Formula One News — July 2002

Jaguar Racing boss Niki Lauda is hard at work trying to convince the Austrian drinks company Red Bull to put its financial weight behind his team.

There is a bit of excitement in F1 circles about Jenson Button's future.

The Goodwood Festival of Speed is to attract an amazing field for this year's event.

The French government has responded to stories that it is going to re-nationalize France Telecom.

Canal Plus is coming to the end of its pay-per-view deal with Formula One Management and the chances of the deal being extended are relatively small.

Former World Champion Damon Hill will be out in a Minardi two-seater at Donington Park.

Freddie Martin-Dye is going to win a Grand Prix within the next 14 years - if his father has anything to do with it.

The French government is considering renationalizing France Telecom unless things improve for the company.

The new 34% shareholder of Ferrari, Mediobanca, has brought in a new partner in the form of its German ally Commerzbank.

Guido Stalmann, the head of motorsport communications for BMW, has moved on to a bigger job.

Cosworth Racing can supply three teams next year: Jaguar and two customers.

Fans should not be surprised if only 20 cars turn up for practice at Silverstone.

There has been speculation in recent days that Wolfgang Reitzle, the former Jaguar Racing boss who is now in charge of the German engineering firm Linde AG, may be looking at a Formula 1 sponsorship deal.

The latest tourism figures from Hungary reveal that the Grand Prix in Budapest is becoming more important than ever.

For the next three months the work of some of the best known Formula 1 photographers will be on display in London in an exhibition sponsored by Jaguar.