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| Sunday May 18, 2003 |
| 2003 Austrian GP
- RACE |
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| Michael
said "Three wins
in a row is good for us. Today,
it was going our
way until the pit stops.
I could see the fire – maybe
the mechanics thought I was cold and
wanted to warm me
up! But the team did
a good job to control
the situation, reacting quickly
with the fire extinguishers.
I did wonder how serious
the problem was. I had a couple of
tricky moments, the first when Montoya
blew up in front of me. I had already passed
Kimi at that point, but I was not
sure if Juan Pablo would continue racing
or get off the line. Then, I saw the
waved yellow when Alonso went off,
but no oil flag, so I
ended up going very wide at the first
corner, at a crucial stage of the
race when I did not want
to give away time to Kimi.
When it was raining,
I was able to be a bit cautious
as I was leading. In
fact, this situation
is difficult when you are leading, as you
do not have a car in front of
you to judge how
the cars are reacting to the
conditions. The car’s consistency and
performance was good, allowing us to
build a big enough advantage for our strategy
to work.” |
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Weather
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| Intermittent
drizzle, |
| Air
temp. 19 - 20°C, Track temp. 23
- 33°C . |
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| Times
from Sanday Race
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| 1
. M. Schumacher Ferrari 1:24'04.888 |
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