Jos 5th in warmup

Published on 30 September 2001 by Verstappen Info Page

During the troublesome warmup for the US Grand Prix Jos timed 5th. Remarkable was that this time was faster than his qualifying time. Fastest was Ralf Schumacher followed by David Coulthard.

Very early in the session a code red was caused by Juan Pablo Montoya who blew up his engine on the straight, dispersing quite some fluid on the track. Cleaning up took about 15 minutes. Hakkinen is vere eager to get back on track and ignores the red signal at the end of the pitlane. Other drivers had their moments as well: Barrichello ended up in a gravel pit and Hakkinen misses his brake point and hits the barrier.