Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has admitted a mistake was made in the controversial restart of last year’s season finale, at which Max Verstappen won the world championship.
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix articles archive
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix articles
The omission in the FIA’s Abu Dhabi report which may store up trouble for the future
2022 F1 season
Posted onThe FIA’s report on the mishandling of last year’s championship-deciding race does not clarify how future similar errors will be corrected.
How F1’s greenest debutant defied his doubters and left as its most experienced racer
2021 F1 season review
Posted onKimi Raikkonen left Formula 1 as the most experienced driver ever. But two decades earlier his inexperience threatened to deny him his debut.
Latifi condemns “extreme” social media abuse and death threats over Abu Dhabi GP crash
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onNicholas Latifi has spoken out against the abuse he has received on social media, including death threats, over his role in the controversial restart which decided the outcome of the world championship in Abu Dhabi.
Why Mercedes believe they would have won an appeal but still lost the title
2021 F1 season
Posted onWhy have Mercedes chosen not to pursue a formal appeal of the result of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and what could it mean for the future of the sport?
Verstappen’s title-winning last-lap pass on Hamilton was “very painful” due to cramp
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen revealed he was in agony as he performed the last-lap pass on Lewis Hamilton which clinched the world championship.
Wolff hopes Hamilton will continue in F1 after “pain” of title loss
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton’s future in Formula 1 is uncertain following the “pain” of his championship defeat last weekend, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted.
Hamilton was “robbed” of championship win by F1 race director Masi – Wolff
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton was robbed of the 2021 world championship by FIA Formula 1 race director Michael Masi’s handling of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, says Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff.
Mercedes will not appeal Abu Dhabi GP result, Verstappen to be confirmed as champion
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes have confirmed they will not proceed with an appeal over the outcome of Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, meaning Max Verstappen’s confirmation as world champion is no longer in jeopardy.
‘We won it on-track and they’ll never take that away from me’ – Verstappen
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen said he is unconcerned about Mercedes’ potential appeal of race direction decisions during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
FIA: Abu Dhabi GP row ‘tarnishing the image of F1 and celebration of Verstappen’s title’
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onThe FIA World Motor Sport Council has approved a proposal by president Jean Todt to begin an “analysis and clarification exercise” in response to the Abu Dhabi GP row.
Verstappen will “hopefully” collect trophy tomorrow if no appeal materialises – Horner
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner says he has had no indication from the FIA Max Verstappen will be unable to collect his Formula 1 drivers championship trophy at the governing body’s prizegiving ceremony tomorrow.
Haas end 2021 on top as Shwartzman goes fastest in final test
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onRobert Shwartzman was fastest of the 10 drivers who participated in the final day of testing at the Yas Marina circuit today, having switched from Ferrari to Haas.
Tsunoda made “long journey” to regain confidence for career-best finish
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onYuki Tsunoda says he had a “long journey” from his difficult start to his rookie season to a career-best result last weekend.
Verstappen’s race and title-winning last-lap pass was a unique Formula 1 feat
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMax Verstappen’s pass for victory on Lewis Hamilton in the final lap of the championship-deciding race was a unique Formula 1 feat.
Mercedes have “good legal basis” for appeal over Abu Dhabi GP – lawyer
2021 F1 season
Posted onMercedes would have a compelling case if they submit an appeal over the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix controversy which cost Lewis Hamilton the world championship, an expert in sports law has told RaceFans.
De Vries fastest as post-season testing begins in Abu Dhabi
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onFormula E world champion Nyck de Vries set the fastest time during the young driver test in Abu Dhabi, driving Mercedes’ 2021 car.
Analysis: The four minutes that changed the destiny of the 2021 world championship
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onAcross a four-minute period late in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, FIA Formula 1 race director Michael Masi changed his mind on a decision which ultimately determined which driver won the world championship.
‘Congratulations to Max but I feel for Lewis’: Drivers’ takes on the title-decider
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onThe remarkable scenes that saw Max Verstappen claim his first world championship title and the controversy prompted strong reactions from drivers across the motorsport world.
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Star Performers
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, Carlos Sainz Jnr and Yuki Tsunoda were RaceFans’ Star Performers of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Here’s why.