Glock denies accusations
German driver Timo Glock reacted with astonishment on Monday when he was confronted with suggestions that he slowed down and gifted Briton Lewis Hamilton the drivers world title in Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix.
The Toyota driver, who was in fifth place on the final lap of the 71-laps race, was unable to resist Hamilton's charge to pass him for that position as they went into the final corner of the contest.
If Hamilton had finished sixth, home hero Brazilian Felipe Massa would have been the champion but Glock, running on worn dry-weather tyres in heavy rain, lost the grip he needed just as Hamilton, on wet-weather tyres, pushed for glory.
He said: "It was a hard race and I tried my best to get some points for Toyota.
"Six laps from the end I asked about the tyre situation, and about the weather conditions, 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. I think at the end I didn't give the title to Lewis - I think they worked for that the whole year, and Felipe as well.
"They both did a really great job all year and in the end it was a dramatic finale.
"I think it's exactly what the fans want to see - maybe the Brazilian fans are not on my side any more but I tried my best and drove my race, and in the end I can't change it."
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