F1 Features

Juan Montoya:

McLaren-Mercedes test driver Alexander Wurz describes a lap of Monza - site of this weekend's Italian Grand Prix:

In the final part of Arrows' series on driver fitness, Simon Jones, OrangeArrows Physio, looks at the culmination of all the training and preparation once the drivers step into their race cars on Sunday afternoons, including how the team can track the physiological effects of racing on the driver

Michael Schumacher:

Drivers: Pedro de la Rosa (Jaguar), Olivier Panis (BAR) and Jos Verstappen (Arrows). Team Personnel: Ron Dennis (McLaren), Patrick Head (Williams) and Eddie Jordan (Jordan Press Conference:

Benetton-Renault driver Jenson Button describes a lap of Spa-Francorchamps - site of this weekend's Belgium Grand Prix:

McLaren-Mercedes test driver Alexander Wurz describes a lap of Spa-Francorchamps - site of this weekend's Belgium Grand Prix:

Immediately after this year's French Grand Prix, Mika Hakkinen flew from Magny- Cours to the Brno circuit in the Czech Republic to try his hand behind the wheel of a different sort of racing car, a DTM Mercedes.

Ralf Schumacher:

Drivers: Ralf Schumacher (Williams), Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari), Jacques Villeneuve (British American Racing) TV unilaterals Q: Ralf, what does it feel like to win at home?

The first, and most public representation of an F1 car is its livery - the outward colour and design scheme will immediately identify which team you are looking at.

Drivers: Mika Hakkinen (McLaren), Michael Schumacher (Ferrari), Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari) TV unilaterals Q: You've never won here before, indeed, you haven't won for over a year. How does it feel?

Formula One is not just about the glamour of Monaco, the millionaire racing drivers, the grid girls and glitzy parties - at the heart of the sport are the mechanics who work long hours in difficult conditions to make sure the cars make it to the track on time.

David Coulthard recently met photographer Michel Comte as part of his round of public relations activities for McLaren sponsor West - something which left him out on a limb and decidedly wet behind the ears.... ''I'm a photographer and my whole life is built on memories of pictures.''

Formula One may be perceived as a glamorous occupation, with the added trappings of a jet-set lifestyle and all the rewards that participation brings - but things are not always a bed of roses for the drivers.

McLaren-Mercedes test driver Alexander Wurz describes a lap of the Nurburgring - site of this weekend's European Grand Prix:

Drivers: Ralf Schumacher (Williams), Michael Schumacher (Ferrari), Mika Hakkinen (McLaren) TV unilaterals Q: Well done Ralf. Was that the greatest fun you've ever had with your clothes on?

Drivers: Giancarlo Fisichella (Benetton), Eddie Irvine {Jaguar), Jacques Villeneuve (BAR) Team personnel: Tom Walkinshaw (Arrows), Eddie Jordan (Jordan), Frank Williams (Williams) Q: Giancarlo, why is your form so good here, and is it likely to be repeated?

Blessed with a series of Canadian podium finishes in his short Formula One career, Giancarlo Fisichella is perhaps one of the best-qualified drivers in the field to describe a lap of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

Michael Schumacher:

''Ride height'' is a term I'm sure most F1 fans have heard at one time or another. It is essentially the distance between the base of the car and the ground. By adjusting suspension and aerodynamic characteristics

by Doug Nye

The 2000 Formula One finale was also the last race in a grand prix car for Johnny Herbert, one of the most likeable, determined and human drivers of them all.

Drivers: Michael Schumacher (Ferrari), Mika Hakkinen (McLaren), David Coulthard (McLaren) Q: Michael, many congratulations. Your ninth pole of the season by over half a second, you needed only eight laps. Was it as easy as it looked?