The competition for world champion ran into the final race as in the last season. Hamilton had 94 points, and Massa had 87 points. Which one would be the world champion?
The preliminary, the pole position was Massa and the fourth was Hamilton. If they reached the goal with this order kept, world champion would be champion. Just before starting race, it rained, so condition was not good for drivers. In a race, order changed considerably. At 11circles Massa was top and Hamilton fall the seventh, but at 42 circles Hamilton became the fifth. Six laps to go, it rained again. Drivers excluding Glock made a pit stop to change the dry tires for the wet tires, so at 67 circles top was Massa, the fourth was Glock, the fifth was Hamilton, and the sixth was Vettel. Massa finished the goal first, so Hamilton had to reach the goal at least fifth to be world champion. Two laps to go, Vettel overtook Hamilton, and Hamilton became the sixth. Massa would come from behind victory? However at the final lap, Glock lost his pace because of his dry tires, so Hamilton passed him and finished the goal fifth. Hamilton became the youngest world champion.
