Prodrive will be running Formula One's 12th team next season lead by David Richards who was responsible for the start up of BAR before being moved aside.

* Engine Change - drops 10 places on the grid

Michael Schumacher looked to be the man to beat this weekend but it was Fernando Alonso who seized pole position, his first of the season, when the Michael lost a little time on the middle sector on his best lap.  Prooving that Ferrari is on form and on the second row of the grid is Felipe Massa with fellow South American Rubens Barrichello, outqualifying team mate Jenson Button for the first time this session and one row behind with Kimi Raikkonen between the two Honda´s.  Jarno Trulli was seventh for Toyota ahead of a good performance from Jacques Villeneuve, who was the object of some words from Giancarlo Fisichella between the second and third qualifying sessions, the Italian having been held up by the Canadian. (blocking him and ruining his fastest lap by 0.7s (according to Renault's telemetry). Only the first three drivers set faster times in the last qualify session, their second session times being faster.  Fernando Alonso probably needs this pole position on this particular circuit as their could be a first corner incident tomorrow!  Franck Montagny has taken Ide´s seat in the Super Aguri Honda this weekend, the Japanese having been penalised for the incident with Christijan Albers at Imola tow weeks ago.

Michael Schumacher was the clear victor of the European Grand Prix, strategy in the Ferrari pit paying off for the second GP in a row, on the second time around when Renault came in (lap 38) first and the Ferrari stayed out for more laps more setting some scorching times (including fasted lap) allowing Michael to reverse postions on Fernando with ease.  The start was relatively incident free, only Liuzzi having a coming together with David Coulthard which saw the retirement of both drivers.  Luizza (lap 1) Coulthard (lap 2) after trying to rejoin.  Alonso took the lead from pole position and kept the position until the second pit stop, but was shadowed by the two Ferrari´s of Schumacher on Massa.  Barichello made a bad start and Jenson Button moved ahead of him until he retired.  Kimi Raikkonen who had started the race with more fuel than those ahead of him was always in contention for third place eventually settleing for fourth place and Nico Rosberg put in another stellar performance from have started at the back finished seventh, with Giancarlo Fishichella sixth, having managed to reverse tables on Jacques Villeneuve during the second round of pit stops, the Canadian appearing to be holding the Italian up, there being no love lost between these two drivers this weekend, Villenueve having been moved back one place on the grid for yesterday´s incident.  Villenueve scored the final point.  The were late retirements of both Juan Pablo Montoya and Ralf Schumacher.