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If a driver is able to pass them, they will have un-lapped themselves Unlapping: Un-lapping is the process of driving fast to overtake a car which is one whole lap ahead and has just passed by. The FIA (Federation Internationale de l'Automobile) initially announced that cars in between Verstappen and Hamilton would not be able to unlap themselves, which is normal practice in Formula One. Red Bull brought Verstappen in for fresher, newer tyres, but Mercedes kept Hamilton out on older tyres to keep their track position at the front. Nicholas Latifi crashed his Williams car on lap 53, which brought out a safety car.
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This meant that Verstappen was right behind Hamilton going into the final lap, which allowed the Dutchman to make full use of his soft tyres and racing guile, executing a heart-stopping pass to take his first World Championship. However, a full safety car was subsequently called by Race Control, bunching up the field and all but wiping out Hamilton's lead.įor a moment it looked as though the race could finish behind the safety car with Hamilton and Verstappen separated by five back-markers, but on the penultimate lap of the race, race control allowed the lapped cars to pass the safety car. Hamilton appeared to be cruising to an eighth championship, before Williams driver Nicholas Latifi crashed into the wall amid a duel with Haas' Mick Schumacher just five laps from the end of the Grand Prix.Ī virtual safety car was initially called and Verstappen and Red Bull used the opportunity to pit and fit fresh soft tyres, while Hamilton had no choice but to keep track position and stay out on his deteriorating hard tyres. Hamilton led the entire race and was in total control after overtaking the Red Bull driver at the first corner of the race, but a safety car in the dying moments gave the Dutchman the opportunity to wrest the title away from the British driver's grasp.
Mercedes now have 96 hours to confirm whether they will press ahead with the appeal. Mercedes also confirmed they have lodged their intention to appeal, with one insider indicating that no legal option was off the table. Get rid of Michael Masi immediately.'Īnd they were not alone. Hamilton’s team launched a pair of protests against Verstappen's title-winning victory amid the highly contested decision, but they were quickly dismissed and Verstappen was confirmed as the world champion in the second defeat of the night for Mercedes. An absolute stitch up,' with another adding: 'FIA the entire season were a complete joke. The only way to beat the best driver in the sport's history is through blatant cheating.'Ī fourth posted: 'I've never seen anything so dodgy in sport. #FormulaOne #F1Finale #F1'Īnother said: 'Drive to Survive' made F1 big from an entertainment perspective so the governing body decides to fix the end of this race purely for entertainment. Who won was someone who got lucky with an incident. A second tweeted: 'I've never been more disappointed with the F1 - the best driver won….
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