The 2005 Drivers Review
Twenty-six drivers took part in the 2005 Formula One World Championship, including two champions, ten Grand Prix winners, four returnees and six rookies. Richard Barnes reviews the drivers of the 2005 season
Fernando Alonso - Renault
World Champion
133 points
7 wins, 8 podiums, 6 pole positions, 2 fastest laps
Succeeding Michael Schumacher, and becoming the only other driver to win a WDC title in the 21st century, was always going to be a monumental achievement fraught with pressure. Fernando Alonso not only broke Schumacher's streak of five straight WDC titles, he did so in classic Schumacher style - showing great maturity and composure to grind out the title on attrition.
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