Toyota Formula 1 Team

[RedLiner]

there is nothing on the official site as yet....

but if its only rumours i dont believe it....

i dont think his head would roll that easily...everyone is responsible for performances.....

he looked fine when he was giving interviews for channel 10 after the race on sunday.

[DHC09]

The rumours are true... unfortunately :( :(

Gascoyne is suspended

http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=35503

http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns16638.html

[DHC09]

Well Toyota seems to be doing pretty well in the tests :)

Fastest end of last week and 5th on this weeks 1st test

man i hate these 3 week breaks.. <_<

[RedLiner]

10 days to go..not long..

patience.

[DHC09]

Hi Guys

Just found this F1 video on the 2005 season and its just brilliant

If ur into F1 u must watch this, and if ur not .. u will be

http://www.plebeians.net/movies/cars/f1musicvid.avi

*note: its big (89M) but so worth it (the server is fast anyway)

and this video is just plan scary :D :D :D

http://www.plebeians.net/movies/cars/f1engine.wmv

Enjoy!!!

[blue_rolla]

holy crap that second one IS scary!! that exhaust is almost on FIRE!!

33% on the other video... ill watch it in the morning...

happy easter everyone!!

[xoom]

holy crap that second one IS scary!! that exhaust is almost on FIRE!!

33% on the other video... ill watch it in the morning...

happy easter everyone!!

33% ..... man get urself some broad band all done in less than 5 min ;) ;) ;)

[blue_rolla]

i do have broadband, but it wasnt working too well last night... only getting 30kb/s and i was too tired to stay up and wait...

[DHC09]

San Marino Qualifying Times

Session three times: (final order in bold)

1. M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari 1m22.795s

2. BUTTON Honda 1m22.988s

3. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m23.242s

4. MASSA Ferrari 1m23.702s

5. ALONSO Renault 1m23.709s

6. R.SCHUMACHER Toyota 1m23.772s

7. MONTOYA McLaren 1m24.021s

8. RAIKKONEN McLaren 1m24.158s

9. TRULLI Toyota 1m24.172s

10. WEBBER Williams 1m24.795s

Session two times:

1. M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari 1m22.579s

2. RAIKKONEN McLaren 1m23.190s

3. R.SCHUMACHER Toyota 1m23.565s

4. MASSA Ferrari 1m23.595s

5. WEBBER Williams 1m23.718s

6. TRULLI Toyota 1m23.727s

7. ALONSO Renault 1m23.743s

8. BUTTON Honda 1m23.749s

9. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m23.760s

10. MONTOYA McLaren 1m23.760s

Knocked out:

11. FISICHELLA Renault 1m23.771s

12. VILLENEUVE BMW Sauber 1m23.887s

13. ROSBERG Williams 1m23.966s

14. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m24.101s

15. HEIDFELD BMW Sauber 1m24.129s

16. LIUZZI Toro Rosso 1m24.520s

Session one times:

1. ALONSO Renault 1m23.536s

2. RAIKKONEN McLaren 1m24.259s

3. R.SCHUMACHER Toyota 1m24.370s

4. FISICHELLA Renault 1m24.434s

5. TRULLI Toyota 1m24.446s

6. BUTTON Honda 1m24.480s

7. ROSBERG Williams 1m24.495s

8. M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari 1m24.598s

9. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m24.727s

10. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m24.849s

11. LIUZZI Toro Rosso 1m24.879s

12. MASSA Ferrari 1m24.884s

13. MONTOYA McLaren 1m24.960s

14. WEBBER Williams 1m24.992s

15. VILLENEUVE BMW Sauber 1m25.081s

16. HEIDFELD BMW Sauber 1m25.410s

Knocked out:

17. KLIEN Red Bull 1m25.410s

18. SPEED Toro Rosso 1m25.437s

19. MONTEIRO MF1 1m26.820s

20. ALBERS MF1 1m27.088s

21. SATO Super Aguri 1m27.609s

22. IDE Super Aguri 1m29.282s

Toyota looking very good :D note how Ralf was top three in to first two sessions. Ralf has some sensible drivers around him so should survive the 1st lap, just hope Trulli wont get takin out by the aggresive Webber <_<

Honda is looking very good in the top 3.. could it be their time to win?

McLaren looks to be heavy on fuel (smart move i think, cause the passing will be done in the pits stops ;) ) so look out for the silver machines

PS: got the pole bonus pt again :P :P

[ZEEROLLA]

San Marino Qualifying Times

Session three times: (final order in bold)

1. M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari 1m22.795s

2. BUTTON Honda 1m22.988s

3. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m23.242s

4. MASSA Ferrari 1m23.702s

5. ALONSO Renault 1m23.709s

6. R.SCHUMACHER Toyota 1m23.772s

7. MONTOYA McLaren 1m24.021s

8. RAIKKONEN McLaren 1m24.158s

9. TRULLI Toyota 1m24.172s

10. WEBBER Williams 1m24.795s

Session two times:

1. M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari 1m22.579s

2. RAIKKONEN McLaren 1m23.190s

3. R.SCHUMACHER Toyota 1m23.565s

4. MASSA Ferrari 1m23.595s

5. WEBBER Williams 1m23.718s

6. TRULLI Toyota 1m23.727s

7. ALONSO Renault 1m23.743s

8. BUTTON Honda 1m23.749s

9. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m23.760s

10. MONTOYA McLaren 1m23.760s

Knocked out:

11. FISICHELLA Renault 1m23.771s

12. VILLENEUVE BMW Sauber 1m23.887s

13. ROSBERG Williams 1m23.966s

14. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m24.101s

15. HEIDFELD BMW Sauber 1m24.129s

16. LIUZZI Toro Rosso 1m24.520s

Session one times:

1. ALONSO Renault 1m23.536s

2. RAIKKONEN McLaren 1m24.259s

3. R.SCHUMACHER Toyota 1m24.370s

4. FISICHELLA Renault 1m24.434s

5. TRULLI Toyota 1m24.446s

6. BUTTON Honda 1m24.480s

7. ROSBERG Williams 1m24.495s

8. M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari 1m24.598s

9. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m24.727s

10. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m24.849s

11. LIUZZI Toro Rosso 1m24.879s

12. MASSA Ferrari 1m24.884s

13. MONTOYA McLaren 1m24.960s

14. WEBBER Williams 1m24.992s

15. VILLENEUVE BMW Sauber 1m25.081s

16. HEIDFELD BMW Sauber 1m25.410s

Knocked out:

17. KLIEN Red Bull 1m25.410s

18. SPEED Toro Rosso 1m25.437s

19. MONTEIRO MF1 1m26.820s

20. ALBERS MF1 1m27.088s

21. SATO Super Aguri 1m27.609s

22. IDE Super Aguri 1m29.282s

Toyota looking very good :D note how Ralf was top three in to first two sessions. Ralf has some sensible drivers around him so should survive the 1st lap, just hope Trulli wont get takin out by the aggresive Webber <_<

Honda is looking very good in the top 3.. could it be their time to win?

McLaren looks to be heavy on fuel (smart move i think, cause the passing will be done in the pits stops ;) ) so look out for the silver machines

PS: got the pole bonus pt again :P :P

Damn it.. i initially had Schuey as my pole choice then thought Fisi with his new B-Spec engine might be a surprise but we will see how quick he really is during the race.

And Honda surprised me, they were very low key in the lead up to Imola, trying to sort out their tyre temp issues and i don't think they are running very light either for race day.. as Button says:

Button admitted he was surprised to see Fernando Alonso back in fifth and the McLarens on the fourth row: “We’ll have to see how the race pans out, but either they must be stopping very, very late or they made mistakes, I don’t know.”

But then again it could be Button trying to get back at Alonso making a comment that Honda seems to be out of contention this year.

I picked the Renault boys this race but i hope Honda wins! :D

And Toyota looks good too, they have bounced back well with Ralph and Trulli doing pretty well. :)

Edited April 22, 2006 by ZEEROLLA

[RedLiner]

Honda is going to choke....

assuming there is no trouble for them...i think its an easy 1-2 for maclaren

[ZEEROLLA]

Honda is going to choke....

assuming there is no trouble for them...i think its an easy 1-2 for maclaren

Honda choked indeed (considering only 1 driver is performing so far) but Button had decent pace would have made the podium if not for the 2 x pitstop screw ups. Mclaren didn't do too well either, Raikonen was disappointing with Montoya being lucky coming in 3rd reeling in others misfortunes. Bad luck for Toyota too, they had alright pace from Ralph but not good enough to catch the front runners.

Schuey's Ferrari was quick, had a bit more straight line speed with their B-spec engine it seems. Alonso was consistently quick as usual with a very fine package, just bad luck its Imola and he couldn't pass at all for like 30laps.. and i think if the other teams don't buck up Renault is gonna run away with it like last year. Interesting to see that there will always be one driver from each team performing poorly.. Barichello, Raikonen, Fisichella, Trulli, Massa...

Edited April 23, 2006 by ZEEROLLA

[DHC09]

Honda is going to choke....

assuming there is no trouble for them...i think its an easy 1-2 for maclaren

Honda choked indeed (considering only 1 driver is performing so far) but Button had decent pace would have made the podium if not for the 2 x pitstop screw ups. Mclaren didn't do too well either, Raikonen was disappointing with Montoya being lucky coming in 3rd reeling in others misfortunes. Bad luck for Toyota too, they had alright pace from Ralph but not good enough to catch the front runners.

Schuey's Ferrari was quick, had a bit more straight line speed with their B-spec engine it seems. Alonso was consistently quick as usual with a very fine package, just bad luck its Imola and he couldn't pass at all for like 30laps.. and i think if the other teams don't buck up Renault is gonna run away with it like last year. Interesting to see that there will always be one driver from each team performing poorly.. Barichello, Raikonen, Fisichella, Trulli, Massa...

Trulli didnt perform poorly, his car had steering column problems, he even overtook kimi off the line :D . Im still puzzled on why they kept Ralf on a 3 stopper <_< everyone else was 2 stopping and sud have changed wen they realise that it wasnt goin to work. Well toyota was never good at Imola so i guess its not a big lost in a way

Personally its good to see Schu win again, theres been alot of trash talk on the champ, so this will shut them up B) and wot a place to do it :D

disappointing day for Honda and McLaren... honda just had a mess of a race (and jenson coped a shot in the head ) and barrichello wasnt even fast.. and to rub it in more, this was supposed to be their best chance in winning . At least Montoya got 3rd.

Glad this GP was out of the way.. found it a bit boring due to the lack of overtaking.. and wots with the tv director?! didnt show anyone else apart from schuey and alonso lol the TEN ppl got all ****** off cause they didnt show Webber the whole time

[ZEEROLLA]

Honda is going to choke....

assuming there is no trouble for them...i think its an easy 1-2 for maclaren

Honda choked indeed (considering only 1 driver is performing so far) but Button had decent pace would have made the podium if not for the 2 x pitstop screw ups. Mclaren didn't do too well either, Raikonen was disappointing with Montoya being lucky coming in 3rd reeling in others misfortunes. Bad luck for Toyota too, they had alright pace from Ralph but not good enough to catch the front runners.

Schuey's Ferrari was quick, had a bit more straight line speed with their B-spec engine it seems. Alonso was consistently quick as usual with a very fine package, just bad luck its Imola and he couldn't pass at all for like 30laps.. and i think if the other teams don't buck up Renault is gonna run away with it like last year. Interesting to see that there will always be one driver from each team performing poorly.. Barichello, Raikonen, Fisichella, Trulli, Massa...

Trulli didnt perform poorly, his car had steering column problems, he even overtook kimi off the line :D . Im still puzzled on why they kept Ralf on a 3 stopper <_< everyone else was 2 stopping and sud have changed wen they realise that it wasnt goin to work. Well toyota was never good at Imola so i guess its not a big lost in a way

Personally its good to see Schu win again, theres been alot of trash talk on the champ, so this will shut them up B) and wot a place to do it :D

disappointing day for Honda and McLaren... honda just had a mess of a race (and jenson coped a shot in the head ) and barrichello wasnt even fast.. and to rub it in more, this was supposed to be their best chance in winning . At least Montoya got 3rd.

Glad this GP was out of the way.. found it a bit boring due to the lack of overtaking.. and wots with the tv director?! didnt show anyone else apart from schuey and alonso lol the TEN ppl got all ****** off cause they didnt show Webber the whole time

Yeh the race broadcast sucks.. was a bit boring like you said and i find Imola not an exciting track cos its so narrow. Jenson Button must be jinxed, can't win in Australia qualifying Pole, and now can't win at Imola qualifying 2nd. And he also qualified well at Bahrain, actually he has been very consistent with his performance and having scored a podium already i still think he has a good chance in the championship. But that requires Honda to step up a gear in getting the car and pit stops right!

Oh well, i guess now is the time to see what the teams can come up with their B-Spec engines and new aero packages etc.. i hope all teams can have some good improvement to make the season more competitive.

Edited April 24, 2006 by ZEEROLLA

[RedLiner]

Serves Channel 10 right for making me wait till 1155pm to watch F1..

It so pisses me off when Big Bro runs overtime....what is it with Big bro anyway....get the **** over it...you **** losers......

then they had some comedy **** on....wasnt even funny..

idiots ***** me off....

[CORZZA]

2006 European Grand Prix - Race Results

Pos Driver Team Gap

1 Schumacher, Michael Ferrari

2 Alonso, Fernando Renault +3.7

3 Massa, Felipe Ferrari +4.4

4 Räikkönen, Kimi McLaren +4.8

5 Barrichello, Rubens Honda +72.5

6 Fisichella, Giancarlo Renault +74.1

7 Rosberg, Nico Williams +74.5

8 Villeneuve, Jacques BMW +89.3

9 Trulli, Jarno Toyota +1 lap

10 Heidfeld, Nick BMW +1 lap

11 Speed, Scott Toro Rosso +1 lap

12 Monteiro, Tiago Midland +1 lap

13 Albers, Christijan Midland +1 lap

DNF Sato, Takuma Super Aguri DNF

DNF Montoya, Juan Pablo McLaren DNF

DNF Schumacher, Ralf Toyota DNF

DNF Klien, Christian Red Bull DNF

DNF Montagny, Franck Super Aguri DNF

DNF Button, Jenson Honda DNF

DNF Webber, Mark Williams DNF

DNF Coulthard, David Red Bull DNF

DNF Liuzzi, Vitantonio Toro Rosso DNF

[DHC09]

That was a tough day for toyota.. :( I have a feeling that ralf's engine blow was partly due to following rubens for so long. at least we can say that the toyota was faster than honda if ralf had one extra lap of fuel he would have gottin in front of rubens <_< :(

good to see schey showing alonzo whos boss again

Ferrari has won at home

Schey has won at home

Can alonzo won at home? it'll be a huge race in 6 days time... and i suspect Kimi will finially join the fight up front

again hope our beloved toyota does well. ;)

[CORZZA]

yeah probably ralf just couldnt get past!

But got Ferrari i think they bak to winning ways!!!

[RedLiner]

Toyota are ******...there is no excuse for these performances..

[ZEEROLLA]

At the moment looks like Toyota and Honda are in a bit of trouble, but we will wait till the BSpec engines and aero goes on. Williams look fast too so long as they remain reliable and Ferrari is bloody quick.. i noticed how much quicker they were down the straight in the last race and this race, Renault has no chance catching them down the straight.

[CORZZA]

Always a waiting game with toyota!

[DHC09]

Always a waiting game with toyota!

with a few spurs of podium visits

[DHC09]

Man... Im really looking forward to the Spanish GP :D :D :D

Think it'll be one of the best races this season so far... cant wait

[ZEEROLLA]

Its interesting to notice how far Ferrari has climbed ahead of teams like honda, Mclaren and maybe even Renault now since the 1st race. If yous remember Honda's Anthony Davidson and William's Alexander Wurtz consistently topped the times for the first 2-3 races in practice. Since race 4, don't know what Ferrari did their speed improved dramatically, i believe down to some "illegal" aero mods again. They are almost 10km/h up on other teams in terms of top speed down the straight. This has been the case for the past 2 races. I am starting to think the FIA are closing an eye on Ferrai's mods since they have been multiple world champs.. the FIA are always so quick to clamp down and punish severely other teams that breach the rules slightly. So it will be interesting to see when other bigger budget teams like Honda, Mclaren, Toyota will start catching up to Ferrari and Renault.

Edited May 12, 2006 by ZEEROLLA

[DHC09]

Funny that you mentioned that. Since FIA can't prove Ferrari is in the wrong, other major teams (inc Toyota) are goin to use similar wings as the saying goes.. if u cant beat them, join them.

But like anything with F1 you cant win races or even be the front running team with only a single advantagous item/part. This is Ferrari afterall, the team that knows how to win. I think the whole package is v.good.. engine is powerful enough and reliable, chassis is working nicely and dont forget whos at the wheel! :D Scheuy has both the skills and the brains to win.

Heres something interesting i came across:

Everyone raved that Alonso held off Scheuy for the last 12 laps in Imola 2005

but Imola this yr Schey held off Alonso for over 30 laps!!! but ppl failed to show the same enthusiasm <_< <_<

I hope Scheuy beats Alonso at his own home.. ;) but it'll be tough.. the storm is brewing...