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Alonso wins Chinese GP

Alonso wins Chinese GP

SHANGHAI – World champion Fernando Alonso won an incident-packed Chinese Grand Prix yesterday to end his season in style and hand his team Renault the constructors’ world championship.

The victory was Alonso’s seventh of the year, matching Kimi Raikkonen’s tally. It ended a campaign marked by the two drivers’ neck-and-neck rivalry which has brought a refreshing change to the sport after years of Ferrari domination.After a gruelling 19-races, the most ever, Renault completed the year with 191 points to McLaren’s 182.It was a remarkable achievement for Renault, whose boss Flavio Briatore has built them back up in just four years.Raikkonen put up a fight but could only manage to finish second, with Ralf Schumacher in a Toyota third.Alonso’s teammate Giancarlo Fisichella came fourth.Lead driver Michael Schumacher blew his chance of ending a miserable season on a high, crashing out twice.The German star was forced to start from the pit lane in the spare car after a dramatic collision with Minardi driver Christijan Albers in the warm-up lap.-Nampa-AFPIt ended a campaign marked by the two drivers’ neck-and-neck rivalry which has brought a refreshing change to the sport after years of Ferrari domination.After a gruelling 19-races, the most ever, Renault completed the year with 191 points to McLaren’s 182.It was a remarkable achievement for Renault, whose boss Flavio Briatore has built them back up in just four years.Raikkonen put up a fight but could only manage to finish second, with Ralf Schumacher in a Toyota third.Alonso’s teammate Giancarlo Fisichella came fourth.Lead driver Michael Schumacher blew his chance of ending a miserable season on a high, crashing out twice.The German star was forced to start from the pit lane in the spare car after a dramatic collision with Minardi driver Christijan Albers in the warm-up lap. -Nampa-AFP

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