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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Salty25" data-source="post: 284437" data-attributes="member: 185281">Official Race Result - <a href="http://www.formula1.com/race/result/768/8.html" target="_blank">http://www.formula1.com/race/result/768/8.html</a>In the most amazing turn-around in a Grand Prix weekend, Fernando Alonso now has one hand on the title, taking the winner’s trophy in Japan at the expense of Michael Schumacher, who had the most horrid luck – retiring with engine failure for the first time since the 2000 French GP. Alonso, 5th on the grid and looking merely for damage limitation, had a good start, overtaking Jarno Trulli at the first corner. However, his progress was temporarily halted by the other Toyota of Ralf Schumacher, but the Ferraris, now being lead by Schumacher, weren’t able to build up a lead which many expected due to the good qualifying pace of the Bridgestone tyres. Once Ralf had his first pit stop, Alonso was able to catch up with the Ferraris, and after his first stop, was ahead of Massa, and chasing Schumi. The real drama came when Schumi made his final stop, as when he returned to the track on his out-lap, his engine relented, and the Spaniard lead from then until the chequered flag. Massa would finish in 2nd, more than 16 seconds behind the World Champion. Fisichella came in 3rd in an emotional race for him, having lost his best friend during the week. He dedicated his podium finish to his late friend. Jenson Button fought his way to a second consecutive 4th place, just in front of Raikkonen in 5th, who performed well considering his lowly grid position of 11th. The Toyota’s of Trulli and Ralf came in 6th and 7th respectively to complete a good weekend for the Japanese outfit on home soil, whilst 8th and 9th was taken by another double act in the form of the BMW-Saubers of Heidfeld and Kubica.Drivers' Championship - <a href="http://www.formula1.com/archive/driver/2006.html" target="_blank">http://www.formula1.com/archive/driver/2006.html</a>Alonso need only score a single point to defend the title.Constructors' Championship - <a href="http://www.formula1.com/archive/team/2006.html" target="_blank">http://www.formula1.com/archive/team/2006.html</a>Although the Driver’s Championship may look all but over, the team title is still up for grabs, Renault (195pts) have re-established a lead over Ferrari (186pts).Full Story - <a href="http://www.formula1.com/race/news/5090/768.html" target="_blank">http://www.formula1.com/race/news/5090/768.html</a>FIA Post-Race Press Conference - <a href="http://www.formula1.com/race/news/5094/768.html" target="_blank">http://www.formula1.com/race/news/5094/768.html</a>In SupaLiga, the ‘Speedy Devils’ have pulled their finger out, and look to have sewn up the title but for a disaster in Brazil, 441 points on the board for them. ‘pipjack’ (424pts), having rallied in recent races, saw their progress grind to a halt, recording only 13pts. ‘IG Racing’ earned an impressive 38pts to soar up the league from 6th to equal 3rd, a lofty position they haven’t held since the Canadian GP in June, with ‘bronking buckos’, both now with 358pts. ‘F1 Aberdeen’ (347pts) move up 2 places to 5th, ‘Tom34’ (345pts) falling again to 6th. ‘Honda/Williams’ (341pts) couldn’t secure themselves in 4th, and drop to 7th. The top 6 ambitions of ‘Team Oily’ look to be on the wane, as they are now 16pts behind them with 329pts, raising 1 to 8th. Perhaps more stark is the fall from grace of ‘Burnin’ Rubber’ points-wise, as although they fall only 1 pace to 9th, scoring only 8pts (324pts overall) may well prevent them from recovering their previous top 6 position. My ‘Super25’ team (321pts) enter the top 10 for the first time, garnering 35pts this race. ‘Team Carros’ (312pts) also go up, from 14th to 11th, but ‘Jose`s Marinos’ (308pts) suffer a disappoint slide, down 2 to 12th, whilst ‘Wolfs bangers’ (306pts) endure an even greater dip, down 3 to 13th. ‘Draconigen’ (301pts) plummet down the league for the 3rd race in-a-row, now 14th. No change at the bottom this weekend with ‘GameboyUK’ (272pts – 15th), ‘The Smeg ups’ (268pts – 16th), ‘hypotheticals’ (261pts – 17th), and ‘Bussola's dream team’ (246pts) all maintaining a steady pace. … so, we go into the final race with the league sizing up into these groups of teams competing for position: 1. Speedy Devils – 441pts2. pipjacks – 424pts--------- 66pt GAP3. bronking buckos – 358pts=3. IG Racing – 358pts5. F1 Aberdeen – 347pts6. Tom34 – 345pts7. Honda/Williams – 341pts---------  12pt GAP8. Team Oily – 329pts9. Burnin’ Rubber – 324pts10. Super25 – 321pts--------- 9pt GAP11. Team Carros – 312pts12. Jose`s Marinos – 308pts13. Wolfs bangers – 306pts14. Draconigen – 301pts--------- 29pt GAP15. GameboyUK – 272pts16. The Smeg ups – 268pts17. hypotheticals – 261pts18. Bussola's dream team – 246pts NEXT GRAND PRIX... BRAZILAIN GRAND PRIX at AUTODROMO CARLOS PACE, INTERLAGOS - SAO PAULO... OCTOBER 22ND...</blockquote>

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