They would both have 1 3rd place finish. Neither have a 4th place finish, so it would come down to their 5th pace finishes. In which case Alonso would then win the Championship as he has two, and Schumacher has only one.That is interesting. Imagine the following scenario:
Japan:
Schu: 8 points
Alonso: 10 points
Brazil:
Schu: 8 points
Alonso: 6 points
7 wins and 6 2nd places for both of them. Who finished 3rd more often?
First 16 Races
M. Schumacher 2 6 R 1 1 2 5 2 2 1 1 1 8 3 1 1
Alonso 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 5 2 5 R 2 R 2
Schumacher-Alonso
Head-to-head: 8-8
#1: 7-6
#2: 4-6
#3: 1-0
#4: 0-0
#5: 1-2
#6: 1-0
#8: 1-0
Ret: 1-263 Fisichella R 1 5 8 6 3 6 4 4 3 6 6 R 6 4 3
62 Massa 9 5 R 4 3 4 9 5 5 2 3 2 7 1 9 R
57 Räikkönen 3 R 2 5 4 5 R 3 3 R 5 3 R R 2 R
Fisichella-Massa-Räikkönen
#1: 1-1-0
#2: 0-2-2
#3: 3-2-4
#4: 3-2-1
#5: 1-3-3
#6: 5-0-0
#7: 0-1-0
#8: 1-0-0
#9: 0-3-0
Ret: 2-2-6
ND4SPD
Alonso is at it again...
"Not everyone at Renault wants me to win."
"The whole team is gutted, apart from the handful of people who don't want me to take No1 to McLaren."
- Fernando Alonso, following the Chinese grand prix
He is now claiming some memebers of the Renault Formula One team do not want him to win this year's world championship as it would mean fierce rivals McLaren could brandish the coveted No1 on their car next season.
I'm beginning to wonder why he even bothers to race. Afterall, to him, everyone is consipring against him, now he even thinks some members of his own team want him to lose.
Frankly, after witnessing so many of his unprofessional, childish antics, both on and off the track, who can blame them. I am really disappointed. I was a big fan of Alonso last year, and still appreciate his abilities, but his fist waving in races, finger pointing post race comments, constant complaining and whinning, and public accusations, most of which come off more like paronia then actual inteligent observations, have left me thinking far less of him lately.
Maybe with Schumacher gone next year, and Alonso joining McLaren, he will have a better attitude. If not, I can see him becoming a real distraction and sore spot for Formula One. Allthough, maybe a John McEnroe type F1 driver may add some much needed drama to F1?
Well, think about it! In Hungary, it had never rained before. Alonso's problem came while changing from wet to dry tires. Had it not rained, that wouldn't have happened. In Monza, it was warmer than usual, overheating his engine and causing it to explode. Coincidence? I think not. In China, the absurd pollution, combined with humid weather, seeded clouds which made it rain. Then, the sun peeked out for a split second and melted his front tires.
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