F1: Top 5 Rivalries of Michael Schumacher.

#2 Alonso vs Schumacher

Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher - a healthy rivalry

Alonso-Schumacher kind of rivalry is such a healthy one that can be boasted all over the sporting arena. 2005 San Marino Grand Prix was the first race when Alonso was able to go past Schumacher after coming a close number of times back in 2004 French Grand Prix, 2003 British and Spanish Grand Prix. Following year Schumacher settled his score with Alonso at the same San Marino Grand Prix, where Alonso was overtaken by the German after a debatable pit stop which sealed a home win for Scuderia.

Fernando Alonso has been Schumacher’s successor twice when he was part of Renault (previously Benetton when Schumacher was part of it) and when he replaced Kimi Raikkonen for Ferrari. Apart from the Imola races, the 2006 Italian Grand Prix at Monza was a defining point in their challenging rivalry. Their battle for 3rd place was neck to neck until Alonso’s machine faced an engine failure, which made it easy for the retiring veteran to grab the win.