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Round 11 - Britain, Silverstone - Race Results
Conditions: dry, sunny; Temperatures: track 30-35C, air 24-26C
| Position |
Driver |
Car (Tyres) |
Time/Retirement |
Laps |
Pitstops |
| 1 |
Rubens BARRICHELLO |
Ferrari (B) |
1h 28:34.554 |
60 |
2 |
| 2 |
Juan Pablo MONTOYA |
BMW Williams (M) |
+ 0m 05.462s |
60 |
2 |
| 3 |
Kimi RAIKKONEN |
McLaren Mercedes (M) |
+ 0m 10.656s |
60 |
2 |
| 4 |
Michael SCHUMACHER |
Ferrari (B) |
+ 0m 25.648s |
60 |
2 |
| 5 |
David COULTHARD |
McLaren Mercedes (M) |
+ 0m 36.827s |
60 |
3 |
| 6 |
Jarno TRULLI |
Renault (M) |
+ 0m 43.067s |
60 |
2 |
| 7 |
Cristiano da MATTA |
Toyota (M) |
+ 0m 45.085s |
60 |
3 |
| 8 |
Jenson BUTTON |
BAR Honda (B) |
+ 0m 45.478s |
60 |
2 |
| 9 |
Ralf SCHUMACHER |
BMW Williams (M) |
+ 0m 58.032s |
60 |
3 |
| 10 |
Jacques VILLENEUVE |
BAR Honda (B) |
+ 1m 03.569s |
60 |
2 |
| 11 |
Olivier PANIS |
Toyota (M) |
+ 1m 05.207s |
60 |
3 |
| 12 |
Heinz-Harald FRENTZEN |
Sauber Petronas (B) |
+ 1m 05.564s |
60 |
2 |
| 13 |
Ralph FIRMAN |
Jordan Ford (B) |
+ 1 lap |
59 |
2 |
| 14 |
Mark WEBBER |
Jaguar Cosworth (M) |
+ 1 lap |
59 |
3 |
| 15 |
Jos VERSTAPPEN |
Minardi Cosworth (B) |
+ 2 laps |
58 |
2 |
| 16 |
Justin WILSON |
Minardi Cosworth (B) |
+ 2 laps |
58 |
2 |
| 17 |
Nick HEIDFELD |
Sauber Petronas (B) |
+ 2 laps |
58 |
3 |
| Not classified |
| Ret |
Fernando ALONSO |
Renault (M) |
Gearbox |
52 |
2 |
| Ret |
Giancarlo FISICHELLA |
Jordan Ford (B) |
Suspension failure |
44 |
3 |
| Ret |
Antonio PIZZONIA |
Jaguar Cosworth (M) |
Engine |
32 |
1 |
Notes:
Not sure where to start on this one - the race was packed with more incident, overtaking and glorious wheel-to-wheel racing than we've seen for years!
Trulli got away to a great start and took the lead off the grid, Barrichello falling back to 3rd behind Raikkonen.
Coulthard's headrest parted company with his car on lap 6, bringing out the safety car while the debris was recovered. He pitted for a new headrest, coming out last behind the two Toyotas who had also pitted during the safety car.
On lap 12, a lunatic was lucky to escape with his life (if not his liberty) when he scaled the security fencing and ran down the Hangar Straight (the fastest part of the circuit). The safety car was immediately deployed and the protester was knocked to the ground and dragged from the track by a marshall. Nearly all teams took advantage of the safety car period to pit, some queueing both team members on the same lap.
The result of this chaos was the unusual sight of the two Toyotas leading the race, da Matta heading his team mate Panis, closely followed by Coulthard - all three of whom had pitted during the first safety car period.
Button, starting from the back of the grid after failing to set a time in qualifying, made up 5 places on the first lap and a further 3 when DC and the two Toyotas pitted during the first safety car period. The second safety car period however saw him fall back again to 18th after queueing in the pits behind JV. He drove a hard race to secure a single point for 8th place.
I won't even attempt to describe the many on track battles that kept the viewers glued to the screen for the remainder of this superb race - if you haven't seen it yet, beg, borrow or steal a taped copy, this is one you don't want to miss!
A well-deserved victory for Barrichello who drove like a demon, but the real winners today were the fans who have waited so long to see the return of racing of this quality. No doubt the security lapse will take the headlines and Bernie will again take the opportunity to knock the track facilities and the abilities of the Silverstone organisers but any circuit that can provide a race like this one should be in no doubt about its place on the F1 Calendar - let us all hope that sense prevails. |
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