Formula One News — April 2003
APRIL 6, 2003
Race Notes - Raikkonen declared Brazilian winner after race stopped
Brazilian Grand Prix - Race Notes
Sunday Photos
Brazilian Grand Prix - Sunday Photos
Race Results
Brazilian Grand Prix - Race Results
Brazil start could be delayed
Heavy rain could delay the start of the Brazilian GP this afternoon. Procedures exist which allow the start of the race to be delayed every 10 minutes until conditions are good enough to start the race.
Torrential rains hit Interlagos
A huge rainstorm hit the Interlagos circuit this morning just three hours before the start of the race. The storm was so intense that the third floor Press Room was flooded by waters coming in from the roof of the main pit building.
Raikkonen gets engine change
Kimi Raikkonen has been allowed to change engines overnight because the McLaren team was able to prove to the FIA that the Finn's Mercedes-Benz engine was physically damaged.
F1 bosses call off rules meeting
Formula One team bosses have cancelled a scheduled meeting planned to review the new rules introduced into the 2003 F1 championship season.
APRIL 5, 2003
Qualifying Report - Barrichello takes Brazilian Pole
Brazilian Grand Prix - Saturday Qualifying Report
Saturday Photos
Brazilian Grand Prix - Saturday Photos
Qualifying Results
Brazilian Grand Prix - Saturday Qualifying Results
Warmup Results
Brazilian Grand Prix - Saturday Warmup Results
Practice Results
Brazilian Grand Prix - Saturday Practice Results
Tobacco wrangles at Interlagos
The question of tobacco advertising in Brazil has been bubbling away all weekend in Brazil with the Brazilian government enacting a provisional law on Thursday to alter the tobacco ban which recently came into force.
McLaren bids for HSBC sponsorship
The West McLaren Mercedes team has recently made a bid to land sponsorship from Jaguar Racing's major sponsor HSBC.
Minardi to expand to three cars in Imola
The Minardi team will be running test driver Matteo Bobbi in a third car during the testing sessions on Friday at Imola.
Confusion over tobacco in Brazil
Anti-tobacco legislation has been going through Brazil's Congress for the last three years but the laws are now finally official although there was considerable confusion at Interlagos over the details of what branding teams are allowed to run.
Stoddart optimistic on Minardi budget
Minardi boss Paul Stoddart says that he is confident that the team is now close to having enough money to make it through the Formula 1 season.
APRIL 4, 2003
Qualifying Report - Webber wows them!
Brazilian Grand Prix - Friday Qualifying Report
Friday Photos
Brazilian Grand Prix - Friday Photos
Qualifying Results
Brazilian Grand Prix - Qualifying Results
Grumblings in the paddock
Rain in Brazil on Friday morning resulted in grumblings amongst the Formula 1 drivers who complained that standing water on the circuit would make the qualifying dangerous.
Practice Results
Brazilian Grand Prix - Friday Practice Results
Testing Results
Brazilian Grand Prix - Friday Testing Results
More on F1's SARS scare
Sally Blower, the ITV employee who is suspected of having Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome has not been released from hospital as previously reported. Blower, who organises the coverage of the F1 events for ITV, is suffering from pneumonia but it is not yet certain whether or not it is SARS