Formula One News — May 2005

The FIA issued a very strange press release on Wednesday which had no apparent reason. And that means that, undoubtedly, there was a reason behind it.

The A1 Grand Prix series has announced 12 events, starting at Branda Hatch in September this year and finishing at the end of March 2006 at Beijing.

The announcement that the Long Beach Grand Prix has been sold to a subsidiary of the Champ Car World Series for $15m is a wasted opportunity for Formula 1.

Because Ferrari is not winning races this year, there has not been much of a stink about the amount of testing that Ferrari continues to do.

The Champ Car organization has bought the Long Beach Grand Prix from its previous promoters, thus assuring that the Champ Car World Series will continue to race at its most important event.

Jacques Villeneuve and Felipe Massa will be visiting the Sauber factory shortly to talk about the debacle in Monte Carlo and once again Peter Sauber finds himself under pressure to dump Villeneuve.

The secret of the Monte Carlo racing circuit is to have a good chassis. It is about having the right amount of downforce so that the rear tyres do not get ruined in a race. It is not about engines. There is a certain amount of extra input from the driver, which can make time...

Michael Schumacher has been coming in for some stick from his brother and his Ferrari team mate after his adventures on the last lap of the Monaco Grand Prix.

As we reported over the weekend, Formula 1 is to change its qualifying format at the next race, dropping the Sunday morning session and deciding the grid with a single qualifying session involving single timed laps on Saturday afternoon.

Red Bull Racing has confirmed that Tonio Liuzzi will remain David Coulthard's team mate for the European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring next weekend. Christian Klien will then take over again in Canada.

The Dutch media is reporting that Williams could end up using Toyota engines in the future, badged as Lexus.

Monaco GP - Race Notes

Monaco GP - Sunday Photos

Monaco GP - Sunday Press Conference

Monaco GP - Race Incidents

Monaco GP - Sunday Team Quotes

Monaco GP - Race Results

Kimi Raikkonen held pole position in Monaco in the final q ualifying session with a lap that was four-tenths slower than Fernando Alonso but fast enough to remain on pole. Logically, therefore, the McLaren is going to be carrying two or three laps worth of fuel more than the Renault.

Monaco GP - Starting Grid

Monaco GP - Qualifying Session 2 Results

The FIA has issued a "Briefing Note" written by David Ward, the man who runs the FIA International Court of Appeal, attacking the five automobile manufacturers who recently questioned the FIA's appeal system.

The FIA has launched an online survey about Formula 1 racing on its website, asking fans to write in an explain what they want to see from the sport.

Kimi Raikkonen grabbed provisonal pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix with an impressive lap which was nearly half a second faster than the best effort by Fernando Alonso's Renault.

Monaco GP - Saturday Photos

Monaco GP - Saturday Press Conference