[Racer Duck]

Reigning Champion of Champions Mattias Ekström pulled off the seemingly impossible at Wembley Stadium today, beating the ever-dominant Michael Schumacher in The Race of Champions final.

Taking the battle down to the wire, both motorsport heavy-weights claimed one win each in the best-of-three final. As thousands of fans held their breath, the last heat saw Ekström build up a small lead over Schumacher who pulled out all the stops to respond. It was not to be however, as the German spun his car in a dash for the chequered flag. more...

[DOF_power]

The tie breaker should have been a rally car.
The Solution-F touring car used for the 1st and the 3rd tie breaker round gave the title to a touring car driver.

[Racer Duck]

Originally Posted by DOF_power

The tie breaker should have been a rally car.
The Solution-F touring car used for the 1st and the 3rd tie breaker round gave the title to a touring car driver.

you're probably right, but I'm sure they had the thing planned out before they knew who would be in the finals. It could have just as easily been a rally car driver in the finals...