 + 0'00"151 3
3. 12 FIRMAN Jordan Ford B 1'23"496 + 0'02"679 3
4. 9 HEIDFELD Sauber Petronas B 1'24"042 + 0'03"225 3
5. 20 PANIS Toyota M 1'24"175 + 0'03"358 3
6. 15 PIZZONIA Jaguar Cosworth M 1'24"642 + 0'03"825 3
7. 16 VILLENEUVE BAR Honda B 1'24"651 + 0'03"834 3
8. 14 WEBBER Jaguar Cosworth M 1'25"178 + 0'04"361 3
9. 10 FRENTZEN Sauber Petronas B 1'26"151 + 0'05"334 3
10. 21 DA MATTA Toyota M 1'26"975 + 0'06"158 3
11. 2 BARRICHELLO Ferrari B 1'27"095 + 0'06"278 3
12. 1 M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari B 1'27"929 + 0'07"112 3
13. 11 FISICHELLA Jordan Ford B 1'28"502 + 0'07"685 3
14. 5 COULTHARD McLaren Mercedes M 1'28"937 + 0'08"120 3
15. 3 MONTOYA Williams BMW M 1'28"988 + 0'08"171 3
16. 7 TRULLI Renault M 1'29"024 + 0'08"207 3
17. 6 RAIKKONEN McLaren Mercedes M 1'29"120 + 0'08"303 3
18. 4 R.SCHUMACHER Williams BMW M 1'29"327 + 0'08"510 3
19. 8 ALONSO Renault M 1'29"455 + 0'08"638 3
20. 17 BUTTON BAR Honda B 1'30"731 + 0'09

[Robytis]

yes, that is true - it is fun isn't it

[Dani Filth]

i BELIVE ... in JOS THE BOSS

[PaulSands]

I had to check the date when I saw this....what a shme its on the Friday and not the Saturday...what we need tomorrow is rain so bad that qualifying is impossible
get dancing guys and gals..invoke those rain gods

[Dani Filth]

yeah .. i\m with you .. only if it rains on sunday also .... :

[f1manoz]

When was the last time a Minardi was two and a half seconds quicker than anything?!?!

[Dani Filth]

lol lol .... ahhh .. never ... at least not in F1 .. maybe in F2 . i don't know that ..

[steve_r]

This is cool. How far would Wilson be ahead of everyone at the end of lap 1 if he started on the race front row?

[twig]

Only the safety or medical car comes close.

Finally, Minardi get some severely needed attention.

Imagine the hits on their website right now!?

[Gt_R]

The only pity is that it isn't the FINAL qualifying...so let's just enjoy it while it last...

[Wrex]

Technically speaking there are no rows in qualifying, but it is pretty funny

Would love to see a repeat tomorrow

[Dani Filth]

lol .. maybe new sponsors .. a few mils ... .. yeah they should do it more often

[Wrex]

All this the week after they became Bernardi - whats that smell?

[jetsetter]

Jos is really the Boss today, if Minardi were to qualify for the race on the front row they'd walk it in with Stoddart's brilliant tactics he keeps telling us about.

[GP Racer]

Wow, not only is it a shock to see Minardi 1,2, but check out that top 10, Firman in 3rd and Pizzonia in 6th?!! Ferrari, Williams, and McLaren must have made the race gods angry today.

Well, unless it rains like a Brazilian monsoon on Saturday(I'm sure Pizzonia will pray tonight!) these incredible results will probably not hold up, but what if they did?! How cool would that be!?

Good for the Minardi boys, and good for the sport!

[Jay]

I thought this was a joke at first! I know they had a much drier track than everyone else, but at least they took the opportunity and certainly deserve it!

As has been said, it's too bad this isn't Saturday...

[Red]

Oh come on.. this is not sport. This is just circus. The grid at Magny Cours, but in 1999 (pretty similar circumstances). THAT was fun, exciting etc.

Making rules to specifically involve luck and give it a major role does not do any good to sport. That is he who runs faster.

[steve_r]

I knew someone would fail to see the funny side.

[Wrex]

Red - I want you to go outside and build a bridge.

And then get over it

It is what it is. Even the old rules threw up a few odd results. I remember Frentzen in a prost stealing a second row slot at spa once.

[Jay]

You make a good point Red... even if we do like the results.

[BootsOntheSide]

Typical. A rare bit of excitment and surprise, with a fairytale outcome, and all some people can do is moan. If tomorrow's dry it won't have any major effect ont eh outcome, just enjoy it and hope Minardi can make use of the extra exposure.

Paradoxically this could make tomorrow less exciting, as all the contenders for pole will be doing their laps first. A drying track throughout tomorrow would be great though.

Did Button make a mistake on his lap?

Steve, I was ahead of you - I knew precisely which person would fail to see the funny side.

[kdr]

Originally posted by steve_r
I knew someone would fail to see the funny side.

what...theres a funny side to this?

[steve_r]

Originally posted by kdr
what...theres a funny side to this?

[Red]

Yes, but then was fun. They could chose when to take the track or when to stay in the pits. They could be smart or idiots, their choice. Now they just cant. You go when you're told to do it, and that's it.

SteveR, actually I do see the funny side, actually I did have a good laugh for this qualifying session. But the problem is serious: when fun is more important then competition.. well... I know that F1 indeed has a problem. F1 was supposed to be about... fun? Comeon, stick Mr Bean in a Formula 1 movie, make Stallone to write the script , produce it at Hollywood and have million laughs.