In his final race for the BMW WilliamsF1 team, Ralf Schumacher finished in fifth place overall while teammate Juan Pablo Montoya raced to victory, fighting off his new teammate Kimi Raikkonen tooth and nail to the chequered flag.
Although neither driver will be with the grove based squad in 2005, they have both acknowledged just how important the season finale was in terms of team moral and this is why Ralf fought all the way to the end to ensure his last race with the team was a memorable one.
I fought like a lion,” he said. “My teammate’s win was important, and a nice way to finish the season for the whole team."
Now the season is over, on the track anyway, it doesn’t meant that Ralf is lazing about taking things easy. After saying farewell to the team he has been with for six years, Ralf took just one day off before heading back to work, on the PR trail!
"Although a lot of fans believe that I'm now on holiday, that's not true,”explained Ralf, “I was home for one day before I was back on the road, attending a PR event at my Kart track in Bispingen. In a couple of weeks time I've got a couple of days off, which I will then spend with my family and my friends."
Then, after that it won’t be long before he is back on track testing for his new team, Panasonic Toyota Racing.
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