News briefs from Magny Cours
Kubica critical of Montreal

Jun.29 (GMM) 1992 world champion Nigel Mansell will at Silverstone next week drive a modern BMW-Sauber on the German team's 100-metre 'Pit Lane Park' track. The action is to take place near the Beckett's corner.

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BMW-Sauber's Robert Kubica criticised curators of the Montreal circuit for worsening his accident during the recent Canadian grand prix. "A car should not go airborne just one metre after it leaves the track," the Pole said at Magny Cours.

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Significant parts of the Magny Cours layout have been resurfaced for what will probably be the rural circuit's final French grand prix this weekend. "If the asphalt is completely new, that is always a challenge," Williams' Alex Wurz said.

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F1 visitors on Thursday found conditions at Magny Cours to be unusually cool and dark. The probability of rain for Sunday is as high as 80 per cent.

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Nick Heidfeld said he is completely recovered after leaving the Silverstone test last week with a twinge in his back. "I just played it safe because I knew that in two weeks' time we have a race," the BMW racer explained.

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Ralf Schumacher admitted in France that he did not congratulate his former Williams teammate Juan Pablo Montoya for recently winning his first premier NASCAR race. "I don't have his phone number," the Toyota driver claimed.


Written: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 03:12:45

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