Latest news from the Formula 1 scene, about Ralf, Max Mosley and team Super Aguri.
By GMM
Ralf never an option for 2008 - Mallya
Force India co-owner Vijay Mallya on Tuesday insisted that Ralf Schumacher was never an option to race for the team in 2008.
Schumacher tested for the newly-acquired Silverstone based team last December, but he insisted at the time that he was only fulfilling a promise to Mallya, whom he met in his capacity as a Toyota sponsor last year.
"Ralf is a good friend," Mallya told the German magazine Auto Motor und Sport in an interview. "He was never a candidate. I asked him to test our car once in the winter because I wanted to know his opinion.
Mosley on hunt for spy source
Max Mosley has engaged an expert investigative company in a bid to identify the source of the surveillance that led to the sex scandal that looks set to end his FIA presidency.
It it is believed that the investigation into his private life was actually conducted at significant expense over a long period of time by a third party.
Rumours indicate that the source of the investigation may even originate from within the formula one paddock, the German magazine Auto Motor und Sport claims.
Honda rules out more Super Aguri relief
Despite financing Super Aguri's Spanish action, the Japanese manufacturer Honda has ruled out rescuing the beleaguered F1 team ahead of the Turkish grand prix.
The Japanese language daily Sankei Shimbun quotes a Honda official as saying: "We will not provide relief on a race-by-race basis any longer."
Honda's Barcelona bail-out for Super Aguri reportedly cost the carmaker about 2 million euros, but the Leafield based team now faces either finding an investor before Istanbul in two weeks or admitting that Spain was its last ever race.
Super Aguri is also believed to officially owe much of Honda's financial assistance to the Tokyo giant, meaning that any buyer would need to take on that debt - apparently as much as $60m.
Honda F1 chief executive Nick Fry confirmed: "It was never Honda's intention to fully fund two F1 teams. Aguri need to find funding of their own."
By GMM
Ralf never an option for 2008 - Mallya
Force India co-owner Vijay Mallya on Tuesday insisted that Ralf Schumacher was never an option to race for the team in 2008.
Schumacher tested for the newly-acquired Silverstone based team last December, but he insisted at the time that he was only fulfilling a promise to Mallya, whom he met in his capacity as a Toyota sponsor last year.
"Ralf is a good friend," Mallya told the German magazine Auto Motor und Sport in an interview. "He was never a candidate. I asked him to test our car once in the winter because I wanted to know his opinion.
Mosley on hunt for spy source
Max Mosley has engaged an expert investigative company in a bid to identify the source of the surveillance that led to the sex scandal that looks set to end his FIA presidency.
It it is believed that the investigation into his private life was actually conducted at significant expense over a long period of time by a third party.
Rumours indicate that the source of the investigation may even originate from within the formula one paddock, the German magazine Auto Motor und Sport claims.
Honda rules out more Super Aguri relief
Despite financing Super Aguri's Spanish action, the Japanese manufacturer Honda has ruled out rescuing the beleaguered F1 team ahead of the Turkish grand prix.
The Japanese language daily Sankei Shimbun quotes a Honda official as saying: "We will not provide relief on a race-by-race basis any longer."
Honda's Barcelona bail-out for Super Aguri reportedly cost the carmaker about 2 million euros, but the Leafield based team now faces either finding an investor before Istanbul in two weeks or admitting that Spain was its last ever race.
Super Aguri is also believed to officially owe much of Honda's financial assistance to the Tokyo giant, meaning that any buyer would need to take on that debt - apparently as much as $60m.
Honda F1 chief executive Nick Fry confirmed: "It was never Honda's intention to fully fund two F1 teams. Aguri need to find funding of their own."