Did Lewis Hamilton win 2008?
Lewis Hamilton won the Drivers’ title by a point – by overtaking Toyota’s Timo Glock on the final corner of the final lap of the final Grand Prix of the season to claim the required 5th-place finish to win the championship – from Brazilian Felipe Massa, while Massa’s teammate, the 2007 world champion Kimi Räikkönen.
Who was Lewis Hamilton with in 2008?
McLaren
2008 season: Youngest-ever world champion. A month after Alonso’s departure, it was confirmed that Heikki Kovalainen would drive the second car for McLaren in 2008 alongside Hamilton, who signed a new five-year multimillion-pound contract to stay with the team until 2012.
What happened in 2008 F1 final race?
It was the eighteenth and final race of the 2008 Formula One World Championship. Ferrari driver Felipe Massa won the 71-lap race from pole position; this was the last of Massa’s 11 wins. Fernando Alonso finished second in a Renault, and Massa’s teammate Kimi Räikkönen finished third.
Who won 2008 F1?
Lewis Hamilton2008 Formula One World Championship / Winner
Why did Glock go slowly?
Glock wanted to clear the air and tell his version of the story one more time. When the rain resumed, most drivers engineered pit stops for fresh tires, but Glock remained on the track on deteriorating tires. The move enabled him to move up and briefly challenge for a spot on a podium.
Was 2008 the year Hamilton won the F1 championship?
“I was just reminiscing about 2008 in Spa, in my first championship-winning year, when I was fighting Kimi into the last corner of the chicane,” said Hamilton during the Saudi Arabian GP press conference.
How did Lewis Hamilton become Formula One’s youngest champion?
Lewis Hamilton became formula one’s youngest champion after an astonishing finale to the Brazilian grand prix. Hamilton, needing only a fifth-place finish to become Britain’s first champion since Damon Hill in 1996, pulled it off after entering the last lap in sixth.
What happened to Lewis Hamilton in the 2007 Brazilian GP?
In 2007, rookie sensation Lewis Hamilton had arrived at Sao Paulo’s Interlagos circuit with a four-point lead over McLaren teammate Fernando Alonso and a seven-point lead over Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen. He had already blown one chance to wrap it up, infamously beaching his car on entry to the pit-lane at the penultimate round in China.
What happened at the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix?
One of the most dramatic Formula One world championship finales occurred at the Brazilian Grand Prix in November 2008. It all started a year earlier.