Former F1 star Gerhard Berger is considering stepping down as BMW motorsports director.

What the hell is this world coming to???!!! A paramount symbol of
American culture is cars, and nothing is so American as the Pontiac
GTO. Even those of us who are not fans of American cars can appreciate
what the original 1964 GTO did to spawn the muscle car phenomenon.
Pontiac is bringing the GTO back for 2004. It’s essentially a Holden. Yes, that’s right the new GTO will be imported from Australia.

Barry Green sells his CART team to Michael Andretti and they all promptly finish in the top 6. Franchitti and Tracy 1-2.

It’s fairly easy to make a case for the schizophrenia of some news
sources. However, it’s not very often that I see such a glaring example
of multiple personality disorder. Both of these reports are from
Reuters and are dated July 30. The first report claims Australian
Formula One driver Mark Webber is not driving for the Jaguar team next year and the second claims a deal is close for him to begin driving for Jaguar next year.
I’m
not really surprised. Rumors and speculation surrounding drivers and
teams are what makes following the world of Formula One so much fun.
Oh, and the racing too.

Two-time Formula One champion Mika Hakkinen is retiring.

It appears that Formula One great Michael Schumacher has an Achillies Heal — the German Grand Prix.

The web site formula1.com writes:

“… he [Schumacher] also faces the knowledge that he has only won his
home Grand Prix once in ten years, and has not appeared on the podium for
the past four. The German not only intends to redress this unflattering balance,
but also to enjoy the opportunity to celebrate his latest title in front of
thousands of supporters.”

Schumacher
doesn’t have to worry too much about winning the German GP. He has
already wrapped up his fifth world championship and tied record holder
Juan Manual Fangio.

The German Grand Prix is Sunday July 28th in Hockenheim, Germany