| Date - Sunday October 16 - Shanghai, China - | | | | little bit frustrated that I only won seven races...I |
| Fernando Alonso won the Chinese F1 Grand Prix | | | | think the car had the potential to win 10 or 11." |
| and in doing so has won the constructor's title for | | | | Who would have thought a French car would be |
| Renault after de-throning Michael Schumacher of | | | | more reliable than a Merc? And I have no doubt in |
| the driver's championship in September.For | | | | my mind that this form in Formula One has |
| pictures and the more race reviews click | | | | translated into a worldwide sales increase for |
| here.Renault finished the season on 191 points | | | | Renault.The race in Shanghai was definitely incident |
| with Mclaren-Mercedes coming in second on 182. | | | | filled with no shortage of entertainment. The |
| The past season, 2005, was the longest ever in | | | | Safety Car had to be called out twice; on lap 30 |
| Formula One history with 19 races and added to | | | | for Narain Karthikeyan's accident in turn 13 in his |
| this is the fact that Fernando Alonso is the | | | | Jordan, which had a few flames flicking about and |
| youngest ever FOrmula One World Champion; and | | | | also earlier, believe it or not, for 6 laps while |
| guess who his team boss, Flavio Briatore, used to | | | | marshalls fixed a drain cover that had come loose |
| manage? The recently disappointing Michael | | | | and ultimately ended Juan Pablo Montoya's |
| Schumacher when he used to race for Benetton | | | | race.Michael Schumacher's race also ended early |
| at the very start of his F1 career, of course. | | | | after he first collided with Felipe Massa in his |
| Indeed I have to add that the only sensible | | | | Sauber on the way to the starting grid and then |
| explanation for his bad form is the car his driving | | | | spinning off while following the Safety Car.Jordan |
| at the moment which cannot be doing any good | | | | is no more, at least not in F1. The team has been |
| for his motivation or confidence. Makes one think | | | | bought by the Russian-born Canadian billionaire |
| about how good a team boss and talent-spotter | | | | Alex Shnaider and will be called Midland from next |
| Flavio Briatore is.The victory in Shanghai was the | | | | year onwards. This was their 250th grand prix |
| 7th for Alonso but this only equalled the number | | | | race in Formula One.BAR is also out and the outfit |
| of wins for second place finisher in the race as | | | | will now be wholly owned by Honda and Sauber |
| well as the driver's championship, Kimi Raikkonen. | | | | has been bought by BMW who were previously |
| Alonso won this championship because the Renault | | | | the engine partners of Williams.Written by the |
| was that much more reliable and consistent than | | | | webmaster of All About All Sport. |
| the Mclaren-Mercedes but Alonso added, "I am a | | | | |