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<blockquote data-quote="Salty25" data-source="post: 449664" data-attributes="member: 185281"><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><a href="http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2007/786/6461/" target="_blank">Official Race Result</a> | <a href="http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2007/10/7017.html" target="_blank">Full Story</a></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="color: black">‘Revival of the fittest’ could be the best description of the 2007 season, as Kimi Raikkonen was crowded champion of the world and reigned victorious in the blue skies of Sao Paulo.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'">Lewis Hamilton, leading the Championship prior to this afternoon’s race, had a nightmare start when Kimi passed him from the start, and then lost out in a fight with Fernando Alonso – the Brit went off track momentarily.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'">Far worse followed; in lap 8, Hamilton suffered engine cut out and was lucky to be able to keep the engine going as the entire field passed him by.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'">As the Hamilton drama unfolded, the Ferraris were clear-out in front, Massa in the lead.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'">Before and after the first round of pit stops Hamilton recovered to 12th, but his future progress was agonisingly slow. And Alonso? Overtaken for 3rd by Robert Kubica.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'">Hamilton</span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"> was 8th by lap 36, but it would not be enough – Raikkonen would surely pass Massa to take the win, and Hamilton would then need to finish 5th!</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'">In the following lap (37) it was becoming painfully clear that Lewis’ fight was over, he went into the pits for a short middle stint – McLaren had planned on a safe 3-stop strategy all along, not anticipating a chasing Hamilton needing longer stints.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'">Raikkonen was now at match point, and on lap 53 the Championship’s fate was sealed when the Finn exited the pits in front of team mate Massa. The race ended with a Ferrari 1-2.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'">Hamilton</span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"> finished 7th, and colleague Alonso completed his race in 3rd with little drama to report.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'">The Championship fight did mask a real battle for points between Rosberg, Kubica, and Heidfeld. This culminated in a great moment in lap 60 in which Rosberg and Heidfeld nearly took each other out in turn 1, Kubica taking advantage to fly past them. They finished Rosberg 4th, Kubica 5th, Heidfeld 6th. And how Lewis must be wishing it had been a collision…</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'">Taking the final point was Jarno Trulli.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="color: black"><a href="http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2007/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #27638d">Drivers’ Championship</span></a> –</span></span><span style="color: black"></span></p><p><span style="color: black"></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'">With one of the most amazing comebacks in F1 history, </span></span><strong><span style="color: #3366ff"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'">Kimi Raikkonen is champion</span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"> after securing podium finishes in all but one of the last 10 races, and winning 6 races. He becomes the 3rd Finn to win the Drivers’ Championship after Keke Rosberg and Mika Hakkinen.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'">Hamilton and Alonso both finished just a point away from Kimi, with Hamilton taking 2nd by virtue of more 2nd place finishes.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="color: black"><a href="http://www.formula1.com/results/team/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #27638d">Constructors’ Championship</span></a> –</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="color: black"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="color: black"></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><strong><span style="color: red">Ferrari are champions!</span></strong></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'">NEXT RACE > AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX @ ALBERT PARK, MELBOURNE > MARCH 16, 2008</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: red"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'">S</span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'">upa</span></span><span style="color: red"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'">L</span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'">iga final report to follow very soon…</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Salty25, post: 449664, member: 185281"] [COLOR=black][FONT=Century Gothic][URL="http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2007/786/6461/"]Official Race Result[/URL] | [URL="http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2007/10/7017.html"]Full Story[/URL][/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Century Gothic][COLOR=black]‘Revival of the fittest’ could be the best description of the 2007 season, as Kimi Raikkonen was crowded champion of the world and reigned victorious in the blue skies of Sao Paulo.[/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=black][FONT=Century Gothic]Lewis Hamilton, leading the Championship prior to this afternoon’s race, had a nightmare start when Kimi passed him from the start, and then lost out in a fight with Fernando Alonso – the Brit went off track momentarily.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Century Gothic]Far worse followed; in lap 8, Hamilton suffered engine cut out and was lucky to be able to keep the engine going as the entire field passed him by.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Century Gothic]As the Hamilton drama unfolded, the Ferraris were clear-out in front, Massa in the lead.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Century Gothic]Before and after the first round of pit stops Hamilton recovered to 12th, but his future progress was agonisingly slow. And Alonso? Overtaken for 3rd by Robert Kubica.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Century Gothic]Hamilton[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Century Gothic] was 8th by lap 36, but it would not be enough – Raikkonen would surely pass Massa to take the win, and Hamilton would then need to finish 5th![/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Century Gothic]In the following lap (37) it was becoming painfully clear that Lewis’ fight was over, he went into the pits for a short middle stint – McLaren had planned on a safe 3-stop strategy all along, not anticipating a chasing Hamilton needing longer stints.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Century Gothic]Raikkonen was now at match point, and on lap 53 the Championship’s fate was sealed when the Finn exited the pits in front of team mate Massa. The race ended with a Ferrari 1-2.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Century Gothic]Hamilton[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Century Gothic] finished 7th, and colleague Alonso completed his race in 3rd with little drama to report.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Century Gothic]The Championship fight did mask a real battle for points between Rosberg, Kubica, and Heidfeld. This culminated in a great moment in lap 60 in which Rosberg and Heidfeld nearly took each other out in turn 1, Kubica taking advantage to fly past them. They finished Rosberg 4th, Kubica 5th, Heidfeld 6th. And how Lewis must be wishing it had been a collision…[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Century Gothic]Taking the final point was Jarno Trulli.[/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Century Gothic][COLOR=black][URL="http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2007/"][COLOR=#27638d]Drivers’ Championship[/COLOR][/URL] –[/COLOR][/FONT][COLOR=black] [FONT=Century Gothic]With one of the most amazing comebacks in F1 history, [/FONT][/COLOR][B][COLOR=#3366ff][FONT=Century Gothic]Kimi Raikkonen is champion[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][FONT=Century Gothic] after securing podium finishes in all but one of the last 10 races, and winning 6 races. He becomes the 3rd Finn to win the Drivers’ Championship after Keke Rosberg and Mika Hakkinen.[/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic]Hamilton and Alonso both finished just a point away from Kimi, with Hamilton taking 2nd by virtue of more 2nd place finishes.[/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][COLOR=black][URL="http://www.formula1.com/results/team/"][COLOR=#27638d]Constructors’ Championship[/COLOR][/URL] – [/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Century Gothic][B][COLOR=red]Ferrari are champions![/COLOR][/B][/FONT] [COLOR=black][FONT=Century Gothic]NEXT RACE > AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX @ ALBERT PARK, MELBOURNE > MARCH 16, 2008[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=red][FONT=Century Gothic]S[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Century Gothic]upa[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=red][FONT=Century Gothic]L[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Century Gothic]iga final report to follow very soon…[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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