Formula One News — June 2005

There are reports that Minardi and Jordan have joined the Michelin teams and say that unless there is a chicane to slow the cars down, they will not be taking part in the United States Grand Prix.

It is not the first time in the history of Formula 1 that there have been tyre problems on banked circuits. The same thing happened at the German Grand Prix in 1959 when the F1 teams were in action on the Automobil Verkehrs und Ubungs-Strasse (AVUS) facility in Berlin.

The tyre problems that Michelin has encountered at the United States Grand Prix have resulted in some confusion as to what is going to happen on Sunday. There are, however, a limited number of possibilities of what will occur.

The FIA has published an exchange of letters between itself and Michelin over the question of what should happen today with regard to tyres at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

There will be dancing on the streets of Toyota City tonight thanks to Jarno Trulli's pole position for the United States Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speeway. Trulli gave Toyota a much-needed boost after a difficult time on Friday when Ralf Schumacher crashed and was replaced by third driver Ricardo Zonta.

United States GP - Saturday Photos

United States GP - Saturday Press Conference

United States GP - Saturday Team Quotes

United States GP - Qualifying Results

The F1 technical directors met after practice in Indianapolis on Saturday morning to discuss the problems with Michelin tyres and it seems that the decision has been taken to run the cars in qualifying with higher tyre pressure. After that things are less clear.

There has been much talk in recent weeks about about a Grand Prix in Las Vegas and it is said that casino magnate Steve Wynn was a VIP guest at the recent Canadian Grand Prix.

United States GP - Practice Session 4 Results

The problems of tyres in F1 have been bubbling away for some months in Formula 1 and the crash on Friday afternoon which put Ralf Schumacher into the wall at Indianapolis has precipitated a crisis as there are fears that the Michelin tyres may be a problem.

United States GP - Practice Session 3 Results

Ricardo Zonta will stand in for Ralf Schumacher for the rest of the Indianapolis weekend. The Brazilian last raced in China and Brazil last year when he replaced Cristiano da Matta, who had been dropped by the team.

Toyota is about to make an announcement about Ralf Schumacher's fitness and the signs are that Ricardo Zonta will be in the car for the rest of the Indianapolis weekend.

The McLaren Technology Centre has won its second architectural award in two days with the announcement that the Royal Institute of British Architects have awarded the design a prize.

Ralf Schumacher must wait until Saturday for clearance to take part in qualifying for the US Grand Prix after a big crash at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Juan Pablo Montoya topped the timesheets on Friday afternoon with a lap that was a tenth faster than his McLaren team mate Kimi Raikkonen. Ferrari fans were able to celebrate the fact that Rubens Barrichello was third quickest and Michael Schumacher fourth.

United States GP - Friday Photos

United States GP - Friday Press Conference

British American Racing Honda has confirmed that it will be testing 2004 Indycar Champion Tony Kanaan later this year.

United States GP - Friday Team Quotes

United States GP - Practice Session 2 Results

On Friday afternoon Ralf Schumacher had virtually the same accident as 12 months ago when he crashed his Toyota at Turn 13, the fastest corner on the Indianapolis F1 circuit.