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13-may-2001
Sunday Warmup - Austrian Grand Prix 2001 Season An uneventful warm-up for Benson and Hedges Jordan Honda as Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Jarno Trulli set third and sixth fastest times during the 30-minute session, neither driver reporting any problems.
'It was perfectly routine,' said Trevor Foster, Managing Director, Jordan Grand Prix. 'We obviously ran with the race set-up and fuel loads but one of the prime objectives was to prepare the front tyres for the race. The tyres need a certain amount of initial running before they work properly and that's been done so as not to affect performance during the race. There were no technical problems and the only minor drama we had was when Heinz-Harald arrived a bit to quickly at the first corner and ran wide at the exit. Other than that, everything went smoothly. We're pretty sure about the pit stop tactics we'll use for the 71-lap race. The main concern will be staying clear of trouble at the first corner!'
The McLarens of Mika Hakkinen and David Coulthard were fastest. Having got the set-up wrong during qualifying, the team reverted to earlier settings and were competitive again this morning. Pole position man, Michael Schumacher, had electronics problems with his spare car and had to run back to the Ferrari garage for his race car. His brother Ralf had an engine problem with the spare Williams and was forced to use his race car, the German driver saying he was unhappy with the handling. Despite being 16th fastest, just behind his Williams team-mate, Juan Pablo Montoya, who starts from the front row, said he had no problems.
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