Ferrari F2005

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Ferrari F2005

Category	Formula One
Constructor	Scuderia Ferrari
Team/s	Ferrari
Designer	Ross Brawn
Drivers	Michael Schumacher Rubens Barrichello
Chassis	Carbon/Epoxy composite
Suspension (front)
Suspension (rear)
Engine	Mid Ferrari
Gearbox	manual
Fuel	Shell
Tyres	Bridgestone
Debut	2005 Australian Grand Prix
Races competed	19
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0
Race victories	1
Pole positions	1
Fastest laps	3

The Ferrari F2005 Formula One racing car was Ferrari's 2005 effort at the Formula One campaign of that year. After 6 straight seasons of Ferrari winning the constructors championship, and five straight drivers championships, the F2005 was not a successful car, and Ferrari scored their lowest result in the constructors since 1995.

The general consensus was that the main reason for Ferrari's lack of form was down to the Bridgestone tyres the team used, which were poor in comparison to the Michelin tyres that were used by the majority of teams that were competing for glory with Ferrari (Renault, McLaren, Toyota, Williams, BAR, Red Bull Racing and Sauber all had Michelin). The best result achieved all season was a first and second placed finish at the United States Grand Prix, where, due to Michelin claiming that their tyres were unsafe, only six cars competed (Ferrari, Jordan and Minardi all raced on Bridgestone tyres, the tyre they had been using all season). This was to be Ferraris and Michael Schumacher's only race win of the season, and Rubens Barrichello also equalled his best result of second.

The most competitive races for Ferrari where all twenty cars competed were at the San Marino and Hungarian Grand Prix'. At Imola, Michael Schumacher qualified thirteenth after making a mistake in the second qualifying session the day before, but on race day Bridgestone were at their most competitive, with Michael storming through the field to challenge eventual race winner Fernando Alonso, putting a huge amount of pressure on the 2005 World Champion, but being unable to find a way past. As for the Hungarian Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher qualified on pole, almost a second ahead of the second placed driver, and led the race on a track where the Michelin tyre was expected to hold an advantage over their Japanese rivals. Michael had a light fuel load, and was eventually beaten by McLaren driver Kimi Raikkonen, who at the end of the day had a better pit stop strategy. Apart from those two races, Ferrari never often looked in contention for race victories, and eventually finished a distant third in the constructors championship, with Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello suffering their worst championship positions in recent memory.

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Year	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Points	WCC
2005	F2005	Ferrari V10	B		AUS	MAL	BAH	SAN	SPA	MON	EUR	CAN	USA	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	TUR	ITA	BEL	BRA	JAP	CHI	100	3rd
				Michael Schumacher	Ret	7	Ret	2	Ret	7	5	2	1	3	6	5	2	Ret	10	Ret	4	7	Ret
				Rubens Barrichello	2	Ret	9	Ret	9	8	3	3	2	9	7	10	10	10	12	5	6	11	12

		Ferrari Formula 1 cars ([edit])
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125			275 340 375			553 625	555 D50		801	412 246	256		156			158 512		312				312 B					312 T						126 C				156	F1/8				641/2/3		F	F	412T1/2		310/B		300	399	F	F	F F	F F	F	F F	248