On December 12, Beijing time, the last leg of Formula 1 in Abu Dhabi, there was a magical scene. With little left of the race, the safety car came out and disrupted hamilton's previous deployment.
In the end, Verstappen overtook in the final moments and won the final championship. Hamilton, who lost the championship at the last moment, congratulated his opponent generously.
The race in Abu Dhabi is about F1's final championship this year. Hamilton and Verstappen both have the same score, and whoever can beat their opponents here will win this year's year-end championship. Before the race, Dutch fans sat all over the arena, and they came to see Verstappen. But throughout the night, they were quiet, all the way to the last moment.
The first half of the race was uneventful, with the leading Hamilton leading the lead expanding little by little. With seven laps left, he has more than 11 seconds left in the lead. The second Verstappen, on the other hand, had just come into contact with the slow car. If that ends, this year's title will belong to the British drivers.
As a result, the accident came. Williams' Latifi had an accident, and he crashed after a fight with his opponent. If a safety car is dispatched, any advantage hamilton has been wiped out.
The Red Bull Racing team had long been prepared, and Verstappen entered the station for soft tires at the first time, in order to make the final fight.
Hamilton's tires were the most worn and had just passed the exit. In this way, it becomes very important when the safety car will leave and when it will leave.
After struggling for a while, the organizing committee still let the safety car come out. Williams' car was quickly retracted and the safety car was carried until the last lap before leaving. This means that the two drivers decide on a single lap.
After the safety car left, Verstappen used soft tires to duel hard tires, and the advantage was very large. At the first moment, he overtook. On the last lap, he held his edge, did not let Hamilton achieve overtaking, and finally won his first year-end championship.
This is a plot that even the screenwriter could not imagine, Hamilton experienced a big ups and downs in one night, and finally lost his hand.
In the final leg of such a season, Hamilton led 57 laps and nearly won the championship. But the last-minute penalty made him lose his championship.
The safety car also seemed to be in a hurry, and the referee only considered the situation of the first two drivers, and did not think about the situation of the drivers behind. And this is also the most criticized after the game.
Hamilton was somewhat unfair to stand on the same starting line as his opponents under extremely unfavorable circumstances.
And if the safety car comes out a lap later, the champion is Hamilton's, which is not fair to Verstappen.
After the race, a large number of drivers went to comfort Hamilton. And the Dutch celebrated with joy, none of them expected that in the last moments, the referee gave them an "accidental penalty".
This is perhaps the most controversial champion in F1 history. All night long, Verstappen didn't have a chance. But the crash gave Red Bull hope and also allowed him to beat Hamilton.
After the game, Hamilton congratulated Verstappen. Verstappen celebrates madly.
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