03: Interlagos Brazil

[Mclaren F1]

Well the F1 Grand Prix at Interlagos Brazil is tomorrow. Montoya placed 1st on poll and Micheal Schumacher placed 2nd. I hope this is a good race and I am assuming it will be great! Who do u think will win?

[ales]

As hard as it is for me to say, I think it will be one of the Williams-s. Although the first three cars on the grid are not split by much, I have a feeling that Michelin have a huge advantage over Bridgestone. But if it rains, it will be a different story.

[ales]

Originally posted by taranaki in another thread but this one looks more apropriate
Some points to ponder -

1/How long before Montoya realises that in order to win,you must first survive the start?

The longer the better Would be nice if he could take out his teammate and both McLarens in the process

I somewhat don't like what he said about the accident:

"After the start I made a mistake in the first corner, therefore Michael could get in front of me. Afterwards, I tried to overtake him again, but he cut across and ripped off my front wing. Again, I am very disappointed."

Cut across??? From what I've seen, he was behind and it was he who slammed into the rear wheel of the Fferrari! It's even more his b;ame than at the previous race.

Originally posted by taranaki
2/Why is Barrichello having so many mechanical problems with the previously bullet-proof 2001 car?

Beats me. Bad luck mostly, BUT there's some rumour that he made some litttle mistakes as far as taking care of the engine is concerned in Malaysia...

Originally posted by taranaki
3/how long before Toyota get their first podium finish?

They won't be able to do it based on performance, so the answer is: as soon as they get even more lucky than in Australia.

Originally posted by taranaki
4/what are Mclaren doing wrong this year?And what are Williams doing right?

I, personally, think that Newey doesn't care. Also McLaren ran out of the potential of the '98 car (the one after the MAJOR rule change when they managed to make the best car - and by far so!). Willimas have a history of making very good chassis, and now they also have the most powerful engine. That spells "success".

Uh, uh, and another mistake by McLaren is employing Coulthard

On a side note, I'm beginning to think that Ferrari cars are not the best... but the Schumacher factor is what keeps it going.

Originally posted by taranaki
5/will Heidfeld be penalised for hitting the medic's van?

Maybe the next time he needs medical attention

Originally posted by taranaki

6/are Minardi on the up in terms of reliability or have they just been lucky so far?

I can't see why they shouldn't get better reliability - at last they are NOT using 4-year-old Ford engines. Look at 2002 Ford engines

One more thing I want to add is that I'm pleasantly surprised by Renault. Although not quite as fast as McLaren, fast enough to keep them behind until pitstops. I have a warm place in my heart for that team (after '94 -'95), and I also happnen to like Button, so I'm pleased with their progress.

Alex

[NSX]

i'm also impressed with philippe massa
2 years ago he was a delivery boy for sauber petronas

now he's a driver

that's cool

[ales]

Originally posted by NSX
i'm also impressed with philippe massa
2 years ago he was a delivery boy for sauber petronas

now he's a driver

that's cool

Tru dat!

[NSX]

sauber keeps finding good drivers

they got raikonnen, maybe massa will be the next biggest driver