DrTagnian

Oh okay. I heard that Schumacher didn't feel good anymore in the Williams and he was also unhappy when Montoya didn't invite him for his wedding.....

But it could indeed be just rumours. We'll wait and see.

ForeverInLoveWithJus

I will keep an eye on the news in case thats true..

André_ea

wow, I havent heard that before, I am curious to know if it's true

ForeverInLoveWithJus

Interesting.. but I think he is under contract.. what year is the contract up?

André_ea

I really dunno. I hope Gert-Jan can tell us when he is back.

ForeverInLoveWithJus

I am not a Ralf fan.. More into Michael..

ForeverInLoveWithJus

Formula 1 boss Max Mosley fears the Formula One grid could be reduced to 10 teams in 2003 - even if Arrows survive. Mosley, president of the sport's world governing body, FIA, has admitted that possibly two other teams still have a question mark about them.


“It would be nice to have 22 cars but I think 20 is more probable,” said Mosley, in a television interview for the official launch of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. “Not necessarily because of Arrows, but because there are another team or two that are not 100% in good shape. But we are keeping our fingers crossed that they will be there in March.”


The 11 teams that competed last season are all said to have paid the £200,000 entry fee for the 2003 championship by last Friday's deadline with the official line-up being announced by FIA in early December. The speculation surrounds the future of Oxfordshire-based outfit Arrows who missed six of the final seven races last season because of cash problems.


Arrows said last week that they are in talks with a German investor over who was set to inject `substantial new equity' into the team. The company was named in reports as German Grand Prix Racing which was said to be working on behalf on Arab investors.

ForeverInLoveWithJus

Swiss-based Formula One team Sauber will launch their 2003 Ferrari-powered C22 challenger on February 9 in Zurich. Sauber finished a highly-creditable fifth in the Manufacturers' Championship last season with 11 points, with Germany's Nick Heidfeld and Brazilian Felipe Massa impressing.

Heidfeld, who scored seven of the team's points, will be joined next season by compatriot Heinz-Harald Frentzen who is returning to Sauber to replace Massa.

ForeverInLoveWithJus

Not exactly F1 news but anyway here it is...


Three shortlisted for young driver award
Filed at: Friday, November 15 2002 10:17 PM

Dublin's Eoin Murray, Michael Devaney and Kildare's Charlie Donnelly have been short-listed for the prestigious Dunlop Sexton Young Racing Driver of the Year Award.


The winner of the award, which carries with it a first prize of €32,000 will be announced at the annual Alfa Romeo/Motorsport Ireland "Awards for Excellence in Irish Motorsport," which is due to be held in Dublin on 2nd December.

Devaney is the current holder of the Dunlop Sexton Young Racing Driver of the Year title having been awarded that honour last December.

ForeverInLoveWithJus

News on Ralf..

Willi Weber, Ralf Schumacher's manager, has accused the BMW Williams team of being biased towards team-mate Juan Pablo Montoya. Weber, who also manages Schumacher's brother Michael, believes team principal Frank Williams favours Colombian Montoya to the detriment of the German.


"Ralf has a driver beside him who was hailed as a hero and a future world champion after just three races by their common boss," Weber told German newspaper Sport Bild. "I don't think that's right and it's not ideal for Ralf. Williams are now protecting only Montoya and that's not okay."


Weber also believes the younger Schumacher is the more likely of the Williams drivers to challenge the older Ferrari-driving Schumacher. "If the car is right, the driver most likely to challenge Michael is Ralf, not Montoya," added Weber. "Our goal is quite clear and that is for Ralf to become world champion for BMW-Williams before his contract expires in 2004."