Schumacher wins German GP
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-07-31 08:35
Ferrari's Michael Schumacher took his third straight Formula One race by
winning the German Grand Prix on Sunday and closed in on points leader and
defending champion Fernando Alonso.
Ferrari's Michael
Schumacher of Germany celebrates after winning the German Formula One
Grand Prix at the Hockenheim race track, July 30, 2006. Schumacher won the
race ahead of Felipe Massa of Brazil and Kimi Raikkonen of Finland.
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Alonso finished fifth in the 67-lap race and had to see his overall lead cut
from 17 points to 11, leaving his championship hopes on a knife-edge with six
races remaining and barely time to breathe before the next clash in Hungary in a
week's time.
Schumacher now has five wins this season, while Alonso has six.
With Felipe Massa coming in second, Ferrari went 1-2 for the second time this
season.
Raikkonen finished third in his McLaren-Mercedes, with Jenson Button fourth
in a Honda.
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