“Everything stems from the safety car, if it hadn’t been there in the final race Hamilton would have won with an 8-10 second advantage. They were good at Red Bull to immediately bring Verstappen to the pits, put on the supersoft qualifying tires. Hamilton now had tires already used Let’s say that for Formula One it was something spectacular, it had never happened, in my memory, that a GP determined the world championship on the last lap. It was a great final that will remain in F1 history. “ These are the words of Flavio Briatore at time.news, on the season finale of the F1 world championship which in Abu Dhabi was in the balance until the end, with the success of max Verstappen.
“What happened gives F1 an incredible resonance. Hamilton was in fact world champion with ten laps to go, then came Latifi’s accident, moreover powered by Mercedes, if it had happened one lap after the Abu Dhabi GP he would have ended up with the safety car with the English champion. Everything went well in Verstappen but this year he deserved to win. In sport there is always something that balances all year round, “added Briatore.
“The work of Masi and the appeal of Mercedes? Normally when you have the safety car you have to keep the starting positions. Verstappen went out and back and remained there as a position, the others let them pass. Masi had a terrible week, Now we will see if Mercedes will appeal to the FIA in Paris, but they have been very fair with Hamilton congratulating Max, this is important for sport. We will have to see what happens next year, but such a thriller finish gives incredible popularity to the whole sport and to the whole of F1. “
“Ferrari this year did not have a championship at its height, third place in Abu Dhabi yesterday with Sainz is fine, but Ferrari must race in the Grand Prix to try to take first place, not third. There will be a lot of work to be done at Ferrari, now that there are changes in the regulations and if Ferrari is not competitive at least to fight for the top positions, at that point I think they need to overhaul everything “, Briatore concluded at time.news on the Ferrari world championship and on the future of the team after the conclusion of the 2021 season yesterday in Abu Dhabi.