Formula One News — April 2004

Turkey has signed the World Health Organization's Framework Protocol on Tobacco Control, becoming the 107th country to commit itself to the banning of tobacco sponsorship.

The automobile manufacturers have been a part of Formula 1 since the early 1980s when the first big companies came into the sport to join Ferrari and the Cosworth-engined teams.

The latest hot rumour after the San Marino Grand Prix is that half the BAR-Honda team is suddenly on Ferrari's shopping list for the future.

People like to say that Bernie Ecclestone is greedy when it comes to collecting fees for Formula 1 from race organizers. But are the fees really that outrageous?

With the San Marino Grand Prix expected to disappear from the World Championship calendar in 2005, there is a certain amount of nostalgia surrounding the track at the moment.

Jacques Villeneuve might be on the short-list for a drive at Williams in 2005 but only if the French-Canadian is willing to work cheap.

The Turkish Health Minister Recep Akdag is expected to make Turkey the 106th nation to sign the World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

Antonio Pizzonia has always maintained that he is a man with a big future in Formula 1, despite the setback he suffered last year and was taken on again by Williams and has been fastest at most of the tests in which he takes part and is now beginning to jostle for position for 2005.

The future of the British Grand Prix is not secure, despite the fact that Interpublic has finally faced up to the financial realities and bailed out of its commitments.

Next week the Formula 1 team bosses will gather in Monte Carlo for two days of talks about the future of Grand Prix racing.

Brides-to-be, if you are hoping for the perfect summer wedding later this year, take some advice from a hack in the Formula 1 press room: plan for your wedding to take place on a Saturday afternoon on a Grand Prix weekend.

Christian Horner's Arden International team has dominated the Formula 3000 scene in recent years and that continued at Imola where Italian rising star Tonio Liuzzi dominated the opening round of the FIA International Formula 3000 Championship,

San Marino GP - Sunday Race Notes

San Marino GP - Sunday Photos

San Marino GP - Sunday Press Conference

San Marino GP - Race Results

The key moment in the qualifying process for the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola was when Michael Schumacher went into the Variante Alta chicane and, in his own words, "overdid it a little bit". Michael held on to the moment and the car did not spin, but it was close.

San Marino GP - Saturday Photos

San Marino GP - Saturday Press Conference

San Marino GP - Qualifying Results

San Marino GP - Practice Session 4 Results

San Marino GP - Practice Session 3 Results

DaimlerChrysler had decided to withdraw its financial aid for Mitsubishi Motor to avoid making further losses.

Bernie Ecclestone has concluded a new five-year deal with Britain's ITV network to continue to televise the Formula 1 World Championship. The deal is believed to be worth around $25m a year to the Formula One Group.

Eddie Jordan says that Jos Verstappen will not be back wih the team this year, despite the fact that Jordan has now concluded a bigger deal with Verstappen's sponsor Trust.