Montoya Wins Brazillian Grand Prix

Montoya Wins Brazilian Grand Prix

Posted by eMercedesBenz on September 25, 2005 at 4:00 PM CST

The McLaren-Mercedes team once again dominated the Brazilian Grand  
Prix by taking the top two spots in Sao Paulo today.  Juan Pablo  
Montoya, winner of last year's Brazilian GP, took top honors once  
again, followed by his teammate Kimi Raikkonen.

But the real story of the day is Renault's Juan Pablo Montoya, who  
finished third and became the F1's youngest champion at only 24 years  
of age.  To capture the record, which was set by a 25 year old  
Emerson Fittipaldi in 1972, Montoya needed to finish in at least  
third place in any of the three remaining races.  He did so today,  
earning his place in F1's history books and putting an end to Michael  
Schumacher's five-year winning streak.

If you didn't see the race, the scene was a familiar one. Montoya,  
Raikkonen and Alonso all battled for the top positions, with Montoya  
leading for much of the race. After Montoya and Alonso were forced to  
pit on Lap 22, Raikkonen briefly led the race, but after 35 laps  
Montoya had once again moved into first with Raikkonen following  
closely behind.  The two Mercedes' drivers easily held onto the top  
two positions, with Alonso settling for a third place finish and  
capturing the F1 championship.

Fernando, if you're reading this, congratulations, we wish you the  
best of luck and we look forward to seeing you in the future.  To the  
McLaren-Mercedes team, don't worry guys, there's always next year.  
Oh, and by the way - if you're looking for drivers to race next  
season, you have my number.


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