Formula One News — September 1997

FRANK WILLIAMS has given a clear indication that he will be using the same drivers next season - as we predicted last week.

THE FIA International Court of Appeal meets in Paris on Wednesday to consider McLaren's appeal against the decision of the Belgian Grand Prix stewards which stated that the fuel used by Mika Hakkinen in qualifying for the event "was not the same as the one which had been approved for use by the competitor prior to the event".

LUIGI "GIGI" VILLORESI died on August 24 at the age of 88.

RATHER than join the party at Monza, Arrows and Stewart both decided to stay in England and test at Silverstone in the hope that the British summer would give them a little sunshine without all the problems needed to get to Monza.

THE Jordan-Peugeots of Giancarlo Fisichella and Ralf Schumacher dominated the pre-Italian Grand Prix testing at Monza last week - at which 37,000 spectators were present.

WE hear stories from the United States that Benetton's big new backer Federal Express is about to be named as the title sponsor for the CART World Series and may not continue its involvement in Grand Prix racing beyond the end of this season.