On 12 December, in F1 Abu Dhabi, Verstappen made history when he beat Hamilton in the last lap to crown the 2021 F1 Drivers of the Year Championship, the first Dutch champion in F1 history and a new F1 World Champion driver. Hamilton, who was killed after the game, congratulated Verstappen on the atmosphere.
It is not easy for Verstappen to win the championship of the year, this time Verstappen used the safety car to replace the soft tire, surpassed Hamilton in the final stage, took the lead in the line, ended Hamilton's eight-crown dream, and won the first F1 driver championship of his career.
How magical and crazy are so many Verstappen winnings?
Before the start of the Abu Dhabi race, Verstappen and Hamilton had 369.5 points, which is the first time in 47 years that the two drivers in the front of the season finale have the same points, so in the Abu Dhabi race, Verstappen and Hamilton will play head-on.
On lap 26, Raikkonen rushed off the track, and the legendary driver who competed in 349 grand prix races in his career officially ended his illustrious career.
The key point came on lap 53, with five laps remaining, when Williams' Latife rushed out of the track and stopped directly at the side of the track, and the safety car was immediately dispatched during the race. At this time, Verstappen pitted the soft tire, while another direct competitor, Hamilton, did not choose to enter the station because he missed the pit stop.
In the last lap, Verstappen overtook Hamilton, hamilton hoped to retake, but because of the previous tire gap, Hamilton regrettably lost, and Verstappen staged the last lap of the kill.
This is also the runner-up of Hamilton, and Verstappen became the champion of the sub-station, and also officially crowned the F1 championship of the year, it is indeed a crazy game, so dramatic that it can be written into history. Hamilton, on the other hand, was very sorry for not winning the eight titles, and he blessed Verstappen very generously.