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Jaguar Fact Box
Team Information 
Based:  Milton Keynes, England 
Acting team principal:  Tony Purnell 
Managing director:  David Pitchforth 
Chief engineer:  Malcolm Oastler 
Drivers:  Mark Webber (Australia) Age 26 (Aug. 27, 1976) 
   Antonio Pizzonia (Brazil) 22 (Sept. 11, 1980) 
Test driver:  None 
Car:  Jaguar R4 
Engine:  Ford-Cosworth V10 
Tires:  Michelin 
Formula One record:  51 Starts (0 poles, 0 wins) 
First Grand Prix:  Australia 2000 
First podium:  Monaco 2001 (Eddie Irvine) 
2002 Finish:  Seventh overall with eight points 
Milestones
1996  Former triple world champion Jackie Stewart announces he is setting up a new team in his name. 
1997  Makes F1 debut in Australian Grand Prix. 
1998  Gary Anderson arrives as technical director from Jordan. 
1999  Ford takes over team and announces name change to Jaguar Racing from 2000. Herbert wins at Nuerbuergring, the 175th victory for a Ford-powered car in Formula One, and turns Jackie Stewart into a winner as both driver and constructor. 
2000  Neil Ressler starts season as team principal before handling over to three-time CART champion Bobby Rahal. Anderson leaves and is replaced by Steve Nichols. Irvine scores first points for team in Monaco. 
2001  Niki Lauda joins as chief advisor to team and replaces Rahal as team principal. Nichols leaves. 
2002  Lauda fired in November. Tony Purnell takes over as head of the Premier Performance Division (PPD). 
Prospects
  • The least experienced driver lineup on the grid, with Webber having just 16 Grand Prix starts and Pizzonia having none.
  • Jaguar says they are looking for respect after failing to earn it since they came into the sport, with a new boss at the helm every year and constant upheaval as staff came and went.
  • It will be a tough year but the Ford engine is reliable, the new car appears to be an improvement on the woeful R3 and the team is becoming more organized.  
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