What happened in the last few hundred meters of F1 Brazil?
Massa cried because he was almost touching the trophy he dreamed of. If he had not been so close, he might not be so excited; sitting in MP4-23 Hamilton seemed to be wiping his eyes, because he was almost repeating last year's tragic scene, seeing the duck in his hand fly away again. For a few seconds, the Ferrari and McLaren pit rooms burst into cheers. This was the last Grand Prix of the season, and it couldn't be more dramatic than this. A few minutes later, Massa finally smiled as he stood on the championship podium of the Brazilian Grand Prix. At his home stadium and in front of all the folks who supported him, he did everything he could. It was only a matter of time before he let go. On the other side, 23-year-old Lewis has become the happiest man, the youngest world champion in F1 history, and another British driver championship after Damon Hill. There is no doubt that tonight, he is the last , the biggest winner.
Hamilton's shocking surpass
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The weather forecast did not disappoint. It said there would be showers, and the showers came just as the race was about to start. Previously, a torrent of rain hit the Interlagos circuit, causing the race to be delayed by ten minutes to allow the teams to change to wet tires. The heavy rain came and went quickly, but it was enough to change everyone's strategies and tactics.
Just like Massa said after the game, his performance at his home court this weekend was perfect, whether it was yesterday's qualifying or today's race. The dispatch of the safety car was purely an episode (Coulthard came into contact with Rosberg's Williams car at Senna's S-curve after the start). Ferrari's pit stop arrangement was also dominated by Massa, from pole position to Champion, the Brazilian always controls everything. He must ensure that he does his best and then waits and hopes for the "miracle" to happen...
In fact, the miracle is really close to happening.
As the track gradually dried out, drivers pitted to change tires one after another (Raikkonen pitted a lap later, leaving him behind Alonso and Vettel). Hamilton, who has surpassed Trulli and Fisichella, is firmly in fifth place, a ranking that is enough for him to win the championship. Since then, Vettel's three stops have allowed Hamilton to rise to fourth place. However, just when the race was getting more and more boring and it was only a matter of time before the outcome was revealed, rain started to fall over the Ingragus track again. And as we entered the last 5 laps, the rain became heavier and heavier.
As a result, the leading driver had to pit again to change to medium tires. There was only one change in the order on the track after exiting the pits. Toyota driver Glock, who chose to continue fighting on dry tires, squeezed into fourth place. Then, Vettel, who was behind Hamilton, gradually launched an offensive against the former, relying on the obstruction of the slow car, and the lapped BMW driver Kubica ran ahead of the two because of the faster speed, thus affecting Hamilton's cornering rhythm. , Vettel successfully pushed Hamilton back to sixth place with two laps left in the race, a position that left him with nothing.
Hamilton has no better way to get Vettel. At the same time, Massa has passed the black and white checkered flag in first place, and should have heard the great news that his opponent is only ranked 6th. . However, at the last corner before entering the finish line, Glock, who had not changed to wet tires and was struggling, was overtaken by Vettel and Hamilton one by one - making Massa experience the torture of great joy to great sorrow, while Hamilton , just the opposite.
What can I say about such a high and incredible process and ending? In light of last year’s finale, let’s shirk the “responsibility” to a third party----God is Fair enough.