2021 brought one of the biggest championship fights in the history of Formula 1 with Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen to the very last round of the season finale in Abu Dhabi.
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Since then, there have been debates throughout the racing community over the steward intervention that turned things around for Hamilton. The seven-time world champion was well on its way to securing his eighth record title, if not the one dubious stewards decision that dashed his hopes.
Verstappen snatched the lead from Hamilton in the very last lap of the Abu Dhabi GP, restoring his lead in the championship fight.
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Formula 1 F1 – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – Mercedes Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull Max Verstappen after the start of the REUTERS / Ahmed Jadallah race
The curtain fell on the electrifying season a minute later when the Dutchman clinched his first world title while Hamilton stood there, utterly confused as to how he lost the championship.
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And unsurprisingly, a wave of criticism of the FIA followed. On top of that, there was also a lot of hatred for Verstappen, as many claimed he didn’t deserve to win the championship cup. Now, two weeks later, the talks have subsided and the upcoming 2022 season is in the spotlight.
But let’s take one last look at the Abu Dhabi GP fight before we start the new year, right?
Did Max Verstappen run into Lewis Hamilton?
You’d think it’s time to leave the controversial finale in the midst of the upcoming F1 season. But before you do that, here’s a new video of Verstappen’s move on Hamilton on the final lap of the race, captured by a fan from the stands.
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On live TV, it didn’t look like Verstappen collided with Hamilton. However, this particular video has a contradicting point of view. When Verstappen crosses the inside line and brakes late at Turn 5, it’s pretty clear he crashed into Hamilton’s Mercedes.
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That would of course not have been the intention of Verstappen, because instead he wanted to break the British line so that the Mercedes had no chance of following him as he entered Turn 6, it pays off well in the end.
But didn’t Mercedes and Hamilton take notice of the incident? Would they have reported this incident to law enforcement officers, would they have given Verstappen a collision penalty? Well, we’ll never know the answer, will we?
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