The Formula One 2004 thread

[FoR_wHoM_tHe_bEll_ToLLs]

It would be nice to see Jaques back if he hadn't come back the way he has. What can Briatoire be thinking firing Jarno Trulli?! Trulli's 10x better than Alonso, he even won  a GP this season, Alonso has not. It'll be good to see Jaques in a Sauber next season though.

Missy/

[jarmo]

Trulli won in Monaco where you don't need the fastest car to win. That proves that Renault is lacking in speed this year.

In Fernando's defence, he's had some bad luck (not as much as Kimi who's the unlyckiest driver in F1 this season), but still. He retired in Belgium when he was leading the race etc.



/jarmo

[Ignatius]

It would be nice to see Jaques back if he hadn't come back the way he has. What can Briatoire be thinking firing Jarno Trulli?! Trulli's 10x better than Alonso, he even won? a GP this season, Alonso has not. It'll be good to see Jaques in a Sauber next season though.

Missy/

You gotta be kidding me???

Did you watch any of the races this year?

Just because Trully won't a race this year doesn't make him a better pilot than Fernando. Alonso won a race last year and Trulli didn't. I may be a little biased cause I'm spanish, but even the other drivers; Schummi, Montoya, Barrichelo...beleive the future of F1 is in the hands of Kimmi and Alonso.

Trully hasn't resigned. He's signed with Toyota. Not the most competitive team.? If he was a better driver than Alonso, He wouldn't have had the boot as he had.

Alonso was leading in Beligium and also Monza ( I'm not too sure about this) when his car broke down on him.

Alonso and Kimmi have been very unlucky this year. If I'm not mistaken, both have finished the same amount of races.

[jarmo]

2005 Formula 1 World Championship

6 March         Australia
20 March        Malaysia
3 April         Bahrain
17 April        France*
24 April        San Marino**
8 May           Spain
22 May          Monaco
TBC             Europe
12 June         Canada
TBC             USA
3 July          Britain*
17 July         Germany
31 July         Hungary
21 August       Turkey
4 September     Italy
11 September    Belgium
25 September    Brazil
9 October       Japan
TBC             China

* Contract under discussion
** Subject to compliance with contract

The dates for the Grands Prix of Europe, USA and China will be confirmed no later than the meeting of the World Motor Sport Council on December 10, 2004.





/jarmo

[jarmo]

NEW QUALIFYING FORMAT CONFIRMED

Formula 1 will have a new qualifying format next season, it has been confirmed.

The grid will now be decided by the aggregate of a driver's times from two single-lap sessions, due to take place on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning.

The Saturday session, with cars going out in the order in which they finished the previous race, will see cars running light on fuel.

However, drivers will have to carry their race fuel in the Sunday morning session.

BAR team boss David Richards said: "On the Saturday you will see who is the fastest car on that particular track.

"I think it adds another dimension to Sunday morning. It will be worth getting to there early."

However, FIA president Max Mosley said that the revised format did not mean that F1 would be switching to two-day race weekends next season.

He said: "Friday practice will be exactly as it is now, nothing changes."

www.itv.com


/jarmo

[Cocaine__tongue]

It would be nice to see Jaques back if he hadn't come back the way he has. What can Briatoire be thinking firing Jarno Trulli?! Trulli's 10x better than Alonso, he even won? a GP this season, Alonso has not. It'll be good to see Jaques in a Sauber next season though.

Missy/

No way Trulli is a better driver than Alonso. Just check the final standings of this year /eevn though trulli signed with toyota) and the past one. And like a fellow spaniard has stated, ALL the F1 Circus believes a lot more in Alonso's posibilities.