F1 Manager - 2005 Season - End of the Season!
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Vettel fastest in the wet
It was raining again in Monza in todays qualifying, and this time Sebastian Vettel was the fastest man. The only driver who was able to go his pace was Fernando Alonso in the Ferrari, who was only 0.05s slower in his best lap. The second row for tomorrows race is filled by the two Williams, with Villeneuve in front of Schumacher. Montagny also had a good session today, he got 9th place. 2003 champion Raikkonen was struggling in this tricky conditions, he qualified down in 21st. Webber in the Red Bull right in front of him in 20th place also couldn't find a good setup.
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It was raining again in Monza in todays qualifying, and this time Sebastian Vettel was the fastest man. The only driver who was able to go his pace was Fernando Alonso in the Ferrari, who was only 0.05s slower in his best lap. The second row for tomorrows race is filled by the two Williams, with Villeneuve in front of Schumacher. Montagny also had a good session today, he got 9th place. 2003 champion Raikkonen was struggling in this tricky conditions, he qualified down in 21st. Webber in the Red Bull right in front of him in 20th place also couldn't find a good setup.
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Monza - The Race - Part1
It's raceday in Monza, and the rain of the previous sessions is gone, at least for the moment. Sebastian Vettel will start from pole for the second time this season, alongside him in first row there's Fernando Alonso, winner of the previous GP. Current championship leader Schumacher will start from 4th place. The race is about to start now, and I've just received the latest weather report, in which a shower is predicted in about an hour.
The lights are out, go go go!
Alonso with a great start is already leading
Villeneuve is behind Vettel
And his teammate Schumacher almost beside Vettel, he too with a good start
The field is on the way to the first chicane
Schumacher misses the breaking point, he touches Alonso!
Alonso now off the track!
But he stays cool and gets back on p1
Coulthard now up in 3rd
A bad start for the polesetter
No crashes at the back of the field, everybody has managed to get through the first chicane
Vettel is put under pressure by Villeneuve, Rosberg and Montagny
Coulthard tries to make a move on Schumacher as they're heading towards the Variante della Roggia
Onboard with Rosberg
Parallel slipstreaming
Massa has lost one position
Schumacher tries to shut the door for Coulthard
Villeneuve wants to pass Vettel
Vettel stays ahead, but his teammate has lost 6th to Montagny
And has to defend against Massa now
He has the inner line, but Massa hangs on
Side by side on the way to Lesmo 2
And Massa has passed him on the outside. Now Lotterer, who is already up 6 positions, is behind him
That's quite a train
Rosberg has blocked Lotterer, and da Matta has passed him immediately
Barrichello tries too
But he misses the braking point and they touch!
They both go into the gravel
Barrichello facing in the wrong direction
Lotterer tries to rejoin directly
And that was really close! Very good reaction from Webber to avoid the collision
Barrichello in last place now
Unsurprisingly the fastest lap for Alonso
Standings after lap1
Rosberg wants to re-overtake Massa
And he gets past
Da Matta now right behind the Ferrari
More overtaking action on the way to the first chicane
Three cars side by side, let's hope this will turn out all right
It did
Fisichella and Davidson battling for p13
The Englishman wins
Coulthard is off in Lesmo 2!
Vettel now in 3rd, but not for long as Villeneuve passes him
Both Jordans with an overtaking attempt
Both successful
Coulthard meanwhile back on the track in last place, behind his teammate
Alonso again with a fastest lap
Much happening in the first two laps, let's look at the standings again
Sato gets passed by Zonta
Montagny in 5th place at the moment
Fisichella and Raikkonen still battling for p13
Raikkonen now in front of the Italian again
Six cars in a row, five of them in a good overtaking position
Fisichella and Webber both try to make a pass
Fisichella gets past
And Raikkonen is on the grass!
He avoids to crash out, but drops back to 18th
Massa got the wrong line into the first chicane
He goes off the track
And continues in 12th, that mistake has cost him many positions
Lotterer misses the braking point
And goes off on the grass
Gets back in the middle of the pack
And touches Zonta's back
No damage though
The Renaults both have catched up with the end of the field
Coulthard tries to pass Raikkonen
And the Finn runs wide in Lesmo 1
Back on the track in last
Doornbos is off!
This drops him back to last
Onboard with Massa as his teammate sets another fastest lap
Massa and Davidson side by side
But Davidson uses da Matta's slipstream to keep off the Ferrari, and is side by side with the Toyota now
And passes him
Zonta has to defend against both Renaults
Rosberg runs wide!
And crashes into the wall, he's out of the race!
Yellow flags being waved now
Davidson, da Matta and Massa all side by side
Massa wants to get two positions with one move
And he does, very well done!
Alonso still leading
da Matta tries again, but Davidson shuts the door and they touch!
Both cars in the gravel
da Matta continues in 19th
Davidson in 20th
Lotterer has to defend against both BARs
He can keep them behind
da Matta runs wide in the Parabolica
And he crashes out!
Onboard with Schumacher, and again a new fastest lap for Alonso
Zonta tries to overtake Fisichella, but he can't find a way past him
Vettel in 4th, Montagny in 5th not far away
Missed by the cameras, Glock had some fantastic first laps and has already gained 11 places, he's up into 7th!
Barrichello wants to pass Zonta
But the Arrows keeps his place
Kubica is another winner of the first laps, he has gained 8 places
Zonta still defending against the Renault
Sato now uses the slipstream to pass Barrichello
Barrichello loses much time, it seems that he has a problem!
Yes, he has! Barrichello is out! Electronic problems force him to retire.
Onboard with the leader
And there's smoke coming out of a car in front of Glock!
It's Kubica!
He retires with an engine failure.
This puts Glock in 6ht
Let's take a look at the standings again
Button in 8th at the moment
Sato and Raikkonen right behind Zonta
And Sato passes him
Zonta runs wide!
But he keeps the car under control and can continue
Fisichella breaks late
Villeneuve, Vettel and Montagny heading towards the Parabolica
And Villeneuve misses the braking point!
He runs wide
And crashes into the wall, he's out of the race!
Vettel brakes late and cuts the first chicane
Coulthard back in 10th after his early off
Webber wants to overtake Zonta
They touch, but they both can keep the car on the track
Schumacher is the first one to pit
Followed by Glock
Schumacher rejoins in 6th
Lotterer comes in, too
Glock now in 9th
This doesn't look good for Button!
He retires with an engine failure
Lotterer in 16th after his stop
But he soon gets passed by Doornbos
Davidson is the next one who comes in
Back on track in 16th
Coulthard now in as well as Zonta
Coulthard gets out right in front of Lotterer
But the German has the higher speed and passes him
Zonta rejoins in 15th
Coulthard makes use of his fresh tires
And passes Lotterer
Webber in the pits
And Alonso with a new fastest lap
14th place for Webber after his stop
Vettel in for his first stop
Back out in 6th
Doornbos comes in, and Alonso too
This means Montagny is the new leader
Doornbos rejoins in 16th
Alonso in 2nd now in front of his teammate
And it's time for a little break now, we'll be back soon!
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It's raceday in Monza, and the rain of the previous sessions is gone, at least for the moment. Sebastian Vettel will start from pole for the second time this season, alongside him in first row there's Fernando Alonso, winner of the previous GP. Current championship leader Schumacher will start from 4th place. The race is about to start now, and I've just received the latest weather report, in which a shower is predicted in about an hour.
The lights are out, go go go!
Alonso with a great start is already leading
Villeneuve is behind Vettel
And his teammate Schumacher almost beside Vettel, he too with a good start
The field is on the way to the first chicane
Schumacher misses the breaking point, he touches Alonso!
Alonso now off the track!
But he stays cool and gets back on p1
Coulthard now up in 3rd
A bad start for the polesetter
No crashes at the back of the field, everybody has managed to get through the first chicane
Vettel is put under pressure by Villeneuve, Rosberg and Montagny
Coulthard tries to make a move on Schumacher as they're heading towards the Variante della Roggia
Onboard with Rosberg
Parallel slipstreaming
Massa has lost one position
Schumacher tries to shut the door for Coulthard
Villeneuve wants to pass Vettel
Vettel stays ahead, but his teammate has lost 6th to Montagny
And has to defend against Massa now
He has the inner line, but Massa hangs on
Side by side on the way to Lesmo 2
And Massa has passed him on the outside. Now Lotterer, who is already up 6 positions, is behind him
That's quite a train
Rosberg has blocked Lotterer, and da Matta has passed him immediately
Barrichello tries too
But he misses the braking point and they touch!
They both go into the gravel
Barrichello facing in the wrong direction
Lotterer tries to rejoin directly
And that was really close! Very good reaction from Webber to avoid the collision
Barrichello in last place now
Unsurprisingly the fastest lap for Alonso
Standings after lap1
Rosberg wants to re-overtake Massa
And he gets past
Da Matta now right behind the Ferrari
More overtaking action on the way to the first chicane
Three cars side by side, let's hope this will turn out all right
It did
Fisichella and Davidson battling for p13
The Englishman wins
Coulthard is off in Lesmo 2!
Vettel now in 3rd, but not for long as Villeneuve passes him
Both Jordans with an overtaking attempt
Both successful
Coulthard meanwhile back on the track in last place, behind his teammate
Alonso again with a fastest lap
Much happening in the first two laps, let's look at the standings again
Sato gets passed by Zonta
Montagny in 5th place at the moment
Fisichella and Raikkonen still battling for p13
Raikkonen now in front of the Italian again
Six cars in a row, five of them in a good overtaking position
Fisichella and Webber both try to make a pass
Fisichella gets past
And Raikkonen is on the grass!
He avoids to crash out, but drops back to 18th
Massa got the wrong line into the first chicane
He goes off the track
And continues in 12th, that mistake has cost him many positions
Lotterer misses the braking point
And goes off on the grass
Gets back in the middle of the pack
And touches Zonta's back
No damage though
The Renaults both have catched up with the end of the field
Coulthard tries to pass Raikkonen
And the Finn runs wide in Lesmo 1
Back on the track in last
Doornbos is off!
This drops him back to last
Onboard with Massa as his teammate sets another fastest lap
Massa and Davidson side by side
But Davidson uses da Matta's slipstream to keep off the Ferrari, and is side by side with the Toyota now
And passes him
Zonta has to defend against both Renaults
Rosberg runs wide!
And crashes into the wall, he's out of the race!
Yellow flags being waved now
Davidson, da Matta and Massa all side by side
Massa wants to get two positions with one move
And he does, very well done!
Alonso still leading
da Matta tries again, but Davidson shuts the door and they touch!
Both cars in the gravel
da Matta continues in 19th
Davidson in 20th
Lotterer has to defend against both BARs
He can keep them behind
da Matta runs wide in the Parabolica
And he crashes out!
Onboard with Schumacher, and again a new fastest lap for Alonso
Zonta tries to overtake Fisichella, but he can't find a way past him
Vettel in 4th, Montagny in 5th not far away
Missed by the cameras, Glock had some fantastic first laps and has already gained 11 places, he's up into 7th!
Barrichello wants to pass Zonta
But the Arrows keeps his place
Kubica is another winner of the first laps, he has gained 8 places
Zonta still defending against the Renault
Sato now uses the slipstream to pass Barrichello
Barrichello loses much time, it seems that he has a problem!
Yes, he has! Barrichello is out! Electronic problems force him to retire.
Onboard with the leader
And there's smoke coming out of a car in front of Glock!
It's Kubica!
He retires with an engine failure.
This puts Glock in 6ht
Let's take a look at the standings again
Button in 8th at the moment
Sato and Raikkonen right behind Zonta
And Sato passes him
Zonta runs wide!
But he keeps the car under control and can continue
Fisichella breaks late
Villeneuve, Vettel and Montagny heading towards the Parabolica
And Villeneuve misses the braking point!
He runs wide
And crashes into the wall, he's out of the race!
Vettel brakes late and cuts the first chicane
Coulthard back in 10th after his early off
Webber wants to overtake Zonta
They touch, but they both can keep the car on the track
Schumacher is the first one to pit
Followed by Glock
Schumacher rejoins in 6th
Lotterer comes in, too
Glock now in 9th
This doesn't look good for Button!
He retires with an engine failure
Lotterer in 16th after his stop
But he soon gets passed by Doornbos
Davidson is the next one who comes in
Back on track in 16th
Coulthard now in as well as Zonta
Coulthard gets out right in front of Lotterer
But the German has the higher speed and passes him
Zonta rejoins in 15th
Coulthard makes use of his fresh tires
And passes Lotterer
Webber in the pits
And Alonso with a new fastest lap
14th place for Webber after his stop
Vettel in for his first stop
Back out in 6th
Doornbos comes in, and Alonso too
This means Montagny is the new leader
Doornbos rejoins in 16th
Alonso in 2nd now in front of his teammate
And it's time for a little break now, we'll be back soon!
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Monza - The Race - Part2
And we're back with Ralf Schumacher coming in the pits
Watching our current leader
Schumacher back on the track in 10th
The gaps between the top 3
Montagny lapping his teammate
Fisichella is in the pits
He rejoins in 12th
Massa now in, too
Gets out in 6th
And Raikkonen comes in
13th place for him after his stop
Montagny comes in, and it looks like he's on a one stop strategy! Maybe he can win today
Back on track in 4th
Sato is in the pits
Meanwhile his teammate has to defend against Webber
But he can't, Webber passes him
And Sato gets out in front of them in 10th
Zonta brakes too late and touches Davidson
Davidson still in front, but Zonta seems to have the better traction
Indeed he has and passes Davidson
With everyone having stopped once, let's look at the standings
Webber and Sato side by side
And Webber passes him for 10th
Alonso now has to lap the three cars in front of him
Vettel seems to get closer to Schumacher
Doornbos passes Zonta into the Parabolica
Zonta tries to get back his place
But Doornbos keeps him behind
Looking at the gaps it could get really close between Montagny and Alonso
And here's the predicted rain!
Massa's right front wheel is in the air!
His suspension has broken, he has to retire!
Webber is in for his second stop, and he stays on slicks
He rejoins in 15th
Lotterer also in, and he too stays on slicks
9th place for him after his stop
The sky is pretty dark now as Ralf Schumacher pits, but he also stays on slicks as the track isn't wet enough for inters
Back on track in 7th
Although it's raining, Alonso sets a new fastest lap
Vettel comes in, slicks for him, too
He's in 5th now
The leader pits, will he stay in front of Montagny?
Zonta also in for his stop
Schumacher in as well, they all stay on slicks
And Alonso gets out in front of Montagny!
Zonta gets out in 15th
Schumacher in 4th, in front of Vettel
Coulthard is in the pits, and the sky seems to get a bit clearer
He gets back on track in 10th
Doornbos in the pits
As well as Davidson
They rejoin in 13th and 14th
Glock comes in
Back on track in 5th
With all the planned stops done, let's look at the standings
Glock is in again, he has problems with his brakes!
What a shame, that costs him 5th place
Onboard with Fisichella, and as we can see it's still raining
The gap between Alonso and Montagny gets bigger
And the track is starting to get wet!
Ralf Schumacher with a fantastic race so far, he's in 5th at the moment
And the rain has stopped
But the track is really wet at some parts now
Spray is coming up behind the cars
But not everywhere, the start-finish-straight is still dry
Whereas it's pretty wet at the Lesmos
Watching our leader, and it's starting to rain again!
Missed by the cameras Coulthard has passed Fisichella
Lotterer in 7th right behind Sato, and I don't think he'll see much at the moment
He tries to overtake him
And is in 6th now, good move
And the rain has stopped again
Glock in 11th behind Raikkonen
And the Finn runs wide!
But luckily he can keep the car under control
Webber makes a move on Raikkonen
But he looses control of the car on the wet track!
And Raikkonen too! They're both in the gravel
Luckily he pays attention while trying to get back on the track, otherwise he would have crashed into Alonso
He continues in 11th, and in the back Webber is still stuck
Doornbos overtakes Davidson
Webber is finally back on the track, but he has somehow lost his front wing and will have to pit again
He's in the pits, and gets the full wets!
He rejoins in 15ht
Alonso has started the last lap
Into the Parabolica
And he wins the Italian Grand Prix!
Doornbos finishes 1 lap back in 11th
Montagny gets second, a fantastic results for him in only his second race for Minardi this season
His teammate Davidson crosses the line in 12th
Behind him Raikkonen in 13th
Michael Schumacher completes the podium
Vettel finishes in 4th
Zonta is 14th
Webber crosses the line in 15th, and on his only lap on the full wets he was 5 seconds faster than everyone else
Ralf Schumacher finishes in 5th, finally a good result for him
Lotterer is 6th
Sato gets 7th place
Coulthard gets the last point for 8th
And Glock crosses the line in 9th, but I'm pretty sure that he'll be very disappointed
Fisichella is the last one in the same lap with the leader in 10th place
Congratulations to Fernando Alonso and Ferrari!
Full results will follow very soon.
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And we're back with Ralf Schumacher coming in the pits
Watching our current leader
Schumacher back on the track in 10th
The gaps between the top 3
Montagny lapping his teammate
Fisichella is in the pits
He rejoins in 12th
Massa now in, too
Gets out in 6th
And Raikkonen comes in
13th place for him after his stop
Montagny comes in, and it looks like he's on a one stop strategy! Maybe he can win today
Back on track in 4th
Sato is in the pits
Meanwhile his teammate has to defend against Webber
But he can't, Webber passes him
And Sato gets out in front of them in 10th
Zonta brakes too late and touches Davidson
Davidson still in front, but Zonta seems to have the better traction
Indeed he has and passes Davidson
With everyone having stopped once, let's look at the standings
Webber and Sato side by side
And Webber passes him for 10th
Alonso now has to lap the three cars in front of him
Vettel seems to get closer to Schumacher
Doornbos passes Zonta into the Parabolica
Zonta tries to get back his place
But Doornbos keeps him behind
Looking at the gaps it could get really close between Montagny and Alonso
And here's the predicted rain!
Massa's right front wheel is in the air!
His suspension has broken, he has to retire!
Webber is in for his second stop, and he stays on slicks
He rejoins in 15th
Lotterer also in, and he too stays on slicks
9th place for him after his stop
The sky is pretty dark now as Ralf Schumacher pits, but he also stays on slicks as the track isn't wet enough for inters
Back on track in 7th
Although it's raining, Alonso sets a new fastest lap
Vettel comes in, slicks for him, too
He's in 5th now
The leader pits, will he stay in front of Montagny?
Zonta also in for his stop
Schumacher in as well, they all stay on slicks
And Alonso gets out in front of Montagny!
Zonta gets out in 15th
Schumacher in 4th, in front of Vettel
Coulthard is in the pits, and the sky seems to get a bit clearer
He gets back on track in 10th
Doornbos in the pits
As well as Davidson
They rejoin in 13th and 14th
Glock comes in
Back on track in 5th
With all the planned stops done, let's look at the standings
Glock is in again, he has problems with his brakes!
What a shame, that costs him 5th place
Onboard with Fisichella, and as we can see it's still raining
The gap between Alonso and Montagny gets bigger
And the track is starting to get wet!
Ralf Schumacher with a fantastic race so far, he's in 5th at the moment
And the rain has stopped
But the track is really wet at some parts now
Spray is coming up behind the cars
But not everywhere, the start-finish-straight is still dry
Whereas it's pretty wet at the Lesmos
Watching our leader, and it's starting to rain again!
Missed by the cameras Coulthard has passed Fisichella
Lotterer in 7th right behind Sato, and I don't think he'll see much at the moment
He tries to overtake him
And is in 6th now, good move
And the rain has stopped again
Glock in 11th behind Raikkonen
And the Finn runs wide!
But luckily he can keep the car under control
Webber makes a move on Raikkonen
But he looses control of the car on the wet track!
And Raikkonen too! They're both in the gravel
Luckily he pays attention while trying to get back on the track, otherwise he would have crashed into Alonso
He continues in 11th, and in the back Webber is still stuck
Doornbos overtakes Davidson
Webber is finally back on the track, but he has somehow lost his front wing and will have to pit again
He's in the pits, and gets the full wets!
He rejoins in 15ht
Alonso has started the last lap
Into the Parabolica
And he wins the Italian Grand Prix!
Doornbos finishes 1 lap back in 11th
Montagny gets second, a fantastic results for him in only his second race for Minardi this season
His teammate Davidson crosses the line in 12th
Behind him Raikkonen in 13th
Michael Schumacher completes the podium
Vettel finishes in 4th
Zonta is 14th
Webber crosses the line in 15th, and on his only lap on the full wets he was 5 seconds faster than everyone else
Ralf Schumacher finishes in 5th, finally a good result for him
Lotterer is 6th
Sato gets 7th place
Coulthard gets the last point for 8th
And Glock crosses the line in 9th, but I'm pretty sure that he'll be very disappointed
Fisichella is the last one in the same lap with the leader in 10th place
Congratulations to Fernando Alonso and Ferrari!
Full results will follow very soon.
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Good drive from Fernando, he did everything like he should and pulled it in were we wanted it the most, Italy, our backyard!
Felipe is on a very unlucky streak, 4 races without finishing is about to cost him the WDC.
If you are racing, keep on racing and get some points!
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Felipe is on a very unlucky streak, 4 races without finishing is about to cost him the WDC.
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...Disapointed that cristiano crashed out he was looking good to score some decent points,all in all a good weekend for us..
Finally a great drve from Ralf to pick up a fine 5th pace,so pleased for him
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Williams Complete Driver Lineup
Current championship leaders Williams today became the latest team to complete their 2006 driver lineup after the successfully retained Jacques Villeneuve and regained their 2004 test driver Christian Klien, currently testing at Minardi. The team revealed that Villeneuve, like Schumacher, has signed a one year extension to his current deal said to be worth £15,000,000 making the deal, over the long term, the second most expensive deal only behind Schumacher himself. Klien on the otherhand, who was recently demoted from his race seat at Minardi, has signed a longer two year worth £4m per year.
Minardi Sign GP2 Hot-Shots
Minardi finally took their first steps into the driver market this season after signing two rising stars from the GP2 Series, Vitaly Petrov and Adrian Valles. The team, who are set to become Toro Rosso in 2006 are clearly planning for the future after acquiring the services of Vitaly Petrov on a three year deal for £6m, and Valles on a two year deal for £4m. The team are yet to announce which driver will be given the opportunity to race for the new team or who they are looking to partner the lucky rookie.
Trulli To Make Formula One Return
Jarno Trulli today announced that following his year long sabbatical from Formula One that he will be returning to sport as a test drive for Toyota in 2006. The Italian, who last drove a formula one car at the 2004 Brazilian Grand Prix for Arrows, proudly announced that he had signed just a one year deal to join Cristiano Da Matta at Toyota in 2006, worth around £6m
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Current championship leaders Williams today became the latest team to complete their 2006 driver lineup after the successfully retained Jacques Villeneuve and regained their 2004 test driver Christian Klien, currently testing at Minardi. The team revealed that Villeneuve, like Schumacher, has signed a one year extension to his current deal said to be worth £15,000,000 making the deal, over the long term, the second most expensive deal only behind Schumacher himself. Klien on the otherhand, who was recently demoted from his race seat at Minardi, has signed a longer two year worth £4m per year.
Minardi Sign GP2 Hot-Shots
Minardi finally took their first steps into the driver market this season after signing two rising stars from the GP2 Series, Vitaly Petrov and Adrian Valles. The team, who are set to become Toro Rosso in 2006 are clearly planning for the future after acquiring the services of Vitaly Petrov on a three year deal for £6m, and Valles on a two year deal for £4m. The team are yet to announce which driver will be given the opportunity to race for the new team or who they are looking to partner the lucky rookie.
Trulli To Make Formula One Return
Jarno Trulli today announced that following his year long sabbatical from Formula One that he will be returning to sport as a test drive for Toyota in 2006. The Italian, who last drove a formula one car at the 2004 Brazilian Grand Prix for Arrows, proudly announced that he had signed just a one year deal to join Cristiano Da Matta at Toyota in 2006, worth around £6m
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Drivers with contracts for 2006
2006 Team Budgets
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The final mid-season test session will be taking place following the Belgian Grand Prix, this time as Monza. Unfortunately both Minardi and Toyota have run out testing budget so cannot take part in the test but if either of the managers are still curious as to where their teams rank at the moment, I will send them their rankings as well.
2005 Testing Budgets
Also whilst on the subject of the next race, do we have any volunteers to run the Belgian GP?
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2005 Testing Budgets
Also whilst on the subject of the next race, do we have any volunteers to run the Belgian GP?
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