Kimi Raikkonen’s manager David Robertson heaped the plaudits on his driver after the Finn became world champion for the first time in Brazil.



The 28-year-old's sixth victory of the season, combined with title rivals’ Fernando Alonso’s third place and Lewis Hamilton’s seventh, earned him an unlikely title triumph after trailing the two McLaren drivers for the majority of the year.



An ecstatic Robertson believes Raikkonen fully deserves the drivers’ title and praised his attitude throughout a season packed full of on and off-track controversy.



“He’s become the champion of the world – it’s what he’s always wanted!,” he told ITV Sport’s Louise Goodman.



“And bless him he really deserved it.



“He has kept his mouth shut, has done the job and up pops the championship.



“For me he is by far the best driver, the coolest kid in the world and today is an example of what he is about.”



Although the Ferrari ace has been the form man in the second half of 2007, he still headed into the three-way title decider seven points behind Hamilton.



However despite his chances appearing slim when the weekend began, Robertson says both he and Kimi thought he could still sneak it.



“To be honest, yes I did [think he could do it], I have felt very positive all weekend, as has Kimi,” he said.



“As with every race he steps into and it spreads onto me.



“I have got to tell you that a lot of the press around here are pretty happy that he’s pulled it off from what looked like a pretty slim chance, he went and done it.



“Fantastic.”
Source: F1.com