Formula One News — July 2003

Paul Stoddart has a fleet of two-seater Formula 1 cars which he has not been using in the last year and he has proposed to the other Formula 1 team bosses that these be used next year for celebrity two-seater races on Sunday mornings at each Grand Prix.

Many of the Grands Prix this year have had smaller crowds than in previous years and Silverstone is no exception. The organisers of the event are hoping for a last-minute surge in sales to push up the numbers as it is understood that at the moment only 70,000 tickets have been sold.

French GP - Race Report

The Formula 1 team owners were in discussion again at the weekend in Magny Cours over the so-called Formula 1 "fighting fund". Paul Stoddart refuses to be beaten and while some of the other team bosses say that Stoddart has no right to any money because the deal was conditional on the rules remaining the same.

There were suggestions in Magny Cours that there are at least two serious buyers for Formula 1 teams on the market at the moment.

Nick Heidfeld is tipped to be going to be recruited next year by Jaguar Racing to replace Antonio Pizzonia. Heidfeld is coming to the end of his contract with Sauber and is looking to see what else is available.

French GP - Race Notes

French GP - Sunday Photos

French GP - Race Results

French GP - Saturday Qualifying Report

The Formula 1 team bosses will meet tomorrow morning at Magny-Cours to try to come up with a solution to the problem of the "fighting fund" with Minardi team boss Paul Stoddart saying that he is going to run cars without any driver aids at Silverstone.

Russian businessman Roman Abramovich, who is buying Chelsea Football Club in a deal worth $200m, was a guest at the recent European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring.

French GP - Saturday Photos

French GP - Saturday Qualifying Results

French GP - Saturday Warmup Results

French GP - Saturday Practice Results

French GP - Friday Qualifying Report

Bernie Ecclestone was in Milan yesterday for a meeting with Argentina's vice-president Daniel Scioli about the possibility of a new race in Buenos Aires. The biggest problem for Argentina remains one of finance as the country has undergone serious instability in recent years.

French GP - Friday Photos

After the Minardi 1-2 in first qualifying for the French Grand Prix, there was further excitement after it was found that Justin Wilson's car was two kilograms underweight. The news has yet to be officially confirmed but if the weight is confirmed Wilson will drop to the back of the field.

French GP - Friday Qualifying Results

David Richards, the boss of British American Racing, has launched a blistering attack on the company which seized the BAR equipment on Thursday afternoon.

French GP - Friday Practice Report

French GP - Friday Practice Results