New title-holder: Fernando alonso is F1's youngest world champ

摘要

TWENTY-FOUR YEARS, one month and 27 days are the figures that will go into the record book. That is the age at which Spaniard Fernando Alonso became Formula One's youngest-ever world champion by finishing third in the Brazilian Grand Prix, It is the great Emerson Fittipaldi who has lost his record. Fittipaldi was 25 years, eight months and 29 days old when he won the world title for Lotus in 1972, The man himself is an Interlagos regular, but this time he was not in Brazil to witness Alonso's achievement, Instead he was in the United Kingdom, watching the progress of the winning Brazilian team in the inaugural Al GP race (page 46). Fittipaldi is talking about racing in the new Grand Prix Masters series despite a fast-approaching 60th birthday and a spine full of titanium. Always a racer.