Race Spoiler: Cut & Paste on the BBC Website - Grand Prix

Race Spoiler: Cut & Paste on the BBC Website - Grand Prix

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The BBC website said:
Raikkonen controlled the race for the remaining laps to take his fifth win of the season - one more than either Hamilton or Alonso, a fact that could be crucial at the final race.

That is because drivers tied on points at the end of the season are separated by a win countback.

Lewis Hamilton won the Chinese Grand Prix to make Formula One history by becoming the first driver to clinch the world championship in his first season.

The Englishman, 22, controlled the race from the start on a tricky wet-dry track, fending off Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari for his fifth win of the year.

Hamilton's team-mate Fernando Alonso had to beat Hamilton to have a chance of retaining his crown, but was third.

Ferrari's Felipe Massa was third, after holding the second McLaren of Fernando Alonso at bay throughout the race.

The Spaniard had to .

Instead, Alonso, whose relationship with his new team has fractured under the pressure of Hamilton's performance this season
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7032263.stm