Lewis Hamilton yet again outwitted Max Verstappen in Saudi Arabia to walk away with maximum points and level things up at the championship standings as eyes turn to the final race at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi.In a race full of crashes and drama, Mercedes pair Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas were separated in the podium by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.
The Saudi Arabian grand prix was surrounded by controversy on an evening that F1 race director Michael Masi was on the spot for making major calls on red flags, handing positions back, bartering with Red Bull over grid slots with the race red flagged thrice and virtual safety cars deployed more than five times in the 50 laps in Jeddah.
Max Verstappen collided with his arch rival Lewis Hamilton in lap 37/50 that saw Hamilton’s rear wing damaged and the Red Bull driver handed a five seconds penalty for the incident on track and another ten seconds penalty for dangerous driving when the duo were summoned by the stewards after the race.
The collision,however, did not deter the 7-time world champion from securing top spot and an additional point for the fastest lap to ensure both drivers are level on points and set up a mouth watering season finale in Abu Dhabi.
This will be the first season since 1974 that the Formula 1 title battle will go to the last race with two drivers joint top, only that Max Verstappen is ahead of Hamilton on head to head basis having won 9 races this season compared to Hamilton’s 8.
As the dust settles in Saudi, Mercedes and Red Bull Racing retreat as Toto Wolf and Christian Horner prepare their teams for the final charge of the season in the title deciding race in Abu Dhabi.
Max Verstappen will be pumped up for Abu Dhabi having won the race in 2020 and giving Red Bull Racing their first win at Yas Marina in 7 years.However, Lewis Hamilton who is on a fine run of form with three wins in a row having won in Brazil, Qatar and Saudi Arabia will seek to continue with the same momentum in his quest for a record 8th world title.
It has been a topsy turvy but surely an entertaining F1 season and as the curtains fall in Abu Dhabi, just who will reign supreme?
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You knowi will always support you even when i don’t know anything about the sports u write about 😂
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Lewis Hamilton is the GOAT but Max should have won it. It is what it is
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The race in Abu Dhabi is the battle we all want💉🔥
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