Max Verstappen of the Netherlands riding the (33) Crimson Bull Racing RB16B Honda on target all through 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 change into Formulation 1 global champion for the primary time after an strange, arguable end to the season-ending Abu Dhabi GP which noticed him overtake Lewis Hamilton at the ultimate lap after a dramatic overdue Protection Automotive.
Hamilton looked to be heading for his report 8th crown after main from the beginning however a overdue crash for Nicholas Latifi’s Williams introduced out the Protection Automotive and created all method of drama to an improbable season.
Crimson Bull pitted Verstappen for brand new cushy tyres, whilst Hamilton stayed out within the lead on his older tyre. Whilst there have been to start with a number of lapped vehicles between them within the queue, Race Keep watch over suggested lapped vehicles to sign up for the again of the pack at the penultimate excursion and that recreated the Hamilton-Verstappen one-two within the queue for the restart.
With protestations from the Mercedes pit wall, the race resumed at the ultimate lap of the race and season and Verstappen overtook Hamilton down the interior at Flip 5 to take the win and the crown clear of his Mercedes rival.
Verstappen turns into the primary Dutchman to win the identify and the second one for Crimson Bull after Sebastian Vettel.
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