Villeneuve Rises to Home Crowd Occasion and Beats Top Teams plus Teammate to Place 8th Overall
If you watch one Formula One event per year, the Canadian Grand Prix which takes place today at the Circuit Gilles
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| With Renault's Fernando Alonso leading the pack, Toyota's Jarno Trulli a relatively close second, and McLaren's Kimi Räikkönen climbing up the charts quickly, it's clearly anyone's series to win. (Photo: Renault F1 Team Limited) |
Of course, if you've missed the 2005 season because 2004 wasn't exciting enough for you, you'll be saddened to hear that 2005 has been one of the most intensely fought than any in recent history. And compared to last year, when Michael Schumacher dominated in nearly every race, his Ferrari has averaged mid-pack at best while Renault's Fernando Alonso seems to be running away with the championship, Toyota's Jarno Trulli is a relatively close second, and McLaren's Kimi
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| Jensen Button, who has had an awful first eight races to the current season, has taken pole position with his BAR Honda, the second of his career. (Photo: BAR Honda GP Ltd) |
And if yesterday's qualifying session is anything to go by, the flip-flopping of top teams and dominating drivers this season isn't about to change. Jensen Button, who has had an awful first eight races to the current season, two weekends where his BAR team was disqualified for pushing the series' rules regarding fuel tanks, has taken pole position with his BAR Honda, the second of his career, displacing both Renault and McLaren, which were expected to be vying for top spot. The Honda looks fast, but only the first half dozen laps of today's race will tell for sure.