Montoya International Driver of the Year

By Andrew Hooper
December 9 2003

	Montoya International Driver of the Year
	In their annual awards Autosport magazine has given the award of International Driver of the Year to BMW WilliamsF1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya. Juan Pablo beat 2003 World Champion Michael Schumacher, despite Michael winning a record sixth Formula One title. The last time the award went to a driver who was not the Formula One champion was back in 1994 when Damon Hill the award. Michael Schumacher had won for the past three years. At the award ceremony Juan Pablo commented on his 2003 season by saying: "The team did a bloody good job all year, we just started scoring points too late. We really started in Monaco. Before that we were nowhere. "I think the chances for 2004 are really good. I think the team know what they did wrong this year and they know how to be strong from the first race."