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Titolo: Merlo's Facts, puntata #31: Canada review

che nella F.1 attuale il livello non sia poi cosi' eccezionale...
Secondo me è la Formula 1 attuale ad essere sbagliata... soprattutto nel
caso di Hakkinen e Schumacher, i due stavano disperatamente cercando di
guadagnare centesimi giro dopo giro per non farsi superari al pit-stop.
Questo è il vero problema... sommato al fatto che le macchine sono come le
monoruota degli equilibristi, pronte subito ad abbandonarti...
Un bel taglio ai consumi (150 litri), 200 cv in meno e vai che ci si
diverte!
ð (T.I.P.F.K.A.M.)
The ISF1 Poster Former Known As Magic

 diverte!
Con meno cavalli si deve rischiare di piů, aumentano gli errori nelle
staccate sempre piů al limite e la guida sporca, e quindi spettacolare, non
paga piů.
Secondo me non sarebbe una bella cosa.
                                                    Davide

Secondo me non sarebbe una bella cosa.
Guarda la F3000...
con simpatia
đ (T.I.P.F.K.A.M.)
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guadagnare centesimi giro dopo giro per non farsi superari al pit-stop.
Ma se aveva sette secondi di vantaggio!!!! da quando in qua i
meccanici Ferrari si fanno fottere sette secondi da quelli Mcl???
Obelix

Dov'è che avrebbe rotto Schumacher? Solo Irvine a Imola ha rotto!
melbourne
mandi
El Merlo
o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o
Take my banana and let's fly away
o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o

ROTFL !!!
Ti dirò di più... fino al momento in cui è diventato un "ragazzo del
muretto" Schumacher era l'unico pilota ad aver coperto tutti i kilometri di
tutti i GP della stagione
ð (T.I.P.F.K.A.M.)
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Consiglio valido che metto già regolarmente in pratica nei limiti dettati
dall'assenza di copertura TV.
Ma sono monoposto che hanno velocità in curva inferiore a quella delle F3 e
molta più potenza. Non sono i CV che contano ma il rapporto tra questi e
aderenza. Se togli i cavalli senza eliminare carico rovini tutto.
Per restare in tema non guardare la F3 italiana ( che tanto entro 1-2 anni
sarà morta (vedi Autospint )) .
Davide

Dov'è che avrebbe rotto Schumacher? 
"dove" non lo so di preciso, ma se vuoi sapere *cosa* ha rotto....
Obelix

(datti all'ippica, Merlo...)
Race Report
[7 March 1999 - 03h00 to 05h00 GMT]
Irishman Eddie Irvine took his very first Formula 1 win
today at the Australian Grand Prix.  This, his 82nd race,
puts him and his Ferrari team at the top of the Drivers and
Constructors Championship.  Second on the podium was
Heinz-Harald Frentzen with his new team, Jordan. Third was
Ralf Schumacher, also with a new team, Williams.  The rest
of the points scorers were Fisichella (Benetton),
Barrichello (Stewart) and de la Rosa (Arrows).  Only two
more cars finished Takagi and M.Schumacher.
 An action packed race even before the word go.  As Hakkinen
pulled out of his pit garage to join the grid before the
start a cable caught his rear wing and pulled the garage
lighting system from the ceiling, luckily no one was hurt.
 As the drivers completed their formation lap and took up
their grid positions both Stewart cars burst into flames.
The start was halted, Barrichello took the spare car and
Herbert took an early shower.
 At the start of the second formation lap McLaren mechanics
were still stood in front of Hakkinen and starting his car
as the rest pulled away, they moved, Hakkinen moved but
M.Schumacher did not.  A problem finding first gear was
fixed by a push from his mechanics but he then had to start
from the back of the grid. Takagi stalled on the grid but
finally got going.  Barrichello was in his car ready to
start from the pits.  As they formed up on the grid again
the second row was empty.  At the start Alesi was left on
the grid and M.Schumacher burnt lots of rubber moving off.
At the second corner someone bumped Hill and he spun of into
the gravel.
 The starting grid had been  (1) M.Hakkinen (2) D.Coulthard
(3) H.Frentzen (4) E.Irvine (5) G.Fisichella (6)
R.Schumacher (7) D.Hill (8) A.Wurz (9) Villeneuve (10)
Trulli. and at the end of the first lap the top 10 were (1)
M.Hakkinen-> 0.6s ->(2) D.Coulthard->2.3s ->(3) E.Irvine->
0.7s-> ( 4) H.Frentzen-> 0.8s ->(5)R.Schumacher-> 0.7s ->(6)
G.Fisichella-> 0.3s -> (7) J.Villeneuve-> 0.6s ->(8)
J.Trulli-> 0.4s ->(9) P.Diniz-> 0.4s ->(10) R.Zonta.
 Having started from the back M.Schumacher quickly moved up
the field and was 11th by lap 14 when second place Coulthard
pulled into the pits and retired with engine electronics
problems.
 Seconds later the rear wing flys off the BAR of Villeneuve
and he bounces along the side wall, bits all over the track,
Safety Car on track.  As they form up behind the Safety car
Hakkinen loses his 17s lead over Irvine.
 A few laps later the Saftey Car heads for the pits Hakkinen
does not pull away fast enough and Irvine takes the lead
followed by R.Schumacher and Frentzen, two corners later and
Frentzen passes R.Schumacher. Hakkinen pulls into the pits
and retires.
 On the next lap Zanardi runs wide over the grass spins back
onto the track and destroys his Williams against the wall.
The Safety Car returns to the track whilest the debris is
cleared.
 By lap 26 M.Schumacher has moved into 4th behind Irvine,
Frentzen and R.Schumacher.  Then disaster strikes when he
punctures a rear tyre.  He makes it to the pits and rejoins
at the back of the field where he will stay until the end.
 Irvine, Frentzen and  R.Schumacher run to the end of the
race with just a few seconds between them all the time.  For
a while the BAR of Zonta is 7th and it looks like they might
get a point from their first race but an engine failure 9
laps from the end stops them. M.Schumacher ends the race 8th
as cars in front of him dropout, he finishes over a lap
behind his teammate.
 In the interview afterwards a very jolly Irvine thanked
everyone that had helped him get this far.  He said that as
the race started again after the first safety car Mika
seemed to have a problem so he took advantage.  He then
tried to build up a gap which of course was then lost when
the safety car came out the second time. He said he had been
a little worried when he came up behind Zonta whose engine
was smoking and looked likely to blow. If it had gone at
that moment he would have spun off in the oil. He said that
him and Michael had swapped the settings around a lot in
practice trying to find speed and then on the day his
Ferrari had felt a little nervous but really good.
 Frentzen began his interview by thanking his new team.  He
said the key point for him in the race had been the first
safety car period.  He was a little confused when the car
returned to the pits as he had seen no green flags.  When
they came up to the line Ralf had already started his
passing move and so beat him into the 1st corner, he was
able to get past Ralf on the second corner though.  Irvine
was going really fast and he had a hard time trying to keep
up with him.
 Ralf Schumacher said he had had a good race, the saftey car
periods had certainly opened it up for him.  When asked
about the piece that fell off his car near the end he said
it was a barge board so he had to slow a little.
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Race
 McLaren, apparently bored without a serious challenge [Getting
underway]
 from their competitors, proceeded to create their own
 dramas just prior to the formation of the grid. Coulthard went out on
 his installation lap and promptly returned to the pits with a
problem.
 Hakkinen then tried to exit his the garage with a data cable still
 attached to his car, causing a gantry from the ceiling to fall down,
 apparently hitting team boss, Ron Dennis, on the head in the process.
 Hakkinen too wasn't happy with his car because of a mis-fire,
however,
 both McLarens eventually made it to the grid on time.
 Gary Anderson, Stewart's new technical director and the man who took
the
 can last year at Jordan for their dismal performance at the start of
the
 season, was justifiably optimistic after qualifying as Barrichello
and
 Herbert were both highly enthusiastic about their cars. The day
before
 the race he was asked about reliability as the latest works Ford
Zetec
 V10s had, in testing, continued their family tradition of self
 destruction at a depressingly frequent rate. Anderson answered:
"Yeah,
 at the moment we don't have anything that's jumping out at us…" How
 wrong that statement would prove to be. As the grid formed up for the
 start, smoke started pouring from the back of Herbert's Stewart.
Almost
 as at the same time, Barrichello's Stewart expired in smoky sympathy.
 The start was aborted and Herbert's race was run as the spare car was
 reserved for Barrichello.
 However, there was more drama to come. As the grid moved off for the
 second formation lap, Hakkinen was late away and got stuck in the
middle
 of the pack. However, the rules allow you to regain your grid
position
 if you get away before the entire grid has left you behind. Hakkinen
was
 allowed to start from pole. However, Michael Schumacher's run of
start
 line misadventure extended to a second race in succession as his
Ferrari
 refused to find first gear - a sign of things to come as it
transpired.
 By the time his Ferrari mechanics had given him a push start,
Schumacher
 was the last to get away from the grid. Takagi's Arrows was also
stuck,
 but he didn't get moving for some time. Schumacher was told to start
 from the rear, something the team was very unhappy about as Takagi
being
 stuck too suggested the entire grid hadn't yet passed Schumacher.
 Meanwhile, Barrichello in the spare Stewart started from the pit
lane.
 As the lights went out, everyone made a clean start. Entering turn 1
 Hakkinen lead Coulthard comfortably but Irvine had Frentzen to his
left
 plus Hill and Ralf Schumacher to his right. Hill, making a great
start
 from 9th was momentarily battling for 5th with his erstwhile team
mate.
 Then Hill was swarmed by Villeneuve on his left and Fisichella to his
 right.
 Into turn 2, the two McLarens were already visibly  [McLarens bolt
away]
 clear of Irvine who was now in control of the
 challenging Frentzen. Ralf Schumacher too was clear of Fisichella who
 was now being challenged hard by Villeneuve. Hill looked out of
trouble
 but as he approached the apex of the corner, Trulli - almost
completely
 over onto the kerbing of the corner outbraked himself and collected
the
 inside of Hill's Jordan. The Jordan was punted around into the gravel
 and bogged down, unfortunately just a foot or so away from the
relative
 safety of the grass. Trulli was able to continue, but was destined to
 have more incidents at the same spot.
 By the middle of the opening lap, the field had just about settled
down
 and begun to string out. First time past the start/finish line,
Hakkinen
 lead by just over half a second from Coulthard, who in turn was
nearly
 two and a half seconds clear of Irvine. Frentzen, Ralf Schumacher and
 Fisichella followed in neat 0.8 second increments. Villeneuve was
 looking good in 7th, keeping Fisichella busy. By now, along with Hill
 and Herbert, Alesi was already out.
 The McLarens were dropping the rest of the pack like a hot potato but
 Irvine, on those softer tyres, had the legs of Frentzen. Behind him,
 Ralf Schumacher was falling back, but in no trouble from the
following
 Fisichella. By lap 2, Trulli had displaced Villeneuve and 8th placed
 Diniz was catching the Canadian. By lap 5, the McLaren duo were
trading
 fastest laps and had opened up a ten second lead. Team orders didn't
 seem to be the order of the day this year. By this time, Michael
 Schumacher was up to 14th place. By lap 12, the McLarens were nearly
20
 seconds ahead of Irvine in third and Schumacher was closing on Zonta
in
 10th spot. At this point, Zanardi, who was having problems with the
 handling of his Williams, made an unscheduled stop. On lap 13,
unlucky
 for some, both Coulthard and Hakkinen were beginning to give ground
to
 Irvine for the first time. Coulthard didn't complete another lap,
 coasting into the pits with no gears after a hydraulic failure.
Hakkinen
 was also experiencing throttle problems. The sole surviving McLaren
was
 very sick indeed. The two-stoppers were pitting now and the
 tail-starting pair of Michael Schumacher and Barrichello found
 themselves in 9th and 10th places after Villeneuve ended his race in
the
 wall after his rear wing broke off. This incident brought the safety
car
 out and Hakkinen's 18 second lead was gone.
 As the safety car peeled off on lap 17, Hakkinen   [Irvine, HH
Frentzen]
 couldn't accelerate cleanly and Irvine had to back
 off in order not to pass Hakkinen before the start/finish, but once
over
 the line, he and the rest of the pack flew past Hakkinen. Ralf
 Schumacher made a much better job of the re-start than Frentzen and
 passed the Jordan for second place into the first corner. However,
the
 feisty Frentzen immediately re-took second at the next corner. Here,
 Fisichella nudged Trulli, losing his front wing in the process.
Trulli,
 apparently charmed at the spot where he barged Hill off at the start
of
 the race, was fortunate again to be able to continue. Later on lap
26,
 Trulli's luck at the same corner eventually ran out as he collided
with
 Gene's Minardi, eliminating both from the race.
 Hakkinen came in for an evaluation of his car's condition and was
sent
 back out, but the throttle problem remained and he was soon back in
the
 pits for good. Hakkinen later remarked that although the technical
 problem was disappointing, he still had a big smile on his face as he
 knew the car was so good. He was more sorry for the mechanics than
for
 himself.
 Irvine was now leading the race comfortably, perhaps because of
[Ralf]
 his softer tyres. Frentzen in second later admitted that he was
 hoping Irvine would need two stops to his one stop, but that was a
 forlorn hope. Indeed, when Irvine did stop on lap 34 - with Frentzen
in
 tow into the pit lane, his old tyres looked in great shape. However,
 before then the safety car was out again on lap 19 after Zanardi's
 agonising afternoon was mercifully ended after he crashed out.
 Incredibly, Schumacher was now fourth and just a couple of seconds
 behind Irvine, with Frentzen and Ralf Schumacher in-between.
Schumacher
 can win this, everyone thought. However, at the second re-start,
 Schumacher couldn't stay with the leaders as his gearbox problem
 returned. Suspicion pointed to faulty electronics in the steering
wheel
 and this was eventually replaced on lap 27 after a rear tyre
punctured
 and his front wing was knocked askew, but only after one aborted
visit
 to the pit lane. From 4th, Schumacher was back to last again, but
going
 a lot better.
 Barrichello had a storming race until lap 30, when in 4th place from
 last he was told he has earned a 10 second stop and go penalty for
 passing Schumacher under yellow flags. Barrichello indignantly
explained
 that the penalty was very severe because he felt he had been forced
to
 pass the Ferrari in order to avoid a collision after it slowed
suddenly.
 Until this point, Barrichello, perhaps rightfully, felt he could have
 won the race. He was able to lap much faster than the leaders and was
 just a couple of seconds behind them. He also had no problem passing
 others earlier in the race.
 The rest of the race was relatively uneventful. Irvine  [Jordan and
HHF]
 took a cautious approach to lapping Zonta's smoking
 BAR, which promptly expired after passing a series of waved blue
flags,
 thus probably saving the BAR newcomer from the black flag. Ralf
 Schumacher did put on a spurt at the end of the race, but never
really
 worried Frentzen, although he was unable to challenge Irvine in the
lead
 because his Jordan's Mugen Honda V10 lost power mid-race.
 Only 8 cars were running at the end, the lowest number for the
 Australian race, but at his 82nd attempt, Eddie Irvine, often
 controversial, sometimes unpopular, but never boring, crossed the
line
 to net his first win and Ferrari's 120th and a popular one it was
too:
 "To win your first race here, where there are so many Ferrari fans
and
 so many Paddies and there are even Ulster flags out there, which is
 great, this was like a home Grand Prix." Asked why he was popular in
 Australia, Irvine joked that history had something to do with it:
 "Probably because there are so many Irish convicts here!" He added,
with
 a smirk: "Michael did all the pre-season testing, made the car
reliable
 for me and I get the glory, which is great."
 Michael Schumacher, ended up last in 8th place and a lap down, but
had
 the consolation of fastest lap. He said after the race: "I would like
to
 say congratulations to Eddie because he did a magnificent job.
Finally
 he got his first victory in. All the team is very happy and so am I.
 Even so, it didn't work for me, but that is racing."
 Eddie Irvine also got warm and emotional    [Irvine greets his
faithful]
 congratulations from the other Eddie -
 Eddie Jordan. It was he who gave Irvine his break in F1 back in 1993
at
 the penultimate race in Japan. He notably scored a point in that
race.
 Although Irvine eventually out-grew the team, both Eddies remain on
good
 terms away from the race track, although Jordan pointed out to Irvine
 that he got his first win before he did! Another point for Jordan to
 savour was that all the finishers, except Takagi but including
Michael
 Schumacher were at some point Jordan team members.
 Who would have predicted an Irvine victory in Melbourne? But now
there
 is talk that if he can keep it up, be boosted by the new confidence
of
 winning, he could be allowed to go for the title in deference to
 Schumacher. It's far too early for that speculation, but Ferrari's
team
 director, Ross Brawn, commented that he could be given the
opportunity
 of going for it if he could keep ahead of Schumacher. Certainly,
 Schumacher didn't look to be on top form this weekend and this was
 compounded by incredibly bad luck. We'll just have to wait and see if
 Irvine can maintain his form and whether Schumacher can bounce back.
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Australian Grand Prix - 07-Mar-1999
Pos	Driver	Team	Engine	Time	Laps	Ave Speed	
1	E Irvine	Ferrari	Ferrari	1:35:01.659 	57
118.590 	
2	H Frentzen	Jordan	Mugen Honda	1:35:02.686 	57
118.569 	
3	R Schumacher	Williams	Supertec	1:35:08.671
57	118.445 	
4	G Fisichella	Benetton	Supertec	1:35:35.007
57	117.889 	
5	R Barrichello	Stewart	Ford	1:35:56.357 	57
117.463 	
6	P de la Rosa	TWR Arrows	Arrows	1:36:25.976 	57
116.862 	
7	T Takagi	TWR Arrows	Arrows	1:36:27.947 	57
116.822 	
8	M Schumacher	Ferrari	Ferrari	1:35:16.505 	56
116.207 	
9	R Zonta	B.A.R.	Supertec	DNF	48	115.162 	
10	L Badoer	Minardi	Ford	DNF	42	113.933 	
11	A Wurz	Benetton	Supertec	DNF	28
111.439 	
12	P Diniz	Sauber	Petronas	DNF	27	112.220 	
13	M Gene	Minardi	Ford	DNF	25	111.370 	
14	J Trulli	Prost	Peugeot	DNF	25	111.347 	
15	O Panis	Prost	Peugeot	DNF	23	115.471 	
16	M Hakkinen	McLaren	Mercedes	DNF	21
108.865 	
17	A Zanardi	Williams	Supertec	DNF	20
115.970 	
18	D Coulthard	McLaren	Mercedes	DNF	13
125.045 	
19	J Villeneuve	B.A.R.	Supertec	DNF	13
122.363 	
20	D Hill	Jordan	Mugen Honda	DNF	0		
21	J Alesi	Sauber	Petronas	DNF	0		
22	J Herbert	Stewart	Ford	DNF	0		
The Australian Grand Prix was a race that had everything. Championship
favourites McLaren and Michael Schumacher were hindered by technical 
problems, allowing a new face up onto the winner's rostrum - that of
Eddie 
Irvine.  Finally banishing all the bad luck and team orders that had
held 
him back for so many years, Irvine fought off the threat of
Heinz-Harald 
Frentzen's Jordan to take his first Grand Prix win - one that has been
a 
long-time coming, and one that is more than deserved.  "It's
fantastic," 
admitted the Irishman, who has worked his way up through Formula 3,
Formula 
3000, two years with Jordan in Formula One and the past three years 
shadowing Michael Schumacher at Ferrari. "To win with Ferrari is
amazing. A 
big thanks to everyone who helped me up through my career."  McLaren
show 
their strength  The early race pace had been set by McLaren, but first
David Coulthard, then Mika Hakkinen were forced to pull into the pits
with 
mechanical problems.  Michael Schumacher had been hampered by problems
on 
the grid that forced him to start the race from the back, and a
valiant 
drive by the German was consistently hampered by reliability problems
- 
necessitating several extra trips into the pits.  A great year ahead?
But 
one thing that the Australian Grand Prix proved is that Formula One is
going to be far from dull in 1999. There were crashes and incidents
galore 
as the new, slippier tyres proved too loose for many. The pace car was
a 
constant visitor to the Albert Park circuit, closing the field up on a
regular basis. But it didn't need the safety car to prove that the
order in 
Formula One is changing.  Despite numerous problems for Stewart,
including 
two fires on the grid, the team managed to keep Rubens Barrichello
going 
for the Brazilian to prove the car is well on the pace. Jordan was
able to 
keep up consistently with Ferrari throughout the race, Frentzen
finally 
dismissing his detractors who criticised his poor performances at
Williams. 
First start: Both Stewarts end the day before a wheel is turned with
engine 
failures on the grid. Barrichello restarts the race in the spare car
from 
the pits  Second formation lap: Hakkinen and Michael Schumacher
struggle to 
get off the grid. Regulations stipulate that Hakkinen can resume his
place 
on the grid, but Schumacher has to start from the back .  Lap 1:
Hakkinen 
takes the lead, ahead of Coulthard, Irvine and Frentzen. Hill is taken
off 
by a Prost in turn three. Michael Schumacher makes a quick start up to
seventeenth; Zonta leaps to tenth.  Lap 2: The McLarens look just as 
dominant as in 1998, now leading Irvine by nine seconds.  Lap 6:
Michael 
Schumacher is up to twelfth; Barrichello is up to twelfth. The
McLarens are 
in tight formation and are now leading Irvine by seventeen seconds:
Lap 
15: Coulthard pulls into the pits and retires. Villeneuve is lucky to 
escape a 180mph shunt as his rear wing flies off. The safety car pulls
out. 
 Lap 17: Safety car pulls in. Race order is Hakkinen, Irvine,
Frentzen, 
Ralf Schumacher, Fisichella, Trulli, Michael Schumacher, Barrichello. 
Irvine slips past Hakkinen as the McLaren falters. Frentzen slips into
second; Trulli slips into third.  Lap 20: Hakkinen pits, but a misfire
means his pace is hampered and he is quickly lapped. Zanardi has his
first 
taste of a Formula One accident.  Lap 21: Michael Schumacher is up to
fifth 
behind the Williams of his brother, but Barrichello in sixth is
keeping 
pace with the Ferrari. The safety car comes out for a second time as 
Barrichello pits and drops to the back of the pack.  Lap 25: Race
restarts 
with race order - Irvine, Frentzen, Ralf Schumacher, Michael
Schumacher, 
Diniz, Wurz.  Lap 27: Front wing failure and rear tyre puncture for
Michael 
Schumacher causes him to pit.  Lap 29: Wurz has a moment when his rear
suspension fails on the back straight.  Lap 31: Barrichello receives
ten 
second penalty for unknown offence.  Lap 34: Frentzen and Irvine pit 
promoting Fisichella into second behind the Ferrari and ahead of the 
Jordan.  Lap 38: Fisichella pits, promoting Frentzen back up to
second. He 
rejoins in fifth place. Michael Schumacher pits with steering wheel 
problems, but the team aren't ready and he passes straight through.
Lap 
39: Schumacher pits again, but is slow in. Five wheels are replaced
and he 
rejoins. Barrichello is fighting back and passes Zonta for seventh.
Lap 
41: Barrichello takes Takagi and is up into the points.  Lap 43: 
Barrichello takes de la Rosa for fifth.  Lap 46: Zonta pits for
adjustments 
to his rear wing.  Lap 50: Zonta holds up Irvine's Ferrari allowing 
Frentzen's Jordan to close the gap. Zonta's engine blows, allowing
Irvine 
and Frentzen through.  Lap 54: A large piece of bodywork flies off
Ralf 
Schumacher's Williams as he makes a charge for second place.  Lap 57:
Eddie 
Irvine wins his first Grand Prix and gives Ferrari 10 points in the
first 
race; Frentzen finishes a strong second for Jordan; Ralf Schumacher 
finishes third.
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