Feb 16, 2003
Letter from Europe Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief With the LA and Detroit shows behind us and with Geneva just round the corner the auto industry is in full swing. It may not be making too much money but that is another story. Certain trends seem to be emerging. Even though currently SUVs form something like 50% o ... Continue reading
Feb 9, 2003
BMW WilliamsF1 Team - Barcelona Test Summary
Feb 5, 2003
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Volkswagen's Bentley spends $16.5 million in bid to win at Le Mans
Feb 5, 2003
LONDON February 5, 2003; Matthew Fletcher writing for Bloomberg reported that Volkswagen AG's Bentley Motors luxury car unit expects to spend more than 10 million pounds ($16.5 million) this year as it puts the finishing touches on a new sports car it wants to win the Le Mans 24-hour race in June. The division of Volks ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Motors Takes Third Straight Dakar Rally Title
Jan 21, 2003
JapanCorp: <http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> Mitsubishi Motors Takes Third Straight Dakar Rally Title Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 21, 2003 - (JCN Newswire) - The Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution/Montero Evolution crew of Hiroshi Masuoka and Andreas Schulz have won the 2003 Telefonica Dakar Rally in 49 hours, 8 minutes and 52 se ... Continue reading
JagUar Racing Team Launches Its 2003 Challenger, the JagUar R4
Jan 21, 2003
http://www.newstream.com/assets/2003/01/21/2003012 1UK7635/01U3-402_56k.wmv http://www.newstream.com/assets/2003/01/21/20030121UK7635/0 1U3-402_T1.wmv January 2003 (Newstream) -- The Jaguar Racing team on January 21 unveiled its 2003 challenger, the Jaguar R4. Building on lessons learned in 2002 (with R3), this season' ... Continue reading
FW: BMW WilliamsF1 Team - Barcelona Test Summary
Jan 18, 2003
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Belgian GP off F-1 calendar for 2004
Dec 12, 2002
December 11, 2002 BRUSSELS, Belgium; The AP reports that the Belgian Grand Prix will not be part of the Formula One circuit 2004 after parliament approved a ban on tobacco advertising. In October, the race was dropped from next year's schedule by the world governing body of auto sports. That decision came after the Bel ... Continue reading
Formula One Votes for Broad Changes
Oct 30, 2002
LONDON October 29, 2002: Stephen Wade writing for The AP reported that Formula One expects to produce closer races next season, and spend less money doing it. The FIA's Formula One Commission voted in favor of sweeping changes to testing, qualifying and the points system Monday, hoping to keep Ferrari from repeating th ... Continue reading
Oct 17, 2002
LONDON - The AP published this race-by-race synopsis of the 2002 Formula One season: March 3 - Australian Grand Prix Michael Schumacher avoids a first-lap crash that eliminates Ferrari teammate Rubens Barrichello and Ralf Schumacher. Juan Pablo Montoya salvages second for Williams. Kimi Raikkonen, taking over for Mika ... Continue reading
Ferrari President Faults Anti Michael F1 Proposals
Oct 16, 2002
TURIN, Italy, October 15, 2002; The AP reports that the head of Ferrari racing called Formula One's plans to introduce a handicapping system next season "insane." Ferrari president Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, whose team won 15 of 17 F1 races this season, made his remarks one day after five-time champion and Ferrari dr ... Continue reading
RACEf/x System Brings Real-Time Race Data to Telecasts
Oct 14, 2002
Asset Caption: LynuxWorks' LynxOS real-time software powers the Sportvision RaceF/X solution, seen here as shown during a live broadcast of a NASCAR race. The LynxOS' embedded operating system allows telemetry data from the race car to be delivered and processed in real-time, resulting in a constantly-updated display o ... Continue reading
Franchitti wins CART Rockingham 500 - Complete Order Of Finish
Sep 15, 2002
ROCKINGHAM, England Stephen Wade of the AP reported that Scotland's Dario Franchitti seized the lead with 38 laps remaining and narrowly beat points leader Cristiano da Matta to the finish line Saturday to win the Rockingham 500. Franchitti won for the first time on an oval, the third time this year and for the 10th ti ... Continue reading
BMW WilliamsF1 Team-Italian GP-Practice
Sep 13, 2002
Italian Grand Prix - FREE PRACTICE 13th September 2002 Weather: Overcast 20°C Air, 25° Track On a productive and trouble free day, the BMW WilliamsF1 Team drivers Juan Pablo Montoya and Ralf Schumacher were 5th and 7th respectively in the first Free Practice sessions of the 2002 Italian Grand Prix in Monza. Juan Pabl ... Continue reading
2002 Italian Grand Prix Free Practice
Sep 13, 2002
Honda F1 Press Information 13 September 2002 FISICHELLA LEADS HONDA POWER AT MONZA Jordan Honda driver goes 11th fastest in Free Practice ------------------------------------------------ Giancarlo Fisichella (DHL Jordan Honda) finished 11th to head the Honda-powered drivers in today’s free practice session for th ... Continue reading
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