Editing Juan Pablo Montoya (section)

=== 2005–2006 (McLaren) === 
[[File:Juan Pablo Montoya 2005 Britain.jpg|left|thumb|Montoya driving for the [[McLaren]] team in the [[2005 British Grand Prix]]]]
His relationship with Williams worsened when he verbally abused their engineers over the radio, believing that pit stop tactics during the [[2003 French Grand Prix]] allowed his teammate Ralf Schumacher to win. Montoya signed a contract with McLaren to replace Coulthard for the [[2005 Formula One World Championship|2005 season]] in August 2003;<ref>{{cite news|last=Tremayne|first=David|authorlink=David Tremayne|title=BMW in fury as Montoya joins McLaren|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/bmw-in-fury-as-montoya-joins-mclaren-78879.html|work=[[The Independent]]|date=18 November 2003|access-date=17 September 2023|archive-date=21 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621121413/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/bmw-in-fury-as-montoya-joins-mclaren-78879.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Henry|first=Alan|authorlink=Alan Henry|title=Montoya edges out Coulthard at McLaren|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/nov/18/formulaone.formulaone2003|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=18 November 2003|access-date=17 September 2023|archive-date=29 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929045902/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/nov/18/formulaone.formulaone2003|url-status=live}}</ref> Frank Williams rejected McLaren team principal [[Ron Dennis]]' offer to release Montoya immediately because he did not want to do it a year before his existing contract with Williams expired.<ref>{{cite news|last=Benson|first=Andrew|title=McLaren want Montoya|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/3102489.stm|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=28 July 2003|access-date=17 September 2023|archive-date=26 June 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040626041625/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/3102489.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Garside|first=Kevin|title=Odd couple still driven to succeed|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-odd-couple-still-dri/131938543/|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|page=S7|date=5 January 2004|access-date=17 September 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{open access}}|archive-date=29 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929050540/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-odd-couple-still-dri/131938543/|url-status=live}}</ref> He was also upset that Williams might keep Ralf Schumacher, which he believed would stop him from becoming World Champion.<ref>{{cite web|title=The inside story on Montoya and McLaren|url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns12171.html|work=GrandPrix.com|date=17 November 2003|access-date=17 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031203154718/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns12171.html|archive-date=3 December 2003|url-status=dead}}</ref> Montoya spent time during the off-season losing weight and raising his fitness levels by switching to a new training regimen and a low-carbohydrate diet to improve his performance after encouragement from Dennis.<ref>{{cite web|title=Montoya set for 'slim-line' return|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/montoya-set-for-slim-line-return-4999452/4999452/|work=[[Autosport]]|date=16 December 2004|access-date=17 September 2023|archive-date=29 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929050854/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/montoya-set-for-slim-line-return-4999452/4999452/|url-status=live}}<br>{{cite web|last=Baldwin|first=Alan|title=Montoya Fighting the Flab with McLaren|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/montoya-fighting-the-flab-with-mclaren-5067655/5067655/|work=[[Autosport]]|date=11 January 2005|access-date=17 September 2023|archive-date=29 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929044847/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/montoya-fighting-the-flab-with-mclaren-5067655/5067655/|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[Kimi Räikkönen]] was his teammate and had a cordial personal relationship with him.<ref name=TheRaceMay2021>{{cite web|last=Hughes|first=Mark|authorlink=Mark Hughes (motorsport)|title=Mark Hughes: Why Montoya and McLaren never worked in F1|url=https://the-race.com/formula-1/mark-hughes-why-montoya-and-mclaren-never-worked-in-f1/|publisher=The Race|date=14 May 2021|access-date=18 September 2023|archive-date=29 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929050429/https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/mark-hughes-why-montoya-and-mclaren-never-worked-in-f1/|url-status=live}}</ref> Montoya's [[McLaren MP4-20|MP4-20]] car struggled to quickly generate heat into its tyres, limiting its effectiveness in qualifying early in the season. Subsequent car modifications, such as [[Car suspension|suspension]] tweaks, allowed him to be gentle on the tyres and extract extra speed.{{sfn|Jones|2006|pp=15, 17, 76–117}}<ref name="McLaren&MeJPM">{{cite web|title=McLaren & Me: Juan Pablo Montoya|url=https://www.mclaren.com/racing/heritage/formula-1/drivers/juan-pablo-montoya/mclaren-me-juan-pablo-montoya-2144460/|publisher=[[McLaren]]|date=30 November 2016|access-date=17 September 2023|archive-date=29 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929050358/https://www.mclaren.com/racing/heritage/formula-1/drivers/juan-pablo-montoya/mclaren-me-juan-pablo-montoya-2144460/|url-status=live}}</ref> After scoring points in the first two races, he missed the [[2005 Bahrain Grand Prix|Bahrain]] and [[2005 San Marino Grand Prix|San Marino Grands Prix]] due to a hairline fracture in his left scapula, and was replaced by [[Pedro de la Rosa]] and [[Alexander Wurz]], respectively.{{efn|A press release by McLaren stated that Montoya sustained the injury playing tennis with his trainer but rumours in the paddock suggested he sustained the injury riding a motorcycle.<ref name="Montoya2005Injury"/>}}{{sfn|Jones|2006|pp=15, 17, 76–117}}<ref name="Montoya2005Injury">{{cite web |last=Knutson |first=Dan |date=1 April 2005 |title=Montoya not the only bizarre scratch |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/racing/news/story?id=2027704 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230827161354/https://www.espn.co.uk/racing/news/story?id=2027704 |archive-date=27 August 2023 |access-date=17 September 2023 |publisher=[[ESPN]]}}</ref> Montoya was not fully recovered when he returned, and scored points in three of the next six races before being disqualified from the {{F1GP|2005|Canadian}} for passing a red light at the end of the pit lane. He did, however, win the {{F1GP|2005|British}} and took podium finishes in both the German and {{F1GP|2005|Turkish}}. Montoya won the {{F1GP|2005|Italian}} from pole position, then scored a second consecutive pole in [[2005 Belgian Grand Prix|Belgium]] before winning his third (and final) race of 2005 in [[2005 Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazil]]. He could not help McLaren win the [[List of Formula One World Constructors' Champions|World Constructors' Championship]] as he retired on the first lap of the {{F1GP|2005|Japanese}} after hitting the barrier to avoid an accident and struck a raised drain cover at the {{F1GP|2005|Chinese}} while running fourth. Montoya was fourth in the WDC with 60 points.{{sfn|Jones|2006|pp=15, 17, 76–117}}

[[File:Juan Pablo Montoya Canada 2006 (crop).PNG|left|thumb|Montoya racing in the [[2006 Canadian Grand Prix]]]]
Montoya remained at McLaren for the [[2006 Formula One World Championship|2006 season]], but it did not exercise their option to keep him for the [[2007 Formula One World Championship|2007 championship]] in December 2005 since he had a strained relationship with both Dennis and [[Martin Whitmarsh]].<ref name=McLaren&MeJPM/><ref name=MSportRadioBio>{{cite web|last=Chiu|first=Nigel|title=Juan Pablo Montoya: So quick, So talented, but underdelivered?|url=https://motorsport.radio/juan-pablo-montoya-so-quick-so-talented-but-underdelivered/|publisher=Motorsport Radio|date=25 June 2020|access-date=18 September 2023|archive-date=31 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031221237/https://motorsport.radio/juan-pablo-montoya-so-quick-so-talented-but-underdelivered/|url-status=live}}</ref> He struggled to drive the [[McLaren MP4-21|MP4-21]] car because of its understeer, tyre temperature warming problems, and power loss caused by the switch from [[V10]] to [[V8]] engine regulations.<ref name=TheRaceMay2021/>{{sfn|Jones|2007|pp=19, 73–95, 110–111}} Montoya was outpaced by Räikkönen, and scored points in five of the first nine races, including a third-place in [[2006 San Marino Grand Prix|San Marino]] and a second-place in [[2006 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco]]. He was involved in an eight-car accident on the first lap of the {{F1GP|2006|United States}}, colliding with the rear of Räikkönen's car and then going into Button's [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]]. Montoya left F1 following the race and was replaced by De La Rosa for the rest of the season. He was eighth in the WDC with 26 points.{{sfn|Jones|2007|pp=19, 73–95, 110–111}}