News about Schumacher, Hockenheim and more...
The grapevine is whispering that Ferrari`s Michael Schumacher and Ross Brawn might buy Renault and run their own Formula One team, according to Eddie Jordan.
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.

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