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<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 .
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.

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

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.

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].
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.
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 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.

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.

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.

Williams confirms BMW to supply Sauber.
BMW WilliamsF1 team boss, Frank Williams has confirmed that Sauber will use BMW engines in 2006.
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.

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.
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.
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.
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.

McLaren: Kimi 'fine' following crash.
Team McLaren-Mercedes have confirmed that Kimi Raikkonen is 'fine' following his crash Tuesday, after further medical check-ups yesterday.

Barcelona test - day one: 15 February [updated].
Local boy Fernando Alonso came out on top of the timesheets on day one of the latest Formula One group test in Spain, emphasising the recent promise shown by Renault's new R25.
McLaren 'severely damaged', Kimi injures hand.
Formula One's fast emerging 'playboy', Kimi Raikkonen, was in trouble this time on track as he suffered brake failure at the Barcelona circuit at the end of the first day's testing this week.

Stoddart: Our car is legal!
Minardi boss Paul Stoddart has dismissed suggestions that his team could be excluded from the season opening Australian Grand Prix on March 3-6, adding that 'sanity will prevail', and the team will be allowed to run with the last year's car, the PS04B, until the San Marino Grand Prix on April 24.
Ferrari confirm launch date of F2005.
Ferrari has revealed the launch date for their 2005 challenger. The Ferrari F2005 will be unveiled on Friday, February 25 at Maranello, at the Scuderia's new logistics building. The car though will not make its race debut until May 8, at the Spanish Grand Prix.
Dominguez set for run in Jordan.
Mexican driver Mario Dominguez is set for a run in the Jordan EJ15 this afternoon at Silverstone.
<I>Manyana</I> hits Mexican circuit plans.
Mexico's proposed new Formula One facility has been put on hold while race organisers attempt to free up the land earmarked for construction.
Karthikeyan: First test was very quick.
Latest Jordan signing Narain Karthikeyan has admitted that climbing into a single-seater race car for the first time in almost three months - and a Formula One car at that - proved to be a bit of a culture shock, but quickly adapted to life as a grand prix driver as he tested the new EJ15 for the