LEGENDS: Juan Pablo Montoya’s race for the 2003 championship

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🗓️ 9 April 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Seven-time Grand Prix winner Juan Pablo Montoya joins Tom Clarkson for the first episode of F1 Beyond The Grid’s LEGENDS episodes.

Going into the final two races of 2003, Montoya was only three points behind World Championship leader Michael Schumacher in a three-way fight for the title, with Kimi Raikkonen just behind them.

But by the season finale, the Colombian was out of contention – so where did it all go wrong? Juan Pablo reflects on the highs of his wins at Monaco and Hockenheim that year, the lows of his championship-ending collision with Rubens Barrichello, and whether there was anything he could have done differently to become World Champion.

Montoya also discusses whether he treated Michael differently to other drivers on track and addresses their famous incident at Imola in 2004. He explains how he got the better of teammate Ralf Schumacher, why he couldn’t be friends with his rivals, and much more.

Plus, Juan’s son Sebastian drops by to talk about his Formula 3 ambitions this year, what it’s like having an ex-F1 driver as his dad, and the best piece of advice JPM has given him.

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0:00.0	It's 2003.
0:06.0	2003. The fight for the Formula One World Championship is between three drivers.
0:12.0	Ferrari's Michael Schumacher,
0:13.7	McLaren's Kimmy Reichenan,
0:15.4	and Williams's Juan Pablo Montoya.
0:18.0	For the first time in 20 years, Williams wins at Monaco. One Montoya wins at Monaco. A memorable, memorable day for
0:28.0	everybody in the Williams BMW team and particularly for one Pablo Montoya.
0:33.0	Only the best win at Monaco and Montoya was one of the very best.
0:38.0	In that 2003 season, two victories and a string of podiums put him in title contention.
0:44.4	Schumacher, Reichenan, Alonzo Vielner, Coulthard Barrichello, Physichela on his day.
0:50.6	Juan Pablo could beat them all.
0:54.0	He didn't win the world championship, his speed and competitive spirit surely deserved.
0:59.5	I don't know, I relied on myself a lot more than on other people.
1:03.2	Like I'm going to prove everybody wrong.
1:05.3	For me, probably that was the biggest drive.
1:08.2	The way I looked at it is if you can do it, I can do it better. Hello I'm Tom Clarkson and welcome to F1 Beyond the Great.
1:19.0	This is the first of our Legends episodes where I catch up with some of the greatest drivers ever
1:25.0	to race in Formula One. We look back at their very best moments and ask them what they
1:29.9	do differently if they had the chance and get their views on Formula One today.
1:34.8	Juan Pablo Montoya is definitely a legend, at home in Colombia and around the world.
1:40.8	A year after winning the Indy 500 at the first attempt, he burst. the The V10, BMW-powered Williamses, were among the best on the grid, and Montoya used them to good
1:56.7	effect, putting himself and the team in the fight for championships.
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