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F1 Classics #1: 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix: Massa's Heartbreak; Hamilton's Glory  Over the years, Formula 1 has had it's fair share of dramatic finales, but few can only can match the sheer emotional rollercoaster of the 2008 season finale in Brazil. On November 2, under the watchful eyes of his faithful home crowd, Felipe Massa seemed to fufill his nation's dreams and become the first Brazilian F1 champion since the great Aryton Senna - only for fate and Lewis Hamilton, to rewrite history at the very last corner.  Picture Above: Lewis Hamilton zooming past the checkered flag, coming in P5 and winning his first Driver's Championship title 2008 Fomula 1 Season:  Race 18 of 18: 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix  Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil  Going into Interlagos, the championship was on knife-edge. Following the events from the Chinese Grand Prix two weeks earlier, it was all to race for here in Brazil but it was Mclaren's Lewis Hamilton who had the advan...

 THE F1 BLOG  The Formula 1 season carries on as the circus now lands in the streets of Baku ahead of the 2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with the Constructor's Championship at stake here in Azerbaijan. McLaren could have their names on the Constructor's Championship for the second year running if both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri can get a 1-2, with even a 1-3 is good enough. With the Driver's Championship still at stake, it's all to race for with teams pushing upgrades, tight corners, tighter rivalries, we're ready for another entrahlling weekend in Baku.  From the mind that brought you the Champions Blog, this is the F1 Blog.  ROUND 17: Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan  Circuit Length: 6,003 km First Grand Prix: 2016 (as the European Grand Prix), 2017 (as the Azerbaijan Grand Prix) Number of Laps: 51 Number of Turns: 20  Fastest Lap Time: 1:43.009s: Charles Leclerc (2019) Race Distance: 306.049 km  Last Race (2024):  Pole Position: Charl...