Formula 1 News : Sunday Press Conference
Sun Oct 08 09:00:40 -0400 2006Japanese GP - Sunday Press Conference
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Japanese GP - Sunday Press Conference
Japan GP: Race notes - Ferrari
But points leader warns against complacency despite being on brink of title.
Fernando Alonso is delighted to see luck turn his way, winning the Japanese Grand Prix as Michael Schumacher retires.
Japan GP: Race notes - Spyker MF1
Kimi Raikkonen finished fifth in today's 53-lap Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. Pedro de la Rosa crossed the line in 11th place. Both drivers were on a two-stop strategy. Kimi is fifth in the Drivers' Championship with 61 points and Pedro is 11th with 18 points. McLaren Mercedes is third in the Constructors' standings with 105 points.
Japan GP: Race notes - McLaren
Japan GP: Race notes - Toyota
Ferrari was left to count the cost of Michael Schumacher's engine failure at the Japanese Grand Prix. The German slipped ten points behind Alonso while team mate Felipe Massa's second place finish at least kept Ferrari within striking distance of the constructros' title.
Japan GP: Race notes - Renault
The Renault F1 Team took its second double podium finish in seven days during this afternoon's Japanese Grand Prix. In the space of that week, fortune's wheel has turned full circle: Fernando Alonso's victory today, and Giancarlo Fisichella's strong drive to third place from sixth on the grid, put the Renault F1 Team back atop both world championships - Fernando Alonso now has a ten point lead in the drivers' chase, while Renault leads Ferrari by nine points in the Constructors' title.
Japan GP: Race notes - Toro Rosso