This new season 2004 in the world-wide one of F1 presents/displays the best expectations of being most exciting of the last times. Although Ferrari and Michael Schumacher have taken a new title, of constructors and pilots respectively, it was evident that to obtain it they had to fight until the last instances against Williams and McLaren. Without doubts, the last decade came showing to an overwhelming monopoly every season by the protagonist “from the moment”.

Button on board was very quick del new BAR. Honda will look for to gain races this year

McLaren Honda with the unbeatable Ayrton the Seine began, soon continued to him the formidable combinations of Renault along with Williams, where Mansell, Prost, Hill and Villeneuve were crowned, without forgetting the arrasador Benetton Renault piloted by the today séxtuple Schumacher. McLaren returned to the triumph with Mercedes-Benz and the ultraquick Mika Hakkinen, finally to arrive at the last empire, the one of Ferrari (and Michael Schumacher), that returned at the most high and where it is until today which they have managed to stay in the top.

Schumi leaves to prove its flaming Ferrari F2004. The insatiable German tries his seventh crown

It was arrived at a point where the parity was almost impossible, reason why Bernie Ecclestone, big shot of the commercial rights of the F1, decided to kick the board and to give a new channel him to the category from several axes bases.
A point that was modified already from the 2003, was the system of classification and the one of the distribution of puntaje when finalizing the race, granting units for the 8 first.
Another one of the touched aspects was the changes in the configuration of the tires, which originated a new and extraordinary rubber battle, being these determinants in the final yield of the cars. It attacked the electronics as much, prohibiting for this year the boxes of speeds as the released control of, both automatic ones.

Williams BMW has as fixed target to gain the championship of pilots and marks

It is important to also observe for the 2004, that will only be able to be used a motor by car every weekend, where it will have to support almost 800 km If it got to break itself and outside replaced before the race, the conductor will have to back down 10 places in grilla of released. Consequently positive, Sauber will use the same motor and gear box that Ferrari, as well as Jordan will use the Cosworth de Jaguar.
Although, the most impressive blow will be reflected in the Great Prizes, especially the circuits of the old world, that underwent (and they will suffer) a great displacement of the Asian market, due to the rich injection of money which these will contribute and to the tobacco prohibition as of the 2007.

The Klien Austrian was as quick as Webber in the tests of preseason with his Jaguar

For this year Grand Prix will be 18, where China and Barhein are added and where legendary A1-Ring leaves Austria. For the next year, also they will leave mythical the Silverstone, whereas in this season it returns Belgium after a “sabbatic year” and will continue Canada after a concerted effort.
With respect to the sport championship in himself, surely, besides Ferrari, as much Williams BMW, McLaren Mercedes and Renault will be to their same height.
Very close by they will follow Toyota, Sauber Petronas, BAR Honda, Jaguar and perhaps Jordan Ford, that conditions will have for gaining some race and will present/display a hardest fight for being the villa best square, and because not to realize a great jump being given the pleasant surprise to be placed enters Top 4. On the other hand, Minardi will have the difficult mission to survive a year more, always at heart of the table.

The spectacular facilities of Barhein will receive to Formula 1 in the third date of the calendar

Michael Schumacher, Barrichello, Montoya, Ralf Schumacher, Raikkonen, Alonso and Trulli will fight by the crown.
Fisichella, Panis, Button, Webber and Heidfeld will try to vindicate themselves demonstrating that they maintain his quality intact.
It gives Matta, Massa and Sato will look for to be protagonists after to have one season complete to their backs, whereas Baumgartner, Marsh, Bruni and Klien must leave in clear that they arrive more at the F1 by his capacity than by his money.
A new and fascinating season of the maximum category of the motor world begins a new year and with him.