"Of course it is disappointing not to fight for the championship," said Raikkonen, runner-up for the third time since 2000. "This is never nice but congratulations to Fernando for the championship."
Alonso acknowledged the threat from Raikkonen throughout the season helped to spur him.
"Thanks to Kimi this world title is special," Alonso said.
Now the only title left is the team title. McLaren leads Renault by two points, 164-162.
"Finally we got a one-two we have deserved since the beginning of the year," Montoya said. "At the beginning of the year we probably lost the drivers' championship to Fernando when he was stronger but as a team we are probably a lot stronger, we are a lot stronger now, and I think we deserve the constructors' championship to be honest."
The next race is the Japanese GP on Oct. 9.
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