Brazil! oh the drama! Petrolhead do not enter, results inside!

[Nabil]

I cant believe Glock slowed down in the last lap and granted Hamilton the 5th position and the championship! Massa won the round, Alonso second and Kimmi third.

Im so annoyed at the moment!

Next season, although I hate saying this but the one to really watch out for is Alonso! he did great on a slow car imagine next year with the better car!

[M_Powerholic]

So you did it ?! :D

" Petrolhead do not enter ! " :rofl:

[Haissam]

yes yes yes!

i don't care about F1 anymore but i was so happy to see the ferrari stand celebrating when massa crossed the line but them hamilton made 5th!

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D::D:D:D

[Nabil]

Haissam

Lets vote :bricks:

You guys think im joking but im really annoyed! :cursing::cursing:

[alquazi]

I cant believe Glock slowed down in the last lap and granted Hamilton the 5th position and the championship! Massa won the round, Alonso second and Kimmi third.

Im so annoyed at the moment!

Next season, although I hate saying this but the one to really watch out for is Alonso! he did great on a slow car imagine next year with the better car!

Dude!!!! what are you talking about? Glock did not slow down. Before it started to rain Glock was in P6, when it started to rain Hamilton and Vettel pitted for wet tires, Glock didn't. That's how he got in front of both of them. Before the last lap Glock was 15 seconds ahead, but it started to rain hard. Hard rain with slicks is like driving on ice, thats why Hamilton was able to pass.
This was probably the most exciting GP final ever, I feel bad for Massa and good for Hamilton.

[alquazi]

One more thing, Alonso sucks. He is the biggest cry baby ever.

[Nabil]

Dude!!!! what are you talking about? Glock did not slow down. Before it started to rain Glock was in P6, when it started to rain Hamilton and Vettel pitted for wet tires, Glock didn't. That's how he got in front of both of them. Before the last lap Glock was 15 seconds ahead, but it started to rain hard. Hard rain with slicks is like driving on ice, thats why Hamilton was able to pass.
This was probably the most exciting GP final ever, I feel bad for Massa and good for Hamilton.

One more thing, Alonso sucks. He is the biggest cry baby ever.

to each his own opinion :)

[Nabil]

The last Lap, to me this is more than jusr a rainy track slowing down! :thumbsdown:

[Wazif]

its a debatable topic....Glock was on drys...he had to slow down to avoid a mishap....same time, i feel he cud have drove a bit more faster and cud have held his line....

Hats off to S.Vettel for that move on hamilton!....he has been a promising fella this season..

I have always been a ferrari fan...and i sure was glad to see Massa and Ferrari win the race...its just bad luck for Massa and a lot of good luck for Hamilton (Maybe Nicole his gf had some lady luck goin :P )

anyways...one of the most exciting race ever in F1 history!!...will go down as the best finale to a season...

Hope the next season will be more promising and hope ferrari drivers will be more consistent :)

Forza Ferrari :D

[ahmad.alkhalil]

woooohoooooo... Hamilton wins!!!

[Nabil]

Massa victorious, Hamilton champion after nail-biting finish in Brazil

McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton is the 30th - and youngest-ever - world champion. Lady Luck was on his side after title rival Felipe Massa dominated at Interlagos. The Brazilian crossed the line first after a pluperfect performance - and seemed to have achieved the impossible - as Hamilton trailed in sixth.

Rain in the closing stages had prompted the first five - Massa, Renault’s Fernando Alonso, Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen, Hamilton and Toro Rosso’s Sebastian Vettel - to pit for wet tyres. Crucially, Timo Glock, running sixth for Toyota, did not.

Massa, Alonso and Raikkonen resumed in first to third places, but Hamilton and Vettel fell behind Glock. That was still good enough for Hamilton. But then, under pressure on the 70th lap, he made a crucial mistake and slid wide. It was all Vettel needed and the Toro Rosso driver pushed through to snatch away the fifth place that Hamilton needed to become champion.

Even as Massa crossed the line, Hamilton was only sixth and the Brazilian was the champion. But as Vettel and Hamilton slammed out of the final corner, Glock’s Toyota was slowing in front of them, the German struggling for grip on his increasingly unsuitable rubber. From the jaws of defeat, the British driver snatched back the crown in one of the most dramatic title deciders in history. No Hollywood script could have been more exciting.

Rain at the start had added to the drama, and saw Red Bull’s David Coulthard make an undignified exit from his last Grand Prix after he was tapped into a spin by Williams’ Nico Rosberg, which then involved Rosberg’s team mate Kazuki Nakajima. Coulthard was out on the spot, while Renault’s Nelson Piquet went off in Turn Three and was also out.

Massa controlled things throughout, with Toyota’s Jarno Trulli soon falling back from an initially strong second-place run as everyone began changing from wet to dry-weather tyres after seven laps. Vettel, running a different fuel strategy to the other leaders, was always a threat, running second ahead of Alonso and pressuring Massa several times before stopping earlier for fuel. Raikkonen ran some way behind this trio, but closed in rapidly on Alonso in the final stages and was close to him as Massa crossed the line 13.2s ahead.

Hamilton took few chances, was always around fourth or fifth, and looked easily on target until that dramatic battle at the end. Glock finished sixth, limping across the line well ahead of McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen, and Trulli, the final points scorers.

Mark Webber brought his Red Bull home ninth, ahead of the BMW Saubers of Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica, the team thus failing to score for the first time in 2008. Rosberg was 12th ahead of Honda’s Jenson Button, Toro Rosso’s Sebastien Bourdais (whose chances of points were ruined after a clash with Trulli in Turn One), Honda’s Rubens Barrichello, Force India’s Adrian Sutil, Nakajima and Giancarlo Fisichella. The Italian Force India driver was the first to stop for dry tyres on Lap Two, and ran as high as fifth before the inevitable decline as faster machinery hit its stride.

After those gripping final laps there was almost disbelief at McLaren as Hamilton scraped home, but Massa had that covered as he graciously conceded defeat.

“We need to congratulate Lewis,” he said. “He did a great championship, and he scored more points than us, so deserves to be champion.”

Ferrari’s consolation was to win the constructors’ world championship but, ultimately, and in the most dramatic circumstances imaginable, this was Lewis Hamilton’s and McLaren’s day.

[Nabil]

Heartbroken Massa gracious in defeat

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 from Massa’s grasp. The Brazilian knew how close he had come, but had nothing but praise for the McLaren driver.

"It was an exciting day,” he said. “We did everything to perfection and we almost managed to pull it off. Then, as I crossed the line, (race engineer) Rob (Smedley) told me that Hamilton had finished fifth and therefore he took the title by one point. Sport is like this and one has to accept that. Congratulations to Lewis: whoever gets the most points deserves the title.”

Massa’s only consolation was a magnificent home win, and the knowledge that he and team mate Kimi Raikkonen, who finished third, had done enough to guarantee Ferrari the constructors’ championship.

“I am very proud of the whole team and how much support they have given me during this fantastic season,” he said. “Now we must be happy with what have done, namely bringing home the constructors' title which I know is so important for the team.

“It was a season of highs and lows and we have learned a lot, from the good moments and from our mistakes. I can leave Interlagos with my head held high because once again I have won in front of my home crowd and because this is an unforgettable day. Now I want to celebrate with my family, my friends and my team. We deserve it!"

Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali paid tribute to Massa, commenting: “Felipe has grown so much, year after year, demonstrating his talent and personality, answering his critics with his driving and with his mind. He has had an amazing season and would have deserved the title. That's sport, it can sometimes be cruel.”

[the eldest boy]

This is a victory for sport, for F1, for all that is decent. Hamilton has fought a corrupt FIA, ridiculous marshalling decisions, bigotry, racism and just about everything else this season. People accuse Hamilton of being arrogent and undignified in victory...get real, this is a sport dominated by money, glamour and egotism and arrogence is just part of the game.

How anyone can say that this race was "lucky" for Hamilton is beyond me. McLaren, and Ferrari, made a decision with the late onset of rain to get their cars in for wets. Many said that this was a risky move, especially after Hamilton was then passed by two cars to fall from 5th to 7th. However, the decision was proved to be absolutely spot-on as Glock (and others who posted similarly slow final lap time) struggled in the wet and Hamilton took advantage. A brilliant decision, by a brilliant team, executed by a brilliant driver. No conspiracy, no cheating, just good, honest drama. I loved every minute of it.

Fillipe Massa was incredibly humble in defeat and though i was celebrating Hamiltons victory i was sad for Massa. Why Ferrari fans can't have the same, gracious attitude is beyond me. However, i did enjoy the look on Alonso's and Raikonnen's faces at the press conference!

Best moment in sportying history ever: the Ferrari garage, thinking Massa is world champion, being told that Hamilton has overtaken Glock in the last corner to finish fifth to take the world championship...



PRICELESS!!!

Well done Lewis, a fabulous season and a great drive in Brazil. You're a worthy champion and you've made Britain very proud!

[Nabil]

Well if u have mentioned all ferrari fans then you have mentioned me, so i have to reply to you by saying congrats to hamilton, but you are saying that in brazil he was worthy of the championship? man he finished 5th!

in racing you dont just get OFF the racing line and slow down, even on those tires he could have maintained his line, defended his position, if LH overtook him on the last staright then I can understand, but this way is just not what I was expecting the race to end like, honeslty im a ferrari fan, but didnt expect them to win this championship, but they shouldnt lose this way, it just doesnt do the sport justice!

[Nabil]

Edit: Some say the LH wanted to finish in top 5 that is why he didnt push for race win, but I dont believe when he was overtaken by vettil that he was playing it safe! he was out driven.......