Formula One News — August 2000

BERNIE ECCLESTONE says he's fed up with the "renta-quote" generation of F1 drivers and wants to encourage a new breed of competitors who can think for themselves rather than recite a litany of pre-digested PR speak served up for their advanced delectation by corporate public affairs staff.

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Ross Brawn has urged Ferrari to remain calm as they search for their first world drivers' title for 21 years, despite Mika Hakkinen and David Coulthard piling pressure on Michael Schumacher.

Arrows have denied reports of an imminent swoop for Brazilian Bruno Junqueira - but refused to rule out a move for the Formula 3000 driver in the future.

BRAZILIAN Pedro Diniz is prioritizing new contract negotiations with Sauber even though he has offered his services and an £8 million (pounds) purse to British American Racing.

THE trial of a Royal Navy officer accused of manslaughter after joy-riding at Silverstone during the 1999 British Grand Prix weekend began on Tuesday.

THE Toyota Formula 1 team in Cologne, Germany, is in the process of hiring new people for its planned team, which is due to enter Formula 1 in 2002.

THE FIA is to investigate an incident in Hockenheim when a 47-year-old Frenchman, protesting at being fired from a Mercedes-Benz factory in Le Mans, walked onto the track in the middle of the German Grand Prix.

EDDIE JORDAN has just acquired more land around his facility at Silverstone and is now planning a major expansion for the team factory.

GERMAN GRAND PRIX winner Rubens Barrichello returned to the cockpit of his Ferrari on Tuesday - but this time it was for the task of testing the aerodynamic settings at Fiorano.