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by Ross Mooney As the F1 circus leaves Hungary in Eastern Europe, the build up begins to F1's eagerly awaited return to the great Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium this weekend.
Michael Schumacher: "That was a good lap although, as a racing driver, you always feel you could do better. Rubens did a fantastic pre-qualifying lap, but I was not too worried as we had both been very close in the morning."
the latest news from around the world, courtesy of press snoop Lynne Huntting
Formula 1 involves a lot of crazy technology. Fact. You only need to look at the Lucky Strike BAR Honda 006, even clothed in all its secret-enshrouding bodywork, to see that. Catch a glimpse of the 006 naked and the mind boggles at the intricacy.
...the latest news from around the world, courtesy of press snoop Lynne Huntting. SILLY SEASON SCENARIOS unfolded last week [Wednesday] with a pair of announcements.
...the latest news from around the world, courtesy of press snoop Lynne Huntting
The German Grand Prix saw the race debut of Panasonic Toyota Racing's updated TF104B car, the product of months of hard work at Toyota Motorsport's factory in Cologne.
BAR-Honda driver Takuma Sato describes a lap of Hockenheim - site of this weekend's German Grand Prix...
Jenson Button stamps on the throttle of his Lucky Strike BAR Honda: the car lurches forward. Easy. How to drive, lesson one. Right foot, plus throttle, equals acceleration. Simple, right? Well no, actually. This is Formula 1. Nothing is ever that simple...
Drivers: Michael Schumacher (Ferrari), Fernando Alonso (Renault), Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari) Questions from the floor
Fernando Alonso: "It's nice to be here! The car has been quick all weekend, and pole position gives me a solid base for tomorrow's race." "I did a very good lap. The car was understeering a bit too much at low speed, but it was very stable in the high-speed corners."
Guests: Max Mosley (FIA president)
Phil Young and Achim Hofstadter are performance specialists. Not unusual in a speed-obsessed world like Formula One, where everyone is constantly working for more power, more pace and more traction.
Drivers: Michael Schumacher (Ferrari), Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari) and Takuma Sato (BAR-Honda). TV Unilaterals.
Drivers: Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari), Michael Schumacher (Ferrari), Takuma Sato (BAR) TV unilaterals: Q: How do you feel about your first pole of the season, here at Indianapolis?
Team members: Rubens Barrichello and Ross Brawn (Ferrari). Press conference.
After its brief dalliance in Montreal, the Formula One circus heads straight to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the United States Grand Prix.
Team personnel: Willy Rampf (Sauber), Otmar Szafnauer (Honda), Mario Theissen (BMW), Martin Whitmarsh (McLaren) Questions from the floor:
When Indianapolis Motor Speedway employees learned of the new date for the 2004 Formula One United States Grand Prix, it was clear that there would be two races in June at the track: the USGP and a race against time.
A Michael Schumacher win in the European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring was more or less expected, but it was Takuma Sato who very much shared the glory with the six-time World Champion in Germany after a mesmerising performance in his BAR-Honda.
Michael Schumacher is back on track after last week's disastrous Monaco race, winning the Grand Prix of Europe at the Nurburgring in front of a wildly cheering, highly partisan German crowd.