After weeks of the kind of speculation only a Las Vegas bookie could love, the Formula One field for 2005 has been set. Of the 10 teams, only two kept their 2004 duos intact, Ferrari (Michael Schumacher, Rubens Barrichello) and BAR-Honda (Jenson Button, Takuma Sato). Jenson Button, who had been expected to head to Williams-BMW, stayed with Bar-Honda, instead Williams signed Mark Webber (ex-Red Bull—Cosworth) and Nick Heidfeld (ex-Jordan-Toyota). Click through for the full lineup.
2005 Formula One Lineup:
Ferrari
1 - Michael Schumacher (ALE)
2 - Rubens Barrichello (BRA)
Bar-Honda
3 - Jenson Button (ING)
4 - Takuma Sato (JAP)
Renault
5 - Fernando Alonso (ESC)
6 - Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA) - (x Jarno Trulli)
Williams-BMW
7 - Mark Webber (AUS) - (x Juan Pablo Montoya)
8 - Nick Heidfeld (ALE) - (x Ralf Schumacher)
McLaren-Mercedes
9 - Kimi Raikkonen (FIN)
10 - Juan Pablo Montoya (COL) - (x David Coulthard)
Sauber-Petronas
11 - Jacques Villeneuve (CAN) - (x Giancarlo Fisichella)
12 - Felipe Massa (BRA)
Red Bull—Cosworth
14 - David Coulthard (ESC) - (x Mark Webber)
15 - Christian Klien (AUT)
Toyota
16 - Jarno Trulli (ITA) - (x Olivier Panis, moves to third-driver spot)
17 - Ralf Schumacher (ALE) - (x Cristiano da Matta)
Jordan-Toyota
18 - Tiago Monteiro (POR) - (x Nick Heidfeld)
19 - Narain Karthikeyan (IND) - (x Timo Glock)
Minardi-Cosworth
20 - Christijan Albers (HOL) - (x Gianmaria Bruni)
21 - Patrick Friesacher (AUT) - (x Zsolt Baumgartner)
Revamped 2005 Formula 1 Lineup Complete [Speed TV]
Who Goes Where in '05 [ITV]
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