Motor racing The world champion, Michael Schumacher, was fourth fastest

Friday 23 February 1996 00:02 GMT

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Motor racing

The world champion, Michael Schumacher, was fourth fastest in yesterday's pre-season practice session at Estoril. but was still troubled by gearbox trouble that nearly set fire to his car. He had been scheduled to test Ferrari's new F310 car, but instead opted for a hybrid of last year's chassis with this year's engine. France's Jean Alesi, in a Benetton, produced the fastest time with a lap of 1min 20.34sec.

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