Formula One News — May 2004

MAY 31, 2004

Race Report - World domination, Part VI

Ding Dong! The Witch is back! The Reds are top and the mood is black. Racing fans, please come back. There's loads of action on the track. The problem is it's down the back. Ding Dong! The Witch is back!

MAY 30, 2004

Luca di Montezemolo to head Fiat

Luca di Montezemolo is to be the new chairman of the Fiat group. The former Ferrari boss will be the most powerful industrialist in Italy and will face a daunting task of getting the country's biggest commercial enterprise back on its feet.

Sunday Photos

European GP - Sunday Photos

Sunday Press Conference

European GP - Sunday Press Conference

Race Results

European GP - Race Results

The FIA alters Safety Car rules

The FIA has decided to reinterpret the Safety Car rules following the incidents in Monte Carlo.

MAY 29, 2004

Qualifying Report - Hell hath no fury

The English have a wonderfully quaint expression called "a country mile" which means a considerable distance. If, for example, a man is completely dominant in a running race, the English will say that he won it by "a country mile" even if the race is less than a mile in length.

Brawn to get bigger Ferrari role

Ross Brawn is to take a bigger role in the running of the Ferrari Formula 1 as Jean Todt changes his role to be more involved in the running of the Ferrari company.

The qualifying conundrum

The Formula 1 team bosses met on Friday evening at the Nurburgring to discuss the future shape of the qualifying sessions and came up with an idea of how they think things can be improved.

Win a ride with Michael or Rubens

If you fancy having a ride around the Magny-Cours circuit in a Ferrari or Maserati driven by Michael Schumacher or Rubens Barrichello, the opportunity now exists.

Saturday Photos

European GP - Saturday Photos

Saturday Press Conference

European GP - Saturday Press Conference

Qualifying Results

European GP - Qualifying Results

Practice 4 Report - Button beats the Ferrari men

European GP - Practice Session 4 Report

Practice 4 Results

European GP - Practice Session 4 Results

Practice 3 Results

European GP - Practice Session 3 Results

Webber gets a penalty

Mark Webber has been penalised for not lifting off on his fastest lap on Friday when he was passing the stopped Sauber belonging to Felipe Massa and as a result will have one second added to his lap in qualifying this afternoon.

HSBC pulling out?

Jaguar sponsor HSBC says that it has been disappointed with the results of the team.

New qualifying from Silverstone

Yesterday afternoon the Formula 1 team principals met to discuss possible changes to the qualifying format.

Rumours and realities

The recent days have seen a great deal of talk in Formula 1 about what seem to be some very strange stories and yet the promoters of each of the rumours are adamant that they are right.

MAY 28, 2004

Practice 2 Report - McLaren goes fastest

European GP - Practice Session 2 Report

Friday Photos

European GP - Friday Photos

Friday Press Conference

European GP - Friday Press Conference

Practice 2 Results

European GP - Practice Session 2 Results