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Source: http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=34108 The Williams team has confirmed that it has freed Jenson Button to drive for his team of choice, BAR-Honda, for 2006 and beyond. Button was contracted to Williams for next year but was adamant that he wanted to race for BAR, triggering a protracted and unseemly dispute which was quickly ...

Source: http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=33757 Williams will campaign Cosworth engines during the 2006 season, it was confirmed on Monday. The announcement has been widely anticipated ever since the Grove team’s current engine partner BMW announced in June that it had decided to purchase Sauber and set up its own works ...

Source: http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=33764 BAR-Honda confirmed on Tuesday that it has signed Rubens Barrichello for 2006 and beyond, finally bringing one of Formula 1’s worst-kept secrets into the open. The news had been widely anticipated even before the announcement earlier this month that Felipe Massa will take ...

BMW has announced that it is to take over the Sauber Formula 1 team and establish its own works squad from 2006. ''For the first time in the history of BMW, we will be entering the Formula 1 contest under the BMW name,'' announced BMW board member Dr. Burkhard Goschel.... BMW is currently in a long-term partnership with Williams – a relationship ...

Source: http://www.challengerworldresults.com/results.php?viewevent=16&chall=Microsoft%20UK%20Challenge&year=2005 Stage 4 is the shortest in its duration, but one of the most challenging due to its tricky nature, sleep depravation and heavy time penalties.The goal of this one-hour fastest to finish stage was to construct an ...

Source: http://www.challengerworldresults.com/results.php?viewevent=16&chall=Microsoft%20UK%20Challenge&year=2005 The second stage of the day permitted the teams to take the weight off their event-fatigued legs with a Mountain bike serving as mode of transport.  This stage was two and a half hours in duration and had ...

Source: http://www.challengerworldresults.com/results.php?viewevent=16&chall=Microsoft%20UK%20Challenge&year=2005 After a well-deserved rest, teams were greeted with the stunning Hafren forest for a fastest to finish on foot stage, where timing of entry to check and bonus points was all-important. Hafren is located in the ...

You have probably never heard of this, but the Microsoft UK Challenge is a kind of team adventure race, where teams from top companies all over the UK compete against each other over a four days.  The Activities can vary from hour to hour as teams run, kayak and mountain bike their way across challenging terrain whilst having to think ...

Source: http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=32919 The FIA has confirmed that Formula 1's qualifying procedure will change for next weekend's European Grand Prix. Qualifying will now comprise one single session on Saturday afternoon instead of the unpopular aggregated format that has been in place since the beginning of the season. The ...