It was Mika Hakkinen eventually who set ...

Published on 02 May 1998 by Verstappen Info Page

It was Mika Hakkinen eventually who set the fastest time of the week during the test sessions at Barcelona. The Fin was the only driver to break the 1:22 barrier and set a fastest time on Friday of 1:21.51. The top 6 of the week was: David Coulthard (1:22.28), Alexander Wurz (1:22.49), Eddie Irvine (1:22.51), Jean Alesi (1:22.82) and Michael Schumacher (1:22.83). Remarkable was the achievement of Rubens Barrichello this week who set the seventh time in his Stewart Ford with 1:23.02, while teammate Jan Magnussen only had the 18th time with 1:24.66.