ALONSO BEATS SCHUMACHER FOR WORLD TITLE

Original: On this day: Fernando Alonso wins the world title, Michael Schumacher retires from F1

On October 22, 2006, Fernando Alonso won the world championship at the Brazilian Grand Prix, beating Michael Schumacher, who retired from F1 that day.

On 22 October 2006, Fernando Alonso beat Michael Schumacher to the world title in the Brazilian Grand Prix, as the seven-time champion retired from Formula 1. In truth, there was little doubt Alonso was going to clinch a second crown that day. Schumacher’s engine failure and retirement from the lead