Official F1/Motorsport thread

[ChrisF]

Way to run your mechanics over!

[Senna]

Ouch!

[Senna]

Bloody hell Kubica. If he is not on a different strategy, then this is the drive of the race. No way Alonso would have been willing to let him past.

[Rossco]

Way to run your mechanics over!

That was mad eh! Lewis now in 9th with Coulthard to overtake.

[Salsa Party Animal]

So what position Lewis need to win the title if Kimi win the race.

[Rossco]

So will Massa let Raikkonen through if he needs 1st to be champion, since its a home victory etc I'm just not sure! Its gonna go right down to the wire now I think.

He'll need 5th, which involves overtaking Heidfeld in 6th which will be the trickiest part of this race.

[Rossco]

Coulthards just pit now, hopefully Lewis can come out in front of him, wait and see...

[ezee ryder]

Hamilton still has to pit again though because he doesn't have enough fuel to see him til the end of the race.

[Rossco]

Yeh true. He's 9 seconds behind Trulli now. This could still go any way now.

[toythatkills]

Massa and Raikkonen clearly will have agreed before the race that if Raikkonen can win the title Massa would let him past, and if he couldn't then he'd concede to let Massa win the race. Really benefits both parties so barring some catastrophe, there's no way Alonso is going to be world champion now.

Hamilton in the points, he's almost there! Still another stop though

[Paulos G]

Great race to end what has been a very entertaining season. 22 laps to go!

[Senna]

Raikkonen has this won now I think. The only thing that can save Hamilton is a safety car.

Lets see the Hamilton-fawning ITV team's reaction to this.

[Rossco]

I think its over now too, hes just not going as fast as he needed to pull this off. So unlucky.

[toythatkills]

Since Ferrari inevitably have this all fixed, imagine that Hamilton gets up to sixth, do you think Alonso will drop back and let him up to fifth?

[Gerry Helmet]

You would think if Alonso can't win the title then he should retire on the last lap to give hamiliton a extra place if needed.

But he is a wanker and it probably wouldn't happen