Saturday July 6th, 2002

By Will Gray

World Champion Michael Schumacher sent a warning to his rivals in Saturday's opening practice session, ahead of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, as he set the pace ahead of Ferrari teammate Rubens Barrichello.

German Schumacher completed 12 laps in the 45-minute session on his way to a best lap time of 1:20.750, while Barrichello completed another Ferrari one-two following their domination on Friday.

Brazilian Barrichello, who set the quickest time on Friday ahead of his teammate, was 0.428 seconds off the pace behind Schumacher.

McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen set the third best time - more than 1.6 seconds down on Schumacher - ahead of the impressive Heinz-Harald Frentzen, who took to the track for the first time following Arrows's resolution of a payment deal with engine suppliers Cosworth.

Jacques Villeneuve was fifth quickest for British American Racing, with McLaren's David Coulthard sixth. Williams pair Ralf Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya were only 13th and 14th in the times.

Takuma Sato was the first driver to take to the track, under cloudy sky, before Arrows drivers Frentzen and Enrique Bernoldi joined him for the first time this weekend.

The Arrows pair, who were prevented from running on Friday as owner Tom Walkinshaw attempted to thrash out a deal with Cosworth over late payments, ironically held the top two spots after 15 minutes of running.

Jordan's Giancarlo Fisichella stopped on track at Stowe and failed to set a competitive time, while Nick Heidfeld, who was 12th fastest, parked his Sauber at the side of the track at Vale midway through the session.

Ulsterman Eddie Irvine failed to complete a timed lap, as his new Jaguar R3B remained in the garage during the session with gearbox problems, following his brief out lap.

Pos  Driver        Team                   Time                    Laps
 1.  M.Schumacher  Ferrari           (B)  1:20.750  229.196 km/h  12  
 2.  Barrichello   Ferrari           (B)  1:21.178    +    0.428  11  
 3.  Raikkonen     McLaren Mercedes  (M)  1:22.424    +    1.674  10  
 4.  Frentzen      Arrows Cosworth   (B)  1:22.532    +    1.782  14  
 5.  Villeneuve    BAR Honda         (B)  1:23.026    +    2.276  17  
 6.  Coulthard     McLaren Mercedes  (M)  1:23.155    +    2.405  11  
 7.  Sato          Jordan Honda      (B)  1:23.520    +    2.770  15  
 8.  Bernoldi      Arrows Cosworth   (B)  1:23.537    +    2.787  16  
 9.  Trulli        Renault           (M)  1:23.634    +    2.884  15  
10.  Button        Renault           (M)  1:24.109    +    3.359   9  
11.  de la Rosa    Jaguar Cosworth   (M)  1:24.122    +    3.372  13  
12.  Heidfeld      Sauber Petronas   (B)  1:24.168    +    3.418  20  
13.  R.Schumacher  Williams BMW      (M)  1:24.297    +    3.547  18  
14.  Montoya       Williams BMW      (M)  1:24.459    +    3.709  18  
15.  Massa         Sauber Petronas   (B)  1:24.490    +    3.740  20  
16.  Panis         BAR Honda         (B)  1:25.031    +    4.281   8  
17.  Webber        Minardi Asiatech  (M)  1:25.730    +    4.980  18  
18.  Salo          Toyota            (M)  1:25.785    +    5.035  15  
19.  McNish        Toyota            (M)  1:26.219    +    5.469  14  
20.  Yoong         Minardi Asiatech  (M)  1:28.020    +    7.270  14  
21.  Irvine        Jaguar Cosworth   (M)  No Time                     
22.  Fisichella    Jordan Honda      (B)  No Time                     

All Timing Unofficial

Published at 08:50:30 GMT

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