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2004 F1 TEAMS, DRIVERS         

CONFIRMED DRIVERS FOR 2004:        2004 SEASON

• FERRARI - M Schumacher + R Barrichello
• WILLIAMS - R Schumacher + J Montoya*
• McLAREN - K Raikkoen + D Coulthard
• RENAULT - F Alonso + J Trulli + Montagny (test)
• TOYOTA - O Panis + C Da Matta
• JAGUAR - M Webber + C Klien + Wirdheim (test)
• JORDAN - Heidfeld + Pantano + Glock (test)
• SAUBER - G Fisichella + F Massa
• BAR - J Button + T Sato
• MINARDI - Gianmaria Bruni + Zsolt Baumgartner
• (*2005 MOVE: Montoya to replace Coulthard in McLaren)

ROOKIE DRIVERS IN 2004:

• Christian Klien makes F1 debut with Jaguar; F3 Euro 2003
• Gianmaria Bruni
• Giorgio Pantano; 25 yo; 2000 German F3 champion; 2002 F3000 runner-up

CHANGES IN 2004:

• BAR HONDA TEAM
  VILLENEUVE OUT
  SATO JOINS
• JORDAN TEAM
  HEDIFELD JOINS
  Giorgio Pantano JOINS
  Timo Glock joins as the official test/3rd driver
• TOYOTA TEAM
  Mike Gascoyne joins as Technical Director from Renault
• JAGUAR TEAM
  WILSON OUT
  KLIEN JOINS JAGUAR - F1 DEBUT
  Bjorn Wirdheim joins as the official test and reserve driver
• SAUBER TEAM
  FISICHELLA JOINS
  MASSA JOINS
  HEIDFELD OUT - MOVES TO JORDAN
  FRENTZEN OUT
• RENAULT TEAM
  MONTAGNY JOINS AS A TEST DRIVER
• MINARDI TEAM
  BRUNI JOINS
  BAUMGARTNER JOINS
• WILLIAMS TEAM
  PIZZONIA JOINS AS A TEST DRIVER

2005 DRIVER CHANGES:

• Montoya joins McLaren
• Ralf Schumacher joins Toyota
• Trulli leaves Renault
• Fisichella joins Renault
• Webber joins Williams

2004 TEAMS

(*change from 2003)

BAR HONDA, *Michelin

• DRIVERS:
  Jenson Button, UK
  *Takuma Sato, Japan
• MANAGEMENT:
  David Richards - Team Principal
  Nick Fry, MD
  Geoff Willis - Chief Tech Director
  Hugh Chambers, Marketing Director
  Mike McGuire, Commercial Director

FERRARI, Bridgestone

• DRIVERS:
  Rubens Barrichello, Brazil (contracted tilll end 2006)
  Michael Schumacher, Germany, 2003 champion (contracted till end 2006)
  Luca Badoer, Italy - test driver
  Luciano Burti - test driver
• MANAGEMENT:
  Jean Todt, Team director (till end 2006)
  Ross Brawn, Tech director
  Paolo Martinelli, Engine director
  Rory Byrne, Chief designer
  Luca Baldisserri, Engineering

JAGUAR, Ford, Michelin

• DRIVERS:
  Mark Webber, Australia (contract till end 2005)
  *Christian Klein, Austria
  Bjorn Wirdheim, test driver
• MANAGEMENT:
  Neil Ressler, Chairman
  David Pitchforth - MD
  Mark Gillan - Head of Vehicle Performance
  John Hogan - Sporting & Commercial Director
  Ian Pocock - Director of Engineering
  Steve Nichols - Chief designer
  Nick Hayes - Technical Director (Cosworth)
  Ben Agathangelou - Head of Aerodynamics

JORDAN FORD, Bridgestone

• DRIVERS:
  *Nick Heidfeld,Germany
  Giorgio Pantano, ITA
  Timo Glock (21 yo) - test driver / 3rd driver
  Other drivers considered by Jordan include: Jarek Janis , Bas Leinders, Jos Verstappen, Allan McNish, Ralph Firman.
  
• MANAGEMENT:
  Eddie Jordan, Owner / Team Manager
  Egbhal Hamidy, Tech director
  Gary Anderson, Race and Test Engineering

McLAREN MERCEDES, Michelin

• DRIVERS:
  David Coulthard, UK
  Kimi Raikkonen, Finland
  Alexander Wurz, Austria - test driver
  Pedro de la Rosa
• MANAGEMENT:
  Ron Dennis - CEO/Manager
  Adrian Newey, chief designer

MINARDI FORD, Bridgestone

• DRIVERS:
  Gianmaria Bruni, ITA
  Zsolt Baumgartner, HUN
• MANAGEMENT:
  Peter Stoddart - Owner
  Giancarlo Minardi - Director
  Gustave Brunner, designer

RENAULT, Michelin

• DRIVERS:
  Jarno Trulli, Italy
  Fernando Alonso, Spain
  Franck Montagny - test driver
  Heikki Kovalainen, Jose Maria Lopez - development drivers
  Guest drive: Satoshi Motoyama
• MANAGEMENT:
  Renault, owner
  Jean-Jacques His, MD
  Flavio Briatore, Team Managing Director

SAUBER FERRARI, Bridgestone

• DRIVERS:
  *Felipe Massa, Brazil
  *G Fisichella, Italy
  Neel Jani - test
• MANAGEMENT:
  Peter Sauber - owner
  Stephen Taylor, chief designer

TOYOTA, Michelin

• DRIVERS:
  Olivier Panis, FRA
  Cristiano Da Matta, BRA *** sacked after 12 rounds ***
  Ricardo Zonta, BRA *** started as test driver; replaced Da Matta as a full time driver from Round 13 ***
  Ryan Briscoe - test driver
• MANAGEMENT:
  *Tsutomu Tomita, Team Principal
  Gustav Brunner, Chief Designer
  *Luca Marmorini, , Tech Director Engine
  *Mike Gascoyne, Tech Director Chassis (ex Renault)

WILLIAMS BMW, Michelin

• DRIVERS:
  Ralf Schumacher, Germany
  Juan Montoya, Colombia
  Marc Gene - test driver & reserve driver
  Antonio Pizzonia - test driver
  Evaluation: Nico Rosberg, Nelson Piquet Jr; Guest drive: Ho-Pin Tung
• MANAGEMENT:
  Frank Williams, Owner
  Patrick Head, Director
  Sam Michaels, Technical Director
  Gavin Fischer, Chief Designer
  Geoff Willis, Chief Aerodynamist