Schumacher fastest!

[megy]

So after a year of lounging around doing whatever a 7 times champion does when he hangs up his helmet, Michael comes back for what some people are saying is publicity stunt for Ferrari/Malboro and goes fastest, although a lot of the top names are not there today.

1 M. Schumacher Ferrari Bridgestone 01:21.922 64
2 L. Badoer Ferrari Bridgestone 01:22.129 76
3 P. de la Rosa McLaren Bridgestone 01:22.687 63
4 H. Kovalainen Renault Bridgestone 01:22.802 81
5 R. Kubica BMW Bridgestone 01:22.883 56
6 G. Paffett McLaren Bridgestone 01:23.008 46
7 K. Nakajima Williams Bridgestone 01:23.187 66
8 D. Coulthard Red Bull Bridgestone 01:23.332 55
9 J. Trulli Toyota Bridgestone 01:23.624 46
10 N. Heidfeld BMW Bridgestone 01:23.671 75
11 N. Rosberg Williams Bridgestone 01:23.847 58
12 F. Montagny Toyota Bridgestone 01:23.861 61
13 S. Vettel STR Bridgestone 01:24.048 77
14 A. Zuber Honda Bridgestone 01:24.065 77
15 S. Bourdais STR Bridgestone 01:24.193 51
16 A. Davidson Super Aguri Bridgestone 01:24.246 70
17 J. Rossiter Super Aguri Bridgestone 01:24.480 69
18 K. Chandhok Red Bull Bridgestone 01:24.896 39
19 G. van der Garde Force India F1 Bridgestone 01:25.317 84
20 Roldan Rodriguez Force India F1 Bridgestone 01:26.973 87

[10 Pence Short]

Means absolutely nothing!

[GarrettMacD]

megy said:

19 G. van der Garde Force India F1 Bridgestone 01:25.317 84
20 Roldan Rodriguez Force India F1 Bridgestone 01:26.973 87

Who are these guys???

Never heard of them before. Are they genuine race seat contenders or just doing testing to appease their sponsors???

[woof]

Hats off to the him - never liked him - but still ..

yep it doesn't mean that much - but he's top of the time sheets and it could of all been done on new rubber and low fuel runs (probably was)

[woof]

GarrettMacD said:

megy said:

19 G. van der Garde Force India F1 Bridgestone 01:25.317 84
20 Roldan Rodriguez Force India F1 Bridgestone 01:26.973 87

Who are these guys???

Never heard of them before. Are they genuine race seat contenders or just doing testing to appease their sponsors???

Aren't they from GP2 ?

[johnph]

Montagny for Toyota - he's long overdue a drive.

Paffet for McLaren - there was a lot of indecision at McLaren to do with whether Gary or Lewis got the 2007 seat, now they can have both for 2008.

[rubystone]

johnph said:

Montagny for Toyota - he's long overdue a drive.

Paffet for McLaren - there was a lot of indecision at McLaren to do with whether Gary or Lewis got the 2007 seat, now they can have both for 2008.

Was there really? I thought that P De La R was the man in the frame, not Paffett.

Didn't Montagny have an (ordinary) outing or two in a Super Aguri or am I thinking of someone else?

I wonder just how light that Ferrari was running...and how much power it had on tap too...but you have to hand it to Schumacher....

[woof]

Montagny was dreadful at Super Aguri - swiftly removed for being crap !

[Scuffers]

johnph said:

Montagny for Toyota - he's long overdue a drive.

Paffet for McLaren - there was a lot of indecision at McLaren to do with whether Gary or Lewis got the 2007 seat, now they can have both for 2008.

Much as I like the idea, I can't see it happening, money will have the last say....

[MrKipling43]

Scuffers said:

johnph said:

Montagny for Toyota - he's long overdue a drive.

Paffet for McLaren - there was a lot of indecision at McLaren to do with whether Gary or Lewis got the 2007 seat, now they can have both for 2008.

Much as I like the idea, I can't see it happening, money will have the last say....

At McMerc?! I don't think so...

[FourWheelDrift]

woof said:

Montagny was dreadful at Super Aguri - swiftly removed for being crap !

No he wasn't, the crap one was Ide who he replaced. It was not a very good car last year and he had limited time but he did very well.

[aeropilot]

Like him or loath him.......the guy is a class act, look at Valencia last week, 50 odd laps on the factory Ducati MotoGp bike and he was only 1 SECOND off the pace of the Ducati factory test rider and only 3 odd secs off Marco Malandi's lap and within 5 secs of Casey Stoner....

[Dinoboy]

megy said:

So after a year of lounging around doing whatever a 7 times champion does when he hangs up his helmet, Michael comes back for what some people are saying is publicity stunt for Ferrari/Malboro and goes fastest, although a lot of the top names are not there today.

1 M. Schumacher Ferrari Bridgestone 01:21.922 64
2 L. Badoer Ferrari Bridgestone 01:22.129 76
3 P. de la Rosa McLaren Bridgestone 01:22.687 63
4 H. Kovalainen Renault Bridgestone 01:22.802 81
5 R. Kubica BMW Bridgestone 01:22.883 56
6 G. Paffett McLaren Bridgestone 01:23.008 46
7 K. Nakajima Williams Bridgestone 01:23.187 66
8 D. Coulthard Red Bull Bridgestone 01:23.332 55
9 J. Trulli Toyota Bridgestone 01:23.624 46
10 N. Heidfeld BMW Bridgestone 01:23.671 75
11 N. Rosberg Williams Bridgestone 01:23.847 58
12 F. Montagny Toyota Bridgestone 01:23.861 61
13 S. Vettel STR Bridgestone 01:24.048 77
14 A. Zuber Honda Bridgestone 01:24.065 77
15 S. Bourdais STR Bridgestone 01:24.193 51
16 A. Davidson Super Aguri Bridgestone 01:24.246 70
17 J. Rossiter Super Aguri Bridgestone 01:24.480 69
18 K. Chandhok Red Bull Bridgestone 01:24.896 39
19 G. van der Garde Force India F1 Bridgestone 01:25.317 84
20 Roldan Rodriguez Force India F1 Bridgestone 01:26.973 87

CLASS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Vesuvius 996]

Say what you like about the german chin, but fvck me he's quick.

[dredge]

Vesuvius 996 said:

Say what you like about the german chin, but fvck me he's quick.

Perhaps it was due to the Bridgestone tyres he was using?

[kevin ritson]

megy said:

although a lot of the top names are not there today.

Kind of says it all, stick in a gallon of petrol whilst the others are doing test runs

[ph123]

Do you suppose Ron rang Willi Weber?
'Hi Willi, don't mind my asking but ....?'

[coetzeeh]

ph123 said:

Do you suppose Ron rang Willi Weber?
'Hi Willi, don't mind my asking but ....?'

....could you lend us a tenner?

How times have changed..

[Martin Keene]

10 Pence Short said:

Means absolutely nothing!

Even less than that... There is no way the Kraut would have got back in the car without the team agreeing to a no ballast, fumes, new tyre, ball out run to top the time sheets.

In fact I'd have been stunned if he hadn't have top the time sheets at some point during the 3 days.

[stuttgartmetal]

Just doin a Ferrari shakedown, before he takes Buttons seat at Honda.
hth