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Season of Change.(Motorsports)
If you don't like endless repeats by the same old winners in racing season after season, 2005 was your year.
Fernando Alonso knocked Michael Schumacher off the F1 pedestal, Tony Stewart unseated Kurt Busch in NASCAR, and Dan Wheldon took the IRL crown from Tony Kanaan, nabbing the Indy 500 along the way. Only Champ Car's Sebastien Bourdais repeated.
So 2005 was a shake-up. But racing is about more than who won what. It is a colorful, sometimes emotional sport, full of colorful, emotional characters. Here's a photographic look back at last year's vivid and vibrant racing season. Enjoy.
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Main: McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen leads the F1 field in Monaco on his way to the win, but eventual champion Fernando Alonso had already built a big points lead. Both left reigning champ Michael Schumacher, left, in their wake. * Top: Dale Earnhardt Jr. had an abysmal 2005, winning just one race and finding himself out of the Nextel Cup chase. * Middle: 2005 IRL champ Dan Wheldon celebrates victory-a familiar sight-in the opener at Homestead. * Bottom: Champ Car ace Paul Tracy was second to Sebastien ...
- Entrevista / Sebastien Bourdais / Destila anhelos 'La Rana Rene'.(Deportes)
- Newspaper article from: Reforma (México D.F., México) October 10, 2003 700+ words
...la Ciudad de Mxico 2003 La casta le viene del terruo y la aficin al automovilismo por la sangre. Sebastien Bourdais naci hace 24 aos en Le Mans, Francia, sede de las legendarias 24 horas, y su padre, Patrick, particip durante cinco aos...
- FAST FIVE Sebastien Bourdais.(NEWS)
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek February 23, 2009 700+ words
...Champ Car champion Sebastien Bourdais finally secured a second...was the offseason? SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS: It's never easy...Peugeot at Sebring and Le Mans.] Then I pursued...F1? NASCAR? SB: Le Mans is very much on my...
- RESTLESS; Champ Car champion Sebastien Bourdais seeks his next...
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek McGuire, Bill November 14, 2005 700+ words
...his first Champ Car start Sebastien Bourdais qualified on the pole, and...after them. A native of Le Mans, Bour-dais drove his first...If someone doesn't give Sebastien Bourdais a ride in NASCAR, they need...Bourdais. He may be from Le Mans and have a background in...
- THE NEXT BIG THING? In Champ Cars, Frenchman Sebastien Bourdais could be...
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek March 3, 2003 700+ words
...arrival, even among the veterans. Sebastien Bourdais had set the pace at the first open test...rookie event. Bourdais, who hails from Le Mans, France, turns 24 this week. Yes, he's done some sports car racing-at Le Mans for Henri Pescarolo, and he won the...
- France's Sebastien Bourdais makes an impression on owner.
- Newspaper article from: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) September 26, 2003 700+ words
Byline: Richard Biebrich Rookie Sebastien Bourdais is a fast learner. Miami motor sports fans will get to see...Racing was something he got from his father, who competed at Le Mans for a sixth time this year. ``He's a pretty good driver...
- BACK IN BUSINESS; Rain washes out the race, then Bourdais mops up the...
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek SMITH, STEVEN COLE September 4, 2006 700+ words
...driver and reigning champ Sebastien Bourdais added to his points lead with...mile road course Aug. 28 1. Sebastien Bourdais, 67 laps at 89.866 mph...Speed) CAPTION(S): Sebastien Bourdais didn't ha
- EURO DOMINANCE; Sebastien Bourdais wins Champ Car's Belgium stop.(Competitions...
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek Watkins, Gary September 3, 2007 700+ words
...Series came to Europe, at Brands Hatch in May 2003, Sebastien Bourdais recorded his first series win. Four years and three titles...Zolder 2.622-mile road course DATE: Aug. 26 1. Sebastien Bourdais, 71 laps at 100.752 mph avg. speed; 2. Bruno Junqueira...
- BALANCE RESTORED; Sebastien Bourdais stomps Long Beach.(Motorsports)
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek Smith, Steven Cole April 23, 2007 700+ words
...miserable performance of Champ Car perennial champion Sebastien Bourdais at the inaugural Vegas Grand Prix ("Well Done...Long Beach 1.968-mile street circuit April 15 1. Sebastien Bourdais, 78 laps at 91.432 mpg avg. speed; 2. Oriol Servia...