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Schumi hails Alonso as champion

Schumi's five-year run is over

Reigning champion Michael Schumacher has hailed Fernando Alonso as his successor after the Spaniard extended his championship lead over Kimi Raikkonen to 27 points with just 40 remaining.

"You don't need to see the future to say the championship is over," said Schumacher who himself has always said he's never given up on, or taken a championship for granted until it was a mathematical certainty. "The championship is only a very small possibility for Kimi."

"A lot of things need to happen for Alonso not to win. I don't see them happening so for me it's over," Schumacher added.

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