04/18/24
February 13, 2002
Schumacher breaks track record: at Fiorano with the new Ferrari F2002. Meanwhile, the new Renault looks fast and Williams are still a threat. With just over two weeks left to Melbourne, it looks like a good season ahead.
Did I hear that Schumacher wrecked a car this past week?
posted by catatonic at 04:14 PM on February 13, 2002
Both Rubens and Michael wrecked their F2001Bs at Barcelona on 30/1/02.
posted by riffola at 04:53 PM on February 13, 2002
It seems like Ferrari is still the class of the field, while the surprise of the testing has been Sauber. Williams has been disappointing in the tests, but one should always take these times with a grain of salt. Remember just a few years ago when Jordan blew everyone away with their test times? It's still testing and a lot of the mid-field teams are probably "cheating" a bit to set quick times in order to impress sponsors, boost morale, etc...
posted by gyc at 11:30 PM on February 13, 2002
It's still testing and a lot of the mid-field teams are probably "cheating" a bit to set quick times in order to impress sponsors, boost morale, etc Good call.
posted by walrus at 07:15 AM on February 14, 2002
Actually Schuey broke the record twice in the F2002. Which is really amazing considering it's faster than the F2001 out of the box, and he driving without the new barge boards, which accounts for about 4% loss of aerodynamic force. Ferrari was supposed to be in Mugello today, but it was postponed because the aero parts were not ready. They should be their tommorow. However Michael did test at Fiorano today. He began the programme at 15.45, ending at 17.15. He completed a total of 25 laps, with a best time of 59”253. You have to realise the car is less than a week old, wheras the Williams have been running their new car for three weeks. Also for everyone in the US SpeedChannel (née Speedvision) will air Formula 1 in 2002.