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Spanish Grand Prix - Barcelona
May 10, 1998
65 laps of 4.728 km (307.336 km)
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| The race: Full results |
1. Hakkinen (McLaren-Mercedes), 1h33'37"621
2. Coulthard (McLaren-Mercedes), + 9"4
3. M. Schumacher (Ferrari), + 47"0
4. Wurz (Benetton-Mecachrome), + 1'02"5
5. Barrichello (Stewart-Ford), + 1 lap
6. Villeneuve (Williams-Mecachrome), + 1 lap
7. Herbert (Sauber-Petronas), + 1 lap
8. Frentzen (Williams-Mecachrome), + 2 laps
9. Trulli (Prost-Peugeot), + 2 laps
10. Alesi (Sauber-Petronas), + 2 laps
11. R. Schumacher (Jordan-Mugen-Honda), + 2 laps
12. Magnussen (Stewart-Ford), + 2 laps
13. Takagi (Tyrrell-Ford), + 2 laps
14. Nakano (Minardi-Ford), + 2 laps
15. Tuero (Minardi-Ford), + 2 laps
16. Panis (Prost-Peugeot), + 5 laps
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| The race: Hakkinen wins! |
Fourth Formula 1 win for Finland's Mika Hakkinen, ahead of Coulthard, Michael
Schumacher, Wurz, Barrichello and Villeneuve.
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| The race: Panis's Peugeot V10 dies on him |
Only four laps from home, the Peugeot V10 engine in Olivier Panis's AP01 has broken
down at the La Caixa hairpin.
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| The race: Still 6 seconds between Hakkinen and Coulthard |
The gap between the two McLarens is the same, but Coulthard has now come up against
Villeneuve (6th) and Herbert (7th), battling it out 1 lap behind the leaders.
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| The race: Only 6 seconds between Hakkinen and Coulthard |
The gap between the two leaders is narrowing. The end of the race just might have a
surprise in store...
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| The race: Schumacher regains 3rd place in the pits |
A 7"9 pit-stop for Schumacher and he re-starts in third place, thanks to heavy
traffic.
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| The race: Hill abandons with engine failure |
A cloud of white smoke billowing from his Jordan-Mugen-Honda on the start/finish
straight means retirement for 1996 world champion Damon Hill.
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| The race: Coulthard leads for a lap, then stops |
After briefly taking the lead because of Hakkinen's pit-stop, David Coulthard makes a
superb pit-stop of just 7 seconds, re-starting in second place.
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| The race: Second pit stop for Hakkinen |
Stationary for 10"8 seconds, Hakkinen seemed to have difficulty finding 1st gear
to re-start.
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| The race: Wurz inherits third |
Taking advantage of Schumacher's "forced" stop, Alexander Wurz moves up to
third place.
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| The race: Same punishment for Schuey |
The master of the pit-stop, Michael Schumacher, got it wrong last time, and was caught
speeding in the pit-lane. His 10 second stop will cost him his third place.
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| The race: Tuero gets speeding penalty |
A 10 second stop-and-go penalty for Esteban Tuero for pit-lane speeding.
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| The race: Schumacher over 30 seconds off the pace |
31 seconds now separate Hakkinen and 3rd placed Michael Schumacher. Not so much a gap,
more a gulf!
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| The race: Schumacher third, ahead of Wurz, Barrichello and Villeneuve |
After the Fisichella-Irvine shunt, the top places have changed. Behind Hakkinen and
Coulthard are Michael Schumacher in third, and then Wurz, Barrichello and Villeneuve.
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| The race: Fisichella and Irvine collide and abandon |
At the end of the start/finish straight, at the Elf corner, Fisichella had the door
closed on him by Irvine. The two cars shot off into the gravel, and both drivers
abandoned.
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| The race: 8" stop for Michael Schumacher |
10/05/98 (2.43 pm)
Michael Schumacher has gained two places, pulling out of the pit-land very, very narrowly
ahead of Irvine and Fisichella. Another brilliant pit lane performance by Schuey!
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| The race: A spate of pit stops |
In quick succession, pit stops by Irvine (9"8), Fisichella (8"8), and
race-leader Mika Hakkinen, in 7"8. Hakkinen relinquished his lead to Coulthard, but
one lap later regained it, as Coulthard came in for his pit-stop.
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| The race: Wurz pits |
9"4 stop for Alexander Wurz, the first of the leading drivers to make a pit stop.
Wurz was in 6th before his stop.
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| The race: Both Arrows abandon |
A terrible moment for TWR, as both Arrows cars have engine failure on the start/finish
straight on lap 21.
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| The race: Panis leads the pit-stop procession |
Prost Grand Prix are apparently on a 2-stop race strategy. Olivier Panis was
stationary for 8"6.
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| The race: Hakkinen running away with it |
In thirteen laps, Hakkinen has built up a solid lead. He's 11"8 ahead of his
McLaren team-mate, David Coulthard, and 18 seconds ahead of Eddie Irvine's Ferrari, in
third. It looks as if Hakkinen is not going to encounter any obstacles on his way to a 4th
grand prix victory.
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| The race: The gap widens |
Hakkinen is now more than 12 seconds ahead of 3rd placed Irvine.
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| The race: Hakkinen is flying |
The Finn is flying! He's 5"7 ahead of 2nd placed Coulthard, and 8"6 ahead of
Irvine.
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| The race: Correction! |
It's not Michael Schumacher who is in third place behind the two McLarens, but his
team-mate, Eddie Irvine.
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| The race: Frentzen already in the pits |
Heinz-Harald Frentzen has made a pit stop. He had two tyres changed, and a new nose
cone fitted.
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| The race: Diniz makes a late start |
A lap or so behind the rest of the field, Pedro Diniz is finally able to get his
Arrows going.
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| The race: Perfect start for Hakkinen |
In pole position, Mika Hakkinen made the best start ahead of Coulthard and Michael
Schumacher, followed by Fisichella, Irvine and Wurz.
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| The race: Diniz in trouble |
Pedro Diniz could not start up his Arrows for the parade lap, apparently because of an
engine problem.
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| The race: Juan Carlos on the starting grid |
It's not raining in Spain, but the reigning monarch, Juan Carlos, is currently
visiting the starting grid. He is known to be a avid follower of motor racing, and is a
keen motor cyclist. He will be on the podium at the end of the race to present the
trophies.
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| The race: Optimal weather conditions |
The track thermometers are showing 31 degrees. Ambient temperature is 22 degrees, and
the humidity rate is 37%. Conditions couldn't be much better.
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| Warm-up: Results |
1. Hakkinen (McLaren-Mercedes), 1'22"460
2. Coulthard (McLaren-Mercedes), 1'23"270
3. Fisichella (Benetton-Mecachrome), 1'24"107
4. Panis (Prost-Peugeot), 1'24"677
5. M. Schumacher (Ferrari), 1'24"852
6. Irvine (Ferrari), 1'25"176
7. Wurz (Benetton-Mecachrome), 1'25"382
8. Frentzen (Williams-Mecachrome), 1'25"536
9. Trulli (Prost-Peugeot), 1'25"541
10. Herbert (Sauber-Petronas), 1'25"630
11. Barrichello (Stewart-Ford), 1'25"702
12. R. Schumacher (Jordan-Mugen-Honda), 1'25"925
13. Tuero (Minardi-Ford), 1'25"991
14. Salo (Arrows), 1'26"087
15. Diniz (Arrows), 1'26"278
16. Villeneuve (Williams-Mecachrome), 1'26"370
17. Magnussen (Stewart-Ford), 1'26"425
18. Takagi (Tyrrell-Ford), 1'26"452
19. Alesi (Sauber-Petronas), 1'26"698
20. Hill (Jordan-Mugen-Honda), 1'26"730
21. Nakano (Minardi-Ford), 1'27"226
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| Warm-up: Coulthard narrows the gap |
Coulthard has reduced the deficit to 8 tenths, with a lap of 1'23"270.
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| Warm-up: Hakkinen over a second faster than Coulthard |
A spectacular time of 1'22"460 by Mika Hakkinen puts him more than 1 second ahead
of his McLaren team-mate, David Coulthard.
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| Warm-up: Fisichella moves up to third |
An improvement from Giancarlo Fisichella sees him take third place from Olivier Panis.
His time: 1'24"107.
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| Warm-up: The Benettons are on form |
If anyone can get on terms with the McLarens, it will be the Benettons. Fisichella and
Wurz are currently in fourth and fifth places. Their cars have been very reliable right
through the weekend.
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| Warm-up: Encouraging third place for Panis |
Although he will be starting this afternoon back on the sixth line of the grid,
Olivier Panis has put in a very good lap this morning. His 1'24"677 ranks him third
in the warm-up.
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| Warm-up: Hakkinen again |
There's no end to it! Hakkinen has taken the lead back, with 1'23"500.
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| Warm-up: Coulthard answers back |
It's still a very, very close struggle between the two McLaren drivers. Just 106
thousandths between Hakkinen and Coulthard, who has taken the lead with a time of
1'23"960.
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| Warm-up: Hakkinen is Mr Consistency |
Dominating proceedings once again, Mika Hakkinen is heading the time sheets this
morning, with 1'24"066.
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| Warm-up: Rosset not allowed to race |
After failing to qualify yesterday afternoon, it has been confirmed that Ricardo
Rosset will be a spectator this afternoon. It is possible for all the teams competing to
put their signatures to a request for a non-qualifying driver to be allowed to
participate. But in Rosset's case, this has not happened.
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| Warm-up: It's not quite so hot |
Ambient temperature 15 degrees, track 22 degrees, 65% humidity. For Barcelona, that
means it's quite chilly, this morning. But it's expected to be hot by 2 o'clock, when the
race starts.
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| Qualifying: Full results and starting grid |
1. Hakkinen (McLaren-Mercedes), 1'20"262
2. Coulthard (McLaren-Mercedes), 1'20"996
3. M. Schumacher (Ferrari), 1'21"785
4. Fisichella (Benetton-Mecachrome), 1'21"894
5. Wurz (Benetton-Mecachrome), 1'21"965
6. Irvine (Ferrari), 1'22"350
7. Herbert (Sauber-Petronas), 1'22"794
8. Hill (Jordan-Mugen-Honda), 1'22"835
9. Barrichello (Stewart-Ford), 1'22"860
10. Villeneuve (Williams-Mecachrome), 1'22"885
11. R. Schumacher (Jordan-Mugen-Honda), 1'22"927
12. Panis (Prost-Peugeot), 1'22"963
13. Frentzen (Williams-Mecachrome), 1'23"197
14. Alesi (Sauber-Petronas), 1'23"327
15. Diniz (Arrows), 1'23"704
16. Trulli (Prost-Peugeot), 1'23"748
17. Salo (Arrows), 1'23"887
18. Magnussen (Stewart-Ford), 1'24"112
19. Tuero (Minardi-Ford), 1'24"265
20. Nakano (Minardi-Ford), 1'24"538
21. Takagi (Tyrrell-Ford), 1'24"722
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22. Rosset (Tyrrell-Ford), 1'25"946 did not qualify
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| Qualifying: Pole for Hakkinen |
Finland's Mika Hakkinen is on pole position for the fourth time in his career, and he
is clear favourite for tomorrow's grand prix.
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| Qualifying: Villeneuve ends up in the gravel |
The defending champion's final attempt to record a respectable time ended with him
speeding off into the gravel. With tenth place and a best time of 1'22"885, this
session has been a disaster for Villeneuve.
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| Qualifying: Rosset didn't manage it |
Disappointment for Ricardo Rosset, who narrowly failed to squeeze under the 107%
barrier. He finished with 1'25"946, while the minimum required was 1'25"880.
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| Qualifying: Don't forget Schuey |
A fine effort from Michael Schumacher, who takes over third place from Wurz with a
time of 1'21"785.
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| Qualifying: Bad news for Rosset |
With a quarter of an hour to go, Hakkinen's exploits are bad news for Rosset, who has
now slid outside the 107% barrier. The Brazilian's best is still 1'26"139, but he
will now need to lap in 1'25"880 if he wants to be there tomorrow.
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| Qualifying: Three times running for Hakkinen |
For the third time, Mika Hakkinen has improved on his best, keeping team-mate David
Coulthard safely at bay in the fight for pole. The new challenge for Coulthard is
1'20"262.
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| Qualifying: Battle between Wurz and Fisichella |
The Benetton-Mecachrome team-mates are fighting hammer and tongs for third place. Wurz
has now come back at Fisichella, with 1'21"965.
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| Qualifying: Villeneuve is only ninth |
1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve has it all to do! He's a long, long way off the
pace. His best so far, 1'22"885, puts him in ninth place. And he's over 2 seconds
slower than Hakkinen (1'20"664).
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| Qualifying: Fisichella back in third place |
Already with eight of his twelve laps under his belt, Giancarlo Fisichella has
regained third place, with 1'22"245. He's behind David Coulthard, currently lying
second with 1'20"996.
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| Qualifying: Takagi in trouble |
Tora Takagi went too wide on the Campsa corner, and slid off into the gravel. He will
have to get back to the pits to tray to put in a few laps in the spare Tyrrell. He's
currently lying 20th.
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| Qualifying: Barrichello sixth |
Another Brazilian is doing rather better. Barrichello's Stewart-Ford is running well.
His 1'23"006 lifts him to sixth place for the moment.
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| Qualifying: Rosset qualifies |
A meagre 1'26"139 brings Rosset under the 107% barrier. He is in twenty-second
and last position.
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| Qualifying: Rosset outside the 107% |
With a modest time of 1'27"552 for the moement, Ricardo Rosset is still a long
way outside the qualifying time, which, based on Hakkinen's current pole position time,
stands at 1'26"310.
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| Qualifying: Hakkinen has more up his sleeve |
Despite being hindered by Toranosuke Takagi's Tyrrell-Ford, Mika Hakkinen has just
clocked up another phenomenal time: 1'20"664.
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| Qualifying: Wurz takes third place from Fisichella |
They're fighting hard in the Benetton camp! Alexander Wurz has knocked his team-mate,
Giancarlo Fisichella, off third place with 1'22"407.
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| ualifying: Coulthard in second place |
QSocot David Coulthard certainly means to try to match his team-mate's time. His time
of 1'21"960 put sthe second McLaren up on the front row of the grid, alongside
Hakkinen.
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| Qualifying: Hakkinen makes his point |
Only eight minutes into the session, the issue seems to have been settled. Mika
Hakkinen's 1'21"123 will take a lot of beating!
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| Qualifying: Magnussen records the first time |
The beleaguered Jan Magnussen is the first driver to put a time onto the sheets. But
his 1'25"031 is not a very impressive start...
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| Qualifying: Sunshine |
A pleasant, sunny sky in Barcelona. The track temperature is 31 degrees. Ambient
temperature is 21 degrees, and the humidity rate is 38%.
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| Fourth free practice: Results |
1. Hakkinen (McLaren-Mercedes), 1'20"791
2. Coulthard (McLaren-Mercedes), 1'21"223
3. Fisichella (Benetton-Mecachrome), 1'22"102
4. Wurz (Benetton-Mecachrome), 1'22"414
5. Irvine (Ferrari), 1'22"497
6. Barrichello (Stewart-Ford), 1'22"673
7. M. Schumacher (Ferrari), 1'22"890
8. Hill (Jordan-Mugen-Honda), 1'22"974
9. Herbert (Sauber-Petronas), 1'23"058
10. Frentzen (Williams-Mecachrome), 1'23"083
11. R. Schumacher (Jordan-Mugen-Honda), 1'23"113
12. Panis (Prost-Peugeot), 1'23"317
13. Alesi (Sauber-Petronas), 1'23"397
14. Villeneuve (Williams-Mecachrome), 1'23"483
15. Takagi (Tyrrell-Ford), 1'23"944
16. Salo (Arrows), 1'24"096
17. Tuero (Minardi-Ford), 1'24"640
18. Trulli (Prost-Peugeot), 1'24"680
19. Diniz (Arrows), 1'24"793
20. Magnussen (Stewart-Ford), 1'24"862
21. Nakano (Minardi-Ford), 1'25"375
22. Rosset (Tyrrell-Ford), 1'25"885
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| Fourth free practice: Irvine loses control at the Caixa hairpin |
For the second time this morning, a violent excursion into the gravel for Ferrari's
Eddie Irvine, whose car has come to rest in the gravel, not far from the safety barreirs,
at the Caixa hairpin bend.
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| Fourth free practice: A startling run by Barrichello |
Unlike his hapless team-mate, Magnussen, Rubens Barrichello is more than capable of
hob-nobbing with the best of them. Proof comes in his new time of 1'22"673, which
places him sixth, just under 2 seconds behind Hakkinen.
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| Fourth free practice: Hakkinen records 315 kph |
Powering along the long start/finish straight (1.2 km long), McLaren's Mika Hakkinen
has produced a phenomenol top speed of 315 kph
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| Fourth free practice: Fourth time for Wurz |
The Benettons are performing exceptionally well. Alexander Wurz has lapped in
1'22"567, which puts him in 4th place, behind his team-mate, Fisichella.
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| Fourth free practice: Todt says electronics caused Schumacher's problem |
Correction. According to Scuderia boss Jean Todt, it was an electrical fault, not
hydraulic pressure, that was responsible for Michael Schumacher's problem.
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| Fourth free practice: A disaastrous time for Ferrari |
Almost immediately after Schumacher's problem, Eddie Irvine sped violently off the
track into the gravel, damaging his nose section.
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| Fourth free practice: Schumacher breaks down at the S-bend before Campsa |
Michael Schumacher pulled up his F300 sharply on the track, without even pulling off.
Race marshals had to push it onto the verge. It appears to be a problem of hydraulic
pressure, but it will cause turmoil for the Scuderia.
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| Fourth free practice: Ferraris have brake balancing problem |
The Scuderia has been having touble with brake balancing. The mechanics have purged
the brakes system twice. Apparently the numerous pit stops made by both Ferraris are
linked to this problem.
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| Fourth free practice: The sun is taking hold |
It's getting hotter in Barcelona as the sun breaks through. Ambient temperature 23
degrees; track temperature 30 degrees; humidity now 58%.
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| Third free practice: Results |
1. Hakkinen (McLaren-Mercedes), 1'20"791
2. Coulthard (McLaren-Mercedes), 1'21"258
3. Fisichella (Benetton-Mecachrome), 1'22"102
4. M. Schumacher (Ferrari), 1'22"890
5. Hill (Jordan-Mugen-Honda), 1'22"974
6. R. Schumacher (Jordan-Mugen-Honda), 1'23"113
7. Wurz (Benetton-Mecachrome), 1'23"226
8. Alesi (Sauber-Petronas), 1'23"418
9. Villeneuve (Williams-Mecachrome), 1'23"663
10. Irvine (Ferrari), 1'23"679
11. Frentzen (Williams-Mecachrome), 1'23"712
12. Barrichello (Stewart-Ford), 1'24"379
13. Takagi (Tyrrell-Ford), 1'24"492
14. Herbert (Sauber-Petronas), 1'24"572
15. Trulli (Prost-Peugeot), 1'24"840
16. Panis (Prost-Peugeot), 1'24"872
17. Tuero (Minardi-Ford), 1'25"069
18. Salo (Arrows), 1'25"132
19. Magnussen (Stewart-Ford), 1'25"279
20. Nakano (Minardi-Ford), 1'25"633
21. Diniz (Arrows), 1'25"804
22. Rosset (Tyrrell-Ford), 1'26"851
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| Third free practice: Villeneuve struggles back in tenth |
After 11 tracks on the Montmelo circuit, world champion Jacques Villeneuve is unable
to get close to the quick times. He's currently doing no better than tenth, with a modest
1'24"014.
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| Third free practice: How do they do it? Empty tanks, that's how! |
Ron Dennis, managing director of the McLaren team, has confirmed that the McLarens are
running with a very light fuel load this morning, to prepare fully for the qualification
session later on in the day.
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| Third free practice: Fisichella ousts Schuey |
Benetton's Giancarlo Fisichella is having a very good morning. He has taken third
place from Schumacher, with a time of 1'22"655.
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| Third free practice: Schumacher moves into third place |
Half-way through the first of the morning's two mini-sessions, Michael Schumacher
makes his presence felt with a lap of 1'22"890. Good enough for third place, but more
than two seconds short of Hakkinen.
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| Third free practice: Coulthard in the sand trap |
For the moment, David Coulthard can do nothing more to prepare his assault on pole
position this afternoon after coming to a halt in the sand, taking the Repsol corner too
fast. But he'll be back in the final mini-session.
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| Third free practice: Hakkinen knock off more than a second |
Another spectacular lap from Mika Hakkinen, who is on another planet. His time?
1'20"791!
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| Third free practice: McLaren domination |
How do they do it? David Coulthard has made a nonsense of yesterday's times with
1'21"964, which beats his team-mate Mika Hakkinen's best yesterday by nearly two
tenths.
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| Third free practice: Fisichella makes a very fast start |
Giancarlo Fisichella has started off today with an extraordinary 1'23"327, a time
that would have ranked him 4th if he could have managed it yesterday afternoon!
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| Third free practice: It's cooler today |
The weather at Montmelo this morning is cooler than yesterday. Ambient temperature is
17 degrees. The track measures 21 degrees, and humidity is 40%.
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| Second free practice: Results |
1. Hakkinen (McLaren-Mercedes), 1'22"147
2. Coulthard (McLaren-Mercedes), 1'22"965
3. Herbert (Sauber-Petronas), 1'23"237
4. Irvine (Ferrari), 1'23"421
5. M. Schumacher (Ferrari), 1'23"468
6. Frentzen (Williams-Mecachrome), 1'23"843
7. Barrichello (Stewart-Ford), 1'24"037
8. Villeneuve (Williams-Mecachrome), 1'24"198
9. Alesi (Sauber-Petronas), 1'24"257
10. Panis (Prost-Peugeot), 1'24"272
11. Fisichella (Benetton-Mecachrome), 1'24"286
12. Wurz (Benetton-Mecachrome), 1'24"311
13. R. Schumacher (Jordan-Mugen-Honda), 1'24"420
14. Hill (Jordan-Mugen-Honda), 1'24"888
15. Trulli (Prost-Peugeot), 1'24"897
16. Nakano (Minardi-Ford), 1'25"280
17. Takagi (Tyrrell-Ford), 1'25"336
18. Tuero (Minardi-Ford), 1'25"525
19. Diniz (Arrows), 1'25"770
20. Salo (Arrows), 1'26"285
21. Rosset (Tyrrell-Ford), 1'26"371
22. Magnussen (Stewart-Ford), 1'26"606
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| Second free practice: Rosset and Panis both go off |
Although the session is officially over, that has not stopped Ricardo Rosset
(Tyrrell-Ford) and Olivier Panis (Prost-Peugeot) from both crashing off at the same time
on the Campsa corner.
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| Second free practice: Herbert is on form |
A remarkable burst from Johnny Herbert, who has lapped his Sauber-Petronas in
1'23"237, ranking him third, behind the McLarens, obviously, but ahead of Michael
Schumacher and Heinz-Harald Frentzen.
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| Second free practice: Barrichello restores confidence for Stewart Grand Prix |
At long last, the Stewart clan have something to smile about, as Rubens Barrichello
lands sixth place for the day, with a very good lap in 1'24"037
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| Second free practice: Herbert makes progress |
Johnny Herbert, who was seventh in the first practice session, has now improved by two
places, and is in fifth place, with 1'23"949. The Saubers appear competitive this
weekend.
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| Second free practice: Honourable fourth place for Frentzen |
While his team-mate, Villeneuve, is struggling in fourteenth place at the moment,
Heinz-Harald Frentzen has logged a respectable lap of 1'23"843, putting him in fourth
place. But he's still going on for 2 seconds adrift of Hakkinen.
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| Second free practice: Hakkinen clocked at 312.5 kph |
Terrific top speed at the end of the start/finish straight for Mika Hakkinen, who is
putting a lot of effort in trying to improve on his time this morning.
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| Second free practice: Magnussen spins into the sand |
On the Campsa corner, Jan Magnussen span his Stewart-Ford and pulled up just short of
the safety barriers. All the luck is running against the Dane!
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| Second free practice: Alesi is stuck in the pits |
Following his collision half an hour into the first session, Jean Alesi is obliged to
remain in the pits, because the mechanics have been unable to repair his car in time.
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| Second free practice: Never fear, Schumacher's here! |
There was talk an hour or so ago of serious mechanical problems putting his
involvement in this session in doubt. But Ferrari's tifosi will be relieved to know that
Schuey is there, in flesh and bone, and to prove it, he has just lapped in the third
fastest time of the day: 1'23"738.
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| Second free practice: Weather check |
Ambient temperature: 20 degrees; track: 32 degrees; humidity: 34%. And not a cloud in
sight!
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| First free practice: Results |
1. Hakkinen (McLaren-Mercedes), 1'22"147
2. Coulthard (McLaren-Mercedes), 1'22"965
3. Alesi (Sauber-Petronas), 1'24"257
4. Panis (Prost-Peugeot), 1'24"272
5. Wurz (Benetton-Mecachrome), 1'24"311
6. Frentzen (Williams-Mecachrome), 1'24"432
7. Herbert (Sauber-Petronas), 1'24"524
8. M. Schumacher (Ferrari), 1'24"624
9. R. Schumacher (Jordan-Mugen-Honda), 1'24"705
10. Fisichella (Benetton-Mecachrome), 1'24"728
11. Irvine (Ferrari), 1'24"876
12. Hill (Jordan-Mugen-Honda), 1'24"963
13. Takagi (Tyrrell-Ford), 1'25"336
14. Tuero (Minardi-Ford), 1'25"525
15. Villeneuve (Williams-Mecachrome), 1'25"767
16. Trulli (Prost-Peugeot), 1'25"900
17. Nakano (Minardi-Ford), 1'26"024
18. Diniz (Arrows), 1'26"284
19. Salo (Arrows), 1'26"285
20. Rosset (Tyrrell-Ford), 1'26"371
21. Barrichello (Stewart-Ford), 1'26"490
22. Magnussen (Stewart-Ford) 1'26"606
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| First free practice: Serious hydraulic problem for Schumacher's car |
The Ferrari mechanics have found that the German's car is suffering from seriouss
hydraulic problems. They have had to remove the F300's engine from the chassis, and it may
be that so bad Schumacher will be unable to take part in the second free session, starting
in an hour's time.
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| First free practice: Diniz in the sand trap |
Pedro Diniz has come to a halt, after his Arrows went on an excursion into the sand
trap.
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| First free practice: Hakkinen wipes over a second off Coulthard's time |
Mika Hakkinen has produced a phenomenal time of 1'22"147, much, much quicker than
anything else we've seen today.
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| First free practice: Problems for Schuey, too |
Another world champion gets an early lunch. This time, it's Michael Schumacher, whose
car, like Villeneuve's, is in the hands of the mechanics, as a result of a technical
problem.
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| First free practice: Villeneuve stops with an oil leak |
An early finish for the 1997 world champion, who is back in the pits after an oil leak
was detected in his car.
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| First free practice: Easy does it for Coulthard! |
The first timed lap for David Coulthard, and already the Scot takes the lead, with a
time of 1'23"506.
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| First free practice: The McLarens are not even bothering |
The two McLarens are in no hurry. They are still parked calmly in the pits. It appears
that the British team is quite sure of its facts!
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| First free practice: Alesi hits a barrier |
Attacking hard, Jean Alesi collided violently with a safety barrier at the fast
Renault left-hander, bringing his involvement in the first session to a premature end.
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| First free practice: Alesi powers up |
Although he has gone on record recently as saying he needs a more powerful engine,
Jean Alesi has lapped in 1'24"257 with his current Sauber-Petronas.
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| First free practice: The second Jordan takes it up |
Hill's Jordan team-mate, Ralf Schumacher, has taken the lead, with an even better lap
of 1'24"705.
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| First free practice: Hill starts to makes inroads |
Former world champion Damon Hill has lapped in 1'25"234, which starts to bring us
to the times we are expecting to see.
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| First free practice: Tuero slices off another half-second |
Esteban Tuero has lapped in 1'25"561, but there's plenty more to come!
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| First free practice: Trulli takes the lead |
Jarno Trulli has improved on Magnussen's initial time, with a lap in 1'26"198.
But we are still a long, long way from Jacques Villeneuve's pole position time in 1997,
which was a very impressive 1'16"525. As far as 1998 configurations are concerned,
the McLarens were lapping in private testing on the very same circuit in times of
1'22" and 1'23" earlier this week.
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| First free practice: Magnussen clocks up the first time |
Jan Magnussen sets the ball rolling this morning with a time of 1'26"606. In
spite of speculation at San Marino that Stewart Grand Prix would part with his services,
he's still at the wheel of his Stewart-Ford. But for how much longer?
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| First free practice: Who will make the first move? |
So far, no one has recorded a complete lap. Everyone is watching everyone else in the
pits! As everyone knows, the temperature will play a crucial part in this weekend's
racing, particularly as far as tyre pressures are concerned.
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| First free practice: A nice, warm day |
11 o'clock in the morning in Barcelona, and as you may expect the thermometer is
already showing 19 degrees. The track is much, much hotter: it's recording 30 degrees.
Humidity rate: 40%.
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| Dates and times for the Spanish Grand Prix |
With Imola behind us, the circus moves on to Barcelona. This circuit, situated to the
north of the capital of Catalunya, is one of the best known to all the teams competing
this season. During the close season, everybody ran long series of private tests on this
fast and demanding circuit. In some case, the test programmes continue between grands
prix. Such is the case at the present time...
The times below are given in local time, which is CET. British Summer Time is one hour
behind.
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1998
First free practice: 11 am to 12 noon
No limitation on number of laps.
Second free practice: 1 to 2 pm
No limitation on number of laps.
SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1998
Third free practice: 9 to 9.45 am
No limitation on number of laps.
Fourth free practice: 10.15 to 11 am
No limitation on number of laps.
Qualifying: 1 to 2 pm
12 laps maximum per driver.
SUNDAY, MAY 10, 1998
Warm-up: 9.30 to 10 am
The race starts at 2 pm
65 laps of 4.728 km, total 307.336 km.
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