:01:08. > :01:11.that 2012 form the one-season from Brazil. But come to the palette of
:01:11. > :01:16.Interlagos, the legendary race track for what we hope will be a
:01:16. > :01:20.classic race to finish a very special season. Better surely the
:01:20. > :01:23.drivers and the constructors championship standings. 13 points
:01:23. > :01:29.between Sebastian Vettel, the leader, and his challenger,
:01:29. > :01:33.Fernando Alonso. Sebastian Vettel overturned that 15. Cap on the
:01:33. > :01:38.final day of the season in Formula One but that -- but anything can
:01:38. > :01:43.happen. The constructors championship has been wrapped up
:01:43. > :01:49.already by Red Bull. 440 points. Can they add the driving title to
:01:49. > :01:54.that? All the action in a few moments but first, here is what
:01:54. > :01:57.happened in a rather dramatic qualifying session. Her Iberian
:01:57. > :02:03.before the start of qualifying saw the first cars heading on to the
:02:03. > :02:07.damp track. Grosjean was hoping to get his Lotus past Pedro de la Rosa
:02:07. > :02:11.but that move resulted in contact. He had to put for the front wing
:02:11. > :02:16.but did not change his tyres and there was no time left for him to
:02:16. > :02:20.get his Lotus up to speed. McLaren have looked like the cars to beat
:02:20. > :02:26.and qualifying was no exception. It was Hamilton and Jenson Button
:02:26. > :02:31.battled hard. But Lewis Hamilton was guaranteed. Jenson Button
:02:31. > :02:34.crossed the line one 10th of a second behind his team-mate. In the
:02:34. > :02:38.championship, Ferrari and Fernando Alonso you how important it was to
:02:38. > :02:48.get ahead of Sebastian Vettel on the grid but Sunday's have always
:02:48. > :02:51.proven stronger for Fernando Alonso and he had to settle for eight days.
:02:51. > :02:56.With the rain affecting best, let's hope that we can see something like
:02:56. > :02:59.that. Sebastian Vettel is 13 points ahead of Fernando Alonso in the
:02:59. > :03:03.championship and whilst he might be in control of the title race, he
:03:03. > :03:08.will hope to control today's race from the front but he had just one
:03:08. > :03:12.flying lap to get it right and he crossed the line in 4th place.
:03:12. > :03:22.have to do this for all the race, we have had 19 races and this is
:03:22. > :03:28.just another. We try to do our best. McLaren knock out the front row.
:03:28. > :03:32.Mark Webber is the highest placed Red Bull. Felipe Massa about
:03:32. > :03:36.qualifies Fernando Alonso. The penalty for Maldonado drops him
:03:36. > :03:43.from 6th place to 16th. Everyone moves up by one place. Hulkenberg
:03:43. > :03:53.is the 6th place. Fernando Alonso in 7th place. Paul di Resta rounds
:03:53. > :04:01.
:04:01. > :04:11.out the top 10. Maldonado takes his place in 16th place. This might be
:04:11. > :04:14.
:04:14. > :04:20.the last time we see HRT on the Hamilton verges Jenson Button off
:04:20. > :04:25.the front row. Great start from Felipe Massa. Trying to get past
:04:25. > :04:31.Button and Fernando Alonso. McLaren in front. Forcing his way past
:04:31. > :04:37.Fernando Alonso. We have a race and our hands. Mark Webber did not get
:04:37. > :04:41.away well. Everybody trying to check out those conditions. Look at
:04:42. > :04:50.Felipe Massa into second place! Kimi Raikkonen gets off but gets
:04:50. > :04:55.back on again. Sebastian Vettel has been hit! He has made contact.
:04:55. > :05:01.much damage is on the Red Bull? What drama on the first lap in
:05:01. > :05:05.Brazil. Sebastian Vettel has been hit. How much damage? We don't know.
:05:05. > :05:15.Fernando Alonso is still running but in 5th place. He has got the
:05:15. > :05:17.
:05:17. > :05:21.left side of the car damaged. He has been hit on his left side.
:05:21. > :05:29.has damaged. What will the team do? The rain is falling just a little
:05:29. > :05:36.bit. Mark Webber has a real job to do. But Felipe Massa is in head --
:05:36. > :05:41.is ahead of Mark Webber. Here comes Mark Webber, moving to the outside.
:05:41. > :05:51.On the first corner, here comes Fernando Alonso down the inside!
:05:51. > :05:51.
:05:51. > :05:56.Moving into third place! Which is just where he needs to be. TEAM
:05:56. > :06:01.RADIO: He has got physical damage, it is a front wing, we cannot fix
:06:01. > :06:05.that damage. Confer an that damage to the left-hand side. Sebastian
:06:05. > :06:11.Vettel, across the line in 22nd place. Red Bull returning to the
:06:11. > :06:17.garage. We have to watch these sec tors. He has got a race on his
:06:17. > :06:24.hands to retain this World Championship. Felipe Massa, doing a
:06:24. > :06:28.fantastic job. He worked that. Helping Fernando Alonso. If they
:06:28. > :06:33.finish what they are now, Fernando Alonso would be the world champion.
:06:33. > :06:41.Sebastian Vettel is out of the scoring range. We have lost some
:06:41. > :06:45.key drivers from this race. Perez is moving to McLaren next year, he
:06:45. > :06:50.had a real run of poor finishes. Under the points in recent races
:06:50. > :06:55.and he is also out today. The is a very long way to go this afternoon
:06:55. > :07:00.but the future of the World Championship rests with Mark Webber.
:07:00. > :07:08.Will he be able to pull the past? He is getting in front of Mark
:07:08. > :07:15.Webber. Hulkenberg passes Mark Webber. Remember, Hulkenberg was
:07:15. > :07:21.fast tour a couple of years ago. TEAM RADIO: It looks OK. Looking OK,
:07:21. > :07:30.and Sebastian Vettel has done one lap faster than anybody else.
:07:30. > :07:35.1:21.3. And he is just at the back of the camera shot, he is just
:07:35. > :07:38.crossing the line, 12.8 seconds behind the race leader, Lewis
:07:38. > :07:43.Hamilton. Conditions are just a little bit slippery and this is
:07:43. > :07:48.playing into his hands. Hamilton has got to be defensive. He does
:07:48. > :07:52.not know where the conditions are. Look at the start, was met has a
:07:52. > :07:58.great start. And then we can once again see Fernando Alonso taking
:07:58. > :08:02.that brave outside line in to turn number one. You can save Sebastian
:08:02. > :08:05.Vettel, they're covering each other and that just allows Fernando
:08:05. > :08:12.Alonso to come around the outside, giving them position as they drop
:08:12. > :08:17.down into the second turn. That was a cautious start by Sebastian
:08:17. > :08:21.Vettel. Let's see from on-board with Felipe Massa. The clutch
:08:21. > :08:27.burning away nicely. Watching in front of the Red Bull very well in
:08:27. > :08:35.that shot. Just as a little look down the inside. He has been given
:08:35. > :08:44.space by Jenson Button. This is the start from Sebastian Vettel. Winter
:08:44. > :08:52.will, with his team-mate. That is just such as shallow line. -- wheel
:08:53. > :08:57.to wheel. Let us see if we can find out what happened. It was Bruno
:08:57. > :09:04.Senna who hit the side of the Red Bull. Look at the damage to Bruno
:09:04. > :09:09.Senna. Reversing down from turn one before, just a little bit wide.
:09:09. > :09:16.Nonetheless, that is a clear HET by Williams. That is what did the
:09:16. > :09:26.damage to the side. We will be keeping a close eye... Fernando
:09:26. > :09:28.
:09:28. > :09:35.Alonso has gone wide! He has gone wide! He has lost momentum! Mark
:09:35. > :09:39.Webber is going to carry that speed. There is a Ferrari sandwich. Can he
:09:39. > :09:45.hold of Mark Webber? Just enough speed. He has pulled it off. But he
:09:45. > :09:50.has lost that crucial third place. Still early days. But Hulkenberg
:09:50. > :09:55.having the drive of his life. Felipe Massa up the side of Mark
:09:55. > :10:02.Webber. That had accident written all over it. That is such a tricky
:10:02. > :10:06.corner. On these damp conditions, it is better to stay off the racing
:10:06. > :10:12.line because all that rubber becomes very slick. Not quite
:10:12. > :10:16.enough for them to want to put the intermediate tyres on a this stage.
:10:16. > :10:22.The advantage was with Fernando Alonso but it is now swinging back
:10:22. > :10:31.to Mark Webber. This crucial area, turn No. 12, the action down and to
:10:31. > :10:36.turn number one. Passing both of his team-mates. And Mark Webber.
:10:36. > :10:40.This is the lock-up. Oh! Look how close he came to spending out.
:10:40. > :10:44.Fighting to keep the car on the track, fighting for this World
:10:44. > :10:50.Championship. Hulkenberg goes through. Bruno Senna. The
:10:50. > :10:55.collision... He got himself down the inside. That amazing
:10:55. > :11:03.disappearing Red Bull. It did not happen. And there is a car off in
:11:03. > :11:09.the background, hitting the barrier. Turn Number 11. Notice question
:11:09. > :11:15.mark it is Romain Grosjean. That was a big crash. And Jenson Button
:11:15. > :11:19.locks up. Daniel Ricciardo was just one fraction ahead of Wales met but
:11:20. > :11:29.was it has got the place, so still Lewis Hamilton leading. What a
:11:29. > :11:34.contest between these. -- Lewis Hamilton. Facing the wrong way!
:11:34. > :11:38.What is going on? That is an incredible tussle up front.
:11:39. > :11:43.Something has happened in touch her number one. Did he have contact?
:11:43. > :11:47.Whether be the safety car at the exit of turn Number 11? That is a
:11:47. > :11:52.high-speed corner and the judgment to be made is, can I safely remove
:11:52. > :12:00.the car without endangering marshals and this is Jenson Button
:12:00. > :12:04.coming out with the DRS wide open. Hamilton coming back at Jenson
:12:04. > :12:12.Button. Please, Mr race director, keep up with the action. Mark
:12:12. > :12:20.Webber gets pushed around by Kamui Kobayashi. This is Romain Grosjean.
:12:20. > :12:25.How did he lose this? He'd just got away. So that tend to turn Number
:12:25. > :12:31.11. So much action this afternoon. The pit stop by Red Bull. Probably
:12:31. > :12:36.Mark Webber, is intermediate safer? Even if they tell Jenson Button he
:12:36. > :12:46.is safer, faster at this stage, this is such a knife edge. On the
:12:46. > :12:47.
:12:47. > :12:51.intermediate tyres. Schumacher has put his tyre on. Gary? Lots of
:12:51. > :12:55.action but Kimi Raikkonen has not gone as fast as Jenson Button on
:12:55. > :13:02.these slick tyres. Still that dodgy area. Intermediate would be safer
:13:02. > :13:07.but at the moment, if this rain stops, whoever is on slick tyres
:13:07. > :13:12.will be better. The feeling in the cockpit is you can see Schumacher
:13:12. > :13:17.are slopping down the inside of Lewis Hamilton. What we have won
:13:17. > :13:21.the intermediate tyres, you have that block movement, it allows the
:13:21. > :13:26.individual blocks to generate heat and this is Fernando Alonso, this
:13:26. > :13:31.is a separate incident, fighting with those tyres. And this is
:13:31. > :13:35.Sebastian Vettel? No, Kamui Kobayashi. I got carried away. We
:13:35. > :13:40.shall see everybody coming in. They all run the risk of running on the
:13:40. > :13:47.slick tyres, you're either on the track or you are off the circuit.
:13:47. > :13:51.The work going on by the crew. There is some delay. Oh, no! That
:13:51. > :13:56.happened so earlier -- so often in the earlier part of the year.
:13:56. > :14:01.Championship contenders, both in. In the pits at the same time.
:14:01. > :14:06.Switching to intermediates. Good stop by Ferrari, Red Bull? Very
:14:06. > :14:10.good stop as well. Look how close they are. Remember, Sebastian
:14:10. > :14:14.Vettel was down at the back at the end of the first lap. That will be
:14:14. > :14:18.a soothing sight, he has got the World Championship in his sights,
:14:18. > :14:25.they just have to keep him there. If they both finished in the points,
:14:25. > :14:34.the championship goes to Sebastian Vettel. Timo Glock, trying to get
:14:34. > :14:41.past Vitaly Petrov. Where do this lot back? -- were do they slot
:14:41. > :14:50.back? And just going through. Arakawa, respecting the Red Bull
:14:50. > :14:56.relationship. Not enough for comfort. TEAM RADIO: It has stopped
:14:57. > :15:06.raining! It has stopped raining. He is staying out, he thinks he can
:15:07. > :15:12.
:15:12. > :15:17.continue. The master of changing front? Let us see what happened in
:15:17. > :15:27.Hamilton's pit-stop. He was told to be careful coming in but then there
:15:27. > :15:35.was a delay. Kobayashi nipping past Felipe Massa, who is struggling on
:15:35. > :15:45.his slick tyres? If you compare that last lap from the Blythe to
:15:45. > :15:50.
:15:50. > :15:55.Vettel, eight seconds a lost by Massa. Vergne... Was it a spin from
:15:55. > :16:05.Massa? Alonso is on the intermediate tyres and was allowed
:16:05. > :16:10.through. Alonso's times is a long way off what Hamilton is doing.
:16:10. > :16:20.Jenson Button is the leading by less than a second from Nico
:16:20. > :16:33.
:16:33. > :16:43.Hulkenberg. He can use DRS to take Sebastian Vettel. He had the
:16:43. > :16:44.
:16:44. > :16:54.slipstream to carry it down into Turn One. Massa has come in for his
:16:54. > :16:59.
:16:59. > :17:04.intermediate tyres. Nico Hulkenberg is challenging for the lead of this
:17:04. > :17:09.Grand Prix. It is a great performance from him, but a lap
:17:09. > :17:14.times are getting slower. Will they stay out? If they don't stay in
:17:14. > :17:19.they will be committed later on to staying out there if it gets more
:17:19. > :17:26.difficult. Nico Hulkenberg is looking at the end of the main
:17:26. > :17:32.straight. Just getting alongside, but not quite. The DRS zone is
:17:32. > :17:37.coming up next so it is an opportunity to Nico Hulkenberg.
:17:37. > :17:47.Bull looking at the rear of the car to see what the damage is. That is
:17:47. > :17:52.a photograph taken to him -- taken and printed out and given to him.
:17:52. > :18:02.Let's see if Nico Hulkenberg will try again. He used his Cannes to
:18:02. > :18:05.
:18:05. > :18:12.get into the slipstream of Jenson Button. Jenson Button is leading...
:18:12. > :18:19.Nico Hulkenberg has overtaken him. McLaren getting ready for a tyre
:18:19. > :18:25.change. Who will it be? Times are getting quicker. It is Hamilton
:18:25. > :18:31.coming in and Gary, it is changing all the time? The rain has now
:18:31. > :18:38.stopped completely. Times should be getting better, it is about not
:18:38. > :18:44.making mistakes. He has gone on to the harder, compound tyre. Alonso
:18:44. > :18:48.is in as well. Sebastian Vettel lost about three seconds on that
:18:48. > :18:54.lap. You expect to see the main contenders coming in as this track
:18:54. > :19:04.is opening up towards the slick tyres. It is playing into the hands
:19:04. > :19:06.
:19:06. > :19:10.of Nico Hulkenberg and Jenson Button. We can remind you what is
:19:10. > :19:16.happening. Nico Hulkenberg is leading this race for Force India
:19:16. > :19:22.from Jenson Button in second place. Lewis Hamilton was in third
:19:22. > :19:30.position, but he has just made a pit stop. That will bring Sebastian
:19:30. > :19:36.Vettel up. Alonso has just gone out on the medium compound tyres a.
:19:36. > :19:45.dry line is appearing and Alonso finds the grip on those slick tyres.
:19:45. > :19:52.Hamilton has just seen a bit of action with a Red Bull. TEAM RADIO:
:19:53. > :20:00.Box, a box, box. Sebastian Vettel is being told to make a pit stop.
:20:00. > :20:09.You saw the oversteer as he came out of turn 12. The pit crew coming
:20:09. > :20:15.out ready. It is worth so it will be slippy. It is all OK. It is
:20:15. > :20:25.looking like it is a relatively tidy star. Mark Webber is in at the
:20:25. > :20:33.same time. Double stop, they practise this. Webber slots out
:20:33. > :20:42.behind him. Rosberg has a puncture. He is dropping down the order.
:20:42. > :20:46.look like the tyre was deflated. If I'm not mistaken, it is a slick
:20:46. > :20:52.tyre. Unlikely it is anything to do with the tread a wearing out. Maybe
:20:52. > :20:57.something happens? The safety car has been deployed. It is because of
:20:57. > :21:02.the debris on the circuit. This will close of the field up together,
:21:02. > :21:07.and we will see what effect it has. Michael Schumacher is running in
:21:07. > :21:12.15th place current big, but the safety car is out and will gather
:21:12. > :21:18.together the leaders. They will gather behind the safety car
:21:18. > :21:22.initially. David, what an amazing beginning to this race? We are a
:21:22. > :21:27.third of the way through and so much has happened? What an
:21:27. > :21:33.incredible end to this season's. Charlie Whiting is tuned into the
:21:33. > :21:38.Ferrari team Radio responding to Fernando Alonso. As the teams
:21:38. > :21:48.prepare, they want to get a free stop effectively. This has hurt me
:21:48. > :21:50.
:21:50. > :21:55.go Uncle Bert -- this has hurt Nico Hulkenberg and Jenson Button. They
:21:55. > :22:00.have lost this huge lead. Hamilton was faster than them just before
:22:00. > :22:04.the safety car came out. This would change the complexion of the race
:22:04. > :22:11.completely. You have to feel for them, David, because they had a
:22:11. > :22:15.massive lead. The as his motor racing and anything can happen. You
:22:15. > :22:24.have to feel for Felipe Massa, who was world champion for a few
:22:24. > :22:28.seconds before Hamilton passed Glock a few years ago. The Ferrari
:22:28. > :22:34.camp know the Championship is slipping away from them. Alonso is
:22:35. > :22:39.in fourth place, Sebastian Vettel in fifth place. It will head the
:22:40. > :22:49.way of Sebastian Vettel if they finish the way they are now.
:22:50. > :22:49.
:22:50. > :22:55.into the exhaust of the Renault engine. The safety car is in. A
:22:55. > :23:02.grade restart by Nico Hulkenberg. Clever stuff from Nico Hulkenberg,
:23:02. > :23:07.he did not go for it out of turn 12, which he could have done. Down the
:23:07. > :23:17.outside goes Webber! What are they doing? Kobayashi has gone past
:23:17. > :23:18.
:23:18. > :23:22.Sebastian Vettel! Vettel is right behind Kobayashi. Kobayashi
:23:22. > :23:32.fighting for a career in Formula One comedy has no drive the next
:23:32. > :23:34.
:23:34. > :23:41.year and has to show what he can do. Hulkenberg still leads from the two
:23:41. > :23:47.McLaren's and a Vettel is under pressure from di Resta. Kobayashi,
:23:47. > :23:51.as you pointed out his driving for his career. I am not sure if there
:23:51. > :23:57.was a chance of Vettel to get it then, but it was a mistake by the
:23:57. > :24:01.Japanese driver. Di Resta is getting himself hooked up into the
:24:01. > :24:05.back end of the Red Bull as the fuel his side thinning out. The
:24:05. > :24:15.pressure is on Nico Hulkenberg, he has to set the breaking point and
:24:15. > :24:34.
:24:34. > :24:40.enabled. He has to set the breaking-point, and that was Timo
:24:40. > :24:48.Glock. Nico Hulkenberg has made it through the turn, but is not making
:24:48. > :24:55.his -- helping his cause or with lock up. Lewis Hamilton get past
:24:55. > :24:59.his team-mate, Jenson Button. They are racing hard. Lewis Hamilton
:24:59. > :25:07.take second place from Jenson Button of. Watched a Massa comedy
:25:07. > :25:14.will try to pass the Vettel. He won't make it easy for Massa. The
:25:14. > :25:20.Brazilian sweeps past De Red Bull and Vettel, sensibly does not fight
:25:20. > :25:28.too hard, he can afford to lose that place. Alonso is in force and
:25:28. > :25:38.that is not enough for him. The Red Bull is vulnerable but thankfully
:25:38. > :25:38.
:25:38. > :25:44.has a Toro Rosso behind him. Massa making a straight forward pass. He
:25:44. > :25:50.is loving this. Look at the dry line, and that is what they are
:25:50. > :25:55.trying to stick on, but if it rains again it will be ever so slippery.
:25:55. > :26:04.The graphic showing they are saving up the KERS and I presume it will
:26:04. > :26:08.be to use it out of turn 12? Vettel is running about 12, to Slough in a
:26:08. > :26:15.straight line as Raikkonen Paul to the outside of Schumacher as they
:26:15. > :26:21.break into Turn One. Battle of the champions, Michael Schumacher will
:26:21. > :26:28.squeeze in. They run side-by-side through two. Can he hang on in
:26:28. > :26:32.three? Nico Hulkenberg is complaining about the downshift on
:26:32. > :26:37.the Force India, it is generating too much push in the sticky
:26:37. > :26:43.conditions. The last thing you want when it goes down be gear is giving
:26:43. > :26:48.you a shunting feeling. Kobayashi running wide through turn the one.
:26:48. > :26:55.That will allow Sebastian Vettel to cut back out of two. Look at the
:26:55. > :27:01.speed advantage Kobayashi has out of three. It is great straight line
:27:01. > :27:06.speed advantage. Kobayashi is 4th fastest during this race so far,
:27:06. > :27:11.which shows the Sauber which has been set up for a straight line
:27:11. > :27:21.speed recently, is a good racing car. Nico Hulkenberg is still
:27:21. > :27:31.hanging out in front. Jenson Button is still in the hands. Alonso is
:27:31. > :27:41.not as quick as the leaders, but in fourth place. Kobayashi is fighting
:27:41. > :27:49.
:27:49. > :27:57.position from Petrov who has the chance to stay with the team next
:27:57. > :28:03.year. These are not optimal conditions as you see the rain
:28:04. > :28:07.falling in the pit lane. Hamilton is in front of Hulkenberg.
:28:07. > :28:15.Hulkenberg must have finally made a mistake because he has dropped to
:28:15. > :28:25.second. This is up overturn six, brakes and gets on the white line.
:28:25. > :28:27.
:28:27. > :28:33.Loses control. They are putting softer compound, slick tyre for
:28:33. > :28:38.Sebastian Vettel. Not putting him on intermediates we have just
:28:38. > :28:43.seemed Mercedes put on. Red Bull don't think there is any more rain
:28:43. > :28:49.coming. That is another huddle completed for the potential three-
:28:49. > :28:54.times world champion. It is a brave decisions from Red Bull, I would be
:28:54. > :29:04.inclined to follow Alonso. You need to cover him this afternoon and you
:29:04. > :29:06.
:29:06. > :29:12.cannot know how the weather will be"--. You have to navigate your
:29:12. > :29:16.way all the way out to the exit of turn number three. What will
:29:16. > :29:21.Ferrari do? They hope for something different to stay out there and
:29:21. > :29:29.hope it to suddenly... I don't know what if they can hope for!
:29:29. > :29:34.Raikkonen has made a mistake, I think. He has dropped a few places.
:29:35. > :29:39.He went the sideways and had to take avoiding action. He is heading
:29:39. > :29:48.towards South polo some were. He knew all about that, he has been
:29:48. > :29:53.there before. Sao Paulo. He had to spin the car around and just makes
:29:54. > :30:00.it. He has to go against the traffic to rejoin and turn 12.
:30:00. > :30:05.Obviously it all cost him a lot of time. Does he have traction on the
:30:05. > :30:15.grass? What a ride from Kimi Raikkonen! He did come from
:30:15. > :30:22.
:30:22. > :30:26.rallying. It looks like a lot of to cut his way through -- Lewis
:30:26. > :30:32.Hamilton. Going on a wild ride. Hamilton, right in the middle of
:30:32. > :30:37.the traffic. Kimi Raikkonen, going wide again. The same thing going
:30:37. > :30:44.wrong. I would not be surprised if he says, intermediate tyres, boys.
:30:44. > :30:50.Does the head for the pits? Yes. Look at Hulkenberg, challenging
:30:50. > :30:58.Hamilton for the lead. He will have a go down the inside. Oh no! They
:30:58. > :31:03.touched. Hamilton and Hulkenberg, now it shall be a Jenson Button a
:31:03. > :31:09.leading and Fernando Alonso in second place. How did that go
:31:09. > :31:14.wrong? Look at the damage. Hamilton's final race at McLaren
:31:14. > :31:20.ends with the damaged car, the Left Front folded up into the chassis.
:31:20. > :31:24.And not quite sure where he is going to go with that. He will not
:31:24. > :31:29.be able to fix that. He does not fancy being stuck on the outside of
:31:29. > :31:34.the circuit. If he has got steering, he will try that back. What went
:31:34. > :31:39.wrong is it is a damp track and Hulkenberg committed to the inside,
:31:39. > :31:47.he had the inside line but he could not stop the car. Hulkenberg, in
:31:47. > :31:55.the slipstream, pulls out, on the brakes. He loses control on the
:31:55. > :32:00.turn and he just slides into wells that. What a shame. -- into Lewis
:32:00. > :32:05.Hamilton. And then at the rear goes, Hamilton was giving him space, just
:32:05. > :32:10.one of those unfortunate things. Sebastian Vettel, on intermediate
:32:10. > :32:16.tyres, they got it wrong. Fernando Alonso has made that podium
:32:16. > :32:21.finishing position. Let us just say where he comes round at the end of
:32:21. > :32:26.the lap. We will see what he does, how Fernando Alonso reacts in these
:32:26. > :32:31.conditions. Ferrari are getting ready and some tyres. Hamilton has
:32:31. > :32:36.pulled off to the side of the track. Sebastian Vettel rejoins the field.
:32:36. > :32:40.The Ferrari boys are in the pit lane. It did not work for Fernando
:32:40. > :32:45.Alonso coming in from those slicks and why did he not just follow the
:32:45. > :32:52.leader of the race, not the race, but the man you are trying to beat
:32:52. > :33:02.in the championship. Fernando Alonso has gone through. On sex?
:33:02. > :33:05.
:33:05. > :33:10.is struggling. -- on slicks. He will have a very slow run. The team
:33:10. > :33:16.are ready for him and he took a gamble, he did that come in. Well,
:33:16. > :33:22.is the banking on the fact that this rain will stop? Gary? Quite
:33:22. > :33:30.heavy down in the pit lanes, not as bad as it was. That last lot from
:33:30. > :33:35.Fernando Alonso, that was a loss of 13 seconds. I don't understand. If
:33:35. > :33:39.Sebastian Vettel pitted, all he will do is the same thing. They are
:33:40. > :33:44.making some front wing changes. That was a late call, they did not
:33:44. > :33:48.have the tyres ready. It took so long to get them on. The radio
:33:48. > :33:53.problems, Sebastian Vettel has made the call. The team have not heard
:33:53. > :33:58.them. And he arrived in the pit lane. What does he want? It must be
:33:59. > :34:02.intermediates. The incident once again. Hulkenberg was always going
:34:02. > :34:09.to spin and Hamilton was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
:34:09. > :34:15.Well... Sebastian Vettel is getting past Kobayashi. Batty has gone wide.
:34:15. > :34:19.That could be a crucial move because that is pretty much in
:34:19. > :34:24.tonight is. If Sebastian Vettel is the without eight players at
:34:24. > :34:29.Fernando Alonso is in second place, he is a world champion. Where will
:34:30. > :34:34.this bring him out? Button is the leader. Jenson Button a leading
:34:34. > :34:38.this race. Fernando Alonso, having made the pit stop, will drop back,
:34:38. > :34:43.bringing Felipe Massa into second place but we shall check that once
:34:44. > :34:49.he rejoins. We have the drive- through penalty for Nico Hulkenberg,
:34:49. > :34:56.who is still running. That shop at Fernando Alonso up, behind Felipe
:34:56. > :35:00.Massa. Not a problem, he was soon let him go through. Sebastian
:35:00. > :35:04.Vettel is trying to pick up the pace. He needs to take this title
:35:04. > :35:10.in the closing stages of the Brazilian Grand Prix. And we are
:35:10. > :35:14.seeing heavier rain and we have seen throughout the day so far.
:35:14. > :35:19.Hulkenberg is still in second place, he has held on to second but he has
:35:19. > :35:23.got that drive-through penalty. reason Hulkenberg is so far up the
:35:23. > :35:26.road is he has only done one stop this afternoon and he will have
:35:26. > :35:31.that drive through and that will cost around 14 seconds and dropping
:35:31. > :35:35.down the pack. We have Jenson Button in for his stop.
:35:35. > :35:40.Intermediates as well. It is wet enough, he will have to hold on to
:35:40. > :35:46.the leader of this race, if possible. Sebastian Vettel, one, to
:35:46. > :35:51.go, this was a challenge with Kobayashi. On the back straight.
:35:51. > :35:56.Turn number four. Hulkenberg has gone wide. That allowed Sebastian
:35:56. > :36:00.Vettel to cut back into the inside. That was a brave move. Kobayashi,
:36:00. > :36:05.still on the track and once Sebastian got his car in sight, he
:36:05. > :36:10.tried to stay with it. Round of applause for Lewis Hamilton. Going
:36:10. > :36:14.back into the garage, he has had a fantastic career with McLaren and
:36:14. > :36:20.he absolutely delivered and their trust in him as the young man...
:36:20. > :36:24.You must feel for him. As he walks back in and watch as the outcome of
:36:24. > :36:29.what will be a triple world champion. Fernando Alonso, turn
:36:29. > :36:33.number three. Catt Ching Felipe Massa, little by little. And he
:36:33. > :36:37.will help them out. Even if Fernando Alonso gets into second,
:36:37. > :36:40.where Sebastian Vettel is, 7th place, is enough for Sebastian
:36:40. > :36:44.Vettel to take the World Championship. He is still doing
:36:44. > :36:51.enough, too 0.2 seconds ahead of Kobayashi. He has to stay in front,
:36:51. > :36:59.basically. 9th place, Paul di Resta intent is, still not easy as the
:36:59. > :37:03.conditions get worse. -- in 10th place. Felipe Massa will have just
:37:03. > :37:10.lifted the throttle and will have allowed Fernando Alonso to carry
:37:10. > :37:14.that momentum. His final run Prix, running in six place, three seconds
:37:14. > :37:18.ahead of Sebastian Vettel. Will Michael Schumacher give up the grid
:37:18. > :37:27.position for the racing result position to enable Sebastian Vettel
:37:27. > :37:33.to be really secure for his world title? They were team-mates
:37:33. > :37:38.representing Germany in Bangkok. am Mark Webber is currently in 4th
:37:38. > :37:42.place, so obviously Red Bull could use that to have Sebastian Vettel.
:37:42. > :37:47.Sebastian Vettel is looking relatively secure at the stage, all
:37:47. > :37:51.that Fernando Alonso can do is stay on track. We do not know how much
:37:51. > :37:58.damage is on this car, it got hit on the first lap of the race, it
:37:58. > :38:03.seems to be running OK but there must be... One thing that we should
:38:03. > :38:07.make a note of, Ferrari will be safe in second place, I think, in
:38:07. > :38:11.the constructors championship, now that we have lost Lewis Hamilton.
:38:11. > :38:16.On board with Sebastian Vettel, right behind Michael Schumacher.
:38:16. > :38:22.Taking a very wide line across the start-finish and this is where he
:38:22. > :38:28.thinks the safest group is. You can just see ahead, Nico Rosberg. We
:38:28. > :38:33.have Rosberg, then Schumacher, and Rosberg running one lap down. And
:38:33. > :38:38.he pulls over to the left, and here comes the past, does he see him? If
:38:38. > :38:42.he does, and it is difficult with that spray, and I am sure that he
:38:42. > :38:48.is aware he has got Sebastian Vettel behind him because the team
:38:48. > :38:56.will have told him. His get... His last race. He does not put up any
:38:56. > :39:02.resistance at all to his young German friend. Paul di Resta, here.
:39:02. > :39:06.Trying to take 9th place. And he has gone through. Just enough space
:39:06. > :39:10.for Paul di Resta to complete that move. You can see the car sliding
:39:10. > :39:20.around and this is good news for Paul di Resta, the attention has
:39:20. > :39:29.been on his team-mate, Nico Hulkenberg, lapping HRT. But it
:39:29. > :39:34.Shelby great with a few points. TEAM RADIO: Sebastian, you are
:39:34. > :39:39.faster than the next fastest car. Just trying to calm him down, he is
:39:39. > :39:43.doing enough, he does not need to take any risks. Jenson Button out
:39:43. > :39:50.front, running slower than Fernando Alonso, he has no reason to push
:39:50. > :39:55.the limit. He has got that played. Back to how we started, in karting,
:39:55. > :40:00.this is the equivalent of hanging out his hand and getting into the
:40:00. > :40:06.carburettor and chucking it and tried to bring it home. Still
:40:06. > :40:14.tricky in terms of visibility. Kobayashi is catching Schumacher.
:40:14. > :40:19.He is into the DRS zone. Sauber, slipping around. Kobayashi still
:40:19. > :40:23.hoping to drive in Formula One next year, he has almost finished in the
:40:23. > :40:28.top 10 in Brazil, he made his debut here in 2009, one of his favourite
:40:28. > :40:34.tracks. Will Schumacher give him more possession than he gave to
:40:34. > :40:39.Sebastian Vettel? A 100%, you don't even need to consider that. Nice to
:40:39. > :40:42.pick up a few points on his last Grand Prix. Still under control,
:40:42. > :40:49.everything looking good, three laps to go. The engine running
:40:49. > :40:53.beautifully. That Red Bull - Renault Competition, which has won
:40:53. > :40:59.the last two World Championships. On his way, once again, Fernando
:40:59. > :41:03.Alonso, he has driven superbly once again. There was the odd mistake
:41:03. > :41:06.but, you know, both of these guys have been under such pressure this
:41:06. > :41:10.weekend and Fernando Alonso is doing almost what he needed to do.
:41:10. > :41:14.Running in second place but Sebastian Vettel is doing just a
:41:14. > :41:17.little bit more because he is getting enough points. The only
:41:17. > :41:25.thing that will help Fernando Alonso is that Jenson Button had
:41:25. > :41:29.reliability issues, that kind of thing. But Fernando Alonso has been
:41:29. > :41:33.remarkable this season, all those guys who represent the top teams
:41:33. > :41:36.have been pretty flawless. There has been a great display and it was
:41:36. > :41:42.a little bit messy today but that was a great comeback for Sebastian
:41:42. > :41:47.Vettel. When he spun out on that first lap, when he was pushed into
:41:47. > :41:52.the spin by the other car, Bruno Senna, and then he rolled over the
:41:52. > :41:55.rear of the Red Bull, I just thought it was all over but, no,
:41:55. > :41:59.Sebastian Vettel came from last and he is running in six players and
:41:59. > :42:06.doing enough to win the title. The if you believe in racing gods, they
:42:06. > :42:13.were shining down. A Kobayashi, Ohno! He has lost a couple of
:42:13. > :42:18.places. -- oh, no! We will have to check that out through the gloom.
:42:18. > :42:23.How disappointing for him, when he just needed a good finish to end
:42:23. > :42:27.the season. This is a run down into turn one before, chucking it down
:42:27. > :42:31.the inside of Michael Schumacher and wax into the side of him.
:42:31. > :42:41.Well... He suffered the consequences of that quite brave
:42:41. > :42:41.
:42:41. > :42:48.move. Michael taking the normal line. And then Kobayashi spins.
:42:48. > :42:53.race leader, Jenson Button, we have had 69 laps with just two laps to
:42:53. > :42:58.go. For Jenson Button. He has won twice so far this year, he won the
:42:58. > :43:04.season opener and it looks like he is going to win the closer. There
:43:04. > :43:09.was one in between, the victory in Belgium. But these conditions so
:43:09. > :43:15.often are made for Jenson Button. They did not work in Malaysia, they
:43:15. > :43:20.struggled with the tyres in the wet but today has been classic. Crash...
:43:20. > :43:25.Paul di Resta. Out of the Brazilian Grand Prix. This is in the last
:43:25. > :43:29.sector of the lap. They will have to put the safety car out. The
:43:29. > :43:32.information we had is that Paul di Resta is in the dry set-up and
:43:32. > :43:37.Hulkenberg had gone for wet, which had worked fantastically well but
:43:37. > :43:42.he has lost control in that final sector. Let us just see what has
:43:42. > :43:48.happened. He lost it and he hit the wall. We have seen people crash
:43:48. > :43:52.there before. The big story now is that Sebastian Vettel is the 2012
:43:52. > :43:56.Formula One world champion. Surely. Because they are behind the safety
:43:56. > :44:01.car and there will be no further changes and Sebastian Vettel will
:44:01. > :44:04.have it. The good news is that Paul di Resta is out of the car and
:44:04. > :44:09.everybody has slowed down. There is nothing more that Fernando Alonso
:44:09. > :44:12.can do, Jenson Button were just coast home. I guess if there was
:44:13. > :44:18.complete failure by Jenson Button, it might change things but I cannot
:44:18. > :44:21.see that happening under the safety car. Thankfully, where he hit the
:44:22. > :44:29.wall, that was into the safer barriers that have been deployed in
:44:29. > :44:33.a lot of American circuit. He had that metal barrier, which has got
:44:33. > :44:39.polystyrene and other structures behind it. It was a high-speed
:44:39. > :44:43.incident but, thankfully, he was able to get out of the car. Well,
:44:43. > :44:47.this has been a season filled with drama and it goes right to the end.
:44:47. > :44:52.Because they cannot remember when we last had a race finishing under
:44:52. > :44:58.safety car conditions. It was a long time ago. As long as they
:44:58. > :45:04.can... It happened at Monaco, but this race has just summarised the
:45:04. > :45:08.whole 2012 season. We have seen Hamilton crashing out, Hulkenberg
:45:08. > :45:13.been brilliant and Sebastian Vettel spending and recovering. Ferrari,
:45:13. > :45:16.they have been up and down at Fernando Alonso, second, Felipe
:45:16. > :45:19.Massa in third and it will be enough for Ferrari to take second
:45:19. > :45:25.place in the constructors championship. All Sebastian Vettel
:45:25. > :45:35.has to do is to drive slowly around to take the chequered flag. The
:45:35. > :45:42.
:45:42. > :45:47.nervousness is still there because home for victory for McLaren. Lewis
:45:47. > :45:53.Hamilton won in the USA just a week ago. Jenson Button, a brilliant
:45:53. > :46:01.drive from him. He built a big lead in the early stages, but that was
:46:01. > :46:07.taken away in the safety car period. Then there was the incidents with
:46:07. > :46:17.Nico Hulkenberg and villas Hamilton and he was in the right position to
:46:17. > :46:17.
:46:17. > :46:24.take advantage. Will 180 seconds McLaren win in Formula One. With
:46:24. > :46:27.sixth place, Sebastien -- Sebastien battle is the 2012 Formula One
:46:28. > :46:32.world champion. He is the youngest ever, three-times world champion
:46:32. > :46:37.and only the third driver in history to have taken three titles
:46:37. > :46:43.in a row. Red Bull have done it, construct as an drivers' titles
:46:43. > :46:50.have gone their way. TEAM RADIO: You are the triple world champion,
:46:50. > :46:56.Sebastian Vettel. You are the man! Photographers trying to get the
:46:56. > :47:02.first pictures. They are being pushed back by the FIA officials.
:47:02. > :47:09.He is a lovely man and he has his elbows out trying to get some space
:47:09. > :47:14.for Sebastian Vettel. Michael Schumacher and now Sebastian Vettel
:47:14. > :47:19.have won three titles in a road. Fernando Alonso could not have done
:47:19. > :47:22.much more and the seven-times world champion passing on the mantle to
:47:22. > :47:29.Sebastian Vettel, now the three- times world champion. Lovely
:47:29. > :47:34.photographs. When Sebastian Vettel was a young man at racing karts, he
:47:34. > :47:41.received trophies from the champion of that time, Michael Schumacher.
:47:41. > :47:46.feel for him, Fernando Alonso. What more could he have done this season
:47:46. > :47:52.with a car that was and as fast in dry conditions? Qualifying was only
:47:52. > :47:57.good in the wet. In the dry he was never qualifying in the top two.
:47:57. > :48:02.But he fought until the final lap in the final Grand Prix. Alonso has
:48:02. > :48:06.been incredible, he has been an example of never giving up and an
:48:06. > :48:11.example of leading the team. Clearly a disappointment, but they
:48:11. > :48:16.can be very proud of their comeback. But Red Bull were too strong and
:48:16. > :48:20.Sebastian Vettel, his qualifying has been the key to his
:48:20. > :48:28.championships. Getting himself in pole position and keeping out of
:48:29. > :48:38.trouble. It is time for the final champagne spray of 20 told. And the
:48:38. > :48:42.sombre music playing out at the same time. -- 2012. One of all seen
:48:42. > :48:47.Sebastian Vettel celebrating his achievement. Applause from the
:48:47. > :48:55.Brazilian fans. Give us an idea of the emotions you are feeling, but
:48:55. > :48:59.what he needed was this finishing position and that is what you got.
:48:59. > :49:04.Getting turned round at the start and then fighting his way back in.
:49:04. > :49:11.The rain came and his radio stopped working, so we could not
:49:11. > :49:15.communicate. You last communication with him? We lost communication,
:49:15. > :49:20.but he stuck at it and has driven with such determination this year
:49:20. > :49:30.and thoroughly deserves this Championship. Led confirm the
:49:30. > :49:33.
:49:33. > :49:43.results of the Brazilian Grand Prix. -- let us confirm. Fernando Alonso
:49:43. > :49:45.
:49:46. > :49:49.got the place he needed. Congratulations to Sebastien you
:49:49. > :49:53.can just see the three points difference between him and Fernando
:49:53. > :50:01.Alonso. There was a lot to fight for in the Constructors'
:50:01. > :50:08.Championship. Caterham have snatched tenth place from Marussia.
:50:08. > :50:13.McLaren could not overhaul Ferrari and they remain third. And amazing
:50:13. > :50:20.Grace. It would have been amazing to have two cars on the podium.
:50:20. > :50:25.Some many reasons, because it has been a long time since Hamilton and
:50:25. > :50:33.I have been on the podium. And also for the constructors, we finished
:50:33. > :50:40.third, which is disappointing. All in all, still a great way to end
:50:40. > :50:45.the year in turns of the pace of the car. It bodes well for 2013.
:50:45. > :50:53.win the third title, one of my greatest idols, Ayrton Senna, he
:50:53. > :50:59.was from Sao Paulo and won three titles. I don't like talking about
:50:59. > :51:06.myself, but it is difficult to imagine you join them and those
:51:06. > :51:14.other names as well. My radio wasn't working. I was crying and
:51:14. > :51:18.you did not hear that. I feel proud of myself, proud of the team. We
:51:18. > :51:24.lost the Championship in turns of the three points, but again it so
:51:24. > :51:29.much respect from everybody and I gained other things. It was a good
:51:29. > :51:39.season. It was 20 races close to perfection and we did not make any
:51:39. > :51:44.big mistakes. The strategy, the decisions from the team, and the
:51:44. > :51:50.dedication of the team, we maybe lacked some ideas or something, but
:51:50. > :51:56.at the end it was a good season for us. We fought until the end and we
:51:57. > :52:02.have to feel proud. And he should feel proud. Before we talk about
:52:02. > :52:11.the Third man in the history of Formula One, let's mention Fernando
:52:11. > :52:14.Alonso. He did push the car and he pushed the race. In the end, that
:52:14. > :52:20.is what motor-racing and sport brings out, it gives you the
:52:20. > :52:27.highest of highs and the lowest of low as. He can feel proud this year.
:52:27. > :52:33.It is great the way he leads the team and he is undisputed No 1 in
:52:33. > :52:39.his team. It works for them and they almost won the lot
:52:39. > :52:43.Championship. Can you put into words what is special young driver
:52:43. > :52:50.Sebastian Vettel is? He will only be truly recognised for his
:52:50. > :52:55.greatness once he retires which could be 10 years from now. People
:52:55. > :52:59.consider that driving the Red Bull is easy for him. What we saw in Abu
:52:59. > :53:04.Dhabi when he came from the back, and what we saw him do today
:53:04. > :53:10.confirms he is not just one of the quickest, he is one of the greatest
:53:10. > :53:15.drivers. 10 more seasons, that could be 10 more titles! We will
:53:15. > :53:25.bring you all the action in 2013, and it kicks off on 17th March in
:53:25. > :53:40.
:53:40. > :53:50.Melbourne, Australia. We will see COMMENTATOR: lights out and away we
:53:50. > :54:09.
:54:09. > :54:16.# So long, farewell... # I have seen in your eyes, the
:54:16. > :54:24.spark that lights the dreams of rocket men.
:54:24. > :54:32.# We still chase that life, that takes you to a place you will
:54:32. > :54:42.always know... # Takes you home.
:54:42. > :54:42.
:54:42. > :54:48.# I don't know if I can make it. # All I know is like the sun keeps
:54:48. > :54:55.on shining when you are gone. # So I will ride the wave that
:54:55. > :55:05.takes me to the time it when we were young...
:55:05. > :55:07.
:55:07. > :55:14.# And you will always number-one. # And they say...
:55:14. > :55:24.# It is too late to write your name in lights across the sky.
:55:24. > :55:28.
:55:28. > :55:34.# And you have had your time... # But he will risk it all for one
:55:34. > :55:40.last chance to fly. # Used still chase the life that
:55:40. > :55:50.takes you to a place you will always know...
:55:50. > :55:52.
:55:52. > :56:00.# Take you home. And # But I don't know if I can make it...
:56:00. > :56:09.# All I know is like the sun, keeps on shining when you are gone...
:56:09. > :56:19.# So I will ride the wave that takes me to the place where you are
:56:19. > :56:50.
:56:50. > :56:55.And just like that, this season has come to an end. Thanks for watching