Kimi Räikkönen

Juan Pablo Montoya, after 5 full seasons, is without doubt one the biggest stars in the sport. He has however failed to take it by storm as the illusion of securing a World Drivers Championship has gradually faded. Although he has revitalized the boring Formula One with his brilliant overtaking maneuvers — something that is almost impossible at the light of the current formula — he has seen, in several stages of his F1 career, being outperformed by his team mates mainly due to the fact that his driving style is too characteristic ...

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Juan Pablo Montoya, Juan Pablo Montoya - Early career, Juan Pablo Montoya - Entry into top Open-Wheel Series, Juan Pablo Montoya - CART career, Juan Pablo Montoya - Entry into F1, Juan Pablo Montoya - Formula 1 career, Juan Pablo Montoya - 2001, Juan Pablo Montoya - 2002, Juan Pablo Montoya - 2003, Juan Pablo Montoya - 2004, Juan Pablo Montoya - 2005, Juan Pablo Montoya - Social Labors, Juan Pablo Montoya - Formula 1 results, Juan Pablo Montoya - Championship qualifications, Juan Pablo Montoya - Podiums and wins

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2000s - Technology. A huge jump in broadband internet usage, from 6% of U.S. internet users in June, 2000 to what one study predicts will be 62% by 2010. Boom in music downloading and the use of data compression to quickly transfer music over the Internet, with a corresponding rise of portable digital audio players typified by Apple Computer's iPod. Digital cameras become very popular due to rapid decreases in size and cost while photo resolution steadily increases. Sales of film reel came ...

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2000s, 2000s - The decade as a whole, 2000s - Names of the decade, 2000s - Criticisms of the Decade, 2000s - Events and trends, 2000s - Technology, 2000s - Science, 2000s - War peace and politics, 2000s - Economics, 2000s - Culture and religion, 2000s - Other, 2000s - Trends and Fashion, 2000s - United States, 2000s - Music, 2000s - United States and Canada, 2000s - Europe, 2000s - Latin America/Caribbean, 2000s - Film, 2000s - Video Games, 2000s - Television and Radio, 2000s - Sports, 2000s - People, 2000s - World leaders, 2000s - Entertainers, 2000s - Sports figures

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Eddie Jordan's success in lower formulae inspired the creation of a Formula One program for the 1991 season. The first driver to test a Jordan grand prix car was veteran Ulsterman John Watson. Jordan hired Italian veteran Andrea de Cesaris and Belgian Bertrand Gachot to race his first cars, which were powered by Ford. The team had a very solid debut finishing 5th in the Constructors' Championship, with de Cesaris finishing 9th in the Drivers' Championship. Gachot failed to end the season after being sent to prison for attacking a taxi driver ...

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Jordan Grand Prix, Jordan Grand Prix - Early history, Jordan Grand Prix - Late 1990s ascent, Jordan Grand Prix - Descent

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Formula One went through a difficult period in the early 2000s. Viewing figures dropped, and fans expressed their loss of interest due to the dominance of Michael Schumacher and Ferrari. However, viewing figures are seeing some signs of recovery due to the varied 2005 season, with the Canadian Grand Prix attracting the third largest global TV audience of any sporting event in 2005, behind only the Super Bowl and the UEFA Champions League final.[5]See also:

Formula One, Formula One - History, Formula One - Formative years, Formula One - Rise in popularity, Formula One - Modern F1, Formula One - Racing and strategy, Formula One - Drivers and constructors, Formula One - Grands Prix, Formula One - Circuits, Formula One - The future of Formula One, Formula One - Venue changes, Formula One - Rule changes, Formula One - Small teams, Formula One - Notes

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A typical circuit usually features a stretch of straight road on which the starting grid is situated. The pit lane, where the drivers stop for fuel during the race, and where the teams work on the cars before the race, is normally located next to the starting grid. The layout of the rest of the circuit varies widely, although in most cases the circuit runs in a clockwise direction. Those few circuits that run anticlockwise (and therefore have predominantly left handed corners) can cause drivers neck problems due to the enormous latera ...

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Formula One, Formula One - History, Formula One - Formative years, Formula One - Rise in popularity, Formula One - Modern F1, Formula One - Racing and strategy, Formula One - Drivers and constructors, Formula One - Grands Prix, Formula One - Circuits, Formula One - The future of Formula One, Formula One - Venue changes, Formula One - Rule changes, Formula One - Small teams, Formula One - Notes

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Despite the struggles of 1996, the Mercedes engine came good in the end. While Williams dominated F1 in 1996 and 1997, McLaren made slow, careful strides with its Mercedes engine and drivers Häkkinen and David Coulthard. Coulthard made a promising start to the 1997 Formula One season by winning the Australian Grand Prix. The car was not good enough to consistently win grands prix, although Coulthard also won the Italian Grand Prix. During 1997 McLaren poached Williams' talented designer, Adrian Newey. Then Mika Häkkinen offered a taste of things to come with his victory in t ...

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Team McLaren, Team McLaren - 1960s, Team McLaren - 1970s, Team McLaren - 1980s dominance, Team McLaren - Mid-1990s decline, Team McLaren - Late 1990s return to form, Team McLaren - 2000s, Team McLaren - 2005, Team McLaren - Sponsorship, Team McLaren - Statistics

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From 1992 onwards, McLaren fell into a decline. After the thorough dominance of the Renault-powered Williams in 1992, Honda left Formula One. McLaren switched to Ford engines. While these proved suitable in the hands of Senna, American Michael Andretti's season was a disaster, scoring only a handful of points. He was replaced before the end of the year by Finnish youngster Mika Häkkinen. In 1994, Senna departed for Williams, and Martin Brundle joined Häkkinen in new Peugeot-powered cars. The results were unimpressive, and Peugeot was dropp ...

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Team McLaren, Team McLaren - 1960s, Team McLaren - 1970s, Team McLaren - 1980s dominance, Team McLaren - Mid-1990s decline, Team McLaren - Late 1990s return to form, Team McLaren - 2000s, Team McLaren - 2005, Team McLaren - Sponsorship, Team McLaren - Statistics

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As a team, McLaren had a disastrous beginning to the decade, with the death of team boss Bruce McLaren while testing the latest CanAm car at Goodwood. Despite this immense setback, they pulled together and achieved notable successes in several formulae, including CanAm, Formula 1, Formula 2, IndyCar and F5000. McLaren decided to abandon the CanAm series at the end of the 1972 season, focussing solely on Formula 1 and IndyCar. This decision turned out to be the right one: in 1974 they achieved their first Formula One World Constructors ...

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Team McLaren, Team McLaren - 1960s, Team McLaren - 1970s, Team McLaren - 1980s dominance, Team McLaren - Mid-1990s decline, Team McLaren - Late 1990s return to form, Team McLaren - 2000s, Team McLaren - 2005, Team McLaren - Sponsorship, Team McLaren - Statistics

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In 2005, F1 saw Ferrari fade out of sight, as the works Renault team dominated the early part of the season, and Fernando Alonso forged a clear championship lead. In the latter part of the season McLaren were significantly the stronger team, with consistently better results and a win tally of 6 from 7 races. However their early record of poor reliability had meant that catching Renault in either Drivers' or Constructors' Championships was a tall order. For a while it looked close between Räikkönen and Alonso, but by Brazil Fernando ...

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History of Formula One, History of Formula One - The early years, History of Formula One - The rear engine revolution, History of Formula One - Technology emerges, History of Formula One - Sponsorship arrives, History of Formula One - Ferrari and McLaren at the top, History of Formula One - The turbo F1 era, History of Formula One - Domination of McLaren and Williams, History of Formula One - Safety rules and regulations, History of Formula One - Schumacher and Ferrari dominance, History of Formula One - After the Ferrari dominance, History of Formula One - The 2006 season

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2000 was another closely-fought season, but ultimately Ferrari's Michael Schumacher prevailed. Since 2000, McLaren has struggled somewhat to regain its place at the top of Formula One, partly due to a perceived lack of pace from the Mercedes engine. In 2001, Mika Häkkinen dropped off the pace in comparison with Coulthard, although neither driver could compete with the now dominant combination of Michael Schumacher and Ferrari. In 2002 Häkkinen took a sabbatical (which turned into retirement), opening the way for promising compatriot ...

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Team McLaren, Team McLaren - 1960s, Team McLaren - 1970s, Team McLaren - 1980s dominance, Team McLaren - Mid-1990s decline, Team McLaren - Late 1990s return to form, Team McLaren - 2000s, Team McLaren - 2005, Team McLaren - Sponsorship, Team McLaren - Statistics

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There are three key areas which determine changes to the rules of Formula One: increased safety, lower costs and increased excitement for the spectator. Future of Formula One - Safety. Since the deaths of Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger at the San Marino Grand Prix in 1994, safety has been the most important motive for rule changes. The FIA see cutting speeds as essential, and it is now common for there to be a radical overhaul of the rules every few years in an attempt to cut speeds. However, designers and engineers always manage to get speeds back up even ...

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Future of Formula One, Future of Formula One - The thinking behind rule changes, Future of Formula One - Safety, Future of Formula One - Cost-cutting, Future of Formula One - Excitement, Future of Formula One - Technical regulations, Future of Formula One - Changes for 2005, Future of Formula One - Changes for 2006, Future of Formula One - Qualifying, Future of Formula One - Politics, Future of Formula One - Future proposals, Future of Formula One - FIA proposals, Future of Formula One - Teams' proposals, Future of Formula One - Fans' proposals, Future of Formula One - Circuit design, Future of Formula One - Grands Prix, Future of Formula One - Proposed new teams, Future of Formula One - MF1 Racing, Future of Formula One - Scuderia Toro Rosso, Future of Formula One - Super Aguri F1, Future of Formula One - Team Dubai, Future of Formula One - Direxiv, Future of Formula One - Team Eddie Irvine

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A Formula One Grand Prix event spans an entire weekend, beginning with two free practices on Friday, and two free practices on Saturday. Third drivers are allowed to run on Fridays for teams that finished the preceding season in 5th place or lower. After these practice sessions, a qualifying session consisting of one "flying lap" (whereby the driver is given an empty track to set his time on, with time measured from a rolling start) determines a driver's position on the starting grid for Sunday's race, with the fastest driver during qualifyi ...

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Formula One, Formula One - History, Formula One - Formative years, Formula One - Rise in popularity, Formula One - Modern F1, Formula One - Racing and strategy, Formula One - Drivers and constructors, Formula One - Grands Prix, Formula One - Circuits, Formula One - The future of Formula One, Formula One - Venue changes, Formula One - Rule changes, Formula One - Small teams, Formula One - Notes

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He has been awarded the 2005 Prince of Asturias Award of Sports, the youngest to receive the prize. Also, recently before the closing of the 2005 season, retired three-times F1 title holder Niki Lauda, hailed Alonso as: "perfect, the most complete performer in Formula One today and thoroughly deserving of becoming the 2005 world champion. Yet I also have to say that Alonso is extraordinary. The more pressure he has the better he drives. I've never seen any driver of that age so completely composed and consistent. OK, s ...

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Fernando Alonso, Fernando Alonso - Early years, Fernando Alonso - Formula One years, Fernando Alonso - 2005, Fernando Alonso - Laurels, Fernando Alonso - Podiums and wins, Fernando Alonso - Formula One career results

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Born Fernando Alonso Díaz (his full name includes his mother's maiden name according to Spanish custom) on July 29, 1981, in Oviedo in the Asturias province of northern Spain. His mother worked in a department store and his father was employed as an explosives expert in the mining industry. The Alonsos and their two children, older sister Lorena and Fernando lived comfortably but were by no means a wealthy family. Fernando’s father José Luis, an amateur kart racer, wished to pass on his passion to his children. He built a pedal kart mimi ...

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Fernando Alonso, Fernando Alonso - Early years, Fernando Alonso - Formula One years, Fernando Alonso - 2005, Fernando Alonso - Laurels, Fernando Alonso - Podiums and wins, Fernando Alonso - Formula One career results

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2000s - World leaders. President Hamid Karzai (Afghanistan) President Néstor Kirchner (Argentina) Prime Minister John Howard (Australia) Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel (Austria) Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt (Belgium) President Luís Inácio Lula da Silva (Brazil) President Hugo Banzer Suarez (Bolivia) President Jorge Quiroga Ramirez (Bolivia) President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada Bolivia) President Carlos Mesa Gisbert (Bolivia) ...

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2000s, 2000s - The decade as a whole, 2000s - Names of the decade, 2000s - Criticisms of the decade, 2000s - Events and trends, 2000s - Technology, 2000s - Science, 2000s - War peace and politics, 2000s - Economics, 2000s - Culture and religion, 2000s - Other, 2000s - Trends and Fashion, 2000s - United States, 2000s - Music, 2000s - United States and Canada, 2000s - Europe, 2000s - Latin America/Caribbean, 2000s - Film, 2000s - Internet, 2000s - Video Games, 2000s - Television and Radio, 2000s - Sports, 2000s - People, 2000s - World leaders, 2000s - Entertainers, 2000s - Sports figures

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Over the coming years, radical changes will be made to the rules. In 2005-10-05, the FIA proposal of enhancing overtaking won the support of the teams by agreeing about the new rear wing concept -that would eliminate the current single rear wing and replace it with two box-like wings, one behind each rear wheel. These changes are due in 2007. [1] Future of Formula One - Changes for 2005. The FIA decided on the following rule changes, effective at the start of the 2005 season: Each driver will ...

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Future of Formula One, Future of Formula One - The thinking behind rule changes, Future of Formula One - Safety, Future of Formula One - Cost-cutting, Future of Formula One - Excitement, Future of Formula One - Technical regulations, Future of Formula One - Changes for 2005, Future of Formula One - Changes for 2006, Future of Formula One - Qualifying, Future of Formula One - Politics, Future of Formula One - Future proposals, Future of Formula One - FIA proposals, Future of Formula One - Teams' proposals, Future of Formula One - Fans' proposals, Future of Formula One - Circuit design, Future of Formula One - Grands Prix, Future of Formula One - Proposed new teams, Future of Formula One - MF1 Racing, Future of Formula One - Scuderia Toro Rosso, Future of Formula One - Super Aguri F1, Future of Formula One - Team Dubai, Future of Formula One - Direxiv, Future of Formula One - Team Eddie Irvine

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The winner of the 2005 Turkish Grand Prix was Kimi Räikkönen. The maximum attainable speed was expected to be 320.5 km/h (199.2 mph) by modern F1 cars. ...

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Istanbul Racing Circuit, Istanbul Racing Circuit - track description, Istanbul Racing Circuit - opinions about the track, Istanbul Racing Circuit - 20005 F1, Istanbul Racing Circuit - other events

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Imperial Tobacco (through its West brand) was the title sponsor of McLaren from 1997 until July 29, 2005, after which McLaren were obliged to seek a new principal sponsor due to a European Union directive banning tobacco advertising. On February 22, 2005 Diageo plc and Team McLaren announced [2] that Diageo would become principal sponsor of the team through its Johnnie Walker brand, the most popular brand of whiskey worldwide. "Johnnie Walker" titles and "walking man" images were applied to the team's cars (either side of the air inta ...

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Team McLaren, Team McLaren - 1960s, Team McLaren - 1970s, Team McLaren - 1980s dominance, Team McLaren - Mid-1990s decline, Team McLaren - Late 1990s return to form, Team McLaren - 2000s, Team McLaren - 2005, Team McLaren - Sponsorship, Team McLaren - Statistics

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Formula One teams must build the chassis in which they compete, and consequently the terms "team" and "constructor" are more or less interchangeable. This requirement distinguishes the sport from series such as IRL, Champ Cars, and NASCAR, which allow teams to purchase chassis, and "spec series" such as GP2, which require all cars be kept to an identical specification. In its early years, Formula One teams sometimes also built their engines, though this became less common with the increased involvement of major car manufacturers such as BMW, ...

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Formula One, Formula One - History, Formula One - Formative years, Formula One - Rise in popularity, Formula One - Modern F1, Formula One - Racing and strategy, Formula One - Drivers and constructors, Formula One - Grands Prix, Formula One - Circuits, Formula One - The future of Formula One, Formula One - Venue changes, Formula One - Rule changes, Formula One - Small teams, Formula One - Notes

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The number of Grands Prix held in a season has varied over the years. Only seven races comprised the inaugural 1950 season; over the years the calendar has more than doubled in size. Though the number of races had stayed at sixteen or seventeen since the 1980s, it reached nineteen in 2005. Six of the original seven races took place in Europe; the only non-European race that counted towards the World Championship in 1950 was the Indianapolis 500, which, due to lack of participation by F1 teams, since it required cars with different spe ...

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Formula One, Formula One - History, Formula One - Formative years, Formula One - Rise in popularity, Formula One - Modern F1, Formula One - Racing and strategy, Formula One - Drivers and constructors, Formula One - Grands Prix, Formula One - Circuits, Formula One - The future of Formula One, Formula One - Venue changes, Formula One - Rule changes, Formula One - Small teams, Formula One - Notes

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1977 saw the start of one of the most troublesome times in Formula One history. It began with two teams - the long-established Lotus team and newcomer Renault of France. Renault was the first to reveal their idea of the revolution when their RS01 made its first appearance powered by a 1.5 litre turbocharged engine. Although supercharged engines were successful in past decades and the provision for turbocharged engines had existed for 11 years, no F1 team had ever attempted to build an engine to take advantage of the superior power, fe ...

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History of Formula One, History of Formula One - The early years, History of Formula One - The rear engine revolution, History of Formula One - Technology emerges, History of Formula One - Sponsorship arrives, History of Formula One - Ferrari and McLaren at the top, History of Formula One - The turbo F1 era, History of Formula One - Domination of McLaren and Williams, History of Formula One - Safety rules and regulations, History of Formula One - Schumacher and Ferrari dominance, History of Formula One - After the Ferrari dominance, History of Formula One - The 2006 season

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After having lost the Renault engines for the 1998 Formula One season the Williams team were about to face yet another season without a top engine in 1999, in the hope of attracting more investors in the bad performing team Sir Frank Williams planned a driver swap with Chip Ganassi, owner of the most successful CART team, in which the Italian driver Alessandro Zanardi was to return to Formula One and Montoya would take h ...

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Juan Pablo Montoya, Juan Pablo Montoya - Early career, Juan Pablo Montoya - Entry into top Open-Wheel Series, Juan Pablo Montoya - CART career, Juan Pablo Montoya - Entry into F1, Juan Pablo Montoya - Formula 1 career, Juan Pablo Montoya - 2001, Juan Pablo Montoya - 2002, Juan Pablo Montoya - 2003, Juan Pablo Montoya - 2004, Juan Pablo Montoya - 2005, Juan Pablo Montoya - Social Labors, Juan Pablo Montoya - Formula 1 results, Juan Pablo Montoya - Championship qualifications, Juan Pablo Montoya - Podiums and wins

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