Home>News Center>Sports
             
     

    Alonso consigns Schumacher era to history
    (China Daily/Agencies)
    Updated: 2005-12-29 07:31

    Fernando Alonso became the youngest driver to win the Formula One world championship and, along with flying Finn Kimi Raikkonen, breathed new life into a sport strangled by years of Ferrari dominance.

    world champion Fernando Alonso of Spain waves during a charity event in Oviedo, northern Spain December 24, 2005. McLaren stunned Formula One last Monday by announcing that world champion Alonso will leave Renault to race for them in 2007
    World champion Fernando Alonso of Spain waves during a charity event in Oviedo, northern Spain December 24, 2005. McLaren stunned Formula One last Monday by announcing that world champion Alonso will leave Renault to race for them in 2007. [Reuters]
    In breaking the Ferrari and Michael Schumacher monopoly, the Spaniard's Renault injected much-needed fizz into a spectacle in danger of becoming flat.

    With Raikkonen pushing hard in his McLaren, Alonso was made to wait till the third-last race of an enthralling season in Brazil before claiming a title he had been chasing since opening the campaign in Melbourne in March.

    In the end, they both scored seven victories each.

    Renault wrapped up the constructors' title at the final race in Shanghai, with McLaren having to settle for second.

    The decline of Ferrari was not the only shockwave running through the money-rich sport.

    A fiasco at the United States Grand Prix in June badly tarnished the Formula One image, with 14 drivers boycotting the event amid safety concerns after Michelin brought incorrect tyres to Indianapolis.

    Disgusted spectators pelted missiles at the remaining drivers from the three teams running Bridgestone tyres. Many walked away from the race demanding their money back.

    By the end of the year, Michelin had announced that they would quit the sport at the end of the 2006 world championship.

    The move followed the decision by the FIA to opt for a single tyre manufacturer to supply teams from 2008 and came just months after the debacle at Indianapolis.

    Michelin's withdrawal means Bridgestone will be left as the sole tyre supplier.

    The future of Formula One was also plunged into uncertainty when the threat of a breakaway series emerged.

    Some teams complained that Formula One's commercial boss Bernie Ecclestone was not giving them a big enough share of the millions of dollars made from the marketing and TV rights of the sport.

    The dispute was defused to a certain extent in December when Williams pulled out of a breakaway threat.
    Page: 123



    China lose to Andalucia 4-1 in second friendly
    Select Reuters Sports Pictures on Dec. 27
    Selected Reuters Sports Pictures for Dec. 24
     
      Today's Top News     Top Sports News
     

    China demands US lift sanctions on firms

     

       
     

    Safety given top priority at Beijing Olympics

     

       
     

    80% of private firms violate employee rights

     

       
     

    Specialists boost military capabilities

     

       
     

    Drought threaten water supply in Guangdong

     

       
     

    Koizumi wants friendly China-Japan ties

     

       
      China lose second friendly, to Andalucia 4-1
       
      China's 2008 gold math may not adding up
       
      Grizzlies defeat Lakers 100-99 in overtime
       
      No stopping Chelsea as Birmingham hold Man Utd
       
      Alonso consigns Schumacher era to history
       
      LeBron at 21 has NBA Cavaliers coming of age
       
     
      Go to Another Section  
     
     
      Story Tools  
       
      Related Stories  
       
    New F1 qualifying system confusing-FIA chairman
       
    The 2005 Formula One season was a watershed
       
    Michelin to pull out of Formula One after 2006 season
       
    Honda team boss sees F1 peace on the horizon
       
    First American driver to compete F1 since 1993
       
    Woman racer Legge completes Minardi
       
    Honda aim to challenge for F1 title in 2006
    Manufacturers, Exporters, Wholesalers - Global trade starts here.
    Advertisement
             
    国产在线无码一区二区三区视频 | 东京热人妻无码一区二区av| 激情无码人妻又粗又大中国人| 日本公妇在线观看中文版| 无码日韩人妻精品久久蜜桃 | 最近最新中文字幕视频| 中文字幕乱码人妻无码久久| 国产精品无码a∨精品| 视频一区二区中文字幕| 亚洲中文字幕一二三四区苍井空| 免费无码一区二区三区| 亚洲国产精品无码久久久秋霞2 | 白嫩少妇激情无码| 18禁网站免费无遮挡无码中文| 无码人妻精品一区二区三区99不卡 | 精品亚洲成A人无码成A在线观看| 天堂资源中文最新版在线一区| 99久久人妻无码精品系列蜜桃| 亚洲中文久久精品无码ww16| 最新版天堂资源中文网| 少妇人妻88久久中文字幕| 日韩乱码人妻无码中文字幕视频| 国产免费无码AV片在线观看不卡| 中文午夜乱理片无码| 国产又爽又黄无码无遮挡在线观看| 中文字幕av高清有码| 国内精品久久久久久中文字幕| 日韩中文在线视频| 91中文字幕yellow字幕网| 中文字幕乱码久久午夜| 中文字幕人妻色偷偷久久| 人看的www视频中文字幕| 亚洲一级特黄大片无码毛片| 精品亚洲成α人无码成α在线观看| 国产成人无码一区二区在线播放 | 免费A级毛片av无码| 狠狠躁狠狠躁东京热无码专区| 免费看又黄又无码的网站| 2019亚洲午夜无码天堂| 久久久久无码国产精品不卡| 精品亚洲成α人无码成α在线观看|