Crafty Schuey makes it a China crisis for Alonso

TYRES and the genius of Michael Schumacher were the vital factors as the German edged closer to an eighth world title with victory at the Chinese Grand Prix.

Schumacher pushed world champion Fernando Alonso into second place to move top of the drivers’ standings for the first time this season. The two are level on 116 points but Schumacher has won seven races to Alonso’s six.

Schumacher’s Bridgestone tyres had been blamed for his poor performance in the rain in qualifying. But with the damp track drying slowly as the race unfolded, the conditions played into the hands of the Ferrari driver who claimed his 91st win in Formula One.