Lewis Hamilton headed to a different ultimate race title combat in Brazil, this time with Ferrari’s Felipe Massa, who was trailing by seven factors.
The 2008 title combat got here right down to the final moments of the race, with Massa profitable the race at Interlagos, and what he thought was the championship.
Ferrari had been already celebrating within the storage, nevertheless it was removed from over. Hamilton, in sixth, wanted a fifth place end to safe his maiden title.
In moist climate, out of the final nook Hamilton’s McLaren handed Toyota’s Timo Glock and moved as much as fifth spot, profitable the title by some extent.
The 2008 season was the primary championship beneath the brand new factors system.
