At the start of the century, Formula 1 was in need of a shake-up. Ferrari’s Michael Schumacher had demolished the opposition with five consecutive world titles and the sport was crying out for a new, young star to break the domination. The saviour was the emerging talent from the Asturias region of Spain, who was already the sport’s youngest winner of a grand prix. All Fernando Alonso needed was to mount a consistent world title campaign and his 2005 challenger was the car to do just that. “My new car, the Renault R25 is the best Formula 1 car that I have ever driven,” said Alonso before the start of the new season. “Everyone at Renault is confident that we finally have a car...
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