text: Original by Dongchedi Xu Bo
[Original by Dongchedi Product] Recently, the 2021 Formula One World Championship (hereinafter referred to as: F1) officially concluded at the Yas Pier Track in Abu Dhabi. In the end, Red Bull Racing team driver Verstappen won the competition and was crowned the first driver's championship in his personal F1 career, while Mercedes won the eighth team championship; and Mercedes's Hamilton won the final runner-up, missing the title of "Eight Crown King"; Ferrari driver Sainz won the final third place.
In the qualifying match before the main game, Verstappen won the pole position with a time of 1 minute 22.019 seconds with teammates Perez , Hamilton was second, Norris performed well and ranked third, and Perez and Bottas ranked fourth and sixth respectively. In terms of starting tires, two Red Bull racing cars started with soft tires, while two Mercedes racing cars started with neutral tires.
Alfa Romeo team driver Kimi Raikkonen's last career stop
In addition, it is worth noting before the main race that this season is Kimi Raikkonen's 19th F1 season, and he will usher in his 349th start in his career. After this season, he will retire from F1.
Ma Zeping missed the last stop of the season due to confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis
, and Ma Zeping's COVID-19 test result was positive before the game, and only minor symptoms appeared. He is currently in quarantine in accordance with relevant regulations. According to the relevant epidemic prevention policies of the tournament, he ultimately failed to participate in the F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
starts in the starting stage, Hamilton started very smoothly and took the lead before entering Turn 1
Next, let’s review the final game together. In the initial stage of starting, Hamilton started from second place, but performed better than Verstappen and took the lead before entering Turn 1.
Turn 6 in the first lap, Verstappen and Hamilton had a fierce battle. However, Verstappen was waiting for an opportunity to move in the rear. Turn 6 in the first lap, Verstappen and Hamilton had a fierce battle: Verstappen was too late and drove directly through the corner center to the outside after the corner. Hamilton was forced to rush out of the track, but the former immediately gave the position back to Hamilton, and the tournament did not investigate the incident.
entered the second lap, and Hamilton began to gradually widen the gap
lap 2. Hamilton has been ahead of Verstappen by 1.3 seconds with his strong strength, Perez surpassed Norris to third, while Bottas fell to eighth.
Hamilton continues to refresh the fastest lap
lap 8, Hamilton continues to refresh the fastest lap till now, at this time he has widened the leading gap with Verstappen to 2 seconds. Due to the combination of heavy oil + soft tires, Verstappen did not have much advantage in the first few laps of the game, but was gradually abandoned by Hamilton.
Vistapan reported to the team on lap 9 that the tires were a little struggling
In lap 13, Hamilton has expanded the lead to 5.4 seconds
In lap 9, Verstapan reported to the team that the tires were a little struggling, and at this time his right rear wheel had already pelletized. On lap 13, Hamilton is gradually widening the gap with Verstappen, with Hamilton leading by 5.4 seconds.
On the 14th lap, Verstappen entered the station to replace the new hard tire
On the 14th lap, the official window for soft tire replacement hard tires was just opened, Verstappen immediately entered the station to replace it with a hard tire, and the technician team of Red Bull also performed very well, and completed the tire replacement in just 2.1 seconds. On the same lap, Ferrari's Leclerc rushed out of the track near the pit exit and lost several positions. But then he surpassed Kakuda Yuki of the Little Red Bull Racing team on the straight and came to the sixth position.
lap 15, Hamilton entered the station to replace the hard tire
lap 15, Hamilton entered the station to replace the hard tire, but the Mercedes technician team's tire replacement time was 2.4 seconds, which was 0.3 seconds longer than Verstappen's tire replacement time. But at this time, due to the long gap between the two, this gap will not affect Hamilton. However, he was ranked second after leaving the station, and Perez, who had not yet entered the station, surpassing this "fatal protection master" is the most difficult problem Hamilton will face.
Hamilton and Perez staged a continuous offensive and defensive conversion
lap 20. Hamilton, who has updated tires, has chased behind Perez. The two drivers conducted several wonderful offensive and defensive attacks and defenses in the first and second time periods, and Hamilton has never been able to surpass. At this time, Verstappen was 8.7 seconds away from Hamilton.
When Hamilton surpassed Perez, Verstappen had already chased him for 1.2 seconds
On lap 21, Hamilton finally completed the overtake of Perez. Perez's defense can be said to have performed very well, staged a high-level duel with only 5 laps of hard tires that had been used for 20 laps, winning valuable pursuit opportunities for teammates. At this time, Verstappen had already chased Hamilton for 1.2 seconds, and then Perez entered the station and replaced the hard tire. After only two laps, Hamilton looked at the distance with Verstappen again, and the gap widened to 2.4 seconds.
Alfa Romeo team driver Kimi Raikkonen had no choice but to withdraw due to racing failure
On lap 26, Alfa Romeo team driver Kimi Raikkonen's racing car had a brake failure, and then lost control and hit the guard wall, causing damage to the front nose wing. He then drove the car back to the pit area and finally had no choice but to withdraw. As a veteran in the F1 field, it is a pity that Raikkonen ended his career in this way.
Williams team driver Russell also withdrew due to mechanical failure
Then, Williams team driver Russell's car also had mechanical failure, and he also drove the car back to the pit area to end his last game with Williams team.
Alfa Romeo team driver Giovinaz racing failed
After that, a failed vehicle appeared. On lap 36, Alfa Romeo team driver Giovinaz racing failed, which also ended the last game of the team, and the virtual safety car was dispatched. The emergence of virtual safety cars is very unfavorable for Hamilton, who once led the way, mainly because there is only a 6.6-second distance between him and Verstappen and there is no safe entry window; at this time there are 22 laps before the end of the game, which is a test for the hard tire he uses.
Vistapan and Perez both chose to switch tires in the virtual safety car state
lap 37. While the competition was still in the virtual safety car state, Verepan and Perez both chose to switch tires in the station. Verepan replaced the brand new hard tires and wanted to use the tire advantages to continue chasing Hamilton after the track resumed the race.
Vistup made the fastest lap to chase Hamilton
lap 38, the virtual safety car ended, the current gap between Hamilton and Verstappen is 17.2 seconds, Verstappen began to chase with all his strength. The brand new hard tire still played a certain role in Verstappen's pursuit. In the next two laps, Verstappen continued to refresh the fastest lap and chased for nearly 0.6 seconds in lap 39. At the same time, Hamilton reported to the team that he could not maintain a relatively fast speed for a long time to prevent Verstappen from shortening the gap.
With the last 10 laps left in the race, the gap between Verstappen and Hamilton is still 11.1 seconds
lap 43, Verstappen is still continuing to narrow the gap. The current difference between the two cars is 13.9 seconds, and Hamilton's hard tire mileage is 24 laps more than Verstappen.On lap 49, with the last 10 laps left in the game, Verstappen continued to pursue, and Hamilton's lead was shortened to 11.1 seconds; but Verstappen could not guarantee that his first world champion would miss it for nearly 1 second in the remaining game. At this time, the Mercedes team and Hamilton were very worried that the safety car would appear. After all, under the leadership of the safety car, it would invisibly help Verstappen greatly shorten the gap.
Williams team's Latifie was disembarked again due to a mistake and
Vistapan seized the opportunity to replace the brand new soft tire, ready to try it out
Perez failed to finish the race due to a racing failure
but a dramatic scene happened in the end. On lap 53, Williams team's Latifie was disembarked due to a mistake, causing the car to collided violently with the guardrail, and the safety car would be disembarked. At this time, Mercedes was forced to stay on the track because the distance between his opponent and Hamilton was too close; while Red Bull Racing took advantage of this opportunity to react quickly, allowing Verstappen and Perez to enter the station on lap 54. Both cars were replaced with soft tires, and ranked second and third respectively after leaving the station. This put Hamilton in an unfavorable situation where the old hard tires are used to the new soft tires. But on lap 56, when the car was still led by a safety car, Perez withdrew due to a racing failure.
When the penultimate lap, the race decided to let the slow train between Hamilton and Verstappen "unset"
lap 56, and the safety car was still guiding the team, and the last three laps left in the race. On lap 57, the safety car will enter the station on the last lap, and the drivers need to compete for the last lap. But at this time, the tournament made an unexpected decision to allow the four players in the ferrule state between Hamilton and Verstappen to "unset" the operation before retrieving the safety car. This means that there is no obstacle between the two annual championship contenders. At the same time, Hamilton's tires are at an absolute disadvantage and will launch a cruel offensive and defensive showdown, which also makes the decision of the tournament controversial after the game.
In the end, Verstappen surpassed Hamilton with absolute tire advantages to win the championship
The competition restarted in the last lap. Hamilton, who used old hard tires, made a full fight with Verstappen who used new soft tires, but the tire disadvantages made Hamilton unable to hold his position in the end. When he struggled to the middle of the second time period, Verstappen took the lead with the tire advantages and opened the distance before entering the third time period.
In the end, Verstappen crossed the line first, Hamilton second, Sainz third, Kakuda Yuki and Gasley ranked fourth and fifth, and the sixth to tenth drivers were: Bottas, Norris, Alonso , O'Con and Leclerc. Although the uncertainties of the tournament's "unset" of the slow car and the final lap restart, these uncertainties led to Hamilton's missing the title of the eighth world champion in his career, it also created the birth of a new world champion.
Vistapan is crowned the first driver's annual champion
After the race, Hamilton congratulated Verstapan on
In the post-race interview, Verstapan said: "This is crazy, I don't know what to say, I am happy for the team, I am happy for everyone! I really like working with them. Finally, today Oh my God I'm still a little lucky. My team knows I love them and I want to continue with the team for 10 to 15 years! "Hamilton said, "First of all, congratulations to Verstappen and his team. But we are proud of our team, we have given everything. I've felt great in racing over the past few months, and we'll see how things will happen next year."
Conclusion:
F1 2022 season driver list
This year's F1 has officially come to an end. It can be said that this is an event that will be recorded in history.Including Hamilton and Verstappen entering the last stop with the same score, the retirement of veteran drivers, the upcoming major changes in F1 technical rules, and the controversial handling of the final session, all created an unforgettable F1 season for car fans. With the birth of Verstappen, the new world champion and the new F1 technical rules will be implemented next season, this also indicates that the F1 event will enter a new era. In addition, China's first driver, Zhou Guanyu , will play for Alfa Romeo team in the next F1 season, which also makes us look forward to the next season.
