Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton has declared he will ‘rise again’ as the seven-time world champion finally addressed the farcical end to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix which decided the epic 2021 Formula 1 world championship battle.
Hamilton seemed certain to win a record-breaking eighth world championship, moving clear of the seven he currently possesses alongside F1 icon Michael Schumacher. However, everything changed after Williams’ Nicholas Latifi crashed which led to a Safety Car with just a few laps remaining.
Former race director Michael Masi made the stunning decision to allow only the lapped cars between Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Hamilton to overtake the Safety Car, allowing for a single lap of dramatic racing. The move was clearly motivated to ensure one of the greatest seasons in F1 history ended in a race.
