Formula One News — August 2005

Turkish GP - Practice Session 4 Results

Turkish GP - Practice Session 3 Results

The Kurdish rebel group PKK, which is fighting for autonomy in an area of south-eastern Turkey, has used the Grand Prix weekend in Istanbul to announce that it is declaring a one-month ceasefire in its campaign to disrupt tourism in the country.

Ricardo Zonta set the fastest time of the second session in Istanbul on Friday afternoon, recording a time which was six-tenths faster than that set by McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa.

Turkish GP - Friday Photos

There are plans to open a Lotus Museum at 7 Tottenham Lane in Hornsey, where Lotus founder Colin Chapman built his first cars.

Turkish GP - Friday Press Conference

Turkish GP - Friday Team Quotes

Turkish GP - Practice Session 2 Results

Dieter Zetsche, the new boss of DaimlerChrysler, will also take charge of the Mercedes car division and thus will be the man overseeing the Formula 1 programme.

McLaren remained on top of the Formula 1 pile in the first practice session in Istanbul with test driver Pedro de la Rosa setting the fastest time of the session, well clear of his team mate Kimi Raikkonen, who knows that he must score as many points as possible in Turkey to maintain a World Championship challenge.

Turkish GP - Practice Session 1 Results

Turkish GP - Preview

Former Jordan F1 driver Giorgio Pantano will drive the third IRL car of Ganassi Racing at the two road course races later in the season.

Steve Johnson has been named the new president of Champ Car while former president Dick Eldswick will remain with the company as chief executive officer and chairman.

Michael and Ralf Schumacher's manager, Willi Weber has had perjury charges dropped by a Stuttgart court according to the DPA.

Very tight security measures have been set for the inaugural Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul on Sunday.

Troy Aikman and Roger Staubach, two former Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks turned Dallas businessmen have formed 'Hall of Fame Racing' and plan to compete in NASCAR's Nextel Cup Series next year.

Second and last day of testing this week for Ferrari before they leave for this weekends innagural Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul.

BAR-Honda has officially announced a multi year deal to sign Rubens Barrichello from 2006.

It is anticipated that BAR Honda will confirm the signing of Rubens Barrichello within the next few days. It is anticipated that the team will announce that the Brazilian has joined the team for the 2006 and 2007 seasons.

Sebastien Bourdais wants his name in the frame in Formula 1 and the best way he can achieve that is to win in the United States. The current Champ Car champion is doing exactly that and at the weekend won his fourth victory of the season in Denver.

Anthony Davidson has learned the hard way that being a Formula 1 test driver is not enough to get a fulltime drive in the sport.

The long-awaited announcement that Williams will use Cosworth engines in 2006 is no surprise, just as an announcement that the team will run Toyota engines in 2007 and beyond will surprise no-one in F1 circles.

A1 Team Ireland is to be led by former F1 marketing man Mark Gallagher, with backing from a consortium of businessmen. The team will run former Jordan F1 driver Ralph Firman Jr.