Formula One News — October 2005

Former F1 team owner Tom Walkinshaw took control of the Holden Racing Team earlier this year, without much ceremony but on Sunday the team won Australia's biggest touring car race with Mark Skaife and Todd Kelly winning the Bathurst 1000 in their Holden Commodore.

Japanese GP - Sunday Press Conference

Japanese GP - Sunday Team Quotes

Japanese GP - Race Incidents

Japanese GP - Race Results

In recent days there have been lots of complicated stories circulating in F1 circles, notably about the second Honda team but also about other potential newcomers in the sport.

Ralf Schumacher had luck on his side at Suzuka, taking pole position with a good lap in the middle of the session but his chief rivals never got the chance to take the fight to Toyota because a rain storm arrived at the circuit soon afterwards.

Japanese GP - Saturday Photos

Japanese GP - Saturday Press Conference

Japanese GP - Saturday Team Quotes

Japanese GP - Qualifying Results

Giancarlo Fisichella ruined the story of the season at Suzuka on Saturday mornming when he pipped Narain Karthikeyan to the fastest time of the session in wet conditions. The Jordan driver has surprised everyone by going fastest ahead of Ralf Schumacher, Jenson Button, Christijan Albers and Tiago Monteiro.

Japanese GP - Practice 4 Results

Japanese GP - Practice Session 3 Results

Michael Schumacher went out in the wet on Saturday morning at Suzuka and while everyone else stayed in the pits and out of trouble the Ferrari star decided to push a little and duly crashed.

The second session on Friday was interrupted by rain at Suzuka which left the fastest time of the afternoon going to Toyota test driver Ricardo Zonta, who ran a lap which was a second faster than Michael Schumacher's Ferrari.

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Japanese GP - Friday Photos

Japanese GP - Friday Press Conference

Japanese GP - Friday Team Quotes

Japanese GP - Practice 2 Results

American entrepreneur Peter Diamandis has announced plans to replace Formula 1 racing with something a little more exciting. Diamandis has established the Rocket Racing League which he says will feature rocket aircraft travelling at 300mph on a three-dimensional race course in the sky.

Pedro de la Rosa set the fastest time of the morning session on Friday at Suzuka but Kimi Raikkonen hit technical trouble again and may now have to drop down the grid with an engine change.

Japanese GP - Practice Session 1 Results