The 2007 F1 Season: Why Is It So Memorable?
There have been many memorable Formula 1 seasons. Some are legendary, such as the 2004 season when Michael Schumacher won his record seventh world title. Some seasons, like the one in 1994, are remembered negatively as they witnessed the horrific death of Ayrton Senna. However, the 2007 F1 season is significant because of the battle between Hamilton and McLaren versus Alonso, The Formula One Espionage Controversy (commonly referred to as “Spygate”), and Kimi Raikkonen winning the World Driver Championship (WDC) and World Constructor Championship (WCC) with Ferrari. The 2007 Formula 1 season was significant because of the conflict between Alonso and his teammate at McLaren, Hamilton. During the qualifying session at the Hungarian GP, both of them clashed in the pitlane. “...after Alonso blocked Hamilton in the pits during qualifying, preventing his teammate from completing his final qualifying lap. This followed Hamilton ignoring an instruction from the team ordering him to let A...