Lewis Hamilton was on his way to victory in Abu Dhabi and thus his eighth world title. However, in the final phase of the Grand Prix Nicholas Latifi crashes and the safety car came onto the track. Max Verstappen made a pit stop for new tires and Mercedes decided not to bring Hamilton in.
The race management decided to send the safety car off the track as quickly as possible and this allowed the Mercedes driver and the Red Bull man to fight each other for one more round for the world championship. Verstappen eventually came out on top and his team was over the moon.
A new video on Red Bull’s YouTube channel shows how the Dutchman’s mechanics experienced that all-decisive last lap. The men cheer at Verstappen’s overtaking action and run to the pit wall as the driver sends his car across the finish line.
Watch the images of Verstappen’s mechanics in the last lap below.
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