Chinese Grand Prix, can Vettel stop Brawn ?

The days when the guys in the images above dominated F1 , including the Chinese GP seem to be over. The 2 Brawn pilots and Vettel seem to be the new contenders. Jenson Button had a great seasons start earning 2 wins which now give him the highest odds for winning the 2009 season. But Vettel seems to be in great form. The qualifying session gave him a pole , while Brawn cars start 4th and 5th. Red Bull team's 2nd pilot Mark Webber got a great 3rd place on the grid while Alonso sits between the 2 Bulls. Kimi and Lewis start 8th and 9th, both desperately wanting to get their first podium this year.

Will Hamilton repeat last year's success in Canada ?

After a really crazy Formula 1 race in Monaco, the teams go to Montreal,Canada . Everybody is anxious to see what will happen next. Lewis Hamilton has climbed to the top of the drivers championship with his latest win and will be now racing on a circuit he likes and where he won last year. The McLaren's seem to have closed the car performance gap that seemed to separate them from the Ferrari's of Massa and Raikkonen, but Robert Kubica ,the young polish driver is looking stronger each race and this could be the place where he will grab his first Formula 1 win. The location of the circuit is magnificient as well, but we doubt the pilots will have time to enjoy the view :) .
This is looking to be the most fought season in decades, with no less than 4 drivers from 3 different teams in contention and probably Canada will be another beautifull chapter of this fight.

Could Bahrain give an early title favourite?

After the first 2 races , no less than 5 drivers managed good performances which could make them compete for the season champion title.
Kimi and Lewis each won one race, while the BMW drivers Heidfeld and Kubica delivered convincing performances as well. Allthough he didn't take the spotlight , the second McLaren driver Kovalainen is also among the top drivers, while Massa is yet to finnish one race. The former double world champion Fernando Alonso is strugling with his car , clearly slower than anybody on the top 3 teams.
Anyone of this top 5 winning will surely put his name in as the early front runner now. Bahrain is a rather new circuit,and allthough rain has a 1 in a million chance to appear , everybody is worried about high speed winds which would bring sand on the race track. Also extreme temperatures are something normal here,so we might expect quite a bunch of engines going boom.
The third interesting thing would be who will receive an offer from the sheic of Bahrain this year to live in his pallace as Michael Scumacher hasn't returned to F1 :)

Hamilton still hopes to get the title

Things may not be over yet in the Formula 1 2007 season. McLaren appealed to the race officials decision of not punishing Kubica , Rosberg and Heidfeld for using fuel with characteristics outside the allowed ones. The 3 drivers have finnished 4,5 and 6, just in front of Hamilton, and if 2 or 3 or them are stripped out of their places , the young english driver can win the title in the backstages. This is the last hope of McLaren to save something of a season which until 6 races ago they completely dominated.

Dramatic last race of the season gives Kimi Raikkonen his first driver title

What an amazing last race of the season this was.
Right at the start Raikkonen and Massa managed to put the 2 McLaren's behind them. Alonso overtook Hamilton in the second corner and the championship title was now in everyone's grasp.
Unfortunately for Hamilton, the young brittish driver lost control of his gearbox and found himself on 18th position. Filled with determination, Hamilton started climbing back the ranks, but his 7th place was not enough.
Up front Raikkonen passed Massa in the late stages of the race to overtake Alonso in the Championship by 1 point.
The final standings:
1. Raikkonen 110p
2. Hamilton 109p
3. Alonso 109p

What everyone wants to know now is what will happen with Alonso. Will Briatore buy him back? , will he choose Toyota's white check offer? The following days will probably clear this as well.