Jordan Fifth and Sixth Fastest in Practice

Showing promise
By Phil Giles
August 16 2002

Giancarlo Fisichella got the better of his Jordan team mate Takuma Sato by just two hundredths of a second to finish fifth in practice for this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix.

The EJ12 has been running exceptionally well on the high downforce circuit.  Both drivers running well in the first session.  Giancarlo placed 5th fastest and Takuma was 12th.

Grip levels at the circuit were always going to be a problem, however as the weekend continues with more rubber being laid down, the tracks grip levels will increase.

Gary Anderson: (After first practice)
"We have started quite well and the balance of the cars is not bad. We have a bit of work to do because the track is quite slippery and dirty at the moment and generally we're quite good in those conditions. We sometimes lose out a bit when the track builds up grip but hopefully we can carry on the good work into the afternoon."

A good session from Jordan so we can look forward to a good warm up tomorrow and hopefully for Jordan's best qualifying session of the season.