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San Marino GP Saturday BAR notes
IMOLA, ITALY, April 8, 2000 - Lucky Strike Reynard BAR Honda shrugged off niggling mechanical problems to qualify its drivers ninth and fourteenth for tomorrow's San Marino Grand Prix. Yesterday, Jacques Villeneuve lost valuable track time while ...
Edited: Apr 15, 2002, 11:45 PM
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IMOLA, ITALY, April 8, 2000 - Lucky Strike Reynard BAR Honda shrugged off niggling mechanical problems to qualify its drivers ninth and fourteenth for tomorrow's San Marino Grand Prix. Yesterday, Jacques Villeneuve lost valuable track time while the engine and gearbox of his BAR Honda 002 were replaced. Today, it was team mate, Ricardo Zonta, who had to wait patiently while his mechanics performed a quick engine change between the two 45-minute morning practice sessions. Despite the reduced track time, however, both men were soon on the pace, Zonta's performance being praiseworthy for the fact this weekend marks his first-ever race at the Imola circuit.
JACQUES VILLENEUVE
Position: 9th
Fastest lap: 1:26.124
Speed: 206.200 km/h
"My first two qualifying runs were pretty bad, then finally, on the last run, we changed the set-up of the car and it was really good, but then there was a yellow flag. I guess I have the memory of Suzuka and the yellow flag in 1997 in my mind and I slowed down and lost four or five-tenths. They were still my best laps, so I am a little disappointed because we lost fourth or fifth place there, but the car was good at the end and should be strong to battle with tomorrow."
RICARDO ZONTA
Position: 14th
Fastest lap: 1:26.814
Speed: 204.561 km/h
"I would have liked to have qualified higher, but we lost quite a lot of practice time this morning when we had to stop for an engine change. Also, we weren't able to do a back-to-back tyre comparison and my engineer, Dave Lloyd, and I had to make a guess as to which of the Bridgestone tyre compounds to use. In the end, the car felt well balanced so I think we made the right decision. Now I hope I have good luck for my first San Marino Grand Prix tomorrow."
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