Mixed Fortunes for Arrows Drivers

German Heinz-Harald Frentzen enjoyed a constructive first day during practice for the Monaco Grand Prix, the sixth round of the 2002 season.

"I had a good, constructive day today," admitted Frentzen at the end of the day. "We were focusing on balancing the car for the race and doing the usual tyre evaluation and we think we know which way to go there.

"We learnt more about the car at Paul Ricard last week and that will help us here. All in all a very normal Friday [Thursday] for me."

The Arrows driver, who scored the team's first point at the Spanish Grand Prix nearly a month ago, posted the 13th quickest time of the day, outpacing his teammate Enrique Bernoldi.

The Brazilian driver, who last year was one of the stars of the Monaco event after keeping David Coulthard at bay for more than half a race, finished in a disappointing 21st position after his Cosworth engine let go during the second session.

"I was running with a heavy fuel load this morning so was not able to set a quick time," said Bernoldi. "During my first run on new tyres we had the engine problem so that was disappointing for me as we had been making good progress. We lost half of the second session so have a bit of catching up to do tomorrow."