Twenty years ago at Interlagos, Fernando Alonso secured his second world title while Michael Schumacher's first F1 career ended in a furious, futile charge through the field. Schumacher started 10th after a fuel pressure issue in qualifying, already facing near-impossible math: win the race, hope Alonso scores nothing. Then a rear-left puncture from contact with Alonso's Renault on lap eight sent him to 20th, a full minute down. What followed was vintage Schumacher — slicing through the pack, undercutting rivals, grabbing fourth with a late move on Raikkonen — but the laps ran out. Alonso cruised home second, clinching the crown before his ill-fated McLaren move. The Spaniard spoke of chasing a third title to match Senna. Two decades on, he's still hunting. Schumacher insisted he was "out" for good, then returned with Mercedes from 2010-2012, managing just one podium before his second exit proved permanent.
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