Second Practice: Second Session latest
1025BST: Mika Hakkinen sets the fastest time (1.24.489) as cars pile-out for the final practice session before qualifying. McLaren partner David Coulthard is second quickest
1027BST: Jordan team-mates Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Damon Hill out on circuit. Alex Wurz loses time after driving onto grass.
1029BST: Damon Hill sixth fastest behind Eddie Irvine. Michael Schumacher one fifth slower than the McLaren duo.
1032BST: Michael Schumacher edges closer to Hakkinen and Coulthard. Panis records his best time of the day to move up to 18th, behind team-mate Jarno Trulli. Both Ferraris consistently losing time in second sector.
1040BST: Eddie Irvine spins off, and out of the session, just beyond Bridge. Top six are: Hakkinen, Coulthard, M Schumacher, Frentzen, Irvine and Hill.
1043BST: Villeneuve stops car at Club, after cruising around for most of the lap.
1045BST: Fifteen minutes remain, with the top six remaining unchanged.
10.58BST: Hill moves into fifth, ahead of Irvine, after setting his best time of the day.
11.00BST: Chequered flag brings session to a close.
Share Or Save This Story
Why Rally Finland victory means as much as a WRC title to Pajari
Paddon secures extra Hyundai WRC outing in 2026
The deep and lasting significance of the McLaren MP4/4’s forgotten older brother
WRC Finland: Pajari claims back-to-back WRC victories
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