THREE STRAIGHT; The best F1 race this year goes to Alonso, again.(Motorsports)

Byline: NIGEL ROEBUCK "As I've said, you don't have to win a race to enjoy it,'' said Michael Schumacher after the San Marino Grand Prix. "I'm happy in one way, excited in fact, because I love to fight, but also disappointed of course.'' In many ways Schumacher's day at Imola was frustrating.

He started 13th on the grid and spent the first 20 laps trapped behind brother Ralf, in 10th. But the last part of the race he savored, for Schumacher is nothing if not a racer-and, boy, did he have to race. Once Kimi Raikkonen's pole-sitting McLaren-Mercedes retired early on, ...

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