McLaren has announced that the team has extended their contact with Lewis Hamilton for the next five years. According to the new contact, the Briton will stay with the team until 2012.

It looks like that both the team and the driver are happy with their relationship and the agreement.

No doubt Lewis is a talented driver. He has a potential to take the title in the upcoming season. However, Formula 1 is such a sport where nothing is guaranteed. So, we only have to wait and see what happens. By the way, the start of the season is almost here. Yes, 47 more days to go!

These were the words that the Ferrari lawyer Nigel Tozzi told a hearing of the governing FIA's independent International Court of Appeal.

Would McLaren have appealed if the two drivers' (Nico Rosberg and Robert Kubica) disqualification had not been a title decider? I don't think so. Therefore, McLaren does not care at all whether the fuel in Nico's and Robert's tanks were cool or not.

I have repeated many times that we, Formula One fans, want to see the battle on the race track and not in courtrooms. It's far more interesting to observe a battle between McLaren and Ferrari drivers rather than the battle between their lawyers.

I don't think Hamilton deserves the title. How is he supposed to take the title when for one thing his team has sabotaged Fernando Alonso and now pushes it hard with legal tricks to get the title? Even if the title goes to Hamilton (which in my opinion is very unlikely) it will have worse impact on his future career. Hamilton (as he has once mentioned) is young enough to prove that he can win the title (I do believe he has everything to win it. Maybe next time?). So, McLaren, please leave this dirty game alone.

Formula One 2007 championship season had everything. Scandals, spy case, intense battles on the track and in the court rooms, a rookie doing miracles and an experienced driver making maximum from his slim chances. But the question still remains open: Who won the title?

As of now, Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen is a winner but there is a chance, at least theoretic, that the title will go to McLaren's Lewis Hamilton. The young Briton has declared that he doesn't want a title won as a result of protest. His teammate Alonso has supported the same pathos.

The date for McLaren's appeal has been set. It will be on the 15th of November. If McLaren's protest is satisfied and both Williams and BMW-Sauber get punished, this will automatically push up Lewis Hamilton to the title. In this case I am sure Ferrari will protest the decision and the question who won the 2007th title will remain open for the next few months.

However, I don't believe things will get that far. Max Mosley, president of the FIA said: "For us, the world championship is over, the result is what it is. A team presented an appeal; at the moment, this doesn't change anything - it's up to them to prove they are right."

Thank you Mr. Mosley. The scandals in this season must be over and the sooner they are the better for the sport, drivers, fans and everyone else involved.

Formula One technical regulations say that fuel temperatures are not allowed to fall more than 10 degrees Celsius below ambient air temperature at any time. Yet, post race inspection at Interlagos, Brazil revealed that the BMW-Sauber and Williams cars had fuel irregularities. However, the stewards decided that the evidence was insufficient and thus Rosberg and Kubica escaped penalties.

Technically, McLaren can appeal stewards' decision and the British-German team is expected to do so. Theoretically, the final arrangement of things may elevate McLaren's Lewis Hamilton to the 4th position in the Brazilian Grand Prix thus getting the title.

Chances of this happening are very slim. However, we have already witnessed how theoretic chances became reality. Let's wait and see what happens.

As you may have noticed I am not a big fan of Alonso. However, after the Japanese Grand Prix I had a feeling that the Spanish driver has been sabotaged. The race (dubious pit stop, pressure in tyres to mention some) has clearly showed this and no deep analysis is required to notice signs of sabotage. The feeling is further strengthened by the fact that McLaren's boss Ron Dennis does not like the Spanish driver. As for his teammate Lewis Hamilton, his opinion is widely known as well - McLaren must sack Alonso.

Right from the start of this season it was clear that the rookie Hamilton had pretty good chances for winning the title. At the same time, Alonso's performance was quite impressive. Thus, the two drivers were giving a clear lead to the McLaren team. However, now, when the team has no points in the constructors' championship, Alonso's "value" to the team has become zero and Ron Denis is clearly biased to Hamilton.

One way or another, the prestige of sport is getting damaged and the key Formula One players must think twice before making decisions.