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Advatage Michelin after first race.
With all-new tyre regulations for 2005, it was always going to be a facinating first battle to see what the compound boffins at Michelin and Bridgestone had cooked up, and from the Albert Park race, Michelin has won the first battle.
Heidfeld: Schumacher to blame for incident.
Nick Heidfeld blames Michael Schumacher for the incident that put the pair of them out of the Australian Grand Prix on lap 42.
Minardi saga heads for the courts.
The saga over Minardi's participation in the Melbourne Grand Prix took another dramatic twist ahead of Friday's second free practice session, when Paul Stoddart announced that he would take his case to the Victorian Supreme Court.
Red Bull: Minardi have to play by the rules.
The saga surrounding the involvement of Minardi in the opening Grand Prix of the season in Australia has taken another twist after Red Bull Racing denied supporting Paul Stoddart in his attempts to start the season with the unmodified 2004 specification Minardi PS04B.
Villeneuve hits out at Richards.
Jacques Villeneuve has hit out at his former boss, David Richards - who of course sacked him at the end of 2003. The Canadian, who has been given a second chance in Formula One, following Peter Sauber's decision to sign him for 2005, added that DR 'poisoned' the paddock against him.
Fraud charges prompt Oz security review.
The Australian Grand Prix Corporation has confirmed that it will review future security arrangements, following the arrest of the current contractor's general manager on 88 counts of fraud.
Raikkonen looks to do talking on track.
Having figured in the press for all the wrong reasons during the winter, Kimi Raikkonen will be looking to let his driving do the talking when the new F1 season gets underway in Melbourne next weekend.
Oz GP media man quits.
The Australian Grand Prix Corporation suffered a communications blow on the eve of its tenth anniversary event in Melbourne, when long-time media manager Geoff Harris decided to quit.
<I>Villeneuve</I> production team named.
Capri Films has announced that a director and a screenwriter have been signed to commence work on the new film Villeneuve .
Jordan-Midland show off EJ15 in Russia.
Jordan-Midland took Formula One to Russia today, presenting its racing car with 2005 Grand Prix race drivers Tiago Monteiro and Narain Karthikeyan in Moscow's Red Square.
Ferrari launch: F2005 technical specifications.
Complete technical lowdown on the new Ferrari F2005, launched today [Friday] at Maranello, in Italy. Chassis - F2005. Construction: Carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite structure
Perera keeps Toyota young driver spot.
Leading F3 Euroseries rookie Franck Perera has retained his place on the Toyota F1 development programme in 2005, where he will be joined by a new cast of hopefuls aiming to follow in Ryan Briscoe's footsteps.
Karthikeyan lid on skids after colour ban.
The Indian government has banned any of its sportsmen from carrying the national colours on their equipment, meaning that recently-confirmed Jordan driver Narain Karthikeyan will have to change the helmet design he has carried almost throughout his career.
BAR bag deal with ENEOS.
BAR-Honda has announced that they will begin the 2005 season with a new team partnership with Japanese oil company Nippon Oil Corporation [NOC].
Williams admit lack of pace ahead of `05.
With the start of the 2005 Formula One season just a matter of weeks away, Frank Williams has admitted that the new BMW Williams FW27 doesn't yet have the pace to take fight to Ferrari in the battle for the championship.
Sponsors not getting best results, claims report.
A new report issued today [Wednesday] will enable companies to gain an accurate view of the success - or failure - of their corporate spending in Formula One during the 2004 season, and is expected to call into question long-established opinions about F1 sponsorship.
Williams confirms BMW to supply Sauber.
BMW WilliamsF1 team boss, Frank Williams has confirmed that Sauber will use BMW engines in 2006.
F1 'weekend' timetable confirmed for 2005.
F1's governing body - the FIA has today confirmed the timetable for the 2005 grand prix season, and despite concerns over the new qualifying format, there appears to be no plans to alter. Other than that there is little difference in comparison to last season.
McLaren hit the Johnnie Walkers.
McLaren-Mercedes has finally confirmed what has long been rumoured, namely that it will enter into a long-term agreement with Johnnie Walker, the 'world's number one Scotch whisky', in 2005.
Flav: Let Kimi drink!
Renault F1 boss Flavio Briatore is one of Formula One's few remaining characters, but the Italian is keen to ensure that the sport does not strangle the last drops of individuality out of everyone involved.
Jordan explains: Why I sold out...
Eddie Jordan has revealed that he had to sell his team to the Midland F1 concern, headed by Russian businessman, Alex Shnaider, as it was becoming increasingly impossible to keep the Silverstone based squad afloat.
I loved Heinz - didn't want to sack him, says EJ.
Eddie Jordan has admitted that the only reason Heinz-Harald Frentzen was sacked in 2001, was because he had to sign Japan's Takuma Sato for the following season, in order to appease Honda, and keep their engines.
Snow ices Imola test.
Sauber completed barely 50km of testing on what was supposed to be day two of its three-day session at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Italy, as a mix of rain and snow prevented either driver from completing the prescribed programme.
Albers: I can't wait any longer!
Deprived of cockpit time by the weather gods, Dutch F1 rookie Christijan Albers has admitted that Minardi's final test of the winter has made him impatient for his grand prix debut.