The duel between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton for the conquest of the 2021 world title it lasted until the last lap of the last race on the calendar, with the Dutchman able to score the decisive overtaking at the very last breath against his rival. Clearly the two were on a noticeable difference in compounds, with Verstappen on Soft by a few laps and Hamilton on Hard by 40 laps, but the much-desired film finish was served, with the Englishman trying to take advantage of his rival’s trail. and in turn attempting an attack, which was then thwarted. Finally, Verstappen’s tough defense at this juncture has not escaped waved quite clearly on the straight, in an attempt not to give the opponent the slipstream.
In the course of a hosted by the Austrians of Servus Tv, Helmut Marko commented on the last lap, saying that Max was promptly informed by his engineer Lambiase “not to make waves again “. Verstappen’s reply was fulminating: “I was just warming up my tires“. The world champion then returned to the controversial sentence in which he mentioned that the titles following the first were a sort of bonus, that the main objective had been achieved: “When I think about the first race next year, I want to win it. If I have a fast car available, I will. Maybe two or three races to go“, The Dutchman joked, who then clarified:”How will the title affect me? Hard to say now, obviously after winning the championship I felt a little relaxed. My dream was to be world champion, everything that comes from now on will be a bonus ”.
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