Formula One News — July 2008

Bernard Cahier, one of the leading photojournalists in the history of Formula 1 has died at the age of 81. Cahier began photographing F1 in 1952 and developed strong friendships ith many of the stars of the era, notably Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss, Graham Hill, Jim Clark, Phil Hill, Dan Gurney, Jackie Stewart and Emerson Fittipaldi. In 1968 he was one of the founders of the International Racing Press Association (IRPA) which began the process of organising the media in F1, the famous red IRP armband becoming the F1 press pass for many years.

The leading witness for The News of the World in the case against Max Mosley has withdrawn from giving evidence because her "emotional and mental state was such that it would not be fair or reasonable to call her to give evidence".

Scott Garrett, the head of marketing at Williams, has resigned from the team and is to become chief executive and a shareholder in KHP, a sports marketing agency which is close to the Formula One group.

Jim France, vice chairman of the board of directors and executive vice president of NASCAR and the chief executive officer of International Speedway Corporation, was a visitor to the McLaren technical centre in Woking, Surrey, to day. It is not clear what France was doing in Woking but it seems that he was impressed by what he saw.

With five months to go before the fourth annual Motor Sport Business Forum in Monaco the leading lights in the motor racing world have already signalled their intention to play a major role in this year's event.

There has been talk of a Grand Prix in St Petersburg for some time, but thus far no deal has yet been agreed. It is thus interesting to hear that Valentina Matviyenko, the governor of St Petersburg, has told the Ekho Moskvy radio station that St Petersburg will bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics. She also said that if the city did not win the 2020 bid then it would bid again for 2024.

The assets of the Super Aguri F1 team, will be sold in an online auction later this month. Auctioneers SHM Smith Hodgkinson have been instructed by administrators PKF to sell the assets between July 29 -31.

Donington Park says it will be the home of the British Grand Prix by 2010, but there are many obstacles to be got over before that announcement becomes a reality.

In the days when Mr Kipling was a celebrated poet, rather than a man who makes cakes, he wrote a poem by which many young men of the age tried to live their lives. It typified the attitude that built the British Empire.

FIA President Max Mosley was revealed in March as having been involved in a sado-masochistic orgy, with five prostitutes. He has refused to resign his position, arguing that what he does in private is his own business and that the world does not need to know.

British GP - Race Notes

British GP - Sunday Photos

British GP - Sunday Press Conference

British GP - Sunday Team Quotes

Donington Park boss Simon Gillett has astonished the F1 world by announcing that the circuit does not have a secret backer, nor planning permission. And he says that the rebuilding work will be achieved by selling debentures on seats at the British GP - or by a bond issue.

British GP - Race Incidents

British GP - Race Results

In recent years Ferrari has led a charmed life in Formula 1. Everyone else has been looking for a means to slay the mystical Ferrari beast. At Silverstone the McLarens looked like silver bullets - and the folk at Ferrari looked rather worried.

British GP - Saturday Photos

British GP - Saturday Press Conference

British GP - Saturday Team Quotes

British GP - Qualifying Results

In a wet/dry session at Silverstone on Saturday morning, Fernando Alonso set the pace in his Renault with Mark Webber second quickest in his Red Bull-Renault.

British GP - Practice 3 Results

The British GP will be at Donington from 2010, at least according to a press release this morning from the FIA. The announcement says that a contract has been signed. There are a number of very odd aspects to the announcement, not least that it has been made by the FIA, which is not supposed to be involved in this sort of thing.