Hamilton Takes Control Of Championship

In a race full of drama and keenly contested battles, rookie Lewis Hamilton inched closer to creating history and realizing his dream. Hamilton, who pipped Alonso for pole position in ablistering last lap of qualifying led from start to finish to clinch the rain affected Japanese Grand Prix. Alonso hit a wall and was elimintaed from the race early on allowing Hamilton to open up a 12 point lead in the Driver's Championship. The safety car had been out for most of the first few laps due to bad weather conditions. The surprise of the race came from Renault driver Kovaleinen who raced to his first career podium finsih holding of fellow Finn Raikkonen for second place. Hamilton has 107 points followed by Alonso (95) and Raikkonen (90). With just two races left in the season at Shanghai and Brazil, it sure is heading to thrilling finish especially when people are predicting the next two race tracks to favour the ferrari cars.