2002 August News
   
Saturday October 12th, 2002
QUALIFYING - Michael Grabs 50th Pole
Michael  said  "It  is  no secret that we have a great car and this result proves it.  I  am not surprised at our performance, especially with the job Bridgestone has done for here. I was having  great  fun throwing the car through the Esses. At the end,  I  went out again because although we were confident, there were still some other cars who could have done a good time.  I  decided  to  stay  out and finish my flying lap to see what I could do as  we  had  made a set-up change to the car. Once   we   found   out  that  McNish  was  okay, the gap was useful to analyse our data and make changes. I want  to  win the  race  tomorrow,  but  I  expect to have a nice fight with Rubens.  If  I  finish  on the podium, it will mean I have done it  in  every  race  this  season.  That would be the result that demonstrates  our  team  effort,  because reliability does not come  from  luck, it  comes  from  a  lot  of  serious  work.”
 
 
 
Weather
Dry and Sunny. Air temp. 22°C , Track temp. 29°C .
 
 
Times from Qualifying :
M. Schumacher          Ferrari             1:31.317             ( 1st )
 
QUALIFYING Results