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09-25-2004 (GMM - Shanghai) Jacques Villeneuve returned to competitive duty just about on Renault cohort Fernando Alonso's pace, but the French-Canadian said he still needs to work out how to get the best from a new set of tyres for a qualifying lap. ''That's one of the areas I'll concentrate on today,'' he said early Saturday morning. Winner of the F3000 event at Spa, Robert Doornbos, said a 'dream came true' when he powered out of pit lane as a Friday test driver in China. ''Inside my helmet,'' said the Dutchman, who debuted for Jordan, ''I had a big smile on my face.'' Robert suffered an engine problem at the end of the day, but the biggest blow was a $3750 fine for speeding in pit lane. An engine failure at a brand new track is a double blow, disappointed BAR-Honda driver Takuma Sato lamented in China. Not only will the Japanese be demoted ten grid-places, but ''I couldn't complete a timed lap. I've lost crucial running time.'' David Richards excused the failure as Honda are 'continually extending the boundaries of performance.' The particularly 'green' Shanghai tarmac resulted in chronic understeer and tyre graining, Bridgestone's Hisao Suganuma admitted in Shanghai. ''But we are not having blistering,'' said the Japanese, ''which is a good sign.'' Ferrari's technical director, Ross Brawn, admitted Michael Schumacher did not find a 'good balance' in opening practice. But overnight work appears to have paid off because, in the final practice session on Saturday prior to qualifying, the German and team-mate Rubens Barrichello went one-two. |
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