Mediocrity looms again. A schoolboy style error in the wind tunnel has left them in worse shape than ever for the coming season and consequently they have been generally poor in testing. The team has so much politics surrounding it, that racing almost comes secondary to justifying their budget to owners Ford every season. Unlikely to do well this year, expect a few more 5th and 6th places from Eddie Irvine, but little more.
Testing pace has been very poor, and the cold truth is that a slow car generally stays slow for a whole season and Jaguar certainly are not focused enough to turn things round.
Eddie Irvine
The enigmatic Irish man runs into the third year of his pension plan/contract with Jaguar. He must be laughing at Jaguar behind their backs. He is probably in the top five earners in F1 and all he has to do is score a top six finish once or twice a season and everyone thinks he’s great, expect him to achieve precisely that this year.
Pedro De La Rosa
Bad driver, bad car. He has never done much to justify his place in F1 and it seems unlikely that 2002 will help him out.
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