2003 March News
   
Saturday March 8,  2003
2003 Australian GP - 2nd Qualifying - 51st pole
This  is  Michael's  51st  pole  of  his  Formula  One  career .
He said   “Good  teamwork  today,  as  after  my problems in the  morning,  I  took  Rubens’s  settings  for  the  afternoon. Qualifying  went  well,  but  the  new  timetable  makes  life tougher for the team, as, after the warm-up you have just 15 minutes to get ready for the qualifying and the race. I’m not complaining as it is the same for everyone.  From my point of view in the cockpit, it is  the same  as  always  with the same level of concentration  required. My lap was spot on with no margin to push more. It seems to be a tradition that I go off here! Luckily, the run - off  area  at  that  corner  has  been improved for this year and  the team was able to  repair  the car  without  any  problem.”
 
Weather:  Dry , Air temp.  18/19°C,  Track temp.  27/30°C.
 
 
Times from Saturday 2nd Qualifying :
M. Schumacher            Ferrari               1.27.173         1st
 
 
2nd Qualifying - Results