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Raikkonen Is The Biggest Threat

Giancarlo Minardi reckons that Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen will be one of the biggest threats for Fernando Alonso in the last part of the season.

With nine races to go in what has been a sensational season, the Spaniard is leading the Drivers Championship, scoring 164 points and having claimed three race victories.

However, the two time F1 champion is by no means in the clear. Four drivers have a realistic chance of winning this year's F1 title with Australian Mark Webber 40 points off the pace and two ahead of 2010 and 2011 champion Sebastian Vettel.

Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen also have a shot, however, it's Raikkonen, who despite being 48 points off the pace, that Minardi believes could be the Spanish leader's biggest threat.

Minardi said:"Spa will be the real turning point to one of the most beautiful Championships in recent years. "To date we have not a real leader in terms of driver and car and despite the fact Alonso is 40 points ahead, I think, it is premature to say the title is his. There are five drivers' who could win the title still and the greatest danger could come from Raikkonen. Unfortunately, some results haven't gone his way and he needs to improve in qualifying too. But he is aggressive and consistent in his performance. It will be important to have the best summer break and to develop new parts. Ferrari needs to find some more lap time and even though Red Bull Racing has lost some of its lustre, it can count on the consistency of its two drivers unlike McLaren, Ferrari and Lotus. Alonso is in great shape and he has managed to take every opportunity, supported by a reliable Ferrari. It is this aspect that allows the Scuderia to concentrate 100 percent on the development of the car."

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2026 F1 Championship Standings (as of March 15)

PDriverTeamPoints
1George RussellMercedes51
2Andrea AntonelliMercedes47
3Charles LeclercFerrari34
4Lewis HamiltonFerrari33
5Oliver BearmanHaas17
6Lando NorrisMcLaren15
7Pierre GaslyAlpine9
8Max VerstappenRed Bull8
9Liam LawsonRacing Bulls8
10Isack HadjarRed Bull4
11Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls4
12Oscar PiastriMcLaren3
13Carlos SainzWilliams2
14Gabriel BortoletoAudi2
15Franco ColapintoAlpine1
16Nico HülkenbergAudi0
17Valtteri BottasCadillac0
18Esteban OconHaas0
19Sergio PerezCadillac0
20Fernando AlonsoAston Martin0
21Lance StrollAston Martin0
22Alexander AlbonWilliams0
PTeamPoints
1Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team98
         Poles: 2       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 2
2Scuderia Ferrari HP67
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
3McLaren Mastercard F1 Team18
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
4TGR Haas F1 Team17
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
5Oracle Red Bull Racing12
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
6Visa Cash App Racing Bulls12
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
7BWT Alpine F1 Team10
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Audi Revolut F1 Team2
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9Atlassian Williams F1 Team2
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10Cadillac F1 Team0
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
11Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team0
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0

2026 MotoGP Championship Standings (as of March 1)

PRiderTeamPoints
1Pedro AcostaRed Bull KTM32
2Marco BezzecchiAprilia Racing25
3Raul FernandezTrackhouse Racing23
4Jorge MartinAprilia Racing18
5Ai OguraTrackhouse Racing17
6Brad BinderRed Bull KTM13
7Fabio Di GiannantonioPertamina Enduro VR4612
8Marc MarquezDucati Lenovo9
9Francesco BagnaiaDucati Lenovo8
10Franco MorbidelliPertamina Enduro VR468
11Luca MariniHonda HRC Castrol6
12Johann ZarcoCastrol Honda LCR5
13Enea BastianiniKTM Tech34
14Diogo MoreiraPro Honda LCR3
15Joan MirHonda HRC Castrol3
16Fabio QuartararoMonster Energy Yamaha2
17Alex RinsMonster Energy Yamaha1
18Maverick ViñalesKTM Tech30
19Toprak RazgatlıoğluPramac Racing0
20Jack MillerPramac Racing0
21Alex MarquezGresini Racing0
22Michele PirroGresini Racing0
PTeamPoints
1Red Bull KTM Factory Racing45
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 0
2Aprilia Racing43
         Poles: 1       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 1
3Trackhouse MotoGP Team40
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
4Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team20
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
5Ducati Lenovo Team17
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
6Honda HRC Castrol9
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
7Honda LCR MotoGP8
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Red Bull KTM Tech34
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP3
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10Prima Pramac Racing0
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
11BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP0
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0