We are at the last race of the year of the 2008 F1 season and the driver’s championship has come down to this race. Heading into the Brazilian Grand Prix the top three drivers (by points) is Hamilton with 94, Massa with 87 and Kubica in third with 75. In order for the Massa to take the championship he will need to finish 1st or 2nd with Hamilton no higher than 6th or 8th respectively. It will be a great race in front of Massa’s home-crowd and on a track that he traditionally does well on.

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The 15 corner, anti-clockwise Brazilian Grand Prix includes 71 laps over a 4.309 km (2.678 mile) circuit for a total race distance of 305.909 km (190.083 miles). The fast lap record holder is Juan Montoya in 2004 with a time of 1:11.473.

The weekend weather for Sao Paulo is not looking very positive with showers all three days, including 100% POP on Sunday.

Past top three finishes at the Brazilian Grand Prix include: Raikkonen, Massa, Alonso (2007); Massa, Alonso, Button (2006); Montoya, Raikkonen, Alonso (2005); Montoya, Raikkonen, Barichello (2004); Fisichella, Raikkonen, Alonso (2003).

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