Formula One News — May 2005

European GP - Qualifying Session Results

The practice sessions on Saturday morning for the European Grand Prix have revealed that McLaren is still ahead of the game in F1 at the moment with Kimi Raikkonen quickest with a 1m29.680s, a tenth faster than team mate Juan Pablo Montoya.

European GP - Practice Session 4 Results

European GP - Practice Session 3 Results

Preston Racing has ambitions to enter Formula 1 one day and the first step in that process is setting up shop in the new Innovation Centre at Silverstone.

European GP - Practice Session 2 Report

Mario Illien is expected to leave Ilmor at the end of the current year, following the completion of the takeover of the firm by Mercedes-Benz. Illien's future is being discussed.

The Jordan F1 team has run into trouble for using two many tyres in practice at the Nurburgring.

Giorgio Pantano has had a frustrating GP2 season to date but on Friday at the Nurburgring he put his Super Nova Racing car on pole position for the first GP2 race on Saturday.

The British Racing Drivers Club has held its Annual General Meeting and has directed two new directors to replace Ray Bellm and Mark Blundell, who have resigned their positions.

European GP - Friday Photos

On Tuesday in Munich the management board of BMW will meet to discuss the company's plans in Formula 1 in the years ahead.

European GP - Friday Press Conference

The Italian appeal court has finally closed the book on the case surrounding the death of Ayrton Senna, 11 years after the crash at Imola which killed the Brazilian.

European GP - Friday Team Quotes

European GP - Practice Session 2 Results

The word on the street in Germany is that Jordan has signed veteran F1 engineer David North to be its new technical director. The team had been planning to work with Dallara to build a car next year but it seems that the deal has now fallen out of bed and that Dallara will do some sub-contracting work.

European GP - Practice Session 1 Results

According to media reports in Britain, the Monaco police busted a floating brothel in Monaco harbour last weekend. It seems that 25 prostitutes were operating on a 125ft luxury yacht in the harbour, charging $500 an hour for their services.

In recent years the Formula 1 circus has become increasingly Euro-centric, moving away from its traditional currency of the US dollar, which dominated in the 1980s and 1990s.

For those who say that Formula 1 is too expensive and that car manufacturers cannot afford the sport, one should point that in the overall scheme of things, F1 is still a small investment for any big company.

FIA advisor Alan Donnelly, who represents Max Mosley at most Formula 1 events, has obtained permission to proceed to a summary judgement for libel against Business F1 magazine and Tom Rubython.

European GP - Preview

Franck Montagny will be in a third Jordan this weekend at the Nurburgring, replacing Dutchman Robert Doornbos.

BMW, DaimlerChrysler, Honda, Renault and Toyota have issued a press statement saying that their recent release after the BAR Honda affair has been "interpreted as calling into question the FIA's governance of Formula 1 motor sport and the independence of the FIA Court of Appeal".