Formula One News — March 2002

The Melbourne Age newspaper dredged up an interesting story on Friday when it reported that Williams F1 star Juan Pablo Montoya stopped off on his way into the city from the airport when he spotted a go-kart circuit in Port Melbourne.

With speculation that former US President Bill Clinton will be a VIP guest at the Australian GP, there was added excitement on Thursday when film star Russell Crowe turned up in Melbourne.

The news that Tom Walkinshaw Racing has bought the assets of Prost Grand Prix means that the Minardi team will not get around $12m of TV money which goes to the top 10 F1 teams.