This year’s champion of Formula 1, which is the most watched motor sports organization in the world, consisting of 22 races and lasting 9 months in total, was announced with the Yas Marina Gp held in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
Just like throughout the season; throughout this race. we witnessed a great conflict. Winner at the end of the race Max Verstappen while; with this result The champion of the season is also Max Verstappen it has happened. Let’s talk about the details of Yas Marina Gp together.
II of the qualifying rounds that took place yesterday. Red Bull switched to soft tyres, due to Max Verstappen’s burn-in in session (Q2). For this reason, Verstappen, who started the race from the first row, started with soft tire selection. The grid order of the race consisted of Verstappen, Hamilton, Norris, Perez, Sainz and Bottas; Haas driver Nikita Mazepin was unable to participate in the race due to a positive PCR test. Haas joined Yas Marina with a single driver as he had not participated in any previous session with his reserve driver, replacing Mazepin.
Starting Moment: Hamilton got great traction
At take-off, Lewis Hamilton had better traction than Max Verstappen, who used soft tires with medium dough, and passed Verstappen and took the lead in the first seconds. On the next serious corner, Verstappen braked late and took his place briefly back from Hamilton, but Hamilton went off the track and was back in first place.
Although Red Bull has discussed the matter with Michael Masi and the FIA for a long time, the decision has not changed and Hamilton has not been ordered to give any penalty or place for a break.
The standings are Hamilton, Verstappen, Perez and Norris; Bottas dropped to 8th place.
Round 9: Verstappen said that the rear tires have started to suffer.
Round 14 – 15: As Verstappen started this lap on soft tyres, he had to pit early and switched to hard tyres. One lap after this lap, Mercedes also pitted Hamilton and Hamilton switched from medium to hard tyres. After these pits, Perez became the new leader; it is followed by Hamilton, Sainz and Verstappen. By the way, we can say that the difference between Hamilton and Verstappen is 5 seconds. Red Bull want to keep Perez on the track for as long as possible.
18th round: Verstappen passed after losing 3 laps behind Sainz. The difference between Hamilton and Verstappen is around 9 seconds.
20 – Lap 22: Perez did wonders, Hamilton had a hard time
We watched the transition between Hamilton and Perez 3 times. Meanwhile, Perez from Red Bull was instructed to slow down Hamilton. Verstappen difference, which was 9 seconds before Perez and Hamilton’s rivalry; after this contention it dropped to 1.5 seconds. Perez received rave reviews from both Verstappen and Red Bull. Making a great defense against Hamilton, Perez pitted after giving DRS support to his teammate before completing his mission. The standings are now Hamilton, Verstappen and Perez.
Round 36: The Virtual Security Vehicle has arrived
A virtual safety vehicle (VSC) decision came as Giovinazzi’s car stalled on lap 36. Despite this decision, Mercedes did not make a pit stop; Red Bull followed a different strategy, pitting both Verstappen and Perez. With this lap, the gap between Hamilton and Verstappen was 20.3 seconds. The only question on everyone’s mind is: “Will Verstappen be able to maintain the fresh tire advantage until the end of the race”.
Round 54: Surprise security car
Williams driver Nicholas Latifi crashed into the barriers and the safety car decision came. After this decision, the Hamilton – Verstappen difference, which was 12 seconds with the last 5 laps left, also melted. Also, Red Bull pitted both Verstappen and Perez. Soft tires were fitted to both drivers in the pit.
Lap 57: Red Bull pulled Sergio Perez from the race. Only 1 lap will be made after the safety car is pulled out of the way.
Final Round: With a clean attack and fresh tyres, Max Verstappen beat the 7-time world champion Hamilton to win his first title. A great celebration is being held at Yas Marina…
Here are those moments when Max Verstappen won the championship;
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