Renault engineering director Pat Symonds says Alonso's second place finish in the Turkish Grand Prix actually felt a lot like winning. Alonso finished ahead of Schumacher and managed to extend his lead in the championship to twelve points with just three races remaining.

Ferrari technical director Ross Brawn says Michael Schumacher's chances in the Turkish Grand Prix were blown after the safety car was deployed on lap 14 and the German had to file into the pits behind his team mate and wait for his stop. Fernando Alonso meanwhile passed him and went on to finish second.

Formula 1 has a strange way of suddenly coming alive when you least expect it. This year looked like a straight shoot between Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher but in recent weeks we have seen two new Grand Prix winners in the last two races. Variety, so they say, is the spice of life and F1 is looking more and more spicy.

Christijan Albers' impressive pace earned him the praise of Midland boss Colin Kolles.

See what the drivers had to say about a thrilling, incident-packed Turkish GP.

Fourth and eighth places for Jenson and Rubens in Turkey.

But Ferrari director admits that Michael Schumacher’s loss of runner-up spot in Turkey to title rival Fernando Alonso is a major disappointment.

Renault engineering boss Pat Symonds says Fernando Alonso’s second place in Turkey is the equivalent of a victory.

Christijan Albers will be racing in Formula One for another season F1Racing.net can exclusively reveal. The Dutch Midland driver will announce his plans for 2007 on the eighth of October at Suzuka.

Schumacher Jnr hailed his two points as a "big achievement" after dramatic weekend.

Turkey GP: Race notes - Michelin

Turkey GP: Race notes - Bridgestone