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Mosley relieved Raikkonen won

Max Mosley says he is relieved that Kimi Raikkonen ended up winning the 2007 drivers' championship instead of a McLaren driver, in light of the year's spy scanda.

Asked if he was pleased to see Raikkonen pip the two McLaren men to the title, Mosley told The Guardian newspaper, "Relieved because, if it had been either of the two McLaren drivers, there would always have been a question mark. I'm not sure how big a question mark but it would have been there. And that puts you in an incredibly difficult position. I think we've been very lucky."

"People are interested in the human aspect," Mosley added. "The whole human aspect of the Ferrari-McLaren thing fascinated a lot of people outside formula one. The publicity actually increases interest. So I don't think it does any harm to formula one as long as the sponsors and so on feel the sport is honestly run and honestly governed."

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