News By Topic: Formula One Racing

BMW WillliamsF1 Team-Monaco GP-2nd qualifying

May 31, 2003

Monaco Grand Prix - FINAL QUALIFYING 31st May 2003 Weather: Sunny, dry, Air/Track temperature 26/36°C Monte Carlo (MCO). Nowhere is the grid position of higher value than on the narrow streets of Monte Carlo and the BMW WilliamsF1 Team is perfectly set as Ralf Schumacher took pole position on the challenging Monaco ci ... Continue reading

BMW Motorsport: 24h-Nurburgring Race

May 31, 2003

BMW Corporate Communications 24h-Race Nürburging 2003 - 31 May - 1 June - Race Early problems for Team BMW Motorsport at the Nordschleife Team BMW Motorsport started the 24h-Race Nürburgring at 3pm today (31st May) with their BMW M3 GTRs fifth and seventh on the grid. At the start Hans-Joachim Stuck was driving car n ... Continue reading

BMW Motorsport: Nurburgring 24 preview

May 31, 2003

BMW Corporate Communications 24h-Race Nürburging 2003 - 29 May -1 June - Preview BMW Motorsport Gets Ready for the 24h-Race Nürburgring The preparation is over and now it is time for the real thing. Tomorrow the cars in the 31st 24h-Race Nürburgring will take to the famous 25.951 kilometre Nordschleife track for qua ... Continue reading

BMW WilliamsF1-Monaco GP-1st Qualifying

May 31, 2003

Monaco Grand Prix - FIRST QUALIFYING 29th May 2003 Weather: Dry, 29° Air, C 39°C Track Monte Carlo (MCO). The BMW WilliamsF1 Team made a solid start to the Monaco Grand Prix weekend, with drivers Ralf Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya qualifying in 6th and 8th places respectively. Ralf Schumacher: 6th Chassis: FW25 0 ... Continue reading

BMW Motorsport: Nurburgring 24 Hour Race Qualifying

May 31, 2003

BMW Corporate Communications 24h-Race Nürburging 2003 - 29 May - 1 June Qualifying BMW Returns to the Nordschleife When the 31st 24h-Race Nurburgring starts at 15.00 on Saturday (31st May) theTeam BMW Motorsport entered M3 GTR number 42, driven by Hans-Joachim Stuck (GER), Boris Said (USA) and John Nielsen (DNK) will ... Continue reading

Austrian Grand Prix results

May 19, 2003

May 18, 2003 At A1-Ring, Spielberg, Austria Lap length: 2.69 miles Finish Driver Country Car make Laps Time 1. Michael Schumacher Germany Ferrari 69 1 hour, 24 minutes, 4.888 seconds 2. Kimi Raikkonen Finland McLaren-Mercedes 69 1:24:08.250, 3.62 seconds behind 3. Rubens Barrichello Brazil Ferrari 69 1:24:08.839, 3.951 ... Continue reading

BMW WilliamsF1 Team-Austrian GP-Race

May 18, 2003

Austrian Grand Prix - RACE 18th May 2003 Weather: intermittent light drizzle, track 23-33°C, air 19-20°C Spielberg (AUT). The BMW WilliamsF1 Team endured a trying day of highs and lows at the Austrian Grand Prix after Juan Pablo Montoya retired from the lead of the race on lap 32, while Ralf Schumacher improved on a ... Continue reading

Schumacher takes Austrian Grand Prix pole

May 18, 2003

SPIELBERG, Austria May 17, 2003: The AP reported that Michael Schumacher edged Kimi Raikkonen to take the pole Saturday at the Austrian Grand Prix, setting up a front-row showdown between the top two drivers in the point standings. The five-time Formula One champion was timed in 1 minute, 9.150 seconds on the 2.69-mile ... Continue reading

BMW WilliamsF1 Team-Austrian GP-Final Qualifying

May 17, 2003

Austrian Grand Prix - FINAL QUALIFYING 17th May 2003 Weather: Sunny, dry, Air/Track temperature 19/32°C (Schumacher), 19/27°C (Montoya) Spielberg (AUT). The BMW WilliamsF1 Team will line up 3rd and 10th on tomorrow¹s grid for the Austrian Grand Prix. After spinning off during yesterday¹s first qualifying session, R ... Continue reading

BMW WilliamsF1 Team-Austrian GP-1st Qualifying

May 16, 2003

Austrian Grand Prix - FIRST QUALIFYING 16th May 2003 Weather: Dry, 15°C Air, 23°C Track Spielberg (AUT). In today¹s First Qualifying session of what could well be the last Austrian Grand Prix weekend, Juan Pablo Montoyaset the sixth fastest time for the BMW WilliamsF1 Team. After an excursion off the track, Ralf Sch ... Continue reading

BMW WilliamsF1 Team-Interview R.Schumacher-Austrian GP

May 13, 2003

Interview with Ralf Schumacher prior to the Austrian Grand Prix on 18th May 2003, A1-Ring 1. In what way is the Grand Prix on the A1-Ring special to you, having adopted Austria as your home? Ralf Schumacher: "Well, since Heinz Prüller of Austrian television already refers to me as Œour Ralf¹, it has to mean some ... Continue reading

BMW WilliamsF1 Team-Austrian GP-Preview

May 10, 2003

Austrian Grand Prix ­ 16/17/18 May 2003 ­ PREVIEW Despite a disappointing result in Barcelona, the BMW WilliamsF1 Team are approaching the Austrian Grand Prix with measured enthusiasm following a successful week¹s testing at Le Castellet where both Ralf Schumacher and test driver Marc Gené topped the time sheets. T ... Continue reading

BMW WilliamsF1 Team-Spanish GP-Race

May 4, 2003

Spanish Grand Prix - RACE 4th May 2003 Weather: Sunny, dry, air 23-24°C, track 26-32°C Barcelona (ESP). A reasonable conclusion to a difficult weekend for the BMW WilliamsF1 Team, which collected nine valuable points today in the Spanish Grand Prix. This result was achieved thanks to Juan Pablo Montoya¹s fourth posi ... Continue reading

BMW WilliamsF1 Team-New Merchandising Collection

May 3, 2003

Presentation of the new BMW WilliamsF1 Team collection in Barcelona. Barcelona (ESP), 2nd May 2003. The BMW WilliamsF1 Team present their latest merchandising collection on Barcelona¹s Montjuic hill today, Friday, with a glamorous show featuring international stars of the fashion world such as top model Nadja Auermann ... Continue reading

Letter from Europe - Volvo, Saab, BMW, F-1 and other topics opinionized

May 1, 2003

Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief Twenty or so years ago I spent a lot of time in Sweden. My partner and I were running four magazines, two on big rigs and two on cars. Big rig makers par excellence –Volvo and Scania(Saab) - were and still are the absolute tops, producing trucks which are the envy of the World. ... Continue reading