Grandprix.com Current NewsThe source for Grandprix newsF1 on the streets of Moscow- July 13, 2008 Hundreds of thousands of Russians turned out on Sunday to see a street demonstration put on by Holland's Rotterdam Racing and featuring Formula 1 cars from Williams and Red Bull Racing.http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns20568.html Volkswagen and F1- July 11, 2008 Hans-Joachim Stuck, the man who is in charge of all Volkswagen group motorsport activities, has told the Austrian newspaper Vorarlberger Nachrichten that the Wolfsburg conglomerate will not be entering Formula 1 in the next three years.http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns20567.html Great news for F1- July 11, 2008 With all the hullabaloo surrounding the British Grand Prix last week one event was rather overlooked, although it is worth a mention for its is very good news for the F1 world.http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns20566.html An interesting settlement- July 11, 2008 Ferrari and McLaren have announced that they are bringing to an end the various legal disputes between them. McLaren has agreed to pay Ferrari's legal costs arising from the actions, which relate to the spying scandals of 2007.http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns20565.html News of the World loses star witness- July 10, 2008 The leading witness for The News of the World in the case against Max Mosley has withdrawn from giving evidence because her "emotional and mental state was such that it would not be fair or reasonable to call her to give evidence".http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns20564.html Garrett to leave Williams- July 10, 2008 Scott Garrett, the head of marketing at Williams, has resigned from the team and is to become chief executive and a shareholder in KHP, a sports marketing agency which is close to the Formula One group.http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns20563.html Bernard Cahier 1927-2008- July 10, 2008 Bernard Cahier, one of the leading photojournalists in the history of Formula 1 has died at the age of 81. Cahier began photographing F1 in 1952 and developed strong friendships ith many of the stars of the era, notably Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss, Graham Hill, Jim Clark, Phil Hill, Dan Gurney, Jackie Stewart and Emerson Fittipaldi. In 1968 he was one of the founders of the International Racing Press Association (IRPA) which began the process of organising the media in F1, the famous red..http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns20562.html France goes to Woking- July 9, 2008 Jim France, vice chairman of the board of directors and executive vice president of NASCAR and the chief executive officer of International Speedway Corporation, was a visitor to the McLaren technical centre in Woking, Surrey, to day. It is not clear what France was doing in Woking but it seems that he was impressed by what he saw.http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns20561.html Looking ahead to the Forum- July 9, 2008 With five months to go before the fourth annual Motor Sport Business Forum in Monaco the leading lights in the motor racing world have already signalled their intention to play a major role in this year's event.http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns20560.html Another idea for St Petersburg- July 8, 2008 There has been talk of a Grand Prix in St Petersburg for some time, but thus far no deal has yet been agreed. It is thus interesting to hear that Valentina Matviyenko, the governor of St Petersburg, has told the Ekho Moskvy radio station that St Petersburg will bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics. She also said that if the city did not win the 2020 bid then it would bid again for 2024.http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns20559.html |