Max Verstappen got involved in Lewis Hamilton after his last-second defeat at the Abu Dhabi GP. The Dutch racing driver understands that it was painful for Hamilton to lose a world title in such an anti-climatic way.
However, the Dutchman said he had no pity on the seven-time world champion. At the FIA Champion’s press conference ahead of the annual FIA Awards Ceremony, Max Verstappen said:
“No, I’m not sorry. But I can understand that it can be very painful, but at the end of the day that’s the race too. You have to fight to the end and know that anything can happen in racing. He also won such a championship, so he can understand that too. “
Verstappen was referring to Hamilton’s first championship win in 2008.
In the final race in 2008, Felipe Massa finished first, but Hamilton took the title in sixth place. The Briton overtook Timo Glock on the penultimate race lap and thus became world champion.
Max Verstappen is only the second new world champion in the V6 F1 era
While the V8 era had five world champions, the V6 turbo hybrid era of the sport has only seen three world champions with only two first-time world champions.
The V8 era began with Fernando Alonso taking the 2006 title, Kimi Raikkonen taking the trophy in 2007 and Lewis Hamilton winning it in 2008. Jenson Button won the title in 2009, with Sebastian Vettel dominating from 2010 to 2013.
Although Red Bull Racing and Renault dominated the V8 era, the V6 era was dominated by only one manufacturer, Mercedes. The German automakers won their eighth title in a row in 2021.
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In the V6 engine era there were only three world champions. Nico Rosberg and Max Verstappen are the newcomers, while Lewis Hamilton dominated the era with six world titles.
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