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Formula 1 Paddock Formula 1 2001 Is Coming!!! Are you geared up for the new Formula 1 season-well this site certainly is!!Breaking News Story: GUYANCOURT, France -- Prost Grand Prix threatened Jaguar and Pedro de la Rosa with legal action on Tuesday after the Spaniard was confirmed as a test driver for the British team. Pedro de la Rosa is in the middle of a potential legal battle between Prost and Jaguar. Prost Grand Prix claimed De la Rosa had already signed for them and said they have exclusive rights to the former Arrows driver. The French team had announced on Feb. 6 that De la Rosa was joining them. Prost issued a statement Tuesday to signal their intention to take legal action against Jaguar, based in the English town of Milton Keynes, De la Rosa and his representatives. "We learn, with a strong disapproval, the finalization of a test driver's agreement with Pedro de la Rosa and Jaguar," the Prost statement read. "We regret this signature, made in spite of our formal warnings to the different parties involved. "We have an agreement giving us exclusive rights on test driver's services of Mr Pedro de la Rosa. This is public knowledge. "We intend to exercise our rights against him as well as his representatives and agents and if necessary against our competitor." De la Rosa tested Prost's new AP04 at Estoril last week and the team said that came as part of the deal he signed. "Mr De la Rosa himself declared it (the contract) on several occasions, and even began the execution of this agreement on the test track. "For us it is mainly a question of having the interests of our team respected, both on principle and for professional ethics and because of the prejudice suffered by our company which wrongly preferred, some weeks ago, Mr De la Rosa to other candidates." Earlier on Tuesday Jaguar said De la Rosa had agreed to a one-year contract for 2001 to test alongside former world champion Jody Scheckter's 20-year-old son Tomas. A statement said the 29-year-old De la Rosa from Barcelona "will race for the team in the future." South African Tomas Scheckter expressed surprise that Jaguar had signed De la Rosa to work with him as a test driver. Scheckter said he had been unaware of moves to bring in the former Arrows driver.
New Ferrari: Specs 2001 Engine Model: F2001 Engine: 3000 Ferrari (050) Fuel and lubricant: Shell Number of cylinders: 10 in V Cylinder block: Alu die contested Number of valves: 40 Distribution: Pneumatic Total displacement: 2,997 cc Fuel feed: Magneti Marelli digital electronic injection Electronic ignition: Magneti Marelli static electronic ignition 2001 Car Drive: Rear wheel drive Gearbox: Ferrari longitudinal gearbox, limited slip differential Gearbox control: Semiautomatic sequential electronically controlled Number of speeds: 7 + reverse Brakes on all four wheels: Ventilated carbon-fibre disks Suspension: Independent, push-rod activated torsion spring front and rear Chassis: Carbon fibre and composite honeycomb Length: 4445 mm Width: 1796 mm Height: 959 mm Front Track: 1470 mm Rear Track: 1405 mm Wheelbase: 3010 mm Weight with water, lubricant and driver: 600 kg Wheels: 13" (front and rear) Tyres: Bridgestone Marlboro, Shell, FedEx, TICTAC, TIM, Fiat, Bridgestone, Magneti Marelli, Officine Meccaniche Rezzatesi, Brembo, General Electric, Mahle, SKF, Tommy Hilfiger, BBS, Cevolini, Cima, Europcar, Facom-Usag, Finmeccanica, Fluent, Iveco, Mom, NGK, Parametric, Sachs, Technogym, TRW-Sabelt, Ve-Ca. Chairman and Managing Director: Luca Cordero di Montezemolo Vice-Chairman Ferrari S.p.A: Peirro Ferrari Sporting Director: Jean Todt Technical Director: Ross Brawn Chief Designer: Rory Byrne Engine Director: Paolo Martinelli Team Manager: Stefano Domenicali Race Technical Manager: Nigel Stepney Test Team Manager: Luigi Mazzola Race Engines Manager: Giuseppe D'Agostino Motorsport Press Officer: Claudio Berro Drivers / Engineers: Michael Schumacher / L. Baldisserri Rubens Barrichello / C. Cantoni Test Driver / Engineer: Luca Badoer / F. Uguzzoni			In the Spot Light:- Driver Jean Alesi 2001: Prost GP, teamed with Mazzacan 2000: No points -Prosts 1999 15th in the Drivers' Champinship with 2 points. -Sauber 1998 Highlight of the year was 3rd at Belgium. Finished with 9 points for 11th. -Sauber 1997 Finishes creditable third in the World Championship with 36 points. Moves to Sauber after two years with Benetton. 1996 After leaving Ferrari, Alesi earns his first podium placing with Benetton when finishing second at the Brazilian GP. 4th overall. 1995 Wins his first and only Grand Prix in Canada on his 31st birthday. Four second places see him finish 5th in the Drivers' Championship.-Ferrari 1994 Finishes 5th for the first time, claiming his first of four podium finishes in the opening grand prix of the season. -Ferrari 1993 Finishes 6th in his third season with Ferrari 1992 Finishes 7th in the Drivers' Championship for the second successive season 1991 Joins Ferrari and picks up 21 points to finish 7th 1990 Finishes second in the opening GP in the USA to claim his first podium finish 1989 Makes his F1 debut with Tyrell Ford, finishing fourth on his debut in France. Wins the Formula 3000 Championship 1988 Competes in his first F3000 Championship 1987 Wins the Formula 3 Championship 1986 Formula 3 Championship runner-up
F1 Standings Coming when the season starts A perfect kickoff! The of AUSTRALIA at Melbourne will kick off the 2001 Formula 1 season, hopefully we will see a different or first winner! Whos knows maybe Prost, or BAR...			Alesi Can he improve on last year?
			The new BAR Hopefully it can win!