Yesterday was the final race of the season. It took place in Brazil and fittingly was won in the end by a Brazilian. The race carried with it a lot at stake. Fernando Alonso was almost assured the title but nothing was guaranteed. If Alonso didn’t finish in the points and Michael Schumacher finished first then Schumacher would have won the driver’s championship. Luckily, for Alonso, he was able to finish the race and easily bring it home to second place. Schumacher had some bad luck on around the 9th lap when he made a pass and he had some contact and his tire was damaged. This resulted in a long lap and a pit stop. This put him back to last place and 70 seconds back from the front, pretty much killing all chances of his remote championship. He did make a valiant effort and posted some of the best laps of the race. He ended up 4th place. A great showing and performance for his last ever race in a Formula one car. So long Michael, have fun being retired now. This was also the last race for a lot of drivers with their respective cars. Next season there is going to be a lot of juggled drivers in different cars. The most shocking is going to be Alonso moving to Mercedes. This will make it very hard to 3-pete as champion. This was also the last race for Michelin as a tyre manufacturer. Next season, there is only going to be Bridgestone. Overall, a great season of motor sports!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Yesterday was the final race of the season. It took place in Brazil and fittingly was won in the end by a Brazilian. The race carried with it a lot at stake. Fernando Alonso was almost assured the title but nothing was guaranteed. If Alonso didn’t finish in the points and Michael Schumacher finished first … Continue reading Formula One 2006 Season Finished<\/span>