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Daily Mirror
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Daniel Moxon

Bernie Ecclestone "should have" stripped Lewis Hamilton of F1 title as rival "cheated"

Bernie Ecclestone regrets not stripping Lewis Hamilton of the 2008 Formula 1 title and handing it to the "cheated" Felipe Massa.

The 92-year-old was in charge of the sport at the time as Hamilton famously won his maiden title on the last lap of the Brazilian Grand Prix. For a few seconds Massa believed he was champion, but Timo Glock was struggling with his tyres and the Brit passed in the final few corners to secure enough points to take glory.

But Ecclestone feels another incident earlier in the season should have been dealt with differently. He referred to the Singapore Grand Prix – the site of the 'Crashgate' scandal which later engulfed F1.

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