Another impressive outing for Michael Schumacher and Ferrari this past weekend, winning the French Grand Prix.

Schumacher crosses the line - beating championship leader, Fernando Alonso who finished in 2nd

In what has turned out to be a season determined by who has the tyres on the given weekend, it was Ferrari’s Bridgestone tyres that dominated the weekend over Renault’s Michelin tyres. Ferrari was able to utilise a 3-pitstop strategy, thanks to the soft compound tyres that allowed the Ferrari to build up enough of a lead, so even though Alonso only pitted twice, Schumacher was able to win the race by a comfortable margin.

There are 7 races left in the season, and it’s shaping up to be a very close finish. Schumacher could potentially win the remaining seven races and still lose to Alonso, who currently has a 17 point advantage over Schumacher. Given the reliability of Alonso’s Renault, it’s going to be hard to go against him repeating as champion. However, with Schumacher you never know what is going to happen - maybe he will get in teammate Felipe Massa’s ears and convince him to take Alonso out in a couple of the races - you couldn’t put such a tactic beyong Schumacher, who has a history of dirty tactics. It will certainly be an exciting end to the season.

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