- McLaren got what they deserved: getting beated althrough cheating.
- Alonso the a**hole will be happy for his teammate not winning but at least he failed too
- Luck at last stopped favouring the rookie Hamilton
- Justice is done, as Raikkonen was the one who won most GP in the season and these silly rules assing 8 points to the 2nd
- The whole GP was breathtaking. We'll all remember this for long.
- The Italian anthem played loud once again while the brazilian crowd waves italian and brazilian flags

VIVA!!!

http://www.gazzetta.it/Fotogallery/Tagliate/2007/10_Ottobre/21/BRAS/28.JPG
http://www.marca.com/elementosPortada/fotosPortada/2007/10/21/doble_hamilton_rai.jpg

What more can I ask?

Yeah, I didn't see Dennis's face after the GP...

Well, I feel sorry for Hamilton, but I tend to concur - the evidence seemed pretty damning against McLaren, and it was just expediency (particularly around the need to retain some competition for the chmapionship) which stopped their drivers losing their points.

Yep, McLaren's luck ran out. Unfortunately Hamilton, and not Alonso, bore the brunt of the bad luck. :(

I didn't see the race (well, I saw the last five or so laps, and I did see Dennis's face after the GP) but overall, Raikkonen was the best driver, and it was, I'll admit, rather satisfying to see the internal politics and bad feeling at McLaren cost their drivers the championship - so well done him.

Next year, though... that'll be Hamilton's year. And hopefully Button will have a good car, too. Can't wait!

Great stuff!
I thought that when McLaren were punished with the loss of all points in the constructors race, it didn't make any sense to keep the driver's points, so in the end this is the fair result imo.

Yep, I was glad to see that.

I don't ever watch F1, but I do keep an eye on motorsports as best I can, and I must say, I was stunned that the sanctioning body allowed McLaren's drivers to keep their points. That's ridiculous. So I'm glad they lost.

They haven't lost yet! (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7055644.stm)

Hmm... that wouldn't really be an honourable victory, though, would it? I share the concerns of the article-writer: it runs the risk of turning the GP and the season into a farce.

Congrats to Kimi Räikkönen and the Ferrari team :thumbsup:

They haven't lost yet! (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7055644.stm)

When the FIA (or whoever it was) decided not to kick out Alonso and Hamilton, they decided that this years world cup winner would be determined on the track. Punishing Ferrari now because some other teams might have had a marginal advantage by cheating seems odd.

So, yay for Raikkonen!

:lol: x 1000

Woo, now we have to read "Kimi is excellent!" articles on the sports section of the newspapers for two weeks! :rolleyes:

But, Räikkönen must have nerves of steel. Stone cold performance.

McLaren's last desperate attempt to rob the championship was refused today
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7099263.stm

I think everyone knew that they wouldn't be allowed to win that appeal which I agree with. I think it is a little unfortunate that they didn't disqualify the other drivers as it sets a dangerous precident for next season where minor infringements are fine.

I feel sorry for Hamilton. But relieved Alonso didn't win. He really is an unbearable character. the Spanish media have been so full of s... this year incapable of considering Alonso only got what he deserved and blaming everyone else for a disastrous season.

As a side note, I rather admired Hamilton's stance throughout this last appeal, that he didn't want to win the championship this way, and would rather that Raikkonen kept the title Link (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7056308.stm)

Nice to see a bit of dignity after the nonsense of this season (oh, and even when he was effectively trying to say the same thing, it looks like Alonso couldn't stop himself from getting a dig in at Hamilton, if you look at the end of the article :rolleyes:)

F1 is a shambles and everyone knows that.

As a side note, I rather admired Hamilton's stance throughout this last appeal, that he didn't want to win the championship this way, and would rather that Raikkonen kept the title

I imagine that is quite an easy stance to take when you can prepare for interviews and are 90%+ sure that the appeal will fail as the FIA wouldn't want the title awarded in the court rooms.

You're probably right, Dell. But can you imagine the reaction of a Ferguson, or Wenger, or Keane, or a Mourinho in such a situation ? Dignity be damned!

Thats true, it would seem that people in football tend to make rash statements even when they've had time to cool off. Possibly it is their way of trying to rile up the opposition.

I don't think Keane has actually been that bad since he became a manager.