Lewis Hamilton takes the world championship title. I’m going to allow myself a little ‘hell yeeeeeeah!’ in there. But crikey it was tense wasn’t it? I can’t think how it could have been anymore edge of the seat than it was.
Lewis certainly proved he’s learned a thing or two since last season’s finish, and drove a brilliantly mature race. It did look like it might have been a bit too mature right at the end there mind you!
Felipe Massa did an awesome job also, and you’ve got to have the utmost respect for the way he drove and the way he handled himself after the event. I think those two are going to have many more tussles in the years to come.
Anyway, it’s not really about what I think, so I’ll leave it to you guys. And if those of you who were backing Massa could not do any booing like the Brazilian crowd, then that would be good.
And we haven’t even watched the new TG yet! This day can’t really get any better.
Good god.
thought it was gone for a minute but then he got past
i think a had a slight heart attack.
Kudos to Lewis, a great drive from Massa.
Now let’s just hope that next year’s new regolations adds some spice to the races.
WOW. How more tense could that be? But the better man came on top and got it back in the last corners and took the title. which he deserves!
Lewis owes Glock a pint or 2!!!
fabulous you couldn’t have rehearsed that it was the most tense race ever out of all tipes of races
FABULOUS YOU COULDN’T HAVE REHEARSED THAT IT WAS THE MOST TENSE RACE EVER OUT OF ALL TYPES OF RACES
For that performance, Glock should be knighted.
Please British fans be respectful and not cocky and I hope all of that cockiness that had “disapeared” from Lewis does not return. As we saw were it not for Glock letting Lewis through, it would have been a different story. Please be a gentleman Lewis I beg of you. I would have liked even more if you had gone and congratulated Massa on the podium or in the press conference. That would have been something to see. Anyways congrats Lewis…just hold on to your mouth and don’t let it run too much.
I would *love* to know how much Glock got paid to let Hamilton get back into 5th place during the final lap.
Come on, people, you have to think it looks at least a *tad* suspicious.
my heart was pumping like crazy in the last laps!
Lewis the Best!
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Now we just have to hope the FIA won’t mess with the results… But WOW was that close!!! A legendary finish!
TENSEST RACE EVER
Where are the Ferrari fan club now??? Totally deserved Lewis well done, sticking it to all those at the FIA and Ferrari!!!!!!
he bloody deserves the title well done lewis
Congratulations to Lewis, very mature drive but I think McLaren were keeping him a bit too conservative which ended up with him in more trouble than necessary. Poor Massa and brave Glock for gambling on staying out on dries.
I still don’t know what happened with the Glock. The end of a race was a bit confusing for me
But anyway. Gratz to Lewis and what a race from Felipe!
I am looking forward to the next season.
My heart was in my mouth, that was REAL edge of the seat stuff. So glad it all came good so close to the end. Hats off the Massa for his bittersweet win.
Cue all of the accusations against Hamilton……….
Someone at McLaren needs to seriously thank Glock. Glock at McLaren 2010????
Too right arise Sir Timo!
Feel a bit sorry for DC but GET IN!!!!!!
THAT WAS SUCH A HOLLYWOOD TYPE FINISH, ABSOLUTELY GREAT
Wooooooooooohoooooooooo!
What a Legend! Even though it looked like glock let him pass :S But who CARES????? and new series of topgear at 8? does telly get any better???
:):):):):):):):) HarHar have it Jonny Foreigners reading this, you got beaten by an English driver – And he ain’t even 20 LOL
thats the best race i have ever seen, well maybe the last couple of corners
Long Live Lewis Hamilton!
Yessa!!!!!!
brilliant drive by everyone thankyou timo glock
poor dc though
phoaaaaar go hamilton
That was a Top Gear finish!
How come if anyone other than Hamilton had won, there would be uproar about the circumstances of it *cough*Glock*cough* – yet all anyone is saying is how great Glock is for letting him through?
This is not sport, people! You can’t call it a fair win if someone else lets it happen!
*I see dumb people…*
Re:Wolf
I’m here. Really wish Massa would have gotten it (or well, Kimi really but a Ferrari in any case), but see above for my opinion on Lewis and this race.
Not even the FIA could have fixed a finish like that!
LEWIS IS THE BEST!!! FOR ONE MOMENT I THOUGHT HE WILL NOT GET IT BUT AT THE END WHAT HAPPENED? HE GOT IT!!!!!!!!
I could hardly watch. what a race, what a season, what a champion!
Oh my.
that was intense. Good for Lewis, good for Massa, good for Vettel for making things interesting at the end.
How was that big guy in the spurs shirt? You know the one making all the number one signs in the background of every shot with Lewis? he was awesome.
Good for Nick Hamilton too, just for being the happiest person there.
To OrangeMclaren
A lapped driver should let you go, which doesn’t mean he can’t overtake you when you are slow. So first, study the rules, than have a say. Being overtaken by a lapped driver, shows how good you really are. the most undeserved championship I have ever seen.
Congratulations to Lewis who deserved the title as much as Massa.Also I think Vettel should be awarded congratulations cause he is the greatest talent in formula 1 and reminds me of Schumacher.I think he is going to be the next record-breaker.Finally congratulations to Ferrari for the constructors title but i have to say that Massa lost the title because of their faults(in singapore for example) and i still can’t believe how he lost it.AND WHAT A F*****G AWESOME RACE WAS THAT!!!!!!!!!
he totally deserves this and his bro is so sweet u do no he has special needs x
What can I say, that was the best race ever.
Sadly. Don’t think its over yet, FIA are going to have him on anything.
Oh and lets not forget 8pm BBC2
1 point is deadly!!
Timo Glock just handed over the championship to Lewis( who by the way was useless today).
He really didn’t deserve to win the championship.
Congratulations to Ferrari and I’m very sorry for Massa.
I would really like to see Sebastian Vettel at Ferrari!
What an intense finish. I was not expecting him to pull it off. WAY TO GO LEWIS!!!
Why did glock let louis hammilton pass? it was a bit unfair how he won because he was let through. waht else is unfair is i cnt watch top gear cos the tellys taken up and i cnt watch bbc iplayer cos im not from england
why dont u be quite tibby go live in brazil!
Well deserved!!!
wat a day!!!!!!!!!!!! first lewis won and now TOP GEAR!!!!
YYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYY YYYYYY
why dont you be quite tibby go live in brazil!
That was a truly magnificent win..but I still can’t help but think Glock may have gifted that to him…there was a 15 second gap that disappeared in less than 1 lap??
Whatever though, Lewis deserves this and I am so proud!
Funniest moment in F1 when the Ferrari crew realised massa had not won the championship!!! Hilarious!
There is no uproar because glock did not “let him through” it was starting to hammer it down with rain, glock was on dry tyres and couldn’t keep it on the track, if you look at other wet races where people have been on dry tyres they’ve lost more than what glock lost over 1 lap, it doesn’t look suspicous at all to anyone who thinks it through instead of just blurting out a load of crap because they don’t like lewis.
It almost killed me to see Massa’s father jumping arund in joy as i knew someone would have to tell him. What a race ! What a season ! What a champion ! Well done Lewis
HE DID IT! Lewis is WORLD CHAMPION! that was absolutely the greatest finish to a race i’ve ever seen in terms of sheer tension and the change from utter terror to utter delight in one corner’s time!
Lewis won the crown on the last corner of the last lap of the last race! Simply magnificent!
and lol, the sour grapes are coming hard and fast already aren’t they! i think i’ll be reading a lot of “if’s” on this site today!
Congrats Lewis! #1!!!
What a dream. Hamilton has come so far and worked so hard, very much deserved. True hero.
I am very impressed with how Massa took it, my hat’s off to him.
GLOCK is the biggest A hole in the history of the sport, he simply let Lewis get bye, what an idiot, he didn’t even try, he’s doesn’t deserve to even be in F1, Vettel in the other hand is a proper driver, he didn’t care who it was and attacked Lewis like any proper driver should have. GLOCK you suck
cant wait for 8pm
I see Glock to replace Kovalainen in 2010!
Oh and get over it it was glocks decision, so technically lewis won fair and square – plus hamilton can drive in the rain, MASSA can’t – so lewis deserves the championship : ) : )
Massa should have won, but hey the bad guy always wins
btw if ur a fan of F1 you should know hamilton is 23 and almost 24 so not even 20 xD ?
Job done, thankyou, and goodnight.
congrads to lewis. God it was tense. I really hoped massa could do it, will prob be the closest he ever comes to being drivers champ.
Well atleast Ferrari still got the constructors. Oh well.
Congratualations To The fastest guy and the youngest world champion from a Ferrari’s supporter
I hate Glock
Shouldn’t Kubica be penalized? He was a lapped car… what was he doing? Obviously jealous since he’s out of contention..
Congratz Lewis, victory well deserved. His season this year was way better than last.
If Glock did slow down “deliberately”, it was no different to Raikkonen letting Massa past at the Chinese Grand Prix.
Well done all.
come on lewis!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i was shouting and screaming at the tv!!!
i think hamilton loves glock now for that but he totally deserves the title
Jesus i was p*#sing my self
VETTEL-FERRARI brings me great times in mind….I hope to see him signing in 2010
Excelent race from all, it was great to see Hamiliton race with maturity, I hope he can temper his passion and hunger for a win, next season should be very interesting…. I also feel sorry for Coulthard not finishing his last race….
Vettel has to be the man of the race.
How ballsy do you have to be to pass the soon to be world champion with 3 laps to go, with it being absolutely irrelevant to your championship, knowing you´d screw his whole season, and holding that position like a true champion. The man!
Luckily, captain Sideways Timo went to the rescue in the final corner.
Intense.
Congrats to Lewis anyway, he deserved it.
Beautiful race from Massa, and i just wish Alonso drives a better car next year.
I’m brazilian but I’ve always rooted for Mclaren and Mercedes, so I was jumping and screaming when I heard the guy in the brazilian broadcast saying “Glock is gone, Glock couldn’t take it!”. That is something I have never seen and doubt will see again soon: a champinship decision in the last corner of the last race.
That said, I have to stress the fact that Hamilton didn’t in any way make a brilliant race. Massa jumped right from the start and opened a huge gap between him and everyone else, while the brit got confused by the traffic on the final laps and couldn’t avoid being overtaken by an STR, even if it was driven by the “new Schumacher”.
Although I don’t like Felipe that much, I felt sorry for him. It must have been hard to hear from the radio “You’re the champion! You’re the champion! You’re the champion… oh, no, not anymore.”
Anyway, one race isn’t enough to change my opinion about each of them. This is a great day for Formula One. Lewis is king, congratulations to England!
So Glock lost over 15 seconds in one lap on dry tires but wasn’t Vettel on dry too? Lewis couldn’t catch him.
I have almost jumped through the window, this is Great !!!! Best final !
Well done Hami !
it was really close at the end, I thought he had blown it! but he managed to pull it out of the bag in the end! well done hamilton!
I liked the way massas crew started celebrating then realised and thought daymn!
i feel sorry for david coulthard
and i think massa deserved the championship
Usless glock….
Meet Lewis’ new best buddy, Timo Glock!!
Congrats to Lewis, he is the worthy winner after all!!
I F*****N HATE GLOCK!!!!!!!
Glock didn’t let anyone through, watch the replays his car was all over the place!
Well done Lewis, job done.
I love it how ALL the Ferrari fans think Timo let Lewis by, i think u all need to watch the highlights cause it wasnt just Lewis who went past!!!
Is it bitter? does it taste horrid? I hope so cause I’m loving every minute!
absolutly great season from lewis, and nail biting last corners.
greatly diserved win massa, but great that hamilton won the championship
nice one lewis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Woooooooooooooooooooooooo o go Lewis!!!
I think a moment that Felipe takes the championship title but 10 seconds later, I see HAM-5! What an amazing final corner!
Omg That’s amazing, he did a outstanding job well done lewis !!!!
to ‘Wat’ – Vettel pitted for wet tyres at the same time as Hamilton. Glock’s speed was exactly what you’d expect on those tyres.
Timo ****ng Glock! lol
I guess I could rebadge my Toyota to a Mercedes!!!
Vettel is an amazing driver
Fantastic, the FIA didn’t take the title from him after their hard work. Well done lewis well deserved. Go massa fantastic drive and season, he took it well, too bad the rest of the brazilians are bad at loosing. Well done to both drivers would still have been happy to see massa win.
Poor Massa, he was world champion when he crossed the line, only to be stolen by some dodgy final few corners from Mr Glock to separate them.
Good on Vettel to keep Hamilton honest, and add to the drama.
I look forward to some better coverage next year on the beeb some very weird comments today (James Allen – Alonso won some races too!)
looking forward to next season, hopefully I’ll have a world champion i prefer, but great season plenty of ups and downs
Awesome racing, awesome champion and well done to everyone else on the McLaren team.
The look on the Ferrari team when they finally realised Hamilton had passed Glock was priceless!!!!
Now – let’s hope Hamilton isn’t disqualified because his steering wheel has fallen off in Parc fermé…
Firstly Glock was on dry tires on a wet track so losing 20 to 30 seconds isn’t unexpected and secondly this situation isnt without presedent middle range drivers have let themselves be overtaken to let a better driver before look them up.
Glock did not “let” him by. BOTH toyotas did 1:40’s on the last lap. they just couldnt pull decent times on dry tires in the wet. same thing happened in Spa when Heidfeld got all the way up to 3rd from like 10th on the last lap (well, 2nd when all was said and done).
and i think it’s the silliest thing to say that Lewis doesnt deserve it. HE WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP! that means he deserved it! simple logic!
to all the haters, go eat your sour grapes alone in your Ferrari-shrine rooms!
LEWIS #1!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO OOOOOo finally
and new top gear just to make it even better.
Congrats to Lewis, but Massa is the herro today!
After everything that happened in Spa with the FIA trying to take away the world title from him, he deserves it….. if Massa would have won then we wud be hearing about that race in spa for agggeess
I agree with comment 72
And now i ask all of you who think hamilton is the greatest driver:Who is the best at rain?And the most talented?(see vettel)I doubt if lewis could have done these magical stuff with a str at the age of sebastian.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!! !!
Congratulations Lewis! That was amazing!!! Well deserved.
Sorry to see DC and F1 on ITV go, but OH MY GOD what a tense race! Proper, old school edge of your seat stuff! Congrats to Lewis, he finally got the title he deserved last year.
I have a sore throat from all that shouting. I think a cup of tea is required.
Bravo Lewis! Great drive from Massa too, but the right man won the championship methinks.
Good race from Massa did all he could but YEEESSSSSS!!!! bring on TG i’m on a real high now!
lucked in, simple as. doesnt deserve it as much as massa. roll on 09.
I so happy lewis won considering the stupid penalties he has had for racing this year. He won by one point but lost by won point last year. Disgraceful the way the crowd booed him.
The best man won so get over it you english haters
Yeah what an f-ing tense final grand prix
watched the whole thing and lewis looked so calm and collective.
but wow
anyone know what happened to glock
did he:
1. run out of fuel
2. let hamilton through on purpose
3. or did he lock up on purpose and get no proper grip, even though it didn’t totally rain.
Great win lewis, see ya next year!
What a crazy last lap! Congrats to Lewis! Pushed till the last corner. I feel a little bit sorry for Massa, but nor for Ferrari. After all what Ferrari and FIA had done to the F1 in the last years…
So lewis can only win if ron rings another team and asks them to move there driver sounds like monaco with the arrows.
Hopefully the fia will take it away once the conspiracy is sorted out
i liked the flaming cars after the race
What a finish. We’ll have to wait to find out about Glock. 100+ comments already in 25 minutes.
WELL DONE HAMILTON! CHAMPION!
(Couldn’t conceal my emotions there!)
The whole Glock thing was very fishy… But it was a fantastic race, wasn’t it!! Well done Hamilton!!
To all the people moaning, Lewis should have been champion after the Chinese GP, but for the Spa nonsense.
I digress. Has anyone ever seen such a miserable podium?
great race, well done and well deserved, Lewis .greetings from germany… GO SEBI !! great fourth place…!!
Glock will be Hamilton’s team mate in 2010.
Yes, he let him through but look at it this way:
If Hamilton crashed out, Alonso was 3rd and Massa was 4th, would Alonso have let Massa through to take the title?
was Alonso crying on the podium?
also, the honda on fire sums up their season very well!
MASSA WON!! Lets celabrate with his family!!! Opps no he didnt!! Hahahahaha
Congrats Hami!! Well deserved win! FANF%#*NTASTIC!!!
So, Glock doesn’t like Massa then.
you could see what Jenson thought of the 08 car at the end!!!
yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeess!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!! NEVER IN DOUBT, HA HA FERRARI
very suspicius
To jezza
Too true i was laughing through the tears of joy at that podium!
sennafan get a life its racing he was on dry tires in wet conditions he couldn’t hold the pace and lost the spot he didn’t give it up.
Your just upset your man massa, just like every other brazilian doesn’t believe in being a sportsman, cough cough Ferrari International Assistance.
come on lewiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iis hamiltonnnnnnnnnnnnn congratulations
Nice one Lewis!!!
yes very suspicious
LUIS IS A CHAMPION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was on the edge of my seat that much i ended up on the floor. Really..
Best race to watch ever and Lewis showed that he really can cope with anything
Top Gear is on in 20 minutes guys!!
Thanks Kid racer.
Crappy American commentators don’t explain things well.
That was painful to watch but what a great outcome.
People are saying Trulli ‘pulling over’ was suspicious though. You could see Trulli struggling to stay straight through that kink before the straight right after he’d been passed by Lewis. Who he really owes a pint to is Heiki for that help at the start. Brilliant drive by both Hamilton and Massa though.
F1Pundit, i’ll say it again: “BOTH toyotas did 1:40’s on the last lap. they just couldnt pull decent times on dry tires in the wet. same thing happened in Spa when Heidfeld got all the way up to 3rd from like 10th on the last lap (well, 2nd when all was said and done).”
i havent cheered so loud in my whole life! my throat is completely sore!
great form by Massa, congradulating Lewis during the press conference. bad form from the brazilian crowd, booing Lewis in his moment of glory. what do sour grapes taste like in brazil?
that race was epic. you did it Lewis! well done!
I think Glock let him pass…
Does anyone know if they are friends?
Whooo Hooo!!!
Who says F1 is boring?
That showed all those stuck up Ferrari supporters and the FIA.
Can’t wait till next year!…Or 8.00pm!!!
Come on Ferrari Fans if the FIA sensed any hints of a conspirasy they would dock mclarren 1000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000 0000 points for all seasons till 2050 and ban from driveing anything bigger than 1/2 a cc tricycle in anger.
Lewis deserved it right until the last race… nearly blew it by not tryin hard enough
was the best driver out of the lot!!
Another debate seems to be arising. Who is the best driver in F1 today?
My two cents:
Personally I’d say Alonso… just. Hamilton second, Massa third, Kubica 4th, Raikonnen 5th, Vettel 6th. In 5 years time Vettel will be the dominant force in F1.
C’mon, rain + slick tyres = no grip!! It even happened to Hami in the past! No ways Glock let him through!!
yes they are friends from gp2.
Marcus. Through the grapevine i have heard the FIA are looking at radio transmissions from mcCheat to Toyota atm
Bloody hell. Did you people watch what you are commenting on? Glock was on dry tyres, the track was wet and getting wetter faster and faster. I am a Ferrari fan, but you can’t blame Glock for loosing time in those circumstances any more than you could have blamed Trulli if he’d stalled on the grid resulting in Hamilton crashing out at the start.
It was an awesome race, with the result left to the very last moment of the very last lap. What more could you ask for as a race fan?
great work lewis done it in style
My God.
Lewis Hamilton World Champion 2008!!
Although what a drive from Massa. Congrats to him but well done Lewis my son!
Now im going to get very drunk, after TG that is.
wow wow wow WOW what an awesome nail biting race a brilliant end to an fantastic season and for F1.
well done Hamilton truely deserved it, what an awesome driver he is as well as Massa, hats off to him.
glock didn’t gave lewis the 5th spot, he just couldn’t get traction with his slicks on the wet!
Congratulations for Hamilton.Why Kubica is 4yh?
THATS RACING FOLKS
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING RACE, I SAID IT WOULD BE EPIC, BUT THAT WAS UNBELEIVABLE
I WAS NEARLY CRYING WHEN VETTEL PASSED, BUT TOP MARKS MCLAREN AND WELL DONE HAMILTON!!!!
LEWIS KING! MASSA CAN GO CRY! LOL!!!!
GREAT!!!!!!!!!
WHY GLOCK ????????????????????????? ?????????????? WHY DIDN’T U PUSHED IN THE LAST LAP.
Ahh Glock the German Helping out the Brit
What a Hero
Shame the other German (Vettal) didn’t help
What a Tw*t
No one knows right now what happend to Timo, but every Massa and Ferrari Cretin is whining about him… Thats bloody stupid! Poor loosers you are… Very poor. I bet that some Ferrari Member right now is on its way to Race Control to whine about it too… Lets wait for the Protest then, which is the Ferrari way of doing it…
it was a pretty weird victory for lewis. I was really happy that lewis won, but I felt really sorry för massa. He was so sure that he won, and it was a clean race, but the last bloody corner glock slows down and lewis wins. oh well
I think Glock might have had a “mechanical problem” right at the end because the bloke behind Lewis passed him as well and he was slow as hell throughout the last lap.
if glock pushed he would have crashed
Go Lewis. Its often said that the “F” in F1 stands for ferrari. Tough luck boys……..You can be as biased as you like towards the prancing horse but talent always wins through !!!! By the Way Ferrari……..PUT THAT CORK BACK IN !!!!!!
lol FifthGear sucks well said german tw*t
Ferrari Won. That’s good. I think Glock will be, ironically a UK hero, while being lashed all over the world.
He should swiftly leave Brazil in a secured column.
It appears TopGear has not put its clock back…
radio transmissions my arse, anything to find a way to take the title from hamilton, its not gonna happen, do you really think the teams are stupid enough to leave evidence like radio transmissions around?
Why the hell do people always have to look for wrongdoings, why can’t it just be accepted that like soooo many times this season, a driver on dry tyres was struggling in the wet? it happens, its happened to hamilton. People have lost MORE than what glock lost in that lap before now simply by being on the wrong tyre.
Just accept that hammy won, because its not going to change.
hey umm, just wondering, but there isn’t some strange regulation where the positions are taken from when the leader crosses the line or something stupid like that, right?
but apart from that
THAT. WAS. EPIC!
How could you say Hamilton was the better driver.
He only got the championship because of Glock being a piece of S**T.
If he really deserved it, he should have been up there with Massa.
no skill there. wouldnt have gotten it if Glock wasnt S**T.
Vettel is der neu Rainmaster!
Kubica is just plain crazy!
Any way all the drivers went all the way to their limits.
And that last lap was nerve wrenching to the max!
For me as a McLaren supporter its been quite a wait for a McLaren champion since Mika Hakkinen back in 1999.
Bravo to all !
my gosh, that last lap had me in suspense. I was almost on the floor in disbelief when I thought he was gonna lose it, and then he overtook Glock – I just screamed the house down, no time to celebrate though, TOP GEAR IN 10 MINUTES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A new BRITISH world champion wooooooooo
Well as far as booing Lewis is concerned, I think Massa would’ve gotten the same boo had he been in such a situation in Silverstone.
That said, a championship well deserved. Congrats to Lewis.
Glock was on the wrong tyres, if he had stopped and changed them like everyone else he would have been behind Lewis anyway as the rain got heavier he could not keep control because he was on the wrong tyres, GOT IT!
YIPEEEEEEEEEEEEE Lewis IS world champion, even with all the help FIA hae given Ferrari.
WoW
So Glock was on dry tyres… fair enough… but that didn’t stop him from staying ahead of Hamilton just until near the end of the race, did it.
Jeez, you Hamilton fans are so blind. Obviously you don’t care how the guy wins, just as long as he does win.
Thankfully it appears there are some *sensible* people on this blog though.
F1Pundit, is that through the sourgrapevine? lol
come on, that’s pushing it quite a bit to think that McLaren and Toyota struck a deal in 2 laps time to slow both their cars. Glock AND Trulli did 1:40’s on their last lap.
Lewis is the most deserving champion i’ve seen in a long while. he did it, and it’s sad that people can’t just congradulate him, instead of trying to belittle his accomplishment.
first black F1 champion: check
first black U.S. president: just have to wait until tuesday!
HAMILTON #1!!!
For pete sake people, Massa was man enough to be a true sportsman, why can’t you?
Congrats to Hamilton on a thoroughly deserved championship, and commiserations to Massa for being an utter class act all season. Roll on 2009.
you have to admit he was very lucky there
Just goes to show how good Ferarri are when they still couldn’t win with all their gifted points
Go Lewis!!!!!!
Glock had a dry tyre for a completely wet track… but he didn’t defend himself, he just let Lewis got through!!
Actually, the Brazilians were booing Glock, who didn’t defend his position, what would give Massa the world title…. Congrats to Hamilton, he deserved it, I just hope that Ferrari doesn’t mess it all up again in the next season!!!
Glock and Lewis raced in GP2, don’t know any further.
I tell you what was suspicious too, Flavio patting massa on the shoulder before the race.
Seemed almost everybody wanted massa to win here. Must say, Lewis was given some iffy penalties through the season, and the bourdais/massa at japan still eludes me, but well done to Massa too. Could be an exciting year or two to come…
Lewis hamilton takes the title yhhhhhh
hope he dose the same next season =D
Fantastic race, Glock was still on the dry tyres and slowed up rapidly going up the hill at the end of the lap.
Congrats Lewis, you deserved it.
phew:)
Best moment in racing history watching the Ferrari garage realising THEY LOST.
Fantastic race, won at the end thanks to Glock. We owe you one
Re:135
Drive of the day DEFINITELY goes to Massa! Flawless. Pole.Fastest Lap.Race Win(in the wet).
Hamilton? 2nd? He nearly lost it if it weren’t for Mr Glock.
Don’t Get me wrong, Lewis is a worthy champion and I congratulate him.
Wow, how close was Lewis Hamilton to becoming the biggest loser ever in F1 history!!!!!!!!!
another vat of wine here
Yendred, hmmm not caring how a guy wins, just as long as he wins? sounds like Ferrari to me! so would Massa not have deserved the title since Kimi clearly let him pass in China?
in the next few months, look out for “Ferrari Fans Brand Wine: Made with 100% Sour Grapes!”
LEWIS #1!!!
that was amazing. ive never seen ote like it. the climax to that race was unbelievable. this was the best race of the season. it was so tense at the end that it was like a horror movie. so jumpy and unpredictable. wot a great end to the season and a deserved champion and fantastic drive, even if it was only 5th, by lewis.
You just cant write that sort of stuff. As much as I wanted Massa to win, fair play to Lewis. They both deserved to win, but Mclaren finally played their cards right just about. It looks as if Glock had a problem, as he was slow all the way to the line…
I wonder how much Mc Laren payed Glock for “loosing” 18 seconds in a lap!!
Perhaps 1.000.000 euros for every second “lost”.
Forgive me but in the history of motor racing there is not a single case a driver “loosing” so many seconds in a single lap.
It would be intersting to know how many seconds did he loose (this time the word without quotation marks)in the previous lap.
Forgive me again but it stinks, since Mc Laren did what it did last year…
YENDRED !!!! THATS RIGHT WE DID WIN …..sorry your point was ????? By the way HAMILTON WON !!!!! YEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHSSSSSSSS SSSSSS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Big, big respect to Massa – what a drive. Glock was on the wrong tyre, but the slowing down seemed a little exaggerated for a bit of understeer or something. I’d guess he backed it off just a tad – but I don’t care!
Well done Lewis!
What a Race
Glock we all owe u a pint u legend
GO HAMILTON!!
To Junaid
I dont think so because there are just as many Ferrari fans in the UK plus we arent as ignorant as those idiots in Interlagos, we know a great driver when one crosses the finish line
Congratulation to Lewis, I’m a Massa fan, but that was one great finish to a championship. But no worries next year itr will be Massa on top.
My GOD
Why is everyone so ignorant to think that Glock let him through??
As if it wasn’t obvious enought that he was struggling in the wet, it is obvious if you look at Kubica. Considering he flew past them just a couple of laps before and sailed off into the distance, he was suddenly right next to Glock before they passed him. The conditions were getting worse, and Glock still managed to finish 6 seconds behind them. I’m sure he wouldn’t surrender 2 (nearly 3) places on purpose.
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glocks problem was no grip or traction and a drop in tyre temparature
get in there my son.
look even if glock had let lewis through he wouldnt have made it that obvious of dropping around 20 seconds and lewis finishing 5 seconds ahead of him. remeber the fiasco when rikonen let schumacher through to win a race a couple of years ago i dont think glock would have let lewis through and to be honest wet track and dry tyres dont really mix dont you think
that was just amazing! proper edge of your seat stuff. massa was such a respectful loser, really has gone up in my estimation, if theres a season to come where lewis is out of contention for the title, i will firmly be supporting massa.
but today is about lewis! this is only the start. now he has a title he will lose that nervousness that has lead him to mistakes this year, i think from now he will be even faster because he has already done it. i cant wait for the many seasons to come. get in!!!!!!
If you look at Glocks times the lap before he was fine then to lose 18 seconds at the RIGHT time for McCheat
Conspiracy much
I will say congratulations to Hamilton, though I still don’t like him. Thoroughly gutted for Massa, would have won it a long time ago if the car/team had performed better/been more reliable. Still think both drivers made far too many mistakes over the course of a season though.
The real talent on the grid is with Vettel and Alonso now, they showed that again today in my opinion. Roll on those two getting in some championship winning cars !
to josh infact.
the numbers have changed. post 184
LMFAO. All i can say is….
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Congrats Hami! the first of many world titles. Go on my son!!
“Ahh Glock the German Helping out the Brit
What a Hero
Shame the other German (Vettal) didn’t help
What a Tw*t”..
what a piece of sh… do you tell us here ? Fifth place was enough, end and out…
And Glock let Hamilton pass, so do you have any problems with yout Potenz ?
God you losers! Glock wasn’t letting hammy pass… He was overtaken because his tires can’t run in the wet!!! There was no conspiracy, just accept the score that Lewis won fair and square. Or do we need to bring up again the races from Spa and Japan? No, move on you idiots! Massa drove a brilliant race, and I give him my hearty congratulations for the well deserved 1st place finish. But ultimately, Lewis deserves this championship.
Go Lewis!!! Gather some more world titles.
I just found this to follow up to my post back at 160
From the F1 2008 Sporting Regulations – published on: 19.05.2008
“The end-of-race signal will be given at the Line as soon as the leading car has covered the full race
distance in accordance with Article 5.3.”
this seems to say to me that because Lewis was still behind glock when massa crossed the line, he actually still finishes in 6th, not 5th.
thoughts people?
and incase anyone is wondering, check it for yourself at
http://argent.fia.com/web /fia-public.nsf/475632E4 6002BEDAC125744F004312F4/ $FILE/F1.SPORTING.REGULAT IONS.19-05-2008.pdf
Job, well done Hamilton and McLaren MB!
one word god
today was massa’s day, but 2008 was Hamilton’s year. amazing drive by massa he gave it everything, the championship wasnt won today by lewis, he won it at silverstone, monaco where he was untouchable. hopefully massa has learnt from this and blessed him with enough confidence to not only claim top dog at ferrari but give hamilton another run for his money. Who says formula one is boring?
Lay off kubica. He finished on the same points as kimi but lost out because he’s won less races. He needed to pass in the hope of catching out anyone on dry tyres and gaining a point.
Alonso next year, Watch out
F1Pundit, come on, because i think it’s warranted to point out the accomplishment of a person of color (like myself), that makes me a reverse racist? please.
and the Glock situation just goes to show how the majority of trash talking Ferrari fans know very little about the sport. BOTH TOYOTAS DID 1:40’s ON THE LAST LAP. simple as that. Glock didnt slow, he was going as fast as he could on dry tires in the wet! learn the sport before you make asinine comments!
LEWIS=WORLD CHAMPION. that feels so freakin nice to say!
That was a heart stopping last few laps. Never being so much on the edge of my seat. It was remarkable. I still think vetel should have held back, he had nothing to prove so why try ruin it.
I think lewis owes it to Glock. Although Toyota will say something like his tires couldnt handle the rain on the last few laps, the fact of the matter is Glock slowed down for Lewis.
Comiserations to Massa. It was down to the wire but the better man won. The brazilian fans were some what of sore loosers with the booing. Tut Tut.
congratulation hamilton
i think we want vettel if the mclaren
F1Pundit, come on, because i think it’s warranted to point out the accomplishment of a person of color (like myself), that makes me a reverse racist? please.
and the Glock situation just goes to show how the majority of trash talking Ferrari fans know very little about the sport. BOTH TOYOTAS DID 1:40’s ON THE LAST LAP. simple as that. Glock didnt slow, he was going as fast as he could on dry tires in the wet! learn the sport before you make asinine comments!
LEWIS=WORLD CHAMPION. that feels so freakin nice to say!
Oh Man, the race was s borrrriiiinnnnnngggg till the last 5 laps !
Vettle confirms he is the best rookie of the season !
Massa did a great race !
I don’t know if Alonso tried as hard as possible to get him.
Kimi finished 3rd, not so bad regarding his season but very bad knowing that he is the previous World Champ.
Kubica, didn’t deserve such a position regrding the season he did…
Coulthard didn’t deserve such a last GP either…
And Lewis… Welldone, he is a very good driver, sometimes a bit bigheaded because he started his career in a top team, he schould have started in Honda to learn to loose before learning to win.
Anyway, he did a good season if we forget all the stupid mistakes he did (I’m talking about the Canadian GP).
Regarding his last race, he manage to get the points he needed, he didn’t race to win that’s a bit of a shame.
I don’t know what happened with Glock, I don’t know if it was a good or a bad thing, maybe he schouldn’t have let Lewis go, because, to be honnest, as regard of his last race, Lewis was useless and didn’t really deserve the 5th place…
Let’s hope the world title will not give Lewis a bighead (at least not bigger than now if it is possible lol). (Again, I have nothing against Lexis’s way to drive.)
Can’t wait for the next season’s start !
WHO WON?
I feel sorry for Massas parents. They thought he made it and then got told by the Ferrari crew that he won the race but lost the championship. Must be heartbreaking. Well, better luck next year, it’s just motorsport, nothing serious, right?
well done hamilton
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i think that we want to see vettel or glock driving with the mclaren nearly that drivers should not drive against us
i whink denis should sign with one of them for 2010 season
well with all the points Massa’s been given he never really deserved it. he did drive a perfect race today so kudos to him.
i guess Lewis was lucky no to be even unluckier. that last shower caught everyone by surprise.
if a driver,lets take a random name ,lewis, depends on the racing of another driver ,glock(another random name) to win a world championship, i dont think he deserves to be called one.
Massa drove like the champion he is,right through the season.
another racer who i was impressed with was Vettel.
brilliant.
One hell of a season,my favourite races were Silverstone,Spa and Monaco but none of them were as tense as Interlagos.Well done Lewis and Mclaren for producing a wonderful year of motor racing and Well done Ferrari for winning the Constructors championship. Can’t wait ’til next year.Finally I’d like to thank Timo Glock.Roll on Top Gear
How can people still be knocking Hamilton? He`s level headed and if you think he`s a big head; its just his helmet!!!
Could all the ferrari fans (people who whear ferrari shits like they actualy own one? haha) just realise that there 9 year wining streek is over!!!
THE HAMILTON REVOLUTION HAS BEGUN!!!
Kudos for that performance from Brazil, Ron Dennis’ boy wonder Hamilton should be knighted by tomorrow.
There’s definitely a petition out for the knighthood of German spanner Timo Glock. “We the undersigned petition the PM to Knight Timo ‘Think-I-Slipped-A-Gear’ Glock for waving Lewis Hamilton past with 18secs and a point to spare on the last corner at Interlagos. Tifosi’s want Timo on their team!!!
In all fairness though Massa and Hamilton had 5 wins a piece this season, so they were pretty evenly matched, still what a way to win a youngest ever world drivers championship title.
Glock shouldnt even be an issue. If he had pitted for wet tires, he would have been completely out of the picture. As it turned out, he tried his luck with the dries, and did a 1:40-something on the last lap, as did Trulli. and yes, Glock may have been on form with one lap to go, but it was continuing to rain, so it was even wetter on his last lap. if you understand the performance of dry tires in the wet, you’d understand that Glock was going as fast as he could.
and i’m sure someone is going to look at Glock’s telemetry and see that he was pushing as hard as he could on the final lap. he was going for fourth place points! do you know how much money that is worth? millions.
LEWIS #1!!!! YEEEEESSSS!
To Lewis: Don’t EVER scare me like this again, almost gave me a heart attack. Good job though, bravo!
To Ferrari fans: would you like some cheese with that whine? Go cry more, Glock cheated, whaaa! Massa wouldn’t be here in this position if it weren’t for FIA’s help. Aaahh, sweet taste of justice, enjoy the misery!
It was worth waiting a whole season to see Ferrari realise that they hadn`t won ……
I think one of the gratest endings Vettel almost defines the championship and i think he and Massa where the best out there today And ia am very happy for Lewis. Formula 1 is about this, thrilling its public and seein drivers at theyr best thats why I dont have a favorite one this sport needs them all…
Massa first but pure first class driving from Hamilton for fifth!!!! Wondering if Glock was asked to let him through for what price though.
everyone is watching topgear but me because I LIVE IN BLOODY SWEDEN AND WE DO NOT HAVE BBC2!!!!
I am glad lewis has won the championship. Go Lewis!
oh an btw congrats lews. great lap
bemar try bbc iplayer….i think you can see it on there?
Congrat to lewis wat a finish but tanks to glk evryting was done like in the fairytail script
I’ve lost my voice! I think i’m recovering from a heart attack but what a race! What an end to a season!
Regardless of the result I think we’ve all just witnessed what could quite possibly be the most exciting end to an F1 season ever or to come!!!
F1 Boring????? My @SS its boring!
IT’S THE GREATEST DAMN SPORT EVER!!!!
Lewis Hamilton wins the 2008 F1 title courtesy of Toyota and Timo Glock. Timo should win an Oscar, an Emmy, a BAFTA, a NTA award, and a seat at McLaren for his performance on that last corner (CLAP…CLAP…CLAP).
McLaren and Britain are forever grateful for your cooperation.
I wish to circumvent the usual petrol head media. Firstly, let me establish my credentials, I have been following F1 since 1961 in the Press, in the armchair and at the track. In my humble opinion the greatest driver ever was Michael Schumacher and I supported him before it was ever fashionable to do so. With regard to this seasons’ Grand Prix before you start waxing lyrical about Lewis Hamilton’s win I would like to give you my thoughts. I know that the jingoistic, xenophobic and patriotic sentiments will support Lewis Hamilton’s world championship success, but the best man didn’t win. Fellipe Massa was quicker, more consistent, had a greater number of wins and had he not suffered engine blow ups, tyre problems and pit failures would have already been world champion. In the final race he would still have become world champion, had Glock not pulled over and had a cup of tea in the final lap. Please also note that Vettel passed Hamilton (shades of Michael S) and Hamilton could not defend. Hamilton was ‘gifted’ this championship and it STINKS!! So please, please do not start going on about how Hamilton deserved the crown.
p.s Vettle will be the next Michael Shumacher – mark my words Regards
Phil Walkington
Think about it thios way, if Kimi didnt let Massa through in that other race, it wouldve been easier…plus an explanation is now public about Glock and gambling with staying on dry tyres….also imagine Massa won with that evidently bias penaly on Bourdais allowing Massa to gain an extra point! All ended up how it should…
Hmph. I wanted Massa to win.
I’m getting very annoyed with the rubbish about having to support Hamilton just ’cause he’s British.
All these so called supporters of British drivers – I don’t recall hearing you cheering on Button or Coulthard – and what about the great British racing team Williams F1?
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AMEN!
Walki, you say you have watched F1 since 1961! you should know then that some titles have been won without the champion winning a single race!! just by earning second places etc. and Massa drove brilliantly, and like maybe mclaren can thank Glock for his gamble with dry tyres, then maybe Ferrari should thank FIA for help with limiting Lewis’ success!
Glock did give away the title to Hamilton. It might not seem so to diehard Hamilton fans, as, technically, Glock and Trulli had equal lap times on the last lap.
You forgot only one thing – Glock lost about 8 seconds to Hamilton in the last sector, and last sector consists of one (yes, one!) corner in which you need to apply brakes and then it’s all full throttle to the finish line. There is no way Glock would lose 8 seconds even with slicks, considering he’d lost much less than that in the 3 laps before that added together (it was raining during those 3 laps).
Still, a fantastic race it sure was! I just wanted Massa to win, not Hamilton.
you would be surprised on how the wrong tyres can ruin someones race in a short distance, anyone remember Spa???
Damn! …Back to the point on 201. Someone said…
Think you might be on to something here mate…better keep it under your hat for Marcus and Hamilton’s sake yeah!
erm…2008 FORMULA ONE SPORTING REGULATIONS
43.1 The end-of-race signal will be given at the Line as soon as the leading car has covered the full race distance in accordance with Article 5.3.
noo noo nooooo post 201: A driver on the same lap as the winner still gets to complete his lap, as a race is who covers the distance in what time, and hamilton completed the distance before GLock!
Hi everyone!
I’d like to congratulate McLaren and Lewis, Britain always had amazing racing drivers, still have, which is proven with today’s amazing victory! I supported Hamilton from the moment he entered F1 competition, such an intelligent and talented driver. Kudos to Massa for taking it like a man.
Also looking forward to new series of Top Gear, can’t wait!
Best regards from Croatia.
if thats was the full story, then what would be the point of 2nd 3rd 4th etc??? basically what you saying is all that matters is the person that wins…
WOOOO HOOOO! Well Done Lewis! May there be many more wins to come!
Here is a basic conclusion…who had the most points? Hmailton, thus champion! Everything he did “wrong” he got penalised for, so theres no excuses! thank you!
Not only the most incredible Grand Prix the world has ever or will ever see but surely one of the most dramatic sporting events of all time. An incredible rollercoaster ride from high to low to high again. I don’t think I’ll ever forget Massas’ brothers face when mid celebration it dawned on him what happened. Hollywood couldn’t have written a script like this!!!! Well done Lewis, for once an Englishman has won something, that’s something for which we can all feel proud.
I’m so happy for Lewis!!! Well done! There must be a lot of joy in UK right now:)
In the same time I’m so sad cause of Kubi:(… but in interview he sounded rather calme
YES FINALLY LEWIS HAMILTON WINS FOR GOD SAKE MASSA DID NOT DESERVE THE CHAMPIONSHIP AT ALL FROM THE PAST RACES THIS SEASON SHEESH I LAUGH AT THESE SORE LOOSERS WHO SUPPORT FERRARI SAYING HOW MUCH DID GLOCK GET PAID LOL 1 THING MCLAREN IS NOT FERRARI
WELL DONE 2 LEWIS another good season, McLaren should offer Glock a contract 4 that performance at the end and i feel sorry for massa as i think he deserved the title
Well done Hamilton. you deserved it! Best season yet, I feel for Massa and family, well done to him also. I believe we will also see a future world champ in S.Vettel
A great day for Hamilton, a great day for sport and a great day for
BRITAIN!
Damn, how exciting and surprising race!
But you got to appoint, that Lewis had lot of luck! Remember, that he has made a mistake, that could cost him a title – he got overtaken by Kubica and Vettel, on 2nd lap before finish. But Glock helped him so much. Well, can`t wait for the next season. And that will be Kubica`s time, I`m tellin` ya
COME ON LEWIS SON!!!!! TRUELY AMAZING!!!!
PJ some respect please mate…”for once an Englishman has won something” with respect WTF??
Without doubt Great Britain has produced some of the finest world champions to have graced the world of F1 motorsport.
Tip your hats to Lewis Hamilton as you must for his youth but please don’t even dare try to equate less credible win with the sterling efforts of the greatest champions from these shores.
There are only eight drivers from the United Kingdom have been truly ‘unquestionable’ F1 WDC’s. Heroes the likes of: Mike Hawthorne (‘58), Graham Hill (‘62,’68), Jim Clark (‘63,’65), John Surtees (‘64), Jackie Stewart (‘69,’71,’73), James Hunt (‘76), Nigel Mansell (‘92), and Damon Hill (‘96).
Best F1 race ever!!!!!
OMG, it was crazy!!!!!!!!!
Well done Lewis by just making it…
Feel awfully bad for Massa!
That had to be the most tense race i’ve ever seen. I’d say Lewis owes Glock a pint. And do you know what the best thing is? A few weeks ago, a lot of people were starting to call it boring…
Lewis only won because of luck. He cocked up when he let Vettel past for god’s sake, but Glock mysteriously slowed down and let Ham pass… I bet Eccelstone and his henchmen made Glock do that.
cracking stuff, makes me proud to be british, heart was in my mouth, but it shut up all the racists!
Yeh Ham…“Who do you think you are? Stirling Moss!”
did glock break down? was it delibrate? you know what?
I DONT CARE. WOOOO!
Lets give a round of applause to David Coulthard, the greatest driver never to win a title since Sterling Moss.
P.S. Any chance of a memorial blog for DC?
lewis hamilton rocks-or at least england does hurray
Glock is obviously the hero of the hour, but what a finale, that had me screaming in disbelieve at the final few laps!!!! Amazing, well done Hamilton, but well done to Massa also for a dominant win. Role of 2009 for a very different looking F1.
If GLock had pitted like evryone else, Hmailton would of beat him anyways, thats why its called a risk! plus Trulli, who also stayed on dry tyres also got a 1:44 like Glock. So no need to thank GLock… if he pitted, there wouldve been less stress and pressure on Hamilton! If anything, GLoack just put extra stress on him! So Glock didnt let Hamilton pass. He just couldnt handle the dry tyres in the wet! its simple! THe proof is in Trulli battled with the car just as much as GLock in the final lap!
Final word from Walki, enjoyed all of your comments. And yes, the rules are constantly being changed and often the world champion is not necessarily the quickest and most consistant driver, and indeed in other sports as well subsequent rule changes would have resulted in different world champions, who can remember that Henry Cooper floored Muhammed Ali (Cassius Clay) but was denied the crown because of the bell. But my original point was, if you strip out the patriotism ‘Who was the quickest, most constistant driver’? Finally, note that if Bernie Ecclestone has his way, future championships will be decided, based on which ever driver wins the most Grand Prix
I still feel awfully bad for Massa.
I don’t know how well his chances of wining another Championship are. Next year Lewis is gonna be strong and so is Kimi and Alonso gonna be strong contenders to win the championship.
It’ld be hard for Massa to come this close to winning a championship again!
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The cars are classified as they cross the line. Therefore Hamilton will keep his championship. Guess you didn’t read on in the FIA regulations. Just let it go. Hamilton won
walki, you are very confused! unless you agree with Bernie wanting to change the rules in such a way! What you need to ask is, who did what was needed when it was needed??? I think both drivers did a good job at this, just one did it abit better than the other, thus is now world champion!
Thanks Mathew, atleast you have common sense! Some poeple here would fit perfectly with the folks over at the FIA!
Vettel for Ferrari – 2010
Ok, i’m a ferrari fan, but even i can tell that Glock didnt let Hamilton by – it was tipping it down an he was on dry tyres!!!
I wish people who don’t like Hamilton/support Massa would stop bein such sore losers.
thanks alibaba! it seems this discussion has been injected with some brain cells finally! haha o well! good nite all!
Feel really sorry for Massa though, hope he wins next year – he’s a great driver an he really deserves it!
Scott, I’m not confused at all I was merely making the point regarding Bernie Ecclestones wishes or hopes and asking everyone to give an honest appraisal of the drivers’ performances. How do you explain Vettel being able to pass Hamilton in vastly inferior equipment at a stage when it was crucial for Hamilton to stay in front of him, driving vastly superior equipment.
I never like England for their cocky attitude and I could not believe how Hamilton could have let Vettel to pass him by so easily. I mean Vettel will be champion one day, but Hamilton had to be carefull.
Any way I was so happy that Hamilton won, I was jumping and was so relieved, when I heard that he won.( because I was angry at the situation and I left the room)
Again congrats to Hamilton.
thank you very much to “Mr. Glock” for letting Hamilton past at the last turn
. But i dont really think that Hamilton Paid him. He was on Slicks so it’s a bid difference 
. Again the weather played a big part of the Race so yeah it was an intence race but oh wel there’s always next year! 
Congrats to Massa and Ferrari for winning the Constructor’s Championship
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wow!!!! wat a mad 4 hrs!!!! first a amzing gp then a brillant tg!!!! my heart woz in my mouth!! then jumping up and down with my 20 mounth little boy!!!! amazing!! well done lewis!!!
great race by massa and he has def shown him self this year to be a world class driver!
hamilton def deserved the championship this year!
hamilton was not gifted it he made 15 seconds in the first 2 sectors ( 2nd one been nearly twice the length ov the last one) and then after he had taken glock made nearly 6 seconds on him to cross the line. glock just struggled on the dry tyres!
vettel great drive nice to see he got stuck in there cant wait for next year!
one last point tho! you moan about hamilton fighting for positions he doesnt need and taking risks he dnt need, so he doesnt cos he knows he is catching glock fast and will pass him before the end of the lap and u all moan saying he is no gud and useless. come on people stop been hypocritical and just accept it he won it on his merrit even tho it was a close fight, and massa did a great job
a bit mean i know but seeing the ferrari guys celebrating then the mechanic come and tell them he lost it was funny as hell but u have to feel for them!
Yo! Lew is ma FIA home boy! Stick it to da man Ham!
im glad lewis won after all the racists in spain, alonso saying hell do everything to stop him winning massa getting pole i was glad to see them go home dissapointed
StirlingMoss what are you talking about??? There was no disrespect intended. It’s just great that Lewis has won. English sport hasn’t had that many highs in recent years. This is a rare opportunity to celebrate English success. What’s disrespectful in that??
First of all, well done to lewis. But i cant stop thinking that massa did deserve it more since he did WIN more races that hamilton. But still once again well done to lewis hamilton. ( i am a Alonso fan, alonso is the best on the field by far!!! and most talented especially with a Renault!!)
Has everybody forgotten about the most important british driver in these modern times? DC poor guy stupid rosberg on his last race ever. No doubt that was the best race ever I have ever seen! What about the stewards investigating about stupid trulli pushing bourdais off the track on the first corner of the track?
Lewis you are god to us all! My heart dropped. No idea what was going through your head or your heart?
Could you imagine what Murruy Walker would be saying if he was commentating. He would get mixed up and say it was fisichella or something like that and he would have a heart attack.
if glock did let hamilton pass it gained him 1 extra point not the 2 extra that massa got after raikkonen let massa pass
or what about the points lost at spa for the FIA decidin that ferrari should win everythin and hamilton win nothin was that another 4?
was great watchin ferrari celebrate hamiltons win
well done hamilton WORLD CHAMPION
I have to say that basically it was a deserved win, yes my heart was in my mouth last few laps but would it have even got to that point had the FIA not been as harsh on Mclaren and leiniant on Ferrari?? Anyway I do like Massa he is a good driver had he one it I wouldn’t have been to bitter but his dads face when he realised his celebrating was in vein was a classic and I will treasure that moment for a long time!! Great drive Lewis!!!!
walki, have your years of following F1 tought you nothing? Did Keke Rosberg’s championship mean any less because he only won 1 race during that season?
logic and common sense will tell you that the driver with the most points at the end of the season should be champion, which by definition means that driver was “consistent,” as you put it.
and as for “Glock-gate,” i’ve reviewed the footage, and Glock was in the sights of Vettel and Lewis 3 corners before the front straight, and he was clearly off the pace. they just happened to pass him where they did. and it wasn’t actually on the final corner, it was on the short straight before the last uphill corner. (and trying to get the power down in the wet on dry tires going uphill made Glock slow even more).
come on people, stop saying Lewis didn’t “deserve” it. MASSA himself said that he deserved it. Take a page from his sportsmanship book.
oh and walki, how exactly is supporting Lewis jingoistic and xenophobic? do you actually know what those words mean? particularly xenophobic, because how does supporting Lewis mean one is afraid of change/things that are different?
LEWIS #1!!!
Plz, Plz, Plz…. In the name of all Top Gear and Lewis Hamilton FANS Throughout the world… we demand Jeremy Clarkson to Interview Lewis Hamilton… ASAP… He deserves it…
I’m not a lewis fan, but it was an excellent race and he deserved the championship. Had to feel for Filipe as he did all that he could.
If only Valencia could be that exciting – what a race!
ITV’s cover of My Chemical Romance was the best non-Brundle thing they have ever done, pity it took ‘em so bloody long
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Tell me you guys think the crowd was too nationalist huh. I being Canadian and thinking myself as neutral, lets say the crowd was british and the season ended there and then Massa took it away from Hamilton would you not boo? Just something to think over is all I’m saying. Also the attitude even on this blog demonstrates your nationalism so I do not know what you guys are complaining about the booing. What a gentlemen poor Felipe Massa, and to see his family celebrate ripped my heart out because they didn’t know. Congrats to Lewis but honestly its time for the country where the word gentlemen originated from in the first place to act like it. Grow up.
congratualtions to lewis for a brilliant drive and thank u all to the spanish people for seeing such dissapointment on there faces for lewis winning i hope it shows what a bunch of imature and pathetic country they are .. excluding the ones that like hamilton which none dont .. they say burst hamiltons tires wunt it be funny if they burst alonso’s how can they be racist to such a great driver and the anoyance alonso causes if he’s so good why hasnt he won the championship in 2007/08 shows how good he real is when he’s mardy .. final congrats to lewis
Congrats to Hamilton and he deserves it after what happened last year.
All the hard work, it’s finally paid off.
World Champion!!
to comment 238: do you honestly think it could have been “fixed” so that BOTH toyotas had final lap times within a few tenths of each other?! they both ran 1:44’s. to orchestrate 2 cars slowing and running laps within a second of each other is impossible. go read the next blog up by Maurice Hamilton for the exact numbers.
That should definitively settle “Glock-gate.”
LEWIS #1!!!
Greeting to Hamilton. Mind though, he has not achieved more than Jaques Villeneuve yet…
Ferrari are Champions, again!
CLARKSON SHOULD KISS GLOCK´S A*SE!!!
Champions go in podiums, NOT 4th places.
Tht was a shock i thought it was over and then shock Glock fell back.I am so happy but i want to see wat happened to Glock.
OH MY GOD!!!
that was the most exciting race finish i’ve ever seen! i still can’t believe Lewis took the title after Vettel passed him, i thought it was all over, that was such a good twist, and thank you Glock for losing it in the last sector
stunning drive Lewis, well done man
hamilton all the way !!! if it was massa needing 5th and alonso ahead of him he would of let massa through. hes been sayin all week he will help out massa so shut up ferari fans u wouldn’t care if it was the other way round. also gloc was all over the place.
Fantastic Season, on balance this was the correct result for the championship. I say this only because realistcally Lewis deserved a World Championship even if it was 2007 that was his better season. If all was right with the world however Lewis would have been champion 2007 Kimi 2006 and Massa 2008. Forget about Glock conspiricies He was faster in his last lap than Trulli who was also on Dry tyres. Massa had some bad luck and poor team decisions this year and Hamilton had some bad decisions against him. I kind of feel sorry for Massa I think this may have been his only chance I can’t see Kimi having another poor season, or Fernando not showing his class next season. Real congrats to Lewis you made us suffer for it again but its done. looking forward to next season already.
I’m not watchning top gear,so about what you’re talking JOb(291)?
And as far as title of this article is concerned in one of polish headlines Lewis is called Apollo
I think its better then “king”;)
Well Done Lewis!!
Its about time we had a british champion and somebody to show those ponies who is really the top dog of F1.
Lets all hope 09 is a much fairer season.
lewis had luck on that race but in the whole season he’s done fantastic well done to him!
Number 1 well dun lewis
well done lewis, and maclaren team ,a brilliant season,
also bye bye itv your coverage was brilliant, great team too ,will miss you ,beeb sign them up NOW.
i even got used to the ad breaks , yep phone someone put kettle on etc
Congratulations…I was quite sure Massa did it, but in the end it was Lewis celebrating. I think everybody must admit, that Lewis was not the best during this season, he just had the luck to be in one of the best cars and he had a humonguous portion of luck in the last race. Congratulations to the winner, pride to the other ones. In my eyes Felipe was better thought
Timo wasn’t going to do Lewis any favours, wasn’t he one of the drivers that was almost “forced” off the track by him in Monza?…plus it’s amazing how so may people didn’t have a problem with Alonso declaring open support for Massa…Best season for a long time, 7 different winners, and will hopefully be even better next year. Bring on 2009.
So when does Glock get some money from the UK People, what a thing to do. Congrates Lewis. JOB WELL DONE!
Just have to wonder when Ferrari will be calling GLOCK to drive for them….UMMMM NEVER! What a very cool move on Glock’s part to see the gravity of the moment and have the World to Lewis and what a crude move for Vettel. While he is a great driver, it was bit classless unless Ferrari had something going with Vettle from the start. Who knows.
OK,i’ll do it, Lewis desedves to be congratulated.
BUT, someone please shoot Glock. That ********** ********* ************* ************* ********** ****** ruined my weekend
oh, and Ferrari people, forget Alonso, Vettel’s your man.
That ending was simply brilliant! what a way to decide a championship!
I got something in my eye on the last lap,honest.Where do i sign?
ahem to all the people that support Ferrari and FIA (Ferrari international automobile Co) you moan about glock but yet it was because the track was wet and he was on dry tyres so like tring to drive on ice and he let 2 other people then hamilton and if i remeber last year massa passing a pass to rak and then this year in china rak passing a place to massa and well done lewis even with all the unfair pen’s you recived JOB WELL DONE!
What an absolute ripper!!! This is my first full year of watching and enjoying the formula 1 all the way from australia. Massa drove fantastically well but i was chearing hamilton all the way home, f&*% i nearlly did a sports hernia i was that excited well done lewis epic epic season!!!! from 22 to 1!!!! Hopefully again next year!!!!
Full congrats to Lewis! but being an avid Ferrari fan i have to say in my view massa put together the better season and the better race! He will deffinatly go on to win a championship no one can challenge that but thisshoudl have been his first! No offence to lewis and not saying he had any part in it but 2nd to last lap Glock is fine 2 out of 3 sectors hes fine then all of a sudden mid way through the last sector he has no pace! tires dont go that quickly and that wasnt the wettest part of the circuit! but like i said Massa wil have his day but today well done lewis
wa it just me or did Glock appear to take that corner a little wide to let Hamilton through????
I think Coulthard needs to beat the snot out of Rosberg to be honest. When we first thought it was Nakajima I thought “bloody hell, he always manages to bash into someone in every race!”. But Rosberg’s been known to be just as big a liability behind the wheel too. It’s because of his cock-up that Coulthard’s final drive was a short one, and for that I wish Coulthard had waited for him at the Williams Pit garage and beaten the living crap out of him.
After all, Schumacher once tried to do the same with Coulthard once, and it wasn’t like it was on his career-ending race either.
can I thank all you conspiracy freaks who support Ferrari and are making out that Timo Glock let Hamilton through, you’ve just given me more laughs in one page of blogs then I’ve had in a long time. Glock was on the wrong tyres, he was pushing as much as he could, Schumacher or Senna wouldn’t have been quick enough on those tyres to hold off Hamilton, Vettel and all the lapped cars that did him too.
Admit it, you’ve lost and stop looking for a way round it (Post 201, when the winner takes the flag everyone else is still racing till they pass the finish line, anyone with even a smidgin of knowledge of F1 should know that). Put it this way, the title would have been yours if it hadn’t been for the pit lane fiasco in Singapore. Congrats on the Constructors, the best team did win, and I do believe the best driver won the drivers – exactly how it should be.
HE’S DONE IT!!!! WOOOOOOOO!!!! F*CK YEAH!!!!
*exhales deeply* Aahhhh… Got that off my chest.
Warm-Up Act My Arse!! I’m a huge TG fan, and I went to MPH today – Sheer, Brilliance – but that GP kinda overshadowed the rest of my car-filled Sunday. It’s like my Dad said, that was like a really cheesy movie. It all came down to the final race, unexpected complications took place – even the clouds pissed themselves in anticipation – it looked like our Hero (for the sake of said movie, Hami = Hero) had it all in the bag, when *Gasp* Rain with only eight laps to go, and… Vettel overtakes! Disaster! All hope is lost! Oh no! Mere corners to go, Ferrari starts celebrating early, McLaren look downtrodden. But wait! Timo Glock has magically messed up (OK, dry tyres in the rain), Hami finished 5th! He’s the World Champion! What an amazing turn of events! Cue cheesy, emotional orchestral music! Ferrari are gutted!! Mysteriously, Timo Glock was never seen leaving Brazil…
And roll credits. But tbh, love or hate him, you really have to feel sorry for poor old Felipe Massa. In many ways he deserved it just as much, and his face in park Fermé was eye moistening, much like his eyes were. Better luck next time.
In other news, I also felt sorry for retiree David Coulthard. Not anyones plan for that to happen, was it? Mysteriously, Nico Rosberg has recently been banned from the whole of Scotland… Anyway, it would’ve been nice to see him donutting like he said he would to Louise. Have a fun retirement, DC, and look after that chin, as I expect it’ll need a pension all of its own!
Well, what a season. The end of fiddly aero-bits, the end of grooved tyres, and the end of James Allen and ad-breaks is nigh. All is good.
C U IN 2009!
That was quite a race, wasn’t it? But a race none the less. And, this is what Formula 1 is about. In the end, there are winners and there are losers. Fortunately, my man Lewis was the former, not the latter. But kudos to Felipe, who had a great season as well.
Massa just got dealt the stomach punch thanks to Timo Glock….
It was very funny when the whole place (and the Ferrari pitlane) went from cheers to silence in less than 30 seconds when they realized someone screwed them out of the championship.
Well, there’s next year anyways…
Hopefully Renault comes back to form (like the last few races)..
Hamilton won’t live long enough to realise that he has won the championship. Don’t worry, I’ll will take him out in every race next year… and smash a few doors
To post 216, the only way Massa could have won it was based on the performance of lewis, so shush
Lewis is Number 1.
Hamilton is awsome, tho i think Vettel deserves some praise, he was awsome all season, i would like to see vettel race hamilton in a maclaren.
and unlucky massa, im sure he will win at some point
the best and most tense finnish to any sporting event ever!!!
Hamilton for 09!!!
i also feel sorry for coulthard who i would have liked to been world champ
Well done to Lewis but the fact is he managed to shed 6 points in what should have been the easiest race of his career.
Yes, I admit it I pulled ova and let him through. Ron was on the radio 4 turns from the finish and was talking big numbers for next years seat. It all happened very quickly. On reflection I feel very sorry for Massa and bringing the sport down this level, but hey ho.
It shows Ron CAN completely pay for hamilton to win from karting all way through formula ford to F1.
TTFN
I thought u did, cheers bud, I couldnt have won the chamionship without your help.
Ron says cheques in the post
Ron also said I could have a go on Nicole?
It was kinda a condition.
Thanks alot Timo, that was really useful. U shud be a sleepin with a one eye open.
Ummmm, dont suppose neones got any jobs going next year?? Will consider anything????//
Dont let him near anything with wheels!!
Erm, why does everyone think glock let lewis through? he was on dry tyres, it was raining hard – we’ve seen what happens. and has for glock ‘gifting’ hamilton the win, well, if he hadn’t have stayed out on the dry tyres he would’ve had to have come in for inters – so he would have been behind hamilton anyway!
but anyway, well done lewis, much deserved, here’s to (a less tense) 09!
Biggga Euro Notes offered for any photocopios of documenterios a mclaren 2009 or mclaren 2010
Please no photocopio a post officio!!!
Whats with Kubica he was slow all the race then sudenly he was way faster than Vettel and Hamilton? I mean how he disapeared so quickly? Ohh and Hamilton owes Glock a beer!!!
If Glock’s tyres were really so “useless”, with any grip at all, that couldn’t get any reaction of the car, HOW ON EARTH he didn’t spin off on the last 6 laps?!?!?! it was already raining….
congrats to Lewis..he won fair nd square..glock was on dry tires thats why lewis overtook him on the last corner.well done..
Sadly I was at work and had to hide all evening to avoid the result but bloody hell!!! Well worth waiting for,and what a nail biting finish!! I know that all the conspiracy theorists will have concocted all sorts of ideas in relation to Glock but, I do not care, I think it has brought, what F- 1 has been missing, genuine excitement and thrills to the fans the last race,last corner (well nearly) and last gp on ITV (thank God). Looking forward to 2009 with the “new ” rule changes and having it on the BBC without ( lord be good to me that idiot James Alan)
i don’t know i have a love/ hate thing going on with lewis.
congratulations to hamilton
Hamilton deserves the championship as much as Adrian Sutil.
He absolutely did NOTHING to win it, apart from being in the most reliable car. but that’s not HIS skill is it?
Lucas, you see the way rain works is that it falls from the sky, and as time goes on more of it lands on the ground. so, pay attention now because this may be hard to follow, as more time passes the ground gets…yes! wetter! so, if youre on dry tires guess what? you’re going to have trouble when the ground gets very wet! and the ground was much wetter on the final lap than the laps leading up to it. i know it seems like magic, but that’s the way rain works!
i’ve said it once and i’ll say it again: BOTH toyotas ran 1:44’s on the final lap! it would be impossible to get two cars to slow down and run laps within ONE TENTH OF A SECOND of each other.
Final Lap: Glock: 1min44.7 seconds – Trulli: 1min44.8 seconds
enough with “Glock-gate!”
and Job, there are TWO McLarens out there. if it was all the car, with no skill involved, why wasnt Heikki in the title fight at the end? why did Lewis get 5 wins and Heikki only managed 1?
LEWIS #1!!!
Ferrari fans: for your dinners tonight, may i suggest a fine wine made with sour grapes?
for gods sake…for all those who think glock let lewis pass…glock never came in to change to wet weather tires, he was struggling to keep the car on track. he didnt just let lewis go by.
thank god it ended the way it did. i dont know what i would have done if mclaren blew it for a second year in a row.
To Job…you are trully retarded.
RESPEK L E W I S ***** you show them spanish dudes how Voodoo back fire………………..
You are the reallllllll mannn.
RESPEK……
This sucks big times. And brit fanboys even more.
Even GOD help Lewis..
The rain was a bless…
i think sooo..
hope mclaren win constructors next year!
This win was a tad of a fluke, really. Hamilton nearly lost it on the back end if not for that hair-raising final bit. But nonetheless, congrats to Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes and Lewis for the win.
And way to go, Ron Dennis…that episode was quite an eye opener for strategic margin-playing.
my god that was just unbelievable i dislike hamilton but my lord that was just epic words cant describe how unbelievable that finish was im a toro rosso and ferrari fan and i was rooting for vettel when he was hassling hamilton i was like come on vettel my heartbeat must have jumped to over 195bpm because that was out of this world when vettel passed i was ecstatic i couldnt bare to watch the rest when massa crossed the line i was just saying his the new world champion my dad did a quick prayer saying”God help hamilton he doesnt deserve to lose after the unfair treatment he had”now i was thinking massa will still win then hamilton passed glock and i was speechless speaking english or anyform of language seemed impossible i was so shocked i felt hugely sorry for massa as he didnt deserve to lose either and timo glock well if mclaren dont thank him they are plainly insane and vettel well his just helped his chances of a race seat with ferrari in the future with that near title changing pass truly great now we have to wait 4months for it all to resume i cant wait
:D
I don’t think Lewis won the championship. Although I do agree that Glock didn’t let him past, if it weren’t for Timo’s mistake, the champion would have been Massa. That is what makes me believe that Lewis did not deserved the title. It was just pure luck, which I admit, it has played a huge paper in F1 (see brazilian GP 2007 for Kimi).
# Lucas said…
If Glock’s tyres were really so “useless”, with any grip at all, that couldn’t get any reaction of the car, HOW ON EARTH he didn’t spin off on the last 6 laps?!?!?! it was already raining….
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Do you know about tires heat?
and track heat? … and how much of tire outage after 6 lap?
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What ever it is, Lewis deserved it.. after all of this happen. It’s a glory day.
come on lets not blame someone he was driving on the wrong tires in near treacherous conditions if that was you you probably wouldve spun it into the wall just accept that hamilton won theres always next year be sportsman like massa he was gracious in defeat next year should be a cracker but vettel might regret the move to redbull since toro rosso’s pace in my opinion is now firmly in the top 4 bmw are probably 5th or 6th
Tears were welling up in my eyes before the last turn, and i was cursing glock and vettel …. and wen hamilton came 5th… i was in a mini shocked mode! MAN!!! WAT A RACE! WAT A RACE!! I am though very sad for massa, he really did dominate the race, he showed some gud sportsmanship…
now it willl be even more exciting to watch next yr as hamilton and massa will go head on, both of them were my fav drivers and they proved it!
One of those sad years where the winner of the championship is not the driver who won most races.
realistically, that’s right and that’s why Bernie should install gold, silver and bronze medals.
Gibson, Glock really didn’t matter. If he had taken the other option, and stopped for wet tires, he would have been back in 7th or 8th. either way, Glock didn’t determine the championship. Lewis deserved it, and even Massa said so.
as for the “medals” idea: complete rubbish. but they should award a point for fastest lap and for pole (like they used to).
i also think they should award bonus points for finishing on the lead lap, which would create a sort of “mini-championship” for the mid and back of the field teams.
LEWIS #1!!!
Re comment nr 4 (OrangeMcLaren): such racially-biased comments are very disappointing. You may find that Kubica acted stupidly, that’s fine, but leave his nationality out of it.
Great drive by Massa, I’m sooooooo happy for Lewis.
Glock was not running rain tyres on a wet track!!! That’s why LH (on wets)got through easily.
Throughout the F1 I supported Both Massa and Lewis and in this GP they both did a fantastic race and I hope they continue the F1 for a long time.
Glock and Hamilton should be penalised. Glock slowed down purposely because next year Toyota want a Mclaren engine.
Will Hamilton get a Statue in the TG studio
cngrts to the new WC..but its really pitty to see a guy becomin WC by virtue of smelse(glock)..nd i think massa was more deserving of the two as he was drivin superbly nd had a btr season nd am really sry for massa loosing championship to a dirty racer like lewis!!! nd vettel was simply sensational all the way through applause for him!!! nd hope lewis will be racing in the true spirit of racing nxt season onwards!!!!
Hamilton doesnt deserve to be World Champion, especially after a performance like that where he got extreamily lucky. Felipe was the best driver all season. He should have won more races but it was bad luck and bad stewards (Australia, Singapore, Japan) decisions let him down. Dispite this he was still gratious in defeat. Thats the sign of a true World Champion.
btw I’m Asian. I’m a Kazuki Nakajima fan
lewis’s life is now complete i guess…..he was RELENTLESS all season…but the secret was definitely the car..it was a masterpiece, superbly engineered with no reliability issues alll season..lewis was damn lucky…THE team deserve the credit…F1 has never seen so many talented racers in a season i guess… with VETTEL loomin large now, next season will be a death race…
Lewis is anything but a World Champion, he was there to just pick up the pieces.
Let’s just say this year was a lottery.
Ferrari and Massa threw away precious points. Any cretin knows that.
Lewis sucks , he doesn’t deserve for CH.
Dammit man, I am utterly disappointed with what happened at the last corner… Massa should have won the championship.
Every dog has his day, Yesterday was Glock’s day. He deserves a pat on the head by the Mc. Laren squad. Stupid dog!
May be gloomy face of Hamilton’s girl compelled glock to slow down a bit.
i don’t get it when raikkenon won nobody gave a care now they all give a load how horrible. lewis was a good driver and has got to big for his boots if he wants a race i would beat him hands down! via la ferrari and via la massa and raikkenon
Look at all the sour grapes from the Massa/Ferrari “fans”. I’m glad he lost in the end – a little humility is good for the soul.
As for Glock, I don’t care if he did slow down deliberately or not. Ferrari slowed Raikkonen down in China so Massa could gain a place – it happens, get over it.
Wonder Lewis… good job.. and the ferrari supporter f…………………!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well most of the Brits needed this win, afterall with the doom and gloom of the economy in shambles…at least Lewis’ win gives something to cheer about.
Not that he is all that patriotic about it, since he will be crashing supercars with dear daddy thanks to the millions that have been gifted to him in some tax haven.
Toad – Kimi slowed down for Massa to overtake him for the sake of the championship. I believe Kov did the same to your boy Lewis as well…let him through. Glock “letting pass” Lewis would be a conspiracy since they are not from the same team. But then again, McLaren sure knows a thing or two about conspiracy theories, don’t they now? “A little humily IS goof for the soul” – I agree, maybe Lewis should stop comparing himself to Senna and Scumacher then?
Technically Hamilton should have had this sewn up in China if they stewards hadnt been idiots and taken away the Spa win, would have been 14 points ahead going into this race. Anyone who thinks Lewis doesnt deserve it can…
But what a finish, I really felt sorry for the Ferrari guys who thought they won, especially Massa’s dad. My heart stopped during that last lap when I thought Hamilton had lost it.
But the man I really really feel sorry for is DC, what a way to end your career, taken out jointly by 2 Williams, the team he started F1 with.
Well done Lewis. Congratulations to Massa for doing everything right. Congrats to Raikkonen and Alonso for being sportsmanlike and not upsetting some people by saying bad things about Lewis after the race. Congrats to Glock for letting Lewis through…?
Well, no matter how much I believe Lewis deserved to win, and how much I think this championship was rather lost by Massa than won by Lewis the final lap Glock incident just looked odd. And yes it was wet and Glock was on dry tyres. But did anyone notice on that final lap, in the last sector of the track, there was no spray coming off the tyres of Hamilton, Vettel or Raikkonen except on the pit straight? So how come Glock lost THAT much time on his last lap? Could this be the most telling example of what friendships mean in F1? I most certainly think if everything was reversed with Hamilton 1st, Massa needing 5th to win and Alonso in the Toyota then Alonso would also have let Massa through the way Glock did…?
Massa only had so many points in the drivers championship through the stewards anyway, not by earning them, so even if Lewis hadnt finished 5th, it would have only been a world champion decided by stewards over the course of the season, not earning it.
Massa only had so many points in the drivers championship through the stewards anyway, not by earning them, so even if Lewis hadnt finished 5th, it would have only been a world champion decided by stewards over the course of the season, not earning it.
Respect to Massa, his graciousness in defeat was amazing. I’m sure he will be a champion one day.
Those last two laps were excrutiating, I didn’t think it would rain hard enough to slow down Timo but obviously it did.
Looking forward to a 5 way battle for the championship next year. Has F1 ever looked so good?
fab race
I think that in the end Hamilton deserves the crown based on the complete championship.
You have to admit one thing though. This is the second year in a row where Hamilton is in a controlling situation before going into the last race and yet fails to finish the job himself. He was lucky this year but if he keeps failing like that, pilots like Alonso and Vettel will eat him alive (being given competitive machines). He needs to learn to stay cool under pressure.
personally, i agree with katie.
I think that if you look for conspiracy in F1 you will find it everywhere, dodgy Stewards decision, Drivers “letting others past” Hamilton’s gearbox mysteriously being broken for 30 odd seconds in ‘07 Schumacher many times throughout his career. But if you are going to look for conspiricy then don’t watch its a sport stuff happens right or wrong but in the end you have to accept it.
I don’t believe this season was engineered in any way. I think Both Massa and Lewis deserved to win this championship, I think Lewis deserved to win Last year, I would have added Alonso but I believe he handled the situation very poorly. For all those who wish to decry Hamilton his championship try to be a little more Gracious in defeat, yes its Bitter I couldn’t help but feel awful to see Ferrari celebrate and then realise what had happened. Massa is gracious in defeat even Alonso has congratulated Lewis.
Last year there was talk of the championship still possibly going to lewis due to fuel temperatures in some of the cars that finished ahead. Lewis said he would not want to win the championship that way.
I’m glad to see Massa mature this season he still has an air of arogance about him I dislike hearing him say he caught and overtook Kimi in China when he couldn’t get close or when he was defending the Pit fiasco’s or the Bordais incident (they should yeild to me) but he is finally maturing , and I hope this was not his last chance.
Here’s to ‘09 and a worthy ‘08 Champion. I hope that ‘09 brings even more race winners into the frame.
i hate hamilton, i am not going to hesitate in saying that.
i think he probably had the most luck this season though and thats what won him the world championship. it was luck that went against Ferrari, like the fuel pumps, which only seemed to get stuck to Massa’s car and so on.
hopefully Vettel can win it next year =)
lewis, “the best driver in the rain”, didnt deserve this.
he was lost in the last lap, couldnt keep up with vettel and almost lost control a couple of times. then the title was handed to him by timo.
that damned failed ferrari engine for massa. so unlucky for him..
however, it was the best race i remember.
The Champion is the driver with the most points!
Not the most wins.
Not the most podiums.
Not the most fastest laps.
Not the winner of the last race.
Not the nicest guy.
Not the driver who deserves it most.
POINTS WIN PRIZES!!!
yet again a c*ap race – sorry, race? no one raced, it was processional – yet again.
too many races now like this.
Well done Lewis, and hats off to Glock – probably done more in one race to help Lewis than Hieki did all season.
WOOHOOOOOOW
Lewis RULES!
Well Lewis has done it. It doesn’t really matter how although it was exciting. Hats off to ALonso for again saying that Lewis is a deserved champion and from what i read he even went to teh Mclaren pit to congratulate him.
My hopes are that next year each one of the folliwng guys will have a shot at it:
Massa
Raikkonen
Hamilton
Alonso
Kubica
Vettel? (depending on what Red bull do)
Now that would be exciting
Well not sure what to say, but I am not a Massa or Lewis fan, but I do believe that Lewis deserved this WDC as Massa got too many points gifted to him.
I must say Vettel was impressive though.
Lewis would have been champ last year if his gearbox hadn’t had a memory lapse, so he was unlucky last year.This year the luck was with him, what goes around comes around.
Respect to Massa, great driver and dignified in defeat.
LEWIS HAMILTON WORLD CHAMPION,the first of many!
If Mclaren provide the car next year he’ll be even better.
And to the FIA and Ferrari, who did their best to stop him a big F*CK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!
It sure was impressive, for a moment I thought Massa would get it but Glock just wasn’t able to hold his car. I guess us Brazilians will have to wait for next year and hope Ferrari don’t screw up so much like they did this season. Good to see that last seasons have been so competitive and dramatic, I just couldn’t stand Schumi’s dominance anymore
Huum… Im happy for Lewis but its all a bit strange. How could Glock loose 18 sec in 1 lap!!!
Eighter Lewis has a really good friend in Timo or a boss with a fat wallet.
Maybe sens im not British im not all convinced that this was a fair race.
Where do people get their allegiances to particular teams from? I can understand some national linkage, but frankly it seems more logical to support a driver, whereever they are employed. I’m a Brit, so I support Lewis, DC and Jensen. It’s convenient that Lewis drives for a British team, making the win all the sweeter, and I couldn’t care less about the constructors title. It’s not the car that wins it, its the guy behind the wheel. If ever the scenario changes such that the car is winning races and not the driver, then the sport is dead.
Congratulations to Lewis, absolute respect to Massa, Alonso and Vettel. Sincere commiserations and best wishes to DC. Great racing all year, despite the FIA’s somewhat random interference. Let’s hope for such a well rounded, competitive and damn exciting season next year.
I like how no-one has yet realised that if Glock wanted to give Lewis the place, all he needed to do was stop for wet tyres. It’s not like he was ahead of him before the rain and then decided to stay out so he could go slowly is it? He was only ahead because he didn’t stop.
Even if that wasn’t the case, why the hell would Glock let him by? It wouldn’t do his racing career much good would it?
But I suppose the conspiracy theorists will always come up with some kind of stupid answer – I assume they’re the same people that posted on here moaning about the Brits/Top Gear/Mclaren fans always looking for a conspiracy after Spa?
The FIA and Ferrari will be , metaphorically, spewing. I’m glad Mclaren and Hamilton won, mainly because they’re my favourite team and driver, but also because it was an act of defiance towards the FIA, as was Timo Glock’s “wide corner”, which let Hamilton sneak past. I really hope the FIA don’t hold an “inquiry” into the fairness of the pass as they usually do. As for those who say it was illegal and shouldn’t have happened, well Schumacher and Barrichello did a similar thing all those years ago, when Barrichello was forced to pull over for Schumacher. What goes around comes around, and if it hadn’t been for the stewards and FIA’s meddling, Hamiltons winning margin may have been greater.
Glock was just unlucky those dries couldn’t take the increased rain and it was the same for Trulli who also stayed on dries. Both Toyota’s did a 1:44 that lap, so obviously Glock didn’t let Hamilton by.
You’ve got to take your hat off to Vettel, passing Hamilton and snapping at Massa’s heels at the start. He is going to be truly magnificent in the future. It’s a shame he’s at Red Bull next year when he should be with a much faster car.
Lewis got lucky. Mclaren paid toyota. I drive better than hamilton. Max wiczilngs mum is a porn star. her name is veira . and his dad is in adam and the ants.
Max wiczilings mum is a p0rn star. and his dad was in adam and the ants. I drive better than hamilton, he is lucky.
a world champion overtaken 2 laps before finish line losing the title and getting it back by passing a guy who lets him by…
really well deserved…
What a race. Good work by Hamilton. Congratulations.
Massa haters , please stop it , I feel really sad for him , put yourself in his place and think how you would feel with all this hatred, but he conducted himself really well.
On comment 166: you say we don’t care how he wins? What about Massa’s “win” in Spa? he didn’t do anything or deserve it! What about Bordais’ penalty in Japan for Massa driving across the front of him?
You forgot about them? Thought so!
Congratulations to Hamilton. Had the most points at the end of the season and therefore deserves it.
Commiserations to Massa. Brilliant season and so close. Brilliant sportsmanship at the end though. Well done. Shame his fans are not the same!!
As a brazilian I was there in Interlagos cheering for Massa, but Lewis proved that he learned the lesson from last year, evon though he almost got unlucky in the last lap.
The crowd went mad in the last 2 laps, I thought that place was going to collapse.
But congratulation to Hamilton and I hope Ferrari learned the lesson with all the mistakes they did this year.
What is with all the people saying glock let hamilton through,
He had been losing speed throughout the final laps as he was on the dry tires and the track was getting increasingly slippery, he stayed on them as he had nothing to lose and no need to come in,
If he really wanted to let Hamilton win they would have brought him in too to put the intermediate tyres on,
Nobody seems to be saying if it hadn’t have rained at the end Hamilton would have walked it in 4th or 5th,
Well done Lewis
ps he isnt cocky never have I seen him being cocky or arrogant, he is just confident in his abilities as a driver there is a difference
Well done Massa too, took it really well and was in a class of his own yesterday
Was Kubica not also on slicks during the final lap and shot past Vettel, then Lewis like a shooting thing!
This surely means something array with Glock and his Toyota’s last lap?
I am Brazilian, most believe Lewis the best pilot of the current formula 1!
Let’s be honest, with the state the FIA and F1 are in at the moment, there is no scope for favourite teams or drivers because nothing seems to stay the same a week after the race anyway.
All we have is the on track action, and for a couple of races this season, there was no better place to see it.
Stewart, only the two Toyotas didn’t stop for a tyre change.
i loved that race, best thing since silverstone lol. got to be fair to massa, he proved he was worthy of being champion as much as lewis.
my real problem is this: raikonnen. he is SO BORING i wanna kill him. did anyone see the interview where they asked him about massa being ferrari number 1 next year? his answer (without any emotion) was something along the lines of: “i don’t really care, it would be nice for felipe, but i dont get paid any more for being number 1 so i dont really care”
…the “ice man” ladies and gentlemen.
oh btw i wanted to ask people a little more in the know of the rules what went on with kubica?
he seemed to let lewis through, then block out vettel, then let him through as well, and then dive down the inside of both of them all the time he was weaving back and forth like he was trying to get in the way or something?
is it something to do with blue flags on the last lap?
If Glock was on dries why didnt he spin earlier then.Poor David Coulthard.
Vettel is inspired by Schuey
Glock didn’t spin because he’s a good driver and kept it on the road! Yer Coulthard was a real shame for him to be beaten up by the Williams drivers. And Vettel will be the next Schumacher!!!
I think that Glock could defend his position, but when he saw Lewis coming, he went “oh, I wont mess with his championship”, and let him through, the same happened when Kubica offered some resistance to Lewis, and then Vettel were right behind him, and running really faster! I think it was really weird that any of the Toyotas stopped for a tyre change, what were they thinking? It wouldn’t rain?
Both drivers deserved to win this championship, Massa and Hamilton fought well during the whole season, the last two laps were really mind blowin’!!!
Hope the new rules make F1 even better then this year, we’ll still hear a lot about Vettel, world class driver, he’s the actual Rain-Master!!!
One thing only, if Bruno Senna came to F1 next year, how they’re gonna deal with their helmets?! they’re almost identical!!! haha! they both copied the layout of Ayrton’s!!!
heeee Lewis Hamilton echt gaaf ik heb zelfs maandag morgen met eeen spandoek over het schooolplein gelopen met mijjn vriend.
ik kijk alle wedstrijden, altijd en jij bent de beste
Glock did NOT let hamilton through, christ! his last lap was a 1min 44.7, he was on dry tyres, losin him at least 20 seconds as conditions worsened. Trulli, same car, SAME TYRES, set a 1min 44.8 the same lap. Toyota took a gamble (remember spa an the BMW’s?), it didn’t pay off, fortunately for lewis WOOP!
an to the guy/girl who commented on hammy being overtaken by a lapped car, did yoo see the lack of grip hamilton had in the wet? even at the start it was tryna spin like a bastard. so yeah shows how great he is that he could hold on to it, and not spin 5 times *cough* massa-silverstone *cough*
an yeah, Massa only winning from pole? can’t be…
P.P.S.
i know im whoring but hey, it’s gotta be said, absoballalootellee gutted for DC – wanted see more of that helmet cam as well
an as much as i love the girdered jaw, time for him to go though, couple years ago he’d been seriously peeved off, yesterday he shrugged his shoudlers.
It was amazing, one minute he lost it the next he is the CHAMPION. Poor Massa.
I DID THINK MASSA WAS THE BEST RACER IN RACE BUT HAMILTON DESERVED TO WIN MASSSA DROPPED TO MANY POINTS THATS WHY HAMILTON WON BUT GOOD FOR HIM
P.S SOMETING WENT ON BETWEEN VETTEL AND HAMILTON
Also rem guys Lewis got 10pts penalty earlier this season, if he had happened to crash this race he would still have been the champion. Poor David, NICE driving by both Sebastian Vettel and Timo Glock, both are very very good.
Both teams has won something and the race was very good. Go Hamilton with his girlfriend en Go massa
It STINKS
71 laps and then the final corner…
???
Well… not the final i was expecting but… congrats to Lewis and his crew. A big
‘WTF’ to Mr. Ron Dennis and his conservative thoughts. Could lose the championship for that…
And i was joking yesterday when i said that we wanted a F1 champioship being decided on the last corner, with rain, tears and smoke…. Jesus… we almost died there…
But i´m posting to congratulate the man of the race : Vettel. Give this boy a ’silver arrow’ or a ‘cavalino rampante’ and he´ll beat Alonso, Hamilton or Massa easily…
Sucks donkey dick
in reality 6th would have done it for Lewis.
Bourdais penalty anyone?
its funny how the rain stopped, timo’s pace was good but when the rain stopped his lap times dropped. I think a pint or 2 from lewis.
What would all you guys be saying if it was the other way around and timo let massa past??? Ferrari this Ferrari that.
Bunch of plonkers, english driver driving a part German car lol
i thaught lewis had lost it when vettel passed him but glock dropped below just in time,one of my mates is a massa fan,saying glock is a disgrace and a clock face,but,to be honest,i only care that lewis is world champion 08.
Good thing that there’s a next season. And this is to
Hamilton:”BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !” Not that it matters now though.
If hamilton is king he would be henry VIII. Largely disliked, a bit of an idiot and of course thinks the whole world loves him.
he is the LEAST deserving world champion EVER (thanks to glock giving him the title)and I strongly hope it is last. Massa should have got it as he far outclassed hamilton that race and in fact all year.
And Marcos, I share that sediment of BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOO!!! Like I said, least deserving world champ ever.
Hamilton is a new legend and does he deserve it?
HELL YES HE DOES!!! – he has over come all the shit Ferrari and their F*** buddies the FIA have thrown at him and McLaren this season and he’s done it in great style.
and as a serious footnote well done but hard luck Massa.
hey well done lewis haters uve got no place in here
lewis hamilton is one of the best f1 drivers ever lived
i like lewis hamilton but how did timo glock slow down i thought it was jarno trulli being lapped again by the leaders
WELL DONE LEWIS YR GREAT
Why does everyone think Glock let Hamilton through? Glock was on dry tyres and the track was soaking wet! If he had gone any faster than that he would of ended up in the barrier. Fact! Also, if it wasn’t for the race stewards Hamilton would have won the title in Singapore. He deserved this championship more than any other driver.
Amy, did you actually watch the race? Glock’s last lap was shit. It was pretty obvious that his dry tyres were affecting his racing. Hamilton went on the wets and easily overtook Glock.
Lewis Hamilton is the best thing to happen to F1 in for decades
Amy, did you actually watch the race? Glock’s last lap was shit. It was pretty obvious that his dry tyres were affecting his racing. Hamilton went on the wets and easily overtook Glock.
Lewis Hamilton is the best thing to happen to F1 for decades
Alex, yes I watched the race, also note how hamilton and whitmarsh said completely different things about glock, martin said that they were expecting to catch glock on the last lap and had radioed it to hamilton(of course they were!) and hamilton said he had no idea he was going to.
Even if he was on dry tyres you don’t lose 20 seconds on 1 lap and surely you would defend your position instead of pull to the side.
Martin Whitmarsh (Mclaren Chief Operating Officer) said 3.11.08 :
The teams have GPS maps showing them the exact location of all the cars at all times and Martin Whitmarsh, McLaren’s chief operating officer, said the team’s computer data was telling them Hamilton would catch Glock on the final lap.
“We were obviously telling Lewis throughout that what was happening so he knew he had to keep it together, not panic, not do anything dangerous with Vettel and just to do his job to catch Glock and win the world championship.
“As we went through that last lap, we could see Glock falling back and the predictions were we would catch him, but until we did, we were nervous to say the least”
Lewis Hamilton Said 2.11.08 :
“The team didn’t say anything so I thought I was shot,” said Hamilton, who became Britain’s ninth world champion and the first since Damon Hill in 1996.
“I didn’t know where Glock was and Vettel was the guy to beat and I couldn’t catch him, so at that point I was going to finish sixth. My heart was in my mouth,” said Hamilton.
“When it started to drizzle, I didn’t want to take any risks but at the final corner I got past Glock and I couldn’t believe it.
Sounds like a story being told to cover something uo to me . . . .
MAke ur own mind up and read articles on BBC Sport
Why would they fabricate some story? If there was nothing suspicious to explain?
Well fishy!!!!!!
Great end to the season, I’ve never shouted so much at an F1 race for yonks! I could’nt believe it!!! Great race!
I think Lewis drove a not so good race, he almost blew it a couple of times, but hey he kept it on the track & kept position, well not position, he kinda blew that bit didn’t he, not so much pure driving skill, but rather pure luck in that race.
All thanks to Glock that Lewis won the championship! Don’t deny it, if it wasn’t for Glock not being able to hold position, well, you know what would’ve happened…..A bit of a hollow first championship because of that, but very well done to Lewis anyway. =)
Lewis, stay GOOD friends with Glock…He saved your bacon! Kinda won it for you really! Don’t forget that boyo!!!
Saying that, I really thought Massa deserved this title more than Lewis, but ah well, always next, and next year, Massa is gonna be a man on a F*cking mission!
And at the end, when Mark Blundell said Lewis is the BEST driver right now, you jumped the gun byt quite a bit there, Mark……NO! He’s not!
Driver of the race: Massa without a doubt, drove his heart out & I think it’s his greatest victory!
Driver(s) of the year: Vettel, Kupica.
And a shame for David, hard luck! But the very best of luck for the future!
So many people know nothing.
Hamilton has had silver lined racing card since the age of about 12 when he had mclaren support.
You would have fathers that really worked hard for their talented sons getting blitzed by hamilton in a mclaren prepared formula ford. So they had no chance against him.
People that comment on here saying he slogged his guts out are so wrong and obviously have not been in the paddocks of the UK racing circuit.
Go to a formula ford or renault meet and see real teams and familys struggling. Not mclaren sponsored media opportunitys.
I saw drivers blitzing lewis hamilton in karts BEFORE mclaren started turning on the money taps.
Seriously, dont bother u lot just keep eating the media rubbish.
Glock obviously slowed and the difference in accounts is of course them trying to explain it.
It is a grate shame for British motorsport.
if i can’t admit it here, then i never will:
i cried. a bit – well, a lot.
thank you Glock if you did anything, but you know, thank you if you didn’t anyway..
nice job lewis but i think that glock let him pass
Well done Lewis!
And well done Massa, got to feel sorry for him. So close. They both deserved the title.
And you know Boon, Hamilton got the support of McLaren because he’s a great driver. He wouldn’t be able to pull off the stuff he does, even in one of the best cars on the grid, if he was anything less.
I heard that Lewis’s father held down three jobs so Hamilton could have a racing career. Don’t you think he worked hard for his talented son?
OMG people remember china massa and rak swaped places and they had a bigger gap this was a act of racing and wrong tires simple as and if hamilton gets a pentaly then so should massa and rak and then anyway hamilton would win if not kubic.
hey BOON, i’ll repeat myself just for you…
“Ross and others like him: what’s with all this meritocracy crap? in other words, making an issue about how “hard” a driver worked?
SENNA himself came from a very, very, very RICH family, so he didn’t exactly work in a coal mine to achieve his greatness either! and guess what, it shouldn’t matter!
take a look at other prominent figures in history, and not just racing drivers either. scientists, inventors, artists, musicians, astronauts, you name it…a vast majority of the ones who made great contributions to the world had lives that you would describe as “having everything handed to them on a silver platter.” but that doesnt change what they accomplished. the fact of the matter is that when someone has help in taking care of the “stressful” things in life, thats when true genius, innovation, and sheer greatness emerges because that person’s mind and ability has been allowed to focus solely on reaching a person’s full potential. reaching greatness.
I think it was Fangio who said, “right now, the greatest racing driver in the world is plowing a field somewhere.” meaning many many people have the potential to become greats in motorsports, but the responsibilities of life far too often hold them back.
so i for one am truly greatful that someone like Ron Dennis did help Lewis along, so that we could all enjoy seeing him become what he has. a truly great driver, and WORLD CHAMPION!!!”
LEWIS #1!!!
P.S. one more time about Glock:
Last Lap Times:
Glock: 1min44.7
Trulli: 1min44.8
explain to me how McLaren could have gotten BOTH toyotas to slow down and run lap times within a tenth of a second of each other. you know it’s impossible.
i think i had a similar reaction to massa’s dad. though i feel sincerely bad for him… his reaction was kinda funny from a hamilton fan perspective. which im not…weird
amy, simple math will tell you that if Glock runs a 1:44.7 on the final lap, and Lewis runs around 1:20 then Lewis will gain 24 seconds on him during that lap, passing him in the process.
and on the last corner, what was Glock supposed to do? swerve back and forth across the track, all while trying to get 850hp down to the wet ground with dry tires? remember, they don’t have traction control anymore. on that last corner, an uphill corner, if Glock tried to use anything close to full throttle, he’d be standing still in a burnout.
“Glock-gate” is a non-issue. He was going as fast as he could. Just ask Trulli…
LEWIS #1!!!
akhir cerita yang menegangnkan…
memang keberuntungan untuk hamilton…
meski begitu massa pun layak diacungi jempol…
kegembiraan ortu massa merupakan ekspresi yang wajar…
walo kemudian harus kecewa…
So Hamilton has had McLaren support since his karting days? So what? Football teams bring young talent from school, so why shouldn’t F1 be any different? You see talent, you make sure you profit from it. If McLaren hadn’t done it, one of the other teams certainly would have.
Stop being such a bunch of whining losers.
Ferrari teamed up with FIA and half the other racers(Alonso/Kubica/etc) , pulling every little dirty tricks/penalties and they still couldnt beat Hamilton.
Pathetic
I THINK HAMILTON IS A GOOD GUY AND DESERVES EVERYTHING HE HAS GOT HIS DAD IS ALSO A REAL GOOD GUY ONLY IF EVERY DAD WAS AS SUPPOTING AS HIM.
I THINK HE WILL DESERVE THAT PAY CHECK AND I HOPE HE ENJOYS GOOD LUCK TO HIM AND HIS FAMILY
LEWISSSS ISSSS KINGGG!!!!
LEWIS WON YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS SS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !
Amy, look at Glock’s final lap for god’s sake, a 1:44 at Brazil is rubbish, a force India car could just about manage to go around Interlagos at that time.
Hamilton is the best Champion ever
It’s the worst outcome of a season. Schumacher won almost in the middle of the season, of course well deserved, he was way better than most on the track. Alonso is a bit more dignified now, really if not Massa for champion I’d rather see Kubica or Alonso (even Kimi!) win it than Hamilton again. Doesn’t matter now Amy, Glock said he would behave like Hamilton did on the Italian Gp, like if he was all alone on the track, he obviously dislikes Hamilton, can’t see how his mind changed all of a sudden like that. I’m not going to say he was sold out, I have no proof, but I’m not going to say he behaved like someone racing or fighting for positions.
Amy, I’m really trying to forget this season ending, I don’t think I’ll be able to bear the all year “Ham is the champ” cocky attitude, but hey he has less victories, but one point more! Considering the Ferrari mistakes I’m looking foward to next season and hoping Jean Todt and Montezemolo pulls some ears on the meantime.
Lets have an Independent or FIA inquiry examining the onboard data. Its the only way to have this matter resolved once and for all.
Until then we know nothing for sure.All comments made are valid and theres no need to be personal or call anyone an ‘idiot’ or ’stupid’ unless you know something we dont.
Everyone is entitled to their point of view and thee comments are appreciated, until the evidence comes out and we know for certain.
There should be nothing to hide.
Has anyone seen any onboard footgae from Glocks car of the final lap yet?
Has Mclaren made any further comment on the differing accounts of the last lap between martin whitmarsh and Lewis?
Unfortunnatey our trust is in the FIA who should be in possesion of all downloaded data.
Okay.So everyone says Glock slowed to let Lewis(WORLD CHAMPION!!!
) through to win the world championship.Then surely you must be thinking the same of Trulli?He was a tiny bit slower than Glock on that last lap…WHO WAS HE HELPING???
I find it strange,how something that would usually warrant no debating has become a conspiracy…Maybe my grasp of the technical aspect is not that strong,but…Inherently,it shouldn’t work to be on dry tyres in wet conditions.Kind of self-explanatory,that one,what with “wet” and “dry” being opposites.Glock came out and applauded Toyotas strategy that eventually won him a place(sixth instead of seventh),but I’m pretty sure he now wishes he was NOT in that place at that time…
Poor Timo.Drove an absolutely heroic race,kept pace with and pressured Lewis in the early parts,and yet,I’m sorry to say but his reward will probably be that of becoming a target for the F.I.A next season.
So in conclusion,we can probably ask :
Dear F.I.A!Can’t one of the rules for next season be that each team be allowed to run three cars?How sweet with that be.Lewis,Heikki,Timo in McLarens,versus Felipe,Kimi,and Seb in Ferraris…Heikki must stay.Its always good to have a Finn in a McLaren,these Finns aren’t slow,ya know…
1)Does Vettel want to drive for Ferrari someday?YES!
2)Does Glock want to drive for McLaren?Probably wasn’t planning it,but he should.He’s a precocious talent,as this last race proved.Where does that leave Heikki?
And lastly.To those who have a problem with the bias toward Lewis sometimes evident on this forum…Get off.It is a British forum,after all,and both McLaren and Lewis Hamilton happen to be British.You don’t find us slating Ferrari supporters on Italian forums,nor Massa supporters on Brazilian forums.To each their own.And this is ours.If you have something valuable to say,feel free to.If not,rather whine among fellow whiners.You will get no sympathy here,I think.
In closing…Well done to Felipe Massa for proving that he can be championship material.Don’t blame the mechanical failures for robbing him though,it would seem people easily forget him falling off the road all on his own this season (Australia and Malaysia spring to mind).Where it not for his curious inconsistencies at times,I probably wouldn’t be able to say this,but it is,so I am.LEWIS HAMILTON!FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPION 2008!FIRST McLAREN CHAMPIONSHIP IN 9 YEARS!WELL DONE!YES MAN!You’ve done all your,and McLarens’,fans proud.We thank you.
Oh.And call Sebastian Vettel the rainmaster when he wins a wet race by over a minute,like Lewis did in Silverstone this year.Until then…He’s an extremely talented young man with a long and illustrious future ahead of him.The next M.Schumacher?Indeed,if his pushing Heikki Kovalainen off the track on the run down to Lake Descent was anything to go by!Haha.Spotted that one,did you?I did.
Lewis Hamilton will wear the number 1 on his car next year.Or maybe not.But stop crying foul,we McLaren fans are quite used to having our drivers stripped off accolades for no particular reason.We,and much of the world,know who won.These conspiracy theories just waste effort,if there’s something there,the F.I.A must be on it already.We,the little people,don’t matter that much…
Here’s to next season,and an enthralling battle between Lewis,hopefully Heikki,Felipe,Kimi,Fernan do,Sebastian,and Robert.The golden age is upon us,let us revel in it.
I won’t be watching though.Haven’t done so since Spa.I just silently support from the sidelines now,read what I can.Gives one a very different perspective…
Cheers and kind regards to all from a rather climatologically temperamental South Africa
As commented above by competition is dead :
“And lastly.To those who have a problem with the bias toward Lewis sometimes evident on this forum…Get off.It is a British forum,after all,and both McLaren and Lewis Hamilton happen to be British”
I dont think this is appropriate!!
This forum is for everybody, no matter where you are from, who you support or what your opinion is. Whether you support or dont, agree or dont please post. This is the idea of a forum.
In the absence of any undisputable facts on the matter, you need to stop ‘bullying’ people by calling them ’stupid’ or whatever if they dont agree with you.
dead guy…dun act like a whinny little loser when the winner can’t even be bother with ur long naggy statments which at the end it’s simply abt being lucky to get wher u are today.
MARCUS…u are no.1…not lewis..:p
i wld seriously choose to bang the wall or block and crash with my opponent then to slow down, move aside and let him pass…where the spirit of racing?
And, a true racer, wld rather crash too if were to win in such undignify manners and yet be happy abt…it’s a disgrace for all so called racers…
agree…wat a brit joke tis is….
agree too…we seldom see season champion not on the podium at the very last race to celebrate in a dignified manner…
champions dun bang one arsee in pit stop. tis can only be done by youngest champ.
I actually watched the race, unlike many people on this forum and its pretty obvious from both the toyotas having the same lap times that Glock didnt slow for Hamilton.
Hamilton won this year so get over it
a report have it that both toyotas on same tyres and truli still lap faster…interesting.
You Guys are lucky!
Hamilton did deserve a title,
but was weak that weekend!
Next year, whe’ll be back
I can’t understand why is there controversy about Glock. Even if he did slow down for Hamilton (which he didn’t) that would have been his right to do so. Just like Alonso said he would help Massa any way he could if the oppurtunity arose (which it didn’t) Glock has a right to help Hamilton if he wanted to. So there is nothing to speculate about because it makes no difference and doesn’t matter.
PS. I was rooting for Massa.
Oh come on you lot, decrying Lewis. Glock was only up front in the first place because he had dry tyres for the dry bits. Had he pitted for wets he would have been way down. So it made sense to hang on and hope, but it became too wet. Ferrari and McLaren had to copy each other to avoid missing out on a sudden change in the other’s favour. Massa did a great job on the day, but it wasn’t enough. If he deserved the W.C. he should have wrapped it up B4 the last race. How can you become world champ based on your opponent not coming higher than 5th in the last race?. Felipe did the best, but it was out of his hands at the finish of the previous race. Lewis is World Champ, well done Lewis. But well done Massa, Alonso and Vettel too. Next year’s top four!
BUT, if you conspiracy theorists want something to think about, why did those ‘other’ Ferrari engined cars keep getting in the way?
Felipe had luck (the FIA?) on his side in several races. He convincingly won his home G.P. That’s good enough for me anyway. But Lewis was too far in front in the championship at the start of the race . . I wouldn’t have been at all surprised had he been shunted off to make sure he didn’t come fifth. Good on yer Lewis (and Ron), roll on next year’s contest!
bottom line is that points is what matters. We have a new possible multiple title winner in the making. As many of you have blogged, we are the small people. FIA dont care what we say. Let Hamilton enjoy his win this season. Nothing that anyone can do to take that away from him. Next season will be new races, new config’s and a lot more awesome action and the FIA…..Well done Lewis Hamilton
For crying out loud, all you folk going on about Glock getting out of Lewis’ way; where were you when Kimi pulled over and slowed down to let Massa through and win? Jog on!
Well done Lewis and McLaren – nail-biting end!!
i hate nico rosberg what a gimp taking out david coulthard hw was a legend but well done to lewis and yes it was tense
news just in toyota is heving merc backing from 2009 and timo glock has a mclaren seat ready for him in 2010
In all honesty, that was the most tense race in the world. Kudos to Lewis, good luck next year, hope that next years car is just as fast as this year.
Good Luck Lewis!!!!!
I can’t understand why people don’t get the fact Glock didn’t just simply let Hamilton by. Anyone remebr Spa where Hiedfeld came from 8th to 3rd in the last couple of laps? He managed it because he took a gamble on intermediate tyres when everyone else decided to stay out on drys.
We all saw what happened to Kimi atg the same race(Spa – crash out 2nd to last lap), why can’t people see that it is perfectly plausible for Glock to lose over 18 seconds in the pouring rain on dry tyres.
May i also remind the doubters that Glock put in a faster lap than his team mate Trulli, who wasn’t any way near either Vettel, Hamilton or Glock on the lap in question!
Point made, end of!
Well done Lewis. 2 more like that and the Mclaren F1 Lm is yours, just remember to take me for a quick spin round the block!
totally agree with andy g! Glcok didn’t let him by, just look at how slow he is coming out of that last corner! He didn’t have to let everyone by now did he? Not easy driving an F1 car on a half wet surface.
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Blimey I have never seen so many rubbish uninformed comments! It’s a slurr on Glock to keep on about him, he drove his best race and didn’t give it to anyone. Do you think he wanted to finish behind Hamilton or Vettel for that matter? Other point is if Hamilton had stayed on dry tyres he would have been ahead of Glock by a long way and possibly Vettel too. The last race is only one in a whole season – every driver could have done things differently in many races so it’s a shame that all this attitude against certain drivers spoils what was probably the most exciting season for a long time.
BTW – to the guy who said Schumacher won in the middle of the season aren’t you forgetting his first title when he only won in the last race by driving into Damon Hill!!!! If that was today (with the FIA) he would have been disqualified!
Here’s to an even better 2009.
Post 467 had it right- it was all about tires. This race was won on strategy and calculated risk as well as outstanding driving. And it was darn entertaining – I think I stopped breathing for the last lap.
Four of the leaders pitted for rain tires, one did not. (Strategy.) The rain came, and Glock had to slow as he was sliding in the turn. (Calculated risk – would the rain matter or not – turns out it did.) By pitting to swap tires, Hamilton was setting himself up for just such an opportunity. The saying is true: LUCK is what happens when PREPARATION meets OPPORTUNITY.
Hey, Is anyone still fuming about the belgein Grand Prix, The facts are below, H for Hamilton, R for Rakkion:
Immediately before the chicane, H is directly behind R – both going same speed.
After the chicane, at start line, H is directly behind R – both going same speed.
How then was there an advantage to H?
H passes R at next corner by better driving.
A lap later R deliberately sweeps very wide at a long left hand bend, well off the track clearly going faster than H. He then retains that momentum to pass H in the kerfuffle with a lapped car rejoining the track, but then fairly soon crashes.
H is found guilty of gaining an advantage by driving off the track!!!!! R is not even charged!!!!! R not featuring in the results is irrelevant.
No team shall overtake a Ferrari driver, at any point in the race unless that Car has crashed out or is in the pits.
This however is subject to conditions that Ferrari pay the FIA the most amount of money, if any other team choose to pay more than the rule changes in favour of whatever team that is.