2001 Press Release

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2001 PRESS RELEASE



December
December 22th		PHARAON PROVES HE´S READY TO BE A FACTOR IN 2002 TITLE CHASE! FLORIDA´S LAKE “X”TESTING GROUND FOR TEAM GREEN´S OFF SEASON WORK!
November
November 22th		BUDAPEST WILL HOST AGAIN THE UIM F1 EVENT
November 5th		CAPPELLINI COMES FROM BEHIND TO TAKE 6TH TITLE! KUNITCH'S FATAL ACCIDENT MARS EXCITING MULTI-DRIVER WINNING SEASON!
October
October 20th		VICTOR KUNITCH CONTINUES FIGHT IN HOSPITAL! ALL F1 FAMILY PRAYS FOR LATVIAN DRIVERS RECOVERY!
October 19th		CANTANDO WINS BUT CAPPELLINI TAKES TITLE WITH 5TH! KUNITCH IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER 1ST LAP 4 BOAT CRASH!
October 18th		GILLMAN TAKES 4TH POLE OF SEASON AT ABU DHABI ! CAPPELLINI HOPING TO CAPTURE 6TH TITLE WITH AT LEAST AN 8TH !
October 17th		CHRIS DAVIES SET FOR TOUGHEST ASSIGNMENT YET.
October 12th		CAPPELLIN'S NARROW WIN MOVES HIM INTO TITLE LEAD! CANTANDO CRASHES OUT; EMIRATES TEAM HAS 3 IN TOP 5!
October 11th		GILLMAN GRABS 3RD POLE OF SEASON IN SEARCH OF 1ST WIN! SPECTACULAR FIRE DESTROYS BOCCA'S BOAT IN EMIRATES!
October 10th		LAST NEWS ABOUT BRAZILIAN GP
October 9th		SPEECH BY NICOLO di SAN GERMANO UIM F1 PROMOTER
October 7th		ITALIAN CANTANDO LOOKS TO MAKE IT 3 STRAIGHT IN EMIRATES! CAPPELLINI STILL CONFIDENT OF TAKING 6TH TITLE!
September
September 11th		LAST NEWS ABOUT PAUL GAISER
September 9th		CANTANDO TAKES OVER POINTS LEAD WITH WIN IN VIENNA! CAPPELLINI AND GILLMAN BOTH DISQUALIFIED!
September 8th		CAPPELLINI TAKES POLE WITH SUB 40 SECOND LAP IN VIENNA ! CANTANDO AND GILLMAN FILL THE OTHER TOP3 SPOTS !
August
August 30th		CANTANDO HOPES TO CARRY MOMENTUM TO VIENNA! CAPPELLINI WANTS TO STOP SLIDE; DESSERTENNE A WIN A MUST!
August 27th		THE VIENNA GP IS CONFIRMED
August 24th		LAST UPDATE ON VIENNA RACE - FINAL DECISION ON MONDAY
August 23th		LAST DEVELOPMENTS FROM VIENNA
August 22th		CLOUDS ON THE VIENNA GRAND PRIX
August 5th		CANTANDO'S CLEAN SWEEP IN GERMANY
August 4th		CANTANDO CAPTURES POLE IN GERMANY ! COMPARATO & ROGGIERO MAKE IT AN ALL ITALIAN TOP 3 !
July
July 31st		"BATTLE OF THE BALTIC" IN GERMANY THIS WEEKEND! 4 DRIVERS STILL IN FIGHT FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP CROWN!
July 1st		VICTOR KUNITCH WINS FIRST F1 VICTORY IN SARDINIA! CAPPELLINI CRASHES OUT; GILLMAN TAKES 2ND!
June
June 30th		GILLMAN OUTFOXES FIELD FOR POLE POSITION! KUNITCH AND CAPPELLINI TAKE TOP 3!
June 25th		CAPPELLINI STILL LOOKING TO BEAT GILLMAN IN 2001! BAD LUCK "ALMOST COMICAL" FOR THE DEFENDING CHAMP
June 25th		"ISLAND FEVER"SETS IN AS F1 TOUR HEADS FOR SARDINIA CANTANDO HOPES TO PUT TOGETHER A RUN FOR THE TITLE
June 17th		CAPPELLINI CRUISES TO 4TH STRAIGHT VICTORY ! CANTANDO & PHARAON REACH PODIUM !
June 16th		CAPPELLINI NIPS ROGGIERO FOR POLE COMPARATO, SELIO AND PHARAON IN TOP 5
June 9th		"ITALIAN TOUR" MAY DECIDE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP! AT 1/3 MARK DESSERTENNE IS TOUR’S COMEBACK STORY!
June 3rd		CAPPELLINI CONTINUES WINNING STREAK AT THREE ! DESSERTENNE 2ND ; GILLMAN CRASHES OUT !
June 2nd		ROGGIERO CAPTURES 2ND STRAIGHT POLE ! CAPPELLINI’S QUICK TIME RULED ILLEGAL!
May
May 29th		LATVIA COULD BE ‘TURNING POINT’ TO 2001 F1 SEASON! 6 DRIVERS WITHIN 20 POINTS OF CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD!
May 20th		CAPPELLINI WALKS TO 2ND STRAIGHT WIN OF 2001 ! CANTANDO & ROGGIERO FINISH IN TOP 3!
May 19th		NETSYSTEMS TO AIR RACE LIVE ON INTERNET ! !
May 19th		ROGGIERO NABS 7TH CAREER POLE IN WINDY HUNGARY ! GILLMAN & CAPPELLINI ROUND OUT TOP 3 IN DUNAJUVAROS!
May 10th		A THREE YEAR CONTRACT HAS BEEN SIGNED TODAY......
May 10th		HISTORY SHOWS HUNGARIAN RACE TO BE A ‘TOSS UP’ TO WIN! 6 DIFFERENT WINNERS IN THE LAST 7 YEARS MAKES THIS A CLASSIC!
April
April 30th		MAIDANA DESPITE SETBACKS READY TO “GET BACK” TO THE FRONT! ROGGIERO’S F1 PREPERATION INCLUDES A 24 HOUR ROUEN EVENT!
April 30th		WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP EMIRATES TEAM TO ADD 3RD DRIVER! 4-TIME WORLD TITLEST JONES CONTINUES TO LOOK FOR BACKERS!
April 8th		CAPPELLINI CONTINUES MAGIC IN PORTUGAL DESSERTENNE’S 3RD MOVES TO CHAMPIONSHIP LEADER
April 7th		CAPPELLINI SAVES BEST FOR LAST IN SHOOTOUT ! GILLMAN & ROGGIERO IN TOP 3 FOR PORTUGESE GRAND PRIX !
April 2nd		F1 RACING GOES “LIVE” ON THE INTERNET VIA BROADBAND! NEWEST TECHNOLOGY OPENS UP NEW AUDIENCE FOR F1 RACING!
April 2nd		4-TIME WORLD CHAMPION JONES WITHDRAWS FROM PORTUGAL! COMPARATO EXPECTED BACK; GAISER SWITCHES TEAMS
April 1st		F1 WEBSITE TO LAUNCH “STREAMING VIDEO” INTERVIEWS AT RACES! PORTIMAO EVENT TO GIVE “FEELING AS IF YOU ARE THERE” DOWNLOADS!
March
March 20th		2 WEEKS BEFORE START OF “EURO” SEASON IN PORTIMAO! MORE NEW FACES EXPECTED AS TEAMS FALL INTO PLACE!
March 20th		WORLD CHAMPION HEADS TO HAWAII FOR SOME “CHILLIN”! COMPARATO EXPECTED BACK FROM HIS BAD “ILLIN” CAPPELLINI CONTINUES TO BOAT “BILLIN”
February
February 25th		PHARAON HAS ONE EYE ON TITLE WITH FIRST CAREER WIN! BOTH GILLMAN & CAPPELLINI FAIL TO FINISH IN MALAYSIA!
February 24th		GILLMAN WITH NEW BURGESS BOAT CAPTURES POLE IN MALAYSIA! CAPPELLINI & CANTANDO IN TOP 3 FOR TOMORROW’S 15:30 START!
February 21th		LOCAL ORGANISERS SET NEW STANDARDS FOR THE WORLD VITAL STATISTICS
February 12th		WORLD CHAMPION GILLMAN CHOOSES BURGESS BOAT FOR 2001! 3 OF THE TOP 6 DRIVERS IN 2000 MAKE SWITCH TO NEW HULLS!
February 7th		COMPARATO’S HEALTH TO DETERMINE HIS “VIKING” TEAM’S DEBUT! 5 NEW TEAMS EXPECTED FOR 1ST ROUND IN JOHOR BAHRU, MALAYSIA!
January
January 27th		OVER 100 MEDIA ATTEND SESTRIERE PRESS CONFERENCE ! NEW RACES IN MAYLASIA, GERMANY & BRAZILHI-LITE SCHEDULE

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