2007 F1 Season returns to Monza, Italy for Italian GP

The first of the final five races of the season begins when McLaren, Ferrari and the rest of the top constructors of the game collide on Sunday.

As of press time, McLaren-Mercedes, despite all the controversies surrounding them and the now infamous Stepneygate scandal, is lording over the rest of the pack as far as the best team in F1 is concerned. They lead the constructors' championship standings with 163 points, ahead of rivals Ferrari, who has 137.

And yes, it's all because of their two drivers, rookie Lewis Hamilton and two-time F1 world champion, Fernando Alonso. Although the two teammates are no longer on the same page this 2007 F1 season, they are still the best two drivers in Formula One these days and nobody can tell them otherwise yet.

Lewis Hamilton, despite missing the podium twice in his last three races, still leads the F1 championship standings with 84 points. Not far behind is his two-time champion teammate, Fernando Alonso, who now has 79 points, after he took advantage of his teammate's blunders the last three races, getting to the podium in two of them.

Fernando Alonso has already made it clear that he no longer wants to be in McLaren. Yes, rumors about a return to Renault and a reunion with Renault boss Flavio Briatore began to come up although Alonso, at his point of the season, still refuses to tell anything concrete.

As for Ferrari, they too have some sort of dissension within their team although it's not as publicized as that of McLaren's. David Coulthard, Kimi Raikkonen's former McLaren teammate, made remarks about how Ferrari is pushing for Kimi, leaving a more talented Felipe Massa to win races on his own.

Felipe Massa leads his Ferrari teammate in the drivers' championship with 69 championship points. Kimi Raikkonen has 68.

The final five races of the 2007 F1 season should be a beauty to watch, considering the kind of season we are having so far. The first race of the final five legs begins in Monza, Italy for the 2007 Italian Grand Prix.

This is the home track of the red scarlet Scuderia Ferrari but it doesn't mean they have this one in the bag considering the fact that they have to run faster than McLaren's two-headed monster first.

Who will win the 2007 F1 championship? Bodog has the odds.

Kimi Raikkonen 7/4

Fernando Alonso 7/4

Lewis Hamilton 9/2

Felipe Massa 5/2

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Italian Grand Prix 2007 F1 Season