Ferrari’s Felipe Massa won the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday to leave 22-year-old rookie Lewis Hamilton on top of the world as Formula One’s youngest championship leader. Double world champion Alonso finished third, eclipsed before his 140 700 strong home crowd by his McLaren teammate and the Brazilian winner.
Double world champion Fernando Alonso hopes to get his McLaren career off to a winning start on Sunday in an Australian Grand Prix that is far more than just a season-opener. Formula One is also entering what promises to be a fascinating new era after the retirement last October of Ferrari’s seven-time world champion, Michael Schumacher.
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/ 11 January 2007
This weekend’s Ferrari launch could be one of Formula One’s more unusual presentations, given that the new race car may not be finished in time and photographers are not invited. A spokesperson billed the gathering at the team’s Fiorano test track on Sunday as ”more of a press preview”, with the car still being put together ahead of a planned debut on Monday.
The Dakar Rally hits the road in Lisbon on Saturday with safety and security the major concerns after two children and a competitor were killed last year. A record 525 teams have registered for the 29th edition of what many consider to be the most dangerous and toughest, as well as most controversial, challenge in the world of motorsport.
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/ 18 October 2006
The chequered flag comes down on the greatest Formula One career of all on Sunday with Michael Schumacher chasing one last win and, just possibly, an unprecedented eighth title. The Ferrari ace, signing off with a string of records that may never be bettered, will fire up his engines for a final showdown with Renault’s Fernando Alonso in the Brazilian season-ender.
Renault’s Fernando Alonso had a second successive Formula One title in his grasp on Sunday after Michael Schumacher’s hopes went up in smoke at the Japanese Grand Prix. The 25-year-old Spaniard cruised to a stunning victory after his Ferrari rival pulled over with a blown engine 17 laps from the end.
Michael Schumacher is counting on all his years of experience to make the difference in his neck-and-neck Formula One title battle with Renault’s Fernando Alonso. ”I’ve been in this situation for many, many years so I know pretty much how to handle it,” the Ferrari driver said on Thursday.
A repeat of last month’s Italian Grand Prix in Japan this weekend would be Michael Schumacher’s dream and Fernando Alonso’s nightmare. Ferrari’s Schumacher can clinch an unprecedented eighth world championship at Suzuka if he wins and Renault’s Alonso fails to score a point — exactly what happened at Monza two races ago.
Ferrari’s Michael Schumacher swept to a sensational victory at a rain-soaked Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday to seize the Formula One championship lead by the slimmest of margins. The seven-time world champion pulled level with Renault’s Fernando Alonso on points, 116-116, but is ahead 7-6 on race victories.
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/ 9 September 2006
Michael Schumacher’s position as a Formula One icon, the most successful driver in the history of the sport, is assured. Whether Ferrari’s seven-times world champion is also the greatest is another question, one guaranteed to trigger endless debate long after the ever-controversial German has finally left the stage.