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Barrichello: Alonso Or Vettel Will Win Title

Former Williams driver Rubens Barrichello believes Spanish championship leader Fernando Alonso and German Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel will be the last two standing in this year's title race.

With nine more races to go this season, five drivers have a realistic chance of winning this year's Drivers Championship although with 225 points still to play for there are more who are mathematically still in the hunt.

Two time World Champion Fernando Alonso leads the championship with 164 points, 40 ahead of Australian Red Bull driver Mark Webber who holds a slim two-point advantage over his team mate Sebastian Vettel. McLaren's Lewis Hamilton is five more off the pace in fourth place with Finnish Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen one point behind Hamilton.

However, when the 2012 season draws closer to the final race in Sao Paulo Brazil, Barrichello believes only Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel will be left standing.

Speaking to Auto Motor und Sport, the Brazilian said: "Alonso is in the form of his life. He's not in the fastest car but he makes the most of it and now his pursuers are taking points off each other. In the end it will result in a duel between Alonso and Vettel."

Barrichello was also asked to weigh in on his former team-mate Michael Schumacher who will contest his 300th grand prix in Monza, Italy next month.

"I like the way he has decided to approach the matter and I knew that it would be difficult after a three year break to immediately regain a foothold," Barrichello said.

The Brazilian also gave his thoughts on Formula 1's other returnee World Champion, Kimi Raikkonen. "It has really surprised me then how many fewer problems Kimi has had with it."

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2025 F1 Championship Standings (as of April 6)

PDriverTeamPoints
1Lando NorrisMcLaren62
2Max VerstappenRed Bull61
3Oscar PiastriMcLaren49
4George RussellMercedes45
5Andrea AntonelliMercedes30
6Charles LeclercFerrari20
7Alexander AlbonWilliams18
8Lewis HamiltonFerrari15
9Esteban OconHaas10
10Lance StrollAston Martin10
11Nico HülkenbergKick Sauber6
12Oliver BearmanHaas5
13Isack HadjarRacing Bulls4
14Yuki TsunodaRed Bull3
15Carlos SainzWilliams1
16Gabriel BortoletoKick Sauber0
17Fernando AlonsoAston Martin0
18Pierre GaslyAlpine0
19Jack DoohanAlpine0
20Liam LawsonRacing Bulls0
PTeamPoints
1McLaren F1 Team111
         Poles: 2       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 2
2Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team75
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
3Oracle Red Bull Racing61
         Poles: 1       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 1
4Scuderia Ferrari HP35
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 0
5Atlassian Williams Racing19
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
6MoneyGram Haas F1 Team15
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
7Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team10
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Visa Cash App Racing Bulls7
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber6
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10BWT Alpine F1 Team0
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0

2025 MotoGP Championship Standings (as of March 30)

PRiderTeamPoints
1Alex MarquezGresini Racing87
2Marc MarquezDucati Lenovo86
3Francesco BagnaiaDucati Lenovo75
4Franco MorbidelliPertamina Enduro VR4655
5Fabio Di GiannantonioPertamina Enduro VR4644
6Johann ZarcoCastrol Honda LCR25
7Ai OguraTrackhouse Racing25
8Marco BezzecchiAprilia Racing24
9Luca MariniHonda HRC Castrol20
10Brad BinderRed Bull KTM19
11Jack MillerPramac Racing19
12Pedro AcostaRed Bull KTM16
13Fabio QuartararoMonster Energy Yamaha16
14Enea BastianiniKTM Tech316
15Joan MirHonda HRC Castrol10
16Alex RinsMonster Energy Yamaha10
17Maverick ViñalesKTM Tech36
18Raul FernandezTrackhouse Racing5
19Fermin AldeguerGresini Racing3
20Augusto FernandezPramac Racing3
21Miguel OliveiraPramac Racing2
22Lorenzo SavadoriAprilia Racing1
23Somkiat ChantraIdemitsu Honda LCR0
24Jorge MartinAprilia Racing0
PTeamPoints
1Ducati Lenovo Team161
         Poles: 3       Sprint wins: 3       GP wins: 3
2Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team99
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
3BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP90
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
4Red Bull KTM Factory Racing35
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
5Honda HRC Castrol30
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
6Trackhouse MotoGP Team30
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
7Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP26
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Aprilia Racing25
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9Honda LCR MotoGP25
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10Prima Pramac Racing24
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
11Red Bull KTM Tech322
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0