0 0 0 ▁as ▁the ▁fe eder ▁series ▁of ▁Formula ▁One . ▁The ▁team ▁entered ▁their ▁two ▁champions ▁Pi quet ▁Jr . ▁and ▁N egr ão ▁for ▁their ▁debut ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁category . ▁British ▁team ▁Hi T ech ▁Racing ▁formed ▁an ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁team ' s ▁GP 2 ▁activities ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁terminated ▁mid way ▁through ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁The ▁team ▁finished ▁sixth ▁in ▁their ▁debut ▁season ▁with ▁Pi quet ▁scoring ▁a ▁single ▁win ▁at ▁Sp a - Fran cor ch amps . ▁▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁saw ▁Pi quet ▁produce ▁their ▁most ▁compet itive ▁season ▁to ▁date , ▁with ▁the ▁Pi quet ▁Jr . ▁taking ▁four ▁wins ▁and ▁challeng ing ▁Lewis ▁Hamilton ▁to ▁that ▁year ' s ▁title . ▁The ▁Brazil ian , ▁however , ▁lost ▁out ▁by ▁twelve ▁points ▁to ▁the ▁Brit ▁and ▁the ▁team ▁also ▁lost ▁out ▁to ▁Hamilton ' s ▁AR T ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁Teams ' ▁Championship . ▁ ▁Pi quet ▁Jr . ▁left ▁the ▁squad ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁join ▁Ren ault ▁Formula ▁One ▁team ▁as ▁the ▁team ' s ▁test ▁driver . ▁ ▁Mer ger ▁of ▁GP ▁Racing ▁and ▁Pi quet ▁Sports ▁Pi quet ▁Sports ▁merged ▁with ▁GP ▁Racing ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁season ▁to ▁create ▁" Min ardi ▁by ▁Pi quet ▁Sports ". ▁Sp ani ard ▁R old án ▁Rodríguez ▁was ▁employed ▁to ▁replace ▁Pi quet , ▁Jr . ▁The ▁newly ▁named ▁team ▁enjoyed ▁little , ▁if