Monaco GP 2009 - Monte Carlo

[scarbs]

Taki, aah yes that was the guy. That and goggle reminded me of the facts….

After a practice session at Monaco 1995, when his stalled car was being towed back to the pits when it was hit by a course car, driven by Jean Ragnotti, causing it to roll into the barriers, although Taki was fit to race the next day.

[Moanlower]

Wasn't that Taki Inoue?

Correct. Like Scarbs already mentioned, Taki got hit by a safety car during friday practice in 95. Would like to see a video of this incident.

[bar555]

Bridgestone makes an exception to its 2009 race tyre allocation philosophy of leaving a gap between compounds by bringing the soft and super soft tyres to the most slippery race of the year, the Monaco Grand Prix

Both the soft and the super soft compounds are from the lower temperature operating range of Bridgestone's F1 tyres, meaning quicker warm-up

Finally Bridgestone will debut a new softer compound intermediate tyre at Monaco. This tyre has been designed to deliver more grip in the wet and will be used for the remainder of this season

[Jon]

Wasn't that Taki Inoue?

Correct. Like Scarbs already mentioned, Taki got hit by a safety car during friday practice in 95. Would like to see a video of this incident.

Was this the same Taki Inoue that was hit by the SC in Hungary?

[yzfr7]

There is no match for Taki

http://www.f1rejects.com/drivers/inoue/biography.html

[ESPImperium]

Nice new STR rear wing:



And a close up of the Force India rear wing as well:

[joseff]

Was this the same Taki Inoue that was hit by the SC in Hungary?

In the same year!

[vasia]

Very interesting. The slot gap on the rear wing first seen on Toyota's cars last year is becoming all of a sudden very popular this year. Makes sense I guess given how it's harder to come by downforce this year.

[paused]

Was this the same Taki Inoue that was hit by the SC in Hungary?

In the same year!

Takachiho "Taki" Inoue (井上 隆智穂 Inoue Takachiho,[1] b. September 5, 1963 in Kobe) is a racing driver from Japan.

Inoue competed in the British Formula Ford Championship in 1988, followed by a spell in All-Japan Formula Three from 1989 to 1993 and a season in the International Formula 3000 championship in 1994.

He participated in 18 Formula One Grand Prix races, debuting on November 6, 1994. He scored no championship points, and is remembered for two bizarre incidents while driving for Footwork in 1995. The first occurred after a practice session at Monaco, when his stalled car was being towed back to the pits when it was hit by a course car, driven by Jean Ragnotti, causing it to roll into the barriers, although Taki was fit to race the next day. The second happened in Hungary on live TV worldwide - attempting to assist the marshals in putting out the engine fire which had forced him out of the race, a vehicle driven to the scene by a marshal hit him, injuring his leg, although he recovered for the next race.

For most of the season his team-mate was Gianni Morbidelli, but late in the season Max Papis replaced Morbidelli, and was sometimes outpaced by Taki.

Entering the 1996 season, Inoue lobbied Tyrrell for a drive, but was beaten down by Ukyo Katayama and his Mild Seven sponsorship money from Japan Tobacco.[2] Instead, he was announced in January to drive for the Minardi team.[1] However, one of his personal sponsors pulled out at the last minute and the team took on the more talented Giancarlo Fisichella instead.[3] Fisichella, the team's test driver in 1995, had backing from Marlboro Italy.[4]

With these opportunities closed up, Taki was out of a drive. After brief forays into sportscars, he retired from racing at the end of 1999 and now manages drivers in his own country.

[WhiteBlue]

Good Morning to 1. free practise.

[WhiteBlue]

Ferrari seem to be closer to the early pace.

[PlatinumZealot]

morning..

Hamilton looks good.. 1.17, the fastest 2008 lap is 1:16.689 by raikonen.. so times will go down but i like the way he is manhandling this track.

[Gonner]

Hamilton and Massa both on top, F1 is getting back to normal.... at least right now

Last year, Raikkonen set the fastest lap of the first free practice in 1.15.948.

[Vasco]

anyone know who is running KERS? Are both Ferraris and Mclarens running it?

[Gonner]

anyone know who is running KERS? Are both Ferraris and Mclarens running it?

yes, and they are the only ones.