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Villeneuve Slams Rosset
Reigning F1 champion Jacques Villeneuve piled scorn on Tyrrell's Ricardo Rosset after the pair tangled in practice for the Monaco GP.
New Car May Boost Williams
Williams will test the revised car it hopes will turn around its lacklustre season this week.
Mecachrome Deal Angers Williams
The possibility that Mecachrome engines could be widely available next season has angered Williams team boss Frank Williams.
Qualifying - Monaco Gp - Saturday 23 May 1998
1. Mika Hakkinen Finland McLaren-Mercedes 1min 19.798secs 2. David Coulthard Britain McLaren-Mercedes 1min 20.137secs
Ferrari To Bridgestone Rumour
Unmarked tyres appeared on the Ferraris during a recent private test, sparking rumours that the Italian team was switching to Bridgestone rubber. The stories began when Bridgestone's technical director turned up at
Fake Bearing Downs Mclaren
Mika Hakkinen's Imola retirement has been blamed on a batch of fake bearings which found their way onto his McLaren. Hakkinen's gearbox problem on lap 11 - McLaren's only retirement of the season so far - prompted investigations by the Woking team, which
Prost And Williams Seek Solutions
The beleaguered Prost and Williams teams both hope to have revised cars on the grid for forthcoming grands prix. The Prost AP01 - the first car to bear the initials of team owner Alain Prost - has been diagnosed as having a major rear suspension problem,
Hill Hits Out At Frentzen
Damon Hill called his Williams replacement Heinz-Harald Frentzen (a brick short of a full load) following a weekend of contretemps between the two. There were at least two incidents in qualifying where Hill clashed with the
Silly Season Starts Early
The annual "silly season" regarding driver movements has already started, with several current drivers thought to be on the move for 1999. Wildest rumour of the year to date sees Ralf Schumacher leaving Jordan for
Race Aces Dent Pride And Williams.
World champions Tommi Makinen and Michael Doohan emerged unscathed from a bruising introduction to Formula One last week, when both managed to crash a Williams FW19. The test - arranged by mutual sponsor Winfield - saw the two champions
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