Lewis Hamilton headed to another final race title fight in Brazil, this time with Ferrari’s Felipe Massa, who was trailing by seven points.
The 2008 title fight came down to the last moments of the race, with Massa winning the race at Interlagos, and what he thought was the championship.
Ferrari were already celebrating in the garage, but it was far from over. Hamilton, in sixth, needed a fifth place finish to secure his maiden title.
In wet weather, out of the last corner Hamilton’s McLaren passed Toyota’s Timo Glock and moved up to fifth spot, winning the title by a point.
The 2008 season was the first championship under the new points system.
