'I tried my best to the end' insists Glock after fateful finish

Timo Glock said Lewis Hamilton won the world drivers' championship by his own skills shown throughout the season and not because of the German's tyre choice for the final laps of the Brazilian Grand Prix. Glock opted to stay on dry-weather tyres as light rain fell in the closing stages of Sunday's race and, though he did not lose too much time initially, the final lap proved crucial as Hamilton passed him in the last few hundred metres to give the Briton the fifth place he needed.

"It was a hard race. I tried my best to get some points for Toyota," Glock said yesterday. "Six laps from the end I asked about the tyre situation and about the weather and I said every time, 'I'll stay out, one more lap, one more lap', and at the end I stayed out for the whole race. That last lap just cost us the chance to be in the top five, and in the end decided the world championship. Maybe the Brazilian fans are not on my side, but I tried my best and drove my race."