Formula 1 Title Showdown

Photo courtesy of www.f1-live.com

To all Formula 1 (F1) fans, im sure that the coming race in Brazil on 21st Oct 2007, is a race that will not be missed and at the moment 3 drivers have the chance to be the world champion. The current leader is this year's rookie, Lewis Hamilton, currently on aged 22 and if he wins the title, he will be the first person being a rookie to win it. At 2nd in the drivers' championship is Lewis team mate, Fernando Alonso, 2 times world champion and current only 4 points behind his rookie team mate. Another potential champion is the popular Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari and his is another 3 points behind Alonso.

Below is the analysis on how each have the chance to be the world title:

How Alonso can become Champion
~ Should Alonso win the race, he would need for Hamilton to be on the bottom step of the podium or lower to take the title.
~ If Alonso is in second position after the 71 laps, Hamilton would have to be in sixth position or lower.
~ If Alonso takes third, he would need to Hamilton to only secure one point and for Raikkonen not to win.
~ If Alonso is fourth, Hamilton would have to not score any points, with Raikkonen also not on the top two steps of the podium.

How Hamilton can become Champion
~ Hamilton takes either of the top two steps on the Interlagos podium, no matter where Alonso and Raikkonen finish.
~ If Alonso wins the race, Hamilton has to take second place behind his Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team-mate.
~ If Alonso comes second, Hamilton would need to take the chequered flag in third or fourth position.
~ If Hamilton is in fifth position, he would need Alonso not to win (because even if Alonso is second, Hamilton will still be champion due to best number of fifth positions,) It does not matter where Raikkonen ends the race.
~ If Hamilton finishes sixth or seventh, he would need for Alonso to finish out of the top two and for Raikkonen not to win.
~ If Hamilton finishes in the final points paying position of eighth, the only way he can take the title is for Alonso to finish out of the top three and for Raikkonen to finish out of the top two.
~ Should Hamilton retire from the race or score no points, then he would need for Alonso to finish in fifth or below and for Raikkonen to be in third or below.

How Raikkonen can become Champion
~ Raikkonen would need to win the race, with Alonso and Hamilton finishing out of the top two and five respectively.
~ If Raikkonen takes second position, then he would need Hamilton to only take one point and for Alonso to be out of the top three.
analysis taken from www.f1-live.com

So as we can see, Hamilton chances of getting the title is much higher compared to the other two but anything can happen just like the previous race in Shanghai, China where Hamilton slipped up in points and allow both Alonso and Kimi still in contention. For me my money is on Hamilton to win the driver's title though i prefer Kimi to win it but it is quite hard for him unless both the Mclarens have a terrible race. So who do you think will win the title?? Post your comment.