Testing at Silverstone - Second Day; Testing at Mugello
Wednesday August 18th, 1999
On the second of the three-days testing at Silverstone, McLaren's Mika Hakkinen kept his lead, again setting the fastest time of the day. Heavy rain meant that a lot of the day was spent running on wet weather tyres apart from the early morning session. A respite from the rain also provided the chance to run briefly on grooved tyres in the afternoon before the showers returned 30 minutes before the end of the session.
Pos Driver Team Time
1. Hakkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:28.061
2. Heidfeld McLaren-Mercedes 1:28.459
3. Herbert Stewart-Ford 1:28.547
4. Zanardi Williams-Supertec 1:29.017
5. R.Schumacher Williams-Supertec 1:29.110
6. Frentzen Jordan Mugen-Honda 1:29.144
7. Diniz Sauber-Petronas 1:29.775
8. Villeneuve BAR-Supertec 1:30.278
9. Panis Prost-Peugeot 1:30.377
10. Wurz Benetton-Playlife 1:30.850
11. Redon Benetton-Playlife 1:30.992
12. Takagi Arrows-TWR 1:32.004
Weather: showers, sunny spells, 20°C
In the mean time, testing began at Mugello, where Ferrari's Mika Salo worked mainly on the set-up of his car. During the day, he did a total of 63 laps with a best time of 1:30.648. No technical problems were encountered and the day's programme was completed. Tomorrow, testing continues at the Mugello circuit with both Eddie Irvine and Mika Salo driving.
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