Malaysia 1999: Sautrday Practice 2
Times
P. No Driver Team - Car Time/Laps
1. 3 M Schumacher Ferrari 1:40.424 198.670 km/h
2. 4 Irvine Ferrari 1:40.506 + 0:00.082
3. 1 Hakkinen McLaren Mercedes 1:41.107 + 0:00.683
4. 17 Herbert Stewart Ford 1:41.111 + 0:00.687
5. 2 Coulthard McLaren Mercedes 1:41.269 + 0:00.845
6. 22 Villeneuve BAR Supertec 1:41.560 + 0:01.136
7. 16 Barrichello Stewart Ford 1:41.608 + 0:01.184
8. 11 Alesi Sauber Petronas 1:42.042 + 0:01.618
9. 6 R Schumacher Williams Supertec 1:42.153 + 0:01.729
10. 8 Frentzen Jordan Mugen-Honda 1:42.282 + 0:01.858
11. 9 Fisichella Benetton Playlife 1:42.292 + 0:01.868
12. 12 Diniz Sauber Petronas 1:42.473 + 0:02.049
13. 23 Zonta BAR Supertec 1:42.578 + 0:02.154
14. 10 Wurz Benetton Playlife 1:42.755 + 0:02.331
15. 7 Hill Jordan Mugen-Honda 1:42.861 + 0:02.437
16. 19 Trulli Prost Peugeot 1:42.946 + 0:02.522
17. 5 Zanardi Williams Supertec 1:43.108 + 0:02.684
18. 14 de la Rosa Arrows TWR 1:43.729 + 0:03.305
19. 20 Badoer Minardi Ford 1:43.981 + 0:03.557
20. 18 Panis Prost Peugeot 1:44.032 + 0:03.608
21. 21 Gene Minardi Ford 1:44.937 + 0:04.513
22. 15 Takagi Arrows TWR 1:44.978 + 0:04.554
107% time : 1:47.454
FIA Press Release
Free practice, 9.00 to 11.00
Weather conditions: very hot and sunny
Ferraris set the pace
The Ferrari F399s of Michael Schumacher (1m 40.424s) and Eddie Irvine (1m 40.506s) set first and second fastest time in this morning's free practice session, both drivers reporting themselves very satisfied with the feel of their cars and were using the latest type 048C engines. Michael used one set of tyres and Eddie three in order to complete comparative tests. "The car works well in every sector of the lap," said Schumacher.
McLarens third and fifth
The McLaren-Mercedes of Mika Hakkinen (1m 41.107s) and David Coulthard (1m 41.269s) wound up third and fifth fastest. "We are still trying to adapt the set-up to the changing track conditions," said Coulthard, "and we've still got a bit more work to do." Ron Dennis added; "It's going to be very tight this afternoon and the it is a fine balance between the two available tyre compounds."
Herbert fourth for Stewart
Johnny Herbert posted fourth fastest time (1m 41.111s) in his Stewart-Ford SF3, spending most of the session trying to eliminate understeer on the high speed corners. Rubens Barrichello (7th/1m 41.608s) was not happy with the feel of his tyres this morning.
Villeneuve a satisfied sixth
Jacques Villeneuve was a satisfied sixth on 1m 41.560s with his British American 01, despite a touch too much oversteer on the high speed corners. Ricardo Zonta (13th/1m 42.578s) was much happier with his car today but lost valuable time with a spin.
Alesi's Sauber eighth
Jean Alesi wound up eighth (1m 42.042s) in his Sauber-Petronas, the car's aerodynamic balance being improved during the course of the session thanks to a set-up change. Pedro Diniz (12th/1m 42.473s) had a couple of spins into the gravel, one of which damaged his car's front wing.
Briefly
Ralf Schumacher (9th/1m 42.153s) and Alex Zanardi (17th/1m 43.108s) both struggled with poor handling balance on their Williams FW21s. Heinz-Harald Frentzen (10th/1m 42.282s) and Damon Hill (15th/1m 42.861s) were also struggling to work out a good set-up, their Jordan 199s losing time particularly in the second sector of the lap. Hill had a harmless spin. Giancarlo Fisichella (11th/1m 42.292s) and Alexander Wurz (14th/1m 42.755s) went in the wrong direction on chassis set-up with their Benetton-Playlifes and complained of dire lack of grip.
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