A tail of tyres and F1 politics...what happened at the 2005 US Grand Prix?

16:37, 28 Oct 2019

The 2005 United States Grand Prix featured just six cars after 14 Michelin cars pulled out. Here's the explanation why this happened...

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Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	72
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	63
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	49
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	41
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	25
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	21
7	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	15
9	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	12
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	10
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
13	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
15	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
16	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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A tail of tyres and F1 politics...what happened at the 2005 US Grand Prix?

Rosberg: "Hamilton and Verstappen are the best wheel-to-wheel F1 racers"

Kvyat unhappy with decision to penalise him after race

F1 Today | Mekies addresses Verstappen's future over 'GP' exit, Silverstone offers extra race in F1 calendar

‘Verstappen tipped to secure any F1 seat he wants amid 2027 exit speculation’

Tombazis says F1 'cannot be hostage' to manufacturers over power unit future

Aprilia unveil new 850cc bike ahead of 2027 regulation changes

Guenther Steiner disagrees with Verstappen’s criticism on current F1

Marko names illustrious F1 star who failed to fulfil his real potential

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Kvyat unhappy with decision to penalise him after race