Schumacher scorches to victory in new car

MICHAEL SCHUMACHER intensified his World Championship fightback with a dream debut victory in his new Ferrari at the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona yesterday .

The German sliced his deficit to Finland's Kimi Raikkonen from 13 points to just four in one fell swoop of his scarlet car as the Finn paid a heavy price for his mistake in qualifying.

Raikkonen slammed into the stationary Jaguar of Antonio Pizzonia a couple of seconds after the red lights went out after being forced to start from the back of the grid at the Circuit de Cataluyna.