Formula One News — October 2000
OCTOBER 4, 2000
Silverstone to learn their fate in Seville
Silverstone will today learn whether the British Grand Prix will be included on next year's calendar after it was put on the provisional list for 2001.
2001 Formula One World Championship
table of 2001 races
Silverstone earns reprieve as British Grand Prix moves back to July
The World Motor Sport Council on Wednesday night announced that the British Grand Prix will be included in the 2001 calendar, but the event has been moved from its provisional date of May 13 to July 15.
OCTOBER 3, 2000
Orange booming but is the company tired of F1?
Arrows sponsor Orange reports that it has gained another 1.1 million users in the last three months.
Donington hit with British Grand Prix blow
Donington Park owner Tom Wheatcroft has rejected American entertainment group SFX's bid to double their 25-year lease after calling their offer an insult.
Verstappen denies GBH charge
Dutchmen Jos Verstappen will learn his fate on October 30th after a court heard how the Arrows Formula One driver fractured a man's skull in an incident at a Belgian karting race track.
Mahathir drops in
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad flew to England yesterday for a 10-day visit which is expected to include a visit to Lotus in Norfolk and, almost certainly, talk with the bosses of MG Rover, the struggling car company.
OCTOBER 2, 2000
Ecclestone vows to prevent television no-show in Australia
Formula One ringmaster Bernie Ecclestone has vowed to do everything possible to prevent Australian television broadcaster Channel 9 from not showing the Japanese and Malaysian Grands Prix live.
What we know about the new Renault V10
When Renault announced plans to withdraw from Formula 1 in January 1997, the company chairman Louis Schweitzer said that the firm would be back "in three or four years".
Bridgestone supply teams with new compound for potential title decider
Bridgestone have revealed that they will be supplying the 11 Formula One teams with a new medium compound tire as they prepare for the potential title decider in Japan this weekend.
Schumacher attempts to end Coulthard feud
Michael Schumacher has attempted to end his feud with David Coulthard ahead of this weekend's crucial race in Japan.
OCTOBER 1, 2000
Can Bridgestone survive in Formula 1?
One question which is being asked in Formula 1 circles is whether or not Bridgestone will be able to survive the public relations disaster currently going on in the United States of America without having to economize.
South Africa says "No" to tobacco
The South African government last week adopted new anti-tobacco legislation, approved in 1999 under the Tobacco Products Control Amendment Act.