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The podium victory was embarassing for everyone

The podium victory was embarassing for everyone
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Michael Schumacher leads Rubens Barrichello as the pair duel for the ten points at the brickyard Ralf Schumacher on the high speed banking Jarno Trulli gave the Toyota team its first pole position ever but was unfortunate in being unable to make the start. Jordan team-mates duke it out for the third place on the podium
Image 5 of 9 from Farcical United States Formula 1 Grand Prix The podium victory was embarassing for everyone Mirror, mirror on the wall ... Fernando Alonso has seen his points lead over michael Schumacher drop by 18 points in eight days. He remains favourite for the title Raikkonen, Trulli and Jenson Button after qualifying
Ralf Schumacher explains why he will not be competing to the media.
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June 20, 2005 The United States Grand Prix has been run and won with 14 drivers retiring on the sighting lap, thanks to a tyre safety issue with Michelin tyres. The farcical event was contested by the only three teams which choose Bridgestone tyres, giving Ferrari a one-two victory, handing Michael Schumacher his first win of the season and ironically, putting him back into contention for the title that looked lost just eight days ago. Leading drivers Alonso and Raikkonen and their teams Renault and McLaren all lost substantial points leads in the championship, but the biggest loser was Formula 1 which is fast gaining an image problem akin to that of boxing. The problems surfaced when tyres caused accidents for Ralf Schumacher and Ricardo Zonta in Friday's practice session causing the major supplier of Formula 1 tyres, Michelin, to advise that it could not guarantee that such incidents would not reoccur in race conditions blaming the high speed track configuration, particularly turn 13.

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