Monday February 14th, 2000

By Michele Lupini, South Africa

Ricardo Zonta remained at Kyalami today to set the fastest lap of testing in the BAR Honda. The Brazilian managed a best lap of 1:23.366 among his 70 laps on the day. Ralf Schumacher managed a quickest lap of 1:23.700, while his BMW.Williams teammate Jenson Button’s best was a 1:23.936.

Despite a wet start again this morning, the circuit was dry by lunchtime, allowing a busy Valentine’s afternoon at the Johannesburg circuit. BAR encountered a pneumatic problem early on, but both teams otherwise enjoyed a trouble free day’s testing.

Should the weather be satisfactory, Williams may test Tuesday morning, but will have to pack up quickly thereafter to make its flight home. BAR will continue until Wednesday – Jacques Villeneuve is expected to drive.

Today's times:

Pos  Driver        Team          Time      Laps
 1.  Zonta         BAR-Honda     1:23.600   70 
 2.  R.Schumacher  Williams-BMW  1:23.700   69 
 3.  Button        Williams-BMW  1:23.936   60 

Kyalami's best time in 1999: 1:20.993 (R. Schumacher, Williams-Supertec)