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NEWS - Provisional approval from FIA for Premier1 GP

NEWS - Provisional approval from FIA for Premier1 GP

For a hard copy of the following news story please open the attached PDF file with Acrobat Reader and select print from the file menu. Provisional approval from FIA for Premier1 Grand Prix series Zurich, 10 October 2001: The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motor sport's international governing body, ... Continue reading

3D Systems and European Minardi F1 Form Alliance

3D Systems and European Minardi F1 Form Alliance

VALENCIA, Calif. & FAENZA, Italy--Oct. 8, 2001-- 3D Systems Corp. and racing team European Minardi F1 today announced they have entered into an alliance that will see the team using 3D Systems' stereolithography and, in the future, selective laser sintering technologies to assist with wind tunnel modeling, rapid protot ... Continue reading

Japanese GP preview - BMW WilliamsF1 Team

Japanese GP preview - BMW WilliamsF1 Team

Japanese Grand Prix - 12/13/14-10-01 - PREVIEW The final race of the 2001 Formula 1 World Championship will take place at the Suzuka Circuit where some epic battles for not only the race but the Championship have taken place in the past. For WilliamsF1 it was in 1987 at the first race there that Nelson Piquet claimed h ... Continue reading

Japanese Grand Prix - Preview

Japanese Grand Prix - Preview

PREVIEW Japanese Grand Prix, 12-14 October 2001 For the final race of the 2001 Formula One World Championship, Honda and its partner teams, Lucky Strike B.A.R Honda and Benson and Hedges Jordan Honda, head to the manufacturer’s home race at Suzuka for the Japanese Grand Prix. Suzuka Circuit was built by Honda 40 ... Continue reading

Porsche Motorsports NOTES USA GP

Porsche Motorsports NOTES USA GP

Contact: Bob Carlson 770-290-3676 Andy Schupack 401-739-5677 Porsche-Pirelli-Supercup: Results of the 12th Round at the USA Grand Prix, Indianapolis JORG BERGMEISTER TURNS TABLES ON SASCHA MAASSEN TO TAKE SUNDAY’S PORSCHE-PIRELLI SUPERCUP SEASON FINALE AT INDY INDIANAPOLIS, IN – September 30 - After sitting ... Continue reading

USGP race - BMW WilliamsF1 Team

USGP race - BMW WilliamsF1 Team

UNITED STATES GP - RACE September 30, 2001 Weather: Dry and sunny. Air temperature 20°C. Track temperature 27°C. The BMW WilliamsF1 Team cannot help but be disappointed with both Juan Pablo Montoya and Ralf Schumacher retiring from the United States Grand Prix within two laps of each other. First to go was Ralf when ... Continue reading

RED BULL SAUBER PETRONAS Formula 1 Takes the Checkered Flag with IBM PLM Solutions

RED BULL SAUBER PETRONAS Formula 1 Takes the Checkered Flag with IBM PLM Solutions

HINWIL, Switzerland--Oct. 1, 2001--RED BULL SAUBER PETRONAS, the Swiss Formula 1 race team, IBM and Dassault Systemes announced today that the RED BULL SAUBER PETRONAS team has seen significant monetary and time savings in the testing and development of this season's race car due to the extensive use of IBM Product Lif ... Continue reading

FORMULA ONE: SAP U.S. Grand Prix Race Results, Indianapolis

FORMULA ONE: SAP U.S. Grand Prix Race Results, Indianapolis

October 1, 2001 1. Mika Hakkinen, Finland, McLaren Mercedes, 1:32 :42.840 2. Michael Schumacher, Germany, Ferrari, -11.046 3. David Coulthard, Scotland, McLaren Mercedes, -12.043. 4. ... Continue reading

USGP qualifying - BMW WilliamsF1 Team

USGP qualifying - BMW WilliamsF1 Team

UNITED STATES GP - QUALIFYING September 29, 2001 Weather: Dry and sunny. Air temperature 18°C. Track temperature 25°C. The BMW WilliamsF1 Team's drivers will start the United States Grand Prix from the second row of the grid with Ralf Schumacher third and Juan Pablo Montoya fourth. After the recent pole positions the ... Continue reading

FORMULA ONE: M. Schumacher wins pole again at Indianapolis

FORMULA ONE: M. Schumacher wins pole again at Indianapolis

September 30, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Michael Schumacher has continued his reign as the Formula One pole master of Indianapolis. Four-time World Champion Schumacher won the pole position for the SAP United States Grand Prix under brilliant sunshine Saturday on the 2.606-mile road course at Indy with a track-record lap of 1 ... Continue reading

FORMULA ONE: Mellencamp, Labelle to perform before U.S. Grand Prix

FORMULA ONE: Mellencamp, Labelle to perform before U.S. Grand Prix

September 30, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - World famous recording artists John Mellencamp and Patti Labelle each will take part in an exciting grid presentation during the pre-race ceremony at the SAP United States Grand Prix Formula One race Sept. 30 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Labelle will sing "God Bless America" fol ... Continue reading

FORMULA ONE: Barrichello happy to play waiting game at Ferrari

FORMULA ONE: Barrichello happy to play waiting game at Ferrari

September 30, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Rubens Barrichello awaits his turn. Barrichello, 29, has reached the epitome of auto racing success as a driver. He drives in Formula One and, even more importantly, he drives for Ferrari. He'll start in his second SAP United States Grand Prix on Sept. 30 at the Indianapolis Motor Spee ... Continue reading

FORMULA ONE: U.S. Grand Prix Notebook

FORMULA ONE: U.S. Grand Prix Notebook

September 30, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Ferrari, Mild Seven Benetton-Renault, Jordan-Honda, Jaguar-Cosworth and Minardi-European are all carrying decals of the U.S. flag on their cars this weekend. Michael Schumacher, Rubens Barrichello, Ralf Schumacher and Jarno Trulli have American flags blended into their helmet designs. ... Continue reading

USGP free practice - BMW WilliamsF1 Team

USGP free practice - BMW WilliamsF1 Team

UNITED STATES GP - FREE PRACTICE 28 Sept 2001 Weather: Overcast and dry. Air temperature 14°C. Track temperature 16°C. Day one of the United States Grand Prix was trouble-free for the BMW WilliamsF1 Team, despite both drivers feeling they have not yet found the right set-up for the FW23. At the end of the day Ralf Sh ... Continue reading

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