JANUARY 10, 2002

Former F1 PR becomes Octagon director

MARIA BELLANCA, who used to work as a press officer in Formula 1, has been named a director of Octagon Motorsports. Bellanca joined Octagon in 1997 from the Benetton F1 team. She has now been named Group Communications and Public Relations Director and will handle all media relations. These include assisting Vodafone with its new sponsorship of the Ferrari team.