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The Italian Grand Prix Thread (Montoya wins!)
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 10:35 am
by Ed
This is the place to discuss everything related to the fifteenth round of the 2005 season taking place at Monza in Italy between the 2nd and the 4th of September.
The Italian Grand Prix Preview is available
here.
The main Italian Grand Prix Page is available
here.
To submit your 8 'n' Pole Picks for Italy click
here, to register in the competition click
here (it is never too late to enter as the winner of each round wins a prize in addition to the overall prizes)
Team and Driver Quotes:
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
FIA Press Conferences:
Thursday with Giancarlo Fisichella, Juan Pablo Montoya, Michael Schumacher and Jarno Trulli
Friday with Max Mosley and Henry Richard discussing overtaking and the 2008 regulations
Saturday with Kimi Raikkonen, Juan Pablo Montoya and Fernando Alonso
Sunday with Juan Pablo Montoya, Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 10:37 am
by Ed
The event timetable for the Italian Grand Prix
Friday
1st Friday Practice 11:00 local time - 09:00 GMT
2nd Friday Practice 14:00 local time - 12:00 GMT
Saturday
1st Saturday Practice 09:00 local time - 07:00 GMT
2nd Saturday Practice 10:15 local time - 08:15 GMT
Qualifying 13:00 local time - 11:00 GMT
Sunday
Race 14:00 local time - 12:00 GMT
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 10:41 am
by Ed
The latest weather forecast for the Italian Grand Prix (last updated 2 September)
Friday
1st Practice - 11:00 - 26 - Sunny
2nd Practice - 14:00 - 29 - Scattered Thunderstorms
Saturday
1st Practice - 09:00 - 22 - Partly Cloudy
2nd Practice - 10:15 - 23 - Partly Cloudy
Qualifying - 13:00 - 27 - Partly Cloudy
Sunday - 28 - Mostly Sunny
Race - 14:00
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 6:23 pm
by Kapel
Showers,impossible
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 6:42 pm
by Julian Mayo
well, I reckon McLaren will allow Monty to set pole,before Kim wins the race.. With the improved showing by Williams, Mark will take the the bottom step of the podium.
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 7:30 pm
by JayVee
It looks like we won't have a wet race this season
My thinking:
Alonso wins of course, Montoya second and Raikkonen retires with an engine failure
Fisichella will be third with Button not too far.
Bambino driver may finish 9th somewhere close to where Webber will finish. Both will struggle in qualifying
Now I can go an put my picks in. Slightly conservative cause I can afford to
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:32 pm
by Julian Mayo
JayVee wrote:It looks like we won't have a wet race this season
My thinking:
Alonso wins of course, Montoya second and Raikkonen retires with an engine failure
Fisichella will be third with Button not too far.
Bambino driver may finish 9th somewhere close to where Webber will finish. Both will struggle in qualifying
Now I can go an put my picks in. Slightly conservative cause I can afford to
What on earth leads you to believe that Alonso is going to finish.
telecast
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:50 pm
by Julian Mayo
For viewers in NSW, Australia, the CH10 broadcast time is "scheduled" for 11PM, Sunday night
... that means" oh, anytime between11pm, and 12pm...probably...unless something else comes up..like the producers' kids birthday party video, then we will broadcast at oh say 12:30 pm..or perhaps on Monday at 5am...but you will have to keep watching because we won't make any announcements"
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:31 pm
by cmlean
You wouldn't be a cynic would you Julian. Now that BB has finished, we only have to put up with the "how to vote for" Idol crap and the over-runs of Idol earlier in the night.
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 11:15 pm
by Ed
Engine status:
The following drivers will use the same engine used in Turkey:
Juan Pablo Montoya - McLaren
Jenson Button - BAR
Takuma Sato - BAR
Jacques Villeneuve - Sauber
Ralf Schumacher - Toyota
All other drivers will have a new engine for the next two events (Italy and Belgium)
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 11:20 pm
by Ed
Kapel wrote:Showers,impossible
The chance of rain on Sunday is now low but there is a chance of rain during qualifying!
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 11:22 pm
by Kapel
Ed wrote:Engine status:
The following drivers will use the same engine used in Turkey:
Juan Pablo Montoya - McLaren
Jenson Button - BAR
Takuma Sato - BAR
Jacques Villeneuve - Sauber
Ralf Schumacher - Toyota
All other drivers will have a new engine for the next two events (Italy and Belgium)
Ed,even Michael Schumacher would use the same engine.They changed his engine when he went off during quali.
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 11:56 pm
by Ed
Kapel,
Michael Schumacher retired in Turkey. He is allowed to use a new engine but he may opt to use the one used in Turkey (the second one) as he didn't put a lot of mileage on it. That way he gets a new engine for Belgium
However I should have added Narian Karthikeyan who had two engine changes in Turkey and will have to use the same engine
Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 12:40 am
by <T-K>
I have a feeling that D.C will put in a good showing at Monza...more than likely a 4th place (or even 3rd if things go well
)
It will also be a Mclaren 1-2.....with montoya spinning from the lead into second......and Alonso will just have a bad day...
The first corner could get quite interesting though...
Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 7:58 am
by Julian Mayo
cmlean wrote:You wouldn't be a cynic would you Julian. Now that BB has finished, we only have to put up with the "how to vote for" Idol crap and the over-runs of Idol earlier in the night.
Who...........me?
