Jaguars Thursday at monaco

By steve
May 19 2004

Jaguar performed well in todays Practice and qualifying sessions. Webber was fastest in free practice.........................................

Following Mark webbers great performance in free practice fans were disappointed to see mark in 9th position. Still It’s a great result as he was affected by oil on the track left by the Sauber of Frentzen. Pizzonia, also affected by a slippery track, posted the 15th fastest time, down 1 second on his earlier practice time. The earlier practice times are a good indication of what both drivers could have done with better track conditions. Mark Webbers comments: “The day started well this morning and I was able to complete a good program with the team. We worked on rear mechanical set-up and of course qualifying set-up. At one stage during testing I did run wide but I took the precaution of going straight on and actually stalled the engine. The tyres are in good shape and I am pleased that we posted the fastest time this morning, particularly because I ended up having a slightly more challenging one-lap qualifying this afternoon that only placed me 9th. The team did a great job on the car and we had some favourable conditions, but as always with this one-lap qualifying anything can happen and unfortunately as a result of oil on the track my lap time suffered. It is impossible to say where I would have been had there been no oil, but either way, it is Saturday that we are now concentrating on and we are looking forward to another good day on track”. Pizzonias comments “Slightly disappointed with 15th but the circuit was somewhat slippery, particularly just before the swimming pool corner. I had achieved a lap that was one second faster this morning so I know that the car is capable of more. My morning session however was good and we did what we had planned, despite me getting slightly too close to one of the guardrails at one point. Fortunately there was only marginal damage to the rim and we continued without problems. I am however, encouraged by the pace of the R4 on the track and I am looking forward to getting back on track on Saturday.” Mark Gillian head of Vhicle performance made these comments: “A very pleasing morning for the team as both drivers completed their planned program and worked on qualifying setup with some good results. Mark posted the fastest lap time in this morning’s free practice and it highlights the potential of the R4 around this difficult and challenging circuit. Antonio had a slight incident when he clipped a guardrail but fortunately this only resulted in a damaged rim. Both cars and drivers were in good shape for the afternoon qualifying session and Michelin had provided a good and competitive compound. Frustratingly however, the session was stopped just before Marks’ lap when oil was sprayed over certain areas of the circuit. Mark’s lap time was affected as a result of the debris still on the track, but despite this he still posted a good time in 9th position. Antonio lost a small amount of time on the first corner and after that it was difficult to make a comeback. Overall we are pleased with how the program is going so far and after all, it is Saturday that we are concentrating on and with that in mind we will be working hard this evening to ensure that we extract the best from our package in the short one-lap window that we have.” Times - Monaco Free Practice P. No Driver Team - Engine Tyres Times Ave/Gaps Laps 1. 14 WEBBER Jaguar Cosworth M 1'16"373 157.438 Km/h 21 2. 17 BUTTON BAR Honda B 1'16"476 + 0'00"103 25 3. 5 COULTHARD McLaren Mercedes M 1'16"505 + 0'00"132 25 4. 8 ALONSO Renault M 1'16"578 + 0'00"205 17 5. 7 TRULLI Renault M 1'16"800 + 0'00"427 14 6. 1 M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari B 1'16"915 + 0'00"542 33 7. 11 FISICHELLA Jordan Ford B 1'16"930 + 0'00"557 20 8. 3 MONTOYA Williams BMW M 1'17"173 + 0'00"800 22 9. 6 RAIKKONEN McLaren Mercedes M 1'17"218 + 0'00"845 22 10. 2 BARRICHELLO Ferrari B 1'17"372 + 0'00"999 31 11. 10 FRENTZEN Sauber Petronas B 1'17"550 + 0'01"177 27 12. 16 VILLENEUVE BAR Honda B 1'17"710 + 0'01"337 25 13. 20 PANIS Toyota M 1'17"811 + 0'01"438 21 14. 15 PIZZONIA Jaguar Cosworth M 1'17"913 + 0'01"540 15 15. 4 R.SCHUMACHER Williams BMW M 1'18"039 + 0'01"666 26 16. 12 FIRMAN Jordan Ford B 1'18"133 + 0'01"760 21 17. 9 HEIDFELD Sauber Petronas B 1'18"660 + 0'02"287 24 18. 18 WILSON Minardi Cosworth B 1'18"952 + 0'02"579 19 19. 19 VERSTAPPEN Minardi Cosworth B 1'19"026 + 0'02"653 21 20. 21 DA MATTA Toyota M 1'19"956 + 0'03"583 29 Times - Monaco First Qualifying session P. No Driver Team - Engine Tyres Times Ave/Gaps Laps 1. 1 M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari B 1'16"305 157.578 Km/h 3 2. 2 BARRICHELLO Ferrari B 1'16"636 + 0'00"331 3 3. 17 BUTTON BAR Honda B 1'16"895 + 0'00"590 3 4. 7 TRULLI Renault M 1'16"905 + 0'00"600 3 5. 5 COULTHARD McLaren Mercedes M 1'17"059 + 0'00"754 3 6. 4 R.SCHUMACHER Williams BMW M 1'17"063 + 0'00"758 3 7. 11 FISICHELLA Jordan Ford B 1'17"080 + 0'00"775 3 8. 3 MONTOYA Williams BMW M 1'17"108 + 0'00"803 3 9. 14 WEBBER Jaguar Cosworth M 1'17"637 + 0'01"332 3 10. 9 HEIDFELD Sauber Petronas B 1'17"912 + 0'01"607 3 11. 6 RAIKKONEN McLaren Mercedes M 1'17"926 + 0'01"621 3 12. 16 VILLENEUVE BAR Honda B 1'18"109 + 0'01"804 3 13. 12 FIRMAN Jordan Ford B 1'18"286 + 0'01"981 3 14. 8 ALONSO Renault M 1'18"370 + 0'02"065 3 15. 15 PIZZONIA Jaguar Cosworth M 1'18"967 + 0'02"662 3 16. 19 VERSTAPPEN Minardi Cosworth B 1'19"421 + 0'03"116 3 17. 18 WILSON Minardi Cosworth B 1'19"680 + 0'03"375 3 18. 20 PANIS Toyota M 1'19"903 + 0'03"598 3 19. 21 DA MATTA Toyota M 1'20"374 + 0'04"069 3 20. 10 FRENTZEN Sauber Petronas B 1'34"110 + 0'17"805 2