perseus
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Congratulations to Lewis Hamilton on becoming the youngest driver ever to win the Formula 1 Drivers championship, in one of the most thrilling finishes I've ever seen in the history of sport. In the last race of the season Hamilton had to only finish 5th in the race to win the championship by 1 point. After retaining that position or better for nearly all of the race using a conservative strategy it began to rain a few laps before the end of the race causing most of the drivers to pit for wet tyres. This threw the cat amongst the pigeons, and when Hamilton came out he was in 6th place and he seemed doomed to miss the championship by a small margin again.
Massa his main rival had already finished and his Ferrari team was celebrating, however unknown to almost everyone one of the leading drivers Timo Glock was still in front because he hadn't pitted and was still on slicks. It began to rain harder and he was almost totally losing grip. One bend from the end of the race Hamilton overtook him to take 5th place and the championship. Has there ever been a closer event in the world of sport.
Perhaps it's an omen for another race!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0D63WnBwYWs
Massa his main rival had already finished and his Ferrari team was celebrating, however unknown to almost everyone one of the leading drivers Timo Glock was still in front because he hadn't pitted and was still on slicks. It began to rain harder and he was almost totally losing grip. One bend from the end of the race Hamilton overtook him to take 5th place and the championship. Has there ever been a closer event in the world of sport.
Perhaps it's an omen for another race!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0D63WnBwYWs