Dawn of a new racing era

The 2005 Formula 1 racing season was an electrifying one as it brought about the end of Ferrari’s domination in the motor sport. For the last 5 years, Michael Schumacher and the Ferrari team rather controlled the racing circuits in the absence of the strong competition. However, the emergence of Renault and McLaren this season has brought them to the helm of Formula 1 cars. Also, the middle tier of cars has become much stronger with Toyota, Williams, Red Bull and BAR fighting it out for the positions. Renault’s boss Flavio Briatore has raised his reputation of selecting champions with Fernando Alonso being crowned the youngest world champion this year. Kimi Raikonnen has proved to be his biggest rival by fighting it out with a killer instinct and pushing the McLaren to the limit. Next year hopes to be a more promising racing season as several changes among the drivers and teams are expected.