Disclaimer: This post is a long one and I apologize for it. It is an overview of my thoughts of today's race and of the entire year.
Can we not just let Kimi celebrate his very long overdue championship?
A championship should not be decided off the track, but instead on the track like what was done today. Kimi and Ferrari did everything they could to win the race and the championship and very much deserve to celebrate what has occurred at Sao Paulo. 👍
Before I posted today, I wanted to take a little time to let the fact that Kimi had managed to win the race and all of his opposition finished in the right spot for him to win the championship settle in. But now this stuff comes up and could potentially ruin what ended up being a wonderful way to finish an extremely exciting year 👎, especially considering I have been a long time Kimi Raikkonen fan.
Having said that, beautiful drive today by Kimi!
He did what he needed to do to win the championship. 👍 Before his second pit stop, he ran fast lap after fast lap to get in front of Massa, though I think he may have had a little help from Massa and the team on that one; yet, we may never know. Either way, it was still a great effort! 👍 Massa drove a wonderful race today in support of Kimi's title chase and I am very happy that he was so very willing to help his teammate's chance on winning the driver's championship, as his performance was the very definition of a good teammate.
On the day, Ferrari were just unstoppable and it would be a real shame to take Kimi's title away on a day in which both he and his teammate were so utterly dominate. No one else in the race had a chance to catch either of the Ferraris.
McLaren have had a wonderful year and will always be in my mind the Constructor's Champion for the year, even though Ferrari have
technically won it. I don't really understand how a team can have their points revoked, but yet the drivers are still allowed to compete. So to me, I will always remember McLaren as the Constructor's Champion for the wild and wacky year of 2007 in Formula 1.
Hamilton drove brilliantly all year, especially considering his rookie status, and could have easily finished the year as the Driver's Champion (and could potentially still on a
technicality 👎). It helped the entire year that he was in one of the two best cars for the entire year; but no matter how good the car is, the driver still has to effectively utilize it and Hamilton did so very well. I look forward to watching him continue to grow in his abilities in Formula 1 and fully expect him to win at least one Driver's Championship before all is said and done, though that is not to say I will not be rooting against him though
(so long as Kimi is still in F1).
All the while, I will enjoy seeing such an exceptional young talent consistently competing for race wins.
As much as I do not like Alonso for his whining, he drove very well the entire year. I have to give it up to him for being so very talented and constantly doing his best to keep himself in the race for the Driver's Championship. He is a talented driver and utilizes his skills very well come race day. If he could clean up his off the track antics, mainly the whining, then I could probably warm a little towards him.
BMW have been the definitive third best team on the year and here's to hoping they can take that and build on it next year.
During the Canadian GP and Robert Kubica's crash, I was very much concerned for his health, as his wreck was very much a nasty one; being he basically just walked the wreck off is amazing and a testament to the improvements in the safety of today's cars.
Renault had an up and down year and today was no exception to that. Hopefully they can bounce back and Heikki can continue his strides in becoming a top tier driver.
Nico Rosberg had a nice race today and a nice year. Yet again, hopefully he can continue to become a better driver and pull Williams back up in the Constructor's race, as Williams truly belong near the top and it is somewhat saddening to see them finish fourth (really fifth if McLaren are not excluded).
Red Bull and STR finished the year strongly and with Adrian Newey at the helm, should be able to take that momentum into next year and build on it. Hopefully, Newey can develop a car that will be more reliable, as I am getting tired of seeing a retirement from Mark Webber. I have basically accepted Mark Webber to be a retirement in every race, as it seems he never finishes a race.
Toyota and Honda are both way off and I think will continue to be there until they find an exceptionally talented driver to drive for them. Each team has drivers that are solid number two drivers, but not up to the task of being a number one.
Super Best Friends had a good year netting four points and I can only hope next year they can continue getting those good results. It is always good to see one of the teams at the back do well.
I cannot really say much about Spyker, really how can you when they have a new team name each week (okay, maybe each year . . . either way, they have a new name too often). Never really paid much attention to them, though Adrian Sutil was impressive at times and should be moving to a better team next year.
Overall, it was an amazing year that came down to the last race between three drivers. One came in today with virtually no realistic chance at winning the championship and managed to pull it out, one shot to stardom in his first year, and the other battled fiercely until the end. Hopefully, some technicalities will not ruin today's results and put another smudge on a year in which too much smudges have happened.
Congratulations to McLaren!
On what should be their championship and their excellent competition.
Congratulations to Ferrari!
This has to do more with their effort and results today.
Congratulations Kimi!
It is long overdue and you truly deserve it. We can only hope you end up the champion. 👍
And finally, here is one to all of us for getting to witness what was truly a wonderful year of Formula 1
(and for putting up with my overly long post 👍).
If only the Stepneygate scandal 👎 had not occurred, then it really could not have been a better year. 👍
