ALONSO FASTEST AT MONZA

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from itv-f1.com:

ALONSO FASTEST AT MONZA

Last Updated: Saturday, 04, September, 2004, 14:46

Fernando Alonso was the surprise pacesetter on the final day of testing at Monza.

By Alonso's own admission, Monza is not a circuit that suits the Renault but he still pipped Jenson Button to top spot by eight hundredths of a second.

The session was marred by yet another tyre failure - this time Olivier Panis was the unlucky victim. But this time the problem was simply down to the fact that someone from Michelin forgot to put the valve cap on!

The Williams were third and fourth, Antonio Pizzonia getting the better of Juan Pablo Montoya.

Luca Badoer was seventh in the sole Ferrari while the McLarens, who ran a new wider nose, were eighth and ninth.

Friday testing times from Monza

1 Alonso Renault 1m20.612s

2 Button BAR 1m20.690s

3 Pizzonia Williams 1m20.770s

4 Montoya Williams 1m20.814s

5 Trulli Renault 1m21.034s

6 Davidson BAR 1m21.129s

7 Badoer Ferrari 1m21.131s

8 Raikkonen McLaren 1m21.138s

9 Wurz McLaren 1m21.230s

10 Klien Jaguar 1m21.556s

11 Massa Sauber 1m21.630s

12 Panis Toyota 1m22.005s

13 Webber Jaguar 1m22.112s

14 Zonta Toyota 1m22.281s

15 Pantano Jordan 1m23.491s

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8) test times are worthless look at the begining of the yr. when Ferrari were off the pace :wink:

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Test times can be misleading but its best to stay informed on what

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8) agree it's good to be informed but the times are non issues as one doesn't know under what setup etc they were set.