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Alonso wins Grand Prix de France one lap ahead of team-mate Fisichella
By Stéphane Schlesinger on 4 July 2005 | 
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Alonso started the Grand Prix on pole position and won it without any disturbance. None of his opponents could even threaten him, for he was at least one second faster per lap than anybody else, his team mate Fisichella included. The latter was incredibly unlucky once again, losing precious seconds because of the fuel hose or because his engine stalled on the last pit stop. He finished 6th.
Second on the grid, Trulli did not manage to keep his position and finished 5th while starting from the 13th position, Raikkonen managed to make the most of his 2-stop strategy, finishing 2nd, 16 seconds behind Alonso. Montoya was not quite as successful in the other McLaren for he was forced to abandon because of a hydraulic breakdown.
Michael Schumacher finished much farther behind, he did a good race, committing few mistakes but then he was unable to keep up with Alonso’s pace. His team mate Barrichello ended only 9th, after a good performance on the first third of the race. But then he was passed but a revved-up Sato who eventually pushed his car too hard and quit the track twice. With more cool-mindedness, he could have done better than 11th, which team-mate Button brilliantly achieved, finishing 4th, in the other BAR.
7th and 8th positions respectively go to Ralf Schumacher driving a
Toyota
and Villeneuve, who collected the final point in his Sauber-Petronas.This week-end is another to forget for Williams-BMW. Webber and Heidfeld started 12th and 14th and finished in the same positions.
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