Warm-up Session Report -
Results
Mika Hakkinen set the
fastest time of the session just 0.001 seconds ahead of Michael
Schumacher. Rubens Barrichello managed to set the 3rd fastest time
following a bad qualifying session yesterday while David Coulthard set the
4th fastest time ahead of Jarno Trulli and Kimi Raikkonen.
Pole setter, Ralf Schumacher
had a problematic session and had to settle for 17th fastest. It is not
clear what his problems were although he did cover a reasonable amount of
laps with 15.
A few spins from the drivers
but no major incidents during the session. Giancarlo Fisichella covered
the most number of laps with 18 followed by Trulli with 17. Jenson Button
being the last to set a timed lap only managed 9 laps. Tarso Marques also
covered just 9 laps. All other drivers covered between 11 and 16 laps
each.
The race is usually a two stop
strategy but we could see some teams opting for a 3 stopper or just a one
stopper. Neither Ralf nor Montoya were fast this session so they could be
trying a heavy fuel load for a single stop and taking a chance on their
tyres.
The race will be an
interesting one. It starts at 2:00 PM
local time.
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