APRIL 23, 2002

The 200 Club

The first four Grands Prix of the year have added up to 247 laps of racing and thus far only two men have completed every lap.

THE first four Grands Prix of the year have added up to 247 laps of racing and thus far only two men have completed every lap: Michael Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya. The best of the rest, surprisingly perhaps, is Minardi's Mark Webber who has completed a total of 218 laps, ahead of Pedro de la Rosa's Jaguar (207 laps) and Mika Salo's Toyota (205 laps).

Reliability is always important in the early part of the year and it has meant that Webber and Salo have both put points on the board while other faster cars have failed to get to the finish.