Eddie Irvine was fastest today, while testing continued at the Monza track. The Ulsterman ran 51 laps, mainly concentrating on tyre and brake testing. His fastest lap was 1:24.293s, some 0.284s ahead of McLaren's Mika Hakkinen.
Testing will continue tomorrow.
Circuit: Autodromo di Monza, 5.800 km Weather: air temp. 25 C, track 34 C, cloudy, with sun and high humidity Driver time laps 1. E. Irvine 1.24.293 51 2. M. Hakkinen 1.24.577 59 3. A. Wurz 1.24.795 64 4. G. Fisichella 1.24.808 33 5. R. Schumacher 1.24.814 60 6. D. Coulthard 1.24.895 100 7. M. Schumacher 1.24.924 97 8. J. Villeneuve 1.25.025 87 9. J. Trulli 1.25.241 31 10. J. Alesi 1.25.369 64 11. D. Hill 1.25.690 75 12. HH Frentzen 1.25.779 72 13. O. Panis 1.25.986 42 14. J. Herbert 1.26.854 59