Once clear, Hamilton get back into fastest-lap setting mode and pulled clear again by 5s. That allowed Verstappen, who Perez allowed past immediately, to get within 1.3s. Perez spent the next lap holding up Hamilton as much as he could, until Hamilton DRS-ed him again at Turn 6 a lap later. On Lap 20, Hamilton DRS-ed passed Perez into Turn 6 but Perez lunged back ahead. Verstappen got past Sainz at Turn 6 on Lap 18 but was now 8s behind Hamilton, who was closing on the long-running leader Perez. Meantime, Hamilton set fastest lap and opened the gap even more. Verstappen had a big moment behind Sainz at Turn 15, sliding off the track. He rejoined ahead of Sainz – 5s ahead of Verstappen who was still behind the Ferrari. Hamilton pitted a lap later to cover Verstappen and also took hard tyres. Verstappen quickly passed Norris for fourth. Verstappen pitted on Lap 14 for hard tyres, rejoining just ahead of Leclerc, who went off at Turn 3 and lost a place to Tsunoda. Perez was well clear of Sainz in third, while Norris had the second Ferrari of Charles Leclerc for company in fifth – and began to suffer some gearbox issues. Hamilton pulled out of Verstappen’s DRS range and was over 2s clear by Lap 7 and was 5s ahead by Lap 12. Stewards decided no investigation was necessary, as they felt then Hamilton slowed down enough, despite not giving up his track position. He got to the apex first, briefly nosing ahead as Hamilton took to the run-off area, but Lewis then regained a big lead at the exit of Turn 7 having cut that corner.
Verstappen lunged inside Hamilton at Turn 6 on the opening lap.
McLaren’s Lando Norris ran wide at Turn 1 from third on the grid, allowing Perez and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz ahead of him. On his fresher and softer tyres, Verstappen passed Hamilton to claim the most dramatic of victories and the world title.Read Also: Abu Dhabi GP: Verstappen passes Hamilton on last lap to clinch F1 title Verstappen wants to stay with Red Bull forever after "unbelievable" F1 title win 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix race results ClaDriverChassisLapsTimeGapIntervalPointsįrom pole position Verstappen, who started on soft tyres, made a poor getaway, allowing Hamilton on mediums, to sprint into the lead.
Hamilton took control of the race, although Verstappen’s teammate Sergio Perez played his wingman role to perfection by holding up Lewis for two laps and negating the majority of his advantage over Max.Ī late safety car for a crashing backmarker allowed Verstappen to pit for soft tyres, and race control made a call to allow the lapped cars between the title contenders past the safety car and to restart the race for a final lap. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes W12, Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB16B, Sergio Perez, Red Bull Racing RB16B, Carlos Sainz Jr., Ferrari SF21, Lando Norris, McLaren MC元5M, the rest of the field at the start Hamilton took the run-off in avoidance and retained his lead despite missing the second element of the chicane. Hamilton took the lead at the start, after pole-winner Verstappen made a poor getaway, but Max lunged to the inside of Lewis at Turn 6 on the opening lap.
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