Kimi Raikkonen is the 2007 F1 World Champion.
At the start of the race Kimi was the least likely to secure the title. But after a really dominant race from the Ferraris, in which they finished nearly 1minute ahead of 3rd placed Fernando Alonso, it was Kimi who stole the title from under the nose of Lewis Hamilton.
Lewis Hamilton had a nightmare of a race, not from the point of view of his driving, but technical problems that dropped him from 7th to 18th on Lap 7. Having started 2nd on the grid, Hamilton was quickly down to 7th due to some well choreographed driving from the Ferrari drivers, and being passed firstly by Alonso into Turn 3 and then dropped further down the order when he ran wide trying to re-pass Alonso going into Turn 4.
Imminently though, disaster struck! Hamilton’s speed dropped because of a dodgy gearbox and he was quickly passed by most of the field. After about 30 secs of just cruising, the McLaren kicked into life again, and Hamilton set off to recover the places that he’d lost.
He finally finished 7th, after a spirited drive through the field, which could have been helped if McLaren switched him to a 2-stop strategy rather than the 3-stop strategy he was on.
Kimi Raikkonen crossed the finish line first, after running in second until the final round of pit stops, when conveniently he and Felipe Massa ’switched’ places so that Kimi would gain enough points to become World Champion.
Congratulations to Kimi Raikkonen, if it wasn’t going to be Hamilton’s day, then I’m glad it was Raikkonen who took the title and not the spoilt brat, Fernando Alonso!
Another great drive from Nico Rosberg, who is showing that he is definitely a star for the future, and it was great to see the Williams really competitive again. Bring on 2008!
