Time to say goodbye
The BMW Williams F1 Team thinks about what the team has to say goodbye to at the end of the 2005 season. The season ends with the Chinese Grand Prix at Suzuka and the BMW Williams F1 Team is ready for it. But we will say goodbye to...?
...the longest season in the sport's history.
Never before have drivers and teams contested a season as long as this year's. It consisted of a total of 19 races six of which were back-to-backs.
...the BMW Williams F1 Team.
The Chinese Grand Prix represents the final joint race of the BMW and Williams F1 partnership. In the past six years, the team has succeeded in securing a total of ten Grand Prix wins.
...Paul Stoddart
The Principal of the sport's smallest team, Minardi, and his Faenza squad won't be on the 2006 Formula One grid. Minardi has been purchased by Red Bull and will be entered as a rookie team next year.
...the single-lap shoot-out.
Presumably, there will be a new qualifying format in 2006. A decision regarding the new format has not yet been made, but it's unlikeyl that there will still be a single-lap shoot-out.
...Jordan Grand Prix
The Jordan Team will contest the 2006 season carrying a new name, Midland F1. Therefore, the name of the team's founder, Eddie Jordan, will no longer be part of the pinnacle of motor racing, at least for the time being. Since 1991, Jordan has contested a total of 249 Grands Prix and secured 4 wins.
