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The second day of F1 testing at Jerez was run throughout in wet conditions and indeed most of the morning session was lost to the torrential rain. The cars did get out in the afternoon, however, and most got in some good track-time.
"It was a frustrating day for everyone," said Tim Holloway, Head of Engineering. "It was difficult in the sense that the rain would stop and, just as you thought the track might dry, it would start again. It meant there was no dry running at all and the track conditions were changing all the times.
"Nonetheless, it allowed us to work on the set-up for wet conditions. Ricardo ran lots of bits and pieces, putting miles on them and generally checking for reliability. There were no problems for either driver, Jarno working on brakes and general running in a low downforce configuration.
"As yesterday, there were at least half a dozen Red Flag periods. There were no serious incidents but Sod's Law says they always seem to happen just as you're ready to go onto the track! We were on a high fuel load throughout - but I don't think the same can be said for some of the other teams."
Drivers complained of a general lack of grip and a track which, despite the rain, remained dirty.
| Times from Jerez - 6th December |
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Barrichello |
Ferrari |
1:34.600 |
33 laps |
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Montoya |
Williams |
1:34.810 |
48 laps |
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Coulthard |
McLaren |
1:34.850 |
45 laps |
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Button |
Benetton |
1:34.930 |
38 laps |
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R Schumacher |
Williams |
1:34.980 |
50 laps |
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Irvine |
Jaguar |
1:3.010 |
46 laps |
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Heidfeld |
Sauber |
1:35.290 |
46 laps |
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Raikkonen |
Sauber |
1:36.000 |
47 laps |
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Burti |
Jaguar |
1:36.160 |
54 laps |
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Panis |
BAR |
1:36.290 |
57 laps |
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Gene |
Williams |
1:36.990 |
22 laps |
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Manning |
BAR |
1:37.520 |
48 laps |
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Wurz |
McLaren |
1:37.590 |
27 laps |
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de la Rosa |
Arrows |
1:38.200 |
31 laps |
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Zonta |
Jordan |
1.38.680 |
31 laps |
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Trulli |
Jordan |
1.38.820 |
35 laps |
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Fisichella |
Benetton |
1:40.400 |
13 laps |
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