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Cool 3rd for Fisichella

Saturday free practice took place in continuing wet weather conditions in Montreal, with the Bridgestone runners demonstrating a clear advantage over their rivals.  Giancarlo Fisichella and Ralph Firman completed their programmes and were fairly satisfied with the pace of their EJ13s.

Gary Anderson said, "All went according to plan this morning, although it's difficult because there are so many different weather conditions as it rains harder or starts to dry, so in a sense we are playing catch-up all the time.  We tried various downforce settings, tyres, fuel levels and set-up configurations and we are reasonably competitive for where we want to be. Now we need to make the right decision for qualifying and tomorrow's race."

Driver Team Fastest Time
Schumacher Ferrari (B) 1:23.385
Barrichello Ferrari (B) 1:23.677
Fisichella Jordan Ford (B) 1:25.240
Alonso Renault (M) 1:25.382
Schumacher Williams (M) 1:25.668
Villeneuve BAR (B) 1:25.701
Coulthard McLaren (M) 1:25.839
Button BAR (B) 1:25.902
Trulli Renault (M) 1:25.961
Webber Jaguar (M) 1:26.440
Heidfeld Sauber (B) 1:26.537
Firman Jordan Ford (B) 1:26.690
Raikkonen McLaren (M) 1:26.771
Wilson Minardi (B) 1:27.018
Pizzonia Jaguar (M) 1:27.145
Montoya Williams (M) 1:28.225
Verstappen Minardi (B) 1:28.246
Frentzen Sauber (B) 1:29.190
Da Matta Toyota (M) 1:29.215
Panis Toyota (M) 1:30.410

14 Jun 2003 15:33