| 13.30 | Welcome to F1-Live.com and our coverage of the final race of the season, the 71-lap Brazilian Grand Prix. |
| 13.31 | The pit lane has just opened and the 22 drivers can now leave the pit lane and make the way around to the dummy grid. |
| 13.32 | The final battle of the season is all set with three of the top four starters in contention to win the drivers’ championship this afternoon in Brazil. Heading into the race, Hamilton has 107 points, Fernando Alonso 103 and Kimi Raikkonen 100. There are numerous permutations as to who will be champion, but the easiest to remember is if Hamilton wins or is second, he is champion. |
| 13.34 | Felipe Massa starts on the pole position at this, his home event. The Ferrari driver recorded a best lap of 1:11.931s in qualifying yesterday, over a tenth clear of fellow front row starter Hamilton. The time set by Massa was very rapid indeed, leading many to believe that he is starting the race on a light fuel load. |
| 13.36 | Hamilton did a good job in qualifying to move second on the grid on his final lap of the session. He would like to end the season with a fifth win, but he also knows that he may have to play the numbers game to ensure he is world champion. |
| 13.37 | Kimi Raikkonen starts third after losing a little time on his run yesterday passing Hamilton. Raikkonen needs to win to have any chance of championship success, so expect the Finn to try and make a brave move into turn one and try and move ahead of Hamilton. Should he do so, he then needs to win with Massa second and Hamilton out of the top five. |
| 13.38 | Fernando Alonso starts fourth in the second McLaren Mercedes. He seemed to lack a little pace in practice and qualifying yesterday, but may be taking a more conservative route in terms of fuel levels. His ideal today is to win the race with the Ferrari duo behind him. Should he do so, he will be champion. |
| 13.40 | Away from the top four and the championship battle, Mark Webber lines up in a fine fifth position in his Red Bull Renault. The team will be aiming to score solid points today as they only trail rivals Williams by four in the constructors’ championship. David Coulthard starts ninth in the second RB3. |
| 13.42 | Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica line up in sixth and seventh positions for BMW Sauber. They have little to fight for really as they are a solid second in the championship. The team have very much turned attention to next season so both will be looking to end the season on a high note. |
| 13.44 | Toyota racer Jarno Trulli starts eighth in his TF107. The team have struggled in recent events and the Italian veteran is chasing his first points since the US Grand Prix. Trulli tends to struggle to get off the line at the start and should he drop outside of the top ten on lap one, it is hard to see him making much progress. Ralf Schumacher starts 15th in what is his final race with the team. |
| 13.46 | Nico Rosberg starts tenth in the leading Williams Toyota. It has been a tough weekend for the team as Kazuki Nakajima lines up a lowly 19th for his Grand Prix debut. Rosberg will be chasing points while his new team-mate will be looking for a clean run to the flag. |
| 13.48 | Rubens Barrichello has not scored a point so far this year. The Honda racer starts 11th and really needs a strong result heading into the off-season. Team-mate Jenson Button starts 16th and is particularly unhappy with the grip from his Honda. |
| 13.50 | Over at Renault and Saturday qualification was a disaster. Giancarlo Fisichella and Heikki Kovalainen start 12th and 17th and it is hard to see that either will be a realistic points contender. In addition, neither driver has been confirmed for next season with rumours doing the rounds that Nelson Piquet will race next season. |
| 13.52 | The Toro Rosso duo of Sebastian Vettel and Tonio Liuzzi start13th and 14th ahead of Schumacher, Button, Kovalainen and then Takuma Sato. Nakajima is 19th ahead of Anthony Davidson and the Spyker duo of Adrian Sutil and Sakon Yamamoto. |
| 13.55 | There are a number of “lasts” today. It is the last race for what we know as Spyker before it is re-branded. It is the last race for Ralf Schumacher at Toyota. Liuzzi is making his final start at Toro Rosso. It may well be the last race for Yamamoto at Spyker, Alonso’s last at McLaren or Fisichella’s last at Renault as the driver market is far from settled. |
| 13.56 | The weather conditions are perfect for the season finale. The stands are packed with enthusiastic Brazilian fans and the sun is out. |
| 13.57 | Adrian Sutil is starting from the pit lane. |
| 13.58 | Strategy and tyre issues may be a factor in this race with a general view that the super-soft option from Bridgestone may be too soft and that care will be needed to stop the tyre from graining. Most of the front runners will be on a two stop strategy but perhaps, perhaps, Massa and Hamilton are going for a three stop. |
| 13.59 | The one minute siren sounds and the engines are being fired up. |
| 14.00 | The parade lap is now underway. |
| 14.00 | The front runners all seem to be on the harder tyre. |
| 14.02 | Felipe Massa lines up on his pole position with Hamilton, Raikkonen, Alonso and the rest taking up position. |
| Lap 1 | The Brazilian Grand Prix is underway. |
| Lap 1 | Fast start from Raikkonen as Hamilton also loses a position to Hamilton. |
| Lap 1 | Hamilton off at turn four and has dropped down the field |
| Lap 1 | Hamilton is behind on of the Toyota drivers. |
| Lap 1 | Hamilton is in P8. |
| Lap 2 | Hamilton passes Trulli and is P7. An incident for Yamamoto. Liuzzi is in the pits. |
| Lap 2 | Kovalainen is in the pits. |
| Lap 2 | Fisichella cut across the grass at turn 1 and was hit from behind by Yamamoto. |
| Lap 3 | Massa leads Raikkonen, Alonso and Webber. |
| Lap 3 | Fisichella now pits. He has a lot of rear end damage. |
| Lap 4 | Hamilton all over the back of Kubica. |
| Lap 5 | A dramatic start as the race is starting to settle a little. |
| Lap 5 | Raikkonen is now closing in on Massa. Alonso is third and dropping away. |
| Lap 7 | Hamilton is now in sixth position having made the pass around the BMW. |
| Lap 8 | Hamilton is slowing! |
| Lap 8 | Hamilton's McLaren is slowing on track. |
| Lap 9 | Hamilton slowed right down, but is now back up to speed but he has lost a lot of positions. He was sixth. |
| Lap 9 | He must have reset the electronics as he is now in 18th position. Quite a day. |
| Lap 10 | So Massa leads Raikkonen as Barrichello pits from tenth position. |
| Lap 10 | Kubica meanwhile has hot ahead of Webber and now runs in fourth position. Hamilton is back on the pace and now has it all to do. |
| Lap 11 | As it stands, Alonso will be world champion. |
| Lap 11 | Hamilton passes Barrichello into turn one and 17th. |
| Lap 12 | Hamilton's next target is Sutil. His target is P5 to be champion. |
| Lap 13 | Alonso is dropping away in third position. Massa and Raikkonen are on a similar pace. |
| Lap 14 | Hamilton laps Kovalainen |
| Lap 16 | Webber is off. He has a problem and was fifth |
| Lap 16 | Hamilton is carving through the field and is now chasing Nakajima. |
| Lap 16 | Webber pulled off with a mechanical problem. |
| Lap 18 | An easy pass for Hamilton who blows by Nakajima. |
| Lap 18 | Alonso is now ten seconds down on Raikkonen. |
| Lap 19 | Hamilton's next target is Jenson Button |
| Lap 20 | Massa gets the gap to Raikkonen out to two seconds as Kubica pits. |
| Lap 20 | Massa pits from the lead |
| Lap 21 | A clean stop for Massa as he exits ahead of Heidfeld. |
| Lap 22 | Raikkonen pits his Ferrari. |
| Lap 22 | Alonso takes over the lead for now. Raikkonen exits behind Massa. |
| Lap 22 | A problem for Button who was ahead of Hamilton. He pulls off and climbs out of the Honda. Alonso pits his McLaren. |
| Lap 23 | Trulli, Vettel and Hamilton all pit. |
| Lap 23 | Hamilton is taking the soft tyre. They want him to go all out in this mid-stint. |
| Lap 24 | Rosberg and Coulthard both pit. |
| Lap 24 | Massa now leads Raikkonen by two seconds with Heidfeld yet to stop. |
| Lap 25 | Sutil runs into Davidson into turn one and both spin. |
| Lap 25 | There must be damage for Davidson as he is off again. Probably a puncture after being rammed by Sutil. |
| Lap 26 | Heidfeld pits his BMW Sauber. |
| Lap 26 | Sato pits his Super Aguri Honda. |
| Lap 27 | Davidson makes it back to the pit. |
| Lap 27 | Hamilton is P13 and closing in on Barrichello. |
| Lap 28 | Sutil pits his Spyker. |
| Lap 29 | Coulthard runs wide after locking his brakes. He is pushing to try and get ahead of Rosberg. |
| Lap 29 | Hamilton gambles and dives ahead of Barrichello into turn one. He is on the soft tyre and having to take risks. |
| Lap 30 | Kubica is closing in on Alonso. Heidfeld lost two positions in the first round of stops and is now behind Trulli. |
| Lap 31 | Barrichello pits from 13th. |
| Lap 32 | Sutil is back in the pits. Seems he must have damaged the Spyker with his rash attempted pass on Davidson. |
| Lap 32 | Nakajima pits from ninth. |
| Lap 32 | Nakajima runs into his front left crew member and knocks him over. |
| Lap 32 | Nakajima is back out and his crew memeber has hobbled away. |
| Lap 34 | Kubica passes Alonso into turn one. A nicve clean pass. |
| Lap 34 | Hamilton has passed Vettel and is now in tenth position. |
| Lap 34 | Schumacher pits his Toyota. |
| Lap 35 | A slow stop for Schumacher, 15 seconds. He was in ninth position. |
| Lap 36 | Out front. Massa leads Raikkonen by two second. Kubica is third and pulling away from Alonso who is off the pace at the moment. |
| Lap 36 | Vettel has pitted his Toro Rosso from tenth position. |
| Lap 37 | It is a retirement for Vettel. |
| Lap 37 | Hamilton is now in for his second stop. He is back on the hard tyre. |
| Lap 38 | A big crash for Kovalainen. |
| Lap 38 | He is off at turn three. Something broke for sure and he backed hard into the tyres. |
| Lap 39 | It is a local yellow for Kovalainen's Renault. No full course yellow. Kubica pits from third. |
| Lap 40 | Hamilton is now in ninth position and has made two stop. It seems he is now on a three stop strategy. |
| Lap 41 | Kubica is looking to pass Rosberg |
| Lap 42 | Barrichello pits for a third time. |
| Lap 42 | It is a big big engine failure for Barrichello. A whole season without a point for the Brazilian. |
| Lap 43 | Coulthard pits from eighth. |
| Lap 44 | As it stands right now, Alonso would be champion if nothing changes. |
| Lap 44 | Trulli pits from fourth position. |
| Lap 45 | Massa has a big moment and almost goes off track. Raikkonen closes in. |
| Lap 45 | Raikkonen is now right with Massa. |
| Lap 46 | Kubica is still behind Rosberg and losing time following his second stop. |
| Lap 46 | Sato has pitted for a second time. |
| Lap 47 | Massa is now back in control and pulls a small advanatage over Raikkonen. |
| Lap 47 | As it stands at the moment, 108 points for Hamilton, 108 for Raikkonen and 109 for Alonso. Massa will allow Raikkonen ahead when the time is right though, so plus two more for Raikkonen. |
| Lap 49 | Hamilton is slowly closing in on Trulli and P7. |
| Lap 51 | Massa pits from the lead. |
| Lap 51 | A clean stop for Massa who takes soft tyres for his final stint. |
| Lap 52 | Raikkonen stays out and will be looking to get the jump on his team-mate in the second stop. |
| Lap 52 | Heidfeld pits from fourth position. |
| Lap 53 | Raikkonen is pushing hard but Massa is right on the pace with his new tyres. |
| Lap 53 | Alonso pits fom third position. |
| Lap 53 | Raikkonen now pits from the lead. |
| Lap 54 | Raikkonen exits the pits and is ahead of Massa. Job done. |
| Lap 54 | Hamilton is slowly closing in on Trulli but we think he has to make a third stop. |
| Lap 55 | Roberg pits his Williams for a second time. |
| Lap 55 | Amazingly, Raikkonen is looking good for the championship at the moment. |
| Lap 56 | Hamilton needs to finish fifth with Alonso behind now o be champion. |
| Lap 57 | Hamilton pits for a third time from P8. |
| Lap 58 | Hamilton is now exiting behind Coulthard. |
| Lap 59 | Hamilton passes Coulthard's Red Bull across the line. |
| Lap 59 | Hamilton needs four points to beat Raikkonen as Kubica pits for the third time. |
| Lap 60 | Hamilton is pushing hard and he needs to. He needs fifth position. |
| Lap 60 | With Kubica pitting, Alonso regains third position. But he needs second to win the title. |
| Lap 61 | Heidfeld, Rosberg and Kubica all run together. Rosberg is having a great race. |
| Lap 61 | Rosberg goes in too deep into turn one and both Rosberg and Heidfeld run wide and Kubica picks up two positions. |
| Lap 62 | Coulthard spins after making contact with Nakajima. Both continue. |
| Lap 62 | Nakajima has pitted his Williams. |
| Lap 64 | Raikkonen leads Massa by three seconds with Alonso over 40 seconds back in third. Kubica runs fourth ahead of Rosberg and Heidfeld. |
| Lap 65 | Trulli pits from seventh position. |
| Lap 65 | Raikkonen is on target for the race win and the championship by one point from Alonso and Hamilton. |
| Lap 66 | Should Alonso retain third position on track, he will take second in the championship as he will have one more third position on count back. |
| Lap 68 | Rosberg and Kubica battling hard for fourth position. Rosberg tries around the outside into turn one and does not make the pass. |
| Lap 69 | Correction, Hamilton will be second overall due to his number of second places. I think. 110 points for Raikkonen and 109 each for Hamilton and Alonso. |
| Lap 70 | Rosberg gets the pass made and is now ahead of Kubica. |
| Lap 70 | Raikkonen is on his last lap. |
| Lap 71 | Kimi Raikkonen wins the Brazilian Grand Prix and is the 2007 World Champion! |
| Lap 71 | Massa is second |
| Lap 71 | Alonso is third and is not champion. Rosberg is fourth ahead of Kubica, Heidfeld, Hamilton and Trulli. An amazing day. Six wins and Raikkonen is the champion. |
| Lap 71 | 110 points for Raikkonen, 109 for Hamilton and Alonso. |
