Driver Line-ups taking shape

With all but one race seat filled the 2005 driver line-up has finally taken shape with several surprises. The buy-out of Jordan Racing by Russian conglomerate Midland Group, lead by Alex Schnaider, saw the appointment of two rookie F1 drivers. Both have connections with Midland's newly appointed racing director Trevor Carlin. Narain Karthikeyan will become the first Indian driver ever to race in Formula 1 and has been described as "super-quick, sometimes a little bit raw and wild in his style, but a proven race winner." Tiago Monteiro was signed to the second seat and will become the first Portuguse driver in a decade.