ABU DHABI. The four wheels in the DNA, a talent as precocious as it is crystalline, bold enough even if at times a little over the top. That Max Verstappen had all the ingredients to become world champion was evident, it only remained to understand when it would happen. And when Red Bull offered him a single-seater capable of rivaling the Mercedes spaceship, the young flying Dutchman did the rest, ousting from the throne, on the last lap of the last grand prix of the season, that Lewis Hamilton who has won six of the last seven World Championships and who dreamed of putting the legend Schumacher behind him.
An epilogue forbidden to the faint of heart, something never seen in Formula 1 due to the unprecedented sequence of twists. After losing the first position at the start and having uselessly chased the British Mercedes throughout the race, the Red Bull driver took advantage of the (big) hand that stretched his destiny: the Safety Car with five laps to go. And on the last lap, the only one in the regular race after returning to the pits of the Safety Car, and with the freshest tires, he overtook Lewis Hamilton by winning at Yas Marina and ahead of his rival by 8 points in the World Championship.
A legendary epilogue to an exciting season, but as in any self-respecting triller, the twists continue. or rather, the controversy, with Mercedes which, regardless of the umpteenth success in the constructors’ classification, presented a double complaint which, if accepted (and it would be the incredible that is added to the incredible), would reshuffle the cards once again on the table. Complaints that have been rejected.
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