Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has no problem accepting that Max Verstappen deserved his championship in 2021, stressing that race control is what cost Sir Lewis Hamilton his eighth Formula 1 title. Hamilton and Verstappen entered the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in 2021 level on points after a dramatic and unpredictable year of hard
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Former Formula 1 driver Johnny Herbert has blasted the “totally unfair” decision by race director Michael Masi that ultimately determined the result of the 2021 Drivers’ Championship. Max Verstappen pipped Sir Lewis Hamilton to the title last month following a highly controversial Safety Car restart which came after a crash for Williams’ Nicholas Latifi. The
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Labour peer Lord Peter Hain has called on the FIA to make swift changes to the rules around team bosses contacting the FIA during races, following the “perverted” and “rigged” 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Sir Lewis Hamilton was denied his record-eighth Formula 1 world championship last year on the final lap in Abu Dhabi
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Sebastian Vettel could be the ideal replacement for Sir Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes should the Briton decide to retire, former F1 racer Ralf Schumacher has said. Having cruelly lost out on his eighth title to Max Verstappen on the final lap of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, rumours have been spread that Hamilton has
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Former F1 world champion Damon Hill has advised fans of Sir Lewis Hamilton to “get over” his 2021 championship defeat to Max Verstappen. Hamilton and Verstappen entered the final round of the season in Abu Dhabi level points following an enthralling season of adrenaline-filled racing, and the Red Bull driver started the grand prix on
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Despite winning more grand prix and comfortably leading more laps than any other driver in 2021, some Formula 1 fans have questioned whether Max Verstappen is deserving of his Drivers’ Championship. The Dutchman went into the season finale in Abu Dhabi level on points with Sir Lewis Hamilton, but he topped the standings by virtue
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has highlighted the differences between newly crowned Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen and Mercedes’ Sir Lewis Hamilton following their title scrap last year. Verstappen defeated Hamilton on the very last lap of the season-ending 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December following a controversial Safety Car restart by
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Max Verstappen’s antics on track have been compared by former F1 driver Stefan Johansson to those of world champions Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher. Verstappen had a number of incidents with rival Sir Lewis Hamilton in 2021 en route to his maiden world title, earning himself seven penalty points in the process. The pair collided
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Sir Lewis Hamilton is yet to make a decision about his future in Formula 1, amid reports that the longer he takes to make a decision, the worse his situation with Mercedes gets. Hamilton was denied his eighth world title in shocking circumstances as race director Michael Masi opted only to allow five lapped cars
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82 percent of Formula 1 fans believe that the 2021 season finale was not rigged against seven-time world champion Sir Lewis Hamilton, according to a poll by Formula1News.co.uk. Over 4,000 readers took part in the poll, which asked “Do you think the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was rigged against Sir Lewis Hamilton?”, with the
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