Formula One: The Triumphant Return of Michael Schumacher

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:

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