Original sentence: Alonso won the Driver's championship by 12 points ahead of runner-up Schumacher who came back in the race after his flat and finished third.During qualifying, Alonso qualified 4th and Schumacher 10th.During the race, Schumacher ponctured a tire while running over debris and fell back in the standings.Fernando needed to finish in the top eight to secure the  title, while Schumacher needed a victory with Alonso being out of the points.Meanwhile, Alonso finished the race in second position behind Schumacher's teammate Felipe Massa, who started in pole position.On October 22, Alonso officially clinched his second driver's title at the 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix.Renault also clinched the Constructor's Championship with a 5-point lead over Ferrari
Edited sentence: 22 October of this year was the date for the 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix.During an intense race, which saw Schumi run over debris with a punctured tyre fighting all the way down to the last lap, Alonso managed to hold on to the nerves & finished 2nd.During qualifying, Alonso had qualified 4th and Schumi 10th.Fernando needed to only qualify in the top eight to secure the Driver's title, whereas Schumacher needed a victory & a finish out of the top eight for Alonso.Massa, who had taken the pole in the qualifying won the race.Schumacher, inspite of a fantastic come-back, despite numerous setbacks, managed to finish in the 4th place.This helped Renault clinch the Constructor's Championship with a marginal lead of 5points over Ferrari.Thus, Alonso secured the second consecutive F1 title, with Schumacher finishing a close second