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ГП Великобритании. 9-11 июня 2006 года.
Дженсон перед гонкой:
"The British Grand Prix is my home race and it's a very emotional weekend for me. I'm very patriotic and having the support of all the British fans, to hear them chanting your name, is such a fantastic feeling. Silverstone is a very special circuit, it's incredibly fast with a long complex of high-speed corners which quite literally takes your breath away. The change of direction is so quick there that you really feel the speed of the car. You need good aerodynamics at Silverstone so this is where all the hard work in the wind tunnel before the race pays off. We've also done a lot of track testing at Barcelona, which is a high-speed circuit, to prepare for this race. We're aiming to get both cars in the points this weekend, it's going to be tough for us as we're just not on front-running pace at the moment, but I'm sure we will get the maximum possible out of the car."
Пресс-конференция в четверг:
Q: Jenson, you seem to be very much aiming for third or fourth team here. Is that the position of the team at the moment?
Jenson: We're not going to suddenly jump forward compared to Monaco and the previous few races. Renault and Ferrari are very strong at the moment and I think McLaren are also, so it's very difficult. It's so competitive out there at the moment. But for us to say where we are going to finish is a silly thing to do. I think we need to just try to get the best out of the package we have and that is our aim at the moment, and then we will see where we end up. We don't know where we will be.
Q: Can you envisage fighting with Renault and Ferrari?
Jenson: No, not this weekend.
Q: But in the future?
Jenson: Yeah, definitely. I think every team would hope that they can challenge Renault and Ferrari in the future, and that's the reason why we are here, to hopefully be the best, but it's not going to happen overnight. We are improving things, the new full-size wind tunnel coming on line, it's going to make a big difference to us, so for the future, I'm very positive that we will be challenging at the front. But this weekend is really a weekend that we are all looking forward to, it's a very special weekend, especially for us two (indicates Coulthard), it's our home Grand Prix and we're hoping for a good result and that good result is us getting the best out of the package we have at the moment and then, on Monday, we talk about where we go from there.
Q: Just tell us about racing here at Silverstone, for you, your home Grand Prix?
Jenson: It is a great feeling, especially when the weather's like this. The Australian weather was pretty poor when we were there... But this is great to see: the sun's out and it's going to stay out for the whole weekend which is great and it's going to be pretty special for the fans, I think, especially the English fans, having the footy on Saturday and being able to watch it on the big screens.
Q: (Dan Knutson - National Speed Sport News) I have a newspaper article here in which David is quoted as saying that basically Jenson should be ruthless. If he believes Honda can win he should stay, if not, he should get out of there now. Could I ask you for your comments on that?
Jenson: Yeah. That's always going to be the way. If things are going good, you want to be there. If not, you don't. It's a difficult one. I think it's a good quote as well. But it's not all down to just the one race, and maybe not even one season. Looking back from experience, you cannot keep just chopping and changing teams season to season because things do change and I think you need to understand where the team is and where they are weak and where they are moving forward and at what stage they are. For me, where I am at the moment is the best thing for me for the future. The way things are happening with the wind tunnel, and many other things within the team, I'm very positive that this is the correct place for me.
Q: (Paolo Ianieri – La Gazzetta dello Sport): Jenson, how frustrating is it for you to start every season as a professional driver who has not yet been able to win a race. Is that something you keep in your mind?
Jenson: Yes, of course it's frustrating because as racing drivers we're all here to do one job and that's to win and it is frustrating, especially this year, because this was the year when we came into the season with everything very good. The winter testing was very positive, the car was very reliable and we were setting some very good lap times – not just over one lap but over long runs as well – we showed a lot of consistency throughout the run. The first couple of races were pretty much where we thought we were – things were going pretty well and in Bahrain we were very fast but we made a mistake, sorry, we had a problem with the clutch and the second race we finished on the podium. We weren't quite on the pace of the Renaults but it was pretty good – we were quite a long way ahead of the rest of the field, so it was, those two races were very good and then it started to go downhill after Australia, or during it and I think the reason is Renault and Ferrari especially have made really big improvements in every race – they just seem to have had new bits on the car and they've really stepped up their game. With us, we have made improvements but nowhere near as much and that's an area we really do need to work on as a team, because we can produce very good cars at the start of the year; it's staying competitive for the whole season that's where were losing out a little bit.
Q: (Juha Paatalo – Financial Times Deutschland): Jenson, continuing that, you've had 108 Grand Prix. How big is the pressure? I know you're waiting desperately for your first win out there. How do you cope with that and what keeps you thinking you can be a candidate for world titles?
Jenson: Numbers mean nothing if you haven't got a car that can win races. What does a number mean? Nothing at all. It might happen this race – it's very unlikely given the speed of the Renaults, it might happen in four races time, it might not happen until next year or even the year after. Nothing changes, you still give 100 per cent and you give everything you can to achieve your goal, but like I said, it is a team effort and it's not just down to one individual.
Q: (Ian Parkes – Press Association): Jenson, the weight of expectations probably far greater when you drive here, but given that the nation's eyes are on the World Cup, is that less pressure this weekend? Less pressure world cup?
Jenson: It's great to be here – it's gonna be a fantastic atmosphere this weekend for a British driver, but for any driver on the grid. It doesn't make me feel like I'm under more pressure at all because I know exactly how quick the car can go and I will do everything I can to get the best performance out of it, and I can't do any more than that so there is no outside pressure because that's it and I can achieve that.
Q: (Serhan Acar – CNN TV Turkey): Question for Jenson, the World Cup is starting tomorrow so do you think it will affect the interest of British spectators on Sunday? Will the Grandstands be full of people to support you and DC?
Jenson: It depends how well we do on Saturday in the World Cup I suppose, we'll see if they're still capable of coming along tomorrow, sorry, on Sunday. For me, we should have a full house because apart from being in Germany and watching it there, here is the absolute best place to be watching it, definitely. We'll have a massive crowd with the big screens and we should have a great atmosphere. Sunday, we're not playing in the World Cup so it should be busy, especially if the weather's like this.
Q: Jenson, are Honda capable of winning before the end of the year and do you think you have a chance of podiums?
Jenson: That's a difficult one – we don't know that yet. We don't know when we're getting a new aerodynamic package, whether it's gonna be exactly what we need and whether it's gonna be good enough to challenge the top teams or not. All I know is that we're working very hard on improving the car in many areas and we'll see. I hope we have a chance of getting more podiums this season and obviously I hope we can win a race, but that doesn't make the car go quicker.
Q: (James Allen – ITV): Can you take us through the first series of corners based on the tests you've done. Am I right in thinking you don't really use the brakes until the other side of Stowe?
Jenson: We were dabbing brakes off the maggots chicane – the left-hander there we were tapping the brakes, but even Stowe you're not tapping the brakes so hard because you'd scrub off too much speed. The first place you really hit the brakes is into Club.
Результаты первой пятничной практики:
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P. No Driver Team - Engine Tyres Times Ave/Gaps
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1. 35 WURZ Williams Cosworth B 1'21"946 225.851 Km/h
2. 36 DAVIDSON Honda M 1'22"003 + 0'00"057
3. 38 KUBICA BMW Sauber M 1'22"365 + 0'00"419
4. 8 TRULLI Toyota B 1'22"877 + 0'00"931
5. 5 M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari B 1'22"925 + 0'00"979
6. 11 BARRICHELLO Honda M 1'23"128 + 0'01"182
7. 12 BUTTON Honda M 1'23"415 + 0'01"469
8. 6 MASSA Ferrari B 1'23"816 + 0'01"870
9. 19 ALBERS Midland Toyota B 1'24"019 + 0'02"073
10. 18 MONTEIRO Midland Toyota B 1'24"070 + 0'02"124
11. 39 MONDINI Midland Toyota B 1'24"087 + 0'02"141
12. 40 JANI Toro Rosso Cosw. M 1'24"145 + 0'02"199
13. 22 SATO S. Aguri F1 Honda B 1'27"724 + 0'05"778
14. 41 YAMAMOTO S. Aguri F1 Honda B 1'29"678 + 0'07"732
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Результаты второй пятничной практики:
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P. No Driver Team - Engine Tyres Times Ave/Gaps
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1. 38 KUBICA BMW Sauber M 1'21"082 228.258 Km/h
2. 2 FISICHELLA Renault M 1'22"294 + 0'01"212
3. 35 WURZ Williams Cosworth B 1'22"300 + 0'01"218
4. 36 DAVIDSON Honda M 1'22"310 + 0'01"228
5. 8 TRULLI Toyota B 1'22"437 + 0'01"355
6. 6 MASSA Ferrari B 1'22"476 + 0'01"394
7. 1 ALONSO Renault M 1'22"603 + 0'01"521
8. 5 M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari B 1'22"825 + 0'01"743
9. 9 WEBBER Williams Cosworth B 1'23"099 + 0'02"017
10. 11 BARRICHELLO Honda M 1'23"104 + 0'02"022
11. 7 R.SCHUMACHER Toyota B 1'23"114 + 0'02"032
12. 37 DOORNBOS RedBull Ferrari M 1'23"140 + 0'02"058
13. 18 MONTEIRO Midland Toyota B 1'23"194 + 0'02"112
14. 4 MONTOYA McLaren Mercedes M 1'23"199 + 0'02"117
15. 19 ALBERS Midland Toyota B 1'23"499 + 0'02"417
16. 39 MONDINI Midland Toyota B 1'23"529 + 0'02"447
17. 12 BUTTON Honda M 1'23"707 + 0'02"625
18. 17 VILLENEUVE BMW Sauber M 1'23"750 + 0'02"668
19. 10 ROSBERG Williams Cosworth B 1'23"816 + 0'02"734
20. 16 HEIDFELD BMW Sauber M 1'23"895 + 0'02"813
21. 3 RAIKKONEN McLaren Mercedes M 1'23"915 + 0'02"833
22. 20 LIUZZI Toro Rosso Cosw. M 1'24"012 + 0'02"930
23. 15 KLIEN RedBull Ferrari M 1'24"158 + 0'03"076
24. 21 SPEED Toro Rosso Cosw. M 1'24"167 + 0'03"085
25. 14 COULTHARD RedBull Ferrari M 1'24"392 + 0'03"310
26. 40 JANI Toro Rosso Cosw. M 1'24"666 + 0'03"584
27. 22 SATO S. Aguri F1 Honda B 1'25"870 + 0'04"788
28. 23 MONTAGNY S. Aguri F1 Honda B 1'26"248 + 0'05"166
29. 41 YAMAMOTO S. Aguri F1 Honda B 1'27"908 + 0'06"826
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Дженсон по результатам пятницы:
"We've been having very strange track conditions here today and in particular it's very windy, which is causing problems for a lot of the drivers. The balance is not too bad although there is certainly room for improvement, so we'll see what the data tells us this evening."
Результаты субботней практики:
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P. No Driver Team - Engine Tyres Times Ave/Gaps
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1. 5 M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari B 1'20"919 228.718 Km/h
2. 16 HEIDFELD BMW Sauber M 1'21"361 + 0'00"442
3. 6 MASSA Ferrari B 1'21"633 + 0'00"714
4. 3 RAIKKONEN McLaren Mercedes M 1'21"771 + 0'00"852
5. 2 FISICHELLA Renault M 1'21"859 + 0'00"940
6. 1 ALONSO Renault M 1'21"870 + 0'00"951
7. 11 BARRICHELLO Honda M 1'22"023 + 0'01"104
8. 17 VILLENEUVE BMW Sauber M 1'22"229 + 0'01"310
9. 20 LIUZZI Toro Rosso Cosw. M 1'22"456 + 0'01"537
10. 21 SPEED Toro Rosso Cosw. M 1'22"532 + 0'01"613
11. 12 BUTTON Honda M 1'22"596 + 0'01"677
12. 14 COULTHARD RedBull Ferrari M 1'22"681 + 0'01"762
13. 18 MONTEIRO Midland Toyota B 1'22"812 + 0'01"893
14. 15 KLIEN RedBull Ferrari M 1'22"921 + 0'02"002
15. 4 MONTOYA McLaren Mercedes M 1'23"412 + 0'02"493
16. 8 TRULLI Toyota B 1'23"459 + 0'02"540
17. 9 WEBBER Williams Cosworth B 1'23"964 + 0'03"045
18. 10 ROSBERG Williams Cosworth B 1'24"010 + 0'03"091
19. 7 R.SCHUMACHER Toyota B 1'24"386 + 0'03"467
20. 23 MONTAGNY S. Aguri F1 Honda B 1'27"229 + 0'06"310
21. 22 SATO S. Aguri F1 Honda B 1'27"525 + 0'06"606
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Результаты квалификации:
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P. No Driver Team - Engine Tyres Times
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1. 1 ALONSO Renault M 1'20"253
2. 3 RAIKKONEN McLaren Mercedes M 1'20"397
3. 5 M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari B 1'20"574
4. 6 MASSA Ferrari B 1'20"764
5. 2 FISICHELLA Renault M 1'20"919
6. 11 BARRICHELLO Honda M 1'20"943
7. 7 R.SCHUMACHER Toyota B 1'21"073
8. 4 MONTOYA McLaren Mercedes M 1'21"107
9. 16 HEIDFELD BMW Sauber M 1'21"329
10. 17 VILLENEUVE BMW Sauber M 2'15"990
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11. 14 COULTHARD RedBull Ferrari M 1'21"442
12. 10 ROSBERG Williams Cosworth B 1'21"567
13. 20 LIUZZI Toro Rosso Cosw. M 1'21"699
14. 15 KLIEN RedBull Ferrari M 1'21"990
15. 21 SPEED Toro Rosso Cosw. M 1'22"076
16. 18 MONTEIRO Midland Toyota B 1'22"207
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17. 9 WEBBER Williams Cosworth B 1'23"129
18. 19 ALBERS Midland Toyota B 1'23"210
19. 12 BUTTON Honda M 1'23"247
20. 22 SATO S. Aguri F1 Honda B 1'26"158
21. 23 MONTAGNY S. Aguri F1 Honda B 1'26"316
22. 8 TRULLI Toyota B 0'00"000
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Дженсон по результатам субботы:
"I'm obviously massively disappointed for myself, the team and all of the fans. My first run wasn't quick enough because we had quite low grip. If the car isn't working well on the first run, you don't want to push it to the limit because the penalty for going off the track and not completing a lap is so high. The circuit was improving massively all the time and we thought we would get a second chance to do a run, but then I got called on to the weighbridge and that effectively finished my session. Everyone wants to do well in their home race and I could have done so much better today, but I believe that points are possible and I'll be doing everything I can to get back up there tomorrow."
Результаты гонки:
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P. No Driver Team - Engine Tyres Gaps/Laps Average
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1. 1 ALONSO Renault M 1h25'51"927 215.469 Km/h
2. 5 M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari B + 0'13"951 214.887 Km/h
3. 3 RAIKKONEN McLaren Mercedes M + 0'18"672 214.690 Km/h
4. 2 FISICHELLA Renault M + 0'19"976 214.636 Km/h
5. 6 MASSA Ferrari B + 0'31"559 214.157 Km/h
6. 4 MONTOYA McLaren Mercedes M + 1'04"769 212.793 Km/h
7. 16 HEIDFELD BMW Sauber M + 1'11"594 212.515 Km/h
8. 17 VILLENEUVE BMW Sauber M + 1'18"299 212.243 Km/h
9. 10 ROSBERG Williams Cosworth B + 1'19"008 212.214 Km/h
10. 11 BARRICHELLO Honda M 1 lap(s)
11. 8 TRULLI Toyota B 1 lap(s)
12. 14 COULTHARD RedBull Ferrari M 1 lap(s)
13. 20 LIUZZI Toro Rosso Cosw. M 1 lap(s)
14. 15 KLIEN RedBull Ferrari M 1 lap(s)
15. 19 ALBERS Midland Toyota B 1 lap(s)
16. 18 MONTEIRO Midland Toyota B 2 lap(s)
17. 22 SATO S. Aguri F1 Honda B 3 lap(s)
18. 23 MONTAGNY S. Aguri F1 Honda B 3 lap(s)
19. 12 BUTTON Honda M 52 lap(s)
20. 21 SPEED Toro Rosso Cosw. M 59 lap(s)
21. 7 R.SCHUMACHER Toyota B 60 lap(s)
22. 9 WEBBER Williams Cosworth B 60 lap(s)
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Дженсон по результатам гонки:
"The race was going well for me and the car felt pretty good. We weren't as quick as the leaders but the car was working well and had a good balance. I was absolutely loving it out there, working my way through the field, and given our fuel load I was doing pretty well. Then I saw the flames out of the back of the car and went off due to oil on the tyres, so it is looking like an engine oil leak unfortunately. A disappointing end to the weekend really, especially in front of my home crowd. It's frustrating that I couldn't give them the race they deserved today. When I walked back in it was quite emotional as there were lots of cheers and flags being waved. The fans' support this weekend has been fantastic. As for the next race, the important thing is to get the best out of what we have which we weren't able to do here this weekend."
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