Well well.. what has just happened is definitely worth my time blogging at 3am.
The final grand prix of the 2008 season, Sao Paolo Brazil has just concluded. And Felipe Massa who was 7pts behind leader Lewis Hamilton needed to finish 1st to stand any chance to win the world title. And he did by winning the race in style, perfect race for him, with no mistakes or wat so ever. But the world championship was not within his control, and he needed hamilton to finish 6th to win the title base on head to head wins.
It all went down to the last 3 laps of the race when kubica overtook hamilton and gave Sebastian vettel a chance to overtake hamilton for the 5th position, pushing hamilton down to 6th. And there was instant panic, cos that would cause him his title. Aggresive driving and manoeuvre for the last 3 laps was displayed by Hamilton and Vettel.
And when Massa went past the Chequred flag to take home the 1st position, all Ferrari fans were cheering and screaming, (including me) Cos they thought Massa, a brazilian has brought home not only the Sao Paolo GP, but also the World title. (The last brazilian who was crowned world champion was Marcos Senna, a F1 legend who has sadly pass away due to an accident. )
So what happened? Timo Glock who was running 4th position, ran out of fuel, and had to crawl back to the finishing line, and just that, it allowed Vettel to past in 4th, and Hamilton in 5th... WTH!!!! Everyone had already thought Massa had won it.. Team Toyota had to spoil it by mis-calculating their fuel load. Everybody was stunned for a moment, not believing what they see on the screen, and needed double confirmation to see Hamilton finished in 5th. And it was confirmed... sadly.. Hamilton took home the 2008 F1 World Title with 98pts, Massa with 97pts, just one pt differences separated them... By lifting the F1 World title, Hamilton is expected to overtake Beckham as England's richest sportsman.
What an exciting end to the 2008 F1 Season, this is definitely a classic that would be remembered for years to come.
*Too bad, there isn't much F1 fans ard that would appreciate the thrill of this...
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