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1 18 IRVINE - Jaguar 1'41"424 242.250 km/h

2 6 MONTOYA - Williams 1'41"487 + 0'00"063

3 3 HAKKINEN - McLaren 1'41"949 + 0'00"525

4 2 BARRICHELLO - Ferrari 1'41"953 + 0'00"529

5 1 M.SCHUMACHER - Ferrari 1'42"255 + 0'00"831

6 19 DE LA ROSA - Jaguar 1'42"302 + 0'00"878

7 4 COULTHARD - McLaren 1'42"304 + 0'00"880

8 22 ALESI - Prost 1'42"828 + 0'01"404

9 12 TRULLI - Jordan 1'42"941 + 0'01"517

10 5 R.SCHUMACHER - Williams 1'42"987 + 0'01"563

11 7 FISICHELLA - Benetton 1'43"014 + 0'01"590

12 16 HEIDFELD - Sauber 1'43"211 + 0'01"787

13 91 ZONTA - Jordan 1'43"461 + 0'02"037

14 9 PANIS - BAR 1'43"487 + 0'02"063

15 8 BUTTON - Benetton 1'43"496 + 0'02"072

16 17 RAIKKONEN - Sauber 1'43"528 + 0'02"104

17 10 VILLENEUVE - BAR 1'43"815 + 0'02"391

18 14 VERSTAPPEN - Arrows 1'44"143 + 0'02"719

19 23 BURTI - Prost 1'44"162 + 0'02"738

20 15 BERNOLDI - Arrows 1'44"549 + 0'03"125

21 21 ALONSO - Minardi 1'44"730 + 0'03"306

22 20 MARQUES - Minardi 1'45"005 + 0'03"581

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Irvine fastest!!!!! Whats going on? Jaguar were fastest in the Monza test last week. Could it be that Jaguar are finally getting somewhere?

Motoya for pole looks quite good, but you can never discount M Schuey.

Discuss.

I suspect it would only be 'til the end of the season.

It's rumoured Jordan will have that Japanese driver, to keep Honda sweet.

I think Alesi going to Jordan would be a bad move for Jordan. Jordan are well known for finding drivers with potential. Alesi is coming to the end of his career and Jordan can do better I feel.

F1today.com:

The latest rumours in the Formula One paddock are linking Prost driver and Formula One veteran, Jean Alesi, to the Jordan team as a replacement for the recently dismissed Heinz-Harald Frentzen. Apparently, Jordan have been in contact with Alesi about replacing the German for the remainder of the 2001 season as well as a drive for the 2002 season, starting with round thirteen at Hungary.

Although Alesi is under contract with the Prost outfit, reports indicate that due to financial problems, the Frenchman hasn't been paid for his services, which now include three points finishes this season. When questioned after this afternoon's German Grand Prix, Alesi was too busy celebrating his sixth placed finish and revealed very little about what was going on between himself and Jordan.

However, he did indicate that there would be something to say in the near future and with a three week break before Hungary, fans won't have to wait too long to see if Frentzen's seat is rapidly filled by the Frenchman.

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So who would fill Alesi's seat at Prost? Frentzen? I doubt it, he's far too good to go to Prost. But it would appear that it's his only option. Most of the teams are confirmed for next year. Ferrari, McLaren, Williams, Sauber, BAR, Benneton, Arrows. There's now top team Frentzen could go to. Maybe Toyota but apparently that's already been dismissed.

I was well pleased when Big Schuey went out. But not impressed when DC followed almost straigh after.

Still I made some money on the race.

11:1 that Montoya would get pole!! Shame I only put £1 on really. I got 6:1 that Ralk would win the race, so I won £17 over the weekend, which isn't bad.

It wasn't that predictable that a Williams was going to win. Reliability was always going to be a problem and there was only 2 teams which had no problem with reliability, Benneton and Arrows!

EyeCandy wrote:
> A Williams win it. Mark my words! Speed on the straights you see.

I said a Williams would win!

Ant wrote:
> Minardi will win the next grand prix.

{:)

I hope Ferrari will
> win (I don't mind, Schumacher or Barrichello,) and if not them, I'd
> love Minardi to get a point.

Next season it will be between
> Ferrari, Williams and Mclaren-definitely.

And Minardi.

I just read this topic through thoroughly and I say Ant's contribution.... Ant, come on! This is a serious discussion, Minardi don't have a chance of winning a GP this year unless the other 20 cars fall out and they somehow keep going, though I wouldn't mind seeing Minardi getting a world championship point. It'd be good to see all of the teams get something on the scoreboard, it's just I can't seeing that happen at either Hockenheim, Spa or Monza.

But I still think that Irvine will qualify well. I would have thought the Arrows would have done better during practice, they normally do better on circuits like this.

Normally drivers go on their full set up on the final practice session and choose the tyres then (or that's what I've been told anyway)

All the teams will have tested the tyre wear and different tyre compounds to give them the best chance. A lot of teams try to prove that they are faster than the others.

Some drivers during practice change settings to check if there going to go faster and then adjust them back to what they originally where and then change something else to see if they are going faster again before putting that back and so on.

Irvine might have been putting on a fast lap with a full qualifying set up.