Free practice 3: Jordan joins McLaren at the top
After a very relaxed showing in Friday's free practice sessions, the Jordan duo of Jarno Trulli and Heinz-Harald Frentzen leapt to the sharp end of the time sheets in this mornings first free practice session, taking third and fourth without even seeming to break into a sweat
At the end of the 45-minute session, Trulli had a slight edge of 0.027s over his German team-mate, but despite moving up from their overnight positions of seventh and 10th respectively, they were still unable to hold a torch to the newly-stabilised McLaren-Mercedes pairing.
David Coulthard managed to hold onto the top spot with a fastest lap of 1m15.965s, which kept team-mate Mika Hakkinen at bay. The Finn was only 0.179s shy of Coulthard's time and will be pushing harder still during the next session and qualifying this afternoon.
Eddie Irvine raised the spirits in the Jaguar garage by putting his R1 into fifth place, just ahead of championship leader Michael Schumacher. While most drivers improved their times, Schumacher's Ferrari languished in sixth for most of the session and actually posted a time that was slower than yesterday's. Race set-up is the likely reason and Schumacher will undoubtedly be taking the fight to the McLarens this afternoon.
For full Practice Session 3 Results click here.
Share Or Save This Story
Wolff should get out of Mercedes while at the top of F1, says Jordan
Racing Point F1 team hires ex-Michael Jordan marketing chief
The true story of how Schumacher escaped Jordan
Celebrating the life of Eddie Jordan – just how 'EJ' would have wanted it
The loveable character traits that made Jordan perfect for F1
The F1 podium-finisher that gave Jordan stability in a year of chaos
Russell scrambling for answers after "not being quick enough" at US GP
A strategic masterclass: How Antonelli put himself on the cusp of F1 title at the US GP
The maths behind Antonelli becoming F1 world champion at Mexico GP
F1 United States GP: Antonelli dominates from pole - but forced to wait for title
Subscribe and access Autosport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
Top Comments