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An Formula 1 Day to Remember

The Formula 1 season was exciting to the end, with two great teams and two top racers, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.

Unfortunately, it was the rules that decided the winner: Max Verstappen.

Both racers shared the same number of points in the world championship ranking heading into the final race in Abu Dhabi. The dominant driver in the final grandprix was clearly Lewis Hamilton. Yet, because of a crash by Nicolas Latifi with five laps to go, and how the rules were applied, everything changed. Lewis lost all the advantage he had built up over the course of 50 laps. Not only did all drivers bunch up again, also the order in which they were driving was adjusted. This resulted in Lewis in position #1 and Verstappen in position #2, yet Max with brand new fast tires. After the safety car left, there remained one lap and one lap only to decide the winner. Max showed his skills and overtook Lewis Hamilton. Max Verstappen won the race and the F1 world championship.

Even though I am a Max supporter, something feels off. If it wasnā€™t for the crash, and how the rules were applied, Lewis would have been the clear winner of it all. While the crash is unfortunate and unpredictable, the rules shouldnā€™t have impacted the race outcome this much. The rules should preserve fairness and correctness in racing. This didnā€™t feel like either.

It is true that in other races, Lewis probably benefited from the rules as well. Verstappenā€™s ā€œFinally a bit of luck of meā€ comment captures that best.

There are many winners today:

  1. Lewis Hamilton and Toto Wolff for being fierce competitors.
  2. Max Verstappen for his racing style and making the sport exciting again.
  3. The biggest winner may be Netflix, as season 4 of the F1 documentary Drive to Survive will be amazing.
  4. Latifi, as he will be energized for life!

December 12, 2021

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