Barcelona, day 3: Ferraris crash
Ferrari duo Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello continued to set the pace during testing at Barcelona in Spain today (Wednesday), despite the team being forced to pack up early after both damaged their cars in separate crashes
Schumacher went off at the 140mph Turn 11 at the end of the morning session, badly damaging the back end of his F2001. Later in the day, Barrichello crashed heavily at Turn Nine, and with no spare chassis available, the team was forced to abandon the test. Neither driver was hurt, with Barrichello's best time proving unbeatable for anyone else.
Sauber's Nick Heidfeld continued to impress to be the fastest non-Ferrari for the second day in a row. The German reported that he was very happy with progress in the new C21 after completing a successful race simulation.
Ralf Schumacher, sixth fastest today, tried out his special glasses to help him decide whether he should wear the specs in races this year. He was slower than Williams test driver Marc Gene, but quicker than team-mate Juan Pablo Montoya, who never managed a proper run today.
Rising German Marcel Lasee put in a good performance as he continued his maiden Formula 1 test with Jordan. He was just behind Sauber rookie Felipe Massa who spun in the afternoon while attempting a race simulation.
Jarno Trulli reported some disatisfaction with his Michelin tyres as he continues to acclimatise himself with the Renault team. He is due to have his first run in the new R202 chassis tomorrow.
While Schumacher and Barrichello were crashing in Spain, Ferrari test driver Luca Badoer was racking up more miles at Mugello in Italy. The Italian managed 41 laps this afternoon as he tried out new experimental components, fitted to an F2001 chassis. Badoer will continue running at the circuit tomorrow.
Rubens Barrichello Ferrari B 1m18.112s 37
Michael Schumacher Ferrari B 1m18.465s 17
Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas* B 1m18749s 86
Marc Gene Williams-BMW M 1m19.171s 21
Olivier Panis BAR-Honda B 1m19.182s 77
Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW M 1m19.266s 84
Giancarlo Fisichella Renault M 1m20.109s 27
Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda* B 1m20.312s 62
Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW* M 1m20.344s 27
Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas* B 1m20.379s 82
Marcel Lasee Jordan-Honda B 1m20.531s 38
Jarno Trulli Renault M 1m20.571s 48
Jenson Button Renault* M 1m20.832s 38
Mika Salo Toyota* M 1m21.628s 73
Takuma Sato Jordan-Honda * B 1m22.048s 30
Allan McNish Toyota* M 1m22.090s 47
B=Bridgestone
M=Michelin
* denotes 2002 car
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