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'Best win so far' boosts Alonso on way to first title

On this day in 2005, Fernando Alonso took a brilliant victory in the San Marino Grand Prix over Michael Schumacher that helped confirmed him on the way to winning that year's drivers championship. The race at Imola's Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari saw Kimi Raikkonen start on pole, but the McLaren retired from the race after nine laps with driveshaft problems leaving Alonso in control. Even so, the final part of the race saw him hunted down by a charging Schumacher who was fighting back from a disappointing qualifying that had left the Ferrari starting the race from a distant 13th place on the grid and being held up for a large part of the race by Toyota's Jarno Trulli.. Alonso was delighted...
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