Austria 1999: Friday Practice 1
Times
P. No Driver Team - Car Time/Laps
1. 2 Coulthard McLaren Mercedes 1:13.883 210.446 km/h
2. 4 Irvine Ferrari 1:14.220 + 0:00.337
3. 1 Hakkinen McLaren Mercedes 1:14.241 + 0:00.358
4. 6 R Schumacher Williams Supertec 1:14.604 + 0:00.721
5. 8 Frentzen Jordan Mugen-Honda 1:14.895 + 0:01.012
6. 3 Salo Ferrari 1:14.896 + 0:01.013
7. 9 Fisichello Benetton Playlife 1:15.035 + 0:01.152
8. 5 Zanardi Williams Supertec 1:15.043 + 0:01.160
9. 23 Zonta BAR Supertec 1:15.173 + 0:01.290
10. 19 Trulli Prost Peugeot 1:15.259 + 0:01.376
11. 10 Wurz Benetton Playlife 1:15.286 + 0:01.403
12. 12 Diniz Sauber Petronas 1:15.288 + 0:01.405
13. 17 Herbert Stewart Ford 1:15.358 + 0:01.475
14. 7 Hill Jordan Mugen-Honda 1:15.443 + 0:01.560
15. 22 Villeneuve BAR Supertec 1:15.493 + 0:01.610
16. 15 Takagi Arrows TWR 1:16.067 + 0:02.184
17. 16 Barrichello Stewart Ford 1:16.083 + 0:02.200
18. 11 Alesi Sauber Petronas 1:16.182 + 0:02.299
19. 21 Gene Minardi Ford 1:16.357 + 0:02.474
20. 20 Badoer Minardi Ford 1:16.417 + 0:02.534
21. 18 Panis Prost Peugeot 1:16.643 + 0:02.760
22. 14 de la Rosa Arrows TWR 1:17.538 + 0:03.655
107% time : 1:19.055
Commentary
A slow start to the session saw Zanardi and Salo out early, piling on the laps to get used to the track as soon as possible. Times fell consistently though the session, with occasional spinners including Irvine, Hill (twice) and Badoer.
Mid way through the session, the McLarens made an appearance, putting in some really good times - with Coulthard a full second quicker than Hakkinen.
All the Supertec runners have put on a surprisingly good performance, particularly Williams, whose drivers spent most of the session in the top ten.
Irvine has been competitive with Hakkinen most of the session - finishing just ahead in the timesheets, much to McLarens dismay. Salo did will to finish in sixth spot, just pipped by Frentzen in the Jordan as the last moment. He's performed creditably, but is seven tenths of Irvine so far.
At the back of the field, Minardi are surprising a few by showing their new aerodynamics are a noticable improvement. Whilst not really troubling the middle order, the team are clearly in a better position than Arrows for this race.
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