minute by minute report on the final race...

12:55am
As if this race can't get any more intriguing... it suddenly rained in Interlagos!
5mins to go and the cars, mechanics, drivers are all seated in their seat when the heavens opened up and everyone scurrying for cover.

DRAMA!

Race start aborted and will restart in 10 mins...

1:03am
Sun back out. So should it be intermediates or will there be heroic drivers out there willing to risk driving on slicks?

1:07am
The safety car is out... checking the track. Doesn't look like there's too much water on the track.
Oooohhhh... I can't wait for the action!

1:10am
The cars are out on warm up lap. Almost everyone on intermediate

1:14am
GO! GO! GO!
Go Alonso!
Massa ahead of the rest... clean start.

1:15am
Safety car out. DC got into an incident with Piquet (or on his own... not sure). Poor DC... to not even make a lap on his final grandprix of his career.

1:23am

Race restart. Alonso over takes Kovailanen in a brilliant move.. woo hoo!
Kimi pressuring Trulli. Trulli still soaking up the pressure, pardon the pun.

1:32am

Cars into the pit...
Back out... Massa stays on first, Hamilton down to 7th, Kimi has overtaken Trulli. Alonson now on 3rd!

1:35am
Fisichella is sandwiched between Kimi and Hamilton.

2:30am - 5 laps to go
Rain again. Cars came in to change into intermediates. Some changes in position. But Massa still ahead


2:52am
I cannot believe what had happened! I just can't believe what had happened!

With 3 laps to go Vettel managed to take over Hamilton. With Hamilton down on 6th that means Massa will win the championship.

Try as he may, Hamilton did not manage to overtake Vettel.

Massa crossed the line in first... we screamed. Everyone screamed. The grandstands roared.

Then the timing screen showed a different result. Hamilton finished 5th...

What had happened??

Amt and I sat there unbelieving what had taken place. Glock, in the final seconds of the race slowed and finished behind Vettel and Hamilton. Thus rewarding Hamilton with the world championship.

This is agony... one second we thought that Massa had won it and the very next, we discovered that Hamilton did.

DARN!!

Massa did everything right and yet luck was not with him.

Poor Massa (I never thought I would say this)... he cried. Although he won this race, in front of his home crowd, he looks desperately disraught.

This must have been the most sad looking podium ever. Massa undoubtedly. Alonso who finished second is equally dismayed because we all know what Alonso thinks about Hamilton. Kimi... in his usual poker face.

I still can't believe what had happened.

I was in a similar state last year but feeling happy with Kimi's unexpected win. This year it was the most cliffhanger ending I've ever experienced in my 14 years watching F1.

Well... as they always say. F1 is so unpredictable.

One consolation that I have is that analysis has shown that this year's winner is the "weakest" in the decade.

I'm hoping for a Renault resurgence or for Kimi to find his form again.


AAAAARRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!!