Ferrari has finally decided to wheel out its new car, the F2002, for this weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix. Having entered the first two Grands Prix of the season with last year's F2001, the Scuderia now feels the new car is running reliably enough to bring to a race.

However, only one of the new cars will be sent to Interlagos and that will be for Michael Schumacher to use. The reigning world champion will have one F2002, while his spare will be the older car. Team-mate Rubens Barrichello has to make do with two of the 2001 cars, which is likely to get the Brazilian media up in arms, at what they will no doubt see as unfair treatment for their local boy.

Given what a car breaker the Interlagos track can be, Barrichello might just have the last laugh if the circuit probes any weakness in the new machine.

Jaguar sticks with the new
After the Australian GP there had been suggestions from the Jaguar camp that the team would revert to last year's R2 car for the Brazilian GP, as this year's R3 was not living up to expectations. However, after a back to back test in Barcelona last week, the Milton Keynes based equipe has decided the difference in performance is minimal and therefore they will persevere with this year's R3.

Moscow money worries
Plans to stage a grand prix in Moscow as early as next season appear to have hit problems. Basically, the track, at Nagatino Island, outside Moscow will not be completed in time, although new backers have apparently been found to stump up around US$150 million in an attempt to stage the first grand prix in 2004.