Formula One News — June 2000

BRITON DAVID COULTHARD has signed a new one-year deal to remain with McLaren Mercedes-Benz, the team announced on Friday.

MICHELIN motor racing boss Pierre Dupasquier has urged the FIA to clarify tire regulations when the French manufacturer enters the sport next season.

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) officially confirmed its 2002 entry into the Formula One world championship on Friday.

JENSON BUTTON's hopes of clinching a front line formula one drive next season were fading here yesterday after it emerged that US Champcar star Dario Franchitti is being tipped to replace Johnny Herbert in the Jaguar team next season.

MICHAEL SCHUMACHER is continuing to play down suggestions that he has already sewn up this year's Formula One world championship crown.

JORDAN will use works Honda engines in Formula One next season, the Silverstone-based team announced on Thursday.

BMW-WILLIAMS' team boss Frank Williams says he is concerned over the future of the British Grand Prix with Brands Hatch as its host, and the sport in general.

FRENCHMAN JEAN ALESI has vowed to quit the struggling Prost team unless they can provide him with a car capable of challenging for honors.

JAGUAR DIRECTOR JACKIE STEWART has hit out at driver Eddie Irvine after claiming he is not focussed on the job in hand.

TOYOTA today hit out at Formula One's governing body, the FIA after being forced to delay their entry into the sport.

BRANDS HATCH took another step towards regaining the British grand prix when Sevenoaks and District council affirmed their support for plans to upgrade the Kent circuit to current FIA safety standards at a meeting on Monday evening.

THE world-renowned voice of Formula One, Murray Walker, will miss this weekend's French Grand Prix because he has dislocated his hip.

MICHAEL SCHUMACHER is ignoring the hype surrounding his attempt to equal the late Aryton Senna's record of 41 career victories at this weekend's French Grand Prix.

THE FIA World Motor Sport Council met in Warsaw, Poland, last week and agreed a 17-race schedule for the 2001 Formula 1 World Championship.

BRANDS HATCH LEISURE will discover this week whether or not the Sevenoaks Council will agreed to grant it planning permission for a huge rebuilding program needed to bring the circuit up to Formula 1 standards.

CART racer Dario Franchitti is to test for Jaguar Racing later this year with the intention of getting a drive in Formula 1 in 2001.

RON DENNIS, the boss of the McLaren Formula 1 team, has been moved further up in the growing TAG McLaren empire.

S we suggested as long ago as January, the American millionaire Tony Johnson is keen to become involved in Grand Prix racing as part of his global expansion of Hidden Creek Investments, the company which controls the automotive component companies Tower Automotive, Dura Automotive and Heavy Duty Holdings.

OHNNY HERBERT knows that his Formula 1 career is coming to an end and he has nothing to lose - except his job with Jaguar Racing.

THE FIA has announced a number of new technical regulations for the 2001 season.

Officials from the newly-built Lausitzring circuit are in talks with the FIA over replacing Hockenheim as the host of the German Grand Prix.

Mika Hakkinen topped the times on the final day of pre-French Grand Prix testing at Magny-Cours after taking over the driving duties for McLaren.

Minardi have unveiled new test-driver Giorgio Vinella after missing out on a scheduled test session at Magny-Cours due to an Italian transport strike.

McLaren driver David Coulthard beat rival Michael Schumacher as the two resumed their battle for supremecy in testing at Magny-Cours on Thursday.

Formula One's governing body, the FIA, have announced several new technical regulations that all teams must adhere to in the 2001 season.