Formula 1 – Who Will Win the Drivers Championship
October 15, 2007 11:39 pm Motor SportAfter Lewis Hamilton’s unfortunate retirement from the Chinese Grand Prix, who do think will now win the Drivers Championship. There are three Drivers in the running, Hamilton, Alonso and Raikkonen, their current Driver standings are as follows –
01 Lewis Hamilton 107
02 Fernando Alonso 103
03 Kimi Räikkönen 100
As you can see it is very tight, and there are only 3 points in it, between Hamilton and Alonso, but the Drivers Championship is within the grasp of all three of them. Next weeks race at Brazil is going to be a show stopper and formula 1 fans are set to be on the edge of their sets until the very end.
Take a look at the Drivers quotes from the Chinese Grand Prix, who do you think will win the Drivers Championship? Can you decide!
Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari
“I am very happy! It is a really great result for me and the whole team, who have done a truly excellent job. We needed this win and we got it. At the start of the race, I had a lot of under steer but then the situation improved. I was one of the last to switch to dry tyres but this was a help as after a little while the rain began to fall again. Even after the second stop I had a bit of under steer, but as before, the situation improved in the final stages. I knew Alonso was very quick but I was in full control of the situation. The car overall was working well both in the wet and in the dry. Last week in Fuji, we were unlucky but today things went right for us. We have had yet another example that in this sport anything can happen. The situation in the drivers’ classification is still difficult, but I will try everything to win in Brazil, even if the final outcome does not just depend on what we do. It should be a great battle, very hard to predict and interesting.”
Fernando Alonso, McLaren
“Today was a very good result for me. I had a battle with Felipe at the start, but unfortunately I was not able to finish the first lap in front of him. As a result I lost a lot of time behind him in the first stint because there was a loss of down force when following him in the high speed corners. It was difficult towards the end on the wet Bridgestone tyres as they were practically slick, but we stayed out as long as possible to get through the final shower, which was the right decision as I was able to come out ahead of Felipe on my final stop. Although this result is a boost to my chances in the Championship it is still not going to be easy. However I will not be giving up until the chequered flag in two weeks time.”
Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mclaren
“When I got out of the car I was obviously gutted for both myself and the team. I haven’t made a mistake all year but I am over it now. There is still one race to go, so I can still do it. I made a strong start to the race and my first stop went well. Prior to entering the pit lane for my last stop I was constantly talking to the team. Although my tyres were in poor condition we took a joint decision to get through the last rain shower before changing to dry tyres. I was trying to be very careful and as a result was not really fighting aggressively with Kimi. It would have worked out perfectly, but I then made a mistake coming into the pit lane and that was it. We made the right decision, and it was just unfortunate. I will now focus on attacking in Brazil where I will do everything I can to bounce back.”