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French GP Friday combined practice

Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.253 2. Michael Schumacher D ...

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Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.253 2. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:16.474 0.221 0.221 3. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.687 0.213 0.434 4. Rubens Barrichello BR Ferrari 1:16.757 0.070 0.504 5. Mika Salo FIN Sauber-Petronas 1:17.371 0.614 1.118 6. Giancarlo Fisichella I Benetton-Playlife 1:18.032 0.661 1.779 7. Jarno Trulli I Jordan-Honda 1:18.041 0.009 1.788 8. Nick Heidfeld D Prost-Peugeot 1:18.125 0.084 1.872 9. Ralf Schumacher D Williams-BMW 1:18.148 0.023 1.895 10. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Jordan-Honda 1:18.156 0.008 1.903 11. Eddie Irvine GB Jaguar 1:18.235 0.079 1.982 12. Jean Alesi F Prost-Peugeot 1:18.262 0.027 2.009 13. Johnny Herbert GB Jaguar 1:18.586 0.324 2.333 14. Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Playlife 1:18.718 0.132 2.465 15. Pedro Diniz BR Sauber-Petronas 1:18.819 0.101 2.566 16. Pedro de la Rosa E Arrows-Supertec 1:18.862 0.043 2.609 17. Jenson Button GB Williams-BMW 1:18.969 0.107 2.716 18. Jacques Villeneuve CDN BAR-Honda 1:19.130 0.161 2.877 19. Jos Verstappen NL Arrows-Supertec 1:19.550 0.420 3.297 20. Marc Gene E Minardi-Ford 1:19.567 0.017 3.314 21. Ricardo Zonta BR BAR-Honda 1:19.697 0.130 3.444 22. Gaston Mazzacane RA Minardi-Ford 1:20.061 0.364 3.808

107% of fastest time: 1:21.591

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