Saturday February 12th, 2000

Two BAR-Honda Formula One mechanics were slightly hurt on Friday when the car driven by Brazilian Ricardo Zonta hit them in the pit lane during a test session.

The team said Mark Willis and Trevor Bailey were practising pit stop and refuelling procedures when Zonta's car suffered a "systems problem" and overshot the pit box stop line.

"The injured mechanics were checked on scene by circuit medical staff and found to have sustained nothing worse than heavy bruising to their legs and feet," BAR said in a statement.

The team also said they were extending their stay to next Wednesday to complete their full test programme after the heaviest rains in South Africa for 60 years played havoc with their first four days at Kyalami.

"There have been no mechanical problems at all with the car so we're delighted on that score," said team manager Robert Synge.