Schumacher snatches an unlikely victory from Alonso’s grasp

Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso are all level on 116 points with only races in Japan and Brazil remaining this season. A little over a month ago Alonso held a 25 point lead, but over that time period Michael Schumacher and Ferrari have been on a roll.

In the race over the weekend, Fernando Alonso had built up a substantial lead in the rain-affected race before having his first pit stop. It was during this pit-stop where Alonso and his team made a crucial error in judgement. They changed his front intermediate weather tyres right before the track dried out and his performance suffered dramatically as a result. His lead diminished and both his teammate and Michael Schumacher overtook him. To cap it off, his second pit-stop was miserable, taking 19 seconds due to a faulty rear wheel nut. Although Alonso made up considerable time on Schumacher, it was too little too late and Schumacher took the victory.

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A very impressive pass by Schumacher on Alonso

This leaves the championship with its most exciting finish in quite some time. Schumacher has all the momentum leading into these final races and should have the support of the majority of fans due to his retirement once the season is over. Alonso will do everything in his power to prevent Schumacher from winning his eighth championship.

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