Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (33) Red Bull Racing RB16 B Honda on track throughout the F1 Grand Prix of France at Circuit Paul Ricard on June 20, 2021 in Le Castellet, France.
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Max Verstappen has actually ended up being Formula 1 world champ for the very first time after an amazing, questionable surface to the season-ending Abu Dhabi GP which saw him surpass Lewis Hamilton on the last lap after a remarkable late Safety Car.
Hamilton seemed heading for his record 8th crown after leading from the start however a late crash for Nicholas Latifi’s Williams drew out the Safety Car and developed all way of drama to an amazing season.
Red Bull pitted Verstappen for brand-new soft tires, while Hamilton avoided in the lead on his older tire. While there were at first a number of lapped cars and trucks in between them in the line, Race Control advised lapped cars and trucks to sign up with the back of the pack on the penultimate trip which recreated the Hamilton-Verstappen one-two in the line for the reboot.
With protestations from the Mercedes pit wall, the race resumed on the last lap of the race and season and Verstappen overtook Hamilton down the within at Turn Five to take the win and the crown far from his Mercedes competitor.
Verstappen ends up being the very first Dutchman to win the title and the 2nd for Red Bull after Sebastian Vettel.
