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8-July: Michael Schumacher and Luca Badoer were present today at the Fiorano track. Luca Badoer shook down the 3 F1-2000 cars that will be used in the upcoming Austrian Grand Prix. He completed a total of 27 laps with a best time of 1:01.919. Badoer also practiced a number of pit stops. Michael Schumacher concentrated on engine testing and completed a total of 16 laps with a best time of 1:02.352 ... Timed Results.

Craig Pollock BAR's managing director and Jacques Villeneuve have taken a mini break following the Silverstone test session to discuss the future of Jacques Villeneuve with the team. Villeneuve had expressed his dissatisfaction with the way BAR are conducting the negotiations with him. Craig Pollock who is a close friend of Villeneuve has now stepped it to try and convince the French Canadian to stay by explaining to him how things will change for the better next year.

7-July: For the fourth day in a row, Olivier Panis sets the fastest time at Mugello with a time of 1:25.182 and a total of 91 laps. Michael Schumacher was 2nd fastest with a time of 1:25.499 and total of 114 laps. Luca Badoer was testing for Ferrari at Fiorano setting a best time of 1:02.561 and covering a total of 64 laps. Both Michael Schumacher and Luca Badoer will continue testing at Fiorano tomorrow ... Timed Results.

Ralf Schumacher sets the fastest time at the Estoril circuit with a best time of 1:21.103 covering 65 laps. The BAR team was also present at the circuit with both Ricardo Zonta and Darren Manning ... Timed Results.

6-July: Olivier Panis sets the fastest time on the 3rd day of testing at Mugello slightly faster than Michael Schumacher. Panis did the most number of laps as well covering 105 laps while Michael Schumacher did close to a 100 laps. David Coulthard only covered 28 laps and was the slowest of the 4 drivers. Michael Schumacher will continue testing here tomorrow while Badoer moves back to Fiorano ... Timed Results.

Jos Verstappen was the fastest man on the track on the final day of testing at Silverstone more than a second faster than second place Eddie Irvine.
The track conditions were mixed with rain falling towards the end of the session today.
6 teams and 10 drivers were present at the circuit today. Jarno Trulli covered the most number of laps with 72 followed by Mika Salo with 66 and Patrick Lemarie with 58 laps.
Alexander Wurz only managed 16 laps after suffering a blown engine in his Benetton. Jacques Villeneuve continued testing the experimental 'Athena 200' chassis which provides integrated chassis/engine management technologies on the car ... Timed Results.

Jenson Button completed a total of 72 laps on the second day of testing at Estoril setting a best time of 1:22.612. Ralf Schumacher took over in the afternoon and managed to complete 15 laps and a best time of 1:24.023. There were no problems reported during the test ... Timed Results.

6-July: "I can't believe you said that, David" is the title of the 19th issue from the Diagnosis and Prognosis Series for the 2000 season. In this issue, the Heretic looks at the aftermath of the French Grand Prix - Check it out here !!

5-July: Olivier Panis sets the fastest time again at Mugello more than a second faster than Ferrari's test driver Luca Badoer. Panis set a best time of 1:25.966 which is just over a second slower than the lap record set by Michael Schumacher here this year.
Both drivers ran without major problems and covered around 80 laps each. Testing continues tomorrow with Michael Schumacher and David Coulthard joining in ... Timed Results.

Eddie Irvine set the fastest time on the second day at Silverstone ahead of Jos Verstappen and Alexander Wurz. It was a wet session in the morning but the track dried out after lunch time.
There were 6 teams and 9 drivers present at the circuit today. Heinz Harald Frentzen ran the most number of laps at 71 followed by Jos Verstappen with 67 and Patrick Lemarie with 66 laps.
Benetton concentrated on testing the new qualifying spec engine they plan to use for Austria while BAR gave Jacques Villeneuve the chance to test the 'Athena 200' test chassis for the first time ... Timed Results.

Since 1997, no Formula 1 car has run on the Estoril circuit until today when Jenson Button drove 54 laps in the Williams BMW. This is the first of a three day test session planned by the Williams team. Button described the circuit as very slippery and dusty off the line as it is a newly rebuilt circuit with no running at all. Button clocked a best time of 1:23.727. Button continues testing here tomorrow while Ralf Schumacher takes over on Friday. For comparison purposes, the last time an F1 race was held here was in 1996 and the pole position time was 1:20.330 set by Damon Hill in a Williams Renault ... Timed Results.

4-July: For the first time ever, McLaren and Ferrari test together at a Ferrari track with Olivier Panis and Luca Badoer in action. Olivier Panis set the fastest time of the day with a time of 1:27.370 more than a full second ahead of Luca Badoer. The best time set here this year was by Michael Schumacher with a time of 1:24.705
Both drivers covered more than 70 laps each and did not report any problems. Testing continues tomorrow ... Timed Results.

Heinz Harald Frentzen has set the fastest time at Silverstone ahead of Pedro Diniz and Johnny Herbert. The session start was until the afternoon due to fog.
There were 5 teams and 7 drivers present today, more teams are expected to start testing here tomorrow including the BAR team.
Most of the teams ran without problems with Frentzen doing over 50 laps and Diniz doing a similar number. The Sauber team was also conducting straight line testing at Lurcy Levis with Enrique Bernoldi driving. Problems for Wurz continue as he suffers from a gearbox problem today allowing him to only run 11 laps ... Timed Results.

4-July: David Coulthard and Michael Schumacher are set to talk about the incident they had at the French Grand Prix when David Coulthard attempted to pass Michael Schumacher but couldn't claiming that the German is not sporting in the way he drives. David Coulthard later apologised for making unsporty gestures toward the German driver.
Coulthard added "It needs discussing. I am not asking for dicing to be banned but you have got to be able to trust people you are racing with because you are risking your life with them."
Michael Schumacher on the other hand claims he has done nothing wrong and said "David has done the same to me in the past and I did not complain about it as it's normal practice, it was a good fight and I believe that is racing. If I am in front then I can choose the line. He tried to overtake me and naturally I tried to make it very difficult for him. To be fair, he was never really ahead of me."

Ferrari indicated that this has been the first time a Ferrari has suffered an engine failure since San Marino in 1999 with Eddie Irvine driving. The initial examination is that the failure was sudden due to a violent drop in pressure and the propulsor gave way. They believe that the cause was due to an internal component breakdown. Further investigations will be carried out this week. In addition, the team will be analysing the cause of tyre problems suffered during the race.

Most of the Formula 1 teams will be testing at Silverstone with the exception of Ferrari and McLaren who will both be testing at Mugello in Italy together!. Michael Schumacher and Luca Badoer will be testing for Ferrari while David Coulthard and Olivier Panis for McLaren. The Williams team will go to the Estoril circuit in Portugal for their test. Testing commences on Tuesday the 4th of July in preparation for the Austrian Grand Prix on the 16th of July. Stay tuned for the latest results.

3-July: "Will Ferrari bounce back ?" is the topic of the week. Have Your Say

3-July: When Jacques Villeneuve was asked how does he manage to continue doing brilliant starts he said "I don't know, and I don't want to know, when something so complicated is working well, you don't want to think about the details, you just do it, again and again. In fact, there are a few little tricks and tweaks, but I'm keeping them to myself in case one of my rivals hears about it". Out of 9 races so far, Villeneuve has managed to gain 2 or more positions at the start in 6 of them.

Ralf Schumacher indicated that after having lost 2 places at the start to Jacques Villeneuve and Heinz Harald Frentzen, he was pleased to add two more points for the team. He added that he found it impossible to pass Frentzen on the track so working with team he managed to pass him through the pits.

Jarno Trulli has describes the race as difficult as the Jordan struggled with grip under the hot conditions once the tyres started to wear. Heinz Harald Frentzen also complained about his car describing as "almost undriveable" but he also added that he was upset with his teammate when they touched wheels bending the track rod on his car as Trulli was trying to overtake him. He said "This made the race even more difficult for me. It was not the first time since the beginning of the season that Jarno did something like that. After such a race the only thing you can do is look forward to the next race where we will have some modifications to the car and a new engine specification.