Formula 1 - 2004
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| Bridgestone Potenzas give Ferrari 1-2 in Australia |
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 (March 7th, 2004) Bridgestone Motorsport and the Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro team started their 2004 campaign with an incredible display of dominance this afternoon as Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello led from their front row positions throughout the 58-lap season-opening grand prix. |
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| Front Row Lock Out for Bridgestone & Ferrari! |
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 Bridgestone Motorsport has sent its message to the Formula One paddock loud and clear:Bridgestone means business in 2004! After months of intense winter testing not only did Bridgestone-shod Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro's Michael Schumacher break the Melbourne circuit track record yesterday topping both practice session time sheets, but he remained the fastest man on track in this morning's two practice sessions and went on to blow his rivals away in final qualifying. |
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| Bridgestone starts season in confident form |
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 (March 5th, 2004) Bridgestone Motorsport got its 2004 Formula One season campaign off to a flying start today with Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro drivers Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello posting first and second fastest times in both the one-hour practice sessions on day one of the Australian Grand Prix. |
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| Suganuma happy ahead of season opener |
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 (March 3rd, 2004) Bridgestone Technical Manager Hisao Suganuma is confident that a long winter of testing with Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro will prove fruitful in this weekend's Australian Grand Prix. |
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| Bridgestone drivers ready for the fight |
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 (March 3rd, 2004) The eight drivers racing for Bridgestone in Formula One this year are ready for the off and looking forward to a successful season-opening Grand Prix in Australia on Sunday. German Michael Schumacher and Brazilian Rubens Barrichello will lead the fight with reigning champions Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro and six-time world title winner Schumacher is already confident of holding onto his crown. |
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| Bridgestone to hit Australian GP with all new tyres |
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 (March 1st, 2004) After 17,000kms of tyre testing with its four teams, Bridgestone Motorsport is about to hit the first round of the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship, in Melbourne, Australia, with 1,400 of its latest development Potenza Formula One tyres. |
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| Bridgestone finishes winter tests on the pace |
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 (February 26th, 2004) Bridgestone Motorsport has completed its winter test programme in good spirits after three days at the 4.933km Italian “Enzo e Dino Ferrari” circuit in Imola where the Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro team has been running its F2004 challenger. This was the 2004 car's first outing alongside rival teams and both Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello shared the workload with an F2003-GA also at their disposal. |
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| Schumacher raring to race into 2004 |
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 (February 26th, 2004) World champion Michael Schumacher is ready to take on all comers in a bid to claim his fifth consecutive title this year and he knows that strong teamwork between Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro and Bridgestone will help to achieve his goal. |
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| Bridgestone ready for fly-aways |
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 (February 20th, 2004) Bridgestone are well on course with plans for the opening Grand Prix of the season in Australia in March but with pre-season testing still in full swing the final tyre shipment is still a long way off. |
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| Formula One honed by new rules |
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 (February 18th, 2004) Formula One underwent significant changes before the start of last season and after seeing those changes lauded with success the sport has simply honed the regulations for this season to perfect its make-up. |
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| Test review |
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| (February 13th, 2003) Bridgestone's teams have been out in force this week at no fewer than three different test circuits across Europe with all showing good progress. The Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro team, in particular, has been busy, running at both the Jerez de la Frontera and Mugello circuits in Spain and Italy respectively. And whilst the bulk of the development work has been carried out by the F2003-GA in Spain, it is the recent lap times of the new F2004, in Italy, that will no doubt be drawing the curiosity of rival teams. |
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| Minardi looking for strengthened performance |
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 (February 12th, 2004) European Minardi Cosworth are hoping that a strengthened relationship with tyre suppliers Bridgestone will help them achieve some strong points finishes this season after the recent early debut of their new PS04 challenger. The team struggled for budget last year and failed to win a point but Team Principal Paul Stoddart believes they were unlucky and is determined to work hard together with Bridgestone to put a score on the board this season. |
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| More the merrier in testing for Bridgestone |
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| (February 11th, 2004) Bridgestone are preparing for plenty of testing this season as they look to all four of their Grand Prix teams to play a part in developing another World Championship winning tyre. |
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| Jordan ready to fight back with Bridgestone |
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 (February 5th, 2004) Jordan Ford unveiled their new EJ14 this week and Team Principal Eddie Jordan immediately promised they will fight back this season with the help of Bridgestone. The new machine was unveiled at Silverstone, opposite the team's headquarters, and the cloudy but brightening conditions mimicked the team's expectations for 2004. |
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| Ferrari confident of title success after launch of F2004 |
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| (January 28th, 2004) Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro launched their new F2004 car this week with the promise that they will be doing everything they can to retain their double World Championship. Ferrari and tyre supplier Bridgestone responded to pressure last year as Michael Schumacher won his fourth successive drivers' title and the Italian team's fifth in a row. |
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| Scuderia Ferrari's Ross Brawn visits Bridgestone Technical Centre |
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 (January 26th, 2004) Bridgestone Motorsport and the Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Formula One team took another step closer last week with the visit by the team's Technical Director, Ross Brawn, of Bridgestone Europe's Technical Centre on the outskirts of Rome, Italy. |
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| Ferrari launch into 2004 |
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| (January 26th, 2004) In an unprecedented run of success Ferrari and Bridgestone have combined to secure nine world championship victories in the last five years and they are looking for another two in 2004. Monday 26th January sees the arrival of the all-new Ferrari single-seater carefully honed to its Bridgestone tyres, heralding another step in the successful partnership. |
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| Bridgestone Barcelona Test Review |
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| (January 24th, 2004) Bridgestone Motorsport's Technical Manager declared himself pleased with progress made this week in Barcelona where three of the Bridgestone equipped teams ploughed relentlessly through their tyre test programmes. |
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| Bridgestone drivers at work and play in off-season |
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 (January 22nd, 2004) Bridgestone have been working tirelessly on tyre development this winter and, although their drivers have not just been relaxing in the break, last weekend marked a significant step in the build-up to the 2004 season. World Champion Michael Schumacher took time off after winning his sixth world title in Japan last year but his ‘off-season' came to an end with his Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro team's traditional ski event in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy. |
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| Bridgestone races worldwide in 2004 |
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| (January 21st, 2004) Bridgestone Corporation announced yesterday plans to supply tyres to competitors in a sweeping range of motorsport events in 2004. |
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| Sauber confident with new C23 car |
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| (January 19th, 2004) Bridgestone runners Sauber Petronas declared themselves ready to take on the might of the manufacturer teams following the launch of a new car last week. |
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| Brawn confident of Bridgestone and Ferrari's title challenge |
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| (January 14th, 2004) World Champions Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro have been working closely with Bridgestone over the winter to ensure the successful partnership remains at the top of Formula One in 2004. |
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| Massa on track to lend Ferrari a hand |
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| (January 8th, 2004) Bridgestone-equipped Sauber Petronas driver Felipe Massa was back behind the wheel of a World Championship winning Ferrari this week when he joined the Italian team for the opening New Year test at Jerez in Spain. |