Text Commentary from the 60th Lap
The on-site radar is continuing to track the progress of rain approaching the circuit.
Lap 60: Mark Webber is maintaining track position well over Nick Heidfeld as they continue to batle for ninth place.
Lap 61: Kimi Raikkonen is closing on Fernando Alonso's Renault, with Raikkonen looking to make it a Ferrari one-two.
Lap 61: Felipe Massa leads by over 12 seconds into the final ten laps of the Brazilian Grand Prix with the dramatic prospect of a rain shower that could radically shake up the running order.
Lap 64: Sebastian Vettel remains just under a second behind Hamilton's McLaren.
Lap 64: Conditions are now extremely dark over the circuit as the race moves into its last nine laps.
Lap 64: Williams tell Nico Rosberg over the team radio that as soon as he feels rain on his visor he should tell the team and they will prepare tyres.
Lap 64: There are spots of rain falling at Interlagos!
Lap 64: Very light moisture at the moment but no significant rainfall as yet.
Lap 64: Kazuki Nakajima pits from 18th and last position. He remains at the rear of the field.
Lap 66: Sebastian Vettel is all over Hamilton's McLaren in the battle for fourth. Lewis will still take the title if he finishes fifth. Lap 66: Felipe Massa has continued into his next lap as the rain begins to intensify.
Lap 67: Nick Heidfeld comes into the pits and takes on intermediate tyres as the light rain begins to fall at Interlagos.
Lap 67: Vettel is harrying Hamilton as the track gets ever more slippery. Lap 67: The rain is now falling heavily at Interlagos. Intermediate tyres will be needed now.
Lap 67: There is a massive scramble to pit for Intermediate rubber.
Lap 67: Raikkonen pits as Massa continues!
Lap 68: Almost everyone piles into the pits this time round.
Lap 68: Hamilton and Vettel pit for intermediate tyres. Lap 68: Timo Glock stays out on dry tyres in the Toyota and passes Hamilton! Lap 68: This is an incredible scenario at Interlagos.
Massa pits this time, putting the championship contenders on to the same tyres. Lap 69: The rain continues but is light at the moment. The track is lightly damp but as yet no spray is coming up from the tyres.
Lap 69: Lewis Hamilton is still fifth with four laps to go.
Lap 70: Felipe Massa continues to lead the race.
Lap 70: Timo Glock in fourth position is the fastest car on the track currently. The German is 45 seconds off the lead and he did not pit and remains on dry tyres. Lap 70: Lewis Hamilton is in fifth, with the Toro Rosso of Vettel able to take the critical position away from him!
Lap 70: Felipe Massa continues to lead and has 14 seconds over Fernando Alonso in second.
Lap 70: Vettel is though - past Hamilton - as the rain comes on hard! Lap 70: Two laps to go and amazing drama in Interlagos!
Lap 70: Hamilton is sixth and that is not enough at the moment. Lap 70: Hamilton is forced to attack Vettel!
Lap 71: Massa is maintaining his 14 second lead over Alonso as he starts the final lap of the race.
Lap 71: It is the last lap in Interlagos. Hamilton must pass Vettel or he will lose the title to Felipe Massa. Lap 71: The rain is falling ever more intensely!
Lap 71: Hamilton has one lap to try and savethe championship. 18:47: Felipe Massa crosses the line to win the Brazilian Grand Prix. Now he is praying that Hamilton does not pass Vettel in the last half-lap.
A brilliant drive from Massa in tricky conditions!
18:47 Hamilton is though on Glock for fifth at the last corner. Incredible! 18:48 Felipe Massa did all he could but, as the McLaren crosses the line fifth, Lewis Hamilton is the 2008 FIA Formula One world champion.
He beats Fernando Alonso's record to become the youngest ever world champion, the first for McLaren since Mika Hakkinen in 1999.
18:48 What an incredible conclusion to the 2008 season.
18:49 It's utter heartbreak for the Brazilian home crowd as Massa had the championship in his hands, but the move from Hamilton on Glock at the Juncao on the last lap takes it away from him.
The most amazing finish ever to a Formula One World Championship.
18:49 In the end, it came down to a slowing Timo Glock, who stayed out on dry rubber and was a quarter of a lap away from handing the title to Massa.
18:50 There are incredible scenes in the pit lane as the McLaren team celebrate wildly Hamilton's incredible last-lap run to the championship.
18:51 Felipe Massa is incredibly emotional on the team radio as the race winner realises the championship has slipped away from him on the last lap.
18:52 Heikki Kovalainen and Lewis Hamilton embrace in the queue of cars at the end of the pit lane.
18:52 Felipe Massa takes victory in Brazil, but no title. Fernando Alonso finished second, 13 seconds behind Massa. Kimi Raikkonen finished third, Vettel fourth.
Lewis Hamilton claims the FIA Formula One World Championship for 2008 with fifth place, overtaking Timo Glock (6th) at the last corner of the last lap.
18:53 A scrum of photographers and camera crews are sprinting towards Hamilton's McLaren and he is now making his way into the pit lane as the 2008 world champion.
18:54 Hamilton reaches his team in the pits and the celebrates winning the title in incredible circumstances.
18:54 Heikki Kovalainen finished in seventh, with Jarno Trulli claiming the final point for Toyota in eighth position.
Mark Webber was ninth, Heidfeld tenth, Robert Kubica did well to climb up to 11th place in the end.
18:55 The rain is falling heavily as the podium ceremony gets underway.
18:55 The Brazilian national anthem plays on the podium as a fiercely proud and determined Felipe Massa fights back the tears as winner of the Brazilian Grand Prix.
18:56 The Italian national anthem plays for Ferrari, today's winning constructor.
18:56 Felipe Massa accepts his trophy as the race winner and runs to the front of the podium to celebrate victory.
18:56 The construtor's prize goes to Ferrari, who secure the 2008 title with a one-three finish.
18:57 Fernando Alonso has another strong drive to second. He takes his trophy and cheers from the crowd.
18:58 Kimi Raikkonen receives his award for third place this afternoon.
18:58 A huge media scrum is trying to get a word from world champion Lewis Hamilton, who is not on the podium today.
18:59 We are the champions rings out in the McLaren garage as the scrum moves indoors.
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"I have no words at the minute. We've done such a good job this weekend and missed the drivers' championship by just a point, in the last corner.
"That's life, we get on with it. We're current world champions, we're 2008 constructors' champions and the team has worked so well. It's something that we deserve. So, I'm very happy for that"
Rob Smedley, Ferrari, speaking to German broadcaster Premiere
19:09 Rain continues to fall at Interlagos as the paddock reflects on a stunning conclusion to the championship.
19:12 The circuit is now completely soaked by the shower that played a role in making this a truly memorable conclusion to the season.
19:13 The rain has turned to a deluge at the circuit.
"It's been such a long journey, with a lot of support from people back home, my team did a fantastic job all year and all the sacrifices we made. I'm so thrilled to do this for everyone.
"I was able to stay ahead of Vettel and then it started to drizzle. I didn't want to take any risks, and he got past me. I was told that I had to get in front of him and I couldn't believe it and at the last corner I managed to get past Glock."
Lewis Hamilton, world champion, speaking to British broadcaster ITV
19:20 The most amazing ending ever to a Formula One World Championship.
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Timo Glock helps Hamilton become F1 Champion in the Brazilian Grand Prix 2008 
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