Massa won by 13 seconds, and with Hamilton in sixth place the celebrations began at Ferrari. The rain worsened though and he couldn't compete with the wet-shod cars behind him. Toyota, though, left Timo Glock out on dry tyres and was flying. Hamilton pitted on lap 66 for wet tyres, Massa came in a lap later. Behind him, Hamilton ran fourth and seemed set for the title when the Brazilian weather offered a final twist. When it finally got underway, Felipe Massa stormed into the lead from pole knowing that he had to win the race come what may. With rain falling minutes before the start, the race was delayed to allow teams a chance to change onto the correct tyres for the 71-lap race. Whether he can add an eighth to the list in 2021 remains to be seen.One of the most dramatic races in the history of the world championship was played out in Brazil to crown a new champion: Lewis Hamilton. The German was replaced at Mercedes by Valtteri Bottas, and Hamilton went on to secure a further four World Championships, bringing his total tally to seven. Just one week later, Rosberg announced his retirement from F1. 'But he did a fantastic job, so big congratulations to him.'ĭespite the kind words, Hamilton issued a word of warning to Rosberg: 'It's a great feeling to win the World Championship and I look forward to fighting with him next year.' Obviously Nico had a very, very clean year without any real issues, to be honest, and that's why we sit in this position right now,' Hamilton said after the race, hinting at his own reliability issues during the season. 'I did everything that I could, particularly towards the end. After the Grand Prix, Hamilton stood in front of the cameras somewhat frustrated, but seemed to be able to live with his loss.

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