WilliamsF1 2nd & 3rd after final practice

By Andrew Hooper
April 7 2004

   
Bahrain GP Saturday 4th Practice
 
The BMW WilliamsF1 team would see their drivers improve in final practice session prior to this afternoons qualifying. Ralf and Juan Pablo would be second and third respectively. Juan Pablo would have an off track moment at Turn eight.

The conditions again suited the Michelin supplied teams, including WilliamsF1, with a track temperature of 46 degrees Celsius.BAR's Jenson Button was again fastest heading second-placed Ralf Schumacher by 0.138 seconds.

Those team using Bridgestone tyres, including Ferrari, seemed to be struggling with the conditions.Michael Schumacher finished fifth fastest, 0.855 seconds off Button's pace, and Rubens Barrichello wasin eighth spot.

Takuma Sato was fourth fastest with a time 0.687 seconds behind his teammate in the second BAR. Renault's Jarno Trulli and Fernando Alonso finished sixth and ninth fastest.

The session would again see one of the kerbs causing problems with tyres which require action by the organisers.
 
Pos Driver Team Time Laps

1. Button BAR-Honda (M) 1:29.552 14
2. R. Schumacher WilliamsF1 BMW (M) 1:29.690 + 0.138 9
3. Montoya WilliamsF1 BMW (M) 1:29.696 + 0.144 13
4. Sato BAR-Honda (M) 1:30.239 + 0.687 19
5. M. Schumacher Ferrari (B) 1:30.407 + 0.855 11
6. Trulli Renault (M) 1:30.472 + 0.920 10
7. da Matta Toyota (M) 1:30.499 + 0.947 12
8. Barrichello Ferrari (B) 1:30.513 + 0.961 11
9. Alonso Renault (M) 1:30.774 + 1.222 12
10. Panis Toyota (M) 1:30.934 + 1.382 13
11. Raikkonen McLaren-Mercedes (M) 1:31.320 + 1.768 9
12. Klien Jaguar-Cosworth (M) 1:31.331 + 1.779 12
13. Webber Jaguar-Cosworth (M) 1:31.384 + 1.832 12
14. Fisichella Sauber-Petronas (B) 1:32.433 + 2.881 11
15. Massa Sauber-Petronas (B) 1:32.557 + 3.005 12
16. Heidfeld Jordan-Ford (B) 1:32.816 + 3.264 12
17. Pantano Jordan-Ford (B) 1:33.342 + 3.790 7
18. Bruni Minardi-Cosworth (B) 1:34.590 + 5.038 11
19. Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth (B) 1:35.901 + 6.349 7
20. Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes (M) No Time 4 
 
 
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