‘Red Baron’ rules roost and turns up the heat on Alonso

MICHAEL SCHUMACHER maintained his mid-season revival in the Formula One world championship when he drove his Ferrari to a polished victory in yesterday’s French Grand Prix.

‘Red Baron’ rules roost and turns up the heat on Alonso

The 37-year-old German, seven-times drivers’ world champion, drove a faultless race from pole position to finish ahead of defending champion Fernando Alonso in a Renault.

A week after Italy beat France in a penalty shootout in soccer’s World Cup final, this was another defeat for ‘Les Bleus’ by an Italian scuderia.

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