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Lewis Hamilton-Max Verstappen Abu Dhabi Climax Labelled A “Beautiful Satisfaction”

Published 09/13/2022, 1:05 PM EDT

The 2021 F1 World Championship finale was something that no F1 fan will be able to forget for a long, long time. After a rollercoaster of a season, the Driver’s Championship was settled on the last lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen clinched his maiden World Driver’s Championship. However, a lot many people saw it from the standpoint that the Safety Car fiasco on lap 56 denied Lewis Hamilton his record-breaking 8 Driver’s title.

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The entire season was the stuff of legends. However, the circumstances under which Verstappen won the Championship left a bad taste in the mouth of F1 fans. Formula 1’s CEO Stefano Domenicali has now spoken about the race and ‘that’ incident.

“Leaving aside the controversy, Abu Dhabi 2021 is the most beautiful satisfaction from the head of Formula 1 .” One assumes he spoke in the context of the entire season. (translated via Google Translate).

He further told Corriere della Sera, “I hope it can become a habit, it would be a dream for every World Championship to decide on the final Grand Prix.”

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Other than last year’s last race, Domenicali has also had a few things to say about circuits that might not remain on the calendar. This irked a few people related to the sport and the circuits.

Stefano Domenicali irks fans through his latest comments

F1 boss Stefano Domenicali got on the wrong side of Formula 1 fans after his comments about the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix finale. However, he solidified these sentiments after he made comments about historic circuits not being a 100% guarantee for future F1 seasons.

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According to him, “It is a sport and also a show. The two elements are combined .”

Hence, he believes that history alone is not enough to confirm a circuit in the Formula 1 calendar, but money is also needed. He concluded this with his views about Monza, “It is part of Formula 1, but this is not enough to say that it will always be part of Formula 1.”.

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Do you think that Domenicali’s comments about the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix finale and historic circuits are valid?

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Anirban Aly Mandal is a Formula 1 Author at EssentiallySports. In his pursuit for a Bachelor's degree in Law from Symbiosis Law School, he has written multiple academic papers centered around the domain of motorsports. Not only that, but due to his love for F1, he aims to work as a legal advisor in the most prestigious racing series in the world some day.

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Ranvijay Singh

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