F1 grapevine on full throttle
The former team owner, who gave Germany's Schumacher his big break in 1991, told F1 Racing that he has heard about the idea 'being discussed' by the pair.
''Team Schumacher Audi F1 or Team Schumacher Volkswagen F1 would immediately attract a huge following in Germany – and worldwide,'' the magazine quoted him as saying.
'BusinessF1' magazine, meanwhile, has reported that Honda paid Super Aguri's entire $48 million mandatory FIA bond.
Fans of the German grand prix at Hockenheim, at last, can rest easy — despite all the disquieting headlines, the running of the 2006 race is apparently safe.
At a press conference, mayor and circuit boss Dieter Gummer assured Germany and the world that – financial problems aside – Hockenheim will host the formula one world in July.
American race negotiations are also clearly going on, with F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone telling 'Autosprint' that the States' annual date could shift in 2007 from Indianapolis to Las Vegas.
The farcical '05 Indy event could not have occurred at a worse time, with the contract set to expire this year.
On the subject of switches, McLaren has turned the tables on Red Bull in the wake of the energy drink-owned outfit's poaching of key engineers Adrian Newey and Peter Prodromou.
It is reported that Rob Taylor, Red Bull's chief designer, has accepted the offer of a McLaren job and will start work at Woking soon.