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2002
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October
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| Sunday October
13th, 2002 |
| Japanese GP
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RACE - Michael takes 11th win of 2002 |
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| Michael
said “It’s hard
to find the words to describe this
season, but the results speak for themselves.
Finishing all the races on the
podium shows the quality of the work done
by all the team. What they have achieved
is unbelievable. I think today’s race
was great for the Japanese fans
as they saw two winners; me and Sato
getting his first F1 points in his
home event. As for the race, I got
a good start, built a gap and
that meant the pit stops could be planned at just
the right time. All weekend
we were quick so I was not surprised
at the gap. I want to thank Bridgestone for a
superb tyre, which worked very well even though
we had never done a long run
with it in these hot conditions. I am very
happy for them that they have taken
their 70th win in their 100th GP and in their
home event. I also want to mention
Ross (Brawn) who missed a race for the first
time. Get well soon! Now, I plan to have
a nice winter and come back stronger next year.
But I expect next season to be tougher as
the other teams get closer. That will be a challenge.
I still think we will be in the fight for the
titles and winning races but maybe
we will not win races so consistently. But
we don’t need to be as dominant
as long as we still win. The Ferrari event
in Misano next week will be a big
celebration, but first
we have tonight!” |
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Weather
Sunny and dry , Air temp. 26°C ,
Track temp. 30 °C . |
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| Times
from Race : |
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M. Schumacher
Ferrari 1h
26:59.698 (
1st ) |
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