One race, seven points. Here we go again
Ferrari's title challenger will go into the season finale at Interlagos seven points behind Lewis Hamilton, needing something to go wrong at McLaren for him to win the title. Sounds familiar?
Ron Dennis seemed very relaxed as he surveyed the scene on the grid in China.
"The only thing I want," he said, "is a clean race."
He got exactly that, for after a season packed with dramas, we had a grand prix that was not only clean and lacking in any form of intervention by the stewards but, let's face it, was not exactly thrilling, either.
If nothing else, Shanghai set us up with a tense finale at Interlagos. Seven points might be a big margin, but it throws up two essential truths - Felipe Massa has to finish at least second, and Lewis Hamilton has to finish.
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