Barcelona
McLaren showed their dominance today when Mika Hakkinen and David Coulthard set the pace in Spain. Benetton's testing efforts were hindered when both of their cars had problems with gearbox sensors.
Driver Car Time Laps
Hakkinen McLaren 1.21.910 42
Coulthard McLaren 1.22.200 65
Hill Jordan 1.22.465 31
Gené Minardi 1.22.825 64
Panis Prost 1.22.953 35
Fisichella Benetton 1.23.354 38
Wurz Benetton 1.23.409 39
Verstappen Honda 1.23.503 54
de la Rosa Arrows 1.23.549 32
Frentzen Jordan 1.23.922 72
Alesi Sauber 1.24.295 26
Diniz Sauber 1.24.536 39
Salo Arrows 1.24.504 18
Fiorano
Once again today, bad weather interrupted Scuderia Ferrari-Marlboro's testing schedule. Testing began at 09h50. On a track that was at first damp and then wet, Michael Schumacher did three long runs this morning, totaling 39 laps, with a best time of 1m 07.018s. Around 11h30 the snow began to fall with increasing strength, forcing the test to be abandoned at 12h00. Eddie Irvine only managed two runs for a total of 18 laps. His best time was 1m 07.331s. Because of the adverse weather conditions, the test schedule for the next few days is not confirmed.