Michael Schumacher is only two points away from championship leader Fernando Alonso.

Oh yeah, he also said that he will be retiring after this F1 season is over. Ferrari has already announced that Kimi Raikkonen will be taking over the seat Schumi will be leaving. There are only three more races left in the F1 season.

This all means that Michael Schumacher has only three races left in what has been an awesome F1 career. And with three races remaining, not to mention two points away from finding himself on top of the F1 standings for the first time this season, don’t expect Schumi to give Fernando Alonso the easy way towards the checkered flag in Shanghai, China.

Michael Schumacher’s time is running out and at the 2006 Chinese Grand Prix, Schumi will make the most of what he has left. Three more races, two more points, it seems everything is set for a dramatic finish as far as Michael Schumacher’s career is concerned.

Michael Schumacher trails the Spaniard by just two points with only three races remaining and securing his maiden victory in China this weekend would send the German to the top of the standings for the first time this season.

However, the seven-time world champion has an abysmal record in China, failing to score a point in the two races held so far at the Shanghai International Circuit. But despite his poor record, Schumacher is confident he can make an impact on Sunday’s race and overtake defending F1 champion, Fernando Alonso from the standings.

‘’We should be able to do better this year,’’ said the Ferrari driver. ‘’I have no strong feelings about the place as far as I don’t think it has anything to do with bad luck or something like that.’’

‘’It’s simply that I was unfortunate in the first year with a puncture in the first race and last year we were completely out of it with our tires and I hope this year we have the package to compete. But from the nature of what we have seen so far this year there should be no reason why we are not competitive.’’

Can Michael Schumacher win the 2006 Chinese Grand Prix? Here are some odds from Bodog.

Michael Schumacher 5/9

Fernando Alonso 3/1

Kimi Raikkonen 5/1