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5th July 2003
FRENCH GRAND
PRIX - SATURDAY QUALIFYING
Weather: Dry and cloudy
Track temp: 30 degrees
Air temp: 21 degrees
Jaguar Racing drivers
Mark Webber and Antonio Pizzonia managed to extract the maximum from the
Jaguar R4 and Michelin package as the final qualifying session got underway
at Magny Cours this afternoon. Mark and Antonio qualified in 9th and 11th
positions respectively thereby putting the Jaguar R4s in another points
scoring position for tomorrow’s 70-lap race. Unlike yesterday, the weather
stayed dry but from the beginning of the session to when Mark went out
in 14th place, the track temperature had dropped by almost 4 degrees.
The team’s preparation again this weekend has been entirely focused on
race strategy as opposed to qualifying and Jaguar remains optimistic about
challenging for more championship points tomorrow. Reliability has not
been an issue all weekend and both drivers are positive about the pace
and balance of the Jaguar R4.
Dr Mark Gillan- Head
of Vehicle Performance
We’ve had another
good day and no issues with the car. Our morning sessions were focused
on tyre work something we haven’t been able to do too much of in dry conditions
this weekend. We also undertook some longer runs this morning and both
drivers are very pleased with the pace and balance of the Jaguar R4. Michelin’s
contribution has again been nothing short of excellent and our tyre choice
for tomorrow’s race is correct. Both drivers did a good job in qualifying
and given that we are sitting behind the top four teams, there isn’t much
more we could have done at this stage of our development. The reliability
and competitiveness of the Jaguar R4 continues to strengthen and assuming
there are no wild surprises tomorrow, our strategy should help us scrap
for points.
Mark Webber
Position: 9th Best time: 1:16.308
Chassis: R4-04 T-Car: R4-03
A pleasing lap but
I felt I could have maybe squeezed an extra couple of tenths out of the
car given that I achieved a 1.16.01s this morning. Michelin obviously
have the upper hand in the tyre war right now and combined with our ever-improving
race package, I’d say we are well placed for more points in tomorrow’s
race. The top four teams are doing a great job and we need more time to
develop and attack them not something we can achieve overnight. Work on
next year’s car is already well underway and in the meantime we must remain
focused on getting the maximum from what we have. The balance and speed
of the R4 has been very good this weekend and assuming we can again be
reliable tomorrow, our race strategy should work well in our favour. The
first few laps will be very interesting, especially around some of the
new corners and track modifications.
Antonio Pizzonia
Position: 11th Best time: 1:16.965
Chassis: R4-05
That was a good lap
and the best I could have got from the car. We achieved some good work
this morning and spent a lot of time doing long runs and thinking carefully
about tyre choice for the race tomorrow. We have worked very carefully
on race strategy too and I must say that I am very much looking forward
to tomorrow. The team has done a very good job this weekend and combined
with Michelin’s strengths, there is nothing to stop us from entering the
point’s challenge tomorrow. A lot obviously depends on what happens up
front but we are well prepared and that’s the best we can hope for.
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