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20 - 27 August 2001

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27-Aug: Alex Yoong will replace Tarso Marques at Minardi from the Italian Grand Prix after the FIA granted him a Formula 1 Superlicense. Yoong took part in 3 tests for the Minardi team in July and August. The young Malaysian will become the first Malaysian to race in Formula 1. 
Alex Yoong was delighted with the FIA decision and said "I'm very happy that the FIA has seen fit to grant me a Super-licence, not especially for myself, but for my country. We've been working very hard to arrive at this point, and I would like to thank everyone for their support, especially Paul Stoddart and the European Minardi F1 team, my sponsor, Magnum, and the Ministry of Youth and Sport in Malaysia. I'm looking forward to the challenge of Formula One because it is the pinnacle of motorsport and the place where every racing driver wants to compete. To be the first Malaysian driver in Formula One and to represent my country in the World Championship is going to be a thrill and an honour beyond words. I can't wait to get into the car for my first Grand Prix."
Paul Stoddart praised the young Malaysian and thanked outgoing Tarso Marques for his efforts and said "I'm really pleased that Alex has been granted his Super-licence, the final hurdle in his quest to become Malaysia's first Formula One driver. The work he has done with the team over the last few months has demonstrated clearly his driving skill as well as his ability to provide quality technical feedback. As the first Malaysian driver to compete in Grand Prix racing, Alex carries with him the hopes and expectations not only of his country, but also of the whole of southeast Asia. I'm sure Formula One's profile in the region will benefit enormously from his presence.
It also must be noted that none of this would have been possible without the support of the Malaysian government - in particular, the Ministry of Youth and Sport - and the commercial backing of the Magnum Corporation. The European Minardi team sees its relationship with Alex as the first step towards a much greater involvement with Malaysia. Indeed, plans are well advanced to create the first-ever race driver training academy in Malaysia, the aim of which will be to discover and develop the young drivers who will eventually succeed Alex. Further announcements on this subject will be made in the coming months. Finally, I would like to recognise the efforts of Tarso Marques. He has been a great team player and has done everything asked of him this season, for which we thank him. He will be retained by European Minardi F1 as test and reserve driver and, as such, will be assisting with the development of the 2002 car."

25-Aug: Luca Badoer concluded Ferrari's testing at Fiorano in preparation for the Belgian Grand Prix. Badoer concentrated on electronics and practice starts. The team also tested under artificial wet conditions. Badoer completed 107 laps (61 in the wet) with a best time of 1:01.439. Badoer practiced 12 starts.

Weather conditions were sunny and dry.

Click here for the timed results from Fiorano

25-Aug: Ken Tyrell, founder of the Tyrell Racing Team in 1970 has died after an illness. A spokesman for the family said that Tyrell died in the early hours of Saturday at his home in Surrey. 

Ken Tyrell formed the Tyrell Racing Team in 1970 and won the Constructors' Championship in 1971 with Jackie Stewart and Francois Cevert driving for the team. Tyrell came second in the Constructor's Championship in '72 and '73 with Jackie Stewart winning another Drivers' Championship in '73. Stewart retired that year and the team never returned to the early success they achieved. The last win the team had was with Michele Alboreto at the 1983 US GP in Detroit. 
The 1998 season was the last for Tyrell after Ken Tyrell sold the team to British American Tobacco. Ken Tyrell left the team after a dispute on the driver selection for the '98 season.
In 1999, the became known as British American Racing (BAR).

Jackie Stewart paid tribute to Ken Tyrell and said "Ken was the most important person in my life outside my family. He was so much more than the team owner and team manager. Ken was like a father. Ken Tyrrell did not just take an interest in his drivers, he really cared in the deepest sense about everyone who worked with him. We didn't have a contract after our first year because, quite simply, we didn't need one. In his time, Ken was simply the best."

May he rest in peace.

24-Aug: Formula 1 Testing at both Mugello and Barcelona came to an end today while Luca Badoer continued testing for Ferrari at Fiorano.

At Mugello, Olivier Panis set the fastest time of the day ahead of Takuma Sato and Alex Yoong. 

2 teams were present today with 3 drivers setting lap times. Olivier Panis covered the most number of laps with 99 followed by Takuma Sato with 75 and Alex Yoong with 40. 

There were no major incidents during the session although Alex Yoong had a gearbox problem limiting his running. Despite that he set an impressive time.

Weather conditions were sunny and hot.

Click here for the timed results from Mugello

At Barcelona, Marc Gene set the fastest time time of the day ahead of Jenson Button and Mark Webber. 

2 teams were present with 3 drivers setting lap times with Marc Gene covering the most number of laps with 94.

The track was flooded and both Williams and Benetton tested full wet and intermediates. The Benetton team concluded their testing by lunch time while Williams continued testing for the rest of the day in the dry. Mark Webber had his testing cut short after suffering an engine failure. 

Weather conditions were sunny and dry.

Click here for the timed results from Barcelona

At Fiorano, Luca Badoer continued the programme he started yesterday for Ferrari concentrating of electronics testing and practice starts. He covered 34 laps with a best time of 1:04.305. He also did 14 starts. Badoer will continue testing tomorrow.

Weather conditions were sunny and dry.

Click here for the timed results from Fiorano

24-Aug: Jaguar Racing have issued a statement confirming earlier reports that Niki Lauda has replaced Bobby Rahal as the Team Principal of Jaguar Racing. The statement read "Following a meeting in London on Thursday 23 August, it was mutually agreed that in the best interests of Jaguar Racing, the management of the team should change. With immediate effect, Niki Lauda, Chief Executive Officer of the Premier Performance Division will assume the position of Team Principal and will take over all of Bobby Rahal's responsibilities at Jaguar Racing for the immediate future. Rahal will return to his business interests in the US and will maintain all his other automotive and motor racing business relationships with Premier Automotive Group and Ford Motor Company in the US."

Bobby Rahal commented: "It has been a tremendous privilege to play a key role in the formative stages of the development of Jaguar Racing. I have truly enjoyed the time I have spent with the many talented people at Jaguar Racing and I wish them all the best for the future. I would stress this is an amicable parting and I look forward to continuing my other business relationships with the Premier Automotive Group and Ford Motor Company in the US"

Niki Lauda said: "I would like to thank Bobby for the contribution he has made to Jaguar Racing. Following this development my focus will now be 100 per cent on the Jaguar F1 project."

Wolfgang Reitzle, President, Premier Automotive Group commented: "Bobby and I had a very civilised meeting. It was clear to me that it was in the best interests of Jaguar Racing that this amicable solution was reached. I admire Bobby for his business acumen and we are looking forward to further developing the business links between Bobby, the Premier Automotive Group and Ford Motor Company in the US."

24-Aug: Reports indicate that Wolfgang Reitzle, the President of Ford's Premier Automotive Group and Niki Lauda, the Chairman of the Premier Performance Division have made a decision to dismiss Bobby Rahal, the CEO of Jaguar Racing. 
There has been no official confirmation on this from the Jaguar team yet but an announcement is expected later today.

This move (if correct) follows the investigation launched by Niki Lauda into claims that Bobby Rahal had offered Eddie Irvine to drive for the Jordan team replacing Heinz Harald Frentzen (story). Rahal maintains that his comments to Eddie Jordan were a joke although Irvine's manager did indicate that an offer was made. Niki Lauda called off the deal as soon as he learned about it. 
There were other incidents that caused friction between Lauda and Rahal including the failed attempt to hire Adrian Newey from McLaren.

23-Aug: Formula 1 testing continued today at Mugello and Barcelona. Testing at Silverstone ended yesterday. 

At Mugello, Michael Schumacher set the fastest time of the day ahead of Jarno Trulli and Jean Alesi. 

5 teams were present today with 8 drivers setting lap times. Jarno Trulli covered the most number of laps with 103 followed by Michael Schumacher with 87 and Kimi Raikkonen with 72. 

Unlike the previous 2 days, there were several red flag incidents during the day and just before 5 PM, Michael Schumacher suffered a rear-wing failure on his car and crashed. Michael was fine but the session was ended early. Before that, the session was stopped twice as a result of spins from Olivier Panis and Jacques Villeneuve. Kimi Raikkonen also spun as a result of brake problems.

Alex Yoong was present for Minardi working on completing a race distance in order to qualify for his super-license.

Weather conditions were hot but cloudy with a brief shower.

Click here for the timed results from Mugello

Ferrari have cancelled their testing for tomorrow as a result of the crash while Sauber concluded their 3-day test session. BAR, Jordan and Minardi are expected to conclude their test tomorrow.

At Barcelona, Jenson Button set the fastest time of the day ahead of Marc Gene and Mark Webber. 

2 teams were present with 3 drivers setting lap times with Marc Gene covering the most number of laps with 46.

Weather conditions were sunny and dry.

Click here for the timed results from Barcelona

Testing concludes tomorrow with wet weather testing scheduled.

Williams continued their straight line speed testing  at Lurcy-Levis with test driver Ricardo Sperafico at the wheel.

23-Aug: Following the announcement that Giancarlo Fisichella has signed a 3 year deal with Jordan, Benetton Renault have announced the signing of Jarno Trulli as official driver for 2002. Managing Director of Benetton Flavio Briatore said "I am delighted that Jarno will be driving for us next year. We all know how motivated and competitive he is and I'm sure he will be a major asset for the team. Jarno hasn't been able to show his full potential until now, but I believe that our ambitious programme for the future will give a great boost to his career."
Briatore also thanked Fisichella for the work he has done to the team and said "I would like to thank Giancarlo for the excellent job he has done during the four years he has spent with the team. He is a fast driver and a good team player and I wish him all the best for his future."

Jarno Trulli was very happy with the move and said "I feel very happy and honoured that a big team with a winning history and an innovative technical programme has chosen to invest in me. With Renault, I know I will be rapidly able to compete amongst the best and I sincerely hope to contribute to their ultimate success."

Click here for the latest on the 2002 Line-up

22-Aug: Giancarlo Fisichella moves back to Jordan after driving for Benetton for the last 4 years. Fisichella had indicated last week that he was confident that he would be driving for Renault next year despite the fact that Benetton (Renault) didn't exercise their option they had on him. 
Jordan today announced that Giancarlo Fisichella will be driving for them next season and has signed a 3 year contract. The statement read "Benson and Hedges Jordan Honda is delighted to announce that Giancarlo Fisichella will return to the team in 2002 to commence a three year contract. Fisichella, 28, who drove for Jordan in 1997, securing two podium finishes (3rd in Canada and 2nd in Belgium), will bring Jordan and Honda stability and continuity for the future.
Commenting on the announcement, Eddie Jordan said, 'Planning for the long-term future is vital and stability and continuity are key to success. I am overjoyed that Giancarlo has signed a three year contract with us, as this gives Jordan and Honda a strong platform to build on.'

Giancarlo Fisichella said "I am very happy indeed to be coming back to the team where I enjoyed so much success and happy times in 1997. I look forward very much to joining my old friends there and to working with Eddie Jordan and his team towards future success."

It is now expected that Jarno Trulli will take Fisichella's place at Benetton after Benetton exercised an option on him. Benetton's boss Flavio Briatore has a long term contract with Trulli and even though Jordan did offer Trulli a contract to drive for them next season, it was up to Briatore to decide.

Click here for the latest on the 2002 Line-up

22-Aug: The Formula 1 teams continued testing at the different venues in preparation for the Belgian Grand Prix. 

At Silverstone, Mika Hakkinen was again the fastest man on the track and set a time that was the fastest this year and closing in on the fastest times set during the '97 season. Eddie Irvine was second 0.75 seconds behind an Alexander Wurz third fastest.

3 teams were present and 7 drivers set timed laps with Eddie Irvine again covering the most number of laps with 62 followed by Mika Hakkinen with 56 and Alexander Wurz with 49. 

There were no major incidents during the session however Jos Verstappen had an off in the afternoon.

Weather conditions were overcast but dry with drizzle at times.

Click here for the timed results from Silverstone 

Testing ends at Silverstone.

At Mugello, Rubens Barrichello was again the fastest man on the track ahead of Ferrari's test driver Luca Badoer and Nick Heidfeld.

5 teams were present today with BAR and Minardi joining the action. 8 drivers set timed laps. Nick Heidfeld covered the most number of laps with 88 followed by Luca Badoer with 83 and Jacques Villeneuve with 79.

There were no major incidents during the session however Takuma Sato had his running cut short as the hydraulic power steering he was testing failed.

Weather conditions were sunny and dry but with strong winds at times.

Click here for the timed results from Mugello

Testing continues tomorrow with Michael Schumacher taking over from Rubens Barrichello.

BAR are also conducting straight line tests at Vairano with Anthony Davidson.
Jordan have completed their launch control tests at Silverstone tomorrow with test driver Andrew Gilbert-Scott. They carried out 22 practice starts.

At Barcelona, Ralf Schumacher was again the fastest man on the track ahead of Jenson Button and Mark Webber. 

2 teams were present with 3 drivers setting lap times with Ralf Schumacher covering the most number of laps with 84.

Weather conditions were sunny and dry.

Click here for the timed results from Barcelona

Testing continues tomorrow with Marc Gene taking over from Ralf Schumacher.

Williams continued their straight line speed testing  at Lurcy-Levis with test driver Ricardo Sperafico at the wheel.

22-Aug: The 'Thunder in Park' day at Donington Park had more excitement than anyone expected. The highlight of the programme was the first ever Formula 1 2-seater race with 5 cars competing over a 12 lap race distance. Paul Stoddart, Nigel Mansell, Fernando Alonso, Alex Yoong and Tarso Marques were the drivers while the passengers were singer Kelis, businessman Jonathan Frost , ITV's Louise Goodman, the Daily Mirror's Des Kelly and Boyzone's Shane Lynch.

On Lap 11 of the race, Nigel Mansell hit the back of Fernando Alonso's car losing the front wing and launching the car off the ground before crashing down. The race was stopped and the results were according to the positions held on the previous lap. Paul Stoddart with Kelis won the race with Nigel Mansell with Jonathan Frost second, Fernando Alonso with Louise Goodman third and Alex Yoong with Des Kelly fourth. Tarso Marques with Shane Lynch retired on lap 5. 

Nigel Mansell commented on the event by saying "One thing's for sure, you saw a real motor race. I don't know what happened. It appeared as if Fernando slowed down in front of me coming out of the final corner, I hesitated, and I had no time to move out of the way and I just hit the back of the car. Thankfully, and the main thing is, Jonathan and everybody else is fine. It's just one of those hiccups in motor racing. I'm just disappointed for Minardi and Paul because everybody has done such a great job during what has been a terrific day. But we have proved the cars are sensational in terms of strength - although not in the best way."

Paul Stoddart added "From where I was sitting, it looked like a fantastic race, but we just never dreamed anything like this would happen. Happily, no one was hurt and what happened does emphasize just how strong the cars are. The aim of Thunder in the Park was to bring Formula One to the people, and I certainly think we accomplished that. We really enjoyed entertaining everybody today, although we hadn't envisaged doing it in quite the way we did!"

Jonathon Frost who paid $55,000 for the ride at an auction at the Grand Prix Ball for the Monaco Grand Prix not only experienced a Formula 1 ride but also a Formula 1 crash!. 

21-Aug: The Formula 1 teams have returned to testing in preparation for the Belgian Grand Prix on the 2nd of September. A number of teams are testing new components for the 2002 cars. 

At Silverstone, Mika Hakkinen topped the timesheets ahead of McLaren' test driver Alexander Wurz and Eddie Irvine. 

3 teams were present and 7 drivers set timed laps with Eddie Irvine covering the most number of laps with 81 followed by Enrique Bernoldi with 72 and Alexander Wurz with 61. Mika Hakkinen covered the least number of laps with 21.

Weather conditions were dry but windy.

Click here for the timed results from Silverstone 

At Mugello, Rubens Barrichello set the fastest time ahead of Nick Heidfeld and Luca Badoer.

3 teams were present and 4 drivers set timed laps. Rubens Barrichello covered the most number of laps with 68 followed by Nick Heidfeld with 54 and Jean Alesi with 39.

Weather conditions were sunny in the morning with clouds then rain late in the afternoon.

Click here for the timed results from Mugello

BAR are expected to join the testing session tomorrow.
The Jordan team are also planning to conduct launch control tests at Silverstone tomorrow with test driver Andrew Gilbert-Scott.

At Barcelona, Ralf Schumacher was fastest ahead of Jenson Button and Mark Webber. 

2 teams were present with 3 drivers setting lap times with Ralf Schumacher covering the most number of laps with 62.

Weather conditions were sunny and dry.

Click here for the timed results from Barcelona

Williams are also conducting straight line speeds at Lurcy-Levis with test driver Ricardo Sperafico at the wheel.

Testing continues at three 3 venues tomorrow.

21-Aug: David Coulthard has indicated that while McLaren lacked the consistency that Ferrari had this season and they have to make sure that they have at least an equal car next year and said "McLaren are a great team, but I think we all recognise we haven't performed as well as Ferrari this year. That doesn't mean we should beat ourselves up over it - it's just the natural cycle of Formula One. It doesn't come down to one individual failing, it's all of us.
Naturally the focus - now the championships are gone - will go to next year's car and the goal has to be to provide the drivers with something which gives us a car advantage. In the absence of that, then give us something which is equal. We have had a good package, but what we haven't had is that consistency from race to race to perform at that level at every grand prix - Ferrari have"

McLaren have yet to announce their driver line-up for 2002 but it appears that David is confident that he'll be there next year and said "Yeah, I feel pretty confident about that. We just have to wait because the team have options, but from my own point of view I haven't been too concerned because I believe I represent the best option McLaren have." 

David also indicated that his highlight of the year was qualifying on Pole at Monaco and said "At certain moments this season we've had a car which we've been able to extract a lot out of, like in Monaco in qualifying which was the highlight of my year, even more so than my two wins."


Reports from the Jaguar team indicate that Niki Lauda the head of the Premier Performance Division is furious with Jaguar boss Bobby Rahal over and attempt made by Rahal to offer Eddie Irvine to the Jordan team replacing Heinz Harald Frentzen. Lauda put a stop to it immediately.
All three have refused to comment on the issue but Eddie Irvine's manager confirmed that the offer was indeed made.
Eddie Irvine's contract with Jaguar ends next season and it appears that Rahal was trying to make a seat available for Hakkinen, Trulli or Fisichella who have yet to be confirmed with a team for next season.

20-Aug: Your thoughts on Michael Schumacher and Ferrari winning both Titles - Have Your Say

20-Aug: Luca Montezemolo has praised the Ferrari team after clinching both the Drivers' and Constructors' Titles following their 1-2 finish at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday. He said "Taking the Constructors' World Championship for the third consecutive time and the Drivers' for the second is cause for enormous satisfaction, especially against opponents representing the best in automotive technology. To win in life and sport is difficult but to repeat the feat is even more so.
Michael Schumacher is a truly great driver who richly deserves this victory. He has won more for Ferrari than any other driver. Rubens Barrichello also deserves credit for a great season as does the team and I am proud of them all. Under Jean Todt's guidance they have proved themselves to be the best engineers and they have produced a car which, in terms of performance and reliability was the best, proving the quality of Italian technology as well as that of our suppliers, all of whom I would like to thank.
It is an important victory for the industry in our country, for FIAT and all the companies who, just like ourselves, go up against competition from all over the world.
My thanks go to our shareholders and especially to Avv. Agnelli who has always believed in us, especially in the hard times. I also thank all our sponsors and the fans who today can enjoy the satisfaction they deserve.
The millennium began under the sign of Ferrari and I think this is the best way to remember our founder, Enzo Ferrari."

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