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X-wings Banished To X-files!
The controversial X-wings, which have begun sprouting on an increasing number of cars this season, have finally been banned by the FIA. Despite an original request from Max Mosley for the teams to remove the
Barnard To Stay At Arrows.
Arrows designer John Barnard is staying with the beleaguered Leafield team, despite rumours that he is about to leave for Prost. Arrows' problematic start to the season, primarily caused by the innovative
Coulthard & Schumacher Turn Tables On Hakkinen.
David Coulthard finally won his first grand prix of the 1998 season, taking a narrow victory over home favourite Michael Schumacher in San Marino. But the Ferrari fans went home happy as Eddie Irvine joined his team-mate on the podium after McLaren's Mika Hakkinen retired.
Schumacher-mclaren Rumour Renewed
The belief that Michael Schumacher will leave Ferrari for McLaren grew stronger last week, despite both sides denying the possibility of joining forces.
Qualifying - San Marino Gp - Imola - 25/04/98
1. David Coulthard Britain McLaren-Mercedes 1min 25.973secs 2. Mika Hakkinen Finland McLaren-Mercedes 1min 26.075secs 3. Michael Schumacher Germany Ferrari-Ferrari 1min 26.437secs 4. Eddie Irvine Britain Ferrari-Ferrari 1min 27.169secs
Motor Racing's Millionaires.
The Sunday Times today (19/4/98) published it's annual Rich List which lists the 500 richest people in the United Kingdom.
X-wings Look Set To Take On Mclaren Empire
The X-Wing set up, ridiculed last year when it appeared on the Tyrrells, featured on an increasing number of cars in Argentina, as teams sought extra downforce in their pursuit of McLaren. Jordan and Sauber are the latest converts to the system, which sees
Mclaren-mercedes To Continue Into Next Century
The McLaren-Mercedes partnership which dominated the opening two races of 1998 will continue into the next century after the two parties extended their exclusive deal to 2002. The new contract was apparently agreed during a short meeting between
Result - Argentine Grand Prix
1. Michael Schumacher Germany Ferrari-Ferrari 1hr 48mins 36.1secs 2. Mika Hakkinen Finland McLaren-Mercedes 1hr 48mins 59.0secs 3. Eddie Irvine Britain Ferrari-Ferrari 1hr 49mins 33.9secs 4. Alex Wurz Austria Benetton-Playlife 1hr 49mins 44.3secs
New Goodyear For Argentina
Tyre company Goodyear is set to introduce its wider front tyre at the Argentinian Grand Prix this weekend, hoping that it will close the gap to the Bridgestone-shod McLarens. The new tyre is some 2.5cm wider than its predecessor, but had not been
Damon's Weight Loss Blamed On Water Leak
The weight loss which earned Damon Hill an exclusion in Brazil has been partly blamed on a water leak from his Jordan. The British driver finished the race some 7kg below the required limit, but 4.5kg of the difference has been accounted for by the discovery of the
Streets Of San Francisco To Host Usgp?
Bernie Ecclestone's insistence that F1 should return to the USA and his presence at the recent Long Beach CART event has led to increased speculation that San Francisco may host a grand prix by the end of the century.
Mclaren Sign Kart Drivers
The McLaren organisation has signed young kart drivers Lewis Hamilton and Wesley Graves to join the Mercedes junior squad which also features the likes of Ricardo Zonta and Nick Heidfeld. Lewis and Graves, both successful in recent McLaren-Mercedes Champions of
Verstappen And Montermini To Snap Up Test Drives
Sometime GP drivers Jos Verstappen and Andrea Montermini look likely to be confirmed as test drivers for Benetton and Tyrrell respectively. Verstappen is to run a B198 this week as a possible precursor to him
Herbert Injury The Reason For Retirement
Johnny Herbert was withdrawn from the Brazilian Grand Prix as the result of a neck injury sustained in Saturday morning's practice session. The Englishman's Sauber-Petronas suffered a jammed throttle approaching the
Ferrari To Bridgestone Rumour Quashed
A story linking Ferrari to a mid-season switch to Bridgestone tyres has been denied by the team. Team manager Jean Todt has highlighted Bridgestone as a key factor in McLaren's current domination of F1, but insisted that Ferrari would honour
Accidents Aplenty At Interlagos
Formula One's new safety measures were severely tested in Brazil, as a large number of accidents littered the weekend. Frenchman Olivier Panis suffered the biggest of these during Sunday morning's warm-up session, but the Prost driver was able to walk away from
Mansell Returns To Touring Cars.
Perennial favourite of GP fans worldwide, Nigel Mansell is poised to return
Schumacher Quickest In Opening Gp Prctice.
Ferrari's Michael Schumacher topped the timesheets in the opening Grand Prix practice session in Melbourne today.
Irvine Ahead Of Schuey!
Eddie Irvine last week posted the fastest Winter testing time Ferrari has managed with the new F300 at their Mugello track in Italy. The 32 year old Irishman was over 0.5s quicker than Schumacher who was testing on the same day at the Tuscan race track.
South African Grand Prix Favourite.
It seems likely that Kyalami will host a 1998 South African Grand Prix in place of the Portuguese Grand Prix due to the fact that Estoril the circuit to host the Portuguese Grand Prix has not complied with changes to the circuit in time for the FIA deadline.
Arrows In The Dark!
TWR Arrows launched their 1998 F1 challenger on Tuesday 17/2/98 at their Leafield base in Oxfordshire, to everyone?s surprise the car was unveiled in a glossy black with white sponsor decals.
Ken Tyrrell Resigns!
In a shock move today (20/2/98) Ken Tyrrell, the Chairman of the Tyrrell Racing Organisation, announced that he is to step down as head of the famous team he founded in 1960. Business Development Director, Bob Tyrrell, his son has also resigned.
Rosset's First Tyrrell Test.
Ricardo Rosset, the final piece in the 1998 Formula One puzzle that signed with Tyrrell last week got his first run in the car today at Barcelona.