One of the most dramatic Formula One world championship finales occurred at the Brazilian Grand Prix in November 2008. It all started a year earlier. In 2007, rookie sensation Lewis Hamilton had arrived at Sao Paolo's Interlagos circuit with a four-point lead over McLaren teammate Fernando Alonso and a seven-point lead over Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen. He had already blown one chance to wrap it up, infamously beaching his car on entry to the pit-lane at the penultimate round in China. In Brazil, after nearly colliding with Alonso on lap one Hamilton dropped down the order and, despite recovering to a safe position, then encountered car trouble. Raikkonen was able to steal the title from under...
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