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Round 11 - GREAT BRITAIN, Silverstone - Race Results
Conditions: dry; Temperatures: track °C, air °C
| Position |
Driver |
Car (Tyres) |
Time/Retirement |
Laps |
Pitstops |
| 1 |
Michael SCHUMACHER |
Ferrari (B) |
1h 24m 42.700s |
60 |
2 |
| 2 |
Kimi RAIKKONEN |
McLaren Mercedes (M) |
+ 0m 02.130s |
60 |
3 |
| 3 |
Rubens BARRICHELLO |
Ferrari (B) |
+ 0m 03.114s |
60 |
3 |
| 4 |
Jenson BUTTON |
BAR Honda (M) |
+ 0m 10.683s |
60 |
3 |
| 5 |
Juan Pablo MONTOYA |
Williams BMW (M) |
+ 0m 12.173s |
60 |
3 |
| 6 |
Giancarlo FISICHELLA |
Sauber Petronas (B) |
+ 0m 12.888s |
60 |
2 |
| 7 |
David COULTHARD |
McLaren Mercedes (M) |
+ 0m 19.668s |
60 |
3 |
| 8 |
Mark WEBBER |
Jaguar Cosworth (M) |
+ 0m 23.701s |
60 |
2 |
| 9 |
Felipe MASSA |
Sauber Petronas (B) |
+ 0m 24.023s |
60 |
2 |
| 10 |
Fernando ALONSO |
Renault (M) |
+ 0m 24.835s |
60 |
3 |
| 11 |
Takuma SATO |
BAR Honda (M) |
+ 0m 33.736s |
60 |
2 |
| 12 |
Marc GENE |
Williams BMW (M) |
+ 0m 34.303s |
60 |
3 |
| 13 |
Cristiano DA MATTA |
Toyota (M) |
+ 1 lap |
59 |
2 |
| 14 |
Christian KLIEN |
Jaguar Cosworth (M) |
+ 1 lap |
59 |
2 |
| 15 |
Nick HEIDFELD |
Jordan Ford (B) |
+ 1 lap |
59 |
2 |
| 16 |
Gianmaria BRUNI |
Minardi Cosworth (B) |
+ 4 laps |
56 |
4 |
| Not classified |
| Ret |
Giorgio PANTANO |
Jordan Ford (B) |
Spin |
47 |
2 |
| Ret |
Jarno TRULLI |
Renault (M) |
Accident |
39 |
2 |
| Ret |
Zsolt BAUMGARTNER |
Minardi Cosworth (B) |
Engine |
29 |
2 |
| Ret |
Olivier PANIS |
Toyota (M) |
Cockpit fire extinguisher
went off! |
16 |
1 |
Notes:
I was lucky enough to be at the race today ... and it looked great from the stands! I'm still watching it on TV, so can't yet tell if it was the thrill of the occasion or a genuinely good race!
The Minardis ran completely free of any corporate identification or sponsors logos this afternoon, displaying instead a simple "John Boy" message on rear wing and sidepods in memory of their Sporting Director, John Walton, who died on Friday night after suffering a heart attack earlier in the week. It was touching that Mark Webber ran down the grid shortly before the start to shake both Minardi drivers by the hand and wish them well in a race run with heavy hearts.
The start was uneventful, all got away cleanly ... and in Raikkonen's case, very fast ... he had an impressive 1.3s gap to second place Barrichello by the end of the first lap.
The first round of pit stops proved decisive as it became evident that Michael Schumacher was again running a different strategy to those around him ... two-stopping, he took the lead as others pitted and retained it after his own first stop. While Raikkonen drove a more competitive race than we have seen from either McLaren so far this season, he couldn't do enough to beat the all-conquering Schumacher.
Panis was the first to retire, in a bizarre incident when the cockpit fire extinguisher went off! Baumgartner was next, his smoking engine eventually giving up the ghost on lap 30.
A heavy crash, possibly caused by a broken rear suspension, ended Jarno Trulli's race on lap 40 and brought the safety car out ... giving a glimmer of home that Raikkonen might get back on terms with Schumacher ... well, I did say it was only a glimmer!
Pantano spun out on lap 48 and the last of the finishers, Bruni, had a fairly torrid race ... suffering a drive-thru penalty for blue flag infringement shortly before his third scheduled stop, he was perhaps a little to eager to make up time when he pitted and drove away with the fuel hose still attached ... several Minardi pit crew suffered minor injuries, but Bruni did at least get his car to the finish, albeit 4 laps down.
Drive of the day for me was Fisichella ... finishing 6th from 20th on the grid ... great job Fisi! |
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