Formula One stewards on Sunday dismissed two protests by Mercedes at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, an outcome that upheld Red Bull's Max Verstappen as 2021 world champion.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen took his first Formula One title, denying rival Lewis Hamilton a record eighth.Formula One stewards on Sunday dismissed two protests by Mercedes at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, an outcome that upheld Red Bull's MaxMercedes, who won the constructors' championship for an unprecedented eighth successive year but had their run of double dominance ended, protested about the result within half-an-hour of the chequered flag.
Verstappen took his first Formula One title, denying rival Lewis Hamilton a record eighth, with a last-lap overtake to win a season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that started and ended amid high drama and controversy.celebrated and Hamilton came to terms with defeat, the Briton's Mercedes team lodged two safety-car related protests.pulling up alongside and edging ahead of Hamilton; the other with the resumption of racing.
The safety car was deployed after Canadian Nicholas Latifi crashed his Williams with five laps to go and Australian race director Michael Masi then decided not to demand all lapped cars pass it before resuming racing.- on fresher, faster tyres after strategic stops - to close and go wheel-to-wheel with Hamilton for the lead.
At one point it had seemed the race would be finishing behind the safety car, which would have handed Hamilton the title instead.would not be allowed to overtake, much to Red Bull's frustration.right on Hamilton's tail for one final flat-out lap, with the Dutchman seizing his chance to pass Hamilton for the lead.
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