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Drivers Championship Constructors
Championship Canadian Grand Prix Saturday Practice and Qualifying Mika Hakkinen sets the fastest time of the session ahead of Rubens Barrichello and Michael Schumacher. Jarno Trulli, Ralf Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve make the top 6. The top 2 times are already faster than the pole position time set here last year. The reason times have dropped since yesterday is mainly due to the drop in temperature and the track has more grip today. The times are extremely close with just 0.2 seconds separating the top 3. 1 second separates the top 10 and 2 seconds separate the top 20 ! Disappointment for David Coulthard who suffered problems with his McLaren that prevented him from setting a timed lap all session. Relief for Ralf Schumacher who appears to be handling his injury well as he clocked the 5th fastest time. The session started with most drivers going out immediately on the installation lap with Michael Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve the last to go out. 7 minutes into the session and both Minardi's are the first to set a timed lap followed by Eddie Irvine. 10 minutes into the session and it is Jos Verstappen (1:21.441) from Rubens Barrichello and Johnny Herbert. Irvine, de la Rosa and Zonta make the top 6. Most drivers are out on the track. Michael Schumacher spins but recovers. Ralf Schumacher finally sets a competitive time jumping to 3rd. 20 minutes into the session and it is Mika Hakkinen (1:19.442) from Johnny Herbert and Eddie Irvine. Jacques Villeneuve is 4th followed by Giancarlo Fisichella and Michael Schumacher. David Coulthard has yet to set a time. 30 minutes into the session and Mika Hakkinen is still fastest ahead of Michael Schumacher and Heinz Harald Frentzen. Jarno Trulli, Ralf Schumacher and Johnny Herbert make the top 6. David Coulthard has yet to set a time. 10 minutes to go in this 45 minutes session and Rubens Barrichello goes fastest ahead of Mika Hakkinen and Michael Schumacher. There are a few rain drops but it not affecting the lap times. In the final minutes of the session Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello trade fastest laps but it was Mika Hakkinen who regained the top position in the last minute. Meanwhile his teammate David Coulthard did not set a single timed lap. Final Order: Mika Hakkinen, Rubens Barrichello, Michael Schumacher. Jarno Trulli, Ralf Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve make the top 6. Click here for the timed results From fastest on Friday to last in the 1st practice session today to fastest again, David Coulthard seems to be in control here in Montreal setting the fastest time during the session over 0.2 seconds faster than Michael Schumacher in 2nd place. Rubens Barrichello is not far behind while Mika Hakkinen is in 4th position just under 0.5 seconds behind. Jarno Trulli and Ralf Schumacher make the top 6. The top 3 are the only drivers to set a time under 1:19 and David Coulthard's time is over 0.6 seconds faster than the pole position time set here last year. Several drivers did not improve on their times from the first session including Mika Hakkinen, Ralf Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve. Ricardo Zonta was the first out on the track followed by Jarno Trulli and David Coulthard. David Coulthard sets the 12th fastest time on his first timed lap today, he did not set a time in the first session. 10 minutes into the session and Michael Schumacher (1:18.889) is fastest ahead of Mika Hakkinen and Rubens Barrichello. David Coulthard is now in 4th place despite not running at all in the 1st session. Eddie Irvine spins but recovers while Heidfeld almost hits a Minardi! 20 minutes into the session and it is Michael Schumacher ahead of Mika Hakkinen and Rubens Barrichello. David Coulthard, Jarno Trulli and Ralf Schumacher make the top 6. Nick Heidfeld blows the engine in his Prost and Alexander Wurz spins in his oil! Meanwhile Rubens Barrichello improves but remains in 3rd place just 0.004 seconds behind Mika Hakkinen. Eddie Irvine spins yet again and recovers. 30 minutes into the session and the top 6 remains the same. Shortly afterwards, David Coulthard goes fastest with a time of 1:18.835. 10 minutes to go and it is David Coulthard ahead of Michael Schumacher and Mika Hakkinen. Rubens Barrichello, Jarno Trulli and Ralf Schumacher make the top 6. Eddie Irvine spins for the 3rd time this session ! and still recovers. In the final minutes of the session, David Coulthard improves his time to 1:18.653 ahead of Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello. Mika Hakkinen, Jarno Trulli and Ralf Schumacher make the top 6. Click here for the timed results Michael Schumacher grabs his 3rd pole position of the season in a thrilling session ahead of David Coulthard and Rubens Barrichello. Mika Hakkinen, Heinz Harald Frentzen and Jacques Villeneuve make the top 6. Just under a 10th of a second separates the top 2. The top 4 are again in a league of their own with Frentzen a full second behind Michael Schumacher. An excellent result for Jordan and BAR as they take 5th to 8th positions with Jarno Trulli in 7th and Ricardo Zonta in 8th. Pedro de la Rosa is in 9th place ahead of Giancarlo Fisichella in 10th. It took 13 minutes for the first car to come out and it was Nick Heidfeld who goes out and sets a time of 1:28.610 and then improves to 1:23.515. Jenson Button goes out and grabs provisional pole with a time of 1:21.252. Mika Hakkinen goes out and takes provisional pole with a time of 1:19.579. 20 minutes into the session and it is Mika Hakkinen ahead of Jenson Button and Nick Heidfeld. Only those 3 have a time set so far. Several drivers go out once they saw Hakkinen go out including David Coulthard who grabs provisional pole with a time of 1:19.128. Ralf Schumacher locks up and almost hits the barrier. He clocks 5th fastest. Gaston Mazzacane spins and crashes. 30 minutes into the session and it is David Coulthard ahead of Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello. Mika Hakkinen, Heinz Harald Frentzen and Giancarlo Fisichella make the top 6. Mika Hakkinen grabs provisional pole in the 34th minute with a time of 1:18.985 while Jacques Villeneuve finally gets a competitive lap and ends up in 8th position. David Coulthard replies and recaptures pole and Michael Schumacher moves into 2nd place. 38 minutes into the session and Jos Verstappen crashes heavily causing a red flag situation. Session is stopped for 5 minutes. 15 minutes to go and it is David Coulthard from Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello. Mika Hakkinen, Heinz Harald Frentzen and Jarno Trulli make the top 6. Michael Schumacher goes fastest with a time of 1:18.546 while Jean Alesi retires with an engine problem. 10 minutes to go and it is Michael Schumacher from David Coulthard and Rubens Barrichello. Mika Hakkinen, Heinz Harald Frentzen and Jacques Villeneuve make the top 6. With 3 minutes to go, Rubens Barrichello moves into 2nd position but moments after that, David Coulthard retakes pole position only to be taken away by Michael Schumacher in the final minute. Final order: Michael Schumacher ahead of David Coulthard and Rubens Barrichello. Mika Hakkinen is 4th followed by Heinz Harald Frentzen and Jacques Villeneuve. |
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