Kimi Raikkonen's world title has been thrown into doubt following an inquiry into the cars of BMW Sauber and Williams at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Race stewards are investigating alleged irregularites with the cars' fuel.

Williams's Nico Rosberg was fourth in the race, followed by BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld.

If they were disqualified, McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton would be promoted to fourth, giving him enough points to displace Raikkonen as world champion.

The 22-year-old Englishman went into the race leading the title chase, but finished only seventh after a series of problems.

He dropped down to eight on the first lap after running off the road trying to pass team-mate Fernando Alonso.

And then on lap eight he dropped to the tail of the field when his gearbox slipped into neutral, costing him 40 seconds before it started to work again.

Raikkonen led home team-mate Felipe Massa in a Ferrari one-two to clinch the title by one point from Hamilton.

Alonso finished on the same points as Hamilton, but the Spaniard was classified as third on countback.

More to follow.

Interesting. You could have posted this in the existing F1 thread though.


Tbh, I wanted Lewis to win the title through his own racing, not technical issues like illegal fuel temperatures or whatever this is over. Kimi won the race, got the points, and won the title fair and square. Lewis deserves the second place he worked hard to achieve.

The most I see happening here is a fine, which would be right.

I don't expect anything really to come of this, and it would kind of be a shoddy way to win, and lose a world title for Hamilton and Raikkonen respectively.

Depends what the irregularities are I guess.

I would go ballistic if they take the title away from Kimi.

Marca state that Kimi can celebrate in peace without having to worry about losing the title. BMW and Williams will not be sanctioned.

http://www.marca.com/edicion/marca/motor/f...lo/1048795.html

edit: and here is the english...

It was really never it doubt. Kimi deserved it.

and then Alonso also had his bit to say (as usual )



BBC

Kimi deserved a win finally after all his good performances with McLaren

Raikkonen deserved the title after some superb performances in the latter part of the season. Nothing will come from there appeal and they are just clutching at straws really and im sure Hamilton wont want to win a title because of someone elses mistake.