Formula One News — June 2003

European GP - Race Report

The Formula 1 political battles may be coming to an end, according to a number of team bosses who said that a meeting last week between the major players moved towards a solution which will keep everyone happy.

European GP - Race Notes

European GP - Sunday Photos

European GP - Race Results

The word from America is that the the recent test of the Cosworth-designed Indy Racing League engine resulted in times which were five miles an hour faster than the existing Chevrolet unit and we hear that a deal has been agreed between the two parties.

NASCAR Winston Cup star Kurt Busch was a fascinated visitor at the European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring. The 24-year-old from Las Vegas was on his first trip to Europe, taking advantage of a rare weekend off from NASCAR activities.

A month after a controversial incident at Monaco Enrico Toccacelo (Super Nova Racing) and Vitantonio Liuzzi (Red Bull Junior Team) found themselves fighting it out in the Nurburgring round of the FIA International Formula 3000.

The signing of a new contract between Williams and BMW gets rid of long-term problems for the team, but it is not going to be long before another problem emerges.

Sauber's run of engine failures in recent weeks has been quite dramatic and there are some fairly unhappy people at Hinwil.

European GP - Saturday Qualifying Report

European GP - Saturday Photos

European GP - Saturday Qualifying Results

European GP - Saturday Warmup Results

European GP - Saturday Practice Results

Mercedes-Benz Motorsport chief Norbert Haug said at the European Grand Prix that the Stuttgart car company will be willing to supply a second team with engines next year.

At the European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring there were stories suggesting that Ferrari is going to have a reshuffle for next year and the result will be that Rubens Barrichello is traded to Sauber.

There has been much speculation in recent days about the Formula 1 calendar in 2004.

Our spies at Enstone tell us that there is currently discussion going on between Mike Gascoyne, the Renault F1 team and Toyota about a settlement which would allow Gascoyne to move to Cologne.

European GP - Friday Qualifying Report

One rumor doing the rounds at the Nurburgring was that Felipe Massa could be moved into the second seat at Ferrari in 2004 and that Rubens Barrichello may end up being offered a drive as the number one at Sauber.

After months of negotiations Williams and BMW have finally agreed a new five-year deal to run from the start of 2005 until 2009.

European GP - Friday Photos

European GP - Friday Qualifying Results

One of the reasons that the Formula 1 calendar has yet to be announced is that the Brazilians are believed to have requested a date at the end of the F1 season.