Tuesday 15th February 2005

A massive crash during testing for Kimi Raikkonen meant the team had to cut short its running programme due to a lack of replacement suspension components. A brake failure caused Raikkonen’s car to snap violently across the Circuit de Catalunya track and smash into the barriers. The accident completely demolished the left hand-side of the car, meaning the team couldn’t continue testing that day. McLaren called for the doctor to see the dazed Raikkonen who had a badly bruised thumb. The car he was testing, the MP4-20, turned out to be incredibly competitive and went on to score ten victories that season, despite appalling reliability.