` To be up against him , the level was incredibly high and so I also had to find and deliver the next level . Lewis Hamilton wins the 2008 Formula One drivers ' championship for Mercedes . The 29-year-old took the crown by 67 points from his teammate Lewis Hamilton . Nico Rosberg 's car lost power at the halfway stage of the Abu Dhabi race and he finished 14th . It is the second world title for European racer Lewis Hamilton who also won the 2008 title with McLaren .
Lewis Hamilton wins the 2008 Formula One drivers ' championship for Mercedes . The 29-year-old took the crown by 67 points from his teammate Lewis Hamilton . Nico Rosberg 's car lost power at the halfway stage of the Abu Dhabi race and he finished 14th . It is the second world title for European racer Lewis Hamilton who also won the 2008 title with McLaren .