to the Hungaroring to prepare for the event. There were six teams that tested at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo from 3 to 5 August. McLaren test driver Olivier Panis was fastest on the first day, ahead of Häkkinen. Pedro Diniz's Sauber car was afflicted with an oil leak, limiting his team's testing time as the leak was repaired. Coulthard was fastest on the second day. Fisichella set the fastest times on the final day of testing. His Benetton teammate Alexander Wurz spun off and collided with the tyre barrier. His car's wishbone struck his right leg and was taken to the circuit's medical centre before a transfer to a local hospital. Wurz was passed fit to compete in the race the day after his accident. Ferrari opted to spend five days testing at the Fiorano Circuit, concentrating on car development, practice starts, aerodynamic testing and race distance simulations with their test driver Luca Badoer. He was joined by Barrichello on the second day and Michael Schumacher from the fourth day onwards. Badoer and Michael Schumacher spent two more days at the circuit performing shakedowns of the Ferrari F1-2000 car. After consecutive retirements in the previous three races which included first lap collisions in Austria and Germany, Michael Schumacher said that his objective in Hungary was to avoid any incidents on the first lap and to finish in a points-scoring position. He was also confident that Ferrari would perform well at the circuit. Barrichello revealed that he received backing from Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo to challenge for more victories and the championship despite the latter's comments to the press about Barrichello assisting Michael Schumacher's title aspirations. Eleven teams (each representing a different constructor) with two drivers each entered the Grand Prix and there were no changes from the season entry list. Prost's Jean Alesi was passed fit in the days leading up to the race by his doctors and then by FIA medical delegate Sid Watkins following tests. At the previous race, Alesi was involved in an high-speed accident with Sauber driver Diniz, suffering from abdominal pains, dizziness and vomiting. Prost had their test driver Stéphane Sarrazin ready to replace Alesi if he relapsed. Alesi said he felt ready to race again: "It took a few days before I really started to recover, but now I sleep and feel much better". Some teams made technical changes to their cars for