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F1 2007

Sunday 23 December 2007 12:04, UK

  1. Image: Lewis Hamilton's maiden grand prix in Australia saw him jump from fourth on the grid to second by the first corner - the rookie eventually finishing third
  2. Image: Meanwhile, F1's other high profile debutant, Heikki Kovalainen, endured a tough baptism for Renault, eventually finishing 10th
  3. Image: Takuma Sato scored Super Aguri's first championship point in the Spanish Grand Prix
  4. Image: Hamilton shadows Fernando Alonso in May's Monaco GP - a race he later claimed he could have won
  5. Image: But Hamilton's wait only lasted one race, with his maiden victory coming in the Canadian GP
  6. Image: Montreal also brought a terrifying crash for BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica, who amazingly suffered only concussion and a sprained ankle
  7. Image: Hamilton was the country's new sporting hero ahead of his home race at Silverstone
  8. Image: But, after a slow start to the season, KImi Raikkonen came back into contention with victories in the French and British GPs
  9. Image: Alonso stopped Hamilton's momentum by passing Felipe Massa to win July's European GP
  10. Image: The rivaly between Alonso and Hamilton intensified after their qualifying antics in the Hungarian GP
  11. Image: Honda's Jenson Button must be looking forward to 2008 after a dismal season
  12. Image: Hamilton attends the FIA hearing into the spying saga involving McLaren and Ferrari in September
  13. Image: Ron Dennis's team were fined $100 million and lost their Constructors' Championship points for their role in the affair
  14. Image: Alonso and Hamilton battle for third place at the start of the Belgian GP - the Spaniard eventually holding sway
  15. Image: Hamilton's championship bid was boosted by his Japanese GP win - with Alonso crashing out
  16. Image: Kovalainen recovered from his poor start to the season to score a second place behind Hamilton at Suzuka
  17. Image: The tables were turned in Shanghai, with Hamilton losing control on worn tyres and Alonso finishing second behind Raikkonen
  18. Image: Toro Rosso's Sebastian Vettel is congratulated by team boss Gerhard Berger after his fourth place in the Chinese GP
  19. Image: Hamilton's chances were finally scuppered when gearbox problems hampered his car in the Brazilian GP
  20. Image: After passing team-mate Massa, Raikkonen thus claimed the world title by a single point
  21. Image: BMW team principal Mario Thiessen confers with Williams technical director Sam Michael as their cars are threatened with expulsion from the Interlagos race
  22. Image: Alonso and McLaren subsequently announced their decision to go their separate ways in 2008

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