What was the fastest f1 car in 2008?

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How did Lewis Hamilton win the 2008 championship?

Lewis Hamilton won the Drivers’ title by a point – by overtaking Toyota’s Timo Glock on the final corner of the final lap of the final Grand Prix of the season to claim the required 5th-place finish to win the championship – from Brazilian Felipe Massa, while Massa’s teammate, the 2007 world champion Kimi Räikkönen.

Did Glock let Hamilton pass?

With Massa cruising to the checkered flag and Hamilton at P6, his associates celebrated along pit road early. Then Massa heard the news. Hamilton passed Glock on the final rotation despite heavy rain over the last eight laps. Massa was shocked.

Did Massa ever win a world championship?

The 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix provided one of the most dramatic conclusions to a Formula 1 World Championship as McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton snatched the title from Ferrari’s Felipe Massa at the final corner.

How old was Lewis Hamilton when he started F1?

The road to F1 began in earnest when Hamilton in 1998 became the youngest driver to ever be contracted by a team when he signed for the McLaren Driver Development Support programme, aged 13.

What year did Michael Schumacher retire?

After finishing third in 2005 and second in 2006, Schumacher retired from the sport, although he later made a brief return with Mercedes from 2010 to 2012….

How many championships has Hamilton won?

7
The F1 Drivers’ Championship’s multiple winners

Who won the constructors championship in 2008?

Lewis Hamilton won the 2008 Formula One World Championship for drivers. Felipe Massa was second and Kimi Räikkönen third. Ferrari won the championship for constructors.

Did Felipe Massa won a championship?

Felipe Massa (Portuguese pronunciation: [fiˈlipi ˈmasɐ], born 25 April 1981) is a Brazilian racing driver. He competed in 15 seasons of Formula One between 2002 and 2017, where he scored 11 Grand Prix victories, 41 podiums and finished as championship runner-up in 2008 by one point.

Who won the 2009 f1 World Championship?

Jenson Button

Did Hamilton drive for Red Bull?

2011–2012: Final years with McLaren. At the start of the 2011 season, Hamilton dismissed Red Bull Racing as “just a drinks company”.

How old was Sebastian Vettel when he won his first championship?

23
Sebastian Vettel’s first championship, at the age of 23, provided a surprise ending to an intensely competitive 2010 campaign. There was surely more to come from this fast rising racer, and it came quickly when he completely dominated in 2011 to become the youngest double world champion.

How many races did Massa win in 2007?

Massa won three races in 2007, finishing 4th in the Drivers’ Championship. He finished second in the 2008 Drivers’ World Championship after a long title battle with Lewis Hamilton, winning six races to Hamilton’s five.

How many Grand Prix wins does Massa have?

He competed in 15 seasons of Formula One between 2002 and 2017, where he scored 11 Grand Prix victories, 41 podiums and finished as championship runner-up in 2008 . Massa started his career in go-karting from the age of eight continuing in national and regional championships for seven years.

What F1 team did Massa start his career with?

He moved in Italian Formula Renault in 2000 and won the title along with the European championship. Massa went into Euro Formula 3000 taking the championship in 2001. Massa started his Formula One career with Sauber before joining Scuderia Ferrari as a test driver for 2003.

When did Felipe Massa take his first F1 podium?

Nevertheless, Massa scored his first career podium at the Nürburgring, finishing third behind Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso. He also set the fastest lap at Barcelona in 2006. Massa had four more podium finishes in 2006, and took his first F1 pole position and his first F1 win at the Turkish Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit.