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McLaren-Mercedes driver Kimi Raikkonen topped the times in the opening practice session on Saturday after denying under-fire Antonio Pizzonia top spot at the Circuit de Catalunya.
McLaren-Mercedes driver Kimi Raikkonen topped the times in the opening practice session on Saturday after denying under-fire Antonio Pizzonia top spot at the Circuit de Catalunya.
Finn Raikkonen set a best time of 1:19.012 late in the 45-minute session to finish ahead of Jaguar driver Pizzonia, who had led the way for most of the practice.
The 22-year-old Brazilian, who completed 21 laps of the track, ended 0.250 seconds adrift in second place with Rubens Barrichello third in Ferrari's new car despite a spin.
David Coulthard was fourth fastest for McLaren ahead of Ferrari's World Champion Michael Schumacher, with both drivers almost half-a-second behind leader Raikkonen.
Renault's Jarno Trulli was sixth, Sauber driver Heinz-Harald Frentzen ended seventh and Williams' Juan Pablo Montoya eighth, despite his session being blighted by a spin into the gravel.
Jordan's Giancarlo Fisichella and Williams driver Ralf Schumacher completed the top-ten as the final drivers to be within a second of Raikkonen's time.
Barrichello lost the back end of his new Ferrari car going into turn four after half-an-hour of running but was able to control the spin and continue before returning to the pits.
Montoya put a wheel on the grass entering turn six and spun off at high-speed into the gravel as his session was brought to an end early.
Pos Driver Team Time Laps 1. Raikkonen McLaren Mercedes (M) 1:19.012 215.512 km/h 11 2. Pizzonia Jaguar Cosworth (M) 1:19.262 + 0.250 21 3. Barrichello Ferrari (B) 1:19.321 + 0.309 14 4. Coulthard McLaren Mercedes (M) 1:19.463 + 0.451 14 5. M.Schumacher Ferrari (B) 1:19.504 + 0.492 15 6. Trulli Renault (M) 1:19.515 + 0.503 12 7. Frentzen Sauber Petronas (B) 1:19.729 + 0.717 14 8. Montoya Williams BMW (M) 1:19.819 + 0.807 11 9. Fisichella Jordan Ford (B) 1:19.840 + 0.828 13 10. R.Schumacher Williams BMW (M) 1:19.846 + 0.834 21 11. Button BAR Honda (B) 1:20.128 + 1.116 11 12. Alonso Renault (M) 1:20.131 + 1.119 9 13. Firman Jordan Ford (B) 1:20.298 + 1.286 17 14. Villeneuve BAR Honda (B) 1:20.534 + 1.522 14 15. Webber Jaguar Cosworth (M) 1:20.571 + 1.559 17 16. da Matta Toyota (M) 1:20.762 + 1.750 14 17. Panis Toyota (M) 1:20.820 + 1.808 18 18. Heidfeld Sauber Petronas (B) 1:21.235 + 2.223 14 19. Verstappen Minardi Cosworth (B) 1:22.074 + 3.062 8 20. Wilson Minardi Cosworth (B) 1:22.607 + 3.595 16 All Timing Unofficial
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