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Forget the aftermath of Abu Dhabi 2021 - the biggest title shock I experienced in over 350 Grands Prix was the sight of Felipe Massa fighting back tears on the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix podium (main picture), as 34 seconds of euphoria after doing everything possible to secure the title by winning the season finale gave way to anguish, as McLaren's Lewis Hamilton slithered past Timo Glock at the last corner of the last lap to snatch a crucial fifth place. That season had seen Hamilton and Massa jostling tightly, with both scoring five wins. However, the latter's peaks were generally higher and his valleys deeper, so he headed for his home race on 87 points to his rival's 94. To achieve his life's ambition, Massa needed a sixth win with Hamilton sixth or lower. That was the order going into the last lap, then Glock, fifth for Toyota on dry tyres rubber when a shower erupted, slowed dramatically… With that, the Briton scored his first title (of seven), in the proce...

Former F1 driver Felipe Massa has questioned how long Lewis Hamilton will remain in F1, with the Briton looking unlikely to be challenging for the title this year. Hamilton is yet to sign an extension to his current Mercedes contract which expires at the end of the year, though he has maintained that he remains committed to the team beyond 2023. With 313 Grands Prix under his belt, the seven-time World Champion is statistically F1's most successful driver of all time, with a record 103 Grand Prix wins standing among countless other accolades. Hamilton was joined at Mercedes last year by George Russell, with the younger Briton outscoring his illustrious teammate and taking the Silver Arrows' only Grand Prix win of 2022, prompting Massa to suggest that Russell's presence may be giving Hamilton pause for thought over his continued participation in F1 . "I don't know if Hamilton will choose to stop," Massa told Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport ...