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When McLaren's Ron Dennis publicly dismissed the importance of winning the Championship by telling Kimi Raikkonen it's just "a badge", he made a cardinal mistake that may, in fact, cost him the Finn himself. Matt Bishop explains why Kimi is on his way to Ferrari
So... the battle for the Drivers' Championship has reached the stage when people can be heard to whisper the dreaded phrase 'still mathematically possible'. In other words, for all practical purposes, it is now impossible.
Yes, on paper, Kimi Raikkonen could still nick the title - but, on tarmac, it is now out of his control. Even if he wins all four remaining Grands Prix, netting himself 40 points in the process, and even if Juan Pablo Montoya trundles in behind him on all four occasions, it is still most unlikely that Fernando Alonso will fail to score the 14 points in those four races that he would need to become World Champion whatever mighty feats Kimi can produce.
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