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NUERBURG, Germany (AP) _ The rain that threw the European Grand Prix into chaos at the start gave Fernando Alonso the edge he needed to win at the end. The two-time defending Formula One champion had the better setup for the wet conditions during the final laps of the race Sunday, and took advantage to squeeze past Felipe Massa of Ferrari on the Nuerburgring circuit. For Massa, finishing second eight seconds back left a ``bitter taste'' after an ...

MADRID, Spain (AP) _ Two-time Formula One champion Fernando Alonso complained Tuesday that rookie teammate Lewis Hamilton is getting preferential treatment from the McLaren team. Two days after the 22-year-old Englishman won the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal to move into first place in the F1 standings, the Spanish driver sounded off. ``From the first moment I wasn't comfortable with everything,'' Alonso said on Cadena Ser radio. ``It's an English team, with an English teammate. You know that ...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) _ Fernando Alonso arrives at the Spanish Grand Prix in a fight for the Formula One championship. The two-time defending champion will line up on the Circuit de Catalunya on Sunday atop the driver's standings, just as he did in 2006 when he easily won his home race for the first time with Renault. Now, the big difference is that the championship race is wide open. And ...

The 2006 Formula One season finish looked just like the beginning: a consistent Fernando Alonso in his Renault and a mishap-plagued Michael Schumacher so quick in his Ferrari. In between, Alonso's early-season streak made it seem the championship would be a rout, but then Schumacher surged, looking for a final parting gift. Instead, Alonso reigned as Schumacher retired. ``We have had a very tough season and a very close fight with Ferrari,'' Alonso told workers at the team's factory ...

Fernando Alonso was hailed king of Formula One by Spanish media Monday after winning his second consecutive title. Daily El Pais showed a champagne-soaked Alonso celebrating his triumph over seven-time champion Michael Schumacher with the headline: ``Alonso continues to be the king.'' With Schumacher's retirement from the sport, ABC said Alonso was ``the new boss of F1.'' ``Alonso confirms himself as the only heir of Michael Schumacher,'' El Mundo wrote. ...

Fernando Alonso won his second straight Formula One championship Sunday by finishing runner-up to Felipe Massa in the Brazilian Grand Prix, a race that marked the end of Michael Schumacher's mighty career. Schumacher, a seven-time Formula One champion, needed to win his final race before retirement to keep alive his remote chance of another title. But he punctured a tire less than 10 laps into the race, dropped out of ...

Fernando Alonso was fourth fastest in qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix on Saturday, finishing ahead of rival Michael Schumacher. Schumacher, trailing Alonso by 10 points for the Formula One championship, will start the final race of his 16-year career in 10th place after mechanical problems in the final part of qualifying. Schumacher's Ferrari teammate Felipe Massa, racing in front of his home crowd, won the pole position in one minute 10.680 seconds at the 4.3-kilometre Interlagos circuit. ``It's a ...

Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher were separated by a little more than a tenth of a second in Friday's practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix. The duel indicated virtually no difference between the two as the calendar counted down toward Sunday's final race of the Formula One season and Schumacher's career. Kimi Raikkonen, runner-up in Brazil the past two years, was fastest in the first practice session, driving his McLaren ...

And then there was one. One race, this weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix, the final race of the Formula One season to decide the drivers' title between Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher. One race to determine the team crown between Renault and Ferrari. And one last race in Schumacher's career. Alonso clinched the title here last year when it was the third-to-last race of the season. This time he needs one point _ or Schumacher not winning _ to make ...

Fernando Alonso has good memories of the Brazilian Grand Prix. Last year the Spaniard became Formula One's youngest champion by finishing third in the race, beating out Michael Schumacher for the title. ``Brazil will always hold unique memories from winning the championship in 2005,'' Alonso said. ``And the fact we are fighting for it again in 2006 makes it even more important.'' This year he is only one point shy ...

Michael Schumacher saw his title hopes for this year's Formula One championship go up in smoke Sunday at the Japanese Grand Prix. The German's engine blew on the 37th lap, opening the door for reigning world champion Fernando Alonso to win at Suzuka and take a 10-point lead into the season's final race. ``I was leading the race and then suddenly the engine went up in smoke,'' said Schumacher, who will retire after this season. ``And I knew ...

The 2006 Formula One title could be decided this weekend as reigning world champion Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher enter Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix tied atop the drivers' standings. Trailing by 25 points seven races ago, Schumacher's win at Shanghai left him even with Alonso on 116 points. If Schumacher, who will retire after this season, wins in Japan, and Alonso drops out or finishes scoreless, the German will earn ...