Belgian GP off F-1 calendar for 2004
Dec 12, 2002
December 11, 2002 BRUSSELS, Belgium; The AP reports that the Belgian Grand Prix will not be part of the Formula One circuit 2004 after parliament approved a ban on tobacco advertising. In October, the race was dropped from next year's schedule by the world governing body of auto sports. That decision came after the Bel ... Continue reading
Dec 10, 2002
December 9, 2002 First day of testing this week for Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro at the Fiorano circuit. On a day affected by a morning snowfall, Luciano Burti began a programme of electronics development. Burti completed a total of 15 laps, the quickest in 1:05.692. The Brazilian driver continues testing here tomorrow. C ... Continue reading
BMW Motorsports Party and Sports Trophy 2000
Dec 9, 2002
BMW Motorsport Party in Kitzbühel. Fun and games with Schumacher, Montoya & Co. Kitzbühel (AUT), 7/8 December 2002. BMW along with its racing drivers and a host of celebrities gathered in Kitzbühel on Saturday to celebrate the end of the 2002 season with some sport, fun and showbiz. BMW WilliamsF1 Team drivers Ralf ... Continue reading
Pioneering ABC TV Executive Arledge Dies
Dec 6, 2002
NEW YORK Decembwer 6, 2002; Tara Burghart writing for The AP reported that Roone Arledge, the groundbreaking ABC television executive whose legacy includes everything from ``Monday Night Football'' and ``Nightline'' to the slow-motion instant replay, has died at the age of 71. Arledge died Thursday at Memorial Sloan-Ke ... Continue reading
FW: Barcelona Test - Summary BMW WilliamsF1 Team
Dec 6, 2002
---------- From: BMW WilliamsF1 Team <HHientzsch@aol.com> To: Judy Stropus <jstropus@earthlink.net> Subject: Barcelona Test - Summary BMW WilliamsF1 Team Date: Thu, Dec 5, 2002, 2:27 PM If the following text-only file is not easily readable, particularly any tables of numbers, try enlarging this window since every line ... Continue reading
FW: BMW WilliamsF1 Team - Test - Rosberg and Muller
Dec 3, 2002
---------- From: BMW WilliamsF1 Team <HHientzsch@aol.com> To: Judy Stropus <jstropus@earthlink.net> Subject: BMW WilliamsF1 Team - Test - Rosberg and Muller Date: Tue, Dec 3, 2002, 2:07 PM If the following text-only file is not easily readable, particularly any tables of numbers, try enlarging this window since every l ... Continue reading
BMW WilliamsF1 Team - Test Valencia
Nov 29, 2002
Media contact: WilliamsF1 Liam Clogger Tel: +44(0) 1235 7777 00m liam.clogger@williamsf1.com Silvia Hoffer Tel: +44 (0) 797 7275 838, silvia.hoffer@williamsf1.com BMW Jörg Kottmeier Tel: +49(0) 1705666112, joerg.kottmeier@bmw.de VALENCIA TEST 2628 November 2002 Summary: The BMW WilliamsF1 Team concluded a three-day ... Continue reading
Lauda says he is replaced as Jaguar team principal
Nov 26, 2002
LONDON, Nov 26, 2002; Reuters reports that Austrian Niki Lauda has been replaced as team principal of the Jaguar Formula One team, the three times world champion said on Tuesday. "I am surprised by this decision that was made last night," the 53-year-old told Austrian television. Ford, who own the Jaguar brand and fund ... Continue reading
Nov 8, 2002
Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief Phew. Have I been driving some great cars of late! The highlight of the summer had to be an encounter between Ferrari’s 456 and Mr. James Bond’s Aston Martin Vanquish. The 456 is an extremely quick gentleman’s carriage. It does not look that special, with all the la ... Continue reading
Formula One Commission press conference
Oct 31, 2002
F1 COMMISSION PRESS CONFERENCE, MONDAY 28TH 0CTOBER, 2002 Opening statement by FIA President, Max Mosley I'll go straight to what has come out of today's meeting. First of all, qualifying. At Formula One races from now on there will be two qualifying sessions on Friday and Saturday from 13.00 hrs to 14.00 hrs. Qualifyi ... Continue reading
Formula One Votes for Broad Changes
Oct 30, 2002
LONDON October 29, 2002: Stephen Wade writing for The AP reported that Formula One expects to produce closer races next season, and spend less money doing it. The FIA's Formula One Commission voted in favor of sweeping changes to testing, qualifying and the points system Monday, hoping to keep Ferrari from repeating th ... Continue reading
Shanghai to host F1 race beginning in '04
Oct 19, 2002
October 18, 2002 BEIJING, The AP reported that Formula One will race in China for the first time in 2004. The circuit has a seven-year deal beginning that year to hold a grand prix race at a new $244 million track in Shanghai, the sport's governing body said Friday. "Formula One is the biggest annual global sporting ev ... Continue reading
Oct 17, 2002
LONDON - The AP published this race-by-race synopsis of the 2002 Formula One season: March 3 - Australian Grand Prix Michael Schumacher avoids a first-lap crash that eliminates Ferrari teammate Rubens Barrichello and Ralf Schumacher. Juan Pablo Montoya salvages second for Williams. Kimi Raikkonen, taking over for Mika ... Continue reading
Ferrari President Faults Anti Michael F1 Proposals
Oct 16, 2002
TURIN, Italy, October 15, 2002; The AP reports that the head of Ferrari racing called Formula One's plans to introduce a handicapping system next season "insane." Ferrari president Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, whose team won 15 of 17 F1 races this season, made his remarks one day after five-time champion and Ferrari dr ... Continue reading
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