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| Brazilian Grand Prix 3rd-6th April - Dawn Barnes Qualifying Report |
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Interlagos was wet, very wet and the teams all have one set of wet tyres for the weekend – intermediates. For the conditions these could be very little use. Many drivers, including Coulthard and Trulli, threatened to refuse to go on the track but all the drivers took part in the session. Raikkonen was first to take the damp track and put in a good lap to set the standard for the following drivers. With the wet weather and intermittent rain all the drivers were up against it and the first qualifying session was a rather farcical parade of drivers merely trying to stay on the track and not even attempting to put in a hot lap for fear of crashing off. Both Coulthard and Montoya slipped up on the wet surface and Montoya was half a second up on the then leader, Raikkonen, until he lost it on turn six and was left over three seconds off the pace. Barrichello came out to the delight of the home fans and looked set to claim the fastest time for the day with a blistering – in the conditions – lap which left him 1.3 seconds faster than the young Finn. Then the rain strengthened and both Scumachers, Trulli and Frentzen struggled to find any grip on the track, although the Ferrari of Schumacher did manage to put in the fifth fastest time. Button suffered the most, totally losing the car and taking out two signs with him, leaving debris on the track and meaning he will be first out on the track for Saturday qualifying. The real surprises of the session were the Jaguars with Pizzonia completing a decent lap to be eighth quickest and Webber beating the Brazilian’s time to give him the final lap for tomorrow’s qualifying. With rain forecast for the rest of the weekend and the teams opting for intermediate tyres Brazil could prove a very dangerous race for the drivers. Article by: Dawn Barnes |
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