The 2003 F1 season was one of the closest in the sport's history with Michael Schumacher taking the title, but where are all 24 drivers now?
The F1 2003 season was one of the closest in the sport’s history with Michael Schumacher winning the title by just two points, but where are all 24 drivers now?
Schumacher would leave Ferrari in 2009 having last raced for them in 2006, but would be tempted back to the sport by the offer to fulfil a lifelong dream of driving for Mercedes. He would spend three seasons at the team before retiring for the second and final time. He came oh so close to adding an IndyCar title to his name when he tied Scott Dixon on 556 points in 2015, but missed out due to Dixon having won more races.
When he’s not in the car, Barrichello spends his time commentating and has been a part of the Brazilian channel TV Globo’s coverage of F1 since 2013.The younger Schumacher brother would leave Formula 1 in 2007 after a troubling spell with Toyota but despite attempts at a comeback, Ralf never found his way back onto the grid.
He stayed with McLaren for the 2004 season before making the switch to the newly established Red Bull team. While his results were nothing to write home about, he was instrumental to this fledgling team’s early life and it was through him that Christian Horner managed to convince Adrian Newey to come on board.
Following his F1 exploits, Trulli took part in the FIA Formula E Championship for his own team Trulli GP but would end bottom in the standings and fail to pass scrutineering for the next season.2003 was the first year of a winding road that would eventually lead to Button becoming World Champion. He raced for BAR before they were taken over by Honda who were themselves bought by Brawn, the team with which the Brit won his world title.
He also competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Aston Martin where he finished 16th and moved to the Speedcar Series in 2008.While his F1 days are behind him, Fisichella is still racing to this day. In 2022, he drove in five open wheel series including the 24 Hours of Le Mans which he also won in the GTE Pro division in June 2012.
He continued in the sport until 2011 before moving on to Formula E – taking 13 podiums, unfortunately none of which being on the top step. Following his P16 in the Championship, BAR agreed to the Canadian’s request to be released and he took some time away before returning with Renault and eventually retiring in 2006 with BMW Sauber.
Gene is still involved in Formula 1 to this very day, being a test driver for Ferrari. Talk about a dream job!Sato drove for a single race in 2003 as a replacement for the wantaway Villeneuve, but his P6 did enough to earn him the full-time seat alongside Button in 2006. He then competed in Japan in the Super GT series before retiring in 2013 to run a British engineering company.Wilson would race in Formula 1 for a single season before moving to the US to begin an open-wheel racing career including stints in the Champ Car World Series and IndyCar.
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