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Hungaroring, obviously is the slowest track after Monaco, more to a karting circuit instead of an F1 circuit. Tracks are 8 - 12 meters wide, ain't sufficient to do overtakings, particularly in hi speeds.
It's been one of the most boring tracks in F1 history, but I still hope for a good race here.


Free Practice II:
1. Kimi Raikkonen
2. Michael Schumacher
3. Juan Pablo Montoya
4. David Coulthard
5. Olivier Panis
6. Takuma Sato
7. Antonio Pizzonia
8. Jenson Button

Look at this rumour!!!
it shocked me a bit.

Ferrari:via Rubinho, ecco Coulthard
Il brasiliano andrebbe alla Bar

Dopo Fisichella e Trulli, da tempo al centro di trattative, voci ed annunci ufficiali di mercato, ora anche la Ferrari fa parlare di sé in chiave piloti. Rubens Barrichello infatti pare sul piede di partenza nonostante il contratto con Maranello scada nel 2006. Il brasiliano piace molto alla Bar, dove dovrebbe fare coppia con Hakkinen. Il nuovo compagno di squadra di Michael Schumacher potrebbe essere Coulthard, che piace a Jean Todt.



David Coulthard ha ricevuto la proposta ufficiale dalla McLaren di rimanere nel gruppo assumendo il ruolo di primo collaudatore del team. Lo scozzese, che dovrà lasciare la guida a Juan Pablo Montoya, però non sembra molto contento di lasciare le corse e sta cercando una scuderia in grado di soddisfare anche le sue pretese economiche (viste al ribasso). Dopo dieci anni passati nei box (questo è l`undicesimo) di cui ben otto con la McLaren, Coulthard sta vagliando, insieme al suo procuratore Martin Brundle (ex pilota del Gran Circo) le varie possibilità.

La più importante potrebbe essere quella della BAR, dove lo scozzese potrebbe sostituire Jenson Button. Ma la corsa alla vettura numero 9 è difficile. I concorrenti sono tanti (si parla anche di Jarno Trulli) e lo scozzese potrebbe anche passare al "nemico" di Maranello, per far coppia con Schumi. In effetti, a Budapest (dove domenica si correrà la prossima gara), si dice che nonostante il contratto con la Ferrari, Rubens Barrichello potrebbe finire alla BAR e che Jean Todt, invece di Massa, preferirebbe Coulthard, ben più portato alla regolazione della monoposto e comunque più regolare in gara.

"Sono più che motivato - ha detto Coulthard - e non ho intenzione di smettere. Le mie statistiche parlano chiaro e non sono frutto del caso. Bisogna avere talento e tanta voglia di lavorare per arrivare a questo traguardo."

source: Tgcom

1. Michael Schumacher / Germany / Ferrari
2. Rubens Barrichello / Brazil / Ferrari
3. Takuma Sato / Japan / BAR-Honda
4. Jenson Button / Britain / BAR-Honda
5. Fernando Alonso / Spain / Renault
6. Antonio Pizzonia / Brazil / Williams-BMW
7. Juan Montoya / Colombia / Williams-BMW
8. Giancarlo Fisichella / Italy / Sauber-Petronas
9. Jarno Trulli / Italy / Renault
10. Kimi Raikkonen / Finland / McLaren-Mercedes
11. Mark Webber / Australia / Jaguar-Cosworth
12. David Coulthard / Britain / McLaren-Mercedes
13. Olivier Panis / France / Toyota
14. Christian Klien / Austria / Jaguar-Cosworth
15. Ricardo Zonta / Brazil / Toyota
16. Nick Heidfeld / Germany / Jordan-Ford
17. Giorgio Pantano / Italy / Jordan-Ford
18. Zsolt Baumgartner / Hungary / Minardi-Cosworth
19. Gianmaria Bruni / Italy / Minardi-Cosworth
20. Felipe Massa / Brazil / Sauber-Petronas

if the race goes in a normal way, then that list wouldn't changed alot.

Well the outcome showed these facts; Schumi makes 62nd poles, 82nd career wins and together with his team-mate Rubens helps the team wins the constructors champion 6th in row. Congrats!!

Schumacher is not bigger than the sport itself but he is the GREATEST to be part of it and by a good mile! Period.

Well Haroon, he seems after 100th career win.

Originally Posted by Rex

Well Haroon, he seems after 100th career win.

First the record of Pole Positions has to go. That is within touching distance now

Then the 7th Championship must come and we shall see how many victories will be needed to get 100. This season he should get 4 more wins IMO.

100 is still some distance away but that is surely a milestone that would be freaky!

Well, 3 poles to go to equal Senna' record or even outpace that record. I believe he could manage to do it this year, and Spa will be the place he underlined on Hall of Fame Supremacy of 7th driver title headlines. An arduous accession by equally doing another drivers to do so.

He looks fine wine!

i think schumi will make the 100th gp win guys
he should be around for i'd say two more years so its possible
a big ask but what can this man not do??

I guess the same way.
His contract expires in 2006 or not?

yes it does but he always said if he was enjoying racing and if he was still winning races he would continue.

I think Schumi wouldn't stay too long, maybe just to finish his contract.
He will quit F1 as the champion, while he's on top.

I've heard that he's a good footballer, isn't he? maybe he'll try to coach a football team after retire from the single-seater competition.

You can't read Schumi's mind either what will 'real' decision be to end his career. His contract says so, but I recall you Nigel Mansell ended his career at 39, Schumi could keep continuing his enjoyable moments at his age and move on as I said before.."he looks fine wine"..

It could be, but I don't think Schumi would want to drive another car but Ferrari.
IMO He will stay in F1 only with Ferrari.
about Mansell, he was quite late when he started his F1 career, that's why he ended his career also lately.

The most important thing in F1 is the competition itself. Formula 1 is dying now and FIA keep changing the regulations to survive the show, but slightly it just ain't enough.
IMO the rule about engine capacity, from 3.0 litres to 2.4 litres is very ridiculous.
and tires usage, "one tire for one race" is dangerous (considering that tire is the only device that has contacts to the track). We all know that many accidents in F1 caused by "grips", and tire is the main device to earn it (instead of aerodynamics).

It's not about dying issue. It's about safety factor had become first mind to modify the regulations. Even FIA keep changing the regulations they want, F!-technology always been step ahead than anyone expected. And human always have the ways to make it happen.

14th Round, Belgian GP at Spa-Francorchamps on August 29, 2004

Absent last year, Spa is now back on calendar this season. Predicated as the best circuit chosen by either engineers or drivers, the longest lap of the year and being favoured by top drivers. Even it had been a change particularly to the circuit at the last 'Bus Stop' corner will slow the cars down slightly, yet none of circuit gets high plus assessment but Spa. Eau Rouge and Blanchimont certainly will give enjoyable move and exciting about to watch to. And Spa is supreme challenge more than anything.

Ayrton Senna, Mika Hakkinen and Michael Schumacher performed well in there; Senna won 5 times, Schumacher this year could likely creating 7th win wonder. His first career win created at Spa when driving Jordan in 1991 and continued again at following year took first podium when defending Benetton.

This track technically needs aerodynamics efficiency, high-speed stability, traction, decent balance and good turn-in are factors that you can't leave behind. You can show your capability of making overtaking manoeuvre here, as I wish to tell you, accident rate at Spa is terribly high. Plus you also have to take into account the notoriously fickle wheather conditions, which can completely upselt all of your careful calculations.

It would be a singularly appropriate location if, he would be creating 13th season win and being the highest of world champion's record holder if he clinches his 7th world wonder this weekend.

The closest rival is his team-mate Rubens only could aftering his standing table but not pretty enough to fail everything insight of ahead.

Who can stop Schumi this time?