31.   Rubens Barrichello nipped Ferrari teammate Michael Schumacher for the fastest lap Friday in the waning moments of the opening free practice for the Canadian Grand Prix.

32.   Schumacher at one point held the fastest lap in his Benetton-Renault, but Hill quickly eclipsed it.

33.   Shortly after setting the fastest lap, Schumacher spun off and stopped along the circuit as the left rear suspension of his Ferrari broke.

34.   That would have cost him his fastest lap, and his spot on the pole.

35.   The change was in place for an hour practice session Friday, where Kevin Harvick turned the fastest lap in a Chevrolet.

36.   The fastest lap in the race.

37.   The Ferrari cars dominated the practice, with Barrichello being the quickest on Friday and Schumacher having the fastest lap in the morning session before the qualifying.

38.   The weather has been good, the track kind, and his drivers, Scott Sharp and Mark Dismore, have two of the three fastest laps this week.

39.   The weather has been good, the track kind, and his drivers, Scott Sharp and Mark Dismore, have posted the two fastest laps of the week.

40.   When Hill pitted two laps later, Schumacher had a clear path ahead of him and responded with the fastest lap of the race so far.