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Story by BAR Honda: 14th February 2000

KYLAMI TEST
RICARDO ZONTA COMPLETES TESTING DUTIES FOR BAR HONDA

With a total of 324 laps under his belt, Lucky Strike Reynard BAR Honda driver Ricardo Zonta completed his four-day workload in South Africa this afternoon.

The Brazilian has benefited from a concentrated period of track time here and this has boosted his confidence in the BAR Honda 002.

"It is great to get a long run," confirmed Zonta after another 70 laps of the Kyalami circuit today. "The reliability of the car means that we can concentrate on development work rather than battling with problems like we did last year. We are making big progress with both the chassis and the Honda engine."

Jacques Villeneuve returns to Kyalami tomorrow after a short break in Cape Town and will complete the final two days of BAR Honda's South African adventure.

  • Ricardo Zonta BAR Honda 1 min 23.363s 69 laps
  • Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 1 min 23.698s 76 laps
  • Jenson Button Williams-BMW 1 min 23.939s 62 laps