How did Ferrari's garage react at first?

They celebrated before realizing

Lewis Hamilton 2008 Brazil Quiz: The Final-Corner Title

This lewis hamilton 2008 brazil quiz holds its breath through the last corners of Interlagos. Play 10 interactive questions on McLaren's young driver, rival Felipe Massa winning the race, late rain, passing Timo Glock near the finish to take fifth, winning the title by one point, becoming the youngest champion at the time and Ferrari's celebrations cut short.

Start Lewis Hamilton 2008 Brazil Quiz

🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Track
Where was the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix held?
Team
Which team did Hamilton drive for in 2008?
Rival
Who was Hamilton's title rival?
Win
Who won the race?
Pass
Whom did Hamilton pass near the finish?
Pos
Which position did Hamilton need and get?
Margin
By how many points did Hamilton win the title?
Young
What record did Hamilton set?
Rain
What weather made the finish chaotic?
Massa
How did Ferrari's garage react at first?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Where was the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix held?
Answer: Interlagos
In São Paulo.
Q2: Which team did Hamilton drive for in 2008?
Answer: McLaren
McLaren-Mercedes.
Q3: Who was Hamilton's title rival?
Answer: Felipe Massa
Racing at home.
Q4: Who won the race?
Answer: Felipe Massa
Briefly thinking he was champion.
Q5: Whom did Hamilton pass near the finish?
Answer: Timo Glock
On worn dry tires in the rain.
Q6: Which position did Hamilton need and get?
Answer: Fifth
Just enough.
Q7: By how many points did Hamilton win the title?
Answer: One
The closest margin.
Q8: What record did Hamilton set?
Answer: Youngest champion at the time
At 23.
Q9: What weather made the finish chaotic?
Answer: Late rain
Tires became critical.
Q10: How did Ferrari's garage react at first?
Answer: They celebrated before realizing
A famous emotional swing.

Drama at Interlagos

The 2008 title came down to the final race at Interlagos in São Paulo. McLaren's Lewis Hamilton needed fifth place to beat Ferrari's Felipe Massa, who was racing at home. Massa won the race, and for a few moments his team celebrated a title.

Late rain made the finish chaotic. Timo Glock stayed out on dry tires and lost huge time, and Hamilton passed him in the final corners to take fifth. Hamilton won the championship by a single point.

At 23, he became the youngest Formula 1 champion at the time. The Ferrari garage's celebration turned to disbelief, and Massa's dignity in defeat earned wide respect. It remains one of the most dramatic finishes in F1 history.

What This Quiz Teaches

F1 fans will enjoy these questions.

Where the race was held
Who Hamilton's rival was
How the finish unfolded
How close the title was
Which record he set

Did You Know?

Hamilton later won six more titles.
He moved to Mercedes in 2013.
He joined Ferrari in 2025.
Massa had been a strong title contender.
Glock drove for Toyota.