Wow! What a race! From the choreographed Ferrari opener into the first corner right to the post race twist. With Hamilton’s attempted heroic fight through to the front end of the race in-between.

If there’s one thing this race is going to be remembered for, I don’t think it’s Raikkonen’s victory but Hamilton’s car problems then subsequent battle through the traffic to try and get some points.

Massa having “difficulties” and slowing to let Raikkonen through? Who cares?

Alonso’s luke-warm slower than the Ferrari’s 3rd place? You what now?

No, Hamilton’s gear problems loosing him 30 seconds down to 18th, then seemingly genius but later unfortunate pit strategy which oh-so-nearly could have got him some more points if he hadn’t have had to stop a 3rd time. Then cruising up to the Ferraris, which he was a lap behind, while they were doing 1:14.5 (ish) and then pushing them down to 1:12.5 in the final 10 or so laps.

Then to cap it all, the BMW Saubers and Williams are then found to have fuel irregularities for which McLaren have appealed the decision not to take it any further by the stewards. 2007 Championship decided in the F1 courts? It’s almost to perfect a way to decide a season which seems to have spent to long in FIA hearings.

Roll on next season and come on Hamilton!

Lewis Hamilton won the US GP. I think this might be a regular occurrence, well done Hamilton - great race. Good fight with Alonso, especially the out-breaking manoeuvre into the first corner where Lewis edged Alonso out. Also of note, Jenson Button’s good drive in a clearly underpowered car and n00b Vettel’s performance. It’s only a matter of time before the superlatives run out for Hamilton.

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Hamilton wins his first GP, and what an action packed race it was too, with 4 safety cars and a big crash for Kubica amongst many others going off and Alonso barely making it around corner 1 on most laps.

Then, just after the track went clear again, Kubica had a horrible crash in the very quick left-hander prior to the hairpin on lap 27, his BMW Sauber hitting the outside wall and then rolling all the way down to the hairpin entry. As the safety car came out again the Pole was released from the wreckage, mercifully conscious and lucid, and was hospitalised with a suspected broken ankle.

Oh yes, well done Sato, fantastic overtake on Alonso.

FOM saw fit to remove loads of videos from Youtube - the fools.