WilliamsF1 2nd & 3rd after final practice
By Andrew Hooper
April 7 2004
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The BMW WilliamsF1 team would see their drivers improve in final
practice session prior to this afternoons qualifying. Ralf and Juan
Pablo would be second and third respectively. Juan Pablo would have an
off track moment at Turn eight. The conditions again suited the Michelin supplied teams, including WilliamsF1, with a track temperature of 46 degrees Celsius.BAR's Jenson Button was again fastest heading second-placed Ralf Schumacher by 0.138 seconds. Those team using Bridgestone tyres, including Ferrari, seemed to be struggling with the conditions.Michael Schumacher finished fifth fastest, 0.855 seconds off Button's pace, and Rubens Barrichello wasin eighth spot.
Takuma Sato was
fourth fastest with a time 0.687 seconds behind his teammate in the second BAR.
Renault's Jarno Trulli and Fernando Alonso finished sixth and ninth
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Driver Team Time Laps 1. Button BAR-Honda (M) 1:29.552 14 2. R. Schumacher WilliamsF1 BMW (M) 1:29.690 + 0.138 9 3. Montoya WilliamsF1 BMW (M) 1:29.696 + 0.144 13 4. Sato BAR-Honda (M) 1:30.239 + 0.687 19 5. M. Schumacher Ferrari (B) 1:30.407 + 0.855 11 6. Trulli Renault (M) 1:30.472 + 0.920 10 7. da Matta Toyota (M) 1:30.499 + 0.947 12 8. Barrichello Ferrari (B) 1:30.513 + 0.961 11 9. Alonso Renault (M) 1:30.774 + 1.222 12 10. Panis Toyota (M) 1:30.934 + 1.382 13 11. Raikkonen McLaren-Mercedes (M) 1:31.320 + 1.768 9 12. Klien Jaguar-Cosworth (M) 1:31.331 + 1.779 12 13. Webber Jaguar-Cosworth (M) 1:31.384 + 1.832 12 14. Fisichella Sauber-Petronas (B) 1:32.433 + 2.881 11 15. Massa Sauber-Petronas (B) 1:32.557 + 3.005 12 16. Heidfeld Jordan-Ford (B) 1:32.816 + 3.264 12 17. Pantano Jordan-Ford (B) 1:33.342 + 3.790 7 18. Bruni Minardi-Cosworth (B) 1:34.590 + 5.038 11 19. Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth (B) 1:35.901 + 6.349 7 20. Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes (M) No Time 4 |
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