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2001 San Marino Grand Prix 
First Saturday Practice Session  

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First Saturday Practice Session Report - Results

Michael Schumacher and Ferrari continue to dominate at San Marino whatever the conditions. Rubens Barrichello was a close second with the McLaren pair not too far behind.

The Jordan pair were next in 5th and 6th followed by the Sauber pair in 7th and 8th. The BAR pair were next although Juan Pablo Montoya managed to split them!

Luciano Burti crashed on his 2nd lap out damaging his car and ending his session while several drivers spun but managed to recover. 
Jarno Trulli covered the most number of laps with 17 followed by Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso with 15. Burti only managed two laps while Ralf Schumacher only managed 8 laps. Most other drivers covered between 9 and 14 laps.

The conditions were cold and wet, it was not raining though but the track was drying very slowly as the temperature was just 5 degrees!. These conditions don't appear to suite the Michelin tyres as all of their runners were off the pace and that includes Williams.

The conditions should get better in the second session. 

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