I will always remember the bitter pill that was the 2008 Japanese Grand Prix.
Hamilton was on Pole and received a penalty for locking brakes and running deep into the first corner (without contact mind you) and was then punted to the back of the field by Massa when he went off the circuit and came back on into Lewis' path. Felipe did incur a penalty but was able to bring the car home in P8 for a point.
And if that wasn't bad enough, Massa was promoted to P7 when his collision with Sebastien Bourdais was adjudged to have been worthy of a post-race penalty for the Toro Rosso driver. This additional point almost proved pivotal.
Coupled with the Belgian debacle three rounds earlier, it certainly appeared as if the 2008 title was slipping away as well.