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GP - 2nd Friday Practice Session over: Final Order - Mika Hakkinen ahead of Michael Schumacher and David Coulthard. Rubens Barrichello, Jarno Trulli and Ralf Schumacher make the top 6. 60 min: Ralf Schumacher improves to 6th and Fisichella improves to 8th place. 59 min: Mika Hakkinen spins but manages to recover. 58 min: Jarno Trulli improves again still in 5th place with a time of 1:41.304. He is just over a second off the pace. 57 min: Jarno Trulli improves to 5th place with a time of 1:41.399. 56 min: Drivers are preparing for their final run. 53 min: No improvements in the last few minutes. 50 min: Top 10 - Hakkinen, M Schumacher, Coulthard, Barrichello, Zonta, Wurz, R Schumacher, Frentzen, Fisichella, and Verstappen. 49 min: Ralf Schumacher moves into 7th position with a time of 1:41.816. He is over 1.5 seconds off the pace. 47 min: David Coulthard moves into 3rd place with a time of 1:40.498. Just 0.236 seconds off the pace. 45 min: Mika Salo spins and retires. He has been struggling in 17th place. 43 min: Both Herbert (10th) and Irvine (11th) improve on their times. 42 min: Several drivers are on the track but without improving their times. 40 min: Jenson Button improves his time and is in 13th place. He is 0.001 seconds behind Villeneuve ! 39 min: Michael Schumacher doesn't improve. 38 min: Jos Verstappen moves into 9th place. 36 min: Michael Schumacher on the track. 36 min: Ricardo Zonta retakes 5th place with a time of 1:41.497 while Jarno Trulli improves to 12th position. 35 min: Top 10 - Hakkinen, M Schumacher, Barrichello, Coulthard, Wurz, Frentzen, Fisichella, Zonta, Herbert and Irvine. 33 min: Mika Hakkinen goes fastest with a time of 1:40.262. He is just 0.014 seconds ahead of Michael Schumacher. 32 min: Heinz Harald Frentzen moves into 6th place. Jordan are currently in 6th place in the constructors' championship and could move into 4th. 31 min: Jenson Button and Ralf Schumacher are in 13th and 14th places. This is the first time for Button on this track. 30 min: Giancarlo Fisichella moves into 5th place with a time of 1:41.851. He is 1.575 seconds off the pace. 29 min: Michael Schumacher is 0.6 seconds ahead of Barrichello, Coulthard and Hakkinen. Zonta is over 1:7 seconds behind Michael in 5th place !! 27 min: Giancarlo Fisichella improves to 8th with a time of 1:42.369. 25 min: Top 10 - M Schumacher, Barrichello, Coulthard, Hakkinen, Zonta, Wurz, Herbert, Irvine, Fisichella and Villeneuve. 23 min: Jos Verstappen spins but manages to keep the engine running. He is currently in 16th place. 21 min: Michael Schumacher improves his time in first place. Top 6 - Michael Schumacher ahead of Rubens Barrichello and David Coulthard. Hakkinen, Zonta and Wurz make the top 6. 20 min: Ricardo Zonta moves into 5th place with a time of 1:42.060. 19 min: Ralf Schumacher improves 1 place into 12th with a time of 1:43.030. 17 min: Ricardo Zonta improves to 7th with a time of 1:42.504. 16 min: Mika Hakkinen also improves but remains in 4th place and just over 1 second off the pace! 14 min: Ricardo Zonta improves his time but remains in 11th place. He is 2.66 seconds off the pace. 12 min: David Coulthard takes a trip across the gravel but manages to recover. Frentzen moves into 9th place. 10 min: Top 10 - M Schumacher, Barrichello, Coulthard, Hakkinen, Wurz, Irvine, Fisichella, Villeneuve, Herbert and Zonta. 10 min: Rubens Barrichello retakes 2nd position from Coulthard. 9 min: David Coulthard moves into 2nd place ahead of Rubens Barrichello with a time of 1:40.967. 8 min: Alexander Wurz takes 5th from his teammate. Both Ferrari's are on the track. 7 min: Giancarlo Fisichella moves into 5th position with a time of 1:42.550. 5 min: Nick Heidfeld also improves and moves up 1 position to 16th. 3 min: Marc Gene is the first to improve his time from the first session but remains in 20th position. 1 min: Ricardo Zonta is the first to go out followed by several other drivers. Session underway under cloudy but hot conditions. The air temperature is 31 degrees.. |