BULLETIN N3
WEATHER CONDITIONS: WET TRACK, RAIN
EASING (TRACK 15-16C/AIR 16c)
2001 POLE POSITION: Michael SCHUMACHER
(FERRARI), 1m 26.892s
2001 RACE FASTEST LAP: Michael
SCHUMACHER (FERRARI), 1m 28.241s.
SCUDERIA FERRARI MARLBORO (M.
Schumacher 1st/R. Barrichello 2nd)
Technical: Three F2001s unchanged in
specification.
Sporting: Schumacher completed seven
laps in the spare Ferrari and five laps in his race car, exclusively running full wet
tyres. Barrichello concentrated on intermediates.
Quotes: Michael Schumacher: "I am very
happy with the car which feels extremely good today."
WEST McLAREN MERCEDES (Coulthard 3rd/Raikkonen
5th)
Technical: Three MP4/17s unchanged in
specification since yesterday.
Sporting: Team concentrated on
assessing handling balance on both full wets and intermediates. Coulthard and Raikkonen
both got into big slides under braking for the first corner and went across the grass, but
neither car suffered any damage.
Quotes: Ron Dennis: "Considering the
unpredictable conditions we feel we are in good shape for the race."
BMW WILLIAMSF1 TEAM (R. Schumacher 4th/Montoya
15th)
Technical: Cars unchanged in
specification since yesterday.
Sporting: Schumacher concentrated on
running intermediate rubber while Montoya ran full rain tyres. Montoya also switched to
the spare car after gearbox hydraulic problems on his race chassis.
Quotes: Schumacher: "It was a very
productive session working on alternative set-ups for the wet or damp conditions."
SAUBER PETRONAS (
Technical: No changes to the cars
since yesterday.
Sporting:
Quotes: Heidfeld: "Due to those fuel
pressure problems in practice I haven't had enough running in dry conditions."
DHL
Technical: Sato remains in T-car while
his race car which was damaged yesterday morning was now rebuilt as Fisichella's T-car for
race day.
Sporting: Fisichella working hard to
establish the best handling balance between running on wet and intermediate tyres. Sato
stopped with the failure of a gearbox sensor.
Quotes: Fisichella: "The handling balance
seems quite good and we are very hopeful for the race."
MILD SEVEN RENAULT F1 TEAM (Trulli 9th/Button
18th)
Technical: No changes to cars since yesterday.
Sporting: Trulli ran two sets of rain
tyres and one set of intermediates but Button stopped after a handful of laps with an
unspecified technical problem.
Quotes: Flavio Briatore: "We are really
making progress with a good feeling amongst all the team members."
JAGUAR RACING (
Technical: No changes to cars since
yesterday.
Sporting:
Quotes: Niki Lauda: "Bad cars can often
perform quite well in the wet."
ORANGE ARROWS (Frentzen 11th/Bernoldi
21st)
Technical: No changes to cars since
yesterday.
Sporting: Ran race car, then switched
to spare before Bernoldi took it over after his car suffered an oil leak. He will probably
race the spare car.
Quotes: Frentzen: "I think our chances
will be better if it is a wet race."
PANASONIC RACING
Technical: No changes to the car since
yesterday.
Sporting: McNish very happy with
handling balance on full tanks, but Salo crashed and knocked off the nose section when he
touched a painted white line in the wet conditions.
Quotes: Salo: "Our main priority remains
to finish the race on our first F1 outing."
LUCKY STRIKE BAR HONDA (Panis 13th/Villeneuve
17th)
Technical: No changes to the car since
yesterday.
Sporting: Both cars ran on full tanks
while assessing both rain and intermediate rubber. No technical problems.
Quotes: Panis: "Keeping a good chassis
balance throughout the race will be the big challenge."
KL MINARDI ASIATECH (Webber 19th/Yoong
20th)
Technical: No changes to the car since
yesterday.
Sporting: Both cars ran only on
intermediate rubber.
Quotes: Webber: "I was very happy to have
my first experience of a trouble-free run in full rain set-up."