Formula One News — March 2003

Jenson Button was massively upset after the Australian Grand Prix having had his race ruined by huis team-mate Jacques Villeneuve having come into the pits in front of Button. Jacques had been due to pit on the previous lap but failed to appear.

Australian Grand Prix - Sunday Race Report

Australian Grand Prix - Sunday Photos

Jenson Button was extremely unhappy at the end of the Australian Grand Prix, because his race had been totally spoiled by Jacques Villeneuve, his own team mate.

There were fears before the Australian Grand Prix that another dominant performance by Ferrari would lead to a major drop in interest in the sport and a fall in the TV ratings.

Australian Grand Prix - Sunday Race Notes

Australian Grand Prix - Sunday Race Results

Australian Grand Prix - Saturday Qualifying Report

Australian Grand Prix - Saturday Photos

As the Formula 1 final qualifying was getting started in Melbourne there was a problem in the public area behind the main grandstand when a suspect package was spotted.

The Minardi team is rarely off the back row of the Formula 1 grid and as a result decided to take an extraordinary gamble in Melbourne, taking advantage of a loophole that no-one else had considered.

Australian Grand Prix Saturday Qualifying Results

Australian Grand Prix - Saturday Morning Practice Results

Bernie Ecclestone is fed up with people destabilising Formula 1 and has told The Financial Times newspaper in London that if it goes on much more he will take legal action to stop those concerned. Ecclestone said that "writs will fall like autumn leaves" unless the disruption stops

Formula 1 team bosses are saying that there will be a review of the new Formula 1 regulations before the Formula 1 World Championship comes to Europe in six weeks from now. Ferrari's Jean Todt hinted at a review in Melbourne and his remarks were backed up by McLaren's Ron Dennis.

Australian Grand Prix - Friday Qualifying Report

Australian Grand Prix Friday Photos

Eddie Jordan has warned off anyone wanting to come into Formula 1 as a new team.

The Williams F1 team has given details of another innovative multi-year, multi-million dollar sponsorship deal - with nothing appearing on the cars!

Gerhard Berger has announced that he is stepping down from BMW Motorsport with immediate effect.

The Formula 1 team bosses went to Melbourne bickering as usual but on Friday afternoon when Ron Dennis, Frank Williams, Jean Todt and Eddie Jordan were up in front of the world's press.

The major players behind the scenes in F1 met in Geneva on Wednesday and the word on the street was that they met to discuss the future of the sport.

Australian Grand Prix - Friday Qualifying Results

Australian Grand Prix - Friday Morning Practice Results

Tom Rubython, the controversial former editor of Formula 1 magazine, has been out of the sport since October last year. Recently, however, he applied for passes for a new magazine called Business F1 .