{"id":1111875,"date":"2021-12-12T14:44:22","date_gmt":"2021-12-12T19:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1111875"},"modified":"2021-12-12T14:44:24","modified_gmt":"2021-12-12T19:44:24","slug":"max-verstappen-wins-first-f1-championship-stunning-seven-time-champ-lewis-hamilton-in-final-moments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/max-verstappen-wins-first-f1-championship-stunning-seven-time-champ-lewis-hamilton-in-final-moments\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Verstappen Wins First F1 Championship, Stunning Seven-Time Champ Lewis Hamilton In Final Moments"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmax-verstappen-wins-first-f1-championship-stunning-seven-time-champ-lewis-hamilton-in-final-moments%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1111875&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a controversial end to one of the greatest Formula 1 seasons of all time, Red Bull\u2019s Max Verstappen beat Mercedes\u2019 Lewis Hamilton to the checkered flag, handing the Dutchman his first ever Formula 1 World Championship title in the final race of the race calendar.<\/p>\n<p>The seven-time champion, Hamilton, appeared to control the race for the vast majority of the event in Abu Dhabi, after a contentious moment in the first lap. Early on, Hamilton was pushed off the track by Verstappen as they competed for a racing line, but Hamilton returned to the track ahead of Verstappen.<\/p>\n<p>Despite leading since the first lap, however, Hamilton was stunned after Verstappen overtook the British racing legend in the final moments of the race following the dispatch of a safety car.<\/p>\n<p>With five laps remaining, Nicholas Latifi crashed his Williams car. Verstappen\u2019s Red Bull decided to replace his car with fresh tires, which proved to be a decisive call. As Hamilton\u2019s tires continued to wear, race director Michael Masi added to the controversy after allowing the lapped cars which stood in the way of Verstappen to un-lap themselves, despite having initially decided not to do so.<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen pounced on the opportunity, passing Hamilton into Turn Five and holding off the former champion for the remainder of the lap.<\/p>\n<p>Before the race, Verstappen and Hamilton were tied on 369.5 points, meaning that Verstappen\u2019s victory gave him 10 wins on the season, and 395.5 points to Hamilton\u2019s 387.5. Mercedes still won the Constructors Championship, with 613.5 points to second place Red Bull\u2019s 585.5.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so happy. Our goal was to win this championship when we came together and we have done that,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/formula1\/59628029\">said<\/a> Verstappen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy team know I love them. I hope we can do this for 10, 15 years together,\u201d he continued. \u201cI don\u2019t want to change ever. I want to stay with them for the rest of my life, if they will have me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s unbelievable,\u201d said Verstappen of his last-minute victory. \u201cThroughout the whole race I kept fighting then there was the opportunity in the last lap. It\u2019s incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u201dI don\u2019t know what to say. My team and Honda deserve it. Finally a bit of luck for me,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirstly, congratulations to Max and his team,\u201d said Lewis Hamilton. \u201cI think we did an amazing job this year. The team, everyone back at the factory, all the men and women we have, worked so hard all year in a difficult season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am so proud of them, and so grateful to be part of the journey with them. We gave it everything this last part of the season and never gave up, that\u2019s the most important thing,\u201d the seven-time champion continued. \u201cI have felt great in the car this past couple of months, particularly at the end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat just about sums up this year, I think \u2026 I think I called it on the commentary, that it was going to need something from the racing Gods in the last 10 laps \u2026 you know, thank you, Nicholas Latifi, for that safety car,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2021\/dec\/12\/f1-abu-dhabi-grand-prix-formula-one-max-verstappen-lewis-hamilton-title-live-updates\">said<\/a> Christian Horner, Red Bull\u2019s boss. \u201cAnd I have to say, with the stewards, we felt hard done by early in the race, they did great to get the race going again. It\u2019s been an insane competition and for Max to win the world championship it\u2019s not just about here, it\u2019s about a whole year. And I have to say look, all credit to Lewis, he\u2019s been a phenomenal opponent all year, he\u2019s a great world champion, and that\u2019s what makes it even more valid, you know, to win this.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were screaming at him [Masi]: \u201cLet them race.\u201d That\u2019s what we\u2019ve been talking about all these years: let them race. This championship came down to the last lap, and a great strategy call, to make that pitstop and take that set of softs. And then it was all down to Max, you know, to make it happen,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"> member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a controversial end to one of the greatest Formula 1 seasons of all time, Red Bull\u2019s Max Verstappen beat Mercedes\u2019 Lewis Hamilton to the checkered flag, handing the Dutchman his first ever Formula 1 World Championship title in the final race of the race calendar.The seven-time champion, Hamilton, appeared to control the race for the vast majority of the event in Abu Dhabi, after a contentious moment in the first lap. Early on, Hamilton was pushed off the track by Verstappen as they competed for a racing line, but Hamilton returned to the track ahead of Verstappen.Despite leading since the first lap, however, Hamilton was stunned after Verstappen overtook the British racing legend in the final moments of the race following the dispatch of a safety car.With five laps remaining, Nicholas Latifi crashed his Williams car. Verstappen\u2019s Red Bull decided to replace his car with fresh tires, which proved to be a decisive call. As Hamilton\u2019s tires continued to wear, race director Michael Masi added to the controversy after allowing the lapped cars which stood in the way of Verstappen to un-lap themselves, despite having initially decided not to do so.Verstappen pounced on the opportunity, passing Hamilton into Turn Five and holding off the former champion for the remainder of the lap.Before the race, Verstappen and Hamilton were tied on 369.5 points, meaning that Verstappen\u2019s victory gave him 10 wins on the season, and 395.5 points to Hamilton\u2019s 387.5. Mercedes still won the Constructors Championship, with 613.5 points to second place Red Bull\u2019s 585.5.\u201cI\u2019m so happy. Our goal was to win this championship when we came together and we have done that,\u201d said Verstappen.\u201cMy team know I love them. I hope we can do this for 10, 15 years together,\u201d he continued. \u201cI don\u2019t want to change ever. I want to stay with them for the rest of my life, if they will have me.\u201d\u201cIt\u2019s unbelievable,\u201d said Verstappen of his last-minute victory. \u201cThroughout the whole race I kept fighting then there was the opportunity in the last lap. It\u2019s incredible.\u201d\u201c\u201dI don\u2019t know what to say. My team and Honda deserve it. Finally a bit of luck for me,\u201d he added.\u201cFirstly, congratulations to Max and his team,\u201d said Lewis Hamilton. \u201cI think we did an amazing job this year. The team, everyone back at the factory, all the men and women we have, worked so hard all year in a difficult season.\u201d\u201cI am so proud of them, and so grateful to be part of the journey with them. We gave it everything this last part of the season and never gave up, that\u2019s the most important thing,\u201d the seven-time champion continued. \u201cI have felt great in the car this past couple of months, particularly at the end.\u201d\u201cThat just about sums up this year, I think \u2026 I think I called it on the commentary, that it was going to need something from the racing Gods in the last 10 laps \u2026 you know, thank you, Nicholas Latifi, for that safety car,\u201d said Christian Horner, Red Bull\u2019s boss. \u201cAnd I have to say, with the stewards, we felt hard done by early in the race, they did great to get the race going again. It\u2019s been an insane competition and for Max to win the world championship it\u2019s not just about here, it\u2019s about a whole year. And I have to say look, all credit to Lewis, he\u2019s been a phenomenal opponent all year, he\u2019s a great world champion, and that\u2019s what makes it even more valid, you know, to win this.\u201cWe were screaming at him [Masi]: \u201cLet them race.\u201d That\u2019s what we\u2019ve been talking about all these years: let them race. This championship came down to the last lap, and a great strategy call, to make that pitstop and take that set of softs. And then it was all down to Max, you know, to make it happen,\u201d he added.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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