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Two-thirds of the way through the season and we see our first driver change of 2002. Alex Yoong, having failed to qualify three times this season (at Imola, Silverstone and Hockenheim) is being "rested" for at least the next two races while he undergoes intensive training to try to improve his qualifying performance. His place is being taken in Hungary and Belgium by young Brit, Anthony Davidson, test driver at BAR for the last two season and therefore no stranger to an F1 car.
At time of writing (Saturday of the Hungarian GP weekend), the future of the Arrows team is uncertain. They are in protracted negotiations to save the team and have not travelled to Hungary. Heinz-Harald Frentzen has already been released from his contract and so, if they do return to the grid this year, a further driver change will be forthcoming.
| Team Engine/Tyres |
No. | Driver (Country) | Test Driver (Country) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari/Bridgestone |
1 | Michael SCHUMACHER (Germany) | Luca BADOER (Brazil) Luciano BURTI (Brazil) |
| 2 | Rubens BARRICHELLO (Brazil) | ||
| West McLaren Mercedes Mercedes/Michelin |
3 | David COULTHARD (Scotland) | Alexander WURZ (Austria) Darren TURNER (GB) |
| 4 | Kimi RAIKKONEN (Finland) | ||
| BMW WilliamsF1 Team BMW/Michelin |
5 | Ralf SCHUMACHER (Germany) | Marc GENE (Spain) Antonio PIZZONIA (Brazil) |
| 6 | Juan Pablo MONTOYA (Colombia) | ||
| Sauber Petronas Petronas (Ferrari)/Bridgestone |
7 | Nick HEIDFELD (Germany) | |
| 8 | Felippe MASSA (Brazil) | ||
| Jordan Honda Honda/Bridgestone |
9 | Giancarlo FISICHELLA (Italy) | |
| 10 | Takuma SATO (Japan) | ||
| Lucky Strike BAR Honda Honda/Bridgestone |
11 | Jacques VILLENEUVE (Canada) | Anthony DAVIDSON (GB) Ryu FUKUDA (Japan) Darren MANNING (GB) |
| 12 | Olivier PANIS (France) | ||
| Mild Seven Renault F1 Team Renault/Michelin |
14 | Jarno TRULLI (Italy) | Fernando ALONSO (Spain) |
| 15 | Jenson BUTTON (England) | ||
| Jaguar Racing Cosworth/Michelin |
16 | Eddie IRVINE (Northern Ireland) | Andre LOTTERER (Germany) James COURTNEY (GB) |
| 17 | Pedro DE LA ROSA (Spain) | ||
| Prost - team went into liquidation in the off season and have not therefore participated in the 2002 season. | 18 | ||
| 19 | |||
| Orange Arrows Cosworth/Bridgestone |
20 | Heinz-Harald FRENTZEN (Germany) | |
| 21 | Enrique BERNOLDI (Brazil) | ||
| KL Minardi Asiatech Asiatech/Michelin |
22 | Alex YOONG (Malaysia) | Christijan ALBERS (Holland) |
| Anthony Davidson (GB) | |||
| 23 | Mark WEBBER (Australia) | ||
| Panasonic Toyota Racing Toyota/Michelin |
24 | Mika SALO (Finland) | Ryan BRISCOE (Australia) |
| 25 | Allan McNish (Scotland) |
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