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HAKKINEN WINS US GP
September 30, 2001 Mika Hakkinen was thrilled to win the US Grand Prix - his penultimate race before his sabbatical year in 2002. Michael Schumacher was second, David Coulthard third, Jarno Trulli fourth, Eddie Irvine fifth and Nick Heidfeld sixth. Rubens Barrichello was disconsolate after losing second place when his engine began to fail just a few laps from the end of the race. Full Story@forumula1.com |
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HAKKINEN WINS BRITISH GP
July 15, 2001 Today Mika Hakkinen won the British GP for the first time. The rain held off for the whole race. Apart from pit stops, the Finn led the race from lap 5 onwards. Michael Schumacher came home a distant second. Full Story@formula1.com |
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SCHUMI WINS FRENCH GP
July 1, 2001 Michael Schumacher won the French Grand Prix from second place on the grid, after a lengthy first stop by Ralf Schumacher and clever tactics from Ferrari allowed him through. Ralf just held on to his second place, despite the superior speed demonstrated by his brother's Ferrari in the second and third stints of the race. Full Story@formula1.com |
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SCHUMI WINS IN EUROPE
June 24, 2001 Michael Schumacher won an uneventful European GP, after fending off a mid-race challenge from his brother Ralf. The younger German was awarded a 10 second stop and go penalty halfway through the race, which dropped him down to fourth place and left the way clear for Michael. Juan Pablo Montoya was second after a solid drive from P3 on the grid, and David Coulthard was third after McLaren chose to go with a one-stop strategy. Ralf was fourth, Rubens Barrichello fifth after a slow start and Mika Hakkinen brought up the rear in sixth. Full Story@formula1.com |
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RALF WINS IN CANADA
June 10 2001 Ralf Schumacher won his second Grand Prix after a stunning display of speed and car control in the middle of the race, which allowed him to pit and return to the track in the lead following his brother's earlier pit stop. Michael Schumacher was second, Mika Hakkinen was third, Kimi Raikkonen was fourth, Jean Alesi was fifth and Pedro de la Rosa sixth. It was a true race of attrition with only 9 cars finishing. Jacques Villeneuve retired early on with suspected clutch problems. Juan Pablo Montoya crashed out and caused Rubens Barrichello to collide with the wall trying to avoid him. David Coulthard retired close to the end of the race with smoke pouring from his car, making the Canadian Grand Prix the only race that he did not score points in. Full Story@formula1.com |
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Schumacher cruises to victory in Monaco
May 27 2001 Michael Schumacher took a relatively uncontested victory at the Monaco Grand Prix, having lost his main challenger David Coulthard on the dummy grid before the formation lap. For the second time in three races the Scot's car remained steadfast on the grid as the field threaded by. The McLaren was the only car to fall foul of the new launch control electronics. Full Story@formula1.com |
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COULTHARD WINS AT A1
May 13 2001 David Coulthard commandingly won the Austrian Grand Prix at the A1-Ring, after starting in 7th place, to give him a further ten points for his world title challenge. However, a black cloud hung over McLaren following the death of Ilmor Engineering co-founder, Paul Morgan, on Saturday. Full Story@formula1.com |
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SHUMI WINS SPANISH GP
April 29 2001 Michael Schumacher won a lucky Spanish Grand Prix, after Mika Hakkinen pulled to the side of the track with car failure on the last lap. The German led from the start to the second pit stop, when Hakkinen just emerged in the lead. However, his car slowed and stopped on the very last lap denying him his first win of the season. Juan Pablo Montoya finished his first race of the season in style, in second place, and Jacques Villeneuve made his first visit to the podium since 1998, in third place. Jarno Trulli was fourth. David Coulthard, recovering from a difficult start, was fifth and Nick Heidfeld sixth. Full Story@formula1.com
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| RALF WINS FIRST GP April 15 2001 Ralf Schumacher won his first-ever Grand Prix in San Marino after leading from the very beginning. A lightening-quick start saw him shoot from third to first by the first corner and a series of stunningly-fast laps allowed him to eke out a lead over David Coulthard. He then controlled the race to win. David Coulthard's second place sees him equal Michael Schumacher in the drivers' championship with 26 points each. Rubens Barrichello was third, Mika Hakkinen was fourth, Jarno Trulli was fifth and Heinz-Harald Frentzen was sixth. |
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DAVID COULTHARD WINS BRAZIL
April 1 2001 David Coulthard won an incident packed Brazilian Grand Prix after losing the lead briefly to Michael Schumacher when the field pitted for rain tyres. However, two uncharacteristic mistakes from the German allowed the Scot to close up and force his way past on the following lap. Schumacher led the race twice, losing the lead initially to Juan Pablo Montoya before Coulthard took over. Nick Heidfeld took his first ever podium finish behind the German, and claims 4 points for the Sauber team. Full Story from formula1.com
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SCHUMI WINS AUSTRALIAN GP
Michael Schumacher won an incident packed Australian Grand Prix, after leading the race from the very start. David Coulthard was second followed by Rubens Barrichello, Olivier Panis, Nick Heidfeld and Heinz-Harald Frentzen. Jacques Villeneuve and Ralf Schmuacher went out early on after a huge accident, and the tragic news that this caused the death of a trackside marshal was soon publicly known. Mika Hakkinen also crashed out, from second place, and his team are blaming mechanical failure. Full Story from formula1.com
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MASERATI UK IS NOW ONLINE
October 18, 2000 To coincide with Press Day at the 2000 British International Motorshow and to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Maranello Concessionaires Ltd, Maserati UK has launched it's official web site at www.maserati.co.uk . The site profiles the latest grandturismo from the Maserati marque, the Maserati 3200GT with sections dedicated to the GT's design, technical ability and personalisation options. The past legend of Maserati is not forgotten however, with sections outlining the marque's unique history from its racing heritage through to the milestone models depicted in a unique historic model timeline as well as an insight into the recently refurbished Maserati factory in Modena. Maserati.co.uk therefore appeals to both customer and enthusiast alike and provides the first official web site to cater for both those who grew up with the legend and those who now have the opportunity to discover it
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The Maserati Owner's Handbook by Hans Tanner
October 1, 2000 A reprint of the "The Maserati Owners Handbook" is now avaialble at Velocepress Hans Tanner was one of the first journalists to document both Ferrari and Maserati cars. This book, originally published by Floyd Clymer in 1961 is packed with photos, manuals and specs of the great Maseratis from the early pre-war cars to the glory days of the postwar 1950s. Includes an introduction by Pete Vack. |
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Maserati 3200GT to use ferrari engine
April 10, 2000 Recent press reports have the Maserati 3200GT arriving on our shores in convertible form and with an engine that is adopted from the current Ferrari 360. That engine is said to have a 4 valve head that is designed by Maserati. We speculate that the current twin turbo V8 may be too hard to federalize, although no official word from Maserati yet. |
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Ferrari buys up remaining Maserati shares
November 12, 1999 Ferrari announced Thursday that it has exercised it's purchase option of Maserati Partecipazioni Spa (100% controlled by FIAT Auto). They have also acquired the remaining 50% of the Maserati Spa company shares, becoming the only shareholder and full owner of the trident Marque. With the success of the 3200 GT Coupé, Maserati foresees that more than 1800 cars will be delivered to customers this year, representing a 300% increase on deliveries in 1998
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