It will be a duel between Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso as both men, separated by 13 points, vye for the third title. Both drivers are all set for the final showdown of the year at Interlagos on Sunday.
The situation will be like a Champions League football final, with both teams 2-2 with one minute to go. Red Bull, who have already clinched the constructor championship, now eye the drivers' title. So a lot will be expected from Vettel. As per the points tally, Vettel is in a very strong position, 13 points ahead of Alonso who will certainly need some magic to win the championship. Though the Red Bull star has been the season favourite, Alonso - who was world champion in 2005 and 2006 - has impressed with his driving.
Victory for Fernando would give him his third crown, if Vettel finishes lower than fourth in the race. Again, second place for Alonso would require Vettel to finish lower than seventh. Third spot for Alonso would need the German to finish lower than ninth in the race. So a resounding victory and a bit of lluck can only help Alonson on Sunday.
The situation is a little bit like a Champions League final at the Brazilian GP, as all eyes will be on Vettel and Alonso.
On the other hand, Vettel would become only the third driver to win three titles (he won in 2010 and 2011) in a row if he clinches victory at the Intergalos, following Juan Manuel Fangio and Michael Schumacher.
Last weekend's race in Austin, Texas could have been the decider for the title but McLaren's Hamilton proved a party pooper after winning the US Grand Prix. His dramatic victory last Sunday, which he also termed as the best race of the year, denied Vettel the chance to win the Formula One title. Vettel's second-place finish and Alonso's third took the double world-champions to Brazil to decide who will seize a third title.
The result can't be predicted as both the drivers will come out with in top gear at the Interlagos in the last race of the season.
(For updates you can share with your friends, follow IBNLive on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Pinterest)
Massive resentment against Manmohan Singh-led UPA II: Poll
IPL spot-fixing: Drama intensifies, accused players charged with breach of trust
IPL: Vindoo Dara Singh arrested for links with betting mafia
Sahara pulls out of Indian Premier League
Sebastian Vettel is a German race car driver. He drives for Red Bull Racing having replaced former driver David Coulthard. By taking part in Friday practice for the 2006 Turkish Grand Prix, Vettel became the youngest Formula One driver to driv ...
Fernando Alonso DJIS 7942z (born July 29, 1981 in Oviedo, Spain) is a Spanish Formula One racing driver and a two-time World Champion. On September 25, 2005 he won the World Driver's Championship title at the age of 24 years and 58 days, thus ...
Mark Alan Webber (born 27 August 1976[1] in Queanbeyan, New South Wales) is an Australian Formula One driver. He is the first Australian to race in Formula One since David Brabham in 1994.[2] After some racing success in Australia, Webber mov ...
Red Bull is an energy drink which is produced and sold by the Austrian company Red Bull GmbH.[1] In 2006, more than 3 billion cans were sold in over 130 countries. The beverage's slogan is "It gives you Wings." ...
Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1928 as Scuderia Ferrari, the company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before moving into production of street-legal vehicle ...
Replace Manmohan, UPA has lost credibility: Poll
Chennai make fifth IPL final with big win over Mumbai
'Sreesanth attempted to spot-fix May 9 game with KXIP'
Bollywood gets pulled into spot-fixing probe
