Qualifying Results

[Wrex]

Care of F1-Live.com

1. 1 M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari B 1'14"960 218.805 Km/h 8
2. 5 R.SCHUMACHER Williams BMW M 1'15"226 + 0'00"266 12
3. 6 MONTOYA Williams BMW M 1'15"490 + 0'00"530 11
4. 2 BARRICHELLO Ferrari B 1'15"622 + 0'00"662 11
5. 4 COULTHARD McLaren Mercedes B 1'15"717 + 0'00"757 12
6. 3 HAKKINEN McLaren Mercedes B 1'15"776 + 0'00"816 12
7. 12 TRULLI Jordan Honda B 1'16"138 + 0'01"178 10
8. 11 FRENTZEN Jordan Honda B 1'16"376 + 0'01"416 11
9. 17 RAIKKONEN Sauber Petronas B 1'16"402 + 0'01"442 11
10. 16 HEIDFELD Sauber Petronas B 1'16"438 + 0'01"478 11
11. 10 VILLENEUVE BAR Honda B 1'16"439 + 0'01"479 12
12. 18 IRVINE Jaguar M 1'16"588 + 0'01"628 11
13. 9 PANIS BAR Honda B 1'16"872 + 0'01"912 11
14. 22 ALESI Prost Acer M 1'17"251 + 0'02"291 11
15. 7 FISICHELLA Benetton Renault M 1'17"378 + 0'02"418 11
16. 19 DE LA ROSA Jaguar M 1'17"627 + 0'02"667 12
17. 23 BURTI Prost Acer M 1'18"113 + 0'03"153 11
18. 15 BERNOLDI Arrows Asiatech B 1'18"151 + 0'03"191 12
19. 14 VERSTAPPEN Arrows Asiatech B 1'18"262 + 0'03"302 11
20. 8 BUTTON Benetton Renault M 1'18"626 + 0'03"666 11
21. 21 ALONSO Minardi European M 1'18"630 + 0'03"670 11
22. 20 MARQUES Minardi European M 1'18"689 + 0'03"729 12

[Wrex]

Macs on the 3rd row again, Montoya on second row (about time), and go the Sauber's.

Finally, Button-nose, what are you doing?

[Airhead]

This is not good at all.

[Valve Bounce]

Originally posted by AMoffat
This is not good at all.

niyah niyah niyah niyah

[mjstallard]

I'll get the less important points () out of the way first...Bernoldi out does Verstappen again, Marques closer to Alonso (what on earth was Tarso doing on his out lap? Selected neutral or something? :P), Kimi ahead of Heidi...Interesting battles between teammates once again..

However..

Those ruddy Macs

HMMMMMMM...James Allen commentating, and now Montoya on the second row. Will my Montoya heroics prediction come true? In what shape or form? (preferably heroics that takes off both Schus, Rubinho and DC, so Mika can win :P). Enough of my debauchery, I'm going to find a violinist and cry "he's not driving in 2002" tears for Mika

[R]

Certainly surprising to see the Williams go so well here. Anyone else found it peculiar that DC stopped in the last corner so that TGF and Ralf among others had to abort their final lap, only to get going again in time for Mika to complete his?? (Not that it made any difference to Mika's starting position.)

[ozywoodwards]

I thought so too, R, it was a very odd place to go so wide. Anyway, its all part of the game, as TGF tried to do something similar when he crashed at the first corner of the Austrian GP last year, to try and stop the race.

[economy_waffle]

ah well, at least montoya shouldnt have to overdrive like he has done in previous races.

[Gt_R]

Yeah...noticed it too...
His times were clearly not coming, so he gave up at the last corner...thread into the gravel and park his car up on the outside track...thus bringing out the yellow which means many drivers had to abort their laps...then he moved away just in the nick of time to let Mika had a clear (but slow) lap. The stopping of the car is definitely not related to car problems..its just David resting his foot on the brake...HOW SPORTING OF THE MCLAREN TEAM...

[Maxmil]

Originally posted by R
Anyone else found it peculiar that DC stopped in the last corner so that TGF and Ralf among others had to abort their final lap, only to get going again in time for Mika to complete his?? (Not that it made any difference to Mika's starting position.)

Others have commented in other places about DC's stopping place. Having "watched" on F1Live I cannot respond, but it did seem to me that Mika did improve his time on his last try - to below 1:16 - and he fell only 0.06 sec. behind DC. I think that if DC atttempted to let Mika get ahead, he deserves a loyalty award after what Mika has said on the subject. Maybe the "journalists" will enlighten us.

[Omar]

Is it too early to start describing Button as 'damaged goods'?
Thrashed by Fisi again....

[Run Free]

And Panis? No way for him, when Villeneuve has no mechanical problems he always trashes him....

And in spite of the french's highly rated (why I guess?) skill as test driver, this BAR, built around him, is the slowest ever!

[Ralf's Girl]

Originally posted by AMoffat
This is not good at all.

Humble pies are in the oven, Moff. I am sensing Canadian GP repeat... (I hope anyway!)

[EERO]

I think its gonna be good. I expect Montoya to give TGF fits and I bet Coulthard's race pace will be better than his qualifying (That is if all the nuts are tightened on the suspension)

[enemy-ace]

Originally posted by R
Anyone else found it peculiar that DC stopped in the last corner so that TGF and Ralf among others had to abort their final lap, only to get going again in time for Mika to complete his?? (Not that it made any difference to Mika's starting position.)

I find it peculiar that anyone could even consider it a possibilty that a professional Grand Prix driver would intentionally put his car of course in order to damage another drivers lap. Why would he risk potentially damaging his car to obstruct either Schumacher in order to help Hakkinen. The times the brothers Schumacher had previously set were excellent times and Hakkinen didn't need the risk presented by a teammate going off course to help him better them.
I've seen some pretty far fetched posts on drivers intentions, but that one gets the Gold Medal for foolishness.

[Jay]

I don't expect Montoya to last half the race. Ralf will probably have a silly mechanical problem, and Michael will take the win.

If Coulthard's lucky Montoya will take a Schumacher out, and he can come through for a 1st or 2nd.

[R]

Sure, enemy-ace. You may notice I'm not the only fool on board though...

[enemy-ace]

Originally posted by R
Sure, enemy-ace. You may notice I'm not the only fool on board though...

I noticed! Your post was just the first to suggest that Coulthard's off was intentional. So I went to the root of the matter. An idea or thought's worth is not measured in the number of people who agree with it, I think history will show that to be correct.

[R]

That's true. Though in a sport where people have tried to kill each other (or at least have been accused of it), pretending to "spin" (in fact, he just went wide and stopped) to help your team-mate wouldn't surprise me. Though we will never know for sure, as they of course will never admit to it if that was the case.