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Celebs take on Mini challenge.
Tennis 'great' Pat Rafter; the pin-up princess of Italy Megan Gale; Olympic speed skating gold medallist Steven Bradbury; world renowned Jazz musician James Morrison and actor Vince Colosimo are just some of the national and international stars of show business, media and sport who will '
Arrows assets to go under hammer.
The ill-fated Arrows Grand Prix team will be carved up and sold off to enthusiasts and rivals alike next month, after several major motorsport players failed to reach an agreement to buy the operation outright.
Arrows demise brings down TWR.
There appears to be little love in the air for Tom Walkinshaw this Valentines' Day, as reports in the financial press confirm the downfall of the burly Scot's engineering firm TWR.
Fisichella wraps up Jordan's four-day test.
Giancarlo Fisichella ended Jordan Ford's four-day test in Valencia, Spain today [Thursday] by completing 64 laps and setting the third fastest time - a 1min 11.824secs.
Briatore takes on French connection.
Flavio Briatore, MD of the Renault F1 team in the UK and manager to its two drivers, as well as having other interests, is now taking on another role with the announcement that he will be MD of the French arm of the Renault F1 effort.
Speed comparison at the Australia GP.
Australian motor racing legends Allan Moffat and Larry Perkins are set for the Ultimate Speed Comparison at the 2003 Foster's Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne's Albert Park on March 6-9.
Firman Sr: I didn't want him to be a racing driver
Father of latest F1 driver Ralph Firman and boss of racing car constructor Van Diemen, Ralph Firman Snr, has been revealing how he originally didn't want his son to enter motor racing.
McLaren get radical on the wing front.
McLaren have been testing a rather interesting new front wing in their preparations for the 2003 season in Spain.
Sauber keeps Massa in reserve.
Sauber has agreed a deal with engine supplier Ferrari that will see former pilot Felipe Massa act as stand-in for either Nick Heidfeld or Heinz-Harald Frentzen should they fall ill during the 2003 Formula One season.
Sauber announce new Russian sponsor.
In addition to presenting the teams 2003 challenger, Peter Sauber today announced another new sponsor for his team - Russian mobile phone provider Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), with whom a multi-year deal has been agreed.
Sauber officially launch C22 today.
The Sauber Petronas team will launch their 2003 World Championship challenger, the C22 today [Sunday] in Switzerland. The all-new C22 is designed to include the best bits of the successful C20 and C21 in an otherwise fresh package.
Obituary: 'Silver Arrow' Manfred von Brauchitsch.
At the age of 97, Manfred von Brauchitsch, member of the successful Mercedes-Benz racing team in the Silver Arrow era in the 1930s, died on February 5, 2003 in Gr?fenwarth near Schleiz in Thuringia.
Brawn welcomes 'spy in the cockpit'.
At yesterday's launch of Ferrari's 2003 racer, Technical Director Ross Brawn stated that he expects the FIA to introduce what he called a "Spy in the cockpit" to ensure teams stick to the upcoming driver aid ban.
Swisscom partners Sauber.
Swisscom Mobile has been unveiled as Sauber's official telecommunications partner for the 2003 Formula One season, providing the team with an infrastructure specifically tailored to the grand prix environment.
Futuristic logistic centre hosts Ferrari launch.
The F2003-GA, the Ferrari which will dispute the 2003 Formula One world championship, was unveiled in the pavilion of the new logistic GES centre, situated at the team's Fiorano test track.
Jordan in no rush to name test pilot.
Eddie Jordan, fresh from naming Ralph Firman as his second driver for the forthcoming 2003 Formula One season, may take his time before announcing the addition of a permanent test pilot to the squad.
Martinelli: New engine 'evolution of experience'.
According to engine guru Paolo Martinelli, Ferrari's latest V10 Formula One powerplant - codenamed 052 - is an 'evolution of technological experience', with years of first-hand data combining with the technical abilities of Ferrari's engine specialists to produce a unit capable of keeping the Scu
Ferrari launches lower, lighter F2003-GA.
The forty-ninth single-seater to come out of the famous Ferrari at Maranello, and designed to compete in the Formula One world championship, was unveiled by the Scuderia's four-man driving line-up at its official launch today [Friday].
Q&A: Cosworth Racing.
Last week, whilst much of the country was at standstill because of a few flakes of snow, ITV's James Allen made the trip to Northampton to unveil Cosworth Racing's new state-of-the-art dynomometer facility.
Benson and Hedges extends Jordan sponsorship.
Eddie Jordan today confirmed that Benson & Hedges will be the principal sponsor of the Jordan Ford team in the 2003 FIA Formula One World Championship.
Barcelona test - day three: 5 February.
Ferrari led the way again today [Wednesday], at the Catalunya Circuit, near Barcelona and Michael Schumacher was fastest, the German improving upon his best time set yesterday by around four tenths of a second.
Hanjin Shipping renew with Renault F1.
The Mild Seven Renault F1 Team and Hanjin Shipping have today announced a multi year extension of their partnership. Flavio Briatore, Managing Director of Renault F1 Team UK commented: "I am pleased to see our business alliance with Hanjin continue.
Jordan finally decides... it's Firman!
The Jordan team has, at last, made up its mind over which man will partner Giancarlo Fisichella in 2003, with the nod going to reigning Formula Nippon champ Ralph Firman.
Who is Ralph Firman?
Weighing in at 170 lb, Ralph Firman looks to be the latest addition to the F1 paddock, if reports are to be believed. So who is this Englishman? Crash.net investigates.