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Q&A: Paul Stoddart - part one.
He may have been through something of a turbulent 2002 campaign - his second as owner of the tiny Minardi team - but ex-pat Australian Paul Stoddart was more than happy to discuss the future of his team and the sport, his relationship with Mark Webber and, of course, those two valuable points, wi
McLaren concludes a deal with FARAM.
The TAG McLaren Group today announced that FARAM has become a Furniture Solutions Partner to the McLaren Technology Centre.
Frentzen and Jordan bury the hatchet.
Heinz-Harald Frentzen's legal dispute with Jordan, following his ousting from the team in 2001, has come to an end according to Frentzen's manager and Eddie Jordan. Frentzen's manager, Monte Field is reported by Reuters as saying "We have reached a settlement".
Murray Walker DVD winners announced.
The makers of Murray Walker's latest DVD and Crash.net launched a great competition just over two weeks ago [21st Nov] to win a signed copy of Murray Walker's F1 Greats and now we can announce the winners...
McNish looks back - San Marino GP.
2002 Toyota F1 driver Allan McNish looks back on his debut year in the premier category and today looks at the San Marino Grand Prix.
Arrows entry declined - have your say... response.
The FIA announced last Monday [2 Dec] that they rejected Arrows' entry into the 2003 F1 World Championship for 'reasons, which have been communicated to the team' and we at Crash.net wanted to know what you the reader thought of the decision.
Steiner out, Pitchforth in at Jaguar.
More details emerge about the management changes at the Milton Keynes based Jaguar concern with Guenther Steiner being replaced at the helm by David Pitchforth.
Burti concludes a four-day test at Mugello.
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro concluded a four-day test at the Mugello circuit, Italy today and once again Luciano Burti was driving, continuing with development of new components and electronics for the 2003 season.
Walkinshaw makes Arrows staff redundant.
The Arrows F1 team has made its remaining staff redundant according to reports by the British media. F1's governing body, the FIA, announced this week that the outfit had been declined entry into the 2003 World Championship 'due to reasons communicated to the team'.
McLaren reboots partnership with CA.
Computer Associates and the West McLaren Mercedes Formula One team have expanded their technology partnership, with the aim of further boosting the team's race performance in 2003 and beyond.
Handford latest casualty of Jaguar shake-up.
Aerodynamics expert Mark Handford has joined former boss Niki Lauda in the F1 wilderness after following the Austrian through the still revolving door at Jaguar Racing.
Renault claims successful conclusion to test.
The Mild Seven Renault team completed its latest productive test today [Thursday], after spending three days running at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona.
Barcelona test - day two: 4 December.
Toyota's new signing Olivier Panis was a surprise fastest in the second day of testing at a cool, but dry, Barcelona. During his 74 laps of running, the Frenchman found a grippy set of Michelin's that put him 0.25secs clear of next fastest Alex Wurz.
Verstappen in new kart <I>contretemps</I>.
Still hoping for a belated Formula One return, Dutch ace Jos Verstappen decided to take part in the annual karting Winter Cup at Michael Schumacher's 'home' circuit of Kerpen at the weekend. Unfortunately for the Minardi aspirant, however, things did not go quite to plan.
Pizzonia crashes again.
Antonio Pizzonia has crashed his second Jaguar in little over a week, this time badly damaging the F1 car in which he is preparing to make the graduation from the FIA F3000 season for 2003.
Barcelona test - day one: 3 December.
Mark Webber had the perfect start to testing at the Barcelona circuit, ending the first day of action fastest overall, with a best time of 1m 18.177s. Webber completed 64 laps in total and was around one tenth up on the next fastest driver, BMW WilliamsF1's Juan Pablo Montoya.
F1 tests for Nico Rosberg and Dirk Muller.
It was to be an unforgettable experience for up-and coming young racing driver Nico Rosberg. This [Tuesday] afternoon the Finn embarked on his first Formula One test drive in ideal conditions on the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona.
Minardi returns to Cosworth power for 2003.
The KL Minardi Formula One team today announced that it has reached an agreement with Cosworth Racing for the supply of its highly competitive V10 engines in 2003.
FIA declines Arrows entry for 2003.
Formula 1's governing body, the FIA, has today revealed the full entry list for the 2003 World Championship and the big news is that Arrows' request to compete next year has been rejected.
Jaguar axe Lauda - have your say... the response.
Ford revealed last Tuesday that Niki Lauda would no longer be leading Jaguar Racing and we at Crash.net wanted to know, what you the reader thought of the decision...
Bernoldi linked to Jordan.
Jordan Grand Prix has thrown another name into the ring, regarding who might drive one of the Jordan-Cosworth EJ13's in 2003 - namely Arrows driver, Enrique Bernoldi.
Pizzonia trashes new Jaguar.
Antonio Pizzonia has crashed his first Jaguar, but fortunately neither the young Brazilian or his three passengers were hurt in the incident, which followed the end of official Formula One testing at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya.
Coulthard heads Michelin tyre test.
David Coulthard came out on top of the three drivers who stayed on in Spain to conduct a wet weather tyre test for Michelin after the two group tests in Barcelona and Valencia were completed.
Problems and progress for Toyota.
It was a day of mixed fortunes for Panasonic Toyota Racing on the final day of this week's Barcelona test, as rookie Cristiano da Matta had another solid day but veteran Olivier Panis was left to kick his heels in pit-lane for much of the session.