2002 Canadian GP

Situated on the man made island of Ill Notre Dame on the St Lawrence river, just across from the beautiful city centre of Montreal, lies the high speed Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Part of the track runs alongside the impressive Olympic rowing basin, with a footbridge across providing access to the Formula One paddock. This circuit is one of the best on the calendar for overtaking opportunities, with its flowing straights coupled with tight chicanes and a hairpin. The electric atmosphere in Montreal adds to the racing excitement, as the whole city becomes a Grand Prix carnival zone. The track is a part permanent, part street-circuit, so the surface is always quite dusty with a low grip level at the start of the weekend, although as more rubber is laid on the tarmac, a very smooth surface is formed. With long straights and tight chicanes, medium downforce is required to achieve high speeds on the straights, but sufficient grip for the corners.

The Canadian Grand Prix bodes well for DHL Jordan Honda as it has brought significant results for Jordan in the past, the earliest in 1991 when Andrea de Cesaris and Bertrand Gachot finished 4th and 5th to score the team’s first points in Formula One. In 1995 Rubens Barrichello and Eddie Irvine achieved Jordan’s first double podium with their respective 2nd and 3rd places, and two years later Giancarlo Fisichella, in his first year with Jordan, had his first F1 podium with 3rd place.

Eddie Jordan, Chief Executive, said, “Canada brings back fantastic memories because our first ever points were scored there in 1991. In the current situation, however, with the strength of some of the teams currently at the top, a 4th and 5th result like we had in 1991 would be outstanding. The Montreal circuit has been kind to us at times and also unkind in certain respects, but I’ve always liked the Canadian Grand Prix, as it’s a good race in a nice city and it is a welcome break in the middle of the European season.“

Giancarlo Fisichella stormed around the revised Circuit Gilles Villeneuve to set the 3rd quickest time in the opening practice session for the Canadian Grand Prix. The DHL Jordan Honda driver is aiming to score Championship points for the third race in succession this weekend, and first practice bodes well.

Monaco Grand Prix winner David Coulthard set the fastest lap in Friday practice at the wheel of his McLaren, the Scot just over a tenth of a second quicker than second placed Juan Pablo Montoya. For DHL Jordan Honda the day was spent trying a variety of set-up changes, Giancarlo Fisichella ending in 12th position and Takuma Sato 19th.

Championship leader Michael Schumacher was quickest in this morning's final practice session prior to this afternoon's qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix. DHL Jordan Honda had quite a competitive session with Giancarlo Fisichella in the top 6 for quite some time, eventually dropping to 10th towards the end.

Giancarlo Fisichella gave DHL Jordan Honda its best qualifying performance of the year so far when he qualified a superb 6th on the grid for tomorrow's Canadian Grand Prix. The Italian, who admits he loves the Montreal circuit, produced a terrific lap on his final qualifying run, perfectly timed just before rain interrupted the closing minutes of the session.

Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello were quickest in this morning's warm-up, although the reigning World Champion suffering the idignity of a blow engine half way through the 30 minute session. DHL Jordan Honda tried various race set-ups and encountered no major problems, with Giancarlo Fisichella 13th and Takuma Sato 20th.

Giancarlo Fisichella brought DHL Jordan Honda its third successive points finish with another strong drive into 5th place in today's Canadian Grand Prix, won by the Ferrari of Michael Schumacher. Confirming not only the improved pace but reliability of the Jordan Honda EJ12, Takuma Sato made it a two-car finish, the Japanese star coming home in 10th position after a opting for a 2-stop strategy as compared to Fisichella's 1-stop.