Italian media accept Hamilton victory

Italian media paid gracious tributes to McLaren's new world champion Lewis Hamilton yesterday after the Briton beat Ferrari's Felipe Massa to the title on the final bend at the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Gazzetta dello Sport was unsure how to react after Ferrari wrapped up the constructors' title.

"Honour to Ferrari. Felipe Massa did not deserve to lose like that, with a cruelty that a wizard in a thriller could not even have imagined," read the front page.

However, the paper praised Hamilton inside and absolved German Timo Glock given that his Toyota slowed down considerably because he was on dry tyres in the wet.

"He stole nothing and Glock gave him nothing. We honour his skill," it said.

Corriere della Sera also put aside its love of Ferrari to congratulate the sport's first black champion, who won the title by one point just as he lost by a single point to Kimi Raikkonen last season.

"We bow to Lewis Hamilton, who deservedly won the first title of his career. Other world championships will follow for this 23-year-old blessed with talent," read the story.