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MOTOR RACING: Sparring over Spa incident heats up

FERRARI AND McLaren- Mercedes issued conflicting communiques yesterday as the controversy over the Spa incident developed into a strategic cold war.

Motor racing: Schumacher eyes accord

MICHAEL SCHUMACHER is seeking a peace formula with David Coulthard today in the wake of their angry confrontation at last Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix.

Motor Racing: Drivers query lack of safety car

A BELGIAN Grand Prix of unsurpassed drama confirmed the improbable emergence of a compelling spectacle and a new force in the sport from depressingly barren beginnings. Damon Hill's victory, a breakthrough for Jordan, eased the fears of Formula One's promoters that the championship would prove a cakewalk for McLaren-Mercedes, but it was the safety of drivers in the appalling conditions at Spa-Francorchamps that dominated thoughts in the aftermath of the race.

Raging Schumacher storms McLaren pit

MICHAEL SCHUMACHER, the former Formula One world champion and leading Ferrari driver, stormed down the pits into the McLaren garage during the Belgian Grand Prix yesterday and accused David Coulthard of trying to kill him.

Motor racing: `You tried to kill me' - Schumacher

Belgian Grand Prix: German driver confronts Coulthard in pits as Hill sweeps to a rare victory amid mayhem

'Your parents do not want you because you are a wicked girl'

IT WAS not until many years after leaving care that "Kim" - not her real name - realised she should never have been placed in the charge of nuns at all. She and her brother and sisters were born Protestants. They were "converted" to Catholicism before a Catholic children's charity would accept them from Sunderland social services, writes Barry Wood.

Motor racing: Hakkinen and McLaren stunned by Schumacher

THE ANXIETY in the McLaren-Mercedes camp was as discernible as it was understandable. A championship campaign that had negotiated inevitable obstacles to settle into an apparently unstoppable momentum had, in the words of David Coulthard, "run into a brick wall".

Motor racing: Schumacher proves sublime

Hungarian Grand Prix: German closes gap to seven points as Hakkinen finds trouble with his McLaren

Motor racing: Hakkinen slams the door on Schumacher

Hungarian Grand Prix: McLaren-Ferrari rivalry smoulders in the background as flying Finn takes another vital step to the title

Motor Racing: Coulthard ready to show loyalty

PARTNERSHIPS ARE dubious affairs in Formula One but two Britons were pledging loyalty and togetherness with their other halves here yesterday.

Motor Racing: Ferrari fired up for heat of battle

Hungarian Grand Prix: Hakkinen and Schumacher prepare for sweltering showdown

Motor Racing: Schumacher trails in Finn's wake

THE HUGE red bowl of the stadium fell silent, the message was so devastating. Michael Schumacher's world championship aspirations had crumbled before his own people.

Motor Racing: Hakkinen finds silver lining

German Grand Prix: McLarens take front of grid as Schumacher finds little home comfort

MOTOR RACING: Hill faces pounds 2m Jordan pay cut

DAMON HILL needed a second glance but it confirmed his disbelieving impression and return to the sharp end of Formula One. His third place in practice for tomorrow's German Grand Prix was also a timely riposte in his negotiations for a new contract with Jordan.
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