Formula One News — July 2002

Mumtaz Tahincioglu, the head of the Automobile and Motorsports Federation of Turkey, says that there will be a Turkish GP in 2005.

Giancarlo Fisichella intends to be back in action for the Jordan team at the weekend.

The FIA is waiting to see what Arrows is going to do at the German GP and may take action if the team tries to repeat its stunt at the recent French GP.

The world's economy seemed to be perking up after the September 11 attacks last year but in recent weeks share prices have fallen below levels seen in the mid 1990s.

The efforts of the CART organization to build up their troubled championship continue to draw a blank with the stock price sliding to a new low.

Karen Earl Limited, predicts that Formula 1's TV ratings in Britain will drop.

It was widely reported after the French GP that Michael Schumacher had beaten Carlos Reutemann's long-standing record of points-scoring results, however historians in the 1980s failed to take one thing into account: in the 1950s points were given for the fastest lap.

Banks owed money by the Kirch empire will shortly take over the pay TV station Premiere.

Mario Andretti says he wants to start his own racing team and now his son Michael is following suit.

Britain's Motor Sports Association, the national governing authority, is to have a new chairman, John Grant.

Anyone who has been involved with the building trade knows that things are rarely ever completed on time and McLaren's massive Paragon factory is no exception.

The famed Bus Stop Chicane at Spa-Francorchamps will be markedly different this year.

Giancarlo Fisichella missed the French GP at Magny-Cours after a heavy accident on Saturday morning.

The French Grand Prix is due to continue at Magny-Cours until the end of 2004.

Last week a usually reliable source in America reported that British American racing test driver Anthony Davidson would shortly be testing for Jaguar Racing.

<b>French Grand Prix Sunday Race Report</b>

Jenson Button's deal to join Lucky Strike BAR Honda is for four years - which means that the British youngster will be with the team until the end of 2006.

Heinz-Harald Frentzen, who is having a frustrating Formula 1 career at the moment with Arrows, says that he would like to try a World Rally Championship Ford Focus.

Lucky Strike BAR Honda test driver Anthony Davidson tested for Team Green at Elkhart Lake earlier this week.

The behavior of the Arrows team at Magny-Cours was not acceptable - at least not if one listened to the voices in the Press Office.

It has been confirmed that Jenson Button will join British American Racing next season.

Although it has yet to be announced the final details are now being made to a contract which will see Jenson Button racing with British American Tobacco for the next two years.

The McLaren team says it accepts the decision of the FIA Stewards over the incident between Michael Schumacher and Kimi Raikkonen.

<b>French Grand Prix Saturday Photos</b>

The stewards have thrown out the protest lodged by McLaren.