In one of the most dramatic climaxes to a Formula One season, a gripping Brazilian Grand Prix saw rank outsider Kimi Raikkonen burst through to snatch the world caampionship on a day when favourite Lewis Hamiton's hopes were eroded right from the start.
Ferrari's Felipe Masa made a great start from pole position and defended himself against Hamiton McLaren on the rush to the first corner, as team mate Kimi Raikkonen squeezed alongside and then ahead of the Englishman in the famed senna S.
Hamilton's feity recover from his off-road moment, and then a gearbox problem when the system momentarily stuck in neutral on the eighth lap broought him up to seventh place, thus giving him 109 points too. But with one second place more than Alonso,he got the nod for second place overall over the Spaniard.