30/03/2002

Brazilian Grand Prix - Qualifying Session

Panasonic Toyota Racing scored its second-consecutive top 10 grid position at Interlagos today. Mika Salo took 10th place on the grid Allan McNish 16th.

Mika Salo - Car No. 24

Position:	10th 1m14.443s 12/12 laps completed
Chassis:	TF102/04

"I am in 10th place again which is no real improvement on Malaysia. I am not so happy with this result but we had a difficult practice yesterday and even this morning the set-up was not ideal. Brazil is traditionally a hard race so I hope we can finish in the points."

Allan McNish - Car No. 25

Position:	16th 1m14.990s 12/12 laps completed
Chassis:	TF102/05

"The car was in reasonable shape and we made progress with it on each run. I went over a kerb on my last run which lost me a couple of tenths but overall I had a pretty good car - better than this morning. Usually we are more competitive in the race than in qualifying so I am reasonably happy."

Ange Pasquali Team Manager
"For the second race in succession we are 10th which shows some consistency. We now have to confirm that in the race tomorrow. Allan did a good job given that he has never previously been to Interlagos. He improved his lap time from yesterday - not by enough but he has got a good package."

Weather:	Dry and hot
Temperatures:	Air - Min 30°C Max 32°C Track - Min 41°C Max 46°C Humidity - Min 32% Max 45%
T-car:	Chassis TF102/02 set up for Mika Salo

Review
Friday free practice saw Allan take 3rd position with Mika in 15th. Saturday morning the team worked to keep up with the changing circuit conditions. Salo was 9th fastest in Saturday practice McNish 19th.