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GP - 2nd Saturday Practice Session
45 Min: Session over - Top 10: R Barrichello (1:36.188), R Schumacher, M Hakkinen, M Schumacher, D Coulthard, H Frentzen, J Trulli, E Irvine, O Panis, K Raikkonen. 45 Min: Ralf Schumacher moves into 2nd place with a time of 1:36.457! 44 Min: Jarno Trulli improves to 7th. Most drivers are running low fuel and new tyres in preparation for qualifying. 43 Min: Eddie Irvine moves into 7th place while Villeneuve improves his time but stays in 9th position. 42 Min: Heinz Harald Frentzen moves into 6th place. 40 Min: Top 10: R Barrichello (1:36.188), M Hakkinen, M Schumacher, R Schumacher, D Coulthard, K Raikkonen, J Villeneuve, E Irvine, H Frentzen, L Burti. 39 Min: Just over 5 minutes to go. Drivers are preparing for their final run before the qualifying session this afternoon. 38 Min: Barrichello's time is over a second faster than last year's pole time. 37 Min: Rubens Barrichello sets an amazing time of 1:36.188. That is 0.3 seconds faster than Hakkinen's time! 36 Min: Kimi Raikkonen moves into 6th place. He is 0.9 seconds off the pace. 35 Min: Mika Hakkinen takes the top spot with a time of 1:36.519. He is 0.03 seconds faster than Michael. 33 Min: Michael Schumacher improves in 1st with a time of 1:36.548. 32 Min: Top 10: M Schumacher (1:36.656), R Schumacher, D Coulthard, R Barrichello, M Hakkinen, J Villeneuve, E Irvine, H Frentzen, L Burti, J Montoya. 30 Min: Alonso stops on the track. Yellow flags. 29 Min: Ralf Schumacher moves into 2nd place just 0.02 seconds behind Michael. 28 Min: Villeneuve improves to 6th and 0.863 off the pace. 26 Min: Top 10: M Schumacher (1:36.656), D Coulthard, R Barrichello, M Hakkinen, R Schumacher, E Irvine, H Frentzen, L Burti, J Montoya, N Heidfeld. 25 Min: Jenson Button moves from 19th to 15th. Just over 2 seconds off the pace. 24 Min: The Michelin tyres appear to be performing well today on both Williams and Jaguar. 22 Min: Eddie Irvine moves into 6th with Burti in 8th !! 20 Min: Top 10: M Schumacher, D Coulthard, R Barrichello, M Hakkinen, R Schumacher, H Frentzen, J Montoya, N Heidfeld, O Panis, E Irvine. 18 Min: Montoya improves to 7th. 16 Min: Not much improvements at the top. At the back of the grid, Arrows, Benetton, Prost and Minardi are fighting it out. 15 Min: Rubens Barrichello is on a fast lap!. 14 Min: Michael Schumacher goes fastest with a time of 1:36.656. He is now 0.158 seconds ahead of Coulthard. 12 Min: Frentzen moves into 6th and is now 0.8 seconds off the pace of Coulthard. 10 Min: Improvements at the back of the grid with Alesi now in 17th and Button in 18th. 9 Min: No change at the top - Top 10: D Coulthard, R Barrichello, M Schumacher, M Hakkinen, R Schumacher, N Heidfeld, H Frentzen, J Montoya, O Panis, E Irvine. 7 Min: Jarno Trulli improves to 11th, still way off the pace considering he was fastest yesterday. 6 Min: Eddie Irvine improves his time but remains in 10th. 4 Min: More drivers come out on the circuit. Montoya spins but manages to continue. 2 Min: Both Marques and Alonso improve on their times from the first session. 0 Min: Session started with Marques and Alonso going out immediately. Session starting shortly. Rain expected in the afternoon. Maximum temperature of 33 degrees
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