Honda Continues To Impress.
The works Honda team continued to set the pace in its first official test session, again heading the BAR team.
Jos Verstappen once more topped the times at the Spanish circuit of Jerez, leading Ricardo Zonta by over half-a-second at the end of the day. Zonta, in turn, was faster than BAR team-mate Jacques Villeneuve, despite only completing 11 laps on day two of his first outing with the team.
The works Honda team continued to set the pace in its first official test session, again heading the BAR team.
Jos Verstappen once more topped the times at the Spanish circuit of Jerez, leading Ricardo Zonta by over half-a-second at the end of the day. Zonta, in turn, was faster than BAR team-mate Jacques Villeneuve, despite only completing 11 laps on day two of his first outing with the team.
Rubens Barrichello showed an improvement in the Stewart team's form, posting fourth best time to head the Benetton pairing of Alex Wurz and Laurent Redon, but Johnny Herbert struggled to match his team-mate's pace with reduced running.
Leading performances (25 January):
Jos Verstappen Honda-Honda 1min 26.023secs 21 laps
Ricardo Zonta BAR-Supertec 1min 26.584secs 11 laps
Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Supertec 1min 26.592secs 35 laps
Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 1min 26.659secs 44 laps
Alex Wurz Benetton-Ford 1min 28.075secs 12 laps
Laurent Redon Benetton-Ford 1min 29.140secs 29 laps
Johnny Herbert Stewart-Ford 1min 30.013secs 5 laps
