A1GP Germany - Page 3

Dutch chap · 9 Oct 2005, 10:45 (Ref:1428161)

warm up times:

1 IRELAND 1'34.405
2 FRANCE 1'34.464
3 SWITZERLAND 1'34.556
4 GERMANY 1'34.664
5 ITALY 1'34.762
6 NETHERLANDS 1'35.116
7 GREAT BRITAIN 1'35.240
8 CANADA 1'35.405
9 BRAZIL 1'35.463
10 MEXICO 1'35.535
11 INDONESIA 1'35.911
12 SOUTH AFRICA 1'36.106
13 USA 1'36.165
14 MALAYSIA 1'36.165
15 PAKISTAN 1'36.189
16 LEBANON 1'36.611
17 AUSTRIA 1'36.750
18 CHINA 1'36.911
19 INDIA 1'36.971
20 JAPAN 1'36.983
21 AUSTRALIA 1'38.641
22 NEW ZEALAND 1'41.616
23 CZECH REPUBLIC
24 PORTUGAL

Gerben24 · 9 Oct 2005, 10:55 (Ref:1428177)

Is there a problem with Thomas Enge? Why didn't the Czechs set a time? Same for Portugal by the way.

Kicking-back · 9 Oct 2005, 10:56 (Ref:1428178)

Maybe saving tyres or somesuch.

They both did a few installation laps.

Gerben24 · 9 Oct 2005, 11:24 (Ref:1428211)

I know Lausitz is a big place, but grandstands seem empty

cos · 9 Oct 2005, 11:36 (Ref:1428231)

What's the capacity of the Eurospeedway?

**FIRE** · 9 Oct 2005, 11:37 (Ref:1428234)

Verstappen again hit and out in first lap

cos · 9 Oct 2005, 11:38 (Ref:1428236)

and USA/GBR

Gerben24 · 9 Oct 2005, 11:49 (Ref:1428253)

That Adam Kahn bloke does not belong on the track. He held up drivers racing for 3rd place at Brands while being a lap down and now he punches Portugal into The Netherlands and then not driving into the pits while bits of his car are falling of, causing a safety car period.

903cc · 9 Oct 2005, 12:12 (Ref:1428297)

Christian Jones should only be allowed at a race track to spectate. definately not drive.....

Kicking-back · 9 Oct 2005, 12:55 (Ref:1428351)

So France win the sprint.

All set for the Feature race now!

LucaBadoer · 9 Oct 2005, 13:07 (Ref:1428362)

Brazil need to get a major penalty. They just can't let them get away with that.

Kicking-back · 9 Oct 2005, 13:50 (Ref:1428388)

It was red flagged, so officially it never happened!

Anyway, 13 to go, SC out, GBR in 2nd. Come on Robbie!

flor · 9 Oct 2005, 13:56 (Ref:1428390)

Quote:

Originally Posted by cos

What's the capacity of the Eurospeedway?

120000

Kidzer · 9 Oct 2005, 14:01 (Ref:1428394)

And piquet is out, squeezed by 2 other cars at the restart, dunno if they are both out or not though.

Kicking-back · 9 Oct 2005, 14:14 (Ref:1428403)

A thoroughly good afternoon's entertainment.

Well done France - and well done Great Britain.

**Asp** · 9 Oct 2005, 14:17 (Ref:1428406)

Very good racing once again - close (occasional too close!), frantic, and exciting!
By the way, whilst I'm living in this country, can I say I'm French?

AlMillion · 9 Oct 2005, 14:38 (Ref:1428433)

Great job by Team GB and Robbie - GB and FR def. deserve to regain some points. Battle for championship is now nice and close!

ger80 · 9 Oct 2005, 14:38 (Ref:1428434)

many pitstop problem

hope they will get it fixed until next race

Kicking-back · 9 Oct 2005, 14:54 (Ref:1428455)

Quote:

Originally Posted by ger80

many pitstop problem

hope they will get it fixed until next race

I reckon it's a lack of practice by some teams rather than anything worse.

But for its second ever event A1GP is looking pretty decent.

muzza4ever · 9 Oct 2005, 15:16 (Ref:1428489)

yeah some good racing - I'm sure Jos won't be wanting a hat-trick of suspension damage

Nice and close - Parente & Schieder's duel was especially fun.

Great race from not a great starting position from Robbie - what might we have done from further up the grid?

And for me Speed was to blame for the sprint incident - it looked like 2 moves. But hey I suppose I'm biased...

Mr V · 9 Oct 2005, 15:26 (Ref:1428500)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kicking-back

But for its second ever event A1GP is looking pretty decent.

Agreed, but they certainly need to sort out what they are doing with the safety car. Having everyone bunch up behind it, before letting cars through to allow the leader into position wastes laps imo.

They should have allowed the cars further down the board through earlier imo.

But as you say, it's looking like it will be a good series.

**FIRE** · 9 Oct 2005, 15:56 (Ref:1428529)

Why was there a 2nd warm up lap after the problems of Brazil and Italy?

SALEEN S7R · 9 Oct 2005, 16:23 (Ref:1428562)

Great racing all afternoon, shame about GB and USA in the sprint race though, still what a come back drive by Kerr in the feature race! Although he was no doubt helped by having what is IMO the best team on the grid in the form of Arden, that pitstop was ultra smooth.

jondownunder · 9 Oct 2005, 17:25 (Ref:1428622)

Quote:

Originally Posted by ger80

many pitstop problem

hope they will get it fixed until next race

Indeed, it did make the whole thing rather farcical. I can never understand why compulsory pitstops can seem so amateurish in one-make series - we've seen it before in F3000 and Nissan World Series. F1, Champ Car and IndyCar pitstops are generally smooth as far as wheel changes are concerned, what's the big difference with the equipment here?

Great entertainment though, especially the feature race.

Kicking-back · 9 Oct 2005, 17:30 (Ref:1428624)

It stands to reason that in a one make series if there's a problem with wheel changing due to equipment it'll affect a lot of cars!

I reckon it's a lack of training rather than an equipment problem though.

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