Dodgy Business
Tony Dodgins weighs up the three challengers in this year's championship, explores Kimi Raikkonen's problems and the size of the challenge he's facing with just six races to go
There was plenty for Ferrari to worry about after last weekend's European Grand Prix in Valencia. The second successive engine failure leading to Raikkonen's retirement, the mistake in the pits and the injured crew member, and Lewis Hamilton's words afterwords.
I almost had to pinch myself. Was this really Lewis Hamilton talking about being happy with second place and playing the long game? I had Lewis down as a Gilles Villeneuve type. The kind of guy who wants to win every race, and if they all add up to the world championship as well, then great.
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