Ricciardo is the perfect example of what would’ve happened had Hamilton pitted for softs as some masterminds suggest. Ricciardo did exactly that, giving up his position to Vettel, but finished 20+ seconds behind him. His last words after the race were “Whatever that was I’m glad I wasn’t a part of it. That was fuсkеd up”.
The amount of rotation Max has in that car at 1:58 is crazy. He looks like he is right at the point of going into oversteer throughout the whole corner. Masterclass. Its no wonder his team mates struggle in the RedBull.
If you look at max and sergios driving side by side you can tell sergio doesn't have the same car. Especially after he beat max a couple times you can see his steering isn't the same his car hasn't performed the same as Max especially after Monico last year. No one is saying anything on youtube but on X they are.
The entire 2021 season was absolute insanity; had the entire fan base riding on the edge of our seat for the whole season. I know I’ll never forget it, and I bet most who witnessed will not either. A legendary season to say the least.
It was my first season and oh my god. How good it was. Mazepin doing something every raceweek(I'm from Russia btw and watching him was hilarious but still it was be entertaining to see what mess he can do in decent car that Haas have in 21/22) Russell magick in Hungary and Spa Latifi scoring points and doing what he needs to do, crashing in final That weekend at Spa, Cope incident or aka I'm Lewis Hamilton and i love to hit Red Bull car's in Rear right tyre) Monza where Max choose violence against finishing the race. that 1-2 fory McLaren in Monza. That was hell of a year. F1 need more like that, anyway in this season we have a really good fight in F 1,3 where was fighting Astons, Ferrari, McLarens and Merc. Not bad but not good as that year 20/21 are really in history
As someone who started watching f1 in 2020, 21 was such an insane season. The drama was immaculate and Abu Dhabi was unbelievable. I’m an Alfa fan so I didn’t care who won the championship but hearing the crowds and pit crew cheer gave me so much goosebumps. What a season
Yes, it was a amazing season, no matter who won the championship. Verstappen wasn't a champion yet but was the hardest adversary that Hamilton had to beat. I didn't like the way it finished, Lewis was the truly champion and Verstappen don't need Masi's help to be a champion, he is one of the best drives in history. I hope to see them fighting again.
@@leonardosousa1674 I wish masi didn’t interfere, I wanted hamilton to make history and I wanted verstappen to also make history but we can’t have both🫤 I hope Mercedes give hamilton a good car next year so we can get part two of 2021
@@mokatta17 it was ruined by massi why not red flag and give both of them new tyres. he knew hamilton was on 40 lap tyres and he even moved people in between ham and max only which is crazy. I dont know how hamilton remained calm
Maybe I'm the one that sees what Masi did was simply great as he made this happen at the cost of himself and his career lol I mean it was meant to finish in a safety car, but nope, he let us see this controversial finish.
Nah... Max just pushed Lewis off of his racing line for that tight corner. Same has he did at Vegas this year to Leclerc. But didn't get pinged by the FIA at Abu Dhabi. Maxs softs in that tight hairpin corner gave bugger all advantage. You guys actually watch the race? Or read someones social post after a race, and take it as gods word?
@@Mexxx65 you can see how much better was mercedez was in the last races, red bull were siting ducks, even with used tyres hamilton managed to give a fight on the last lap when in norrmal conditions he just wouldnt have a chance.
Max did a typical Go-kart style of overtake. Lewis wasn't actually racing with Max at that tight hairpin, he was just getting out of the way of Max, not to sustain damage, as he had more to lose that race. In retrospect he should have driven right off the hairpin corner off track (as we see many F1 drivers do that now, when intentionally pushed wide by other drivers, hoping a penalty for that driver pushing them off to be handed to them)!!!! Lewis was just too polite to Max at Abu Dhabi.
@@Alonso_The_GOAT He did indeed have a leg cramp but that was on for the entire final lap, not just the last corner. I don't think that was the reason for the slide since his other corner exits were fine on the last lap.
The entire 2021 season was absolute insanity; had the entire fan base riding on the edge of our seat for the whole season. I know I’ll never forget it, and I bet most who witnessed will not either. A legendary season to say the least.
Too many people blaming Max . He did NOTHING wrong . He didn't make the rules or decisions with the rules . Good on him , for never giving up the fight .
NOBODY blamed max. max did nothing wrong. the rules were broken to gift him a title in a race in which he got thoroughly raped, and he took it. god bless him. ppl blamed the f****t who turned f1 into WWE.
@@NaturezaAquiit's not Masi giving Max the entire championship, he only gave Max a chance to prove that he deserves his championship. Max has still to do everything else by himself, and there are a lot of things that can go wrong in that one lap
I always thought. Why didnt Lewis close the door when max went for the overtake. From the footage, it was like Lewis half expected Max to send ot and left the door open for him. 0:35. I think Lewis wanted to be behind with the intention off the overtake down the other straight. Drivers should know now, you cant show Max to thr inside line. He will take it, open up his steering wheel and run you out wide everytine
Yeah his intention was to overtake him down the straight but Verstappen almost ran into him trying to make the overtake and Lewis had do do a correction as u can see on board with him then after that he didn't had the exit he wanted.
@@dco1019 Hamilton was soft af all season and tolerated Verstappen too much with these. If it would have been Russell or any other driver that would have been a crash.
@@user-fj5hb5ll7pbut with a crash, assuming they both were out, Verstappen would win. So generally speaking having a crash would be more likely to benefit Verstappen
@@robertjoostens for everyone that said Max was gifted a WDC that year... what do you want F1 to do? last lap restart, follow the safety car around and end the race under yellow? No one wants to see that. Entire season was eventful and so should the final race that should decide that year's champion... Glad Masi red flagged the race and had a 1 lap shoutout. Win or lose for Max, it was an exciting gp and great growth for the sport. Hence why the following years, F1 exploded in popularity
@@cpcxgsr after Spa 2021 the teams decided no race should end behind the saftey car... that was what masi thought... maybe it was better to red flag the race... in the end, Lewis run out of luck, and he had plenty that year. Silverstone, hungaroring and baku... Lewis his own mistakes where 100 times more important then what happend in Abu Dhabi... only Baku he lost 25 points because he made an mistake under pressure. But the Hamilton fans want to blaim Max, Masi and FIA, bad losers, that what they are. Lewis his time is over... he had an nice run, but now he is complaining like an little baby... not an great champion. .
@@alcantr7778 after the ridiculous race control decision I for sure wouldnt have backed down in that corner and 100% crashed. Crazy respect for Hamilton.
@@ramifishpokerYeah, and losing the championship anyways after that, also your superlicense and being banned from the sport because of real dangerous driving, very smart decision from Hamilton to choose not ruining his life and his career. It was kinda obvious, right?
My god if I miss that generation of cars. Besides from overtake-oriented regs and 2021 slowing regs, those cars were pure peak performance. You could really feel the car being pushed to the limit
I don't get it when people say this guy deserved the win and that guy deserved the championship. They both deserved it. They drove their hearts out for it and competed on a level we haven't seen anyone do in years. We are not in a position to decide who deserves what. I just wish that Fia didn't bend the rules for Max and we could see them sort it out themselves. I wish it was fair.
We say that max deserved it because he was more unlucky he was never out of p2 in any race pace wise. And pace wise he was 22-0 against his teammate and 21-1 against valtteri but he had stinking luck in 4 races where he scored only 2 points. But Lewis was running out of the top 2 in multiple races pace wise but he had less bad luck
@@mistergilmour5476 Disagreeing for the sake of Disagreement is sure the way to talk about something, isn't it? Despite those mistakes, he was able to make such a big comeback in the last races that he still remained in the championship. As I said, championships aren't decided by your opinion about someone's deservedness, and Lewis delivered big time in the last races, so as far as it goes, he was still in the fight and still in the championship, and he would win it if it wasn't for that shit show we call Abu Dhabi 2021.
As a Dutchie, motorsport fan and a Max Verstappen fan I still get goosebumps every time I see this footage. Our national hero Max Goatstappen. I think every living room exploded with emotions haha. Will def never in my life forget this moment.
@@dfjanus8014 max pitted, Ham did not. Besides, the title wasnt won in only 1 particular race. They gave us the best season in decades and in my opinion Max deserves the title fully, leading almost the whole season. If Ham would have taken it, i would always wonder how the hell that Mercedes Rocket was so fast the last 5 races within the rules.. Without that rocket he had the last races, Hamilton wouldnt have had a chance anyway.
Despite the tire advantage, this was an incredible overtake. Imagine having 1 lap to make an overtake to win your first championship, do or die. Failing would make all your efforts over the last year useless. Against one of the greatest drivers ever in the strongest car. The pressure would have gotten to many drivers.
Dramatizing much? Max had new softs vs old hards. That equals at least 2 sec tire delta in a track where passing is easy. It was over once they decided to allow lapped cars to overtake.
@@bogdanconstantin5911true, but It's not easy without drs and the lay out made it difficult to overtake after the second straight, back then a divebomb was possible.
@@edk1124that Mercedes was rocket 🚀 ship, he was doingbup to 319km/h while max only managed 306km/h tops, i think he timed it right and went for defence
It was wild not gonna lie no red flag 🚩.this was one of the few in my opinion that actually would have made this even and even better fresh tires drag race to the finish line 🏁 on fresh tires
If Masi bent the rules to make a red flag, the uproar would be even bigger why such a small crash resulted in red flag. Objectively, purely from race director point of view, without any bias. Without the mistake of not letting Ricciardo through, Masi would have been praised for allowing a great finish in such difficult circumstances
Would have been so much better if it was red flagged, order sorted out , both on soft tyres and have a 2-3 lap shoot out with a standing start. Would have been fair to everyone as well
@@zyndoggoI don't think hamilton was keen on starting from pole on Sunday. He looked more comfortable to be the chaser rather than being the hunted that year .
Heartbreaking!!! It's hard to imagine the strength and courage Lewis showed us in the minutes and hours that followed. He will always be the 2021 F1 World Champion in my eyes. That's what true sportsmanship looks like.
@@JE-cy5kf Absolutely insightful response!!! Knighted in 2021, 7 F1 World Drivers Champion, 103 F1 race wins, 104 F1 poles, 197 F1 podiums, 1 F1 race director who manipulated the rules to give an unfair advantage to MV in the final race that decided the 2021 Championship, which Sir Lewis accepted with dignity and grace. Yep, that, JE-cy5kf, is a TOTAL loser.
@@paulheinrich7645now that is as near to the truth as anyone will except, sadly, the newcomers destined to see hamilton chopped down, and the denial brigade see only one thing, and its not the truth.
@@leslieloud17 not all lewis fans and max fans are nutcases im a rb fan but i give respect when respect is due and lewis is still one of the goats the stats are there for a reason 7x champ isnt easy even though toto thinks theyre for wikipedia
I was a bit of a Max Fan prior to this. Not hardcore, but he felt like the best contender to finally take a title from Mercedes. Maybe I was just sick of seeing Hamilton win all the time. But how he won this title was just really stupid. Max wasnt at fault here, so not blaming him for anything and he deserved that title, but the way he got it in the end as a gift from Masi just feels wrong. I have always unlike most F1 fans really enjoyed the mid-field battles as well and the fact that only selected few cars were allowed to unlap themselfs really showed how rigged this was. We always talk about Max and Hamilton here, but for some of the midfield drivers they literally decided that they were not allowed to unlap themselfs because hey fuck you who gives a shit for your fight over p10 or p8. Basically telling 60% of the grid they just dont matter whatsoever and should go F themselfs.
Just like a christmas tree, presents, and having a wonderful time with family & friends, watching the last laps of AD21 has become a fine tradition during christmas❤
@@dfjanus8014 🎵well in my world of plenty, we can spread a smile of joy- so throw your arms around our Max, at christmas time, BUT, say a prayer: pray for the other ones🎶
This duel proved that Mercedes was the best car. With old hard tyres it was almost capable to attack Max. And still there are people who say that Rb was better😂😂
But that does mean they can't whine about Masi for all eternity, never blame the one and only true sportsman who always looks in the mirror first, Sir Lewis. @@gertebert
RB was better all season despite all the help the FIA gave Mercedes through applying special rules, exclusive to Mercedes all season........ including the last race. Ha-ha
This,in my opinion,is one of the Lewis’ best races,if not the best of his entire career. Came into this race equal on points after some insane driving to get the title hopes back up. Had a lot of pressure becuase of the record-breaking 8th world title. And everything he did this race was near perfect. Got a fantastic start,managed pace and tyres perfectly,didn’t panic against Checo but calmed his head and overtook him,was gaining on Max even though Max had newer tires,didn’t defend the inside line out of panic like most would have done in the last lap,that would have closed every opportunity of winning ,but instead he had a chance to overtake Max but 44 lap old hards couldn’t do it against new softs. Poor application of the rules by the race director saw Lewis lose this race,but the level he showed despite the sorrundings is unmatched.
In 2022 and 2023 he has proved to people that he still has it,the pace he has shown these 2 seasons is nothing short of incredible,considering he has a car he is not comfortable in and is very difficult to drive and handle.
@@Not_dev1 this was supposed to be the race that taught Mercedes that tires>track position and yet they still haven't learned. Did they really expect the most exciting f1 season in years to be decided by a yellow flag drive through with no restart?
@@willyvanloon1440 hahaha no my third wo6rld friend. the "?" symbol means im asking a question. ask a native english speaker if you dont believe me. lol.
Had it been for LH to win, everyone (including TW) would praise this as the best lap of F1 racing there's ever been. Had to go one way or the other, MV had fresher tyres and won this one. It's called motor racing...
@@leslieloud17 stop that Masi excuse... It was a SC You have ONE LAP? ONLY ONE LAP TO BE CHAMPION!!! And you fail... The way Hamilton defend was BAD! Period
@@bastordd lapped cars between Hamilton and Verstappen should unlap themselves and sc ending straight away instead of waiting for 1 more lap? They should've finished behind sc even if it resulted Hamilton in winning. And Hamilton couldn't defend with 44 lap old tires compared to new soft tyres of Verstappen
@@leslieloud17 ok you are a fan boy crying... The unlap cars we all know that... But we all know Mercedes did after SPA to never end the races behind a SC... So i guess karma is a bitch... But no one is capable of tell me WHY Hamilton defend so bad if was the last lap for his title...
I tried my best to recreate the whole season with Max and Lewis in the F1 2021 game. (Im driving as Max). After Saudi Arabia, i managed to get them equal on points into Abu Dhabi with Max leading with more wins. Just a bit more (396). I knew it would be impossible to get the safety car sequence, so I did something even more impressive. With 5 five laps to go, I pitted Max for the soft tyres and gave Lewis a 16-second lead. With all the push possible, i was right behind him in the final lap. I overtook him and became a world champion. After that, i realised 2 things. 1. The game doesn't adapt after how the season developed. Commentary was too boring and no enthusiasm. "And with that, Mercedes secures the Championship!" Crofty... Didn't even mention Max Becoming World Champion... 🤔. 2. I have way too much time on my hand 🤣🤣
Lewis should have been punished massively for the Silverstone crash. Super dangerous. If that had properly happened we would not have had this Abu Dhabi madness. Max deserved this world title by a mile.
RUBBISH ...YOU NEED TO WATCH SILVERSTONE AGAIN AND STUDY WHAT HAPPENED - ...MAX WAS IN THE WRONG . LEWIS WAS ROBBED AS THE RULES WERE NOT FOLLOWED - SIMPLE
I was happy to see Mercedes/Hamilton's reign of absolute dominance put to and end but NOT like this. This was one, if not the, most unquestionably corrupt events in the sports history. They didnt 'bend' the rules, they threw the entire rulebook out the window. Whether it was a "motor race" or not, it was manipulated for Max to win and the fact that people even dispute it after all the evidence that's come forward is just insanity.
There's bending the rules, having lee way and just straight out discrediting one of the most well established and undisputable rules in the sport. Especially after verbatim quoting to Mercedes what a Red Bull team member said to persuade you moments earlier. I personally dont consider "it's a motor race" being grounds for giving Red Bull the very decisive advantage and victory just because you AND Red Bull didnt want to let the race end as per the rulebook.@@Obi-WanKannabis
The F1 community as a whole really want Hamilton to lose, that's why lots of people are being coy about it and some even try to dispute the controversy despite how clear the wrongdoings of the race director are. If the positions are swapped where Verstappen is the one getting robbed, the outrage from the F1 community would've been insane.
@@justmedee Every race director decision favours a team, every safety car, every red flag, everything can impact the championship. Yet, for some reason that last one isn't supposed to? Is Mercedes entitled to a free championship? The fact that only 4 drivers unlapped themselves is weird. Race Director is wrong, the reason race director was a sham in 2021 was because they constantly made decisions to artificially make the championship closer. Always favouring the party that is on the backfoot. And Mercedes after getting advantageous calls earlier in the season got a heartbreaking end. But they were only in that position after taking out Verstappen twice utterly unpunished, so it's hardly unfair.
Every once in a video like this pops up again in your feed and everytime it manages to get my juices flowing when thinking back to this insane moment in Formula 1 history... No one could've dreamt it!
So glad things went the way they did. Lewis thought he was getting away with a title he didn't deserve, especially after what happened in Silverstone and Hungary.
@@TheBrass18i remember what happened. It didn't change the end result, though. Max was robbed of at least 35 points in those two races at the minimum. Not mentioning the misfortune at Baku for both. Though that would have accounted for an additional 10 point difference.
@@julianf9235 Clearly you didnt watch the race. or your purposely being obtuse about it. Bottas was 3 sec away from max in brazil, and max didnt get a time penalty, and max was lucky not to be given a harsher penalty in Saudi for his kamikaze driving. And please don't mention Baku, it was RB's fault for lowering the Tyre pressures below the pirelli's std. Dont make lame excuses.
Fair play to Lewis for keeping that so clean. On a couple of occasions, while in p2, he could easily have initiated contact under the guise over an overtake attempt in a last-resort bid for them to both DNF. If the shoe was on the other foot I can definitely see Verstappen doing that. Would have at least given the stewards something to think about because Lewis must have known he was never winning that cleanly after the safety car. Very noble driving by him.
@@Eric-rf1isI have to check on that. If both crashed out on the last lap, both wont dnf and will finish ahead of lapped cars with Lewis being considered to finish ahead of max. If it makes Lewis finish 10th, than Lewis wins the title. Edit: I checked the race results again and apparently Lewis would be classified as 10th if both dnfed because from cars from 12th place and below are either lapped or dnfed.
Max had something to gain by crashing them both out. "I can definitely see Verstappen doing that" would have won Max the wdc at the time of his choosing. Why attribute that to Max?
if only Mercedes wouldn't have been so cautious in their decisions and pitted HAM for new softs it would have been a much more equal fight... but each time this gives me goosebumps! Damn what a season that was!
Mercedes was never in a position to pit Hamilton. If Mercedes did pit Hamilton, Verstappen would simply not pit and he would be handed the title then assuming that the rules were followed correctly. Mercedes have made plenty of awful strategy calls, but this isn't one of them. This is just an unfortunate situation with the race director changing the rules out of nowhere.
@@ihsanjayadi88 It later transpired mercedes had enough margin to pit hamilton and come out in P1 even if verstappen doesn't pit. It required a sub 3s pitstop and it would be within a few tenths on pit exit.
I don't really get why this is called controversial still after this many years. It was legit and it was spectacular best season and best finish ever in F1 history.
possibly the most illegitimate championship that’s ever been won 😂 1 masi completely ruined and dictated the race like a puppet master 2 Said nobody can go into the pits under safety car then once hamilton was by he let anyone into the pits 3 Max was at the back of the safety car pack due to putting for fresh softs he said nobody can over take 4 Then all of a sudden he said yes people can overtake so max on his fresh softs went right behind Hamilton 5 Lewis was around 22 seconds on the lead before the safety car with old hard on So all in all this is the worst ending to a championship because it was all completely fake and made up by masi and his crew 😂
i’m so glad this happened. after almost a decade of Mercedes dominance & them basically using every trick in the book to keep Lewis in the fight (taking Max out at Silverstone, somehow not really getting penalised for track limits at Bahrain, the fresh engine at Brazil) i believe this was fair. yeah sure, in the context of the race itself it shouldn’t have happened but Lewis & Mercedes did not deserve to win the 2021 title at all.
I agree. Overall, Max deserved it a little more. Imagine if Silverstone was the last race and Hamilton won it? This race is only brought up so much because it's the last one, but every race played an equal part.
@@Matthijs3476I'd like to see that spa race though. And for full points... Lewis was on the wrong setup they said after Q he had it set up for a dry race with DRS overtakes. The race was a lagoon. I think lewis was in fact lucky with 3rd in that..
@@SlyJordie Sorry for selectively forgetting something that has nothing to with what we're talking about. Next time when I mention why Verstappen had some luck, I will mention more unrelated events like where Russell in a Williams qualified
At 2:12, Lewis could have gone up the inside of Max instead of outside. Would have been controversial, but the argument is that Perez did the same thing earlier against Lewis and no action was taken.
Best F1 season ever. I was on the edge of my seat every race. What a tension, for the crews it must have been hell. They gave it all. Horner revealed that during the afterparty at Abu dhabi the whole team got totally drunk.
@@Nathan--Drake 2021 was better than 2010 mate, did you even watch some races they couldn't even overtake. 2010 was still a banger tho but 2021 was better off and on the track
@@flintey360 hmmmm Maybe I'm biased cuz I started watching in 2010 But 2010 had loads of races where overtaking occured like Australia with changing conditions China with changing conditions Even turkey 2010, the McLarens of JB and LH followed seb and web throughout the race until seb and web crashed then LH passed JB for another McLaren 1-2 that season The other 1-2 was in China Korea has good racing too Spa was another hectic one in 2010 Point is 5 drivers could fight for the championship in 2010, no one was winning 8 races in that season, the wins were shared among, Vettel, Button, Alonso, Hamilton and Webber
That doesn't make any sense. What about Spa for example? And even still. A race director bending the rules at the last second for the sake of the show is not luck lol.
@@Matthijs3476 no rules were bent mate otherwise the decision would not stand. They changed the rules AFTER that season. How is Spa lucky? he outqualified Ham and since F1 is no longer interested in having working full wet tires, they deemed the conditions unsafe. Im talking about how Lewis was allowed to unlap himself in Imola after a COSTLY mistake and shit like that. Or how Lewis was allowed to keep p1 despite cutting the track in the first lap of abu dhabi.
@@JarrylKhan The decision stood because Mercedes didn't go through with their protest. You can't be serious about this. They even fired the race director over this lol. Spa was lucky because they clearly did some parade laps to not have to refund the spectators.
@@Matthijs3476 You think Merc just said ah fuck it it's not worth it and just gave up? not that they actually had NO STANDING to make a protest and would just look like (more) sore losers?
@@Matthijs3476If anything, the Spa race not giving out full points actually favoured Lewis since he only lost 5 points to Max instead of 8 (assuming he passed Russell in the full race).
Bahrain was much more controversial if you ask me. Hamilton exceeded track limits in 26 of 52 laps, Verstappen did it once and even avoided cutting off Hamilton or touching him by doing so, and had to hand back the position. Abu Dhabi last lap, with not every lapped car being allowed to unlap themselfes, has happened in Baku years before, but noone knows, because noone cares, because it didn't affect Mercedes in a negative way and so noone cried about it and noone noticed...
Yes, very few people speak about Bahrain 21, now that was a much better example of a gifted win than Abu Dhabi 21. I never understood why Max did give his position back so easily in Bahrain. He should have finished the race and protested any possible penalty afterwards, that race was a robbery first class.
Looks like they used the battery on different straights. It took that + a tyre offset + 44 not closing the door + RB trading wing (hence tyre management) for top speed to allow the RB catch the rocket merc without DRS. If any one of those factors were missing I don't think Max could have done it. What a miracle
@@Matthijs3476 Wrong. Masi incorrectly delayed the overtaking of lapped cars and later realized that his mistake would hand 44 the wdc so he used all the wiggle room in the rules to rectify it. Justice was finally served that day after years of FIAMG and their unfair head start on engine development.
It was the fastest car that year. They burnt engines like sigarettes in the last races. But to no avail... But without the really controversial lewis action in Silverstone and the Bottas bowling action, this champioship would have ended before AD.
A lot of People completely forget, that Max didn't even use the DRS and in 2021 it was almost impossible to overtake without it anywhere, let alone on such track as ABu-Dhabi, even with the better tires. It wasn't easy. Nothing was decided before the start of the last lap! He made it happen, whilst 9 of 10 other drivers would've stayed behind. It was amazing, genius overtake and amazing battle all the way through the lap. He caught Lewis completely off guard, because Lewis was going to defend on the following long straight where any other driver would go try.
"it was almost impossible to overtake without it anywhere, even with the better tires" That's just plain wrong. The time gap between hard and soft tires on this track was +2.5 seconds, and that's on NEW tires for both drivers. There was not a single doubt in anyone's mind that Max would be able to easily pass Hamilton in one lap, the only question was where would he make his move, and that's where he surprised everyone. At the minute the decision to have a final showdown was announced by the FIA, Mercedes knew it was over, that's why they were so mad.
Seems like you didn't see Gasly and Tsunoda both overtaking Bottas on the last lap the same way. But when Max does it even if the rules were broken 3 times in lap 57 to help him in doing so you call him the GOAT for racing a champion with 40 old lap tyres.
Not the most exciting by a mile. The difference in grip is like night and day, that it was a foregone conclusion. "Is that Timo Glock" is definitely the most exciting.
@@alternate45don’t listen to him he has a vendetta against Lewis, he comments on every video Lewis related hating on him, just can’t admit he’s the goat
how about silverstone this year where he couldnt pass norris on old hards despite being on fresh softs? Tire deficit isn't everything, hamilton was way too cautious here, especially considering he would have won the championship if they both crashed on the final lap.
@vladaltreilea1431 So barrichello wasn’t a wingman then? Literally stopping before the line to give Schumacher the win in Austria 2002 And which of the following drivers you just named have won a championship which wasn’t the fastest car? Exactly none. And ironically Lewis has won a title in arguably a worse car cause the 2008 Ferrari was quicker, your literally just embarrassing yourself here
He would have given Verstappen a great run onto the back straight in that case. This way he could hope for the switchback, however due to the avoiding action he had to take after Verstappen's dive, not even that was possible.
I still don't know what race control could have done here. They were 100% going to decide the outcome. Don't let cars pass -> Hamilton is guaranteed to win, which isn't quite fair. Let all cars pass > Hamilton is guaranteed to win and probably finishes under safety car. Let some cars pass as they did -> Verstappen is guaranteed to win unless he fucks up for no reason. I guess following the rules to the letter and having Hamilton win would have been correct? But I'm absolutely sure that the Verstappen fans would have lost their minds, just like Hamilton fans have in this case. This fan relationship was too toxic to not go up in flames.
Every time I watch this final lap. I remember how I felt very well. As a Max fan, it was something like this, “come on Max, come on,” after overtake…. Yes, yes, yes! My dad, who was a Lewis fan, couldn’t believe what he has seen, he was like, shit, nooo, i can’t believe this. Unbelievable. This final lap will stay with us as a great memory for the final send off for the high downforce monsters era of f1 cars
I legitimately can't imagine cheering on my favorite driver to win the championship due to such obvious mismanagement by the race directors. It really cheapens the win IMO.
@@eabradley1108 Nah after Silverstone and Hungary Mercedes deserved to lose in the most painful way possible- and that’s exactly what happened 😁 It crushed their empire as well, since then Hamilton has won 0 races to Max’s 33
@@Duval-In-The-Wall nah, there's nothing great about watching the referees change the rules mid game to make somebody lose. If you like that you don't care about sport, you're just there for drama.
@@eabradley1108 FIA created their own problem when they made crashing your rivals out of the race worth just 10 seconds and a 5 place grid penalty Besides F1 fucked up for nearly a decade since 2010, so I don’t mind that for once it actually hurt Mercedes
you mean Silverstone off course where he was so devasted that he caused a dangerous crash that he almost cried in pain. That would have been a Sir not what he actualy did...
Sure he played mindgames all season long but when the titles is decided he accepted defeat like a good loser, near flawless final couple of races but he dropped the ball too often earlier in the season
Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton nearly won a race this year (2023) in Singapore, late pit stopping for softs at the end of the race. Red Bull and Max Verstappen here at Abu Dhabi, late stop for softs, won him the race, and his first Championship.
Hamilton couldn't do anything there. The difference in grip is just too much. Verstappen carried around 40 km/h more speed at that last high speed turn (180km/h VS Hamilton's 144 km/h)
max dive bombed from way too far behind, leaving no room for lewis to take the corner. He was ahead at the apex, but only because he was carrying too much speed to take the corner while always leaving the space
@@fabhypnotik7272 yeah but he only had to leave the track because max forced him to. He did have to slow down a bit instead of taking it flat out i guess
Alonso makes full use of a tricky corner to overtake Hamilton and Sainz: ua-cam.com/video/99uI4WnHdjk/v-deo.html
Can I use your clip of Hamiltons onboard for a video?
@@role_shorts Anyone can use my clip without asking, as long as giving credit.
@@yelistener thanks
The fact this was 2 years ago is crazy i remember like it was yesterday
same
The adrenaline was insane
The entire 2021 championship battle seems & feels like it happened forever ago to me, & the same is already true for even some recent races.
Jeddah one week before was also absolute madness. Highlights will never make justice to the craziness of that race.
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Ricciardo had the best seat in the house
Now he only has to keep his seat
Ricciardo is the perfect example of what would’ve happened had Hamilton pitted for softs as some masterminds suggest. Ricciardo did exactly that, giving up his position to Vettel, but finished 20+ seconds behind him. His last words after the race were “Whatever that was I’m glad I wasn’t a part of it. That was fuсkеd up”.
@@ShiffteeNot only to Vettel but also Leclerc. He was 10th before he pitted and wasn't lucky enough to unlap himself
It's Ricciardo, not Riccardo
That was Norris behind the two of them.
The difference in grip between '21 cars and cars today is insane!
In which way do you mean? Definitely different. I'm also wondering which compound they were using that race.
@@Ryzard 2021 had much more grip. Also in this phase of the race VER was on brand new softs and HAM was on used hards
@@Ryzardthe cars were much more agile too, now they are heavier then ever, freaking boats.. miss these cars
@@jogaplayer640 oh yeah I knew that, I was curious about the years in general in terms of grip. It definitely looks grippier, in hindsight.
@@attilalendvai7167 yeah, at least 2025/6 will be a shakeup in that department
The amount of rotation Max has in that car at 1:58 is crazy. He looks like he is right at the point of going into oversteer throughout the whole corner. Masterclass. Its no wonder his team mates struggle in the RedBull.
its like schumacher. He thrives with extreme sensitivity.
If you look at max and sergios driving side by side you can tell sergio doesn't have the same car. Especially after he beat max a couple times you can see his steering isn't the same his car hasn't performed the same as Max especially after Monico last year. No one is saying anything on youtube but on X they are.
"ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?" - Micheal Masi.
The entire 2021 season was absolute insanity; had the entire fan base riding on the edge of our seat for the whole season. I know I’ll never forget it, and I bet most who witnessed will not either. A legendary season to say the least.
it was so good that even france or russia were amazing races
It was my first season and oh my god. How good it was. Mazepin doing something every raceweek(I'm from Russia btw and watching him was hilarious but still it was be entertaining to see what mess he can do in decent car that Haas have in 21/22)
Russell magick in Hungary and Spa
Latifi scoring points and doing what he needs to do, crashing in final
That weekend at Spa, Cope incident or aka I'm Lewis Hamilton and i love to hit Red Bull car's in Rear right tyre)
Monza where Max choose violence against finishing the race. that 1-2 fory McLaren in Monza. That was hell of a year. F1 need more like that, anyway in this season we have a really good fight in F 1,3 where was fighting Astons, Ferrari, McLarens and Merc. Not bad but not good as that year 20/21 are really in history
Ah. How i forgot Michael goddamn Masi. He was pure cold blooded guy
We need him back and Talks between teams and FIA mid race back
Crashstappen
@@benjaminpedi9122 lewis has been involved in more accidents than max this year
As someone who started watching f1 in 2020, 21 was such an insane season. The drama was immaculate and Abu Dhabi was unbelievable. I’m an Alfa fan so I didn’t care who won the championship but hearing the crowds and pit crew cheer gave me so much goosebumps. What a season
Yes, it was a amazing season, no matter who won the championship. Verstappen wasn't a champion yet but was the hardest adversary that Hamilton had to beat. I didn't like the way it finished, Lewis was the truly champion and Verstappen don't need Masi's help to be a champion, he is one of the best drives in history. I hope to see them fighting again.
@@leonardosousa1674 I wish masi didn’t interfere, I wanted hamilton to make history and I wanted verstappen to also make history but we can’t have both🫤 I hope Mercedes give hamilton a good car next year so we can get part two of 2021
@@mokatta17 it was ruined by massi why not red flag and give both of them new tyres. he knew hamilton was on 40 lap tyres and he even moved people in between ham and max only which is crazy. I dont know how hamilton remained calm
Maybe I'm the one that sees what Masi did was simply great as he made this happen at the cost of himself and his career lol
I mean it was meant to finish in a safety car, but nope, he let us see this controversial finish.
The difference in amount of grip is insane
Nah... Max just pushed Lewis off of his racing line for that tight corner. Same has he did at Vegas this year to Leclerc. But didn't get pinged by the FIA at Abu Dhabi. Maxs softs in that tight hairpin corner gave bugger all advantage. You guys actually watch the race? Or read someones social post after a race, and take it as gods word?
@@Mexxx65 because its not illegal to do that, Lewis didnt go off track
@@Mexxx65 you can see how much better was mercedez was in the last races, red bull were siting ducks, even with used tyres hamilton managed to give a fight on the last lap when in norrmal conditions he just wouldnt have a chance.
@@Mexxx65it’s actually impressive how stupid you just made yourself sound
Max did a typical Go-kart style of overtake. Lewis wasn't actually racing with Max at that tight hairpin, he was just getting out of the way of Max, not to sustain damage, as he had more to lose that race. In retrospect he should have driven right off the hairpin corner off track (as we see many F1 drivers do that now, when intentionally pushed wide by other drivers, hoping a penalty for that driver pushing them off to be handed to them)!!!! Lewis was just too polite to Max at Abu Dhabi.
Imagine the scenes if max binned it at 2:30 😂
Lol... Although he did that at multiple races those years as a drift celebration.. even through rasscasse Monaco last lap with the barriers close.
That was a celebratory slide, he also did that in Monaco the same year.
@@jussieronen3707He said that he got a cramp at that moment and it was accidental. He wasn't risking his title for a celebration slide.
@@Alonso_The_GOAT He did indeed have a leg cramp but that was on for the entire final lap, not just the last corner. I don't think that was the reason for the slide since his other corner exits were fine on the last lap.
The entire 2021 season was absolute insanity; had the entire fan base riding on the edge of our seat for the whole season. I know I’ll never forget it, and I bet most who witnessed will not either. A legendary season to say the least.
Verstappen deserved the title, but you can't deny that the FIA bent the rules that day for spectacle
Who cares
@@hommusC1 Honest ppl
@@hommusC1 the integrity of the sport? If that's even a thing anymore
@@randomguy5565 started decaying in 2008 with Massa losing
@@randomyoutubecommentersecu7639 Although that was more on Timo than the stewards?
Too many people blaming Max . He did NOTHING wrong . He didn't make the rules or decisions with the rules . Good on him , for never giving up the fight .
NOBODY blamed max. max did nothing wrong. the rules were broken to gift him a title in a race in which he got thoroughly raped, and he took it. god bless him. ppl blamed the f****t who turned f1 into WWE.
Vc está confundindo Max com Masi...
@@NaturezaAquiit's not Masi giving Max the entire championship, he only gave Max a chance to prove that he deserves his championship. Max has still to do everything else by himself, and there are a lot of things that can go wrong in that one lap
U don't deserve anything in life
U earn it.
Max did what he was supposed to do
But iT was given to him on a silver platter
Bull shit
my apple watch showed 178 heartbeats, what a race. I will never forget this, amazing
If this was the first race of the season, nobody would have cared about how they handled the safety car.
I always thought. Why didnt Lewis close the door when max went for the overtake. From the footage, it was like Lewis half expected Max to send ot and left the door open for him. 0:35.
I think Lewis wanted to be behind with the intention off the overtake down the other straight.
Drivers should know now, you cant show Max to thr inside line. He will take it, open up his steering wheel and run you out wide everytine
Yeah his intention was to overtake him down the straight but Verstappen almost ran into him trying to make the overtake and Lewis had do do a correction as u can see on board with him then after that he didn't had the exit he wanted.
@@user-fj5hb5ll7pthat's not running into him.. that overtake was comfortable. He pushed into Hamiltons line to compromise his exit.
@@dco1019 Hamilton was soft af all season and tolerated Verstappen too much with these. If it would have been Russell or any other driver that would have been a crash.
@@user-fj5hb5ll7pbut with a crash, assuming they both were out, Verstappen would win. So generally speaking having a crash would be more likely to benefit Verstappen
Max surprised him. Lewis was probably expecting the attack on the longest straight.
What I found very sad, that Latifi received toxic comments, on purpose, death threats and that he decided to stop for a while with social media.
British fans are like that. You should see how they react to losing World Cup soccer matches, lol
@@VaxMerstappen-2021 it ain't coming home.....
I remember watching this 2 years ago and at the last lap my heart was at 200! Truly one of the most exciting championship deciders ever!
Yes and no. Yes, amazing finish but under the circumstances this happend... ehmmm not so much imo.
The worst decider...as it was constructed...
@@mstar501😂😂😂..... if you think that, then you think 2008, 2014 where also constructed?
@@robertjoostens for everyone that said Max was gifted a WDC that year... what do you want F1 to do? last lap restart, follow the safety car around and end the race under yellow? No one wants to see that. Entire season was eventful and so should the final race that should decide that year's champion... Glad Masi red flagged the race and had a 1 lap shoutout. Win or lose for Max, it was an exciting gp and great growth for the sport. Hence why the following years, F1 exploded in popularity
@@cpcxgsr after Spa 2021 the teams decided no race should end behind the saftey car... that was what masi thought... maybe it was better to red flag the race... in the end, Lewis run out of luck, and he had plenty that year. Silverstone, hungaroring and baku... Lewis his own mistakes where 100 times more important then what happend in Abu Dhabi... only Baku he lost 25 points because he made an mistake under pressure. But the Hamilton fans want to blaim Max, Masi and FIA, bad losers, that what they are. Lewis his time is over... he had an nice run, but now he is complaining like an little baby... not an great champion. .
I still remember my heart pumping so much on this last lap, had to run around the whole house to calm my self down. 😂😂
Me too lol.. I felt a slept and i woke up when latifi crash.. one of best day in my life
Riccardo 1:00 NOPE I'm not getting involved in this!
Mate if I was a lapped car in front of Max in that position I would have literally gotten the fuck out of the way, why interfere in the battle?
@@Duval-In-The-Wall Agreed he made the choice 99% of people in his position would have made
Not a big fan of ham but i have the utmost respect for hiw he handled everything. The clean driving in last lap and the behaviour post race.
While Verstappen had a Q-Car in the Last Lap and didnt even managed to overtake clean and almost got overtaken by Lewis because of his bad exit
@@alcantr7778 after the ridiculous race control decision I for sure wouldnt have backed down in that corner and 100% crashed. Crazy respect for Hamilton.
@@ramifishpokerYeah, and losing the championship anyways after that, also your superlicense and being banned from the sport because of real dangerous driving, very smart decision from Hamilton to choose not ruining his life and his career.
It was kinda obvious, right?
My god if I miss that generation of cars. Besides from overtake-oriented regs and 2021 slowing regs, those cars were pure peak performance. You could really feel the car being pushed to the limit
2017 regs are designed around maximum performance. 2022 is where the regulation was made to allow more overtake
I don't get it when people say this guy deserved the win and that guy deserved the championship. They both deserved it.
They drove their hearts out for it and competed on a level we haven't seen anyone do in years. We are not in a position to decide who deserves what. I just wish that Fia didn't bend the rules for Max and we could see them sort it out themselves. I wish it was fair.
Over the entire f1 season, think the two drivers had a 6 second difference total when you count finishing times, nuts
Verstappen clearly deserved it,Hamilton made too much mistake in that season
We say that max deserved it because he was more unlucky he was never out of p2 in any race pace wise. And pace wise he was 22-0 against his teammate and 21-1 against valtteri but he had stinking luck in 4 races where he scored only 2 points. But Lewis was running out of the top 2 in multiple races pace wise but he had less bad luck
Verstappen was clearly the better driver that season, it required a lot of circumstances to even get Lewis in the WDC.
@@mistergilmour5476 Disagreeing for the sake of Disagreement is sure the way to talk about something, isn't it? Despite those mistakes, he was able to make such a big comeback in the last races that he still remained in the championship. As I said, championships aren't decided by your opinion about someone's deservedness, and Lewis delivered big time in the last races, so as far as it goes, he was still in the fight and still in the championship, and he would win it if it wasn't for that shit show we call Abu Dhabi 2021.
As a Dutchie, motorsport fan and a Max Verstappen fan I still get goosebumps every time I see this footage. Our national hero Max Goatstappen. I think every living room exploded with emotions haha. Will def never in my life forget this moment.
the dutch dont care that it was gifted to him by breaking the rules?
@@dfjanus8014 We're still drinking Hamilton fanboy tears up to this day.
@@dfjanus8014 max pitted, Ham did not.
Besides, the title wasnt won in only 1 particular race. They gave us the best season in decades and in my opinion Max deserves the title fully, leading almost the whole season. If Ham would have taken it, i would always wonder how the hell that Mercedes Rocket was so fast the last 5 races within the rules..
Without that rocket he had the last races, Hamilton wouldnt have had a chance anyway.
@@peerke7873 so they dont care that the rules were broken? they dont care that it was illegaly gifted?
@@NickyDekker89 i dont understand third world slang sorry. i asked a basic question in basic english.
Despite the tire advantage, this was an incredible overtake.
Imagine having 1 lap to make an overtake to win your first championship, do or die. Failing would make all your efforts over the last year useless. Against one of the greatest drivers ever in the strongest car. The pressure would have gotten to many drivers.
realistically he could've gotten him on the next straight just through traction alone
Dramatizing much?
Max had new softs vs old hards. That equals at least 2 sec tire delta in a track where passing is easy. It was over once they decided to allow lapped cars to overtake.
@@bogdanconstantin5911true, but It's not easy without drs and the lay out made it difficult to overtake after the second straight, back then a divebomb was possible.
@@edk1124that Mercedes was rocket 🚀 ship, he was doingbup to 319km/h while max only managed 306km/h tops, i think he timed it right and went for defence
@@bogdanconstantin5911not with that straight line speed deficit
It was wild not gonna lie no red flag 🚩.this was one of the few in my opinion that actually would have made this even and even better fresh tires drag race to the finish line 🏁 on fresh tires
Hamilton would have won easily if it was a red flag restart. This was the only way for Verstappen to get the win
@@Matthijs3476Facts…
@@Matthijs3476 FIA would probably let him cut the track after Max overtakes him again.
If Masi bent the rules to make a red flag, the uproar would be even bigger why such a small crash resulted in red flag. Objectively, purely from race director point of view, without any bias. Without the mistake of not letting Ricciardo through, Masi would have been praised for allowing a great finish in such difficult circumstances
@@JarrylKhanI love you missed the part where max misses the apex by a mile and gives lewis 0 space.
As an X fan, something negative about X or something positive about competitor of X
Would have been so much better if it was red flagged, order sorted out , both on soft tyres and have a 2-3 lap shoot out with a standing start. Would have been fair to everyone as well
If they red flagged it, Hamilton would have won still. This was the only way for Verstappen to get the win
@@Matthijs3476i don’t know to be honest, verstappen had better qualy pace so he wouldve been faster probably with fresh tires and low fuel
@@Matthijs3476 Not really. That season RB lights up the tyres easy and Verstappen had better starts than Lewis generally.
@@zyndoggo Lol. Hamilton was way faster on pace in Race. Quali is a different thing.
@@zyndoggoI don't think hamilton was keen on starting from pole on Sunday. He looked more comfortable to be the chaser rather than being the hunted that year .
You can't expect Max to not try it when the door is wide open.
Imagine if Ricciardo got closer at the corner before the first DRS zone and tried to overtake😂
Heartbreaking!!! It's hard to imagine the strength and courage Lewis showed us in the minutes and hours that followed. He will always be the 2021 F1 World Champion in my eyes. That's what true sportsmanship looks like.
sadly he isn't the champion of 2021😢
So nice LH the best loser ever and its not over never. Thanx
@@JE-cy5kf Absolutely insightful response!!! Knighted in 2021, 7 F1 World Drivers Champion, 103 F1 race wins, 104 F1 poles, 197 F1 podiums, 1 F1 race director who manipulated the rules to give an unfair advantage to MV in the final race that decided the 2021 Championship, which Sir Lewis accepted with dignity and grace. Yep, that, JE-cy5kf, is a TOTAL loser.
@@paulheinrich7645now that is as near to the truth as anyone will except, sadly, the newcomers destined to see hamilton chopped down, and the denial brigade see only one thing, and its not the truth.
As Max fan was happy he won , but still felt sad for Lewis as it was not fair for him to loose.
Max fan here and max deserved the title but lewis deserved abu dhabi
@@Quickscop3r4uit's nice seeing some Dutch fans that actually respect Hamilton like you. A lot of the ones I bump into are a bunch of kids
@@leslieloud17 not all lewis fans and max fans are nutcases im a rb fan but i give respect when respect is due and lewis is still one of the goats the stats are there for a reason 7x champ isnt easy even though toto thinks theyre for wikipedia
@@Quickscop3r4u W 👍👍
I was a bit of a Max Fan prior to this. Not hardcore, but he felt like the best contender to finally take a title from Mercedes. Maybe I was just sick of seeing Hamilton win all the time. But how he won this title was just really stupid. Max wasnt at fault here, so not blaming him for anything and he deserved that title, but the way he got it in the end as a gift from Masi just feels wrong. I have always unlike most F1 fans really enjoyed the mid-field battles as well and the fact that only selected few cars were allowed to unlap themselfs really showed how rigged this was. We always talk about Max and Hamilton here, but for some of the midfield drivers they literally decided that they were not allowed to unlap themselfs because hey fuck you who gives a shit for your fight over p10 or p8. Basically telling 60% of the grid they just dont matter whatsoever and should go F themselfs.
Just like a christmas tree, presents, and having a wonderful time with family & friends, watching the last laps of AD21 has become a fine tradition during christmas❤
third world?
@@dfjanus8014 But do they know it's christmas time?
@@sgthulk9 i was asking if youre from a third world country lol
@@dfjanus8014 🎵well in my world of plenty, we can spread a smile of joy- so throw your arms around our Max, at christmas time, BUT, say a prayer: pray for the other ones🎶
This duel proved that Mercedes was the best car. With old hard tyres it was almost capable to attack Max. And still there are people who say that Rb was better😂😂
Imagine if Lewis had pitted. Which he did not. Biggest mistake ever.
But that does mean they can't whine about Masi for all eternity, never blame the one and only true sportsman who always looks in the mirror first, Sir Lewis. @@gertebert
RB was better all season despite all the help the FIA gave Mercedes through applying special rules, exclusive to Mercedes all season........ including the last race. Ha-ha
Oh I'm sorry but I'm pretty sure RB became world champion that year 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@Smonjirez Verstappen yes, Mercedes won constructor Championship
I'll never forget this. Eyes glued untill the very end. Verstappen's last corner was frightening to watch 😂😂
This race lives free in my mind. I get emotional everytime I see clips from this day, I'll never forget
Same bro, every now and then when I want to feel what pure emotion feels like I rewatch these highlights
This,in my opinion,is one of the Lewis’ best races,if not the best of his entire career. Came into this race equal on points after some insane driving to get the title hopes back up. Had a lot of pressure becuase of the record-breaking 8th world title. And everything he did this race was near perfect. Got a fantastic start,managed pace and tyres perfectly,didn’t panic against Checo but calmed his head and overtook him,was gaining on Max even though Max had newer tires,didn’t defend the inside line out of panic like most would have done in the last lap,that would have closed every opportunity of winning ,but instead he had a chance to overtake Max but 44 lap old hards couldn’t do it against new softs. Poor application of the rules by the race director saw Lewis lose this race,but the level he showed despite the sorrundings is unmatched.
In 2022 and 2023 he has proved to people that he still has it,the pace he has shown these 2 seasons is nothing short of incredible,considering he has a car he is not comfortable in and is very difficult to drive and handle.
If he would have passed Checo right away he could have pitted for softs at the SC. So definitely not a perfect race
@@Not_dev1yes but he has also made quite a few errors, some worse than others a la Belgium 22, Qatar 23 etc
@@finnfisu that was the circumstance he was given and he made use of it 100%. Also am I missing something? Pit for softs?
@@Not_dev1 this was supposed to be the race that taught Mercedes that tires>track position and yet they still haven't learned. Did they really expect the most exciting f1 season in years to be decided by a yellow flag drive through with no restart?
Ahhh happiest memory in F1
third world?
@@dfjanus8014you are from the the world? Strange from you to say that?
@@dfjanus8014 What are you talking about, Hue Janus? 🤣
@@hiran4935 im asking if youre from the third world. yes or no?
@@willyvanloon1440 hahaha no my third wo6rld friend. the "?" symbol means im asking a question. ask a native english speaker if you dont believe me. lol.
Had it been for LH to win, everyone (including TW) would praise this as the best lap of F1 racing there's ever been. Had to go one way or the other, MV had fresher tyres and won this one. It's called motor racing...
third world?
The day Max end Lewis career...
The guy have 1 lap to defend and be champion and fail..
Max is a beast
I wouldn't blame Hamilton tbh. Michael Masi just changed the rules all of a sudden. If that didn't happen, Hamilton would've been 8th time champion
@@leslieloud17 stop that Masi excuse... It was a SC
You have ONE LAP? ONLY ONE LAP TO BE CHAMPION!!!
And you fail... The way Hamilton defend was BAD! Period
@@bastordd lapped cars between Hamilton and Verstappen should unlap themselves and sc ending straight away instead of waiting for 1 more lap? They should've finished behind sc even if it resulted Hamilton in winning. And Hamilton couldn't defend with 44 lap old tires compared to new soft tyres of Verstappen
@@bastordd and why do you think Masi got fired if changing the rules is allowed, huh??
@@leslieloud17 ok you are a fan boy crying...
The unlap cars we all know that...
But we all know Mercedes did after SPA to never end the races behind a SC...
So i guess karma is a bitch...
But no one is capable of tell me WHY Hamilton defend so bad if was the last lap for his title...
I tried my best to recreate the whole season with Max and Lewis in the F1 2021 game.
(Im driving as Max).
After Saudi Arabia, i managed to get them equal on points into Abu Dhabi with Max leading with more wins. Just a bit more (396). I knew it would be impossible to get the safety car sequence, so I did something even more impressive. With 5 five laps to go, I pitted Max for the soft tyres and gave Lewis a 16-second lead. With all the push possible, i was right behind him in the final lap. I overtook him and became a world champion.
After that, i realised 2 things.
1. The game doesn't adapt after how the season developed. Commentary was too boring and no enthusiasm. "And with that, Mercedes secures the Championship!" Crofty... Didn't even mention Max Becoming World Champion... 🤔.
2. I have way too much time on my hand 🤣🤣
Lewis should have been punished massively for the Silverstone crash. Super dangerous. If that had properly happened we would not have had this Abu Dhabi madness. Max deserved this world title by a mile.
third world?
@@dfjanus8014copy and paste?
RUBBISH ...YOU NEED TO WATCH SILVERSTONE AGAIN AND STUDY WHAT HAPPENED - ...MAX WAS IN THE WRONG .
LEWIS WAS ROBBED AS THE RULES WERE NOT FOLLOWED - SIMPLE
U don't deserve anything in life
U EARN IT.
Hamilton backed off the day before on THE exact same situation, Max did not back off and crashed.
ua-cam.com/video/yd6wp8p8Bws/v-deo.html
Oh how I was standing up with my hands on my knees freaking out at the TV!! Once in a lifetime experience that I will never forget.
so this channel went from well detailed comments to reuploads
The greatest moment in F1 history, I remember waking up my entire house screaming in celebration
I was happy to see Mercedes/Hamilton's reign of absolute dominance put to and end but NOT like this. This was one, if not the, most unquestionably corrupt events in the sports history. They didnt 'bend' the rules, they threw the entire rulebook out the window. Whether it was a "motor race" or not, it was manipulated for Max to win and the fact that people even dispute it after all the evidence that's come forward is just insanity.
They literally did bend the rules, race director gets lee way.
There's bending the rules, having lee way and just straight out discrediting one of the most well established and undisputable rules in the sport. Especially after verbatim quoting to Mercedes what a Red Bull team member said to persuade you moments earlier. I personally dont consider "it's a motor race" being grounds for giving Red Bull the very decisive advantage and victory just because you AND Red Bull didnt want to let the race end as per the rulebook.@@Obi-WanKannabis
The F1 community as a whole really want Hamilton to lose, that's why lots of people are being coy about it and some even try to dispute the controversy despite how clear the wrongdoings of the race director are.
If the positions are swapped where Verstappen is the one getting robbed, the outrage from the F1 community would've been insane.
Thank God Masi is gone. And fair play to Verstappen's first championship. Well deserved
@@justmedee Every race director decision favours a team, every safety car, every red flag, everything can impact the championship. Yet, for some reason that last one isn't supposed to? Is Mercedes entitled to a free championship?
The fact that only 4 drivers unlapped themselves is weird. Race Director is wrong, the reason race director was a sham in 2021 was because they constantly made decisions to artificially make the championship closer. Always favouring the party that is on the backfoot. And Mercedes after getting advantageous calls earlier in the season got a heartbreaking end. But they were only in that position after taking out Verstappen twice utterly unpunished, so it's hardly unfair.
Every once in a video like this pops up again in your feed and everytime it manages to get my juices flowing when thinking back to this insane moment in Formula 1 history...
No one could've dreamt it!
Can watch this all day long.
third world?
Not to include Max's scream at the end is criminal.
Great video as always.
They All scream now fgs.
Who else heard Crofty's commentary in their heads
Wait ,there's no commentary?
Admitted it… we all went nuts watching it live.
This was one of the greatest final laps in F1 history..
So glad things went the way they did. Lewis thought he was getting away with a title he didn't deserve, especially after what happened in Silverstone and Hungary.
@@julianf9235 Guess you forgot what happened in Brazil and Saudi, eh. Am not mentioning Monza though.
@@TheBrass18i remember what happened. It didn't change the end result, though. Max was robbed of at least 35 points in those two races at the minimum. Not mentioning the misfortune at Baku for both. Though that would have accounted for an additional 10 point difference.
Delusional much?
@@julianf9235 Clearly you didnt watch the race. or your purposely being obtuse about it. Bottas was 3 sec away from max in brazil, and max didnt get a time penalty, and max was lucky not to be given a harsher penalty in Saudi for his kamikaze driving.
And please don't mention Baku, it was RB's fault for lowering the Tyre pressures below the pirelli's std. Dont make lame excuses.
Fair play to Lewis for keeping that so clean. On a couple of occasions, while in p2, he could easily have initiated contact under the guise over an overtake attempt in a last-resort bid for them to both DNF. If the shoe was on the other foot I can definitely see Verstappen doing that. Would have at least given the stewards something to think about because Lewis must have known he was never winning that cleanly after the safety car. Very noble driving by him.
Yeah Lewis was very "clean" in lap 1 of the same race .
MB fans have memory issues
@@ananthu8534 He had to keep it clean. Both DNF's equals Max as WDC. No fair play at all, just scared to crash out and lose out.
Lewis didn't have a choice, Max had more wins so he'd win if they finish on equal points or they both DNF.
@@Eric-rf1isI have to check on that. If both crashed out on the last lap, both wont dnf and will finish ahead of lapped cars with Lewis being considered to finish ahead of max. If it makes Lewis finish 10th, than Lewis wins the title.
Edit: I checked the race results again and apparently Lewis would be classified as 10th if both dnfed because from cars from 12th place and below are either lapped or dnfed.
Max had something to gain by crashing them both out. "I can definitely see Verstappen doing that" would have won Max the wdc at the time of his choosing. Why attribute that to Max?
if only Mercedes wouldn't have been so cautious in their decisions and pitted HAM for new softs it would have been a much more equal fight... but each time this gives me goosebumps! Damn what a season that was!
Mercedes was never in a position to pit Hamilton. If Mercedes did pit Hamilton, Verstappen would simply not pit and he would be handed the title then assuming that the rules were followed correctly.
Mercedes have made plenty of awful strategy calls, but this isn't one of them. This is just an unfortunate situation with the race director changing the rules out of nowhere.
@@ihsanjayadi88 It later transpired mercedes had enough margin to pit hamilton and come out in P1 even if verstappen doesn't pit. It required a sub 3s pitstop and it would be within a few tenths on pit exit.
@@ihsanjayadi88lol 😂
Fighting spirit, great race🔥
I don't really get why this is called controversial still after this many years. It was legit and it was spectacular best season and best finish ever in F1 history.
possibly the most illegitimate championship that’s ever been won 😂
1
masi completely ruined and dictated the race like a puppet master
2
Said nobody can go into the pits under safety car then once hamilton was by he let anyone into the pits
3
Max was at the back of the safety car pack due to putting for fresh softs he said nobody can over take
4
Then all of a sudden he said yes people can overtake so max on his fresh softs went right behind Hamilton
5
Lewis was around 22 seconds on the lead before the safety car with old hard on
So all in all this is the worst ending to a championship because it was all completely fake and made up by masi and his crew 😂
Meanwhile Norris, Alonso, Ocon, Leclerc and Vettel: WE CREATE OUR FUN 😂
i’m so glad this happened. after almost a decade of Mercedes dominance & them basically using every trick in the book to keep Lewis in the fight (taking Max out at Silverstone, somehow not really getting penalised for track limits at Bahrain, the fresh engine at Brazil) i believe this was fair. yeah sure, in the context of the race itself it shouldn’t have happened but Lewis & Mercedes did not deserve to win the 2021 title at all.
I agree. Overall, Max deserved it a little more. Imagine if Silverstone was the last race and Hamilton won it? This race is only brought up so much because it's the last one, but every race played an equal part.
Ah come on, Verstappen raced dirty as fuck that season and shouldn't even have gotten the Spa win. Let's not selectively forget stuff
@@Matthijs3476I'd like to see that spa race though. And for full points... Lewis was on the wrong setup they said after Q he had it set up for a dry race with DRS overtakes.
The race was a lagoon. I think lewis was in fact lucky with 3rd in that..
@@Matthijs3476 i’m not. on the subject of spa, let’s not selectively forget that LH was beaten by Russell in a WILLIAMS in Qualifying…
@@SlyJordie Sorry for selectively forgetting something that has nothing to with what we're talking about.
Next time when I mention why Verstappen had some luck, I will mention more unrelated events like where Russell in a Williams qualified
Perfect from Max & my old team RB👌
At 2:12, Lewis could have gone up the inside of Max instead of outside. Would have been controversial, but the argument is that Perez did the same thing earlier against Lewis and no action was taken.
It's ironic that the reign of Mercedes ended with FTX on their car. I love that little cheeky drift by Max at the last corner as well.
Best F1 season ever. I was on the edge of my seat every race. What a tension, for the crews it must have been hell. They gave it all. Horner revealed that during the afterparty at Abu dhabi the whole team got totally drunk.
2021 wasn't even close to 2010/2012
@@Nathan--Drake 2021 was better than 2010 mate, did you even watch some races they couldn't even overtake. 2010 was still a banger tho but 2021 was better off and on the track
@@flintey360 hmmmm
Maybe I'm biased cuz I started watching in 2010
But 2010 had loads of races where overtaking occured like Australia with changing conditions
China with changing conditions
Even turkey 2010, the McLarens of JB and LH followed seb and web throughout the race until seb and web crashed then LH passed JB for another McLaren 1-2 that season
The other 1-2 was in China
Korea has good racing too
Spa was another hectic one in 2010
Point is 5 drivers could fight for the championship in 2010, no one was winning 8 races in that season, the wins were shared among, Vettel, Button, Alonso, Hamilton and Webber
The only luck Max got that season and it was in the title decider. Karma
That doesn't make any sense. What about Spa for example? And even still. A race director bending the rules at the last second for the sake of the show is not luck lol.
@@Matthijs3476 no rules were bent mate otherwise the decision would not stand. They changed the rules AFTER that season. How is Spa lucky? he outqualified Ham and since F1 is no longer interested in having working full wet tires, they deemed the conditions unsafe. Im talking about how Lewis was allowed to unlap himself in Imola after a COSTLY mistake and shit like that. Or how Lewis was allowed to keep p1 despite cutting the track in the first lap of abu dhabi.
@@JarrylKhan The decision stood because Mercedes didn't go through with their protest. You can't be serious about this. They even fired the race director over this lol.
Spa was lucky because they clearly did some parade laps to not have to refund the spectators.
@@Matthijs3476 You think Merc just said ah fuck it it's not worth it and just gave up? not that they actually had NO STANDING to make a protest and would just look like (more) sore losers?
@@Matthijs3476If anything, the Spa race not giving out full points actually favoured Lewis since he only lost 5 points to Max instead of 8 (assuming he passed Russell in the full race).
Best season in F1 history
Last lap wasn't very controversial - the controversy was in the lap that came before it
Bahrain was much more controversial if you ask me.
Hamilton exceeded track limits in 26 of 52 laps, Verstappen did it once and even avoided cutting off Hamilton or touching him by doing so, and had to hand back the position.
Abu Dhabi last lap, with not every lapped car being allowed to unlap themselfes, has happened in Baku years before, but noone knows, because noone cares, because it didn't affect Mercedes in a negative way and so noone cried about it and noone noticed...
Yes, very few people speak about Bahrain 21, now that was a much better example of a gifted win than Abu Dhabi 21. I never understood why Max did give his position back so easily in Bahrain. He should have finished the race and protested any possible penalty afterwards, that race was a robbery first class.
Looks like they used the battery on different straights. It took that + a tyre offset + 44 not closing the door + RB trading wing (hence tyre management) for top speed to allow the RB catch the rocket merc without DRS. If any one of those factors were missing I don't think Max could have done it. What a miracle
You're missing a tiny teeny little factor there. Something about rules being changed at the last second by the race director lol.
@@Matthijs3476 Wrong. Masi incorrectly delayed the overtaking of lapped cars and later realized that his mistake would hand 44 the wdc so he used all the wiggle room in the rules to rectify it. Justice was finally served that day after years of FIAMG and their unfair head start on engine development.
the teams all agreed before the race that they didn't want to end it under a SC if possible and it was possible within the rules @@Matthijs3476
@@Matthijs3476Still we cry, 2 years later.
to be honest I still cant watch it, it hurts bro
Ricardo racing his heart out not to miss any of the action is great
I still get goosebumps everytime I see the overtake at T5. Especially the crowd clip with them cheering. I can't believe this was 2 years ago already
Fixed.
Max Verstappen -- Forever.
are you 12 lol
I think I’ve seen the last lap more than 60 times no joke.
If lulu had more points she woud have bumpted out Max.
The greatest F1 moment of history❤❤
See how fast is that mercedes. Max has new soft tyres, Lewis has many lapped hard tyres and he almost got Max
It was the fastest car that year. They burnt engines like sigarettes in the last races. But to no avail... But without the really controversial lewis action in Silverstone and the Bottas bowling action, this champioship would have ended before AD.
max most talent..most racing guy pur sang ... most smart
👍👍👍👍
I have watched this over and over again. I absolutely love it. Thanks for posting.
2:26 "..can only be won by one, and it's going dutch!"🤣🤣🤣
A lot of People completely forget, that Max didn't even use the DRS and in 2021 it was almost impossible to overtake without it anywhere, let alone on such track as ABu-Dhabi, even with the better tires. It wasn't easy. Nothing was decided before the start of the last lap! He made it happen, whilst 9 of 10 other drivers would've stayed behind.
It was amazing, genius overtake and amazing battle all the way through the lap. He caught Lewis completely off guard, because Lewis was going to defend on the following long straight where any other driver would go try.
"it was almost impossible to overtake without it anywhere, even with the better tires"
That's just plain wrong. The time gap between hard and soft tires on this track was +2.5 seconds, and that's on NEW tires for both drivers. There was not a single doubt in anyone's mind that Max would be able to easily pass Hamilton in one lap, the only question was where would he make his move, and that's where he surprised everyone. At the minute the decision to have a final showdown was announced by the FIA, Mercedes knew it was over, that's why they were so mad.
@@Baguenaudeur where did you get that number from ? please explain
Max didn't have more new soft tires by the way after quali, that was a used set.
Seems like you didn't see Gasly and Tsunoda both overtaking Bottas on the last lap the same way. But when Max does it even if the rules were broken 3 times in lap 57 to help him in doing so you call him the GOAT for racing a champion with 40 old lap tyres.
What a well timed and brave overtake it was from the Champ 👌🏼 Simply, simply, lovely
Bro sees the opportunity, he took it, and made it stick
I miss these cars
Not the most exciting by a mile. The difference in grip is like night and day, that it was a foregone conclusion. "Is that Timo Glock" is definitely the most exciting.
The best lap in the history of f1.
Just justice.
just short memory
@@rinsatomi9527no, just justice
@@quigglyz no, just thinking F1 started in 2015
Hamilton tried everything he could with so much inferior tyre. The fact that he almost made the overtake is insane.
@@alternate45don’t listen to him he has a vendetta against Lewis, he comments on every video Lewis related hating on him, just can’t admit he’s the goat
how about silverstone this year where he couldnt pass norris on old hards despite being on fresh softs? Tire deficit isn't everything, hamilton was way too cautious here, especially considering he would have won the championship if they both crashed on the final lap.
@@barbonson_richards They weren't fresh softs, they were scrubbed softs, the advantage only lasted a few laps before they overheated
@vladaltreilea1431 So barrichello wasn’t a wingman then? Literally stopping before the line to give Schumacher the win in Austria 2002 And which of the following drivers you just named have won a championship which wasn’t the fastest car? Exactly none. And ironically Lewis has won a title in arguably a worse car cause the 2008 Ferrari was quicker, your literally just embarrassing yourself here
To be fair your are correct but his defence was absolutely horrible. I think if it was opposite max would have made it a lot harder
AD21 still gives me adrenaline.
Prolly more like Crofty raises it.....
That was an awesomely put together those clips ✌️🙏🏆
Peak driving skills by both of these gentlemen. None of them made a mistake during the most exhilarating moments of their careers. Maximum respect.
what puzzles me the most is why hamilton decided not to cover the inside in t4
Switcheroo tactic?
He would have given Verstappen a great run onto the back straight in that case. This way he could hope for the switchback, however due to the avoiding action he had to take after Verstappen's dive, not even that was possible.
@@MichaSpieltyeah exactly max pretty much put his car in the perfect spot to block his exit
max can go for better exit if lewis do ,lewis still gonn lose
I still don't know what race control could have done here. They were 100% going to decide the outcome. Don't let cars pass -> Hamilton is guaranteed to win, which isn't quite fair. Let all cars pass > Hamilton is guaranteed to win and probably finishes under safety car. Let some cars pass as they did -> Verstappen is guaranteed to win unless he fucks up for no reason.
I guess following the rules to the letter and having Hamilton win would have been correct? But I'm absolutely sure that the Verstappen fans would have lost their minds, just like Hamilton fans have in this case. This fan relationship was too toxic to not go up in flames.
I just imagine if hamilton overtook him again, that'd be even more action
imagine if they both crashed
Every time I watch this final lap. I remember how I felt very well. As a Max fan, it was something like this, “come on Max, come on,” after overtake…. Yes, yes, yes! My dad, who was a Lewis fan, couldn’t believe what he has seen, he was like, shit, nooo, i can’t believe this. Unbelievable. This final lap will stay with us as a great memory for the final send off for the high downforce monsters era of f1 cars
I legitimately can't imagine cheering on my favorite driver to win the championship due to such obvious mismanagement by the race directors. It really cheapens the win IMO.
Or for every fan that’s watched the sport for decades, an embarrassing manipulation of the rules.
@@eabradley1108
Nah after Silverstone and Hungary Mercedes deserved to lose in the most painful way possible- and that’s exactly what happened 😁
It crushed their empire as well, since then Hamilton has won 0 races to Max’s 33
@@Duval-In-The-Wall nah, there's nothing great about watching the referees change the rules mid game to make somebody lose. If you like that you don't care about sport, you're just there for drama.
@@eabradley1108
FIA created their own problem when they made crashing your rivals out of the race worth just 10 seconds and a 5 place grid penalty
Besides F1 fucked up for nearly a decade since 2010, so I don’t mind that for once it actually hurt Mercedes
Nostalgia. Now this is what F1 is all about!!
third world?
2:21 "Cuhntrovahsy"
Bro invented a new word
best ending ever
third world?
Big respect for Ham, staying on the podium, its always how to get up
Respect my ass 😂😂😂😂 After Silverstone attempted killing he should have been watching the races from behind bars.
you mean Silverstone off course where he was so devasted that he caused a dangerous crash that he almost cried in pain. That would have been a Sir not what he actualy did...
Sure he played mindgames all season long but when the titles is decided he accepted defeat like a good loser, near flawless final couple of races but he dropped the ball too often earlier in the season
@@stableianF1oracle "That what you get for not leaving the space" - max.
Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton nearly won a race this year (2023) in Singapore, late pit stopping for softs at the end of the race.
Red Bull and Max Verstappen here at Abu Dhabi, late stop for softs, won him the race, and his first Championship.
Yea people can watch the video themselves you know what kind of special needs comment is this
Damn that w12 was powerful, even on old hards was almost able to overtake verstappen
yep....almost.....
Hamilton couldn't do anything there. The difference in grip is just too much. Verstappen carried around 40 km/h more speed at that last high speed turn (180km/h VS Hamilton's 144 km/h)
Remember Hamilton was leading by 11 seconds before the safety car
Yeah I remember, he illegally overtook Max off track on lap 1........
The entire race was controversial as the controversy already started in lap 1. How Lewis was allowed to keep P1 after cutting the track is a mystery
max dive bombed from way too far behind, leaving no room for lewis to take the corner. He was ahead at the apex, but only because he was carrying too much speed to take the corner while always leaving the space
@@lautaromonsalvo8808the rules are the rules.
He gained an advantage by leaving the track.
@@fabhypnotik7272 yeah but he only had to leave the track because max forced him to. He did have to slow down a bit instead of taking it flat out i guess
@@lautaromonsalvo8808 max started form pole! Of course he was on that apex .
One day Latifi will tell the world he was ordered to crash to steal Max's title
Sometimes i want to feel some rage...so i go back and watch this