Newly crowned F1 world champion Max Verstappen feels sympathy for Williams’ Nicholas Latifi after the Canadian’s crash turned the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on its head and cost Sir Lewis Hamilton victory. With Verstappen and Hamilton heading into the final round of the season level on points, the Mercedes driver flew past the Dutchman
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Senior Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has defended race director Michael Masi following the controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Masi came under enormous pressure at various points during the 2021 season, often being the focal point of several contentious moments. His actions in Baku, Spa, Brazil, Saudi Arabia and the season finale were all
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Max Verstappen’s title success in 2021 could be the beginning of a period of dominance for the Dutchman, former Formula 1 driver Jolyon Palmer has opined. Verstappen snatched the championship from Sir Lewis Hamilton on the last lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, claiming his tenth win and 18th podium of the season. It
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Alpine F1 driver Fernando Alonso has congratulated Honda on their success following Max Verstappen’s maiden world title with Red Bull. Honda began supplying Red Bull at the start of 2019 following a largely successful trial year with AlphaTauri, and their power unit powered Verstappen to his first pole position in F1 at that year’s Hungarian
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McLaren driver Lando Norris has said he believes Mercedes had the fastest car over the course of the 2021 season, and Max Verstappen was able to defeat Sir Lewis Hamilton despite this. Mercedes had a torrid pre-season test in Bahrain, but by the time the season got underway in the same country, the Silver Arrows
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has said he doesn’t think Sir Lewis Hamilton was cheated out of the 2021 F1 World Championship in Abu Dhabi. Instead, he believes an inconsistent decision by race director Michael Masi regarding the late Safety Car restart “took the title away from Lewis.” Specifically, after Nicholas Latifi brought out the
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Max Verstappen has revealed what would make him immediately retire from Formula 1. The Dutchman won the 2021 Drivers’ Championship after a dramatic, season-long battle with Sir Lewis Hamilton which climaxed in Abu Dhabi. After winning the season finale, and with it, the 2021 F1 crown, Verstappen got on the team radio to vow to
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Senior Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has commented on the possibility of newly crowned F1 champion Max Verstappen joining Mercedes. The Dutchman won the F1 Drivers’ Championship after a season-long battle with Sir Lewis Hamilton, with him ultimately securing the title after passing the Briton on the last lap of the 2021 Abu Dhabi
MoreNewly crowned F1 world champion Max Verstappen has said he empathises with Sir Lewis Hamilton’s frustrations following the controversial Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but stressed that the seven-time world champion should “understand this is racing.” Verstappen snatched the title on the last lap of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix following a controversial decision by
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Jean Todt believes that Max Verstappen fully deserved to win the 2021 F1 world championship, despite the contentious final moments of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Todt, who was succeeded by Mohammed bin Sulayem as FIA president earlier this week, reckons that Verstappen earned his success over the course of the 22 races, and that
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