| ZONTA'S TERRIFYING CRASH LEAVES BAR SHATTERED |
| BAR's BAPTISM OF fire flared up in Brazil. F1's new team suffered a disasterous weekend at interlagos, the low point of which was Ricardo Zonta's huge shunt on Saturday morning. The 23-year-old left the road at the high-speed Turn Five He hit the wall at over 110mph, sustaining 3 broken toes and a sliced tendon in his foot. He had immediate microsurgery but will probably be out of action for at least two races. "It appears the car did not react well on a bumpy circuit, which could be one of the causes for the accident," said team boss Craig Pollock, who was unable to confirm or deny whether broken suspension had triggered the crash. Their problems continued when Jacques Villeneuve was thrown to the back of the grid after qualifying because of irregularities with his fuel. But he gave the Brackley team a much needed fillip in the race by fighting his way up to seventh before retiring with hydraulic problems on lap 50. |