Newly crowned 2021 F1 world champion Max Verstappen has hailed his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez as a “minister of defence” following the Mexican’s exceptional defence against Sir Lewis Hamilton in Abu Dhabi. The seven-time world champion overtook pole-sitter Verstappen on the first lap and looked comfortable to win the season finale, and with it,
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The Formula 1 season finale in Abu Dhabi was “perverted” and the rules were rigged against Sir Lewis Hamilton and in favour of Max Verstappen. That’s according to a Labour peer, who describes himself as a lifelong fan of the sport but believes what went down in Abu Dhabi was unacceptable. Hamilton overtook pole-sitter Verstappen
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A petition calling for Sir Lewis Hamilton to be declared the 2021 Formula 1 world champion has now reached 55,000 signatures. The petition was launched shortly after the highly controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which saw Max Verstappen snatch the F1 crown away from Hamilton on the last lap following a contentious decision by
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AlphaTauri team manager Graham Watson has dismissed claims that newly crowned F1 world champion Max Verstappen is arrogant, instead affirming that the Dutchman is simply confident. Watson joined the team – then named Toro Rosso – as team manager in 2014, and oversaw multiple practice sessions partaken by Verstappen that season, the first of which
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Mercedes EQ Formula E driver Stoffel Vandoorne does not believe that there is a cloud over Sir Lewis Hamilton’s future in Formula 1 after the seven-time champion missed out on his eighth title to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. The 2021 championship was decided in controversial fashion at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, when a strange
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The Formula 1 paddock is looking forward to seeing George Russell partner Sir Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes next year, in what should be one of the most exciting driver pairings on the grid. Russell managed a podium finish in the bizarre Belgian Grand Prix in 2021, while also scoring points on four occasions en route
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has moved to cool rumours that Sir Lewis Hamilton may leave Formula 1 after missing out on his eighth world title in 2021. Hamilton lost out on the title to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen on the very last lap of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in a race
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2016 Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg has said that he believes new FIA president Mohammed ben Sulayem must implement changes to make for cleaner racing in 2022. Sir Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen were involved in multiple contentious moment on track throughout 2021, with the stewards and race director Michael Masi seeming to lose
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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz is happy that Sir Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen kept it clean during the championship-deciding 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The pair entered the final race level on points, with Verstappen leading by virtue of having won more races. This led to cynical suggestions that the Dutchman may emulate Ayrton Senna in
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Sir Lewis Hamilton’s brother Nicolas has revealed that the main reason for the seven-time world champion’s silence is that he is currently taking some time away from social media. Hamilton lost out on his eighth F1 championship in Abu Dhabi in highly contentious circumstances, with race director Michael Masi allowing only five lapped cars through
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