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Bring Back V10s - Classic F1 stories

S3 E10: F1's action-packed 2005 Japanese GP

Bring Back V10s - Classic F1 stories

The Race Media Ltd

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4.9734 Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2021

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Kimi Raikkonen won the 2005 Japanese Grand Prix with a daring final lap pass, a fitting end to an afternoon full of drama at Suzuka. This episode of Bring Back V10s is brought to you by F1 Experiences, the Official Experience, Hospitality and Travel Programme of Formula 1. To find out more and to book your own F1 Experience, visit https://f1experiences.com/Former McLaren mechanic Marc Priestley joins Mark Hughes and host Glenn Freeman to look back on a thrilling race, where a mixed up grid created action from start to finish. We look back at how Raikkonen charged from 17th to win, how Fernando Alonso starred from the back too in a race he could have won - but he had to settle for being remembered for passing Michael Schumacher around the outside of the fearsome 130R corner. We also look at the decision from race control that Renault and Alonso believed cost him the win, and how his team-mate Giancarlo Fisichella blew his chance to win as he wilted under pressure from Raikkonen. There's also a look back at the incident that put Juan Pablo Montoya out of the race in the other McLaren, plus how Takuma Sato got himself disqualified on the weekend news first broke of a new team being set up for him to race for in 2006. We get the inside story on how Super Aguri was born, from one of the key men at the centre of setting the team up. There's also a look at tyre and qualifying rule changes that were coming for the following season, and why Bridgestone didn't need those changes, even though the one-race tyre rules of 2005 had hindered the company and Ferrari so badly. And by this stage of 2005, there was already plenty of speculation about Raikkonen racing for Ferrari in 2007. We get to the bottom of where those talks had got to by this stage, and find out from Marc when Kimi finally told his mechanics that he was leaving. ASK US ANYTHING: Get your questions in about F1's V10 era from 1989-2005 by using #BringBackV10s on Twitter, or by leaving us a five-star review and submitting a question there too!

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F1 experiences offers exclusive access to the world of F1, including pit walks, paddock access, rare photo opportunities and guided circuit tours to name just a few of the things you can do.

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And who better to ask for advice on how to get the most out of attending an F1 weekend

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than a man who's been to hundreds of Grand Prix, our very own Ed Straw.

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So Ed, in the unlikely event of us giving you the weekend off

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and you being free to go to the event with F1 experiences,

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what would be at the top of your to-do list?

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The glamour is part of Formula One, and everyone should at least once in their lives

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enjoy a day in Formula One's paddock club, soaking up the atmosphere with fine food and

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their beverage of choice. It will also offer a great view of the track, the paddock and the

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pits, so you can get close to the heart of F1. Just make sure that once you've

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done that, you head out trackside to get up close and personal with the cars, which after all

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is what it's all about. For me it's got to be the photo opportunity with the World Championship

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trophies. They're iconic, not seen in public that often, and of course, I'd be straight in there looking

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