23-year-old Brit wins Formula One World Championship

LONDON, England (CNN) - Britain's Lewis Hamilton has become the youngest
ever Formula One World Champion, by winning the 2008 title in a thrilling
finish at Interlagos on Sunday.

The McLaren driver needed only to finish inside the top five at the
Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo's Interlagos circuit to claim the crown, but
it happened in the most dramatic of circumstances.

The McLaren driver needed only to finish inside the top five at the
Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo's Interlagos circuit to claim the crown, but
it happened in the most dramatic of circumstances.

– By CNN's Mike Steere