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“Is that Glock?” Relive Lewis Hamilton’s first title ahead of this weekend’s Brazil GP

Formula 1’s official Twitter account has been throwing it back to 2008. Watch here…

Published: 08 Nov 2022

It’s that time of year again – the Sao Paulo Grand Prix is this weekend, which means we’re already thinking of the (second) most dramatic end to a Formula 1 World Championship in recent years. 

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We are of course talking about Lewis Hamilton’s first title in 2008, where the Brit passed a floundering Timo Glock on the final corner to snatch overall victory from the hands of Felipe Massa. Cue absolute heartbreak in the Ferrari garage. The fact that Hamilton is so revered in Brazil despite that fateful day really does prove the measure of the man. 

You can watch the events unfold via Formula 1’s Tweet above, or you can read the full story by clicking these blue words. Enjoy…

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