As F1 2025 heads towards a spectacular conclusion, we wind the clock back to arguably the greatest title showdown of them all, which happened 17 years ago this coming Sunday: Brazil 2008.
It's a race that hosts Matt Bishop and Richard Williams were both in attendance for, affording us a unique perspective to look back on what happened, with Matt and Richard recalling how events played out through their own experiences: Matt watching on nervously from the garage as McLaren's PR and Communications chief, and Richard in the press room as a working journalist reporting on the event.
Listen in as Matt and Richard discuss the build up to the race, explaining its significance to all the key players, and how the tension grew and grew all weekend before that spectacular climax where McLaren's Lewis Hamilton snatched victory from the jaws of defeat, denying Ferrari's Felipe Massa - a moment that, even today, generates plenty of emotion...
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