A nail-biting match would be an understatement if one had watched the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2021. In the end, it was Max Verstappen who walked away with the win and went on to beat the seven-time Formula 1 champions, Lewis Hamilton. Both stalwarts were eyeing the title. Lewis Hamilton was in quite a comfortable position to win the race but only on the last lap, Max Verstappen went past that chequered flag after Williams' Nicholas Latifi's crash. Needless to say that the fans who were watching the game witnessed their hearts drumming to their throat and after the game, the netizens can up with memes that flooded the Internet. Max Verstappen's Old Statement About Cristiano Ronaldo Goes Viral After Winning Formula 1 Championship 2021 at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
So Latifi crashed into barriers on turn number 19. Until now Lewis Hamilton was cruising to an easy win and surely it looked as if his eighth Formula 1 Championship title is well within reach. But no! post this crash, the race restarted with a lap to go and here's when the close battle began with Max Verstappen walking away with the last laugh and of course the title. Now, let's have look at the memes below.
Memes:
Max Verstappen passes Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of the season's last race to win his 1st World Championship.
Netflix: pic.twitter.com/SJZLkLEQT2
— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) December 12, 2021
Another one
Toto Wolff to Williams after Latifi's crash pic.twitter.com/CBDBP3tBls
— Aishwary (@racefeedf1) December 13, 2021
Whoever’s watching Grand Prix
everybody watching the abu dhabi gp pic.twitter.com/o9by6VUVLk
— sam (@rbrseb) December 12, 2021
Heartbeat
Watching the Abu Dhabi GP: pic.twitter.com/2iqaBUg5Wl
— MessengerPigeon (3,3) // (🍔,🍔) (@MoneyMaknPigeon) December 12, 2021
Last one
Verstappen to Hamilton when he overtook him in the last lap 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/oe7Zdz1lFc
— Naughty PT (@fpl_pt) December 12, 2021
Post winning the title, the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma and others congratulated Verstappen for the stunning win. But their hearts went out to Hamilton who lost the last by a whisker.
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