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IMS track 'turnaround' is race against time.
When Indianapolis Motor Speedway employees learned of the new date for the 2004 Formula One United States Grand Prix, it was clear that there would be two races in June at the track: the USGP and a race against time.
Strongest show yet from Sato.
A Michael Schumacher win in the European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring was more or less expected, but it was Takuma Sato who very much shared the glory with the six-time World Champion in Germany after a mesmerising performance in his BAR-Honda.
Press Snoop: Schumi back on bad day for engines.
Michael Schumacher is back on track after last week's disastrous Monaco race, winning the Grand Prix of Europe at the Nurburgring in front of a wildly cheering, highly partisan German crowd.
Takuma Sato's lap of the Nurburgring.
BAR-Honda driver Takuma Sato describes a lap of the Nurburgring - site of this weekend's European Grand Prix...
Post-race press conference - Monaco GP.
Drivers: Jarno Trulli (Renault), Jenson Button (BAR), Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari) TV unilaterals
Pole position press conference - Monaco GP - Pt.2.
Drivers: Jarno Trulli (Renault), Ralf Schumacher (Williams), Jenson Button (BAR) Questions from the floor:
The F1 car's nerve centre.
The electronics system on a Formula 1 car can be compared to the human central nervous system, as it controls and monitors almost every function of the car's performance relating to engine, chassis and all the various systems used to control the gearbox, differential and other components.
Press Snoop: Gordon to F1, award for Schumi.
Jeff Gordon to race Formula One with Williams? If you believe Dave Despain, of SPEED TV 's Wind Tunnel call-in talk show, the idea is under serious consideration.
Race Reactions - Spanish Grand Prix.
Michael Schumacher: "Five straight wins, 200 grands prix, 75 wins - so many nice numbers have come together and I am proud of it, but now I am just looking forward to the next race."
Friday press conference - Spanish GP - Pt.1.
Team personnel: John Howett (Toyota), David Pitchforth (Jaguar) Tyre manufacturers: Pierre Dupasquier (Michelin), Hirohide Hamashima (Bridgestone) Q: John, how have you felt about the season so far?
Safety in Formula One.
Motor racing is, by its very nature, dangerous. That's the reason some people do it; and why a lot of people don't.
Post-race press conference - San Marino GP - Pt.2.
Drivers: Michael Schumacher (Ferrari), Jenson Button (BAR), Juan Pablo Montoya (Williams) Questions from the floor: Q: (Andrea Cremonesi - La Gazzetta dello Sport ):
Post-race press conference - San Marino GP - Pt.1.
Drivers: Michael Schumacher (Ferrari), Jenson Button (BAR), Juan Pablo Montoya (Williams) TV unilaterals Q: An interesting first few laps today. Tell us about them?
Qualifying Quotes - San Marino Grand Prix.
Jenson Button: "Obviously, I'm thrilled to achieve pole position - the first for me and the team. This is a fantastic moment in my career and the team's history, and I'm just so pleased for everyone who is now starting to see all their hard work and support pay off."
Thursday press conference - San Marino GP - Pt. 2.
Drivers: Felipe Massa (Sauber-Petronas) and Jarno Trulli (Renault). Press conference:
Kimi Raikkonen's lap of Imola.
Team McLaren-Mercedes #1 driver Kimi Raikkonen describes a lap of Imola - site of this weekend's San Marino Grand Prix... "Accelerating hard along the short pit straight at Imola, you reach 180mph / 289kph in seventh gear as you wind through the scenic Italian countryside.
Race Reactions - Bahrain Grand Prix.
Michael Schumacher: "It is the dream result at the end of a superb weekend. We looked good on Friday, struggled a bit on Saturday morning and then took the front row and finished one-two. It was a tough race, as we had to manage the brakes and keep an eye on the tyres."
Press Snoop: Deals, F1 tests and memorial awards.
Vitor Meira of Brazil is the latest open-wheel driver to be announced this month in the busy world of open-wheel racing.
![Malaysian GP winner Michael Schumacher [Ferrari] on the podium with Juan Montoya [2nd] and Jenson Bu](https://cdn.crash.net/hires/8460.jpg?width=1500)
Post-race press conference - Malaysian GP - Pt.1.
Drivers: Michael Schumacher (Ferrari), Juan Pablo Montoya (WilliamsF1-BMW) and Jenson Button (BAR-Honda). TV unilaterals:
Australian GP - Saturday qualifying times (2).
1. Michael Schumacher Germany Ferrari-Ferrari 1min 24.408secs 2. Rubens Barrichello Brazil Ferrari-Ferrari 1min 24.482secs +0.074secs 3. Juan Montoya Colombia Williams-BMW 1min 24.998secs +0.590secs
Historic F1 has a date in the desert.
When today's F1 championship steps foot on the sands of the Middle East at the end of this month it will be the first forage into a new world that will include China within months and, in the next decade, more new world territories than Schumacher has championships.
Blundell's view: 2004 F1 season and Australian GP.
Hi folks... I'm back - welcome to my first column of 2004. That can mean only one thing - that the new season is nearly upon us, and I think it is going to be quite exceptional.
Trulli opts for kart.
by Andy Stobart Just a couple of days before the start to the 2004 Formula One season, Renault driver Jarno Trulli was down the road from Melbourne at Geelong Kart Club enjoying some laps with the circuit to himself in a kart bearing his own name.