31st
August 2001
belgian gp. friday practice.
Jarno Trulli 2nd
1:49.404 34
laps
Jean Alesi 9th
1:51.631 30
laps
The Benson and
Hedges Jordan Honda team made a positive start to the Belgian Grand Prix
today. Both
EJ11 cars and drivers showed to be in fine form as Trulli posted the second fastest time and
Alesi finished ninth. The team was able to productively work through the car set-up
and tyre evaluation programme in both wet and dry conditions, as the heavens
opened twenty minutes into the second session. Trulli and Alesi were very complimentary about the
balance and competitiveness of their cars in both weather conditions. Top 6: MS, JT, RB, GF,
Mika, Kimi.
Jarno Trulli Car 11 Position: 2nd Time: 1:49.404 Chassis: EJ11 / 05
T-car Chassis:
EJ11 / 03
“I am very
happy with my position and I had a very productive day as we were able to test
a lot of things on the car and complete a good tyre evaluation. It was also
good that we were able to run in wet conditions and I think the car looks and
feels pretty competitive in the wet and dry, so I feel optimistic for a good
result tomorrow. So much depends on the unpredictable weather here at Spa though. I
experienced a few brake problems in the wet with the rears locking, so we
altered the brake balance setting, but otherwise, the car feels very good.”
24th
August 2001
belgian gp. preview.
Jarno Trulli on the Belgian Grand Prix
“Spa is a great drivers circuit and the
race is often quite exciting there. You have to have a good car that is very
well balanced at this circuit as it is very long and quite technical. 1998 was
a great race for me at Spa as I worked my way up the field from thirteenth on
the grid to finish in the points which felt good.”
CHASSIS DETAILS FOR THIS RACE
Jarno Trulli EJ11 / 05
Jean Alesi EJ11 / 04
T-car (set up for Trulli pre-race) EJ11 / 03
23rd
August 2001
mugello. testing.
Jarno was second quickest in testing today with a 1: 25.70. Michael Schumacher was fastest with 1:24.90. Alesi was third with 1:25 87. They were working on reliability and chassis set-up for the upcoming Belgian GP.
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August 2001
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22nd
August 2001
mugello. testing.
Jarno joined Jean Alesi at Mugello today, while Andrew
Gilbert-Scott tested launch control in a
private test at Silverstone. Jarno was 4th fastest with 1:25.750 after he and Alesi both completed 57 laps . Jean was 6th with
1:26.780. Fastest was Barrichello, (1:24.360)
then Badoer
and Heidfeld.
19th
August 2001
hungarian gp. the race.
After a brush with Nick Heidfeld in Turn 1, Jarno maintained his 5th
place, holding off Hakkinen, Heidfeld,
Montoya, and Raikonnen, until his first pit
stop on Lap 29, despite having a problem with the tyres for the last few laps.
This stop proved to be a bit of a disaster when the Jordan pit crew had a
problem with the fuel nozzle. This meant that Jarno rejoined the race in 10th
place. He was up to 9th when he had to retire on Lap 55 with a
mechanical problem. Jean Alesi found himself in 16th place at one time, before
moving up the field after the pit stops. He did manage to finish the race, but
in 10th position after retirements….including Jarno’s. Other than that, Michael Schumacher had the race in the
bag from the first lap…..it was just a question of finishing. DC swapped second and third places
with Barrichello a couple of times, a problem with the McLaren fuel rig settling
the matter at his second pit stop. Michael
Schumacher won the race (and his 4th
World Championship…..well done Michael), Barrichello was 2nd, followed by DC, Ralf, Mika, Heidfeld. Michael’s win also means
Ferrari win the Constructors’ Championship with 4 races to go!
Jordan Honda say:
Jean Alesi 10th
Jarno Trulli
DNF (hydraulic problem on lap
55)
Alesi raced in his
spare car as he felt it was better
balanced than his race car and
drove a steady and consistent race as he became more attuned
to his EJ11.
Trulli pushed hard and drove assertively to maintain his qualifying position. He was able to achieve this until
his first pit stop on lap 29, when a problem with the fuel nozzle extended his pit stop and he lost five places.
"I kept my fifth position
at the first corner, but was only able to keep
pace for the first five
laps as
the other cars were faster. I was running in fifth up to my first pit stop when there was a problem
with the fuel nozzle, so I lost five places and the chance to finish the race in
the points. I
was able
to push harder on the following two sets of tyres and never
gave up trying to
take the car to the
limit. My race was unfortunately then over when the car suffered
a hydraulic problem."
"Having qualified so well, once again we under performed in the race due to 3 combination of poor
car performance and the refuelling problem where we let Jarno down. We can be pleased with
Jean's tenth place in his first Grand Prix with the team and he drove a very solid
and consistent
race. We have a lot
of work to
do if we are to obtain the crucial points we need in the last four
races."
18th
August 2001
hungarian gp. qualifying.
Jarno Trulli 5th 1:15.394 Position: 5th Chassis: EJ11 / 07
Jean Alesi 12th 1:16.471 Position 12th. Chassis: EJ11 /
06
A very exciting qualifying for the Benson
and Hedges Jordan Honda team, with Trulli
and Alesi
finishing with impressive 5th and
12th positions on the grid. Trulli
further displayed his strong qualifying form as he pipped Hakkinen to fifth place by two hundredths of a second on his
final run in the closing stages of the session. Adjustments to Alesi’s EJ11 prior to the session greatly improved the car’s
balance and the Frenchman demonstrated a good pace and solid performance given
his limited time in the car.
Top 6: MS, DC, Barrichello, Ralf, Jarno, Mika.
Jarno Trulli Car 11
“It was a very good qualifying for me and
the team and I had no problems at all. We made a few adjustments to the car during
the session and it performed and handled very well. The new aerodynamic
revisions seem to be effective and the team has done a great job this weekend.
I now hope that we can continue in this vein during the race tomorrow.”
Eddie Jordan, Chief Executive
“This is a great result for the team and
I’m very happy. It was always going to be difficult for Jean but he put in a tremendous effort to qualify twelfth
after having had such limited time in the car. For Jarno to
be in front of one of the McLarens is a big thing for him and he certainly made
the session exciting in the final minutes. To pip Mika at
the end meant that Jarno had to get everything absolutely
perfect, which he clearly did.”
18th
August 2001
hungarian gp. saturday practice.
A change in track conditions with a low
grip level presented a few difficulties in preparing for qualifying. Jarno had a trouble free morning, firstly finalising his
EJ11’s race set-up before concentrating on its qualifying specification. Alesi
struggled to find the optimum balance for his race car. He tried varied
settings to improve the car’s rear grip so was unable to fully focus on set-up
for qualifying. Jarno finished 6th quickest overall
with 1:16.021, after 23 laps, while Alesi was 16th with 1:17.334 after
21 laps. Top 6: DC,
MS,RB,Heidfeld, Mika, Jarno.
17th
August 2001
hungarian gp. friday practice.
In Friday practice today, all
eyes were on the new debutants and Alesi
and Frentzen did not disappoint.
Alesi had a spin early in the first
session and did not reappear until the second. Taking time to familiarise
himself with the EJ11, he pulled out a hot lap in the dying laps of the session
to finish 6th quickest with a time of 1:17.862. Jarno
had been faster than Jean until that last lap, but had
to settle for 12th with 1:18.277. Frentzen, debuting for Prost,
spent time adjusting to the car, but finished a creditable 14th with
1:18.724, almost 2 seconds quicker than his team mate Burti. Top 6: MS, RB, Mika, Ralf, Irvine, Alesi.
Both 60-minute sessions were
run in sunny, dry conditions with the ambient temperature reaching 30 deg C.
Jordan Honda, along with several teams, took advantage of the three-week break
since the last race to introduce revised aerodynamic packages to suit the slow
and twisting 2.47-mile track. Jordan have four cars present in Hungary, with
one for each driver carrying the latest developments. Trulli ran that car today; Alesi will use his for the first
time tomorrow.
Jarno Trulli Car 12:
“A routine first day, as usual doing tests on race set-up.
Everything went okay. We had to get used to the new package on the car and we
gathered a lot of data on that. We are learning fast, but there was nothing
unexpected. It's been a positive day even though, as usual on a Friday, it's
difficult to know exactly where we are because we don't know what fuel loads
and tyres everyone else was running. I'm pretty confident we can be quick
tomorrow.”
Tim Holloway, Head of Engineering:
“We have new development
parts and a few aerodynamic modifications. It has been very difficult for Jean, coming straight into a race
weekend without having seriously tested the car. He made a mistake early on
with his spin but I think, all in all, he did quite a good job today. With Jarno, we were doing our usual
Friday pre-race preparation and there were no problems there. From our point of
view, all the components on the new package are behaving as we expected. So
that has been satisfying.”
10th
August 2001
hungarian gp. preview.
Jarno Trulli on the Hungarian Grand Prix:
“Hungary is always described as a ‘mickey
mouse’ track but I must say I like it. My driving style is
well suited to it and I have usually been
quite competitive here, even if I have not always had much
luck during the races.”
Jarno Trulli EJ11 / 07
Jean Alesi EJ11 / 06
Jarno Trulli spare car EJ11 / 05
Jean Alesi spare car EJ11 / 03
8th
August 2001
It was announced by Jordan GP
today that Jarno’s team-mate, at least until the end of the season, will be Jean Alesi, as was widely
expected. Jarno’s former team-mate, Heinz-Harald Frentzen
will take Alesi’s seat at Prost. Ricardo Zonta reverts to test driver.
During the enforced 3 week
break, Jarno will be spending some time in Italy, pondering his future. He will
decide where he is driving next year in the next two weeks.