Argentinian Grand Prix

Buenos Aires
Autodromo Oscar Alfredo Galves
Lengh: 4259 Meters 72 laps
Date: 13th April 1997
Weather: Sunny
Fastest lap: G Berger 1m 27.981s

Friday Free Practice:
"This was not a good session for me, especially at the beginning. I hope things will improve tomorrow because, at the moment, I have a serious problem with my brakes. We have to revise also the set-up situation because it is very odd that there should be a one second gap between Gerhard and me."

Saturday Qualifying:
"A very poor and disappointing result for Gerhard and I. We were penalised by choosing to run on hard tyres. It is very discouraging to have to start so far behind on the grid, but we will try our best in the race."

Sunday Race:
"This was a difficult race from the begining. At the start, when the accident happened, I could see only smoke and it was a miracle that I was not hit. After the pace car left, things were getting better and I tried to pass Hill. We touched and lost some places, but the car did not have any damage and things seemed okay. Then I started to have problem when shifting down: the gears locked and this made me go straight into the dirty parts of the track. I had constantly to try to clean my tyres and that slowed me down. I was sixth but the Team asked me to let Gerhard pass because he was faster."