Formula One News — June 2003

Eddie Jordan began his legal action against Vodafone in court in London, claiming $252m for a sponsorship deal which he says was agreed. Vodafone decided to sponsor Ferrari instead.

It is expected that the Virginia-based wireless communications company Nextel will become the new title sponsor of NASCAR's top series, currently called the Winston Cup.

McLaren test driver Alexander Wurz crashed one of the new MP4-18s heavily at Jerez on Tuesday, seriously damaging the car and comes just 10 days after another big crash for the MP4-18 in testing.

Canadian Grand Prix - Race Report

The announcement that Bernie Ecclestone has bought into Minardi came as a big surprise in Formula 1 circles - as indeed it was intended to be. A few hours before the news Bernie Ecclestone was happily telling journalists that Paul Stoddart had done the sport harm with his Friday press conference.

McLaren will later this week decide whether or not to debut the MP4-18 at the Nurburgring.

Canadian GP - Race Notes

Canadian GP - Race Results

Canadian GP - Sunday Photos

The leading players in Formula 1 have come up with an elegant solution to the problems of the F1 "fighting fund" after a rather messy press conference on Friday. The solution came on Saturday morning when Bernie Ecclestone offered to by a shareholding in Paul Stoddart's Minardi team.

Canadian GP - Saturday Qualifying Report

Canadian GP - Saturday Photos

The Formula 1 team bosses had a meeting after qualifying on Saturday and it seems that Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone agreed to help out the small teams to survive, dipping into Formula One funds rather than arguing over money which is regulated by the Concorde Agreement.

The initial rumors suggesting that Ferrari's chief aerodynamicist is to go to Toyota may not be true although it is clear that Tombazis has left Ferrari and is now having six months of "gardening leave" before starting a new job.

Canadian GP - Saturday Qualifying Results

Canadian GP - Saturday Warmup Results

Canadian GP - Saturday Practice Results

Our spies in the United States are suggesting that anyone with any doubt about the possible relaationship between General Motors and Cosworth Racing should make their way next week to the Chicagoland Speedway...

Formula 1 team bosses Ron Dennis and Paul Stoddart got into a fair old war of words during the Friday afternoon press conference in Montreal over the so-called F1 fighting fund

Canadian GP - Friday Qualifying Report

Canadian GP - Friday Photos

Canadian GP - Friday Qualifying Results

Canadian GP - Friday Practice Results

The European Minardi team has announced that it will withdraw its support for the proposed changes to the 2003 Formula 1 technical regulations and approval for the new rules due in 2004.