Ferrari’s Felipe Massa put in the drive of his life at Interlagos on Sunday, doing everything within his power to become 2008 world champion. And as he took the chequered flag he, his team and his family all thought he had done it. But jubilation rapidly turned to disbelief as just seconds later title rival Lewis Hamilton passed the Toyota of Timo Glock at the final corner to clinch the fifth place he needed to snatch the drivers’ crown.
It was so sad and so unexpected by anyone.
Lewis Hamilton was crowning as the youngest Formula 1 champion ever, at the age of just 23 years, nine months and 26 days. He is the seventh man to win the drivers’ title with McLaren, who last took the crown with Mika Hakkinen back in 1999.
November 5th, 2008 at 11:09 am
Just too bad. Nobody expecting that Lewis Hamilton managed to cut over at the last corner before the finishing line to snatch the 5th place.
November 7th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
I also can’t believe with my own eyes when I saw Lewis Hamilton over take in the last corner.