tension before the GP was literally thrilling. There was a theoretical chance for three adepts to become the Champion. L.Hamilton's position was the best, then his team mate Alonso and literally theoretical K. Räikkönen. There were some speculations as to the possible Alonso's knocking Hamilton out, or a technical problem, weather and other unpredictable conditions. The Friday's practice gave the first hint. F.Massa got to the first place, followed by Hamilton, while it seemed that their fuel loads were equivalent.
Starting grid of the GP of Brazil
| F.Massa |
L.Hamilton |
| K. Räikkönen |
F.Alonso |
| M.Webber |
N.Heidfeld |
| R.Kubica |
J.Trulli |
| D.Coulthard |
N.Rosberg |
| R.Barrichello |
G.Fisichella |
| S.Vettel |
V.Liuzzi |
| R.Schumacher |
J.Button |
| H.Kovalainen |
T.Sato |
| K.Nakajama |
A.Davidson |
| A.Sutil |
S.Jamamoto |
Everyone expected a tough fight in the first corner, that was supposed to be the decisive moment! That was exactly what happened and K. Räikkönen made it to the first place, followed by the pack of F.Massa, F.Alonso and L.Hamilton. F.Massa was in the lead part of the race, however he changed place with K. Räikkönen between the pitstops and Kimi stayed in the lead afterwards. For the first time and at last he became the World Champion 2007. After the race there were some further speculations brought on by BMW and Williams, about possible shifts in the final standings that might give the title to Hamilton, the questionable item being illegal fuel. The council took some time to decide, eventually confirming the final standings, which definitely acknowledged Kimi as the Champion. You should not forget that Kimi won one third of all races, but still finished a mere one point ahead of the others. I think that he really is a pilot of calm head and that he might be quite similar, in some aspects, to M.Schumacher.
Championship final classification
| 1 |
K. Räikkönen |
Ferrari |
110 |
| 2 |
L. Hamilton |
McLaren-Mercedes |
109 |
| 3 |
F. Alonso |
McLaren-Mercedes |
109 |
| 4 |
F. Massa |
Ferrari |
94 |
| 5 |
N. Heidfeld |
BMW Sauber F1 |
61 |
| 6 |
R. Kubica |
BMW Sauber F1 |
39 |
| 7 |
H. Kovalainen |
Renault F1 |
30 |
| 8 |
G. Fisichella |
Renault F1 |
21 |
| 9 |
N. Rosberg |
Williams F1 |
20 |
| 10 |
D. Coulthard |
Red Bull Racing |
14 |
| 11 |
A. Wurz |
Williams F1 |
13 |
| 12 |
M. Webber |
Red Bull Racing |
10 |
| 13 |
J. Trulli |
Toyota |
8 |
| 14 |
J. Button |
Honda Racing F1 |
6 |
| 14 |
S. Vettel |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
6 |
| 16 |
R. Schumacher |
Toyota |
5 |
| 17 |
T. Sato |
Super Aguri F1 |
4 |
| 18 |
V. Liuzzi |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
3 |
| 19 |
A. Sutil |
Spyker |
1 |
| 20 |
R. Barrichello |
Honda Racing F1 |
0 |
| 20 |
S. Speed |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
0 |
| 20 |
K. Nakajima |
Williams F1 |
0 |
| 20 |
A. Davidson |
Super Aguri F1 |
0 |
| 20 |
C. Albers |
Spyker |
0 |
| 20 |
S. Yamamoto |
Spyker |
0 |
| 20 |
M. Winkelhock |
Spyker |
0 |
Results of our polls, or as the readers voted
Which team will win the Championship 2007?
| SCUDERIA FERRARI MARLBORO |
54.17% (65) |
| HONDA RACING F1 TEAM |
0.00% (0) |
| ING RENAULT F1 TEAM |
3.33% (4) |
| BMW SAUBER F1 TEAM |
1.67% (2) |
| VODAFONE McLAREN MERCEDES |
33.33% (40) |
| SPYKER F1 TEAM |
4.17% (5) |
| RED BULL RACING |
0.00% (0) |
| PANASONIC TOYOTA RACING |
0.83% (1) |
| SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO |
0.83% (1) |
| SUPER AGURI F1 TEAM |
1.67% (2) |
| AT&T WILLIAMS |
0.00% (0) |
Total of votes: 120
Which driver will be the Champion in 2007?
| Fernando Alonso |
28.57% (48) |
| Lewis Hamilton |
27.98% (47) |
| Giancarlo Fisichella |
0.00% (0) |
| Heikki Kovalainen |
0.60% (1) |
| Felipe Massa |
13.10% (22) |
| Kimi Räikkönen |
22.02% (37) |
| Jenson Button |
0.00% (0) |
| Rubens Barrichello |
0.00% (0) |
| Nick Heidfeld |
0.00% (0) |
| Robert Kubica |
2.98% (5) |
| Ralf Schumacher |
0.60% (1) |
| Jarno Trulli |
0.00% (0) |
| David Coulthard |
0.00% (0) |
| Mark Webber |
0.00% (0) |
| Nico Rosberg |
0.00% (0) |
| Alex Wurz |
0.00% (0) |
| Vitantonio Liuzzi |
0.60% (1) |
| Scott Speed |
2.38% (4) |
| Christijan Albers |
0.60% (1) |
| Adrian Sutil |
0.60% (1) |
| Takuma Sató |
0.00% (0) |
| Anthony Davidson |
0.00% (0) |
Total of votes: 168
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J. Button |
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