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Lewis Hamilton’s F1 showdown: complete guide
19 October 2007 Lewis Hamilton is on the verge of becoming the first rookie ever to win the Formula 1 world championship. Keith Collantine has everything you need to know about the Brazilian Grand Prix. Where does Lewis Hamilton need to finish to win the championship? If he wins or finishes second, he’s champion regardless of what the others do. The Briton can still win the title if he finishes lower down the order – but it will depend where his rivals finish – see below for the details in full. Who else can win the championship? Fernando Alonso, champion of the last two years and Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari is also in the running, but his Ferrari team mate Felipe Massa is not, so expect Where can I watch it? Qualifying is on ITV4 on Saturday from 4.30-6.30pm – a nice warm-up before the rugby world cup final! The race is on ITV1 on Sunday from 4-7pm. What’s the history between Hamilton and Alonso? The McLaren duo are at war. Alonso has complained that the team should give him, as champion, preferential treatment over Now Alonso believes the team are giving Both drivers have said they would rather not be team mates next year, and Alonso has been linked with a return to former team Renault. Where has He began his F1 career with a record nine consecutive podiums and has won four times this year. He’s been in the lead of the title race since May. How the championship will be decided: Current points standings: Lewis Hamilton 107 Ten points are awarded for first place, eight for second, then 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 for eighth. If Alonso wins and If Alonso finishes second and Hamilton fifth they will tie on points and also have the same number of first, second, third and fourth place finishes this year. What’s the track like? The Autódromo José Carlos Pace in It sits in a natural bowl surrounded by hundreds of thousands of F1’s most passionate fans. But there has been one major change for this year – it’s notoriously bumpy surface has been completely re-paved and it is expected to be much faster. Who do you want to win? Who will be champion? Have your say on the Auto Trader blog.
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