2008 was Hamilton's first world title win. And quite possibly the most dramatic in history.

He nearly won it in his rookie year in 07', but Raikkonen stole that opportunity after Hamilton slid off a wet Chinese GP track before Brazil.

He only needed to finish fifth if Massa won the race. The Brazilian did, but with the rain coming an going Hamilton started to fall down the field.

Only on the last corner of the last lap did Hamilton steal fifth back from the Toyota of Timo Glock.

Massa actually crossed the line as champion, but Hamilton was busy overtaking Glock behind and cruised over the line a few seconds later, causing all sorts of confusion as both the Ferrari and McLaren garages celebrated wildly.

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Bob McFeil: So Vandoorne’s resorted to killing birds to getting some publicity.

David Nicholson Hirst: There reality is, Senna's passing made him even greater in people's eyes. Senna was great, he was not the best & would lose out to Hamilton if they were teammates.

Alistair Shields: While I agree that Senna was a great driver and Schumacher good they both had some bad character traits that means to me Jim Clark tops them both, I also reckon Hamilton would have the beating of both those in similar machinery but probably not Clark....

We're still talking about who is the greatest driver of all time. It's looking like Senna could've been the best from the '80s and early '90s, Schumacher from the mid-'90s to the mid-noughties and Hamilton the greatest since? Apart from maybe Alonso's two great years.

Let us know your thoughts via the #bbcf1 hashtag.

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Between 2007-2009, each title was decided in Brazil.

Kimi Raikkonen won his first and only championship in 2007, by one point.

The battle was between Hamilton and Alonso for the title, but Raikkonen also had enough points to challenge it...

In true Kimi style, he pipped the two McLarens to win the race, and also the title by just one point.

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This cracker with Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso...

And again in 1993?

It was Senna's second home race win. He was given a stop-go penalty for taking a back marker under a yellow flag. Then it rained and most of the field quickly switched to wet tyres, except the leader Alain Prost who still on slicks, went spinning into Christian Fittipaldi ending his race.

Senna's last victory manoeuvre was to overtake Damon Hill - making it one of the most memorable moments in Formula 1, and McLaren's 100th race victory.

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We can't discuss the Brazilian Grand Prix over the years without the mention of the man, the legend, Aryton Senna.

Who's been around long enough for Aryton Senna's emotional first home win?

We asked for your favourite Brazil moments over the years... and here's some of the best.

Andrew Benson
BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer at Interlagos

Former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone is here - he has always had a good relationship with the organisers in Brazil.

I thought this image of the 88-year-old peaking out of the door of the office where he is based was too good an opportunity to miss.

Then I wandered over for a chat. Is it true, I said, that Brazil is paying nothing for the race this year and next? “Yes,” he said. “It’s complicated.” Something about a situation involving the oil company that used to sponsor the race, the mayor of Sao Paulo changing and the construction of the new paddock buildings, apparently.

Are you still causing trouble for Liberty, F1’s new owners, I asked? “No,” he said. “I could help but they don’t want my help. They know how they want to run things. Not the way I run things.”

You're in Switzerland now, I said, is that right? "I'm everywhere," he said. "I've just been on the farm." He and his wife own a large ranch and estate in Sao Paulo state, where they grow "coffee and other stuff"

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Hamilton spoke recently about maybe not being in Formula 1 as long as Kimi and Fernando, and said Kimi doesn't look much different in 18 years: "the Finnish blood is good".

But, I don't think we can't say the same for Alonso.

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Not just a brilliant driver, Senna was photogenic - in and out of the car, clearly.

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We can't be in Brazil, have a discussion on who is the greatest driver, and not talk about the Brazilian Formula 1 legend.

El tito de Houston: No question on Senna as the best greatest F1 driver. No other beats fair an square his teammate someone 4 times champions call Alain Prost... That has never repeated.

Ilyas Bulsari: Who is the greatest formula 1 driver of all time? Most will say Schumacher but to me it has to be Hamilton. Lets just say if Schumacher Hamilton and Senna were racing today Hamilton will come out on top, not all the time but he would win the championship.

Lewis Barclay:Without question Senna is the greatest driver of all time. At times he crushed drivers who were likely on the top ten greatest list, even when they were driving better cars. Especially the: Race at Donnington 1993 Qualifying in Monaco 1989

Andrew Benson
BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer at Interlagos

Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel headed Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton in final practice at the Brazilian Grand Prix.

The German was 0.217 seconds quicker - a significant margin around one of the shortest tracks of the season.

The two were well clear of the rest - Hamilton’s team-mate Valtteri Bottas was third quickest, but 0.517secs off the pace.

Vettel had an advantage on the straights, 0.2secs quicker in the first and last sectors of the lap that Hamilton could not make up despite being quicker in the corners.

The margins across the top six were bigger than might have been expected around Interlagos, where the field is normally tightly packed.

The Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo, fifth and sixth quickest behind Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen, were 0.8secs off the pace.

Haas drivers Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean were best of the rest, ahead of Toro Rosso’s Pierre Gasly and Sauber’s Charles Leclerc.

Fernando Alonso’s Formula 1 career is limping to a depressing end - he was only 18th fastest two seconds off the pace, his only consolation that he was as usual comfortably clear of his team-mate Stoffel Vandoorne, who was slowest of all.

Quite a few drivers haven't managed to iron out problems with their cars. Verstappen has some understeer problems, Hulkenberg's complaining his steering is heavier on one side, and Hamilton is having problems, including driving very slowly at the end of the session - Mercedes haven't specified any issues yet.

Ferrari are looking the quickest so far, but it looks like it's up to whichever team is going to pull their finger out in qualifying.

Vettel is quickest by 0.217secs. Followed by:

2. Hamilton

3. Bottas

4. Raikkonen

5. Verstappen

6. Ricciardo

7. Magnussen

8. Grosjean

9. Gasly

10. Leclerc

"The tyres are still cold at the front, there's a lot of understeer still."

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Verstappen is storming through the field, he's now up to fifth after a fast lap on the supersofts.