FEBRUARY 2, 2002

Still no word from Melbourne coroner

WITH less than a month to go now before the start of the Formula 1 World Championship in Australia, the race in Melbourne remains provisional on the F1 calendar pending the delivery of the Coroner's Report into the death of track marshal Graeme Beveridge during last year's race. The Coroner was due to publish his report in the middle of January but nothing has yet happened - and as the weeks tick by the racing authorities in Melbourne must be becoming more worried that the FIA is still refusing to confirm that the race will happen.