Surely only a safety car can bring this back towards Red Bull. Verstappen is not closing in fast enough right now and his title hopes appear to be fading away. He's smartly picked his way past the four-way fight and Hamilton now has some clean air in front of him with just 10 laps to go. He's had a rotten run of luck at the end of the season, but could that be an issue for Hamilton too? Mercedes warn him to stay off the curbs where possible.
Lando Norris was on for a top-five finish, but a slow puncture has forced him to pit for a second time. It happened in Qatar, it's happened again in Abu Dhabi. Verstappen has caught the train now with an extra car to clear following Norris' stop. The McLaren, now on new medium tyres, is flying and passes Alonso for eighth where he needs to be to usurpe Leclerc for fifth in the drivers' standings but Sainz could well jump ahead of both of them as he continues in fourth. Hamilton isn't pleased with his team's decision to leave him out. Verstappen pits for soft tyres but Hamilton stays out again! If we get a restart then Verstappen could be in an ideal position to attack and take the title. Nicholas Latifi has crashed big time in the final sector and the safety car has to be called. Perez retires from third which hands Carlos Sainz a podium place! This could hand him fifth in the championship. They've got to get the lapped cars through yet and we could get one lap in.
They're still trying to bunch the pack up as Hamilton complains the safety car isn't going fast enough. A red flag could've given us a stunning shootout and Christian Horner and Red Bull are incensed at the decision. This could mean we do get the racing lap but Verstappen won't be close enough to overtake. Race control have let the cars between Hamilton and Verstappen through so it is a one lap shootout for the world title! OH MY WORD IT COULD HAPPEN Lap 57: Lapped cars will NOT be let throughĪ huge break for Hamilton and Mercedes means the lapped cars won't get to unlap themselves under safety car. Mercedes are furious but it's unprecedented elation for Max and Red Bull! What an ending to an insane season. Max Verstappen passes Lewis Hamilton on the final lap to win his first world title and the crowd has gone mental. I CANNOT BELIEVE WHAT I'VE JUST WITNESSED. MAX VERSTAPPEN PASSES HAMILTON AND IS WORLD CHAMPION 14:40 GMT: 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Top Ten He sits gutted in his car as Verstappen is mobbed by his team. A note to Lewis Hamilton, who has put up a massive fight all season and misses out on a record-breaking eighth title this year. We've never heard emotion like that from the Dutchman, who has realised his boyhood dream. The pandemonium in the Red Bull garage won't stop for some time. Next season can't come soon enough! 14:50 GMT: 2021 Drivers' Championship Results A fully deserved title for Max Verstappen means Lewis Hamilton has finally been dethroned after four seasons of dominance. It will take some time to get over that truly amazing finish to the season and that only whets the appetite for 2022 with new regulations and a new world champion. Ou r Abu Dhabi Grand Prix updates that are nearest the top are the most recent ones. This is the start of our live blog for the F1 title decider between Verstappen and Hamilton. F1 Yas Marina GP - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Race Live Latest updates It should be fascinating and we'll have the latest updates right here. Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton are level on points going into this race, but the Dutchman has the tiebreaker of most Grand Prix wins and he also has pole position. The 2021 Formula 1 championship will be decided this Sunday and our Abu Dhabi Grand Prix live blog will bring you all the action from the Yas Marina Circuit.
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