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From the Pulpit

Despite its self-proclaimed worldwide audience of hundreds of millions, Formula One is waning in the public limelight. Matt Bishop nails down one of Formula One's biggest problem today - and suggests how to fix it

So, with five rounds of the 2005 FIA Formula One World Championship to run, Fernando Alonso holds a significant but fast-shrinking lead over Kimi Raikkonen. And neither man looks likely to flinch. No, our two 20-something hot-shoes are not only the quickest but also the steeliest drivers to have entered the Grand Prix arena since, well, since Michael Schumacher qualified a humble Jordan-Ford 191 a sensational seventh on his F1 debut at Spa-Francorchamps 14 long years ago. Believe me, this one could go down to the wire.

And after Michael exits stage left, whenever that will be, our two 20-somethings will continue to co-dominate the sport, and doubtless fight for Championships down to the wire, whatever the likes of Juan Pablo Montoya and/or Jenson Button and/or anyone else might have to say about it, until they're 30-somethings. And then they'll co-dominate it some more. It will be a long and fabulous duel. It will be what Senna-Schumacher would have been, had Ayrton lived...

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