Juan Pablo Montoya
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"Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán" is a Colombian Auto racing/racing driver. He is one of the few drivers to have participated in NASCAR, Formula One, Champ Car/CART and Indy Racing League/IRL. After a seven-year stint in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with Chip Ganassi Racing, he returned to the Verizon IndyCar Series in 2014 IndyCar Series season/2014, driving for Team Penske.

The highlights of his career include winning the International Formula 3000/International F3000 championship in 1998, and the Champ Car/CART FedEx Championship Series in 1999, as well as victories in some of the most prestigious races in the world. He is the only driver to have won the premier North American open-wheel Champ Car/CART title, the Indianapolis 500 and the 24 Hours of Daytona, all at the first attempt. Montoya is one of two drivers to have won the CART title in his rookie year, the first being 1992 Formula One season/Formula One World Champion Nigel Mansell in 1993 IndyCar season/1993. He has also equaled Graham Hill's feat of being a Monaco Grand Prix and Indianapolis 500 race winner; Montoya is one of two active drivers (along with Jacques Villeneuve) who has won two legs of the Triple Crown of Motorsport.

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The gap to Renault is very close, there are a lot of points still to be won and the car feels fast, so we shall see.

I feel well prepared for the long season ahead. But as always there is a lot of work still to be done.

We seem to have found the perfect balance between speed and grip.

We were quick here today and are looking strong and consistent, so it is a positive start to the weekend. There is still a long way to go, and we have to remain reliable throughout the weekend to achieve the result that our times today promise.

Wow. What a beautiful looking car. I have obviously been testing the MP4- 21 quite a bit already but seeing the car like this is something else.

I think the race was won on the first turn. From there on it was a matter of the strategy and a question of how hard you can push.

The weather decided it all today.

He just braked too late.