Formula One: The Triumphant Return of Michael Schumacher

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Auto Racing News - Editor - 12 May 2006

Formula One: The Triumphant Return of Michael Schumacher

Heading into the halfway point for the 2006 F1 season, Michael Schumacher held off Fernando Alonso in a tight duel Sunday May 7th to win the San Marino Grand Prix. Schumacher covered 62 laps around the Enzo and Dino Ferrari circuit in 1 hour, 31 minutes, 6.486 seconds, with Alonso 2.0 seconds behind.

A look at the current standings:


1) F. Alonzo 44 Points
2) M. Schumacher 31 Points
3) K. Raikkonen 23 Points
4) G. Fisichella 18 Points
5) F. Massa 15 Points
6) J. Montoya 15 Points
7) J. Button 13 Points
8) R. Schumacher 7 Points

By winning the European Grand Prix on Sunday, Schumacher has re-established himself as a bonafide championship contender. Defending champion Fernando Alonso might find the German a bit tougher last year's runner-up Kimi Raikkonen was in 2005. The European Grand Prix saw a masterful performance from Schumacher, who put in quick pit stops and matched Alonso lap for lap setting Schumi up to defeat the championship leader for the second successive race. Felipe Massa finished third. And as the point spread between Alonzo and Schumacher narrows, at this point it's a safe bet to say "it's anyone's race"! The remainder of the season looks like this:


Date Country Circuit (click for more)
12 March Bahrain Sakhir
19 March Maylasia Sepang
2 April Australia Melbourne
23 April San Marino Imola
7 May European Nurburgring
14 May Spain Barcelona
28 May Monaco Monaco
11 June Britain Silverstone
25 June Canada Montreal
2 July United States Indianapolis
16 July France Magny-Cours
30 July Germany Hockenheim
6 August Hungary Hungaroring
27 August Turkey Istanbul
10 September Italy Monza
1 October Japan Suzuka
8 October China Shanghai
22 October Brazil Interlagos
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