The stewards saga that soured a title showdown

"Have you heard anything?" "Any news?" "Nothing yet."

Confusion reigned in the paddock at Donington Park last weekend, as a classic British GT season ended with the identity of the champions still up in the air. Aside from race-winners Rob Bell and Shaun Balfe, nobody knew if they should be celebrating after contact between Jonny Adam's TF Sport Aston Martin and the WPI Motorsport Lamborghini of Dennis Lind - both factory drivers for their respective brands - produced an unexpected late twist in a title fight that had looked to be settled in favour of Adam and co-driver Graham Davidson with four minutes of the race remaining.

The result was not made official until the stewards had dismissed WPI's appeal into its reversal of Lind and Adam in the order, some four hours later. Davidson and Adam were crowned champions - Adam for a fourth time with as many different co-drivers, and for a fourth time in five years - but as Davidson later admitted, their moment of triumph had been soured.