Brundle: Shared Verstappen/Hamilton F1 title would be fitting

F1 remains under the spotlight for the way in which race director Michael Masi opted to overrule the sporting regulations to allow a safety car restart for the final lap at the Yas Marina circuit.
That decision gave Verstappen all the opportunity he needed to overtake Hamilton, who was on worn tyres, to take the win that secured the title.
Masi’s decision to select a certain number of …Keep reading
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De Vries fastest on first day of F1 post-season Abu Dhabi test

Formula E champion de Vries featured as Mercedes’ young driver for the test at the Yas Marina Circuit that was split between rookies in this year’s cars and current F1 drivers sampling the new 18-inch tyres in modified mule cars ahead of 2022.
De Vries set a fastest lap time of 1m23.194s in the final 30 minutes of the day, giving him P1 by over 1.3 seconds from AlphaTauri’s Liam Lawson …Keep reading
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Alonso and Vettel agree that Verstappen and Hamilton both deserved F1 title

Hamilton lost out in the Abu Dhabi finale after a late safety car cost him his advantage over Verstappen, and allowed the Dutchman to take fresh tyres and then jump ahead on the last lap dash to the flag after the green flag flew.
Alonso and Vettel both have experience of last round showdowns, with the Spaniard having won at the final race in 2006, but lost out in 2007, 2010 and 2012.
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Bottas left with “mixed emotions” after final F1 race with Mercedes

Mercedes continued its record streak of constructors’ championship victories by clinching an eighth title on Sunday in Abu Dhabi, ending the season 28 points clear of Red Bull. It marked a fifth constructors’ win for Bottas to end his fifth and final season for Mercedes.
Hamilton was passed on the last lap of the race by Max Verstappen after a controversial restart that led to two protests …Keep reading
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Verstappen serene over Abu Dhabi F1 fallout as Red Bull ‘did nothing wrong’

The Dutchman clinched his maiden F1 drivers’ crown at the Yas Marina circuit on Sunday, after a final lap safety car restart allowed him to overtake rival Lewis Hamilton for the win.
But the way in which the FIA handled the restart, which appeared to be in contravention of its own regulations, prompted a post-race protest from Mercedes that was not settled until many hours after the …Keep reading
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Red Bull: F1 needs rules rethink after Abu Dhabi GP controversy

While the Milton Keynes-based team saw Max Verstappen clinch his maiden drivers’ title on Sunday, it has expressed some unease about the way events have been handled through the 2021 campaign.
The FIA has found itself in the firing line over the past 48 hours for the way F1 race director Michael Masi handled the final safety car restart.
In particular, a decision to only allow a selected …Keep reading
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