Max Verstappen Wins The F1 Drivers? World Championship
The 24-year-old Dutchman edged out Britain's Lewis Hamilton to win the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and become the latest world champion.
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Max Verstappen has won the F1 Drivers’ World Championship after claiming victory at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. He edged out Britain’s Lewis Hamilton with his 10th victory this season, leaving him with an eight-point margin.
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The 2021 F1 season came down to the wire this weekend, with Verstappen and Hamilton heading into the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with absolutely nothing to separate them. Both drivers started the Grand Prix with 369.5 points and everything to race for.
As it happened
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Verstappen’s weekend got off to an excellent start, with the Dutchman crushing the qualifying session and claiming his 10th pole position of the year. As the lights went out in Abu Dhabi on race day, however, Hamilton ? on medium tyres ? pulled ahead of Verstappen. The 24-year-old fought back however and regained his lead at Turn 6.
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Lap 56 brought on a Safety Car, and with it, a nail-biting finish to the Grand Prix. During the Safety Car caused by a Nicholas Latifi crash, Verstappen pitted for soft tyres. He then fought back and passed Hamilto...
The post Max Verstappen Wins The F1 Drivers’ World Championship appeared first on LUXUO.
Image: TAG Heuer
Max Verstappen has won the F1 Drivers’ World Championship after claiming victory at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. He edged out Britain’s Lewis Hamilton with his 10th victory this season, leaving him with an eight-point margin.
READ MORE: Amalgam Collection Launches a Mini Model of Lewis Hamilton?s F1 Car
The 2021 F1 season came down to the wire this weekend, with Verstappen and Hamilton heading into the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with absolutely nothing to separate them. Both drivers started the Grand Prix with 369.5 points and everything to race for.
As it happened
Image: TAG HeuerImage: TAG HeuerImage: TAG Heuer
Verstappen’s weekend got off to an excellent start, with the Dutchman crushing the qualifying session and claiming his 10th pole position of the year. As the lights went out in Abu Dhabi on race day, however, Hamilton ? on medium tyres ? pulled ahead of Verstappen. The 24-year-old fought back however and regained his lead at Turn 6.
READ MORE: F1 Icon Sir Frank Williams Dies, Aged 79
Lap 56 brought on a Safety Car, and with it, a nail-biting finish to the Grand Prix. During the Safety Car caused by a Nicholas Latifi crash, Verstappen pitted for soft tyres. He then fought back and passed Hamilto...
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