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ГП Японии. 8-10 октября 2004 года.
Дженсон перед гонкой:
"Both Takuma and I are really looking forward to the Japanese Grand Prix. Suzuka is a very special circuit in itself and I think our car and package will work very well there. The change of direction with our car is very good, which is important for the particular characteristics of this circuit. We know we can be fast there having finished fourth and sixth last year, so I am expecting a lot from the race. It's also going to be very special being Honda's home grand prix at Honda's own circuit. We have had some fantastic results this season and hopefully they will continue in Suzuka."
Результаты первой пятничной практики:
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P. No Driver Team - Engine Tyres Times Ave/Gaps Laps
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1. 1 M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari B 1'47"906 193.735 Km/h 5
2. 11 FISICHELLA Sauber Petronas B 1'48"362 + 0'00"456 8
3. 2 BARRICHELLO Ferrari B 1'49"846 + 0'01"940 4
4. 9 BUTTON BAR Honda M 1'49"937 + 0'02"031 5
5. 18 HEIDFELD Jordan Ford B 1'51"438 + 0'03"532 7
6. 6 RAIKKONEN McLaren Mercedes M 1'51"530 + 0'03"624 5
7. 19 GLOCK Jordan Ford B 1'52"602 + 0'04"696 8
8. 3 MONTOYA Williams BMW M 1'53"517 + 0'05"611 4
9. 39 DOORNBOS Jordan Ford B 1'53"603 + 0'05"697 10
10. 8 ALONSO Renault M 1'54"012 + 0'06"106 4
11. 40 LEINDERS Minardi Cosworth B 1'55"455 + 0'07"549 10
12. 4 R.SCHUMACHER Williams BMW M 1'55"632 + 0'07"726 5
13. 7 VILLENEUVE Renault M 1'57"547 + 0'09"641 5
14. 16 TRULLI Toyota M 1'58"351 + 0'10"445 10
15. 35 DAVIDSON BAR Honda M 2'00"712 + 0'12"806 4
16. 20 BRUNI Minardi Cosworth B 2'02"825 + 0'14"919 5
17. 21 BAUMGARTNER Minardi Cosworth B 2'03"955 + 0'16"049 7
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Результаты второй пятничной практики:
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P. No Driver Team - Engine Tyres Times Ave/Gaps Laps
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1. 1 M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari B 1'45"388 198.364 Km/h 5
2. 11 FISICHELLA Sauber Petronas B 1'46"102 + 0'00"714 4
3. 6 RAIKKONEN McLaren Mercedes M 1'46"749 + 0'01"361 5
4. 2 BARRICHELLO Ferrari B 1'46"874 + 0'01"486 5
5. 5 COULTHARD McLaren Mercedes M 1'48"033 + 0'02"645 7
6. 19 GLOCK Jordan Ford B 1'49"277 + 0'03"889 8
7. 18 HEIDFELD Jordan Ford B 1'49"286 + 0'03"898 4
8. 10 SATO BAR Honda M 1'49"370 + 0'03"982 6
9. 35 DAVIDSON BAR Honda M 1'49"598 + 0'04"210 12
10. 7 VILLENEUVE Renault M 1'49"672 + 0'04"284 8
11. 8 ALONSO Renault M 1'49"712 + 0'04"324 7
12. 4 R.SCHUMACHER Williams BMW M 1'49"736 + 0'04"348 4
13. 3 MONTOYA Williams BMW M 1'50"060 + 0'04"672 3
14. 16 TRULLI Toyota M 1'50"386 + 0'04"998 7
15. 14 WEBBER Jaguar Cosworth M 1'50"666 + 0'05"278 9
16. 39 DOORNBOS Jordan Ford B 1'51"007 + 0'05"619 11
17. 15 KLIEN Jaguar Cosworth M 1'52"232 + 0'06"844 9
18. 40 LEINDERS Minardi Cosworth B 1'52"942 + 0'07"554 8
19. 20 BRUNI Minardi Cosworth B 1'53"194 + 0'07"806 6
20. 9 BUTTON BAR Honda M 1'53"482 + 0'08"094 3
21. 21 BAUMGARTNER Minardi Cosworth B 1'54"703 + 0'09"315 8
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Дженсон по результатам пятницы:
"The first session was very wet and the start of the second session was equally wet, but it was drivable. You wouldn't want to race or test in those conditions, given the choice, as we had quite a bit of aquaplaning but at least we could keep it on the track. As we got further into the second session though it was really wet, the circuit was drenched and it was very dangerous. There was no visibility; you couldn't see the car in front until you were one and a half car lengths behind. It looks like it will be just as bad tomorrow - if not worse - so I would definitely support a move to run qualifying on Sunday morning, when the rain is expected to ease up a little."
В связи с угрозой тайфуна, субботняя свободная практика была отменена, а квалификация перенесена на утро воскресенья.
Результаты первой квалификации:
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P. No Driver Team - Engine Tyres Times Ave/Gaps Laps
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1. 16 TRULLI Toyota M 1'37"716 213.938 Km/h 3
2. 1 M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari B 1'38"397 + 0'00"681 3
3. 4 R.SCHUMACHER Williams BMW M 1'38"864 + 0'01"148 3
4. 14 WEBBER Jaguar Cosworth M 1'39"170 + 0'01"454 3
5. 17 PANIS Toyota M 1'40"029 + 0'02"313 3
6. 10 SATO BAR Honda M 1'40"135 + 0'02"419 3
7. 11 FISICHELLA Sauber Petronas B 1'40"151 + 0'02"435 3
8. 2 BARRICHELLO Ferrari B 1'41"001 + 0'03"285 3
9. 5 COULTHARD McLaren Mercedes M 1'41"126 + 0'03"410 3
10. 9 BUTTON BAR Honda M 1'41"423 + 0'03"707 3
11. 6 RAIKKONEN McLaren Mercedes M 1'41"517 + 0'03"801 3
12. 12 MASSA Sauber Petronas B 1'41"707 + 0'03"991 3
13. 7 VILLENEUVE Renault M 1'41"857 + 0'04"141 3
14. 15 KLIEN Jaguar Cosworth M 1'42"054 + 0'04"338 3
15. 8 ALONSO Renault M 1'42"056 + 0'04"340 3
16. 18 HEIDFELD Jordan Ford B 1'42"434 + 0'04"718 3
17. 19 GLOCK Jordan Ford B 1'43"682 + 0'05"966 3
18. 3 MONTOYA Williams BMW M 1'44"370 + 0'06"654 3
19. 20 BRUNI Minardi Cosworth B 1'45"415 + 0'07"699 3
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Результаты второй квалификации:
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P. No Driver Team - Engine Tyres Times Ave/Gaps Laps
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1. 1 M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari B 1'33"542 223.485 Km/h 3
2. 4 R.SCHUMACHER Williams BMW M 1'34"032 + 0'00"490 3
3. 14 WEBBER Jaguar Cosworth M 1'34"571 + 0'01"029 3
4. 10 SATO BAR Honda M 1'34"897 + 0'01"355 3
5. 9 BUTTON BAR Honda M 1'35"157 + 0'01"615 3
6. 16 TRULLI Toyota M 1'35"213 + 0'01"671 3
7. 11 FISICHELLA Sauber Petronas B 1'36"136 + 0'02"594 3
8. 5 COULTHARD McLaren Mercedes M 1'36"156 + 0'02"614 3
9. 7 VILLENEUVE Renault M 1'36"274 + 0'02"732 3
10. 17 PANIS Toyota M 1'36"420 + 0'02"878 3
11. 8 ALONSO Renault M 1'36"663 + 0'03"121 3
12. 6 RAIKKONEN McLaren Mercedes M 1'36"820 + 0'03"278 3
13. 3 MONTOYA Williams BMW M 1'37"653 + 0'04"111 3
14. 15 KLIEN Jaguar Cosworth M 1'38"258 + 0'04"716 3
15. 2 BARRICHELLO Ferrari B 1'38"637 + 0'05"095 3
16. 18 HEIDFELD Jordan Ford B 1'41"953 + 0'08"411 3
17. 19 GLOCK Jordan Ford B 1'43"533 + 0'09"991 3
18. 20 BRUNI Minardi Cosworth B 1'48"069 + 0'14"527 3
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Дженсон по результатам квалицикации:
"It wasn't a bad lap considering the difficult conditions. Much of the circuit is dry but there are some parts that are still very wet and it is very difficult to see them. It's not just a slight loss of grip either; it's big oversteer as I demonstrated in the chicane on my timed lap. I'm happy to be a second ahead of the McLarens though and of course both Taku and myself are ahead of both Renaults which is a good place to start fighting to retain second position in the Constructors' Championship."
Результаты гонки:
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P. No Driver Team - Engine Tyres Gaps/Laps Average Stops
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1. 1 M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari B 1h24'26"985 218.525 Km/h 3
2. 4 R.SCHUMACHER Williams BMW M + 0'14"008 217.923 Km/h 3
3. 9 BUTTON BAR Honda M + 0'19"662 217.680 Km/h 2
4. 10 SATO BAR Honda M + 0'31"781 217.163 Km/h 3
5. 8 ALONSO Renault M + 0'37"767 216.908 Km/h 2
6. 6 RAIKKONEN McLaren Mercedes M + 0'39"302 216.843 Km/h 2
7. 3 MONTOYA Williams BMW M + 0'55"347 216.164 Km/h 3
8. 11 FISICHELLA Sauber Petronas B + 0'56"276 216.125 Km/h 3
9. 12 MASSA Sauber Petronas B + 1'29"656 214.726 Km/h 3
10. 7 VILLENEUVE Renault M 1 lap(s) 2
11. 16 TRULLI Toyota M 1 lap(s) 3
12. 15 KLIEN Jaguar Cosworth M 1 lap(s) 2
13. 18 HEIDFELD Jordan Ford B 1 lap(s) 3
14. 17 PANIS Toyota M 2 lap(s) 3
15. 19 GLOCK Jordan Ford B 2 lap(s) 3
16. 20 BRUNI Minardi Cosworth B 3 lap(s) 3
17. 21 BAUMGARTNER Minardi Cosworth B 12 lap(s) 3
18. 5 COULTHARD McLaren Mercedes M 15 lap(s) 3
19. 2 BARRICHELLO Ferrari B 15 lap(s) 3
20. 14 WEBBER Jaguar Cosworth M 33 lap(s) 3
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Дженсон по результатам гонки:
"Achieving another podium is a fantastic result here as we celebrate B•A•R's 100th Grand Prix and in the 40th year since Honda's F1 debut, so I'm very happy. It's also a great team result, with Taku finishing 4th and our combined result enabling us to pull even further ahead of Renault. The car was very difficult to drive at first because with a two-stop strategy I was very heavy on fuel. As we got further into the race though, the car felt great and, once again, two-stopping really paid off for me. I think the last few races have demonstrated a great team effort by B•A•R, with Takuma and I achieving exactly the results we needed to beat Renault. The whole team should be very proud of that. There is still one race remaining though and although Renault will have a very very tough job on their hands to beat us, we'll wait until Brazil before celebrating what has been a pretty amazing year for B•A•R."
Пресс-конференция после гонки:
Q: Jenson, an interesting race for you too, you held off Taku for the first six laps. We didn’t actually see what happened there – did you let him past or did he squeeze past on the lighter fuel load?
Jenson: He was probably slowing me down actually because I was really struggling with rear grip on the first five or six laps, big oversteer on pretty much every corner I came to until the graining started. So he came past through the quick left-hander, Dunlop, and there was no use trying to fight him at all or anything because I knew I was on a different strategy.
Q: As it turned out your two-stop beat his three-stop.
Jenson: Yeah, the strategies were very, very similar in race time but I went for the two-stop because it worked for me very well at the last race and I am used to driving the car when it is pretty heavy. It worked pretty well but compared to these two we were quite a way off today.
Q: Where do you think the difference was with Ralf today? Do you think it was in that early stage?
Jenson: In the first stint, definitely, I mean, he pulled out a huge gap in that first stint. Ralf stopped, I think, six laps before me, but even so his pace was just, erm, the difference was huge.
Q: What did you think of it, Jenson, having all this action on one day?
Jenson: It is not really much different, is it? I had a little sleep in between so it felt like two days for me. But it’s been a good day for us. It’s BAR’s hundredth race and to get on the podium is a great result, I think and with Taku in fourth we have got some fantastic points and pulled away from Renault, which is good.
Q: Tell us about that start?
Jenson: It was quite tight. Mark (Webber) got a pretty poor start and it was good to see that we’ve sorted out our little problems and I was able to come from fifth to third. It was very tight but a lot of fun.
Q: Have you heard Taku’s reaction?
Jenson: No, I haven’t. Why.
Q: I just wondered how tight he thought it was?
Jenson: He’s used to that, he’s used to close racing, isn’t he? (Laughter)
Q: So do you feel the car was handling as well as it could be?
Jenson: The car was very difficult to drive on the first six laps of the race and I was really really worried, about the balance. I had a lot of oversteer, very very unusual, big snaps. When I started to grain the front tyres, the balance came back slightly then when the fuel started coming out of the car the balance felt very good. I think it was just the dirty track at the start of the race that hampered me a little bit. After that the car was reasonably good, consistent, just not on the pace of these two.
Q: (Alastair Moffitt – PA News) Jenson, BAR have now gone 16 points clear of Renault with just one race to go. Is that battle for second now effectively over and how proud will that make you feel, how much of an achievement is that if that comes off?
Jenson: It is still not impossible, but it is pretty much, looking at the pace of the Ferraris. It’s great to have 16 points if that is the case and the last few races, I think we have shown a very good team effort, where we’ve had both cars well up in the points and that’s really made a difference for us.
Q: (Alastair Moffitt) It is also your 10th podium of the season with just one race to go, what’s your assessment of the season? It’s been pretty spectacular compared to previous ones, hasn’t it?
Jenson: Yeah, you are not far from that. It has definitely been a big step forward, for more than one reason, there’s been lots of reasons for that. I have been on the podium 10 times which is great but I still haven’t had my first win. It’s probably not the best season to have a quick car really, because the Ferrari seems to be outstandingly quick, so it is a little bit disappointing that we haven’t got that win yet but maybe in two weeks. We are obviously going to try for that.
Q: (Steve Cooper – F1 Racing) Jenson, you said you are absolutely confident that you will be going to Williams next year. Are you still 100 per cent confident and if so, do you have any regrets about leaving BAR now that they are almost certain to clinch second in the championship?
Jenson: I don’t really see there is any need to comment on this when we know that it’s not up to me at the moment. The CRB hearing’s next weekend, so I think we can wait for another six days before we get an answer on that.
Q: You’re less confident now than you were then?
Jenson: Did I say that? I didn’t say that at all.
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