From: apayton@acorn.co.uk (Andrew W Payton)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.sport
Subject: F1 Friday Qual.+ at Monza
Date: 11 Sep 92 14:19:22 GMT
Organization: Acorn Computers Ltd, Cambridge, England


 From BBC CEEFAX

 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP     
 Friday afternoon practice session:     
                               mins secs
 1 N Mansell    GB  Williams   1:22.586 
 2 A Senna      Brz Mclaren    1:22.822 
 3 J Alesi      Fr  Ferrari    1:22.976 
 4 R Patrese    It  Williams   1:23.022 
 5 G Berger     Aut McLaren    1:23.997 
 6 M Schumacher Ger Benetton   1:24.143 
 7 M Brundle    GB  Benetton   1:24.551 
 8 I Capelli    It  Ferrari    1:24.877 
 9 M Hakkinen   Fin Lotus-Ford 1:25.108 
10 T Boutsen    Bel Ligier     1:25.173 
11 B Gachot     Fr  Venturi    1:25.173 
12 E Comas      It  Tyrrell    1:25.178 
13 M Alboreto   It  Footwork   1:25.234 
14 O Grouillard Fr  Tyrrell    1:25.354 
15 A de Cesaris It  Tyrrell    1:25.502 
16 P Martini    It  Dallara    1:25.528 
17 G Morbidelli It  Minardi    1:25.575 
18 A Suzuki     Jpn Footwork   1:25.775 
19 JJ Lehto     Fin Dallara    1:25.951 
20 J Herbert    GB  Lotus      1:26.162 
21 E Nastetti   It  March      1:26.276 
22 G Tarquini   It  Fondmetal  1:26.305 
23 M Gugelmin   Brz Jordan     1:26.463 
24 K Wendlinger Aut March      1:26.667 
25 U Katayama   Jpn Larrousse  1:27.018 
26 E Vd Poele   Bel Fondmetal  1:27.019 
NON-QUALIFIERS                          
27 C Fittipaldi Brz Minardi    1:27.228 
28 S Modena     It  Jordan     1:27.331 
                                        
 Nigel Mansell claimed provisional pole 
 for Sunday's Italian Grand Prix after  
 dominating the opening qualifying      
 session at Monza on Friday.            
                                        
 Driving with all his usual speed and   
 determination the world champion took  
 command early on by lapping faster and 
 faster in his Williams.                
                                        
 His best time was one minute 22.586    
 seconds on the high-speed 5.8km track  
 to secure overnight pole.              
                                        
 Ayrton Senna was second-quickest,      
 thanks to a late fast lap which        
 narrowly edged out Jean Alesi.         

 World champion Nigel Mansell expects   
 to make a final decision on his future 
 before Sunday's Italian Grand Prix.    
                                        
 "I will be making a statement about how
 it is on Saturday. That is when I will 
 be able to let everyone know what is   
 going on," he said.                    
                                        
 Mansell reiterated that he wanted to   
 stay with the Williams team in 1993 if 
 at all possible.                       
                                        
 "If the opportunity exists for me to   
 defend my championship in the manner   
 and conditions in which I have won it, 
 then that is my first choice for next  
 year," he added.                       
                                        
 Honda have dealt a major blow to       
 McLaren's hopes for 1993 by confirming 
 that they will pull out of Formula One 
 at the end of the current season.      
                                        
 The company said the decision had been 
 taken because they had attained their  
 goals of winning many races and        
 achieving technological expertise.     
                                        
 An estimated #40 million a year was    
 being spent by Honda to supply engines 
 for the McLaren team.                  
                                        
 Honda won the F1 constructors title in 
 1986-7 with Williams and from 1986 to  
 1991 with McLaren.                     


---Andrew

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