Warmup; Hill extends lead
(c) 1996 ATLAS TEAM F1

Sunday June 16, 1996

Summary


Damon Hill took the fastest time in the last minutes of the warmup on a very sunny Montreal circuit. Villeneuve gradually made his was through the times to come in second to Hill at the end. Barrichello was third.

Schumacher didn't do so well, he was just 13th with 1:23.364

Martin Brundle is doing an excellent job this weekend, he has finally found a set-up for his Jordan-Peugeot which really suits his driving style.

Notes:


Top six


  1. Hill 1:21.978
  2. Villeneuve 1:22.121
  3. Barrichello 1:22.213
  4. Brundle 1:22.475
  5. Panis 1:22.660
  6. Hakkinen 1:22.668

Hill extends lead

Summary


Damon Hill has extended his lead in the World Championship by winning over his team-mate Villeneuve and Alesi. Hill remained cool while Villeneuve was challenging him for the lead in this Williams-Renault dominated race.

The McLaren team also showed some progress with both cars finishing in the points.

Notes:


Quotes


Schumacher: "This really was a bad day. First, the fuel pressure was too low which made it difficult to start the engine. Then the balance of the brakes was inconsistent front to rear which stopped me from pushing hard. Finally the drive shaft: the breakage may have been caused by the fact that, because of a clutch problem, I let the wheels spin too much. I did not expect so many problems all at the same time, but the important thing now is not to be discouraged and to continue working with conviction on the important developments in progress."

Hill:"I was flat out all the way. It was very important for me to do well because Jacques is right behind me for the championship. I was very pleased to win because I was beginning to get a little worried about the fact that I hadn't scored in two races. The most important thing for me here was to finish and to score points, and the best way to score points was to score 10. (...) It was important not to make any errors because I knew it was crucial to come out of the last stop ahead of him. I would have had a very difficult job, even though the track had one or two more overtaking places now. I pushed all the way to stay in front of Jacques."

Villeneuve:"I wasn't quick enough on the opening laps. I was saving the brakes because I thought they would go away, but I could have pushed because they didn't go away."

Finishes


  1. Hill 1:36:03.465
  2. Villeneuve + 4.183
  3. Alesi + 54.656
  4. Coulthard + 1:03.673
  5. Hakkinen 1 lap
  6. Brundle 1 lap
  7. Herbert 1 lap
  8. Fisichella 1 lap

A quick look at the standings


Drivers championship
  1. Hill 53
  2. Villeneuve 32
  3. Schumacher 26
  4. Alesi 21
  5. Coulthard 13
  6. Panis 11
  7. Hakkinen 10
  8. Irvine 9
  9. Berger 7
  10. Barrichello 7
  11. Frentzen 6
  12. Salo 5
  13. Herbert 4
  14. Brundle 2
  15. Diniz 1
  16. Verstappen 1

Constructors championship

  1. Williams-Renault 85
  2. Ferrari 35
  3. Benetton-Renault 28
  4. McLaren-Mercedes 23
  5. Ligier-Mugen-Honda 12
  6. Sauber-Ford 10
  7. Jordan-Peugeot 89
  8. Tyrrell-Yamaha 5
  9. TWR 1


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