Sunday 3rd April 2005

The Bahrain Grand Prix took place the day after Pope John Paul II died and several teams and drivers offering their respects, most notably Ferrari, who raced with blackened nose cones as a mark of respect. The celebrations on the podium after Fernando Alonso’s start-to-finish win were also muted. Michael Schumacher was forced to quit after a spin, his first technical retirement in 59 grand prix dating back to 2001.