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5 Jun: 8 'n' Pole: Vic and adiles take the lead following the round of Monaco ... Overall Results ... Monaco Results ... Popular Picks ... Register

1 Jun: Your Say: Your thoughts on the Monaco GP

1 Jun: Monaco Grand Prix - Sunday Team and Driver Quotes

1 Jun: Monaco Grand Prix - Sunday Press Conference from the FIA in pdf

31 May: Monaco Grand Prix - Race: Juan Pablo Montoya wins the race ahead of Kimi Raikkonen and Michael Schumacher. Ralf Schumacher, Fernando Alonso, Jarno Trulli, David Coulthard and Rubens Barrichello make the top 8 ... Results ... Report

31 May: Monaco Grand Prix - Saturday Team and Driver Quotes

31 May: Monaco Grand Prix - Saturday Press Conference from the FIA in pdf

31 May: Monaco Grand Prix - Saturday Qualifying: Ralf Schumacher grabs his first Pole of the season ahead of Kimi Raikkonen and Juan Pablo Montoya. Jarno Trulli, Michael Schumacher, David Coulthard, Rubens Barrichello and Fernando Alonso make the top 8 ... Results ... Report
Jenson Button didn't take part in Qualifying but may start the race tomorrow pending a medical check-up.

31 May: Monaco Grand Prix - Second Saturday Practice: David Coulthard sets the fastest time of the session ahead of Juan Pablo Montoya and Michael Schumacher. Ralf Schumacher, Jarno Trulli, Kimi Raikkonen, Rubens Barrichello and Mark Webber make the top 8 ... Results ... Report
Jenson Button involved in a big crash. He is taken to hospital for precautionary checks. He has suffered no serious injuries ... Full Story (from the BBC)

31 May: Monaco Grand Prix - First Saturday Practice: Kimi Raikkonen sets the fastest time of the session ahead of Juan Pablo Montoya and Mark Webber. Michael Schumacher, Jarno Trulli, Rubens Barrichello, Jenson Button and Jacques Villeneuve make the top 8 ... Results

29 May: Monaco Grand Prix - Thursday Team and Driver Quotes

29 May: Monaco Grand Prix - Thursday Press Conference from the FIA in pdf

29 May: Monaco Grand Prix - Thursday Qualifying: Michael Schumacher grabs provisional pole ahead of team-mate Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button. Jarno Trulli, David Coulthard, Ralf Schumacher, Giancarlo Fisichella and Juan Pablo Montoya make the top 8 ... Results ... Report

29 May: Monaco Grand Prix - Thursday Practice: Mark Webber sets the fastest time of the session ahead of Jenson Button and David Coulthard. Fernando Alonso, Jarno Trulli, Michael Schumacher, Giancarlo Fisichella and Juan Pablo Montoya make the top 8 ... Results ... Report

29 May: The Heretic: "Renault will be strong in Monaco" - The Heretic reviews the Austrian GP and previews the Monaco GP - Issue 8

28 May: Monaco Grand Prix - Wednesday Press Conference from the FIA in pdf 

26 May: Monaco Grand Prix - "A new winner perhaps ?" ... Race Preview

20 May: 8 'n' Pole: aabc01 retains the lead following the round of Austria ... Overall Results ... Austria Results ... Popular Picks ... Register

19 May: Your Say: Your thoughts on the Austrian GP

18 May: Austrian Grand Prix - Sunday Team and Driver Quotes

18 May: Austrian Grand Prix - Sunday Press Conference

18 May: Austrian Grand Prix - Race: Michael Schumacher wins his third race of the season ahead of Kimi Raikkonen and Rubens Barrichello. Jenson Button, David Coulthard, Ralf Schumacher, Mark Webber and Jarno Trulli make the top 8 ... Results ... Report

17 May: Austrian Grand Prix - Saturday Team and Driver Quotes

17 May: Austrian Grand Prix - Saturday Press Conference from the FIA in pdf

17 May: Austrian Grand Prix - Saturday Qualifying: Michael Schumacher grabs pole position ahead of Kimi Raikkonen and Juan Pablo Montoya. Nick Heidfeld, Rubens Barrichello, Jarno Trulli, Jenson Button and Antonio Pizzonia make the top 8 ... Results ... Report

17 May: Austrian Grand Prix - Second Saturday Practice: Rubens Barrichello sets the fastest time of the session ahead of Juan Pablo Montoya and Michael Schumacher. Ralf Schumacher, Jarno Trulli, Jacques Villeneuve, Kimi Raikkonen and Mark Webber make the top 8 ... Results ... Report

17 May: Austrian Grand Prix - First Saturday Practice: Michael Schumacher sets the fastest time of the session ahead of team-mate Rubens Barrichello and Jacques Villeneuve. Fernando Alonso, Nick Heidfeld, Antonio Pizzonia, Mark Webber and Giancarlo Fisichella make the top 8 ... Results

16 May: FIA Regulations - Briefing note describing the new procedures for this season ... Note from the FIA in pdf

16 May: Austrian Grand Prix - Friday Press Conference from the FIA in pdf

16 May: Austrian Grand Prix - Friday Team and Driver Quotes

16 May: Austrian Grand Prix - Friday Qualifying: Michael Schumacher grabs provisional Pole ahead of Rubens Barrichello and an impressive Mark Webber. Jacques Villeneuve, Jenson Button, Juan Pablo Montoya, David Coulthard and Kimi Raikkonen make the top 8 ... Results ... Report

16 May: Austrian Grand Prix - Friday Practice: David Coulthard sets the fastest time of the session ahead of Jarno Trulli and Antonio Pizzonia. Michael Schumacher, Mark Webber, Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button and Nick Heidfeld make the top 8 ... Results ... Report  

15 May: Austrian Grand Prix - Thursday Press Conference from the FIA in pdf 

13 May: The Heretic: "How good is the new Ferrari?" - The Heretic reviews the Spanish GP and previews the Austrian GP - Issue 7

12 May: Austrian Grand Prix - "Not a repeat of last year!" ... Race Preview

6 May: 8 'n' Pole: aabc01 retains the lead following the round of Spain ... Overall Results ... Spain Results ... Popular Picks ... Register

5 May: Your Say: Your thoughts on the Spanish GP

4 May: Spanish Grand Prix - Sunday Press Conference from the FIA in pdf

4 May: Spanish Grand Prix - Sunday Team and Driver Quotes

4 May: Spanish Grand Prix - Race: Michael Schumacher wins ahead of Fernando Alonso and Rubens Barrichello. Juan Pablo Montoya, Ralf Schumacher, Cristiano da Matta, Mark Webber and Ralph Firman make the top 8 ... Results ... Report

3 May: Spanish Grand Prix - Saturday Team and Driver Quotes

3 May: Spanish Grand Prix - Saturday Press Conference from the FIA in pdf

3 May: Spanish Grand Prix - Saturday Qualifying: Michael Schumacher grabs Pole position ahead of Rubens Barrichello and Fernando Alonso. Jarno Trulli. Jenson Button, Olivier Panis, Ralf Schumacher and David Coulthard make the top 8 ... Results ... Report

3 May: Spanish Grand Prix - Second Saturday Practice: Fernando Alonso sets the fastest time of the session ahead of Rubens Barrichello and Jarno Trulli. Michael Schumacher, Olivier Panis, Kimi Raikkonen, David Coulthard and Jenson Button make the top 8 ... Results ... Report

3 May: Spanish Grand Prix - First Saturday Practice: Kimi Raikkonen sets the fastest time of the session ahead of Antonio Pizzonia and Rubens Barrichello. David Coulthard, Michael Schumacher, Jarno Trulli, Heinz Harald Frentzen and Juan Pablo Montoya make the top 8 ... Results

2 May: Spanish Grand Prix - Friday Team and Driver Quotes

2 May: Spanish Grand Prix - Friday Press Conference from the FIA in pdf

2 May: The FIA have announced today revisions to their earlier proposals for 2004 and beyond. Following 2 meetings with the teams, the FIA agreed to allow Traction Control as well as Car to pit telemetry. The FIA and the teams also agreed on the single engine rule for 2004 with a view not to introduce multi-race engines for 2005 and 2006. The standard rear wing will be delayed until 2006 and possibly replaced by an alternative but as a compromise rear wings for 2004 and 2005 will have just 2 upper elements reducing the amount of downforce. 
Following the tyre situation in Brazil, the FIA will allow the tyre manufactories to produce a monsoon tyre to be used in such circumstances. 
A number of other regulation changes were also announced.
The FIA statement read:

Following its meeting with Team Principals in Imola on 17 April, the FIA held a further six-hour meeting with both Team Principals and Team Technical Directors in London on 29 April. This meeting resulted in unanimous agreement by the teams on a number of points. The President of the FIA confirmed that provided the teams are unanimous, he could not imagine circumstances in which the FIA would not agree to their proposals. 

Electronic driver aids 

All the teams and the FIA signed the following statement. 
The teams unanimously agreed to a complete ban on automatic gearboxes and launch control for 2004. The teams were able to demonstrate that the elimination of traction control would involve very significant additional costs for all teams and engine manufacturers. The teams therefore unanimously requested the FIA not to proceed with a ban on traction control for 2004. The FIA agreed on the clear understanding that this would enable the engine manufacturers to supply the independent teams with engines at a fully affordable cost having regard to the current business climate. The FIA agreed that, provided engines are supplied on this basis, these arrangements will remain in place indefinitely. 

The FIA also agreed to allow pit lane speed limiters to continue and to examine the possibility of allowing electronically controlled power steering. 

Telemetry 

Although pit-to-car telemetry remains banned, the teams unanimously requested the FIA to withdraw its opposition to car-to-pit telemetry. They were able to show that the benefits outweighed the costs. The FIA agreed.

Engines 

It was confirmed that each driver would use one engine for the entire race weekend (ie fitted fresh for Friday) and that use of a further engine would result in losing ten places on the grid. 

The FIA stated that if fully affordable engines were indeed available to all teams from 2004 onwards, the proposals for multi-race engines in 2005 and 2006 would be withdrawn. 

Radios 

Teams will continue to use their own radio systems in 2004 and beyond, provided: 

• they are stand-alone; 

• they cannot transmit data; 

• the FIA is given free access to the voice transmissions. Any commercial exploitation of these voice transmissions will be a matter for the teams and the Commercial Rights Holder. 

Bodywork 

• Engine covers and rear wings will be modified for 2004 and 2005; 

• Only two upper rear wing elements will be permitted in 2004 and 2005; 

• Track tests will be carried out with a standard rear wing before making any decision for 2006; 

• Proposed alternatives to a standard rear wing will be invited with a view to having a package which also produces Monza levels of downforce and Interlagos levels of drag; 

• The 2006 bodywork regulations will be finalised by the end of 2003; 

• The TWG will be asked to discuss the possible elimination of the side pod winglets.

Extreme-weather tyres 

• The two tyre companies will be invited to make extreme-weather tyres available;

• The sea/land ratio and tread depth will be specified by the FIA and these tyres will only be used when authorised by the race director; 

• The FIA will ensure that a single wet-weather tyre capable of being used effectively even on a very wet track is clearly defined within the regulations for 2004. 

Standard brake materials 

The TWG will be asked to draft a material specification to be included in an FIA invitation to tender for the supply of standard brake friction materials in 2004; 

Standard skid block materials 

The TWG will be asked to draft a material specification to be included in an FIA invitation to tender for the supply of a standard skid block material in 2004; 

Qualifying procedures 

In 2004 cars will continue to be required to start the race with the same quantity of fuel as they had at the end of the final qualifying session. 

Post-qualifying parc fermé 

Unless an equally effective means of ensuring that cars are raced exactly as they qualified is proposed and agreed, post-qualifying parc fermé procedures will remain the same in 2004.

Spare cars 

• Each team will nominate the two cars it intends to use during qualifying before the session starts;

• Use of spare cars will be restricted in accordance with the event procedures issued in Imola (dated 17.4.03) but if a spare is used during qualifying it must have the same fuel load as the original car; 

• As a consequence of the above, teams will be permitted to add or drain fuel from spare cars during qualifying under supervision of the scrutineers.

Full Press Release from the FIA 

2 May: Spanish Grand Prix - Friday Qualifying: Michael Schumacher grabs provisional Pole ahead of an impressive Jarno Trulli and Rubens Barrichello. Cristiano da Matta puts his Toyota in 4th ahead of Jenson Button. Olivier Panis, Mark Webber and Kimi Raikkonen make the top 8 ... Results

2 May: Spanish Grand Prix - Friday Practice: Ralf Schumacher sets the fastest time of the session ahead of Jarno Trulli and Fernando Alonso. David Coulthard, Olivier Panis, Juan Pablo Montoya, Mark Webber and Jenson Button make the top 8 ... Results ... Report

1 May: Spanish Grand Prix - Thursday Press Conference from the FIA in pdf

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