Formula 1: Alonso Wins Italian Grand Prix

The 2010 Formula 1 season is just getting hotter as we near the end. With just 5 races left this year, there are still 5 drivers in actual contention for the world championship title. Only 24 point separate the top 5, which is even less than the points awarded for a single race win. Alonso won on Ferrari's home turf to boost his chances of the title this year. And with Massa coming in 3rd for Ferrari, the team's chances of the constructor's title too remains alive.

Alonso started on P1, but McLaren's Jenson Button stormed into the lead at the very start. Alonso and Massa trailed him for the first half of the race, always making sure he never got a big lead over them. And then Ferrari used the pit stop strategy to perfection. When both Alonso and Button pitted, Alonso managed to come out in front and drive flawlessly till the end to win the race. Button had to be satisfied with 2nd place, while Massa came in third to collect 15 valuable championship points for his team.

Race Classification

1. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) 25 pts
2. Jenson Button (McLaren Mercedes) 18 pts
3. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) 15 pts
4. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull-Renault) 12 pts
5. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes GP) 10 pts
6. Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault) 8 pts
7. Nico Hulkenberg (Williams-Cosworth) 6 pts
8. Robert Kubica (Renault) 4 pts
9. Michael Schumacher (Mercedes GP) 2 pts
10. Rubens Barrichello (Williams-Cosworth) 1 pt

Driver Standings

Position	Driver	Team	Points
1	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	187
2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	182
3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	166
4	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	165
5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	163
6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	124
7	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes Benz GP Ltd	112
8	Robert Kubica	Renault	108
9	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes Benz GP Ltd	46
10	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	45
11	Rubens Barrichello	Williams-Cosworth	31
12	Kamui Kobayashi	BMW Sauber-Ferrari	21
13	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	19
14	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams-Cosworth	16
15	Vitantonio Luizzi	Force India-Mercedes	13
16	Sabastien Buemi	STR-Ferrari	7
17	Pedro de la Rosa	BMW Sauber-Ferrari	6
18	Jaime Alguersuari	STR-Ferrari	3

Constructor Standings

Position	Team	Points
1	Red Bull-Renault	350
2	McLaren-Mercedes	347
3	Ferrari	290
4	Mercedes Benz GP Ltd	158
5	Renault	127
6	Force India-Mercedes	58
7	Williams-Cosworth	47
8	BMW Sauber-Ferrari	27
9	STR-Ferrari	10
10	Lotus-Cosworth	0
11	HRT-Cosworth	0
12	Virgin-Cosworth	0

We now move on to the night race of the Singapore Grand Prix, which will take place in a couple of weeks time. Drivers and teams will be scrambling to get their act together and make the most of what is left of the season. See you in Singapore.