Escape to victory

FERRARI were left amazed by Michael Schumacher's powers of recovery as even a combination of rain, fire and oil on the A1-Ring track failed to prevent him from winning the Austrian Grand Prix yesterday.

Schumacher scored his third successive victory of the season, and the 67th of his career, at the track where his most controversial win was achieved last year thanks to Ferrari's decision to use team orders.

But not even the sight of his car on fire during his first pit-stop, rain early in the race or oil dumped on the track by the Renault of Fernando Alonso could stop the five-time world champion from winning.