Mutua Madrileña, S.A. also known as La Mutua , is by its joint venture with Vida Caixa, the largest Spanish insurance company as both Vida Caixa and Mutua Madrileña occupy the first and third position (respectively) of the Spanish Insurance Company Ranking in 2020 by GWP (Gross Written Premium). Founded in 1930, it provides life, automobile, health, and accident insurance, as well as pension and investment funds. It has an international footprint in Colombia and Chile since 2019 with the acquisition of 45% of Seguros del Estado (Colombia) and the acquisition and control of 60% of BCI Seguros (Chile), which are the second and first biggest companies in Colombia and Chile respectively.
26-521: In 2011, it bought 50% of SegurCaixa Adeslas, the leading health insurance company in Spain. With an investment of more than 1,000 million euros, the purchase became the largest bancassurance operation ever carried out in Spain. From the 2006 Spanish Grand Prix , the company sponsored the Renault F1 team. The Mutua Madrileña branding appeared on the race cars, drivers' suits and team clothing. This coincided with
52-555: A hidden fuel compartment that allowed their cars to run underweight. They were beaten in the championship by Williams, whose engine partner BMW had announced they were leaving to join Sauber in June, and Toyota, who achieved 5 podium finishes and were only beaten to third in the championship because of Ferrari's 1–2 in Indianapolis. All the teams scored world championship points over the course of
78-519: A third car in free practice on Friday. These drivers drove on Friday but did not compete in qualifying or the race. Three practice sessions were held before the Sunday race – two on Friday, and one on Saturday. The Friday morning and afternoon sessions each lasted 90 minutes; the third session, on Saturday morning, lasted for an hour. Saturday afternoon's qualifying session was divided into three parts. The first part ran for 15 minutes, and cars that finished
104-577: Is the best company to work for in Spain, according to the latest annual ranking prepared by the magazine Actualidad Económica . 2006 Spanish Grand Prix The 2006 Spanish Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Gran Premio Telefónica de España 2006 ) was a Formula One motor race held on 14 May 2006 at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló , Spain . It was the sixth round of the 2006 Formula One season and
130-567: The Constructors' Championship standings. This put them nineteen points ahead of Ferrari. The Grand Prix was contested by eleven teams with two drivers each. The teams (also known as Constructors ) were Renault , McLaren , Ferrari , Toyota , Williams , Honda , Red Bull , BMW , MF1 , Toro Rosso and Super Aguri . Before the race, Renault driver Fernando Alonso led the Drivers' Championship with 44 points; Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher
156-558: The Renault Formula One crash controversy , in which Renault was found guilty of getting Nelson Piquet Jr. to intentionally crash during the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix , to help Alonso to win the race. The company will continue to sponsor Alonso. In 2017, Mutua Madrileña was ranked 10th in the ranking published by the Merco Institute of the most responsible companies with the best corporate governance. In addition, Mutua Madrileña
182-532: The 2005 FIA Formula One World Championship . Five constructors entered free practice only drivers over the course of the season. Sauber Petronas were also eligible to enter a free practice driver, but elected not to do so. The 2005 Formula One calendar featured one new event, the Turkish Grand Prix . For a time there existed a distinct possibility that some teams would be running three race cars per Grand Prix: fewer than 10 teams, or 20 cars, starting on
208-677: The Constructors' Championship with only one win, at the United States Grand Prix , a race that was only contested by the six Bridgestone cars after Michelin declared their tyres unsafe to run in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 's unique banked corner. After a high-flying 2004 season the most conspicuous drop in performance after Ferrari was BAR-Honda, who were banned from two races after scrutineers in San Marino discovered
234-454: The championship. The 2005 season was the last before the Minardi , BAR and Jordan teams were taken over by new owners and changed names to Toro Rosso , Honda , and Midland respectively in the 2006 season. The former Jaguar team was sold from Ford to Red Bull GmbH and made its debut as Red Bull Racing during the 2005 season. The following teams and drivers were competitors in
260-467: The company's new corporate image. After the 2007 Formula One season , the company declared the move of the sponsorship from Renault F1 to McLaren - Mercedes with Fernando Alonso . After the 2008 Formula One season , the company declared the move of the sponsorship from McLaren - Mercedes back to Renault F1 with the return of Fernando Alonso to Renault. During the 2009 Formula One season , Mutua Madrileña terminated its contract with Renault after
286-658: The end of the 2022 championship. The 2005 Formula One calendar featured a new event in Turkey , just miles from the Europe –Asia dividing line. The newly built circuit in Istanbul joined the 2004 newcomers Bahrain and China . The 2005 season witnessed two of the hottest Grands Prix ever: the track temperature at the beginning of the Malaysian event was 51 °C (124 °F), while in Bahrain
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#1732894998233312-566: The fastest team in pre-season testing and it was no surprise they dominated the early fly-away rounds. Giancarlo Fisichella won the season opener in Australia before teammate Alonso demonstrated his title credentials with a series of victories in Malaysia , Bahrain and San Marino . As the season progressed the McLarens of Kimi Räikkönen and Juan Pablo Montoya became increasingly competitive and by
338-479: The first for a Renault -powered driver since Jacques Villeneuve 's championship in 1997 . Alonso and Renault had to contend with the pace of the resurgent McLaren team with lead driver Kimi Räikkönen outshining teammate Juan Pablo Montoya , who came highly regarded from his time at Williams . Räikkönen won seven races like Alonso but would have won more if not for a series of reliability issues, resulting in qualifying engine change penalties and retirements from
364-480: The forty-eighth Spanish Grand Prix . The 66-lap race was won by Fernando Alonso for the Renault team, from a pole position start. Michael Schumacher finished second in a Ferrari with Alonso's teammate Giancarlo Fisichella third. As a consequence of the race, Alonso stretched his lead to fifteen points in the Drivers' Championship over Schumacher. Alonso's team, Renault, also increased their lead, but did so in
390-537: The grid would have resulted in some teams running three cars, under a term in the Concorde Agreement . By the first round of the season, there were ten teams, as Red Bull completed their takeover of Jaguar and were ready to race in Australia . Minardi, which initially received an injunction allowing them to compete despite their cars' non-conformity to new 2005 technical regulations , later modified their cars to adhere to 2005 regulations. The most-noted aspect of
416-521: The latter stages of the season the McLaren was generally considered the faster package. However, constant technical failures meant neither the team nor Räikkönen were able to translate their speed into championship success. Alonso secured his Drivers' Championship with a third-place finish in the Brazilian Grand Prix . Despite both him and Räikkönen having six victories to their name at this point in
442-541: The lead on three occasions. Nevertheless, Räikkönen grabbed the headlines winning from near the back of the grid in Japan , passing Alonso's Renault teammate Giancarlo Fisichella on the final lap. Reigning champions Michael Schumacher and Ferrari had a poor season by their standards, with Bridgestone unable to compete with Michelin after the tyre-change ban that only affected the 2005 season. Their only win came when Michelin deemed their own tyres unsafe after several incidents in
468-456: The oval turn at Indianapolis . As a result, only the six Bridgestone cars took part. Schumacher just held on for third in the Drivers' Championship, in spite of the superior pace of McLaren, underlining the disappointing season Montoya had. The Colombian missed two races early on due to a tennis injury. He then won three races, showing glimpses of pace, but was well beaten by his teammate Räikkönen in
494-495: The season was Ferrari 's lack of pace caused mainly by a new rule prohibiting tyre changes during the course of a race. The Bridgestone tyres used by Ferrari could not find the right balance between performance and reliability, leaving the Michelin runners to battle for race victories. Further rule changes emphasised the new focus on reliability, with engines required to last two Grands Prix without being changed. Renault appeared
520-411: The season with a time of 1:14.648, and was joined on the front row by teammate Fisichella. Michael Schumacher took third place on the grid, with a qualifying time more than one-tenth slower than Alonso's. 41°34′12″N 2°15′40″E / 41.57000°N 2.26111°E / 41.57000; 2.26111 2005 Formula One season The 2005 FIA Formula One World Championship
546-419: The season, Alonso's greater consistency meant he was able to claim the championship with two rounds to spare. The Constructors' Championship was secured by Renault at the final race , with Alonso's seventh victory of the year. This gave Renault their first championship as a constructor (after only previously triumphing as an engine supplier) despite winning two fewer races than McLaren. Ferrari finished third in
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#1732894998233572-447: The season, Minardi scoring rare points in their final season courtesy of being able to run in the US race. The 2005 season also saw nine different drivers score a pole position - setting a new record for the number of different polesitters in a season eclipsing the previous record of eight different polesitters set in the 1968 season. This tally of different polesitters remains a record as of
598-480: The session 17th position or lower were eliminated from qualifying. The second part of the qualifying session lasted 15 minutes and eliminated cars that finished in positions 11 to 16. The final part of the qualifying session ran for 20 minutes which determined the positions from first to tenth, and decided pole position. Cars which failed to make the final session could refuel before the race, so ran lighter in those sessions. Alonso clinched his second pole position of
624-450: The youngest champion in the history of the sport, a title he held until Lewis Hamilton 's 2008 title success. Renault's win was their first as a constructor. Alonso started the season off strongly, winning three of the first four races and his title success was in little doubt. He sealed the title in Brazil with two races left after a controlled third-place finish. Alonso's championship was also
650-461: Was second on 31 points. Behind Alonso and Schumacher in the Drivers' Championship, Kimi Räikkönen was third on 23 points in a McLaren, with Giancarlo Fisichella and Felipe Massa on 18 and 15 points respectively. In the Constructors' Championship , Renault were leading on 62 points and Ferrari were second on 46 points, with McLaren third on 42 points. The bottom 6 teams in the 2005 Constructors' Championship and Super Aguri were entitled to run
676-573: Was the 59th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 56th FIA Formula One World Championship, contested over a then-record 19 Grands Prix. It commenced on 6 March 2005 and ended 16 October. Fernando Alonso and the Renault team won the World Drivers' and World Constructors' championships, ending five years of dominance by Michael Schumacher and Ferrari since 2000 and also ending nine years of Ferrari , McLaren and Williams dominance triopoly since 1996. Alonso's success made him
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