IRL IndyCar-Firestone Indy 400 Racing
Vindicator – Ralf Schumacher, Germany, Toyota, 67, 1:28:52.044. 10. Vitantonio Liuzzi, Italy, Scuderia Toro Rosso, 66, 1:27:54.567. 11. David Coulthard, Britain, Red Bull, 66, 1:27:59.119. 12. Scott Speed, United States, Scuderia Toro Rosso, 66, 1:28:14.038. 13
Schumacher to start second on ‘home’ track
Allentown Morning Call – His replacement, Pedro de la Rosa, collided with Ralf Schumacher’s Toyota and finished ninth in qualifying one spot behind Schumacher. Michael Schumacher, the elder of the two brothers, was .135 seconds slower than Raikkonen. Ferrari teammate
Germany: Michelin perhaps too aggressive
Sportnetwork.net – Coulthard qualified 10th but was forced off the track on the opening lap, when Toyota driver Ralf Schumacher hit him from behind. Speed’s team had to put in a hard night’s toil ahead of the race: the American crashed heavily during yesterday’s
REACTION: TOYOTA & RED BULL
Sporting Life – Ralf Schumacher: “It is a very disappointing weekend for us because we could have achieved much better results. The start of the race was quite difficult and then I had the unlucky collision with David Coulthard in the third corner. The tyres locked
Fernando’s birthday weekend, but Michael gets the present
Pitpass – Next time around it is Ralf Schumacher that pits, as does Albers . At the end of lap 30, it’s Michael, Massa, Button, Fisichella, Webber, Alonso, Raikkonen, Klien, Trulli and Coulthard. Jacques Villeneuve goes off at the Sudkurve, wrecking his BMW . The
Bridgestone German GP Qualifying
Sportnetwork.net – Meanwhile, Panasonic Toyota Racing’s Ralf Schumacher also had a strong qualifying run in front of his home crowd, qualifying eighth fastest. However, his qualifying was interrupted by an incident with another driver. Fellow Toyota driver
Fastest race lap times: Ferrari duo fastest
Planet F1 – Fourth place went to Ralf Schumacher, however, a first lap tangle and a drive-through penalty later in the race, meant he could only manage P9 in the results, while his team-mate Jarno Trulli, who was marginally slower than him, finished the race in
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Washington Times – Christian Klien (RBR-Ferrari); Ralf Schumacher (Toyota); and Vitantonio Liuzzi (STR-Cosworth) rounded out the top 10. In the points chase, defending champion Alonso leads with 100. Schumacher (89) is second; and Massa is third with 50 points.
