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Alonso Admits Lucky Race The Spaniard was 6 seconds behind Schumacher when the safety car went in	By Ovidiu Panzariu, Sports Editor 28th of August 2006, 06:37 GMT Adjust text size:


For the first time this season, Alonso is not sad with his defeat. Despite losing the race (to Felipe Massa), the Spaniard managed to finish the Turkish GP in front of title rival Michael Schumacher and put another 2 points between him and the German. Holding a 12-point lead over the 7-time World Champ, Alonso is now very confident in the future. "I am very happy in a way and I am not too happy that we were not able to win. In the whole race Felipe was able to pull away and for sure we need to improve something for the next race. But, to be honest I was confident of keeping Schumacher behind me late in the race. I was playing with the revs and the engine a little bit, down and up depending on the distance with Michael. At the last corner I closed the door in case he tried a risky maneuver and covered myself there and in the line the distance was very close but I knew that was enough", admitted Alonso. The Spaniard told the media, at the press conference, that he had a lucky race and that the safety car helped him clinch the second position. The Renault driver was 3rd in the race, 6 seconds behind Schumacher, before the safety car went in. "We were lucky with the safety car and overtook Michael. Then and I managed to pull away a little bit. I was light on fuel in the second stint and Michael went wide on Turn 8 and the gap increased three or four seconds and that was the key to maintain the second place after the second stop. The last 15 laps were very close and I managed to finish in front by half a car, enough to be second", concluded Alonso. His next test will be in about 2 weeks, when Renault will take their chances on Ferrari's ground, at Monza.

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