In a very distant third - nearly half a minute behind the leaders - Trulli was still running strong and not giving Coulthard any chance of passing him, not even when the Scot tried to go down the inside at the end of the straight, with both cars nearly making contact. The Brazilian continued his charged to the front in the following laps, his Ferrari very light on fuel. Perhaps because they dominated with the "old" F2001B in Australia and would have fought for the win in Malaysia had Schumacher not clashed with Juan Pablo Montoya at the start, the expectations of what the Italian squad claimed was to be the "best Ferrari ever," were very high. Coulthard followed the two Germans in third - more than 40 seconds behind - while Raikkonen had moved up to fourth after making his stop and rejoining ahead of both the Renaults. The situation must be especially hard to digest for Jordan and BAR, both powered by Toyota's rival Honda, who seem unable to find the way to return to the top of the sport and are struggling to match both the power and reliability of the best engine suppliers in the current field. After the incident, Schumacher was left alone in the lead, with Ralf following in second, Trulli in third, Button in fourth, and a charging Barrichello already up to fifth after passing both McLaren drivers. In terms of race pace at Interlagos, McLaren seemed to have made no improvements and despite David Coulthard's first finish of the year, the Woking-based squad did not look to be very far ahead of the ever-improving Renault team. Button and Raikkonen were also fighting for fifth place a few meters back. Ill Stroll unable to drive because “he couldn’t get off the toilet”, GRM announces replacement driver for Bathurst, Allmendinger wins chaotic, soaked Xfinity race at Charlotte Roval, Ferrari on right path after hitting “rock bottom” - Mekies, Formula 1 Eifel Grand Prix – How to watch, start time & more, Mercedes: Starting on mediums would have been a "big gamble", Toto's Trip Down Memory Lane at the Nordschleife, Everything You Need To Know About The Nürburgring GP Circuit, Grand Prix Greats – Nurburgring’s greatest F1 moments. The satisfaction of nearly all the Michelin runners with the performance of the tyres brought to Interlagos by the French manufacturer was a reflection of their dominance in Saturday's qualifying, when seven of the top ten - and nine of the top thirteen - positions were filled by Michelin-shod cars.Rivals Bridgestone rushed to build a new tyre - with new compound and construction - to cope with the heat of the South American country, and although the new rubber seemed to perform better with temperatures of around 45 degrees Celsius, Michelin still held the upper hand. It is worth noting that the F2001 and Rubens Barrichello, on a two-stop strategy, were very quick while the Brazilian was in the race, and it would have been interesting to see where he would have finished had his home jinx not continued for the eighth consecutive time.
In a very hot start to the session, Raikkonen was the first of the top runners to hit the track, and to hit trouble too, suffering a hydraulic failure when he was just about to begin his first flying lap with 20 minutes of the session gone. "It was hydraulic pressure, no gears, no drive, no nothing," said a downbeat Barrichello. The ever unfortunate Trulli, who looked set to score his first points with Renault, suffered an engine problem on lap 61, retiring for the third straight race since he joined the French squad.
Who pays? "We have not got the maximum potential out of it yet," Michael said after a qualifying session in which he never topped the times, something certainly unusual in the last couple of years. A decided Montoya got right behind the rear wing of the Ferrari along the straight, and when approaching turn four, the Colombian swerved left to try to go down the inside. While Bernoldi's Arrows was stopped on track and the medical car had already gone out to assist him, Nick Heidfeld in the Sauber arrived at full speed into the Senna Esses. "I was just driving flat out, that's all I could do.". Ralf Schumacher's smart but careful drive to second place was a typical example of how to survive and score in modern F1 - the Williams driver preferring to net six points instead of taking a risk that could have ended with both him and his brother out of the race. As always when such incidents occur, some will back Montoya while others will side with Schumacher, but clearly the continuous accidents between the two top contenders this year are not benefitting the show, and as seen so far, are not doing Montoya's chances to claim his first World Championship any good either. There is quite a lot of damage on my car but I think it will be okay for the race.".
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The start: Juan Pablo Montoya and Michael Schumacher charging to the first corner, Juan Pablo Montoya: no front wing, two rear wings. The podium: race winner Michael Schumacher with Ralf Schumacher, David Coulthard and Ross Brawn Photo by: Sutton Images Coulthard was finally capable of scoring his first points of the season with a rather disappointing third place which should have made McLaren start to watch their backs for the challenge from Renault rather than thinking of fighting Ferrari and Williams. ", Schumacher, for his part, pleaded innocent: "I don't know what happened and I don't know what makes him unhappy. So Schumacher and his F2002 were again in the lead, but his gap to Ralf had increased to nearly nine seconds by lap 25 of the race.
The Ferrari stood still for 12.6 seconds before rejoining the race in second place behind Ralf. Several drivers ran over the debris of Montoya's front wing, and both Jordan's Giancarlo Fisichella and Toyota's Allan McNish were forced to pit for repairs, the Scot having punctured both his front tyres. It was his fourth career pole position, and certainly the best start to try to redeem himself after last year's frustrating exit to his impressive race. On lap 38, Raikkonen finally managed to move ahead of Button after diving down the inside at the end of the straight, moving up to fifth and closing in on teammate Coulthard, who could not pass Trulli. After all the expectations surrounding the new Ferrari F2002, Michael Schumacher and his team demonstrated that their decision to debut the new car at the Brazilian Grand Prix was right, with the German taking a moral victory, beating the tough opposition from the Williams drivers. But Schumacher Senior responded to his brother's challenge with a string of consecutive fastest laps that allowed him to stretch his lead again to nearly nine seconds. But the quickest man on track continued to be Barrichello, who was setting two consecutive fastest laps and building up a lead of nearly three seconds by lap 16, before his Interlagos jinx hit him again. To the delight of the local crowd, and in less than two laps, the Brazilian had already moved ahead of Trulli and Button and had already set his sight on Ralf, who was unable to match his brother's pace, lapping up to one second slower than the Ferrari. Contrary to Malaysia only two weeks earlier, the Williams driver did not consider his clash with Schumacher a racing incident, and labelled the World Champion as "unfair," after the German decided to defend his lead with the allowed "one move" rule. In a track that, as seen last year, suited the Williams chassis perfectly, and with the French tyres being aided by the hot weather conditions, it was hardly a surprise to see Schumacher unable to beat Montoya to pole position on Saturday. Benefitting from a new launch control system, Michael Schumacher finally made a better start than his Williams rivals and nearly got alongside Montoya, who nevertheless was capable of keeping the Ferrari behind at the first corner... until he ran wide and allowed Schumacher to dive down the inside and into the lead at the exit of the Esses. Montoya, however, would return to the track a few minutes later, blasting to the top of the times with a lap of 1:13.114. It's still early day, but it would certainly be nice to see Renault joining the fray. "The car was perfect," claimed a delighted Schumacher "We didn't suffer any problems, but it was a very tight race with Ralf, though I was confident I could win and winning in the new car makes us optimistic for other races. The final laps went by, and the move that most of the fans were expecting from Ralf, just didn't arrive, the Williams driver not even close to disturbing his brother despite running within one second of the Ferrari for several laps. The German, who was pleased with his team's decision to debut to new car in Brazil, could only complete three of his four attempts, running out of time before being able to make a final run.
Coulthard followed his teammate, but the Scot was capable of finishing his first run with no problems, moving to the top of the timesheets with a 1:14.062 lap. Schumacher Senior tried to respond to the Colombian's charge with seven minutes in the session left, but his attempt was not good enough for pole. Nevertheless, the German avoided an all-Williams front row, relegating Ralf to third spot, and warned that there was still a lot more in the F2002. A fierce crash by Arrows driver Enrique Bernoldi during the final part of Sunday's warm-up lead to what could have been a dramatic incident which fortunately just ended up being one of the most bizarre accidents seen lately. Only one lap later, Barrichello dived down the inside of Ralf at the end of the straight, taking second place away from the German. We and our partners will store and/or access information on your device through the use of cookies and similar technologies, to display personalised ads and content, for ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Montoya did not need to complete his final run, and only Raikkonen made a significant improvement in the final seconds of the session, moving up to fifth place ahead of Trulli, Button and a disappointed Barrichello. But Schumacher moved to defend his position and Montoya's Williams touched the rear left wing of the Ferrari, the FW24 losing its front wing and Montoya all his chances of winning. Only three races into the season and it's already starting to look as though only Ferrari and Williams will be real contenders for race wins this season. To enable Verizon Media and our partners to process your personal data select 'I agree', or select 'Manage settings' for more information and to manage your choices.
This week he shuts the door in front of me in the same way maybe as Rubens' move on Ralf in the race before. But keeping in mind that it was only the F2002's first race, and that its tyres were not the class of the field, and that Ferrari faced the not-so-easy task of having to work with two different chassis during the weekend, Schumacher's 55th Formula One victory was, more than anything, a moral one, and certainly gave Ferrari a boost ahead of the start of the European season at their home in two weeks time.
It took Barrichello eight laps to catch the race leader, who was on a one-stop strategy. MotoGP on TV today – How can I watch the French Grand Prix? We were able to qualify beside them, with a better start maybe we were able to win the race or a bit better first stint, so I'm full of hope that we can go to Imola and again have a very tight and close race with them. A wing-less Montoya cruised back to the pits to replace his front wing, the Colombian infuriated by Schumacher's behaviour.
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