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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2021

T58

The championship will be played in one last round!! The Dutchman overtakes Hamilton on the last lap and Verstappen will become world champion!! It’s incredible this outcome for Verstappen who is world champion! Lewis Hamilton is 2nd and Carlos Sainz on the podium

T57

We are on lap 57 and the safety car is still on the track.

T55

There are three laps left to cover and the drivers follow the safety car. Will the last race of the season end under a safety car regime? 

T54

Verstappen returned to the pits to put on soft tires! Hamilton remained on the track and was furious in his radio message. 

T53

Accident of Nicholas Latifi which causes a yellow flag and a safety car. 

T51

Eight laps to cover and a lead of 10 seconds for Hamilton. We are monitoring the condition of the tires following Lando Norris' puncture. 

T49

There are 10 laps remaining and Lewis Hamilton has a lead of 11 seconds. Max Verstappen continues to climb but will it be enough?

T46

Only 13 rounds left to cover before the end of this season. Lewis Hamilton has a lead of 13 seconds over Verstappen. 

T44

Lewis Hamilton regains pace but catches up on latecomers, namely the two Alpine and the two AlphaTauri. Meanwhile, Valtteri Bottas, still 6th, fails to overtake Lando Norris.

T40

Verstappen strings together the best laps and the lead shrinks. 15 seconds behind Hamilton now.

T38

Hamilton did not return to the pits and the virtual safety car ended. Verstappen has hard tires and there are 21 laps left to cover. The two drivers are separated by 17 seconds.

T37

Max Verstappen takes the opportunity to return to the pits and put on hard tires. He comes out in 2nd place. Lewis Hamilton decides to stay on the track.

T36

New abandonment at Alfa Romeo. Antonio Giovinazzi stops on lap 36. The commissioners decide on a virtual safety car.

T33

The gap between the two leading men is 5″2 seconds to Hamilton’s advantage. 

T31

In addition to Kimi Räikkönen, George Russell also dropped out. The British driver raced for the last time with the Williams team before joining Mercedes next season

T29

The battle between Perez and Hamilton:

T27

Kimi Räikkönen indicates on the radio that he has lost the front brakes. The Finnish driver seems to be heading towards retirement. 

T25

On lap 25, Hamilton is still in the lead with a lead of 2″7 over Verstappen. Despite Perez's incredible work, the Dutchman was unable to get closer to the Mercedes.

T22

Hamilton takes the lead in this Grand Prix but Verstappen remains glued to him by just over a second. “Checo is a legend” exclaims the Dutchman on the radio to salute the admirable work of his teammate.

T21

Great defense from Sergio Perez who, initially overtaken by Hamilton, activated his DRS at the finish line to overtake the Briton. Now the Red Bull is in the lead and slows Hamilton down as much as possible. A profitable strategy for Verstappen who returns to 1 second!

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