its cars. It replaced the large screens fitted behind the front wheels with smaller screens placed between the suspension. They also reverted to bodywork it used at the and installed a revised evolution of the Cosworth engine. Jordan's new car, the EJ10B, was also introduced that weekend; the team had used their primary 2000 car, the EJ10, for the previous ten races. Originally due to be introduced at the previous race in Austria, the car was required to undergo Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) safety tests on its bodywork and Jordan wanted to develop more spare parts for the EJ10B, delaying the car's race début. Practice There were four practice sessions preceding Sunday's race—two one-hour sessions on Friday, and two 45-minute sessions on Saturday. The Friday sessions were held in dry and cloudy conditions, becoming damp during the day, making the track slippery. Michael Schumacher set the first session's fastest time at 1 minute and 43.532 seconds, almost six-tenths of a second faster than Häkkinen. Barrichello, third, was just off Häkkinen's pace with Coulthard setting the fourth fastest time; both Barrichello and Coulthard led during the session. Jordan's Heinz-Harald Frentzen, BAR driver Ricardo Zonta, Fisichella, Sauber's Mika Salo, Williams's Ralf Schumacher and Herbert made up positions five through ten. Few incidents occurred during the session as some drivers went off the circuit. Trulli's engine failed after 20 minutes at the Ostkurve turn and yellow flags were waved as marshals moved his car. After the session concluded and rain arrived at the track, Jenson Button spun and crashed against the inside barriers at the pit lane entry, removing his car's front wing. Heavy rain making the track wet and more dirty affected the second practice session, slowing lap times. Drivers became acquainted with the damp surface and wet-weather tyres. Competitive lap times began to be set when the circuit became dry enough after almost three-quarters of the session had passed. Michael Schumacher did not manage to better his lap but remained quickest. Frentzen was running quicker and was second fastest. The two McLaren drivers were slower—Häkkinen in third and Coulthard fifth–although both drivers were testing race set-up and brake performance. They were separated by Barrichello. Trulli, Zonta, Villeneuve, Fisichella and Salo followed in the top ten. Multiple drivers entered the gravel traps during the session. The two Minardi drivers crashed during the session. Gastón Mazzacane hit the barrier in the stadium