Formula One News — May 2005

Juan Pablo Montoya will have to start at the back of the grid for the Monaco Grand Prix for having caused an avoidable accident in the morning session. Montoya had been on a fast lap when he came up behind David Coulthard and Ralf Schumacher, who had just emerged from the pits.

Monaco GP - Saturday Team Quotes

Monaco GP - Qualifying Session 1 Results

Roustam Tariko, the man who is tipped to be on the verge of buying the Jordan F1 team is unusual for the modern Russian rich in that his empire is not based on one of the old Soviet industries which were privatised after the break up of the old system of government.

Monaco GP - Practice Session 4 Results

Monaco GP - Practice Session 3 Results

Lewis Hamilton won the seventh round of the Formula 3 Euroseries in Monaco beating his team mate Adrian Sutil by 1.7secs while Signature's Loic Duval third. Sutil looked to be quicker but could not pass.

Finland's Heikki Kovalainen took pole for the Monaco GP2 race on Friday, grabbing the top spot by just 0.09s from Gimmi Bruni. Britain's Adam Carroll was third fastest and will start third alongside Olivier Pla. America's Scott Speed is fifth with local hero Clivio Piccione sixth.

The 10 Formula 1 teams have all signed off for a change in the qualifying format with the Sunday morning session to be axed so that the grid will be known on Saturday afternoon. There will now be only one qualifying session with the running order being established by the result of the previous race,

Eddie Irvine was wandering around the F1 paddock on Friday in Monaco chatting with various team owners and introducing them to a wealthy Russian who is considering buying a Formula 1 team for Irvine to run.

With the rules concerning third drivers having changed in recent weeks, Toyota has decided that to help boost interest for the event and to help Toyota's profile in France.

The Monaco Grand Prix will see an impressive stunt at two fifteen on Saturday afternoon just after F1 qualifying.

There was talk at Monaco on Thursday of a decision this weekend on the future of Formula 1 qualifying with the word being that the teams will agree to get rid of the Sunday morning qualifying session.

Nelson Piquet Jr was lurking around Minardi for most of Thursday in Monte Carlo and team sources say that the Brazilian, who is currently racing in GP2 wants to try to break into F1 next year.

Monaco GP - Practice Session 2 Report

The word in the paddock in Monte Carlo is that the Jordan team could end up being bought by a consortium led by former Jordan driver Eddie Irvine.

Monaco GP - Thursday Photos

Monaco GP - Thursday Press Conference

Monaco GP - Thursday Team Quotes

Monaco GP - Practice Session 2 Results

The word on the street in Monaco is that Jordan F1 owner Alex Shnaider is trying to get rid of the team.

Monaco GP - Practice Session 1 Results

Bernie Ecclestone is considering joining the FIA! Again. In a move which is obviously designed to stir things up in Formula 1, FIA President Max Mosley has told The Guardian newspaper that Ecclestone (74) has not decided what he is going to do.

Monaco GP - Preview

Marc Cutler has joined the FIA External Relations Department in Paris. Cutler is a former employee of the TV Sports Markets publication before joining the F1 Business monthly. His job at the FIA will be to co-ordinate a number of special projects for the federation.