Eddie Irvine: Чемпионат 1998 г. - Гран-При Аргентины


	Поз.	Круг	Время	Скорость (Км/ч)

Гонка	3	72	1:49'33.920	167.817

Квалификация	4		1'26.780	176.681

Быстрейший круг	6	27	1'28.933	172.404


	Поз.	Время	Скорость (Км/ч)

1-я сессия	5	1'29.781	170.776

2-я сессия	6	1'28.987	172.299

Warm-Up	5	1'49.046	140.605

Preview:
"I have good memories from this race as I finished second last year and could have won it if I had gone through the pit-lane on the last lap! I like circuits like this one. There are no real straights here so you are constantly changing direction from left to right. It does not matter to me that it is a slow track as I enjoy the rhythm of the place. The secret of going well here is to have lots of downforce and so we should be in good shape here."

Свободные заезды (пятница):
"I am quite happy with my car today. In between the two sessions we switched the front set-up to be the same as Michael's and that was an improvement. I think we can go quicker because I badly flat spotted the front tyres going over the bumps. Generally the bumps are not upsetting the handling, except under braking. The wide front tyre is a help as it is more forgiving if you miss the correct line in a corner. This is partly why we are closer to the McLarens. Tomorrow we will have the 047d engine which gives us a bit more power."

Квалификация (суббота):
"Although the second row is a good result, I am very disappointed because this was my worst qualifying performance of the season but my best result. I made a mistake on my fastest run, then there were yellow flags on another run and Diniz held me up badly at one point. My last run was very cautious as I had to make sure I got a good time but not take any risk. I think today I could have been up with Michael or even quicker. The F 300 is a good car and the new front tyre and the new set-up we found at our last test have both been a step forward. I used the new engine today but on a slow track like this it does not make a real difference. The car is always good in race trim so I am optimistic for tomorrow."

Гонка (воскресенье):
"I am very pleased with this performance and the car felt well balanced. My biggest problem was inside the cockpit where a bolster to stop my legs banging kept working loose and I had to keep pushing it back into place down the straights. At one point it nearly went into the footwell. I had a good fight with Wurz. He got past me when I locked up and went wide when the rain started. We did touch but there was no damage and off we went again. Then he lost control and I was back on the podium."