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Raikkonen wins Belgian GP, Alonso closes in on title
(AP)
Updated: 2005-09-12 08:36
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) _ Kimi Raikkonen won the Belgian Grand Prix
for the second straight year Sunday, keeping alive his distant shot at the title
while denying Fernando Alonso a first chance to become Formula One's youngest
champion.
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| Renault Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Spain (front) drives
in front of Ferrari's Michael Schumacher of Germany during the Belgian
Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps race track in Francorchamps September 11,
2005. [Reuters] | Raikkonen overtook McLaren Mercedes teammate Juan Pablo Montoya in the final
stages for his sixth victory of the season. Alonso capitalized on Montoya's late
collision and finished second with a contained and conservative race.
Jenson Button of Britain was third, followed by Mark Webber of Australia.
"It was a perfect race for the team but very unlucky for Juan Pablo,"
Raikkonen said.
Alonso pumped his fists on the victory stand as if he had won. The
24-year-old Spaniard leads Raikkonen 111-86 with three races to go, with the
next one in Brazil in two weeks. Alonso can clinch the title there by finishing
in the top three.
"We can be competitive there. I need six points," Alonso
said. "I am very confident it will be possible."
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