Yeah, Lewis Hamilton is F1's new world champion everyone.
But somehow I am not impressed that it turned out that way. Why, you ask?
Well, last year when he first made his debut, I had also fallen for a talented rookie.
Not now, because ever since last year ended and the new 2008 season began, he also changed from an innocent rookie to an arrogant one in no time. He started to drive aggressively and got on the nerve of other drivers with his aggressive overtaking maneuvers. He also had a fight with Alonso last year remember, and sure enough he looked the innocent one there. This year we've got a glimpse of the true Hamilton. He'd go through anything for his personal gains. McLaren didn't win the constructors world championship last year...nor this year.
Apart from that he also made a lot of mistakes this year. My personal favourite was when he slammed Raikkonen at the pit lane exit and Raikkonen sarcastically pointed to him the red light shown at the exit. What a scene. Must be embarassing for a top seed rookie.
I stayed up all night to watch the race and at least I'd say it was definitely worth it! The last few laps were the most dramatic 3 minutes in F1 history which decided the drivers world champion. I was jumping up and down thinking Massa had already won when Sebastian Vettel overtook Hamilton on the second last lap with the help of Robert Kubica and I swear they are both my new heroes in F1 until Timo Glock ruined everything.
But this also proves what I said in my earlier post, that Hamilton is choker. He ran wide in the midst of the Kubica-Vettel overtaking all by himself, and in the last 2 laps when it mattered. He's a choker alright. Timo Glock saved his day.
Even though it was sad news that Massa didnt win the world championship in front of his home crowd, He did bring home Ferrari its 16th World title and its 8th in 10 years. This just continues to prove that Ferrari (which is this blog is all about) is still the most successful team in F1 for years if not decades to come. Massa was full of mixed emotions when he brought home the car into the pitlane. He wept before climbing out of the car, he wept on stage but touched the hearts of the more than 70,000 strong Brazilians present and he was also proud to have a perfect race where he could do no more perfectly. He brought home Ferrari its world title this year.I truly believe Massa is the worthier champion even if its just for this year because he has proved that he is capable and he also has the most number of wins this year compared to Hamilton. And it takes courage to acknowledge defeat, in front of his home crowd the way he did without breaking down. He is my true F1 hero and my heart goes out to him.
Anyway, I was also delighted seeing Hamiltons success being marred by live footage of him trying hardly to stick back his steering wheel into his car as a Honda in front of him caught fire with all the reporters around him. Bizzare~
