(CNN)If you were a Formula One fan who attended the US Grand Prix at Indianapolis in 2005, it could be argued you witnessed one of the strangest races in motorsport history.
A field of 20 cars should have lined up for the race, but on that Sunday of June 19 just six were on the starting grid.
It was the result of a bizarre sequence of events which left fans feeling so shortchanged it nearly drove F1 out of the US for good.
