What is 2008 f1?

The 2008 Formula One season was the 59th season of the FIA Formula One World Championship. The season began on March 16, 2008, with the Australian Grand Prix and ended on November 2, 2008, with the Brazilian Grand Prix.

The championship was won by Lewis Hamilton, driving for the McLaren-Mercedes team, who became the youngest driver to win the championship at the age of 23. He finished the season with 98 points, just one point ahead of Ferrari’s Felipe Massa.

The season was highly competitive, with six different drivers winning races throughout the year. Hamilton won five races, as did Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen, who finished third in the championship behind Hamilton and Massa.

The season was also marred by controversy, with the infamous “Singapore Crashgate” scandal unfolding at the Singapore Grand Prix. Nelson Piquet Jr. crashed his Renault deliberately, leading to a safety car period that allowed teammate Fernando Alonso to win the race. The scandal resulted in the resignation of Renault team principal Flavio Briatore and the suspension of Renault F1’s executive director of engineering Pat Symonds.

Overall, the 2008 season was one of the most exciting and unpredictable in recent Formula One history, with multiple championship contenders and dramatic races throughout the year.