Sergio 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.
F1 Abu Dhabi 2021 articles archive
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
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix review
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
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
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
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
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
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
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.
Mercedes gave “absolutely everything” in championship defeat – Hamilton
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onA furious Lewis Hamilton claimed the race was “getting manipulated” on his radio during a controversial end to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but praised his team after losing the championship to Max Verstappen.
Verstappen’s Abu Dhabi win and title thrown in doubt as Mercedes lodge two protests
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes have launched two protests following a controversial end to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix which saw Max Verstappen deny Lewis Hamilton the world championship with a last-lap pass following a Safety Car period.
“Finally a bit of luck for me” says new champion Verstappen after stunning finale
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen says his luck finally turned at the end of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, giving him the chance to clinch the world championship.
Verstappen is champion as controversial last-lap call leaves Mercedes seething
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix summary
Posted onMax Verstappen has won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and clinched the 2021 Formula 1 world championship in a sensational conclusion to the season.
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix race result
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen won the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for Red Bull-Honda ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz Jnr.
Rate the race: 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onWhat did you think of today’s race? Share your verdict on the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in pictures
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Did the stewards take the correct decision over Hamilton and Verstappen on lap one?
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onShould the lap one incident between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen at turn six have been investigated by the stewards?