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BMW Williams F1-Australian GP race results

BMW Williams F1-Australian GP race results

Australian GP - RACE 3rd March 2002 Weather: clearing up, sunny, 18°C Air, 21°C Track (average) The first race of the 2002 season provided a mixed result for the BMW WilliamsF1 Team, with Juan Pablo Montoya finishing second and Ralf Schumacher finishing the race before completing one lap, due to an accident just afte ... Continue reading

Melbourne Press Conference

Melbourne Press Conference

TV UNILATERAL Q: Michael, very, very frightening first corner accident. What did you see? You were right in the middle of it. Michael Schumacher: Obviously I didn't see everything, only what happened in front of me, and that was Ralf had a collision with Rubens. I don't actually know what was going on, whether he had a ... Continue reading

Schumacher Victorious in Melbourne

Schumacher Victorious in Melbourne

MELBOURNE Reuters reported that world champion Michael Schumacher won an extraordinary Australian Grand Prix on Sunday as the Formula One season began with a massive pile-up on the first corner and just a handful of finishers. In a race that resembled a demolition derby more than the pinnacle of motor racing, the Ferra ... Continue reading

2002 Australian Grand Prix - Qualifying

2002 Australian Grand Prix - Qualifying

Press Information 2 March 2002 FISICHELLA TAKES FOURTH ROW SLOT Jordan Honda driver to start eighth as Ferrari secure front row ------------------------------------------------ Giancarlo Fisichella qualified his DHL Jordan Honda in eighth position for tomorrow’s grid of the Australian Grand Prix to start the race ... Continue reading

2002 Australian Grand Prix - Race

2002 Australian Grand Prix - Race

Press Information 3 March 2002 SEASON BEGINS WITH EVENTFUL RACE IN MELBOURNE Villeneuve and Sato's challenge shortlived at Albert Park ------------------------------------------------ B.A.R Honda's Jacques Villeneuve retired from a points scoring position in the Australian Grand Prix just before half distance on lap 27 ... Continue reading

2002 Australian Grand Prix - Free Practice

2002 Australian Grand Prix - Free Practice

Press Information 1 March 2002 FISICHELLA HEADS HONDA FOURSOME Giancarlo fastest of Honda-powered quartet at Albert Park ------------------------------------------------ Giancarlo Fisichella (DHL Jordan Honda) finished ninth fastest to head the Honda quartet in today’s free practice session for the Australian Gra ... Continue reading

BMW Williams F1 Team-Australian GP Preview

BMW Williams F1 Team-Australian GP Preview

From: BMW Media - hhientzsch@aol.com AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX - 1/2/3 March 2002 - PREVIEW After one of the most intensive winters on record during which the BMW WilliamsF1 Team has covered over 20,000km of testing in Europe, the speculation about the 2002 FIA Formula One World Championship will finally come to an end as ... Continue reading

EDS and Jaguar Racing Launch Formula One Technology and Sponsor Partnership

EDS and Jaguar Racing Launch Formula One Technology and Sponsor Partnership

LONDON and PLANO, Texas, Feb. 14, Jaguar Racing and EDS announced today they have signed a technology sponsorship agreement through which EDS software will drive the digital design of Jaguar Racing's Formula One cars. Under the three-year agreement, terms of which were not disclosed, EDS becomes an official technology ... Continue reading

SELLERS TAKES LEAD IN NEW ZEALAND

SELLERS TAKES LEAD IN NEW ZEALAND

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SELLERS TAKES LEAD IN NEW ZEALAND FAIRFIELD, NJ. (January 21, 2002) – Team USA Scholarship winner and Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship driver Bryan Sellers has taken the lead in the New Zealand International Formula Ford Championship, following Rounds Five and Six this past weekend. In r ... Continue reading

SELLERS PREPARES FOR NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP

SELLERS PREPARES FOR NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SELLERS PREPARES FOR NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP FAIRFIELD, NJ. (January 2, 2002) – Team USA Scholarship winner Bryan Sellers and Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship driver has begun preparations for the New Zealand International Formula Ford Championship, which starts this coming weekend, wit ... Continue reading

#66 Mears Australia Sunday Race Notes/Quotes

#66 Mears Australia Sunday Race Notes/Quotes

Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com Casey Mears #66 Pioneer-WorldCom/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Reynard Honda Indy 300 - Race Notes/Quotes - Sunday, Oct. 28, 2001 Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia - 2.795-Mile Temporary Street Course Round 20 of 21 on the 2001 CART FedEx Champi ... Continue reading

Australia Grand Prix Saturday Qualifying Notes/Quotes

Australia Grand Prix Saturday Qualifying Notes/Quotes

Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com Tony Kanaan #55 Hollywood/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Reynard Honda Indy 300 - Qualifying Notes/Quotes - Saturday, Oct. 27, 2001 Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia - 2.795-Mile Temporary Street Course Round 20 of 21 on the 2001 CART FedEx Champ ... Continue reading

Kanaan/Mears Australia Pre-Race Notes/Quotes

Kanaan/Mears Australia Pre-Race Notes/Quotes

Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com MO NUNN RACING - PRE-RACE NOTES/QUOTES Honda Indy 300 - Oct. 26-28, 2001 Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia - 2.795-Mile Temporary Street Course Round 20 of 21 on the 2001 CART FedEx Championship Series TONY KANAAN -- #55 HOLLYWOOD/MO NU ... Continue reading

Japanese Grand Prix - Free Practice

Japanese Grand Prix - Free Practice

ALESI AIMS TO GO OUT ON A HIGH Jordan Honda driver fastest in his final Friday free practice Jean Alesi finished his final session of Formula One Friday free practice fastest today at Suzuka in preparation for the Japanese Grand Prix, Honda’s home race, in his Benson and Hedges Jordan Honda. Alesi, who will start ... Continue reading

The Callahan Report: Racing and Father's Day; Remembering the Bond

The Callahan Report: Racing and Father's Day; Remembering the Bond

June 16, 2001 NEW ORLEANS: I was five years old when my father introduced me to motorsports. Dad thought it was a normal family outing to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It was his way of spending some quality time with his wife and kids. Little did he know that he was fueling his son with a passion that would last a ... Continue reading

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