If somebody dared to put in doubts the capacity of the new Ferrari version 2002, today it was demonstrated that the single-seater is extremely fast and with an admirable trustworthiness. Ever since the machine began to be planned, Jean Todt did not doubt in assuring that this serious best car constructed by the house Maranello. Today, Michael Schumacher took to the F2002 to the highest step of podio, surpassing by little difference the Williams BMW of his Ralf brother.
“To gain the race it has not been luck question. We have worked it last for it, developing to the new car and the Bridgestone tires. He was exciting in the first two curves. Juan Pablo handled well and I thought that he could gain the braking to him for the first curve, but he leaves his braking for really behind schedule, so I prepared myself to do it in second. He left sufficient space me and I happened. I do not know that it happened in curve 4. I was by line of inside to leave him part of outside”, adding, “As far as Ralf, knew that unique site where could happen to me was in first curve, so I concentrated myself so that it could not happen restraining later and having a good exit”, declared Schumacher.
By third consecutive time in the season, the controversy was appropriated the first moments of race. In Australia the touch was between Rubens Barrichello and Ralf Schumacher, in Malaysia between Michael Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya, in Brazil repeated these two last protagonists here.
Montoya did not begin the race of the best form. Although the Colombian could hold the first position in the first breaking, his Williams entered too past going away for the external side of the curve. Schumacher took advantage of the situation, matched the Colombian it on the inside surpassed and it in the against-curve. The Colombian, immediately sucked itself behind the German and tried to recover the leadership forzadamente on the inside, hitting the later part of the Ferrari. Although Schumacher locked up abruptly to Montoya, something typical of the German, the pilot of Williams hurried too much, characteristic of its Latin temperament. Montoya lost the front aileron and damaged a tire more early becoming to boxes from the awaited thing.
“Really I am disappointed by the form in which was the race, even though that I secured two points in the end. I started from the cord position and secured to the return fastest today, must have been my race. After the started one I committed an error in the first curve, therefore Michael could be placed in front of me. Later I tried to exceed it again, but he crossed himself in front of me and he took off my front aileron to me. Again, very I am disappointed”, declared the Colombian pilot.
Schumacher on the other hand, expressed to the maximum the operation of its Ferrari until reaching a good difference with his nearer pursuer, Ralf Schumacher.
The Barrichello premises I know bright against his I publish surpassing several pilots, until reaching the end in return 13. Naturally the Ferrari, with very little combustible its tank, was transformed into an unattainable missile. Little the joy to the Rubens poor man lasted to him, who once again was itself betrayed by his car, when suffering hydraulic problems and leaving definitively with hardly 17 returns.
In another separate race, the pilots of McLaren battled with those of Renault. As much Coulthard as Raikkonen disappointed more of the account. One hoped that both pilots were able to be more near Williams than of Renault. Nevertheless, the slope down that journeys McLaren increases more and more…
To little more than half of race, the GP of Brazil acquired seven abandonments. Among them: Giancar it Fisichella, Rubens Barrichello, Enrique Bernoldi, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Olivier Panis, Felipe Massa and Allan McNish. Although for Arrows this race returned to be dissapointing, Frentzen demonstrated in few returns the hidden potential of a23 until reaching 11º position. When the Hispanic-German left was closely together to surpass to Villeneuve and the Sauber de Massa, that 9º circulated.
As much for BAR as for Jordan, this weekend was very mediocre in its benefits. No of the four motorized pilots by Honda secured points. The Japanese Sato concluded 9º to two returns, whereas Villeneuve finished 10º to three. Without doubts, Honda will have to seriously reframe its aspirations in Formula 1. More merits exist better equipment with many to have an official motor of the mark, like for example Sauber.
Returning to the race, Montoya advanced from back to reaching 9º put in return 32. The Colombian realized an overcome brilliant, similar to the one of Malaysia. With almost one lost return, finally 5º would finish adding two points as consolation for the championship. A pity which happened to him in the beginning, in a moment will be revenge for the Latin American.
As much Schumacher, Ralf, Coulthard, Raikkonen, Trulli and Button decided on a strategy of a single halting. Who stretched more the halting was Ralf, and the pilots of McLaren. The minor of the Schumacher towards in turn 44. When remaining more time in track, the pilot of Williams remarkably reduced to his difference with respect to his brother Michael. Of almost nine seconds in the first part of the race, the distance was drained to a second to few returns of the end.
Meanwhile, it fights separate between McLaren and Renault. First in falling it was Trulli when it marched quarter. Its impeller exploded on the brink of madness at the end of the heartbroken main straight line leaving Italian a track. To Raikkonen he was much worse to him. The Finn underwent a failure in the steering column and he confused abruptly. Raikkonen venia tried to approach its Coulthard companion, who marched third party. Luckily the confusion of Raikkonen did not happen to majors. Its McLaren was about being united in the Brazilian Earth and upsetting.
Meanwhile, Michael Schumacher shone in the end. Although each return that passed the leadership every time began to be threatened by the Williams of its brother. Ralf was able to arrive at the escapes of the Ferrari but without chances to surpass it. In the straight line both cars had similar end speeds, whereas in the compound the Williams approached a little. Finally Ralf Schumacher had to be satisfied to the put second. Nothing else certain that the phrase “a thing is to arrive, and another one is to surpass…”, also the German added six important points for the championship.
“I could reach a little to Michael, unfortunately nonsufficient to exceed it due to cars also exceeded. I stayed hoping that Michael committed an error and restrained a little behind schedule, allowing me to pass it, but it did not do that favor to me. After all I had a successful weekend and I must be thankful to him to the equipment by the excellent work”, ended up saying Ralf Schumacher.
Schumacher adjudged the victory with the flaming Ferrari F2002 after a race hour and a half. A consistent handling, without errors. Own attributes of the quadruple champion of the world. The ghosts of little reliability that attributed it to the new model of Maranello have been dispersed. Schumacher won of end to end and that does not have discussion.
Finally and to emphasize, four activities meritorias in Interlagos. The fourth position of Button. The three most important points for the English. Renault approaches more and more. This time was at the same level of McLaren.
Wonderful the sixth position of Mika Salo with Toyota. The equipment already secured points in Australia and Brazil. The car is very reliable, and with a little more speed it can approach the rows of McLaren and Renault. “I am very contented with this point. It is a wonderful result for the equipment”, said Salo.
The seventh position of Irvine and the eighth of Of the Rose demonstrate slowly that the R3 progresses, but it progresses to the aim. That both cars finish the race is important, and still more to only a return of the leader.
Within fifteen days the European season in San Marino will begin, where Ferrari used the F2002 for its two pilots. Several sessions of tests of different equipment throughout this week are predicted. to tamermotorsports.com it will maintain them informed on the same.

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