Schumacher’s win doesn’t bother Alonso

FERNANDO ALONSO insists he has no reason to fear Michael Schumacher’s championship challenge, despite the Ferrari driver’s dominant victory at Indianapolis.

Alonso was a distant fifth after struggling for pace in his Renault but he brushed aside Schumacher’s claims that the title race is now wide open again.

Schumacher trails by 19 points with eight races, and 80 points, remaining but Alonso believes Ferrari’s United States Grand Prix success was a flash in the pan.