Jarno Trulli

Jarno Trulli (born 13 July 1974) is an Italian racing driver. Throughout his Formula One career, Trulli was renowned for his skill in qualifying, regularly achieving far better grid positions than rivals with superior cars to his own. He was also known for his defensive driving style which allowed him to successfully hold off quicker drivers, sometimes for an entire race. The combination of being able to achieve high grid positions in comparatively slow cars and his ability to hold off faster drivers would often result in a line of vehicles forming behind him during a race, which was commonly referred to as the 'Trulli Train' by commentators, fans and journalists.

In 2005 he was signed on to drive along side Juan Pablo Montoya for BMW. He scored five podiums for the team in 2005 where he finished 8th in the drivers championship. 2006 wasn't as kind to Jarno however, he did finish 5th four times and a 4th place. He finished 6th in the drivers championship and once again out scored his teammate. At the transfer window, it was announced he would be departing BMW and drive for Ferrari for 2007.

2007 saw Jarno have his best year. He won three races and stood on the podium a total of seven times. He helped Ferrari win their first constructors championship since the team under went restructuring. At the end of 2007 he was offered a contract at McLaren due to Ferrari announcing it would be signing 2006 champion Jenson Button. However, he announced he would be retiring as he only wanted to drive for Ferrari.

2008 he enjoyed retirement for most of the year until he was offered a drive at Saudi-Porsche for the final 3 races of the year. As Saudi-Porsche was demoted he accepted a drive at Maserati for 2009. During this time, McLaren approached Jarno again, however, he still turned down a drive with them.

2009 was an extreme disappointment for Jarno as he failed to score points. His highest finish was 11th. He signed a contract to stay on with Maserati until the 2010 with a team option for 2011.