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Formula One: Alonso wins in Japan, Massa 2nd (English/Italian) Print E-mail
Monday, 09 October 2006
Massa comes second in Japanese GP 06Ferrari will continue to fight for the Formula One title down to the last metre of track at the final race of the season in Brazil, Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo said on Sunday.

"Ferrari know how to accept defeat, just as they know how to celebrate victory, and a day like today gives us even more determination for the future," he said in a statement after the Japanese Grand Prix.

Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo"Our world championship will end only in the very last metre in Brazil."

Renault's Fernando Alonso won at Suzuka after Ferrari's Michael Schumacher suffered an engine failure while heading towards a victory that would have given him a clear lead in the championship.

Instead Alonso is 10 points clear and now needs just a point at Interlagos to seal his second title in a row.

Renault are nine points clear of Ferrari in the constructors' standings.

"Of course I am very disappointed by what happened a few laps from the finish, when Michael was clearly in the lead," said Montezemolo.

"I am particularly sorry for him, who was once again doing a perfect race and showing that he was the best as well as an extraordinary man.

"I am very sorry also for the team, who made no mistakes," added the president.

"At the start of the season, I said that I wanted a Ferrari fighting for the championship. The extraordinary comeback of these months... unfortunately today received a knockout punch which heavily penalised us."

(superwheels)

In Italian : l motore tradisce Schumi, Alonso a un punto dal titolo


A Suzuka il tedesco della Ferrari si ritira a 17 giri dalla fine quando è in testa. Lo spagnolo della Renault, partito 5°, vince: a Interlagos gli basta un 8° posto. Massa 2°, Fisichella 3°.

SUZUKA (Giappone), 8 ottobre 2006 - Non mi succedeva da 6 anni, perchè proprio oggi? Non si può perdere un Mondiale così. Devono essere stati questi i pensieri di Michael Schumacher, acclamato dalla folla dopo aver parcheggiato la sua Ferrari a 17 giri dal termine (e gli scaramentici faranno proseliti a questo punto) col motore privo di vita, lo stesso che in Cina gli aveva permesso di riagguantare Alonso nella classifica iridata. Il tedesco non accusava cedimenti al propulsore dal GP di Francia del 2000. Così sorride Fernando Alonso, autore comunque di una grande prestazione, che vince il GP del Giappone e, salvo cataclismi nell'ultima gara in Brasile, si aggiudicherà il secnodo Mondiale consecutivo.
A Interlagos gli basterà un misero punticino per chiudere i conti, mentre per la Renault si avvicina anche il titolo costruttori, con la Casa francese ora a +9 sulla rossa. Alle spalle dello spagnolo Felipe Massa e Giancarlo Fisichella, comunque mai in gara per la vittoria. Giù dal podio vanno a punti Button (Honda), il futuro ferrarista Raikkonen (McLaren), Trulli (Toyota), Ralf Schumacher (Toyota) e Heidfeld (Bmw).
(gazzetta)
 
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