All Possible F1 Scenarios

Eurosport has a nice list of possible scenarios for the Formula one final race this season in Brazil:

Lewis Hamilton will be champion if:

• He finishes first or second
• He finishes third with Alonso 2nd or lower
• He finishes fourth with Alonso 2nd or lower
• He finishes fifth with Alonso 2nd or lower (they would be tied on points, but Hamilton would win tie-break based on second places)
• He finishes sixth with Alonso 3rd or lower and Raikkonen 2nd or lower
• He finishes seventh with Alonso 3rd or lower and Raikkonen 2nd or lower (Alonso and Hamilton would be tied on points, but Hamilton would win tie-break based on second places)
• He finishes eighth with Alonso 4th or lower and Raikkonen 3rd or lower (Alonso and Hamilton would be tied on points, but Hamilton would win tie-break based on second places)

Fernando Alonso will be champion if:

• He wins and Hamilton finishes 3rd or lower (Alonso would win tie break 5-4 on wins)
• He finishes second with Hamilton 6th or lower
• He finishes third with Hamilton 8th or lower and Raikkonen 2nd or lower
• He finishes fourth with Hamilton not-scoring and Raikkonen 3rd or lower
• Anything lower than fourth means Hamilton currently has more points

Kimi Raikkonen will be champion if:

• He wins with Hamilton 6th or lower and Alonso 3rd or lower (if Hamilton 6th, Kimi wins 6-4 on wins tie-break)
• He finishes second with Hamilton 8th and Alonso 4th or lower (both would result in tie that Kimi wins 5-4 on victories tie-break)
• Anything lower than third means Hamilton currently has more points

Personally I hope Hamilton gets the title! He is a great driver and deserves it after the great season he did!