unbelievable.
After a huge drama, Formula 1 has a new champion and his name is Max Verstappen.
Luis Hamilton of the Mercedes team, who has won the title in the last five years, may have sought to win an eighth championship in the Abu Dhabi race and break the record of the legendary Michael Schumacher, but despite leading the race, he finished only second after Red Bull's Dutchman enjoyed a fresh day. Particularly dramatic is the bitter opponent on the road to a historic win.
Even before the jump, the rules of the game were clear: whoever finishes the race before his opponent, is the one who will win the world championship.
In the event that both opponents do not finish the race due to accidents or other reasons, Verstappen is the one to win as he has won more races than Hamilton.
Verstappen wins the bruises.
The most dramatic it can be, Photo: AP
Verstappen comforts Hamilton at the end of the race, Photo: AP
Verstappen with the Dutch flag.
The first Dutchman to win the title, Photo: AP
Either way, the drama started already in the opening when Hamilton took advantage of a very bad jump from Verstappen and passed him right at the opening of the race.
Immediately afterwards Verstappen tried to overtake Hamilton in a number of turns, but the British from the Mercedes team, managed to maintain first place and even built up a critical advantage of 16 seconds at the end of the first 39 laps.
Verstappen overtook Hamilton and won the world championship for the first time,
In the 53rd lap, a mini-drama ensued when Nicholas Latifi of the Williams team collided, meaning the race was stopped once again in favor of a safety vehicle.
Verstappen took advantage of this to change wheels once more and galloped in the 58th lap on the way to his and Red Bull's big win.
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