I can comfortably predict that this Sunday's Formula 1 final round will trump the Senna-Prost hijinx in terms of score-settling. Most likely whoever comes out as champion between Hamilton and Alonso (and I believe it will be one of these two, despite Ferrari's tactical advantage of having a designated "number two" in Massa), will have the runner up chasing him down for vengeance in 2008. Hamilton pitched the title last weekend by unnecessarily racing his tires to shreds in a battle with Raikkonen. Even if such a rare rookie mistake were to manifest itself in consecutive weekend, you have to think Alonso would be sufficiently rattled by not beating Lewis in a straight fight. Hamilton has outqualified Alonso 9-7 on the season, taking the lead with pole in Britain.
The challenge is possibly enough to encourage Alonso to keep his job for one more year, simply to demonstrate he can edge out an even more mature and determined Lewis Hamilton while in equal equipment. On the other hand, perhaps Alonso's attitude is born of frustration and insecurity and he'd like nothing more than to be released and avoid the searing scrutiny reserved for F1 teammates. Whooping up conspiracy theories about team favours is another way to extricate yourself from such an uncomfortable position.
Can we bring back Murray Walker for tomorrow's broadcast, just so he gets to scream "Out! Oh My Goodness" for us one more time?
UPDATE: Massa pole, Hamilton Q2, Raikkonen Q3, Alonso Q4.
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