F1 Manager - Season 2005 - Chinese Grand Prix [Season Finale]

Williams

Very intense qualifying session there but probably a bad qualifying result we've expected to have in our hands unfortunately. Fingers crossed for some good gains.

Jordan

Not as quite a good place to start. Let's hope our race goes better but we expect to be a damage limitation.

2005 Brazilian Grand Prix

A freak rain shower turned qualifying into a one-lap shootout yesterday, something which caught out Williams and saw BAR and Felipe Massa benefit. Can Williams recover to score some valuable points? Let's find out.

Lap 71/71

Its lights out and away we go.



Montoya looks to take the lead into the first corner.



But Massa holds on.



Montoya takes the lead.



Lap 70/71

Villeneuve dives down the inside of Alonso for 5th.



A look at the current order.



Lap 69/71

Schumacher passes Sato for 8th.



Enge runs wide.



That's a big impact with the wall, he's out.



Lap 68/71

Dixon moves into 3rd with an overtake on Webber.



Schumacher passes Barrichello.



Sato follows him through.



Lap 67/71

Alonso passes Villeneuve.



Then his teammate.



Schumacher passes Villeneuve too.



Lap 66/71

Trulli becomes the latest driver to pass Barrichello.



Lap 65/71

Schumacher passes Webber.



His teammate passes Barrichello.



Lap 64/71

Villeneuve makes a move on Webber.



Dixon takes 2nd from Massa.



Lap 63/71

Sato passes Webber for 7th.



Webber is going backward, Trulli now passes him.



Lap 62/71

Alonso takes 3rd from Massa. That could be important in the title race.



Rosberg overtakes Barrichello.



Lap 60/71

Schumacher overtakes Massa.



Here's the current order.



Lap 55/71

Massa loses another place, this time to Villeneuve.



Barrichello goes down the inside of Webber.



Lap 53/71

Dixon is having to defend 2nd from Alonso.



Lap 52/71

Alonso makes a move stick a lap later.



Lap 51/71

Villeneuve makes a mistake.



He holds up Massa as he rejoins the track and Sato takes advantage.



Lap 50/71

A look at the current order.



Dixon, Trulli, and Kubica pit.

Lap 49/71

Schumcher, Rosberg, Klien and Maldonado make their first stops.

Lap 48/71

Race leader Montoya and second place man Alonso pit.

Lap 47/71

Pantano pits for Minardi.

Lap 46/71

Raikkonen passes Massa.



Lap 45/71

Villeneuve and Sato pit.

Lap 44/71

Raikkonen, Barrichello, and Webber are the next men to pit.

Lap 43/71

Massa, De La Rosa, Kovalainen, and Castro-Neves make their first stops.

Lap 42/71

Vettel pits.

Lap 40/71

Raikkonen has found a way past Sato.



Klien has a spin.



Lap 39/71

Kovalainen is out. A transmission problem ends his race.



Raikkonen passes his teammate.



Now Sato passes Schumacher.



Lap 38/71

Schumacher regains the position.



Lap 36/71

Webber has lost out massively during the pit stops. He's way down the order.



Button is the last man to make his first stop.

Lap 35/71

A look at the order now everyone has pitted.



Lap 34/71

Trulli is slowing. Looks like he has an issue.



Trulli pits to fix an issue with his brakes.

Lap 33/71

Raikkonen takes 3rd from Dixon whilst setting the fastest lap in the process.



De La Rosa overtakes Massa for 8th.



Lap 31/71

Now the Jaguar driver overtakes Villeneuve.



Lap 29/71

Maldonado pits.

Lap 28/71

Raikkonen is the next man to pit.

Lap 27/71

De La Rosa, Klien and Barrichello pit.

Lap 26/71

Sato, Kubica, Pantano, and Castro-Neves are in for their stops.

Lap 25/71

Race leader Montoya is in. Dixon also pits from 3rd.

Lap 24/71

Alonso, Vettel, and Rosberg make their stops.

Lap 21/71

Villeneuve, Massa, Webber and Trulli pit.

Lap 20/71

A look at the current order.



Lap 17/71

Not much happening at the moment but Dixon in 4th down to Massa in 9th aren't far away from each other.



Lap 11/71

Trulli spins off and drops to last.



Lap 7/71

It's looking good for Montoya. He's been superb today.



Lap 6/71

Villeneuve passes Schumacher for 5th.



Lap 5/71

Vettel pits for a 3rd time with a throttle issue.



Lap 3/71

That's the end of Kubica's race.



OH MY WORD! As he pulls off, he takes 2nd placed man Alonso with him and puts the Spaniard in the wall!



Alonso pits for a new front wing. That's ruined Alonso's race and title challenge.

Lap 0/71

Juan-Pablo Montoya wins the Brazilian Grand Prix.



Raikkonen takes 2nd.



Dixon finishes on the podium.



Official Brazilian Grand Prix Result



2005 Championship Tables

Ferrari

Well done, Juan. Sato couldn’t reach the top 3, which is a bummer. The gap is still quite high, we need some good points finishes

Arrows

At least we had Maldonado finish.

Toyota

A very disappointing race given Felipe started on pole. We need to be wary of Mclaren should they have a strong end of the season.

Williams

Kimi drove a solid race today and Michael had well enough to finish P5. Looking at the standings, it looks like we're close to clinching the constructors with 2 rounds to go unless something dramatic happens in the next race.

Jordan

An unfortunate day for Kovalainen retired with a transmission failure, whilst Nico comes up with a P10 finish. A bit of a sloopy day for us but we hope to bounce back with couple of rounds remaining.

I was off getting married so missed 2 races, so rather than a press release a more out of character

WHAT THE @#$%&!


Out of nowhere we get back to back podiums with both drivers getting one. JV was insane in Belgium and then Dixon in Brazil a bit of luck to to get back to back double point scores and a 3rd and 4th in Brazil is unreal. Might be able to pinch a place of Jag in the championship but wow!

McLaren

I cannot believe what I have seen! Gutted for Fernando. Marks qualy pace just disappeared

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Christel VXR: S12 onwards | Wins: 3 | Poles: 3 | Fastest Laps: 2

Ferrari

Solid performance from both drivers. Now that both drivers are in the title fight, it is vital they both finish high in the points table.

Arrows

No comment.

BAR

Not an ideal start to our first home grand prix after being announced as Hondas works team. Dixie has done well to put it in the top 10 and we'll be hoping for a strong race.

Great to see Yamamoto put in a good practice session, we're all excited for the main event with Sato next year.

McLaren

Another decent qualifying hopefully some big points this time round

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Christel VXR: S12 onwards | Wins: 3 | Poles: 3 | Fastest Laps: 2

2005 Japanese Grand Prix

The rain that has hit the circuit so far this weekend has gone and we look set for a dry race. Who will take a big step towards Championship glory? Let's find out.

Lap 53/53

Its lights out and away we go.



Sato retains the lead into the first corner.



Raikkonen is up into 2nd. A good start for the reigning champion.



Schumacher takes 7th back from De La Rosa after losing it off the line.



Lap 52/53

A look at the order after the opening lap.



Pantano has a trip through the gravel.



Montoya passes Massa.



Lap 50/53

Schumacher makes a move on Massa for P6.



Lap 48/53

Off goes Trulli!



He's out of the race.



Lap 47/53

Plenty of support out there for home hero Sato who leads the way.



Webber spins into the gravel.



He's beached it, he's out the race.



Lap 45/53

Rosberg becomes the latest man to bin it. That's the end of the race for him.



Lap 44/53

Another one! This time it's Button.



Dixon is out too with a suspension issue. They're dropping like flies.



Barrichello spins but at least he can continue in the race.



Lap 43/53

Pastor Maldonado goes off but he's able to keep the car running and rejoin.



Lap 41/53

Another one-off, it's Klien.



That's him done for the day.



Lap 40/53

Here's the current order. We'll be lucky to make it to the end at this rate.



Lap 37/53

Heikki Kovalainen spins into the gravel from 8th. He's able to continue in 11th.



Lap 32/53

De La Rosa is the latest to spin off on the un-rubbered track. He doesn't drop any places but loses a lot of time.



Lap 31/53

Vileneuve passes Castro-Neves for 8th.



Kovalainen comes in for the first pit stop of the afternoon.

Lap 30/53

Montoya, Villeneuve and Castro-Neves pit.

Lap 29/53

Raikkonen has caught up to race leader Sato.

Maldonado pits.

Lap 28/53

Pantano becomes the latest victim of the greasy surface.



Felipe Massa pits for Toyota. De La Rosa and Vettel also pit.

Lap 27/53

Pantano can't recover and is out of the race.



Raikkonen pits from P2. Will Ferrari react?

Lap 26/53

Ferrari will react. In comes Sato along with Alonso, Enge, and Kubica.

Lap 25/53

Sato rejoins just ahead!



Lap 24/53

Raikkonen looks for a pass on Sato...



But Sato is having none of it. Superb driving from both drivers.



NO! Kimi what have you done!?



He was pushing too hard and he's gone into the wall. He's out of the race!



Schumacher pits.

Lap 23/53

Barrichello is the last man to make a pit stop.

Lap 20/53

Schumacher passes Massa.



Here's a look at the current order. Just 14 runners out there!



Lap 19/53

Barrichello goes off.



He's out of the race too.



Lap 18/53

Schumacher passes Montoya for 3rd.



Lap 17/53

Another retirement. An engine failure ends the race for Kubica.



Lap 15/53

Villeneuve pits for the 2nd time.

Lap 14/53

Villeneuve spins off on his new but cold tyres.



Schumacher pits from 3rd.

Lap 13/53

Castro-Neves and Enge pit.

Lap 12/53

A mistake from Sato!!! He's off. Heartbreak for all his fans in the crowd.



Alonso takes the lead.



Lap 10/53

Villeneuve spins off and out of the race!



Vettel pits.

Lap 9/53

Sato pits from 2nd.

Lap 8/53

De La Rosa, Kovalainen, and Maldonado make their 2nd stops.

Lap 6/53

Big mistake from Schumacher but he somehow avoids contact with the wall.



Montoya pits for Ferrari. Massa also pits.

Lap 0/53

Fernando Alonso wins the Japanese Grand Prix for Mclaren and keeps his title dreams alive.



Sato does the same with a 2nd place finish in his home Grand Prix.



Montoya takes 3rd. He'll also have a chance at taking the title in China.



Official Japanese Grand Prix Result



2005 Championship Tables

Ferrari

A bit of a disappointment for the local fans that Sato lost the win, but our title hopes are high, with both drivers in the fight.

Arrows

Kubica just can’t finish a race.

BAR

Crazy race, JV so close to sweeping up points but cant be too critical as i think the track was 50% oil today. Apologies for the suspension on Dixies car, we just needed one to finish for some points, big shame for our home race

McLaren

Yes finally! Great win from Nando, gives him an outside chance of the title and the team a huge chance for 3rd place.

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Christel VXR: S12 onwards | Wins: 3 | Poles: 3 | Fastest Laps: 2

Williams

A terrible race sadly for us but at least Michael did very good to score some few points. It's been a chaotic race so far for everyone and we seemingly haven't escaped in Suzuka this time.
Moving to China for a final race showdown.

Jordan

What a chaos in Japan! We nearly had both of our cars eliminated and Kovalainen was lucky not to disappoint us after a spin. Yet another bad race to despair, but next one will be a big momentum to fight for good positions.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/08/2021 09:45PM by Bandon23.

And to think that Barrichello was the Championship leader a few rounds ago

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> And to think that Barrichello was the Championship
> leader a few rounds ago

Should’ve gotten rid of Helio ASAP

Ferrari

Bad qualifying for Sato. Trulli is a big surprise, he is gonna make it hard for us.

Arrows

No comment. An announcement regarding the future of the team will come soon.