31st
May 2001
magny cours. testing.
Completing the final day of this three day test, Jarno posted the fifth fastest time of 1:14.84, after working on chassis set-up and tyre evaluation in the morning and in the afternoon, testing development brake components and various installation checks for the Canadian GP. Zonta worked on general chassis set-up and running development aerodynamic parts, with a sixth fastest time of 1:15.08. Quickest on the day was Marc Gene in the Williams with 1:14.38.
30th
May 2001
magny cours. testing.
HHF joined Jarno for testing this morning, but felt unwell after 11 laps and was
replaced by Ricardo Zonta, who had to travel
back from Monaco, in the afternoon. Jarno completed 100 laps with the 10th quickest time of
1:16.400. He spent the morning working on
set- up for the French GP and engine mapping for Honda, and the
afternoon tyre testing for Bridgestone. Zonta was 7th quickest with 1:15.810 after 34 laps.
29th
May 2001
magny cours. testing.
In Magny Cours today, Jarno Trulli and Ricardo Zonta resumed testing duties for the Jordan team. 8 other teams were present also as it is their last chance to test at this circuit before the French GP. R Schumacher was quickest with a time of 1:15.120. Jarno’s time was 1:16.530 after 75 laps, in 7th place, and Ricardo was 6th with 1:16.370 after 59 laps. Conditions were very hot and both drivers concentrated on developing general chassis set-up for the French GP. HHF continues with Jarno tomorrow.
27th
May 2001
monaco gp. the race.
Jarno Trulll DNF (hydraulic problem)
Heinz-Harald Frentzen DNF (accident)
A
dlsappointing race for the Benson
and Hedges
Jordan Honda team, as neither Frentzen norTrulli made it to the chequered flag.Trulli's race was cut short due to a hydraulic problem which led to a fire on lap 31 and Frentzen ran into the Armco in the tunnel on lap 50.
DC failed to start for the installation
race and had to start the race at the back of the grid. After several
retirements, including Hakkinen, Ralf, Montoya, Panis
and the two Jordan drivers, he managed to make up time and finish 5th.
Michael
Schumacher
won the race, Barrichello
second
and
Irvine third.
Also in the points, Villeneuve, and Alesi.
Jarno Trulli Car 12
Position:
DNF (hydraulic problem)
Chassis; EJ11/O5
T-car Chassis: EJl1102
"After a good start and a trouble free first part of the race, I was struggling over five or six laps with
the rear of the car. The next thing I knew, the car stopped at Rascasse with flames comlng out of the
back. I'm not sure what the cause was but it seams to have been a hydraulic problem, with the car
losing pressure over those laps, whlch explains why the handling became difficult. Until then, the car
felt very good and I was not really pushing too hard as I was trying to
save
the tyres.
Monte
Carlo is
clearly
not a circuit where things go well for me. This result is so frustrating because we seem to
be competitive. But we must be in a position to finish more races."
26th
May 2001
monaco gp. qualifying.
Qualifying in Monaco failed
to live up to expectations for the Jordan team, with Jarno qualifying 8th
and HHF 13th,
HHF’s session included a spin on his final fast lap.
Jarno Trulli Car 12
Position: 8th
Time: 1:18.921
Chassis:
EJ11/05
“It was a very
tough qualifying session as I expected, and I’m disappointed, particularly as
we seemed
competitive during
morning practice. Unfortunately, my last timed run was hindered as I was
blocked by a
slow Ferrari
on the driving line in the tunnel, which I found very frustrating since in the
drivers’ briefing it was
agreed that
cars going slowly should stop before the tunnel to allow drivers on their
flying lap to pass. The
car does not
seem to be that well balanced with the tyres that we have for this weekend. I
had a problem with
lack of grip in
the low speed corners and the car seems to be quite nervous, so we have some
work to do for
tomorrow but
anything is possible in the race, especially at this circuit.”
26th
May 2001
monaco gp. saturday practice.
Saturday practice in Monaco
saw Jarno finish
6th quickest with a time of 1:19.307. HHF was 10th with 1:20.064 after losing the last part of
the second session when the car left the track near Beau Rivage. Top 6: Hakkinen
(1:18.282), MS, RS, DC. Irvine, Trulli. In
the first session when Jarno only did 5 laps, he was 10th with 1:22.562 and HHF was 8th with
1:22.373 after 11 laps. The first session was disrupted for 20 minutes while Jos Verstappen’s Arrows and the mess it’s blown engine had
created at La Rascasse was cleared.
24th
May 2001
monaco gp. thursday practice.
It is Thursday practice in
Monaco and no track action on Friday. In today’s first pracice session, both
Jordan drivers set fast times finishing in 3rd and 4th
places. Jarno was 3rd with 1:22.667 and HHF 4th with 1:
23.04. M. Schumacher and DC were 1st and 2nd respectively. Top time
was 1:21.557. In the second session, Jarno completed 48 laps and finished 5th fastest with a
time of 1:21.048. HHF was 7th with 1:21.505 after 46 laps. Top 6: Hakkinen (1:19.853), MS, RS, RB, JT, DC.
Jarno Trulli Car 12
Position: 5th
Time: 1:21.048
Chassis: EJ11
/ 05
“It is
difficult to find the best set-up for this circuit as the track conditions
change so much over the
weekend. The
car’s balance does not feel as good as I’d like at the moment and we still have
a
lot of work to
do, particularly with the tyres. Today, we worked through general car set-up
for the
race with
different settings comparisons. Our race configuration seems pretty
competitive, but we
will have to
look at the data to see what alterations we need to make for Saturday as
qualifying is
so important at this track.”
22nd
May 2001
monaco gp. preview.
Jarno Trulli on the Monaco
Grand Prix
“Monaco is a very special race and you want and need
everything to run smoothly, as if you make one
small mistake
you will damage the car and hinder running time. Every year you want to improve
on the last
year’s performance. The track is unforgiving
and there is no time to relax as the car needs constant
attention.”
CHASSIS
DETAILS FOR THIS RACE
Heinz-Harald
Frentzen EJ11 chassis
06
Jarno Trulli EJ11 chassis
05
T-car
(Thursday Practice - set up for HHF) EJ11 chassis 02
(Sunday Race – set-up for JT)
T-car
(Saturday Qualifying – set up for HHF) EJ11 chassis 04
(Sunday Race –
set up for HHF)
4 chassis are
available due to the increased
risk of damage to the cars through the proximity to the track of the Armco
barriers and walls.
Following the
Valencia testing, several new aerodymanic parts are available for this race.
Jordan GP have
confirmed that their drivers will perform manual starts in this race, rather
than depend on launch control which has let them down in the last two races.
This is partly a safety issue due to the narrowness of the Monaco start.
18th
May 2001
valencia testing.
Another successful day’s
testing for the Jordan team saw Jarno
post the 2nd fastest time with 1:13.14. Villeneuve was quickest with
1:13.12. Zonta took HHF’s place and posted 1:14.11, 5th fastest. Jarno ran 79 laps working on suspension
geometry, development aerodynamic parts for Monaco and more tyre testing, with
a similar programme for Ricardo who did another 72 laps.
On the subject of the
Austrian GP start and launch control, Jarno has been quoted as saying:
“It was the first time I have
ever stalled on the grid and I will never use the system again. I was not
comfortable sitting on the grid like that. I personally won’t use it. As for
the other people I don’t know, but it’s going to be very dangerous if anyone
stalls on the grid at Monaco.”
Good decision, Jarno.
17th
May 2001
valencia testing.
Jarno took over today from Ricardo Zonta to join HHF in testing duties. HHF worked on chassis set-up and
Jarno worked
on general set-up and aerodynamic parts comparisons in the morning followed by
tyre testing for Bridgestone in the afternoon. Times: HHF was 2nd quickest
with 1:14.13 and Jarno 10th with 1:14.84. David Coulthard broke the lap record
with 1:12.74.
13th
May 2001
austrian gp. the race.
A bad race for Jordan Honda
as both drivers failed to start the race. Jarno’s stalled car was
restarted in the pit lane but he re-entered the race, which was under the
safety car, by going through a red light in the pit lane which led to his
disqualification. The race was won by David
Coulthard with Michael Schumacher second after Rubens Barrichello had been ordered by
Ferrari to let Michael through. So Rubens finished in 3rd.
Jarno Trulli
DNF (black
flagged)
Heinz-Harald Frentzen DNF (gearbox) or rather DNS (did not
start)
After strong performances all weekend, Benson and Hedges Jordan
Honda disappointingly
comes away from the
Austrian Grand Prix without points. This
is the first race this season where
Jordan has not finished in the top six. The team retains its fourth
place in the Constructors'
Championship
Both Frentzen and Trulli were
unable to move off the start. Analysis showed that Frentzen
suffered a broken gearbox, the cause of which is being investigated. Trulli's engine stalled due
to a problem with the new launch control system. He was later 'black flagged' and made to
retire after the stewards ruled he had driven
through
a red light at the pit lane exit.
Jarno Trulli Car 12
Position; DNF (black flagged)
Chassis: EJ11 05
T-car Chassis: EJl1 04
"I am very disappolnted with today's race, as having qualified fifth we should have had a good result.The launch control
system didn't work at
the start so the engine stalled. I noticed the system
wasn't working properly during warm-up this morning and although
we made some
adjustments, it clearly wasn't enough. I
was pushed into the
pit lane and restarted the race behind the safety car. I was shown some blue flags as I was one
lap down, but
was then 'black flagged' for leaving the pit lane while the exit
light was red."
Eddie Jordan, Chief Executive
"I've had some bad races and this was one of them! After warm-up I really felt that we were in good
shape for the race as both cars ran well with good balance. Unfortunately it wasn't to be as Heinz
had a gearbox problem that
jammed the gears at the start so his
car couldn't
move, and Jarno's
engine stalled after launch control failed. It would
appear that the revs were possibly too low for
the
launch control to activate, which is a fault by the team and not Honda. Jarno had to retire after being
shown a black flag for leavlng the pit
lane to join the race when the pit exit light
was red. It's very
disappointing far both drivers and the team and
we will be having a
thorough de-brief to establish the
reasons for our lack of performance today."
12th
May 2001
austrian gp. qualifying.
Jarno Trulli 5th 1:10.202
Heinz-Harald
Frentzen 11th 1:10.923
A very tight
qualifying session that saw Trulli achieve a very competitive opening timed run to place
him fifth on the
grid
Frentzen was unable to
complete a clear timed lap, with understeer and lack of car balance hindering
his
performance
Morning
Practice: An engine
failure after 5 laps resulted in Trulli losing the majority of the first and second sessions,
although the mechanics completed a very rapid engine change to get the Italian
back on track for the
last fifteen
minutes
A productive
and trouble free session for Frentzen
Jarno Trulli Car 12
Position: 5th
Time: 1:10.202
Chassis: EJ11
/ 05
T-car chassis:
EJ11 / 04
“I am very
happy with this unexpected result, given the problems I had in practice. I want
to thank the
team as they
worked so hard to get me back on the track this morning and in the little time
we had we
found a good
set-up for qualifying. My first timed lap was the best, but unfortunately I
couldn’t improve as
it felt like
the car’s power was dropping away with every lap. We lose a lot of time in the
third sector and
need to find
out why, as this has also been the case in previous races here. For the race I
would just be
happy to
remain consistent and finish in the points.”
11th
May 2001
austrian gp. friday practice.
A few problems for the Jordan
team as Frentzen’s car is out of action for all of the first session due to a
technical problem. Jarno sets only the 11th fastest time in the first session.
Top 6, Hakkinen, Coulthard,
Barrichello, Raikkonen, R. Schumacher
and M. Schumacher. In the second session, although improving his time to 1:12.555,
Jarno is
classified 13th. HHF is 7th with 1:11.997. Top 6, DC, Hakkinen, Barrichello, RS, MS
and Heidfeld.
Heinz-Harald
Frentzen 7th 1:11.977
28 laps
Jarno Trulli 13th 1:12.555
45 laps
Frentzen’s first
practice session was cut short after only five laps, due to a persisting
hydraulic
problem that affected
his steering. The team changed various parts during the hour break to ensure a
trouble free
second session
Trulli’s EJ11 required
new barge boards after he went off the track into the gravel during the second
session
Jarno Trulli Car 12
Position: 13th
Time: 1:12.555
Chassis: EJ11
/ 05
T-car Chassis:
EJ11 / 04
“It was a
difficult day as the track was dirty and the car wasn’t very well balanced. We
just tried to
complete some
long runs with heavy fuel and set-up the car for the race. There is still some
work to do
tomorrow but I
feel confident we can do well here.”
9th
May 2001
austrian gp. preview.
Jarno Trulli on the
Austrian Grand Prix
“I have strong
memories, good and bad, of Austria. 1997 was my debut season and I was leading
the
Grand Prix
when I stood in for Panis at Prost,
until the engine failed. Austria is a beautiful place and I
think we can
do well there. In the past I have experienced problems during the race so
hopefully this
year we can
get it right. It’s a twisty track that is hard on the brakes.”
3rd
May 2001
silverstone testing.
Today conditions were fine and dry and the team had a
productive day with both drivers completing maximum mileage. Jarno did 88 laps with a fastest
time of 1:23.93. Zonta did 65 with a time of 1:24.94. The programme focussed on tyre
evaluation, suspension geometries and testing evolution engines for Honda.
2nd
May 2001
silverstone testing.
Jarno joined Ricardo Zonta testing for Jordan at Silverstone today. The morning was dry and Jarno concentrated on dry chassis set-up work for the Austrian GP along with tyre testing. He was 4th quickest of all the drivers with 1:25.35. Arrows, Sauber and BAR were also testing. After rain at lunchtime and during the afternoon Jarno and Ricardo switched to wet set-up and traction control, when Jarno posted the fastest time of 1:33.72.