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Jordan Ford handed Brazilian GP Victory, Jaguar Racing Looses Points!
by Pascal Gademer, South Florida Jaguar Club
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posted 4/11/2003


a tough day at the office turned even tougher for Mark Webber after loosing his 2 championship points 5 days after the race!
(picture Jaguar Racing/MarkThompson Getty images)
As expected, the FIA handed Jordan Ford driver Giancarlo Fisichella his maide victory ruling that timers at last weekend chaotic Brazilian GP made a mistake by not recording that he had started his 56 lap when the race was stopped. The decision was confirmed following a meeting in Paris where the FIA and race stewards reviewed evidence gathered after the end of the race. Recording the extra lap meant that official race results would be those at the end of lap 54.

This it the 176th F1 victory for a Ford Cosworth engine, the first since the European GP at the Nurburgring in 1999 when a Steward Ford driven by Johnny Herbert crossed the finish line at the end of another chaotic race.

Jaguar Racing and Mark Webber are the biggest loosers in this change, loosing their 7th place and 2 championship points since Mark was in 9th place at the end of lap 54. McLaren driver Kimi Raikonnen, who himself scored his maiden victory 2 weeks earlier in Malaysia, still leads the Drivers Championship by sees his lead reduced by 2 points, which could turn out crucial if the 2003 season goes to wire as expected.

Ironically, if Mark Webber had not crashed, it is unlikely that Fisichella would have made it to the end of race as his Cosworth engine erupted into flames when he pulled into parc ferme at the end of the shortened race!

For Jaguar Racing, the pressure has been increased not only because they are one of the only three teams with no points so far but mostly because they use the same engine as underfuned privateer Jordan! How long will it be before Ford decides that pouring millions of dollars into Jaguar Racing is not as profitable as selling engines to Eddie Jordan...


Revised Brazilian GP Results

1. Fisichella, Jordan Ford
2. Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes
3. Alons,o Renault
4. Coulthard, McLaren Mercedes
5. Frentze,n Sauber Petronas
6. Villeneuve, BAR Honda
7. R.Schumache,r Williams BMW
8. Trulli, Renault
9. Webbe, Jaguar Cosworth
10. da Matta, Toyota

 

Driver Championship

1. Raikkonen 24
2. Coulthard 15
3. Alonso 14
4. Fisichella 10
5. Trulli 9
6. Montoya 8
-- Barrichello 8
-- M.Schumacher 8
-- R. .Schumacher 8
10. Frentzen 7
11. Villeneuve 3
12. Button 2
13. Heidfeld 1

Constructor Championship

1. McLaren-Mercedes 39
2. Renault 23
3. Ferrari 16
-- Williams-BMW 16
5. Jordan-Ford 10
-- Sauber 8
7. BAR-Honda 5

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