The Championship Everyone Remembers Wrong

Massa won in Brazil. Hamilton passed Glock near the finish and took the title by one point—but Toyota’s tyre gamble had almost handed Massa the championship, not taken it away. From Ferrari’s failures to Hamilton’s errors, Spa’s penalty and Singapore’s deliberate crash, the explanation stretches far beyond the final lap. Chapters: 0:00 One Point, One Corner 0:25 The Championship Everyone Remembers Wrong 2:03 Interlagos 4:23 Malaysia and Silverstone 6:31 Hungary 7:10 Canada and France 8:26 Spa 10:04 Singapore 12:05 Japan and China 12:46 One Season, Two Contenders 13:36 The Final Image 15:40 Understanding a Season