Summary

Mika Hakkinen clocked the fastest time of the day in the last minute of the second session. Both McLarens started well with setting the fastest times immediately when they completed their first laps. Later in the session however Ferrari came close and Eddie Irvine even took first place, and ended second.

Notes

• Coulthard wants a code of driver conduct to be created. He stated: "If people want to watch drivers bashing into each other then they should go to a stock-car race. We have to look at drivers' ethics. We should do something before there's a serious accident, otherwise there will be a knee-jerk reaction to someone being hurt. There should be greater discussion between the drivers and the rule-makers. But it will only work if you get all the drivers together, otherwise you will have umpteen different opinions. It's like Michael thought it was unacceptable what Damon did to him at Canada, while Damon thought that it was acceptable. We should discuss things like that and decide between us what the middle ground is. Is it acceptable to move twice, or do you think it's acceptable to keep moving before you put someone in the wall? It obviously creates a spectacle, but how important is a guy's life to creating a spectacle. It's controversy, it's interest, but that's Formula One so it will probably never end. In terms of the GPDA (Grand Prix Drivers Association), then unless the drivers can agree under what rules we are racing under, then I would rather not be a part of it. There's no point in me spending my time talking to the other guys if they aren't prepared to listen - not necessarily agree with me, but at least listen to my point of view. I am only prepared to give that time if I feel it's of benefit to myself and other drivers. If I don't feel it's of benefit then I will use that time to lie on a beach somewhere or something like that."
• Verstappen's Ford engine let go on the first lap. He missed the complete first session because of this.
  • Weather during sessions: Partly Cloudy (19 Degrees C)

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Hakkinen (McLaren-Mercedes) B Irvine (Ferrari) G Coulthard (McLaren-Mercedes) B Frentzen (Winfield-Williams) G M. Schumacher (Ferrari) G R. Schumacher (Jordan-Mugen) G Fisichella (Benetton-Playlife) B Wurz (Benetton-Playlife) B Hill (Jordan-Mugen) G Herbert (Sauber-Petronas) G Trulli (Prost-Peugeot) B Alesi (Sauber-Petronas) G Panis (Prost-Peugeot) B Rosset (Tyrrell-Ford)B Salo (Arrows) B Barrichello (Stewart-Ford) B Villeneuve (Winfield-Williams) G Diniz (Arrows) B Takagi (Tyrrell-Ford) G Verstappen (Stewart-Ford) B Nakano (Minardi-Ford) B Tuero (Minardi-Ford) B 107% rule B: Bridgestone G: Goodyear

1m 16.515s 1m 16.597s 1m 16.707s 1m 17.026s 1m 17.429s 1m 17.505s 1m 17.664s 1m 17.706s 1m 17.895s 1m 17.977s 1m 18.036s 1m 18.172s 1m 18.367s 1m 18.649s 1m 18.656s 1m 18.703s 1m 19.008s 1m 19.023s 1m 19.338s 1m 20.286s 1m 20.445s 1m 20.871s 1m 21.871s