Rubens Barrichello took pole position and gave up the checked flag to his team mate Michael Schumacher to the boos of the Austrian paying crowds. It this good for the sport?




Bridgestone Wins in Austria
RenaultF1 frustrating end to a difficult weekend
Jaguar Racing Austrian Grand Prix
Toyota Racing achieved two-car finish in Austria
Sauber Petronas unable to finish in Austria

The Austrian Grand Prix ended in contrivance, fans of the sport are outraged and truly upset. This is what one loyal fan had to say:

"Have just watched my LAST Formula I event. Sunday May 12, 2002 ! So sorry that I spent all the time and money to go to the last two events here in the US. If that event had been held in Indianapolis there would probably have been some people escorted out of the country and told not to come back. Just goes to show what some people will do for money. Both drivers would be fined & penalized ( set down) for the rest of the season if that had been a legitimate race here in the US. FROM C. Hearn Zavalla, Tx.
another fan wrote "If Michael was a true sportsman he should not have won today. Ruben was the true winner today."

These are very strong feelings from the fans.
Should there be regulations for fair play ?

Michelin Austrian Grand Prix
Minardi Austrian Grand Prix
Honda F1 Austrian Grand Prix

Race Day
Takuma Sato
05-12-2002
Injured in a horrendous accident when the remaining Sauber of Nick Heidfeld, crashed into the Jordan driver Takuma Sato.

A concerned and slightly injured Nick looked on as the medics rushed into the process of assessment before moving Takuma off to hospital.

It is reported that he is well and will recover. Details of his full injuries are not yet in the public domain. Takuma Sato's Mum is with him as mothers where invited for mothers day, we wish him well.

In the Groove
05-11-2002
Rubens Barrichello dramatically ends the Austrian Qualifying Session in Pole Position. There was no stopping Rubens as he took Pole again this season.
Michael Schumacher will all his effort could not take Pole away from his team mate this time.

RenaultF1 disappointing qualifying session
Sauber Driver I'm happy to be fifth on the grid
Toyota Racing today produced its best ever qualifying result
Jaguar expected it tough
Michelin qualifying round
Panis takes fifth slot for Honda
Minardi drivers improve their lap times steadily
Rubens pulls pole for Bridgestone

05-10-2002
Michelin's day
Yoong shines in Austria
Jaguar Racing a perfectly normal Friday
Bridgestone demanding track on rubber
Mixed results for the Mild Seven Renault F1 Team
Panasonic Toyota Technical Co-ordinator
Nick Heidfeld: "So far a disappointing 25th birthday for me"
Ferrari top first free practice with Sauber Petronas Nick Heidfeld and Felip Massa third and fourth.

Happy Birthday Nick Heidfeld
Felipe Massa & Nick Heidfeld, Sauber Petronas drivers played a very special game of football to promote the Euro 2008 canditature of Switzerland & Austria today (Thursday), before tomorrows first free practice and Nick's birthday.


05-09-2002
Ferrari and Barrichello will continue to work together Maranello, 9th May - Ferrari announces that it has extended its agreement with the driver Rubens Barrichello to cover the 2003 and 2004 racing seasons.
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Austrian Grand Prix A lap of the A1-Ring with Jarno Trulli

The approach to the first corner is up a relatively steep hill, which limits the top speed to 295km/h in top gear before braking into the secondgear first corner, which I take at 110km/h.

The exit of this corner is quite tricky and also very important as it leads onto a long straight on which I will be at full throttle for 11 seconds and get up to 300km/h in top gear. From this, I brake hard down to first gear and 65km/h for the second corner, which is one of the places where I will look for the opportunity to overtake.

Out of turn two, I come onto another reasonably long straight with ten seconds at full throttle and I reach a maximum speed again of just under 300km/h before braking to around 90km/h in second gear for the apex of turn three.

The exit of this is a gentle curve that I can easily take flat and I will arrive in fifth gear at 265km/h for the tricky double left-hand corners at turns five and six.

The first one is taken at over 160km/h in third gear and then I accelerate up to 235km/h in fourth gear and hold that for the second left-hand corner, which I hope to apex at 125km/h.

The exit of this corner brings me back uphill rising up to 290km/h in top gear before entering turn eight, which is extremely quick, at 185km/h in fourth gear.

Exiting this corner I almost immediately drop to third gear and 145km/h for the long final corner that leads back down the hill and completes the lap.