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2005
F1 DRIVERS / TEAMS:
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COULTHARD
LEAVES McLAREN AFTER 7 YEARS
joins Red Bull |
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RALF
SCHUMACHER LEAVES WILLIAMS AFTER 6 YEARS
joins Toyota |
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FIRST
INDIAN DRIVER IN F1 HISTORY
Narain
Karthikeyan
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7
TIMES WORLD CHAMPION
Michael Schumacher |
- FERRARI
- M Schumacher + R Barrichello
- BAR
HONDA
- T Sato + J Button
(Button wanted to join Williams but was prevented by legal ruling)
- RENAULT
- F Alonso + G
Fisichella*
- WILLIAMS
BMW - M
Webber* + N Heidfeld*
- McLAREN
MERCEDES
- K Raikkoen + J Montoya*
- TOYOTA
- R
Schumacher* + J Trulli*
- JORDAN
TOYOTA
- Narain Karthikeyan* + Tiago Monteiro*
- SAUBER
FERRARI
- J Villeneuve* + F Massa
- MINARDI
COSWORTH - Christijan Albers*
+ *Patrick Friesacher
- *RED
BULL COSWORTH (ex Jaguar)
- *D Coulthard + *C Klien
- *change
from 2004
2005
F1 CAR LAUNCH:
- TOYOTA:
to be presented on Jan 8, 2005, Barcelona
- SAUBER:
SAUBER C24 to be presented on January 11, 2005, Kuala Lumpur *** cancelled
due to asian tsunami disaster ***
- BAR:
BAR Honda 007 to be presented on January 16, 2005, Catalunya
- WILLIAMS:
WILLIAMS FW27 to be presented on January 31, 2005, Valencia
- RENAULT:
RENAULT R25 to be presented on Feb 1, 2005, Monaco
- RED BULL:
RB1 to be presented on March 3, 2005, Melbourne
- MINARDI:
to be presented on March 3, 2005, Melbourne
F1
TEAM & DRIVER CHANGES IN 2005:
- De Ferran
becomes the Sporting Director of BAR-Honda
Two times Champcar champion Gil de Ferran has returned to racing
scene by becoming the Sporting Director of BAR-Honda team. He retired
from racing at the end of 2003 season after 9 years with Champcar and
Indycar series in USA.
FRY (CEO): "BAR Honda's second place success in the 2004 Championship
was testimony to the team's strong operational structure and our pursuit
of engineering excellence. However, to progress towards our final goal
of winning the World Championship we knew there was a piece of the jigsaw
still missing, which is hands-on experience of what it takes to win
in single-seater racing at the highest level. There is no substitute
for racing experience and Gil needs little introduction. He has a unique
talent which combines a successful career at the wheel of a racing car
with an analytical and methodical approach outside of the cockpit. This
has helped steer the teams he has raced for to Championship glory."
- No more
Jaguar Racing; sold by parent compnay Ford to Red Bull
FORD/JAGUAR: "... I am really pleased that Red Bull has
bought Jaguar Racing ... Red Bull is a very successful business and
has been extensively involved in F1 and global motorsport for over a
decade. I am very pleased to announce this outcome."
- Jordan
sold to Alex Shnaider's Midland F1
JORDAN: "... I have devoted 35 years of my life to motor
racing and have had some really fantastic times ... The last fourteen
years when I have been lucky enough to be involved in Formula One have
been a highlight, naturally, and winning our first Grand Prix in 1998,
which broke the grip that the top teams of the time had on the sport,
is for me a personal triumph"
MIDLAND (Schnaider): "... I am very pleased with this development
as it will give us a season of learning, and after the takeover has
been completed, the chance to be competitive faster at the pinnacle
of motorsport ... Our plan to build up a team from scratch has only
been altered insignificantly as the establishment of the Midland F1
team will continue according to schedule"
Jordan F1 team began in 1991 and its drivers include world champions
Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill. Frentzen won 2 races for the team
in 1999 and Fisichella won in 2003.
In 2006 the Jordan name will be replaced with Midland F1.
- Honda buys
45% of BAR team
HONDA:
"... This is a natural extension of our relationship with B*A*R
and is an important step for both partners. The new commitment will
further strengthen the structure for cooperation with B*A*R as we push
forward with our Formula One challenge".
- Nick Fry
replaces David Richards as CEO of BAR team
BAR:
"... We are particularly grateful to David Richards and Prodrive
for helping to achieve this improvement and providing a springboard
for the next phase of the team's development"
- Mark Smith
rejoins Jordan as its Technical Director - then replaced by new Mildland
owners
Statement
before the team was sold to Midland:
JORDAN: "... Mark's return to us as technical director, along with
the recent deal securing Toyota engines, means every reason to be optimistic
for 2005."
After the Midland takeover Mark
Smith has left Jordan.
- Jordan
to be powered by Toyota engine
- Montoya
to join McLaren
- Ralf
Schumacher joins Toyota
- Trulli
joins Toyota
- Fisichella
joins Renault
- Webber
joins Williams
- Villeneuve
returns to F1 with Sauber
- Gene
joins Ferrari as a test driver
- Coulthard
joins Red Bull
After
9 years with McLaren Mercedes team David Coulthard will drive Red Bull
Cosworth next season. The 33 year old Scottish driver drove record 150
GPs with 1 team (McLaren) and has 13 career GP wins. Coulthard has signed
a 1 year deal with Red Bull Racing.
COULTHARD: "... After speaking to team owner Dietrich Mateschitz
I was impressed by Red Bull Racing's plans for the future. This is definitely
an exciting new team."
- Heidfeld
joins Williams
After
a long evaluation period comparing Heidfeld and Pizzonia, Williams BMW
teams has picked Nick Heidfeld. He will partner Mark Webber for 2005
season. Heidfeld is a Mercedes-Benz protege who won the German F3 and
F3000 as well as the International F3000 championships. He made his
F1 debut in 2000 with Prost
Peugeot team. He then joined Sauber for 3 years before moving
to Jordan last season. He is the 3rd German driver in F1 alongside the
two Schumacher brothers.
HEIDFELD: "Driving for Williams is the greatest opportunity of
my career. My goal is to win the title in the future ..."
WILLIAMS BMW (Frank Williams): "... It wasn't an easy decision
for us to make. There was little to choose between the two of them,
and we were in the fortunate position to be able to choose between two
drivers who would be a credit to any Formula One team. Ultimately, however,
it is Nick who has got our vote ..."
- Christijan
Albers joins Minardi
25 year old Dutchman will make his F1 debut in 2005. He is former Formula
3 champion. Last season he raced in German Touring (DTM) with Mercedes
and finished 3rd overall.
ALBERS: "... It has always been my dream to become a Formula One
driver ... I know I have to work hard and stay focused."
MINARDI (STODDART): "... Christijan has always been a naturally
quick driver, but it is clear there is now an added maturity and focus
with that ... We believe he is absolutely ready for Formula One"
- Patrick
Friesacher joins Minardi
24
year old Austrian from F3000 will make his F1 debut in 2005.
FRIESACHER: "... For me, it is the realisation of a long-held dream
to be in F1. I am extremely happy."
MINARDI (STODDART): "... He's a quick and, equally importantly,
consistent driver, who is also capable of providing good technical feedback
to the engineers."
- Vitantonio
Liuzzi joins Red Bull
2004 Formula 3000 champion will make his F1 debut with the new Red Bull
Racing. He has signed a 1 year contract to drive the 2nd car alongside
Coulthard. Luizzi will rotate his driving duties with Christian
Klien.
- Two
F1 Rookies for Jordan
Jordan under new ownership has appointed two rookie drivers: Narain
Karthikeyan and Tiago Monteiro. Karthikeyan becomes
the first ever Formula 1 driver from India.
JORDAN (T Carlin): "... We have been very lucky to put together
a driver line-up which gives us a really strong package in terms of
youth, technical ability, speed and talent. I
know Narain very well because he drove for me in 1998 in Formula 3 and
I have run him in various formulas every year since then. We've won
a lot of races together. He's very competitive, a super-quick driver,
sometimes a little bit raw and wild in his style but he is a proven
race winner and I am confident that in our environment he will thrive.He's
ready for F1 now I think he'll do a good job for us."
KARTHIKEYAN: "... My aim has always been to compete in F1, it is
where no Indian driver has been before. I've got the hopes of a nation
behind me so I've no choice but to succeed now. I have tested with three
different Formula 1 teams at various circuits and I'm going to give
it everything I've got so I am confident that this is going to be a
good year for me."
MONTEIRO: "... I'm more than excited to be part of Jordan Grand
Prix this season. I have worked hard each season to be able to race
one day in F1 and I really want to make the most out of this to thank
everyone who helped put me here today. Portugal was waiting for a F1
driver for nearly ten years and the fact that I'm going to represent
my country and the Portuguese culture all over the world makes me proud
and gives me so much motivation"
- Pastorelli
joins Jordan as test driver
21
year old Nicky
Pastorelli has joined Jordan Midland F1 team as a test driver. He won
the Euro F3000 championship last year.
PASTORELLI: "I am very excited about this opportunity and I would
like to thank Jordan for placing their trust and confidence in me. Getting
some laps in the car at the Barcelona test last week was an unexpected
but fantastic experience and I want to do a good job for the team now
as an official test driver. I'm looking forward to my next F1 outing."
- HERBERT
JOINS JORDAN MANAGEMENT (JULY 29, 2005)
41 year old
Johnny Herbert who won 3 GPs has joined Jordan/Midland F1 team as part
of its management team. He will the Sporting Relations Manager of Jordan,
reporting to Colin Kolles, Managing Director.
JORDAN (
C Kolles):
"I am pleased to welcome Johnny to the team. His experience and
knowledge of motorsport will be of great value to us as we continue
learning and moving forward. He
is also an extremely likeable character and someone we are proud to
have as a representative of our team. His involvement will add a positive
dimension to every aspect of our operation and we are all very happy
to have him aboard."
HERBERT:
"It is an honour and a pleasure to be back in Formula
One racing with a team I feel so familiar with. Although I never drove
for Jordan in F1, it still feels like a homecoming of sorts. At
the same time, I am excited about my new role and look forward to contributing
as much as possible as the team repositions itself as Midland for the
2006 season. Management and I have discussed plans for the launch of
Midland F1 and I'm thrilled to be involved at the inception of such
a dynamic and ambitious project."
DRIVERS
IN CONTENTION:
- drivers
tested by Williams:
Nick Heidfeld (GER) vs Antonio Pizzonia (BRA) *** decision expected
late Jan, 2005
David Coulthard (UK) *** joins Red Bull
Alex Davidson (UK) *** stopped by BAR
- drivers
tested by Red Bull:
Christian Klien (AUT) *** confirmed as 2nd driver
Vitantonio Liuzzi (ITA) *** confirmed as 2nd driver
Scott Speed (US)
David Coulthard (UK) *** confirmed
Björn Wirdheim
Nick Heidfeld
Neel Jani
- drivers
tested by Minardi:
Pastor Maldonado (VEN)
Chanoch Nissany (ISR) *** confirmed as a test driver
Nicky Pastorelli
- drivers
tested by Jordan:
Christijan Albers (NED)
JORDAN: "... Christijan is a quick and committed up- and-coming
talent, as we've seen in German F3 and this year in DTM ... We have
a mutual sponsor in Trust so we have been watching his career with interest.
I have wanted to test him for some time so I am glad that the opportunity
has finally come"
Robert Doornbos (NED)
JORDAN: "... We were really very impressed with Robert's testing
work with us at the last three Grands Prix of the 2004 season and I'm
glad to see him continue work with us on the winter test programme."
- drivers
tested by BAR
James
Rossiter
Alan van der Merwe
Adam Carroll
2005
FORMULA 1 GP TEAMS:
BAR
HONDA, Michelin
- DRIVERS:
Jenson Button,
UK
Takuma Sato,
Japan
Anthony Davidson - test driver
Enrique Bernoldi - test driver
- MANAGEMENT:
Nick Fry, CEO
Gil de Ferran - Sporting Director (appointed April 2005)
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
Marc Gené - 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
JORDAN,
TOYOTA, Bridgestone (to be renamed MIDLAND in 2006)
- DRIVERS:
Narain
Karthikeyan (IND) *** F1 DEBUT ***
Tiago Monteiro
(POR) ***
F1 DEBUT ***
Roman Rusinov (RUS) - test driver
Nicky Pastorelli (NED) - test driver (2004 Euro 3000 champion)
- NEW MANAGEMENT:
Alex Shnaider - Owner
Colin Kolles - Managing director/ Team Principal
Christian Geistdorfer - Marketing director
Adrian Burgess
- Sporting director (from June 10)
Johnny Herbert
- Sporting Relations Manager (from July 29)
Trevor Carlin - Sporting director (till June 10)
Eddie Jordan (replaced as Owner / Team Manager), Commercial director
*TBC
Mark Smith, (replaced as Tech director)
Gary Anderson, Race and Test Engineering *TBC
McLAREN
MERCEDES, Michelin
- DRIVERS:
Juan Montoya,
Colombia
Kimi Raikkonen,
Finland
Alexander Wurz,
Austria - test driver (height: 1.82m)
Pedro de la Rosa - test driver
- MANAGEMENT:
Ron Dennis - CEO/Manager
Adrian Newey, chief designer
MINARDI,
Cosworth, Bridgestone
- DRIVERS:
Christijan Albers, Netherland
Patrick Friesacher, Austria
Robert Doornbos, NED *from German GP, July 2005 (replaces
Friesacher)
Chanoch Nissany, Israel - test driver
- MANAGEMENT:
Peter Stoddart - Owner
Giancarlo Minardi - Director
John Walton - Sporting Director
Gabriele Tredozi - Technical Director
Gustave Brunner, designer
RED
BULL, Cosworth, Michelin (*** to use Ferrari engine in 2006-2007
***)
- DRIVERS:
David Coulthard,
UK
Christian Klien, AUT
Vitantonio Liuzzi, ITA - reserve / test driver
- MANAGEMENT:
Christian Horner - Sporting Director
(Tony Purnell and David Pitchforth (ex Jaguar) replaced by Christian
Horner)
Günther Steiner - Technical Director
Mark Smith - Deputy Technical Director
Anton Stipinovich - Head of development
(ex Jaguar team members: Mark Gillan - Head of Vehicle Performance
, John Hogan - Sporting & Commercial Director, Ian Pocock - Director
of Engineering
Steve Nichols - Chief designer, Ben Agathangelou - Head of Aerodynamics)
RENAULT,
Michelin
- DRIVERS:
Fernando Alonso,
Spain
Giancarlo
Fisichella, Italy
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
Bob Bell, Technical Director
Pat
Symonds, Engineering Director
SAUBER
FERRARI, Bridgestone
- DRIVERS:
Jacques Villeneuve,
CAN
Felipe Massa, Brazil
Neel Jani - test
- MANAGEMENT:
Peter Sauber - owner
Willy Rampf, Technical Director
Stephen Taylor, chief designer
TOYOTA,
Michelin
- DRIVERS:
Jarno Trulli,
Italy
Ralf Schumacher,
Germany
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:
Mark Webber,
Australia
Nick
Hedifeld, GER
Marc Gene - test driver & reserve driver
Antonio Pizzonia - test driver
Nico Rosberg - test driver (from Apr 22, 2005)
- MANAGEMENT:
Frank Williams, Owner
Patrick Head, Director
Sam Michaels, Technical Director
Gavin Fischer, Chief Designer
Geoff Willis, Chief Aerodynamist
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