Lewis Hamilton on cusp of making history at F1 2021 season finale; here's how

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2021 ended last weekend with Lewis Hamilton winning race on his Mercedes ahead of his 2021 drivers championship rival Max Verstappen. weekend started with Verstappen leading drivers standings by nine points and ended with Hamilton picking up his eighth race win of season along with fastest lap of race, which earned him 25 important points putting him on a level with Verstappen.

Hamilton is already among greatest race drivers in Formula One, as he has a total of seven world championships to his name. Meanwhile, he is on verge of becoming world champion for record eighth time, one more than legendary Michael Schumacher. 

F1 2021 season comes to an end next weekend with Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which will w also feature battle for 2021 Drivers Championship and 2021 Constructors Championship. Although drivers championship is tied in terms of points, Verstappen continues to lead title race as he has one more race win than Hamilton in current season. However, if Hamilton mans to win final race of season, he will end up scripting history at Formula One 2021 season finale. 

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Meanwhile, as per a report mentioned in a report by Formula One, during post-match press conference after Sunday’s race at Jeddah, Hamilton said, “I’ve been racing here a long time, but that was definitely incredibly tough. I tried to be as sensible and as tough as I could be out re, but also sensible, and with all my race experience over years and just keeping car on track and staying clean. It was difficult but we persevered as a team. We have had all sorts of things thrown at us, particularly in this second half of season, so I’m just proud of everyone. And also, I am really grateful for crowd we have had this weekend. It has been nice to be here”.

Speaking furr about squared drivers championship with Verstappen, Hamilton added that Red Bull were quick throughout Saudi Arabian GP as it was difficult to overtake m. However, he added that Valtteri Bottas did a great job at Jeddah by scoring important points for team. Bottas finished at P3 behind Hamilton and Verstappen, by getting better of Alpine’s Esteban Ocon at finishing line.

Im: AP