Valencia testing day 1: Jos Verstappen fastes!

[steve nielsen]

P Driver Car/Team Time Laps
1 Verstappen Arrows 1:18.30 78
2 Fisichella
Benetton 1:19.32 45
3 Irvine Jaguar 1:19.70 21
4 Montoya Williams 1:19.82 44
5 Gene Williams 1:20.50 26
6 Hakkinen McLaren 1:20.65 39
7 Wurz McLaren 1:24.67 31
8 Schumacher R. Williams 1:28.31 33
9 Burti
Jaguar 1:32.18 30
10 Button Benetton 1:51.13 4

this post is particulary amed at people who had doubts about the reliabillity and speed of the AMT engine.

[Jay]

Meanwhile in Jerez, new BAR test driver Takumo Sato outpace driver Olivier Panis and Luca Badoer in a Ferrari.

Times:

1: Takumo Sato BAR 1:22.765 62 laps
2: Olivier Panis BAR 1:23.52 46 laps
3: Luca Badoer Ferrari 1:23. 92 70 laps
4: Nick Heidfeld Sauber 1:25.45 20 laps
Please note, all times unofficial

[EERO]

Originally posted by steve nielsen
P Driver Car/Team Time Laps
1 Verstappen Arrows 1:18.30 78

this post is particulary amed at people who had doubts about the reliabillity and speed of the AMT engine.

Duly noted, Steve. Let's see what the WCC tables look like after Suzuka. There was little doubt that the Pig-gut engine was producing scads of power. If "AMT" (whoever they really are) can turn a pig into a reliable power plant then Arrows' prospects look good. I'd like to see them do well, I'm just not optimistic.