Lewis Hamilton’s Father Anthony Congratulates Max Verstappen & His Dad, Formula 1 Shares Video of ‘Class Act' on Social Media

The result of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2021 at the Yas Marina Circuit might have not gone in favour of Lewis Hamilton but that surely does not stop the British racer and his father Anthony from being courteous. The British racer's father was seen hugging Max Verstappen and his dad Jos. The official account of Formula 1 shared the video of the incident on social media and captioned it as, "Pure class." Lewis Hamilton was in a comfortable position of winning the race and even the title. Lewis Hamilton Consoled By His Dad & Fellow Racers After the Mercedes Racer Loses Formula 1 Championship 2021 Title to Max Verstappen (Watch Video). 

But in the last throw of dice, it was Max Verstappen who walked away with a win. it was Nicholas Latifi on turn number 14 that led to the restart of the race and Max Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton. The race went down the wire and the Red Bull racer went past the chequered flag to obtain his first Formula 1 Championship title.  Post this, Lewis Hamilton's father was seen giving a big hug to Max Verstappen and his father Jos. Check out the video below.

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Max Verstappen pitted for new tyres whereas the British racer had pitted early and continued with his worn-out tyres for the last lap. The likes of Rohit Sharma, Sachin Tendulkar and many other netizens supported Hamilton after the controversial decision. Hamilton was consoled by his father and many of his peers too.

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