F1 Brazilian GP: Top 5 title turnarounds at Interlagos

4 - 2006, Alonso seals the championship

Alonso successfully defending his championship in Brazil

After losing their F1 crown in 2005, Michael Schumacher and Ferrari were hell-bent on retaking their titles the following year. Fernando Alonso was the defending champion, and the two had an incredible battle throughout the year to see who would come out on top.

Thanks to Schumacher's engine failure in Japan, Alonso had a 10 point lead going to Brazil, and the German had to win the race to stand any chance of winning an eighth world title. That seemed unlikely after qualifying, though, with Michael qualifying down in tenth and Fernando up in 4th.

Felipe Massa got a perfect start and Alonso held his fourth place, despite Rubens Barrichello's challenge around the outside. Schumacher got a decent start, dodging the two Williams of Nico Rosberg and Mark Webber when they crashed at the end of the back straight before overtaking his brother, Ralf, for seventh.

After the Safety Car went returned to the pits, Schumacher was on a charge, disposing of Barrichello for sixth, but Alonso's teammate, Giancarlo Fisichella, put up a strong fight. Michael tried everything to get past the Italian, and he did so, but clipped the Renault's front wing and developed a puncture in one of his tyres.

Schumacher dropped to the back of the field, and was almost lapped by Massa. It seemed an impossible task, but Michael refused to give up, producing an awesome recovery drive and finishing P4 by the end. Alonso, though, had done enough, becoming a back-to-back world champion by finishing in second.