I doubt if anyone will disagree if i say that Michael Schumacher was the best thing to have happened ever to Formula 1 before 2007. Seeing the 2007 season i think that Michael has some serious contenders to deal with now…. A rookie formula one racer, who has the same passion and talent that Michael had, missed out the championship unfortunately by a single point…. Kimi Raikkonen coming of age showing great maturity and living up to his nickname ‘Ice-man’ and being v cool and calm in most of the situation and snatched the F1 title from hands of Mclaren at the very last moment…. Alonso too showed in most of the races that he’s ready to take the stage as a matured and experienced driver and has amassed lots of points for Mclaren even though there might be the case that the team was not supporting him 100%…. The guy showed his class in the European Grand Prix when he overtook Felipe Massa during the closing stages of the race…. All in all i think that this particular season is one of the best if not the best season that F1 has ever faced…. Michael must have relished being around and competing in this scenario
The season started with a lot of passion and promise as Hamilton started his career finishing on podium in all the initial races and was leading the championship
The guy showed the maturity mixed with aggression that F1 fans have been witnessing since long from Michael Schumacher. He’s an ideal successor to micheal. I was thrilled to see him win the Canadian Grand Prix. Anyone’s first win is always very very special and the emotions run high…. The guy showed in previous races that he had in him all the ingredients to become a very good F1 driver…. Now it was achieved…. I guess that was the time when the masala flavor was added to the 2007 season…. Alonso gradually realized that the biggest challenger for his F1 title was his own teammate and also found that the British team has started to support the rookie more…. Even though Ferraris were off the pace in mid season the climax always stayed at peak as the two Mclaren drivers fought among themselves for the title…. Ferrari data found with Mclaren…. Alonso blackmailing Ron Denis that he should be the one who should be supported by the team…. One couldn’t have asked for more drama….
Concurrently Ferraris too found the space in which they could just manage to improve so that atleast Raikkonen had a glimmer of hope to challenge for the driver’s title…. Luck ran out of Massa’s Car but everyone in Ferrari camp knows that the guy has potential to be a very successful F1 driver…. He has his flaws which needs to be corrected but there are loads of positives…. The end races that Raikkonen drove were simply awesome…. The sheer consistency he showed
No wonder he carries with him the maximum fan following…. Iceman has a distinct class to be admirably calm in most critical moments…. All one can say after Lewis slipped of the track at the Pit-lane entry in Chinese Grand Prix is that experience is important…. there is no doubt in anyone’s mind that the guy has as much talent as any in the Formula one circuit but their is no replacement to experience and unfortunately Hamilton learned it the hard way….
All in all as a Formula one fan i can say that it was victory for F1 as a whole…. the year has brought a new life and energy which no-one might have expected after Michael retirement…. Cheers for Raikkonen


