Jordan pair set the pace

Jordan drivers Giancarlo Fisichella and Ralf Schumacher dominated the four days of Formula One testing which ended in Monza last…

Jordan drivers Giancarlo Fisichella and Ralf Schumacher dominated the four days of Formula One testing which ended in Monza last night. The Jordan pair headed the timesheets at the tests in which 19 drivers took part - including title contenders Michael Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve and the Benetton and McLaren teams.

Giancarlo Fisichella, still bouyed by his runner-up finish in Belgium, is confident about his prospects next weekend: "We can win at Monza," he said.

The result of this week's test reinforces the team's optimism about a result tomorrow week and follows their earlier domination of the testing at the Milanese circuit in July.

"It is very encouraging to see our boys maintaining the good performance of the last Monza test. It raises our expectations so much for next week - the pressure will be huge," said Eddie Jordan.

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Fisichella lapped Monza in one minute 23.32 seconds - half a second faster than his team-mate and a full second quicker than the darling of the 20,000 crowd who watched the test - Ferrari team leader Michael Schumacher.