SEPTEMBER 29, 2000

Schumacher completes successful day of testing

Michael Schumacher completed a successful day of testing in Italy on Thursday as the Ferrari team prepared for the Japanese Grand Prix next week.

The German continued work on set-up and aerodynamics on his Ferrari car and also completed some tire testing exercises.

The Championship leader was delighted with his work that he completed at the Mugello track.

Schumacher said: "I am very happy with the way this test has gone. We have done a good job. We are very quick thanks to the new tires, but on top of that we have found a good set-up.

Schumacher completed 105 laps with a best time of one minute and 24.056 seconds.