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| From: | "H.P. Brelsford" <bford@hal-pc.org> |
| Subject: | FW: Spain_F1GP_Day2 |
| Date: | Sun, 7 May 2000 00:46:11 -0400 |
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Formula 1: Grand Prix of Spain
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Day 2: 2nd Free Practice & Qualifying
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2nd Free Practice Session
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Its 9h00 in Spain, the weather is clear and sunny, the air is
at 15C and the track surface 13C. The first 45 minute part of
todays Second Free Practise session for the Grand Prix of Spain
is just starting.
In the first 15 minutes: everyone except J.Herbert, D.Coulthard
and R.Barrichello drives a pit-to-pit lap to check everything
still works, the best time in their final track sector back to
the pits was M.Hakkinen at 31.104s, within 5 minutes all the
cars had completed a pit-to-pit lap, D.Coulthard's lap was
really slow indicating he must have a problem (his final sector
to the pits was 47.553s!), G.Mazzacane sets the first fast lap
at 1m 25.129s-4Laps, J.Alesi takes 1st at 1m 23.997s-4L, E.Irvine
takes 2nd at 1m 24.561s-4L, J.Verstappen takes 1st at
1m 22.711s-4L, P.de la Rosa takes 2nd at 1m 22.7111s-4L
(exactly the same time as his teammate).
At the 15 minute point the top 6 were:
J.Verstappen 1m 22.711s 5 laps
P.de la Rosa 1m 22.711s 4 laps
J.Alesi 1m 23.997s 4 laps
N.Heidfeld 1m 24.408s 6 laps
E.Irvine 1m 24.561s 5 laps
M.Gene 1m 24.733s 4 laps
In the next 15 minutes: M.Schumacher takes 1st at 1m 22.230s-4L,
J.Villeneuve takes 4th at 1m 23.794s-5L, 20 minutes in and
M.Hakkinen, D.Coulthard, R.Schumacher, R.Barrichello, J.Trulli,
M.Salo, P.Diniz have not completed fast laps yet, G.Fisichella
takes 5th at 1m 23.563s-4L, J.Herbert suddenly slows and cruises
back to the pits - somethings broken, H.Frentzen takes 3rd at
1m 22.658s-7L, R.Schumacher takes 2nd at 1m 22.285s-4L, J.Herbert
enters the pits with a broken rear suspension, D.Coulthard takes
3rd at 1m 22.491s-5L on his first fast lap, M.Hakkinen takes 7th
at 1m 22.741s-4L on his first quicky, D.Coulthard takes 1st at
1m 22.221s-6L.
At the 30 minute point the top 6 were:
D.Coulthard 1m 22.221s 6 laps
M.Schumacher 1m 22.230s 7 laps
R.Schumacher 1m 22.285s 4 laps
H.Frentzen 1m 22.658s 7 laps
J.Verstappen 1m 22.711s 8 laps
P.de la Rosa 1m 22.711s 7 laps
In the final 15 minutes: J.Villeneuve takes 4th at 1m 22.386s-9L,
G.Fisichella takes 5th at 1m 22.610s-8L, M.Hakkinen is 9th,
J.Button 11th and R.Barrichello 14th, we are not seeing the
ding-dong battles between M.Schumacher and M.Hakkinen which have
happened at previous circuits, D.Coulthard improves 1st to
1m 21.370s-9L, having said that, M.Hakkinen takes 2nd at
1m 21.593s-7L, R.Schumacher overtakes his brother into 3rd at
1m 21.604s-10L.
At the end of the session the air was at 18C the track surface
at 15C and the top 6 were:
D.Coulthard 1m 21.370s 11 laps
M.Hakkinen 1m 21.593s 7 laps
R.Schumacher 1m 21.604s 10 laps
M.Schumacher 1m 22.230s 11 laps
J.Villeneuve 1m 22.386s 14 laps
G.Fisichella 1m 22.610s 13 laps
The best times in each track sector were:
S1: D.Coulthard - 23.703s
S2: D.Coulthard - 32.412s
S3: R.Schumacher - 25.205s
The best speeds in each sector were:
S1: G.Fisichella - 281kph
S2: J.Verstappen - 295kph
S3: D.Coulthard - 280kph
After a 30 minute break:
Its 10h15 in Spain, the weather is partially cloudy with some
sun, the air is at 18C and the track surface 15C. The second
45 minute part of todays Second Free Practise session for the
Grand Prix of Spain is just starting.
In the first 15 minutes: P.de la Rosa and J.Trulli are
straight on track at the green light, M.Schumacher takes 1st
at 1m 21.203s-14L, J.Trulli takes 5th at 1m 21,911s-15L.
At the 15 minute point the top 6 were:
M.Schumacher 1m 21.203s 16 laps
D.Coulthard 1m 21.370s 15 laps
M.Hakkinen 1m 21.593s 11 laps
R.Schumacher 1m 21.604s 12 laps
J.Trulli 1m 21.911s 15 laps
H.Frentzen 1m 22.162s 14 laps
In the next 15 minutes: M.Schumacher improves 1st to
1m 21.088s-17L, R.Barrichello takes 3rd at 1m 21.372s-16L,
J.Alesi runs wide touching the grass.
At the 30 minute point the top 6 were:
M.Schumacher 1m 21.088s 20 laps
D.Coulthard 1m 21.370s 20 laps
R.Barrichello 1m 21.372s 19 laps
M.Hakkinen 1m 21.593s 14 laps
R.Schumacher 1m 21.604s 13 laps
J.Trulli 1m 21.911s 18 laps
In the final 15 minutes: car settings are being changed ready
for qualifying tests, all the top 8 are on track with 5 minutes
left, none improve and they are all except M.Schumacher back
in the pits with 1m of the session left, H.Frentzen suddenly
retires on to the grass with a car problem, M.Schumacher stays
on track till the end but does not improve.
At the end of the session the top 6 were:
M.Schumacher 1m 21.088s 27 laps
D.Coulthard 1m 21.370s 26 laps
R.Barrichello 1m 21.372s 22 laps
M.Hakkinen 1m 21.593s 19 laps
R.Schumacher 1m 21.604s 18 laps
J.Trulli 1m 21.911s 21 laps
The best times in each track sector were:
S1: M.Schumacher - 23.434s
S2: M.Schumacher - 32.205s
S3: M.Schumacher - 25.184s
The best speeds in each sector were:
S1: J.Trulli - 283kph
S2: P.de la Rosa - 296kph
S3: D.Coulthard - 280kph
Session: 2nd Free Practice
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Weather: Partial cloud cover, Air: 18C, Track: 15C
Track Times:
------Part 1------ --------Part 2--------
Pos Driver Team Pos Time Laps Time To 1st Laps
1 M.Schumacher Ferrari 4 1m 22.230s 11 1m 21.088s 27
2 D.Coulthard McLaren 1 1m 21.370s 11 1m 21.370s 0.282s 26
3 R.Barrichello Ferrari 14 1m 23.143s 10 1m 21.372s 0.284s 22
4 M.Hakkinen McLaren 2 1m 21.593s 7 1m 21.593s 0.505s 19
5 R.Schumacher Williams 3 1m 21.604s 10 1m 21.604s 0.516s 18
6 J.Trulli Jordan 13 1m 22.823s 8 1m 21.911s 0.823s 21
7 H.Frentzen Jordan 7 1m 22.658s 11 1m 22.162s 1.074s 26
8 P.de la Rosa Arrows 9 1m 22.711s 14 1m 22.206s 1.118s 29
9 J.Villeneuve BAR 5 1m 22.386s 14 1m 22.386s 1.298s 29
10 J.Button Williams 11 1m 22.793s 14 1m 22.465s 1.377s 26
11 J.Verstappen Arrows 8 1m 22.711s 11 1m 22.468s 1.380s 20
12 G.Fisichella Benetton 6 1m 22.610s 13 1m 22.493s 1.405s 22
13 J.Herbert Jaguar 20 1m 24.468s 6 1m 22.605s 1.517s 22
14 E.Irvine Jaguar 21 1m 24.505s 13 1m 22.642s 1.554s 20
15 M.Salo Sauber 10 1m 22.749s 8 1m 22.749s 1.661s 22
16 N.Heidfeld Prost 12 1m 22.810s 17 1m 22.810s 1.722s 35
17 J.Alesi Prost 16 1m 23.262s 10 1m 22.815s 1.727s 25
18 A.Wurz Benetton 17 1m 23.268s 12 1m 22.944s 1.856s 26
19 P.Diniz Sauber 15 1m 23.241s 9 1m 23.173s 2.085s 24
20 M.Gene Minardi 18 1m 23.644s 12 1m 23.644s 2.556s 15
21 R.Zonta BAR 19 1m 24.098s 12 1m 23.942s 2.854s 27
22 G.Mazzacane Minardi 22 1m 25.129s 14 1m 24.866s 3.778s 30
--------- 107% of Pole Time ----------------- 1m 26.764s-----------
Qualifying Session
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Its 1pm in Spain, the weather is cloudy, the air is at 22C and the
track surface 21C. The single 60 minute Qualifying session for the
Grand Prix of Spain is just starting.
In the first 15 minutes: J.Alesi is first on track 1 minute into
the session, J.Alesi takes pole at 1m 23.516s, N.Heidfeld has a fuel
leak problem with his car in the pits, H.Frentzen takes pole at
1m 22.475s, R.Zonta takes 2nd at 1m 23.494s, J.Herbert takes 2nd
at 1m 23.237s, as J.Herbert returns to the pits the front wing
camera falls off and bounces along the track still attached to the
Jaguar by its wire, J.Villeneuve takes pole at 1m 22.322s,
R.Schumacher takes pole at 1m 23.823.
At the 15 minute point the top 6 are:
R.Schumacher 1m 21.823s 3 laps
J.Villeneuve 1m 22.322s 3 laps
H.Frentzen 1m 22.475s 3 laps
J.Verstappen 1m 23.060s 3 laps
J.Herbert 1m 23.237s 3 laps
N.Heidfeld 1m 23.454s 3 laps
In the next 15 minutes: R.Barrichello takes pole at 1m 21.770s,
J.Trulli takes 3rd at 1m 22.109s, M.Hakkinen takes pole at 1m 21.367s,
M.Schumacher takes 2nd at 1m 21.483s, D.Coulthard drives a slow fast
lap putting him in 22nd, he continues on a second fast lap puts in
some really good (pole type) sector times but ends the lap in the
pits, he seems to have a problem around the rear suspension.
At the 30 minute point the top 6 are:
M.Hakkinen 1m 21.367s 3 laps
M.Schumacher 1m 21.483s 4 laps
R.Barrichello 1m 21.770s 4 laps
R.Schumacher 1m 21.810s 6 laps
J.Trulli 1m 22.006s 6 laps
H.Frentzen 1m 22.287s 6 laps
In the next 15 minutes: M.Hakkinen aborts a fast lap in the pits,
D.Coulthard takes 3rd at 1m 21.541s, M.Schumacher takes pole at
1m 20.974s, N.Heidfeld enters the pit lane streaming smoke and
flames (looks like he has his fuel leak back!), R.Barrichello
takes 3rd at 1m 21.416s.
At the 45 minute point the top 6 are:
M.Schumacher 1m 20.974s 7 laps
M.Hakkinen 1m 21.367s 5 laps
R.Barrichello 1m 21.416s 8 laps
D.Coulthard 1m 21.541s 5 laps
R.Schumacher 1m 21.810s 8 laps
J.Trulli 1m 22.006s 9 laps
In the final 15 minutes: R.Schumacher improves 5th to 1m 21.622s,
J.Villeneuve takes 7th at 1m 22.106s, M.Hakkinen improves 2nd to
1m 21.339s, D.Coulthard improves 4th to 1m 21.422s, lots of slight
time improvements without any places changing, J.Villeneuve takes
6th at 1m 21.963s, all the top 5 hit the track for the last few
seconds, M.Hakkinen improves 2nd to 1m 21.052s, R.Schumacher
improves 5th to 1m 21.605s.
The final top 6 are:
M.Schumacher 1m 20.974s 10 laps
M.Hakkinen 1m 21.052s 11 laps
R.Barrichello 1m 21.416s 11 laps
D.Coulthard 1m 21.422s 11 laps
R.Schumacher 1m 21.605s 12 laps
J.Villeneuve 1m 21.963s 12 laps
The best times in each track sector were:
S1: M.Schumacher - 23.661s
S2: M.Hakkinen - 32.084s
S3: M.Hakkinen - 25.043s
The best speeds in each sector were:
S1: D.Coulthard - 284kph
S2: P.de la Rosa - 293kph
S3: J.Verstappen - 282kph
These are the comments made by the top 3 in the post qualifying
interview:
Interviewer: - Michael, thats your first pole of the year on
what is traditionally a Mclaren track, how satisfying is this
moment ?
M.Schumacher: - Well, it is obviously satisfying, but honestly
if you look back since the beginning of the season we always
had the opportunity but we did not use the opportunity. As you
see, things are so close, you need to do everything right you
can do it; if you just do a little mistake or if you have some
flags, then obviously you don't do it. Obviously Pole position
is nice, but the race counts and thats why I want to wait until
tomorrow
I: - You mentioned the word "perfect" there. Given the amount
of testing you do around here, was that lap as close to perfect
that you can get?
M.Schumacher: - Unfortunately with these conditions here, with
the wind, you always feel that you could have improved here and
there a little bit, whether you do or not it is another question
mark. But it probably was as good as it could have been in the
circumstances.
I: - Mika, you seem to have been fighting the car a lot in the
practice sessions up to now ? Does the car deserve to be in Pole
position ?
M.Hakkinen: - Yes, (laughs) I think we did not get 100 percent
clear run until the last run really. I did not really get the
opportunity to maximise it.
I: - Rubens, it seems that you could have caught Mika on your last
run, but you lost it on the second section. Could you tell us
what happened ?
R.Barrichello: - As Michael said, I think it was quite windy and
unpredictable sometimes when you were out there - in a way I thought
the car was better this morning with the set up, than it was this
afternoon. Not that we changed that much, but I did not feel the
car was as good this afternoon. In a way it is good to be in the
top three but I am disappointed not to be on the first row because
I think it should have been better.
I: - Are the handling problems of Silverstone behind you ?
R.Barrichello: - We still have some kind of a problem. This morning
my steering wheel was still funny; I think the team is getting on
top of it because they know what we need for the future basically.
If we do a change we need to check quite often what is going on.
I: - Michael, for the race tomorrow - how important is the start for
you? At Imola and Silverstone you had some bad getaways, is it all
going to happen at the start tomorow ?
M.Schumacher - Afterwards you know more, generally if you get a good
start you can lead the race and you can plan your tactics from the
leading position, it is always slightly easier than being in the
challenging position. We have proven that we can win even from behind
so it is not the most necessary but it helps.
Session: Qualifying
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Weather: Cloudy, Air: 22C, Track: 21C
Track Times:
---at Half-Time--- ------Full Result------
Pos Driver Team Pos Time Laps Time To 1st Laps
1 M.Schumacher Ferrari 2 1m 21.483s 4 1m 20.974s 10
2 M.Hakkinen McLaren 1 1m 21.367s 3 1m 21.052s 0.078s 11
3 R.Barrichello Ferrari 3 1m 21.770s 4 1m 21.416s 0.442s 11
4 D.Coulthard McLaren 22 1m 26.555s 2 1m 21.422s 0.448s 11
5 R.Schumacher Williams 4 1m 21.810s 6 1m 21.605s 0.631s 12
6 J.Villeneuve BAR 7 1m 22.322s 4 1m 21.963s 0.989s 12
7 J.Trulli Jordan 5 1m 22.006s 6 1m 22.006s 1.032s 12
8 H.Frentzen Jordan 6 1m 22.287s 6 1m 22.135s 1.161s 12
9 P.de la Rosa Arrows 12 1m 22.933s 3 1m 22.185s 1.211s 12
10 E.Irvine Jaguar 8 1m 22.465s 5 1m 22.370s 1.396s 11
11 J.Button Williams 9 1m 22.617s 3 1m 22.385s 1.411s 12
12 J.Verstappen Arrows 16 1m 23.060s 4 1m 22.421s 1.447s 12
13 M.Salo Sauber 13 1m 22.947s 3 1m 22.443s 1.469s 12
14 G.Fisichella Benetton 10 1m 22.687s 5 1m 22.569s 1.595s 11
15 J.Herbert Jaguar 14 1m 22.990s 6 1m 22.781s 1.807s 12
16 P.Diniz Sauber 17 1m 23.114s 3 1m 22.841s 1.867s 12
17 R.Zonta BAR 19 1m 23.494s 3 1m 22.882s 1.908s 12
18 J.Alesi Prost 11 1m 22.894s 6 1m 22.894s 1.920s 6
19 A.Wurz Benetton 20 1m 23.615s 3 1m 23.010s 2.036s 12
20 N.Heidfeld Prost 15 1m 23.033s 6 1m 23.033s 2.059s 10
21 M.Gene Minardi 18 1m 23.486s 6 1m 23.486s 2.512s 11
22 G.Mazzacane Minardi 21 1m 24.577s 3 1m 24.257s 3.283s 12
--------- 107% of Pole Time ----------------- 1m 26.642s-----------
Session: Grid
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Best Free
Diff to
Pos Driver Team Lap Time To 1st Gap To 107% Lap Time
Qualifying
-------Row 1-------
1 M.Schumacher Ferrari 1m 20.974s 5.668s 1m 21.088s
0.114s
2 M.Hakkinen McLaren 1m 21.052s 0.078s 0.078s 5.590s 1m 21.593s
0.541s
-------Row 2-------
3 R.Barrichello Ferrari 1m 21.416s 0.442s 0.364s 5.226s 1m
1.372s -0.044s
4 D.Coulthard McLaren 1m 21.422s 0.448s 0.006s 5.220s 1m
1.370s -0.052s
-------Row 3-------
5 R.Schumacher Williams 1m 21.605s 0.631s 0.183s 5.037s 1m
1.604s -0.001s
6 J.Villeneuve BAR 1m 21.963s 0.989s 0.358s 4.679s 1m 22.386s
0.423s
-------Row 4-------
7 J.Trulli Jordan 1m 22.006s 1.032s 0.043s 4.636s 1m
1.911s -0.095s
8 H.Frentzen Jordan 1m 22.135s 1.161s 0.129s 4.507s 1m 22.162s
0.027s
-------Row 5-------
9 P.de la Rosa Arrows 1m 22.185s 1.211s 0.050s 4.457s 1m 22.206s
0.021s
10 E.Irvine Jaguar 1m 22.370s 1.396s 0.185s 4.272s 1m 22.642s
0.272s
-------Row 6-------
11 J.Button Williams 1m 22.385s 1.411s 0.015s 4.257s 1m 22.465s
0.080s
12 J.Verstappen Arrows 1m 22.421s 1.447s 0.036s 4.221s 1m 22.468s
0.047s
-------Row 7-------
13 M.Salo Sauber 1m 22.443s 1.469s 0.022s 4.199s 1m 22.749s
0.306s
14 G.Fisichella Benetton 1m 22.569s 1.595s 0.126s 4.073s 1m
2.493s -0.076s
-------Row 8-------
15 J.Herbert Jaguar 1m 22.781s 1.807s 0.212s 3.861s 1m
2.605s -0.176s
16 P.Diniz Sauber 1m 22.841s 1.867s 0.060s 3.801s 1m 23.173s
0.332s
-------Row 9-------
17 R.Zonta BAR 1m 22.882s 1.908s 0.041s 3.760s 1m 23.942s
1.060s
18 J.Alesi Prost 1m 22.894s 1.920s 0.012s 3.748s 1m
2.815s -0.079s
-------Row 10-------
19 A.Wurz Benetton 1m 23.010s 2.036s 0.116s 3.632s 1m
2.944s -0.066s
20 N.Heidfeld Prost 1m 23.033s 2.059s 0.023s 3.609s 1m
2.810s -0.223s
-------Row 11-------
21 M.Gene Minardi 1m 23.486s 2.512s 0.453s 3.156s 1m 23.644s
0.158s
22 G.Mazzacane Minardi 1m 24.257s 3.283s 0.771s 2.385s 1m 24.767s
0.510s
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