VETTEL WINS AS HAMILTON LIMPS TO CROWN
Sebastian Vettel scored his first win of the season at the last race after fending off Jim Clark for the whole race. The victory, combined with a 9th place for team mate Jenson Button helped Harvey seal 3rd in the Constructors Championship in a super-close battle for 2nd. Braverra had an advantage, and Villeneuve's 3rd secured them second in the championship, while 4 points separated Harvey in 3rd and Red Night in 6th.
The battle for the Driver's Championship was heading the way of Taki Inoue initially after lewis Hamilton spun multiple times at turn 1 and dropped back in the pack. Inoue was keeping up with the leaders, until Mika Hakkinen spun while being lapped, and Inoue slammed into the 2KF1. Inoue lost a lot of time replacing his front wing and dropped into the backmarkers, struggled to pass anyone and wasn't helped by attrition as only 2 cars retired from the race. Inoue's 13th place wasn't enough to give him the title, so Hamilton became Champion with his 19th placed finish.
Interviews
@Millsy24, it took until the last race of the season, but you are finally back on the top step of the podium. 3rd place in the Constructors Championship twice in a row, what do you need to do to get to the top?
@the_sigman, Clark finally scored some points after so many races of bad luck, but Rossi's retirement dropped you to 5th in the standings, how do you feel after that race?
@Kas. With both title wrapped up, how can you keep the momentum up for next season?
Questions for everyone:
- How did your season go? Did you achieve what you hoped for?
- What was the best result for you all season and why did it mean so much?
- Where did points go missing, which races do you see were missed opportunities?