Formula One News — May 2003

Giorgio Pantano, who came close to winning the FIA International Formula 3000 title last year, has staked his claim to this year's series with a win in Barcelona on Saturday.

Formula 1 likes to have a glamorous image and so the annual visit to Monte Carlo is for many the high point of the racing season.

There will be much emotion next weekend at the Lausitzring in Germany where Alex Zanardi is returning for a symbolic appearance at the wheel of a car which will carry the same livery at the one in which he crashed at the German track in September 2001.

Spanish Grand Prix - Race Notes

Spanish Grand Prix - Race Results

Spanish Grand Prix - Sunday Photos

A suggestion that has been whispered in the F1 paddock in recent days is that Ferrari may be planning to offer Michael Schumacher shares in the company rather than trying to meet his huge salary demands.

On January 15 the FIA Max Mosley delivered a series of reforms to the Formula 1 teams - which left them in shock.

Alexander Wurz, the McLaren test driver, says that he would like the opportunity to drive for Jaguar, but it is clear that the McLaren team is not going to let him go that easily.

Spanish Grand Prix - Saturday Qualifying Report

Spanish Grand Prix - Saturday Photos

Spanish Grand Prix - Saturday Qualifying Results

Spanish Grand Prix - Saturday Warmup Results

Spanish Grand Prix - Saturday Practice Results

Air Canada has cancelled its sponsorship of the Canadian Grand Prix because it cannot afford to go on.

The town of Portimao, in the Algarve in southern Portugal, is planning to build an FIA specification racing facility. It is not yet clear whether the organizers of the new track plan to bid for a Grand Prix.

The A1 Ring, which will host the last Austrian Grand Prix in a fortnight from now, has recently been acquired by Red Bull boss Dietrich Mateschitz, who has plans for a huge redevelopment scheme.

Spanish Grand Prix - Friday Qualifying Report

Spanish Grand Prix - Friday Photos

As we exclusively reported yesterday, the FIA has announced plans which were decided at the meeting of team managers in London on April 29. The decisions were made unanimously.

Spanish Grand Prix - Friday Qualifying Results

A delegation from the Bahrain Grand Prix was present in Barcelona to see how Formula 1 operates and the information gathered will be put into operation at the track under construction at Sakhir.

Spanish Grand Prix - Friday Practice Results

Spanish Grand Prix - Friday Testing Results