Max Verstappen’s pass for victory on Lewis Hamilton in the final lap of the championship-deciding race was a unique Formula 1 feat.
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix articles archive
De Vries fastest as post-season testing begins in Abu Dhabi
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onFormula E world champion Nyck de Vries set the fastest time during the young driver test in Abu Dhabi, driving Mercedes’ 2021 car.
Analysis: The four minutes that changed the destiny of the 2021 world championship
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onAcross a four-minute period late in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, FIA Formula 1 race director Michael Masi changed his mind on a decision which ultimately determined which driver won the world championship.
‘Congratulations to Max but I feel for Lewis’: Drivers’ takes on the title-decider
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onThe remarkable scenes that saw Max Verstappen claim his first world championship title and the controversy prompted strong reactions from drivers across the motorsport world.
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Star Performers
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Posted onMax Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, Carlos Sainz Jnr and Yuki Tsunoda were RaceFans’ Star Performers of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Here’s why.
Did F1 race control make correct decision over last-lap restart?
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Posted onRace control created a dramatic finish to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix but their handling of the restart was controversial. Did they get it right?
Hamilton “did everything right” in title-deciding race – Verstappen
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Posted onMax Verstappen paid tribute to rival Lewis Hamilton after his victory in the world championship-deciding race yesterday.
Paddock Diary: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix part two
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 may have enjoyed a commercially successful season but the championship came to an acrimonious end in Abu Dhabi, with one team celebrating and another planning an appeal.
Plan to delay Hamilton “worked perfectly” says Perez after praise from Verstappen
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onSergio Perez says he is “extremely happy” to have contributed to team mate Max Verstappen world championship win after holding up Lewis Hamilton in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Race control’s “strange” decision on lapped cars nearly cost me podium – Sainz
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr was one of many drivers who were perplexed by the Safety Car un-lapping procedure towards the end of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Red Bull ready to settle title fight in law court as Mercedes consider appeal
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull are prepared to fight Mercedes every step of the way as their rivals bid to overturn Max Verstappen’s world championship victory.
Verstappen victorious as Hamilton loses title in finale soured by restart row
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Posted onMax Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton’s final fight of 2021 could have been Formula 1’s greatest ever title-decider, but was marred by a controversial call which swung the outcome.
F1’s midfield runners left “speechless” and confused by controversial late restart
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Posted onSeveral of Formula 1’s midfield racers criticised race control’s handling of the last-lap restart in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, as not all were allowed to un-lap themselves.
Vote for your 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend
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Posted onWho was the best driver during the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend? Compare how they did and vote for the best.
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres
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Posted onSergio Perez cost Lewis Hamilton over five seconds in one lap as he played a vital role in Max Verstappen’s pursuit of victory and the championship.
Mercedes give notice of intention to appeal decision they believe cost Hamilton title
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onThe destiny of the 2021 drivers championship remains in doubt as Mercedes plan to appeal after losing a protest aimed at changing the result of Sunday’s race.
Norris: Race director’s lapped cars decision ‘was for TV’
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onLando Norris says the decision by FIA race director Michael Masi to allow only a limited number of drivers to unlap themselves behind the safety car late in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was “for the TV” spectacle.
Verstappen keeps win and championship as stewards reject both Mercedes protests
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onThe stewards have dismissed Mercedes’ protest that Max Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton under safety car before the restart of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Mercedes’ protest ‘sums up the season’ says new champion Verstappen
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen says Mercedes’ protest over the restart at the end of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix “sums up” the often controversial 2021 season.
Verstappen’s last-lap pass “a wonderful way to win the championship” – Horner
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onChristian Horner heaped praise on Max Verstappen, Red Bull’s first world champion for eight years, after the last-lap pass on Lewis Hamilton which won him the championship.