The competition in Formula 1 is so fierce that not all 20 drivers and teams face off against one another on the racetrack creating several headlines, but also the sport attracts worldwide interest from fans and experts who frequently produce some of the spiciest headlines. A controversy surrounding the contentious final race of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix has recently surfaced following the Australian Grand Prix.

A former Ferrari and Williams manager has passionately argued that the outcome of the Melbourne race gives us sufficient evidence that the season 2021 finale should have followed the same protocols. This expertise came following numerous claims that Max Verstappen winning his first championship has only “robbed” Lewis Hamilton of his eighth world title.

After numerous collisions, Albert Park witnessed complete chaos as only 12 drivers were left to participate in the last-lap shootout behind the safety car. The scene might transport all of us to Abu Dhabi, where an identical race had taken place, and Peter Windsor has brought up some of the startling parallels between the events that occurred in Melbourne and the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in 2021.

Due to the former race director Michael Masi’s rule-breaking step, the Yas Marina track experienced a green flag finish, enabling Verstappen to pass Lewis Hamilton and win his first title. Windsor’s reference makes clear that Australian spectators didn’t appear to object to the race coming to a stop behind the safety car. In reality, the audience cheered and applauded. He believes that this response is evidence of how the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix should have ended.

Using his YouTube account as a platform, he said, “In Melbourne, they finished behind the Safety Car. Does that evoke anything? I’ve never seen any Australian fans complain or boo which they’re actually quite loud  saying, ‘No, we want this race to end as a decent one-lap race, that’s too bad’. They were all clapping and cheering.”

“In Abu Dhabi 2021, they should have finished behind a Safety Car, and I still feel very angry about that. I think it still sucks that they ruined that incident and that Lewis Hamilton’s eighth title was taken away in a single incident.”

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There is something peculiar about Lewis Hamilton’s world titles. While he has already lost his eighth world title, he stands at a crossroads about his first title being stripped away. Let’s have a look at that.

Will Lewis Hamilton have his first world championship stripped away?

Hamilton’s first world championship was won in the most dramatic fashion, but it now appears that his championship may be in jeopardy. Felipe Massa, a former Ferrari star, might compete in court with the British driver. Following a thrilling race at the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix, Massa came in second in the driver standings. On the final lap of the race, Massa lost the title to Hamilton, who had snuck into fifth place and earned enough points to win his first of seven world titles.

The turning point, nevertheless, came when Nelson Piquet Jr. was told to purposefully crash his car in the Singapore Grand Prix, causing a safety car that helped his teammate Fernando Alonso win. The Brazilian driver’s performance in that race deteriorated as he was forced to finish 13th as Ferrari delayed Masa’s pitstop, allowing Hamilton to take advantage and finish third. And now that Bernie Ecclestone has made some recent contentious statements, Massa may try to overturn his defeat.

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While talking to motorsports he said, “But after 15 years, we hear that the [former] owner of the category says that he found out in 2008, together with the president of the FIA, and they did nothing [so as] to not tarnish the name of F1.”

“This is very sad, to know the result of this race was supposed to be cancelled and I would have a title. In the end, I was the one who lost the most with this result. So, we are going after it to understand all this.”

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In light of the aforementioned, do you think the title will be snatched away from Hamilton?