Testing began late as the Mugello track was covered in fog. Both Michael Schumacher and Eddie Irvine worked principally on the handling of the car and they tried various settings. Both drivers also did some practice starts.
Driver Time Laps Schumacher 1.27.685 35 Irvine 1.28.291 46
In Barcelona it were the McLarens again, where David Coulthard set not only the fastest time of the day, but also broke his teammate's Spanish Grand Prix pole time from earlier this year.
Driver Team Time Laps Coulthard McLaren 1:20.161 145 Hakkinen Mclaren 1:21.801 123 Fisichella Benetton 1:22.567 76 Wurz Benetton 1:22.686 44 Trulli Prost 1:23.461 65 Panis Prost 1:23.677At Silverstone it was again Jordan who set the pace.
Driver Team Time de la Rosa Jordan 1:25.37 R. Schumacher Jordan 1:26.08 Verstappen Stewart 1:27.03 Salo Arrows 1:27.25 Diniz Arrows 1:28.90 Boullion BAR 1:29.91