Reigning champion Fernando Alonso will take a 10-point lead over Schumacher into the next round of the season - the Turkish Grand Prix on August 27th.


Alonso is eagerly awaiting his second trip to the Istanbul Circuit, where he will hope to consolidate his championship lead.

"Yes, it feels more like Spa or a very old circuit, so it is something more than normal corners. It is very wide, so good opportunities to overtake, but apart from this, I think there are some corners that you cannot see the exits from, some corners that are really difficult. This turn eight, really a long corner, left corner. But with the V8 (engine) this year will be probably flat (out/full speed) and with four or four and a half g-force. So, it's something special this race."

said Fernando Alonso, F1 world champion.


Alonso won six of the first nine rounds of the season and finished second in the other three races.


A haul of just 16 points have followed in the last four races though and the 25-year-old has welcomed a chance to recharge his batteries in the three-week break that follows the Hungarian Grand Prix.

"All the breaks and stops are welcome, not only for the race drivers, but in general. I believe that the three weeks we have before Turkey is great for the mechanics, the engineers and the drivers. We can have a bit of a rest and think about what to do in the second half of this championship."

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