2002 July News
   
Friday July 19th, 2002
French GP - Friday Free Practice
Michael said "As  usual here when it gets hot, unlike at other circuits, the track surface gets more slippery and so you end up  sliding   around  a  lot.  The  other   tyre  company  seems to be showing strongly here, but  we  have often been in this situation at the start of the weekend, only to find it changes for the race. We  planned  to  do  a long  run to see what the tyre performance was like. I think  it  will  be close between us and our main competitors tomorrow,  but I believe we are in with a chance of fighting for pole position."
 
Weather
Hot and sunny .  Air temp. 23°C ,Track temp. 25°C (average).
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Times from Friday Free Practice 1-1 :
M. Schumacher          Ferrari          1:15.174              ( 3rd )
 
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Times from Friday Free Practice 1-2 :
M. Schumacher          Ferrari           1:14.240            ( 3rd )