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Stewart-Ford news

28 May 1999

Stewart Grand Prix          
Ellen Kolby                          
Ford Racing	

Barcelona, Friday 28th May, 1999

STEWART-FORD NOTES & QUOTES
Spanish Grand Prix: Free Practice

RUBENS BARRICHELLO  Car No.16 (SF3-04)
1.24:347		26 laps	8th position

'I'm not entirely unhappy but we do have some work to do to understand the track 
conditions a little more if they stay the way they are. Still tomorrow is another day 
and I'm sure we will find the right balance in time for qualifying. The track today 
is a lot different to how it was during last week's test which explains why we 
didn't get the car to work as well.'

JOHNNY HERBERT  Car No.17 (SF3-05))
1.25:667		27 laps	16th position

'I think everybody is struggling a bit because the times seem to be slower than 
they were during the test. The wind seems to be coming from a unusual direction 
which is affecting the behaviour of the car but at least we have a base to work 
from to improve the balance of the car. I only used the one set of tyres so I'm not 
too concerned with my position at the moment.'

PAUL STEWART, SGP Deputy Chairman

'Both drivers are not entirely happy with the handling of the car. We worked 
through a number of set-up changes in an effort to find an improvement in that 
area in both practice sessions today. Rubens improved towards the end of the 
second session but we are clearly not performing as well yet as we have done in 
previous tests in Barcelona. We will continue our set-up programme tomorrow in 
an effort to be in the best shape for qualifying.'

MARTIN WHITAKER, Director, Ford Racing, Europe

'Both Ford Cosworth V10 CR-1 engines ran reliably throughout today apart for 
an in-let system glitch which affected Johnny on his last lap. New engines will be 
fitted overnight - the engines we are using here will be the same as those raced 
in Monaco.'