@@Squatch76 I'm pretty sure the best time for Lewis to pit, the pits were closed, and then re opened when it was too risky to pit. It was very unfortunate but I feel like every driver on the grid can admit that his title was stolen. Lewis will always be one of the best
@@Z24_Official that’s what I mean. They should have gone back and maybe had a 5 lap sprint with only them and maybe no DRS? I meant it was manipulated so they should have gone all out for it haha. Both of them deserved to win the title last year. Lewis came on like a freight train after the summer break though. He was incredible. Again, I am a max fan and didn’t want Lewis to win and beat Schumachers record even though he himself said records are meant to be broken. A tie for now seems good to me to be fair. But Abu Dhabi last year was a travesty… I’m a max fan, we aren’t all insane lol.
This man will be the definition of not knowing what you’ve got until it’s gone. Humble in victory and gracious in defeat. The man is a fucking LEGEND walking.
I weeped for Lewis and I also watched on in wonder at how he handled that situation. The embrace with his dad took us all back to moments when we are crushed and run to our protectors. I can’t bare that the sport did this to him just to prematurely usher in a new champion/ era.. we all hope for redemption for lewis but whatever happens the next few seasons, he’s a living legend, a hero for millions and a man of strong character.. we will always back you champ!!
Calm yourself down Operah. Hambone was outraced and Merc made a a fatal, totally shit error on their part with tyre strategy. You don't have dress it up like a Christmas Tree.
@@kevindwelle1625 let's hope so, he's one of the most unsportsmanlike chauffeurs out there. And yes, I say chauffeur, because he can't handle traffic like a driver: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OS6kN8p5NiA.html
@@kevindwelle1625 you can't be sure, maybe MAx is the next one. As Michael said once, "records are made to be broken". Although a 100+ wins/podiums is not easy to break
@@suomynona8416 worthless title even Max admits but I think you struggled to understand the comment here "Hero's are bigger than champions" And then you gave another racing stat
“its always how you get up” is such an inspiring piece of advice. one of the true great sportsmen of our generation. hats off to lewis. glad we still get to witness his greatness for at least one more year. (now give him a good car merc!!)
Niki would probably have torn down the whole of F1, give the middle finger to Mercedes and use his money and reputation to take that trophy back and hand it over to Hamilton.
@@peterporkeresq.2817that’s probably undermining the lengths niki would go through. The U.S military probably wouldn’t be able to stop Niki on that war path. 😅
Up until now I don't know how the fella dealt with that. Even if you wanted max to win, we all saw and knew that was wrong. Huge amount of respect to Lewis for how you handled it
@@kieranmcmahon1745 championship were won over 21 races. Not only Abu Dhabi. There were controversial races and some also have benefit Hamilton. He only got himself to blame that he never performed last year. Proof Max is a faster driver now, he is leading by 100 points. Even George is faster than Hamilton. Dude should retire and enjoy life.
@@kieranmcmahon1745 That specific race was not fair, but it's on Hamilton for not managing to get a single points lead on Max going into that race, even while driving a faster car. Not to mention the points he "borrowed" from Bottas asking him to give up Pole and fastest-lap severally during the season.
@@gabrielchan4420 Clearly Lewis is the leading Mercedes in pace. There hasn’t been any race since before Spain where George has actually had better race pace than Lewis. Are you actually watching the races? Surely you can see who’s the quicker of the two.
@@johnnix862if certain things played out more in hams favor he could easily be a 10 time world champ. i mean 3 if his championships were lost by a total of like 10 points(1 point in 07, 5 points in 2016, and went into the last race in 2021 tied and was leading by 12 seconds with 4 laps to go.
Lol, he is greater than the entire institution of European knighthood! Fuck being a night, lol! What a silly thing to aspire to! This man showed more honour in Abu Dhabi than all the knights of Europe did, collectively, in the history of knighthood!!!
@@rogier3672 if your a actually fan, (and have basic car knowledge) You would know how these cars work. SLH never did that on purpose. Max could've been more reasonable with the timing and braking. You can't push someone to the apex and expect them to still make the corner. Max knew exactly what he was doing. If you watch the sprint race you would see Hamilton and max in swapped positions. Hamilton ahead, outside, pulled out early and max ran wide and took the position. So learn facts before you comment you DTS fan
@@okie33malibu78 you don’t even have to reply him…these people know nothing about F1 racing…when they see a crash, they think it always the driver’s intention
100+ wins, 7 titles, good person, and on and on…..still people try and hate on this guy.It’s sickening. That Abu Dhabi race was a stone cold robbery. Ferrari are in for a treat. It’s payback time. Max is toast. Stay strong Lewis. Your 8th title awaits. Give them hell.
I've never had heros outside of my Father. However when I look back the Joy , Happyness Pride and Fulfillment Lewis Hamilton has given me and his Fans throughout his Racing Career. I have to will all due respect consider this man a HERO of mine!
I’m a Max fan but regardless, Lewis deserves respect how he handled that defeat and for his skill. I also want to point out his father, I was so impressed by his humility that he showed that day towards Max and Jos. I’m sure Jos would not have reacted that way if he was in Mr Hamilton’s shoes. Respect where respect is due!
He wasn't defeated. He was robbed. That's what made it 1000x harder and what makes it 1000x more impressive that he got up, and he congratulated the man who benefited from the theft.
It's was Not a Defeat, masi gave that race to redbull, how do you just the cars between Mercedes and redbull go by, and not all of the cars, The entire World saw, and Knows what it was.
Hamilton was supposed to lose his championship winning streak more naturally… not by way of manipulation by officials. Max done his job -get the car over the finish line first. So its mot max’s fault it was the fault of the officials.
Even Max himself said he was an instant lewis Hamilton fan after that race as he said himself he wouldn't of been able to do it himself there's so much respect between them its a different lvl to whatnus the fans think we see 👏
I hadn't seen that quote. We have seen Max storm off the podium that year after a race he felt he unfairly lost. I am not a Lewis fan, and I do think that Abu Dhabi win was handed to Max by completely circumventing how the safety car period was handled. Lewis was so far ahead there were three lapped cars between first and second! And lets not forget that Spa that year was rained out but they did three parade laps under safety car and handed max half points for that race. Not to mention that what allowed Red Bull to compete was a change in floor regulations for 2021 specifically planned to slow down Mercedes. F1 wanted a new champion to keep the ratings up, and they made sure that happened in 2021. Kudos to Max though, he is a singular talent. But he wasn't the best driver that year, even if he is the best driver now.
@@rcranes2227 he was the best driver that year, he had 2 more DNFs that weren't his fault, + Hungary where he drove a severely damaged car. So he lost 3 more racing chances to get points, and he still entered the final race level on points. He scored more points per finish, which is sort of how you determine who wins.
@@user-iq4jg1mf7j "fell apart" Lewis had a clearly faster car, and Max secured a P2 finish, which is the best he could manage. Falling apart is more like what Lewis did at Baku, where Max was out of the race and all he had to do was bring it home in P2 to secure a FREE eighteen points (that would make him world champion in retrospect)
Lewis is a gentleman & this incident however unjustified it was Will cement him as one of the all time greats. He is a class act and I hope he keeps going until he wins that 8th title.
To be fair. Max stole nothing, race directors made a decision and max just drove a car and this season he's proving that he didn't need help to win a championship, he has this seasons in the bag with 8 races left
To be honest, yeah Lewis is a great driver, but he has no personality, he is a hypocrate and a sociopath.. not participating in the secret santa last year, missing grill the grid episodes, and lets not forget what happened yesterday, horrible driving and awareness by lewis. "What an idiot, turning in on me from the outside. This guy only knows how to drive when starting first"
Louis shows such good grace in that truly unbelievable situation. I would not have been able to act that way. I have massive respect for him over the way he handled it. He was raised really good by his father and it shows.
They tried to bring him down because of his skin color, but we all know that the 8 time World Champion will rise again. Next year he will win his 9th and silence all Maxipad fanboys and trolls.
The feeling when your world collapse is the worst feeling ever. Hate him or love him, you need to understand that the situation he was in was heartbreaking. The fact that he had the inner power to stand up and walk forward so gracefully... Not everyone is capable of being this strong
yes! He had the race the whole time (even though he might not deserve the wdc overall). Losing in the last lap after such a dominant race must be more than heartbraking
Lewis I'm a Brit, living in Canada, been an F1 fan since,I think, before you were born. You are THE epitome of class and honour. You did have to get up, you did it with such grace. You're my hero. God Bless Sunshine. Please keep Getting Up!!!!!❤❤❤
One of a kind, the greatest driver in F1 history, an excellent sportsman and a gentleman. It's been a privilege and I am all in on watching him chase his 8th next year.
This is the voice of F1 in Belgium. The great Gaetan Vigneron. Sorry for his baguette-english but in French he is fantastic. Rarely makes a mistake, always calm and collected and widely respected by the drivers.
The best commentator for F1. He’s always excited and knows what he’s talking about while staying very neutral and unbiased. Absolutely love watching him on Tipik
The greatest sportsmanship in the history imo. If that was me I would probably not speak to max, not go on the podium and probably lock myself in a room and destroy everything
@Yuri DeKhed honestly do you actually think max verstappen who has shown bad sportsmanship with stuff he said about lewis last year wouldn’t have done the same at his home gp?
This is why #blessed and Max fans are absolutely the worst. Both fueled by hate to esch other and the rival team #1 driver with the addition of Lewis fans being delusional. Jesus.
You simply have to admire him on this one, he got out the car, shook his hand and shared the podium with him without any tantrums or bad words to say, mercedes rightfully tried to prosecute the fia and Lewis told them not to pursue it any longer, he is a champion at heart as much as he is behind the wheel Sir Lewis 💜
@@powerkingez9682 There was actually quite a lot to go after. The rules were changed during the safety car, lapped cars beteeen two active lap drivers do not under any safety car circumstances have to unlap themselves. If no rules were broken, there would have been no call to Michael Masi from Redbull to change them.
@@powerkingez9682 that explains why the fia demoted masi and came out with a statement claiming it was "human error" its all online to read including the statement from the fia so I don't understand how you can argue against it, nobody blames max for what happened he is a brilliant driver and definitely deserving of a championship it was the FIA that caused the controversy and has the blame on their doorstep, it's actual facts so I can tell you don't really know formula 1 very well
He's so humble and kind, I love him, I'm glad he's still driving, won many awards, amazing driver and a lovely person. Won 7 wdc and he's great🔥😍he will be missed when he retires🥺
I actually like things the way they are now, with the best driver on the grid leading the standings and Lewis still there to keep matters from getting boring. Let's face it, the guy does provide glamour, excitement and comedy to the sport.
Sir Lewis is a true legend. He is so under appreciated, and when he retires there will be hole in the sport. I watch F1 because of Seb, Kimi, Danny, Nico, Jensen and him. It is sad to see them exist the sport one by one.
It's shows wr he comes from. Specially his family and his parents how they nurtured him no matter wat ever happens don't lose your character. Respect the moment. Hugh respect for this man. 🥰😍👏👍👌 And his father.
Where as Max crashed into Lewis in Monza and didn't even care to check if Lewis was okay. The biggest difference between Lewis and Max. Max has aggression only and lacks every good aspect of human being and sportsman.
@@rutpshah dont be delusional. Max didnt crash into lewis on monza, the sausage curb launched him in the air, leaving him to land on lewis. Without sausage curb it wouldve been the same as lewis vs max in imola 2nd corner but roles reversed. Also if you ACTUALLY look at the incident you see max checking on lewis, he sees lewis is trying to reverse so he knows hes ok, he even said that in the interview after. Dont hate on max with reasons that are plain false.
@@rutpshah So... you're admitting that Verstappen is the better driver, when he's able to land a completely airborne car on another car on purpose? Because that is what every crymilton fan keeps whining about, without looking at all the things happening in that moment. And for the last round; Masi did what MB was whining about after Spa; not let a race end behind the safety car. It's what they asked, not what they wanted.
I’m an old guy, a Schumacher fanatic. It was impossible to see his record go. But with time I’ve come to realise Lewis deserved the honour if anyone ever did. He’s a legend.
I love how it was all in his car. He was stuck in that moment and he had to force himself to remember that life goes on. But those few minutes probably felt like months to him
IT was a horible moment for all of us. Lewis is a hero. He didn t recive anything on a silver plate , everything he is now is the result of this talent and of his huge work . I am very happy to be one of the many Lewis s fans . I am very proud of You Lewis . Remember... Never Alone !
@@Querientje indeed not - I was decided by the FIA handing out points at Spa for a race that didn't happen, and then by manipulation of the final lap at AbDab.
@@TheTraveller20081 how about the 1st race where verstappen clearly won won or the 2nd where lewis was out and got 2nd for free or the new pitstop bs regulations what caused monza or silverstone where hamilton gained 32 points for free or baku pirelli bs or bottas hungary bowling and in spa theyclearly stole 12.5 points from verstappen he would have won that easily
that season was just nuts and i doubt we will get another one like that. max and lewis went at it for the whole calendar so you really got to feel for lewis when he was so close to that 8th yet so far at the same time.
Im a tifosi since 2004. But, after saw how Lewis got robbed and defeated last year, I really want Lewis to win one more championship. Edit: sorry for the typo, tifoso
@@rogier3672 you know nothing of the rules lol 😂 exactly y wording was changed for this yrs championship bc it should’ve been one more lap under caution to allow all lapped cars to pass which it wasn’t they allowed some cars but not all causing the race to restart with one last lap
Meanwhile when just the race before when Lewis fairly won the race in jeddah unlike the lucky max kid, Max ran off the podium without shaking hands or congratulating anyone. But SIR Lewis who got robbed when he was a lap ahead during the last lap, he still shows his character is above all fake ones.
Because he knew what happened there was wrong too. Max slowed down to let Lewis through, and for whatever stupid reason, Lewis decided to not overtake his one and only REAL opponent in the race. There is no excuse that can justify Lewis not just passing Max, even the "brakecheck" people are talking about. And Max was far from lucky that season. Lewis was lucky. Lucky that Max crashed and lost a lot of points, or the Championship would have already been wrapped up at Brasil.
Imagine yourself, going to work for a company for 20+ years, grinding hard everyday, starting from the bottom working your way up to the top. You reach the top of the company and one day, your duties are relinquished to someone who has worked for the company for a year with no real rhyme or reason. You did everything right.
You dont show who you are when you win, you show it when you dont and for that moment when he walked up to max, i have huge respect! Yes im from holland and zero hate towards one of the best ever
This Belgian journalist is one of the greatest! He's always human, focused, respectful and knows what he's talking about whatever the sport. Gaëtan Vigneron is his name. Huge respect Sir!!
The reaction of both him, and his dad stuck with me. Can‘t see many other people reacting so fair, after such a BS way to lose. Thats what a real Champion acts and looks like, just to remeber y‘all.
🐂 Its shocking! Niver mind you then find out redbull over spent on the budget cap regardless if you make out it didn't go in the car . It would have made fund's not available that wouldn't have been spent on the car that they say was spent on other things . The F1 world they where so desperate for new champions. because the Media and alot of Fan's where saying was getting boring because Mercedes kept winning. Destroying everyone. niver mind the amount of changes they made to slow Mercedes down years previous that brought them to the title fight its all there ! . Its so sad . Am still angry about it but lewis is a true legend nothing but respect for him inspired ❤ am glad he continue in the sport . Because was so sickening i was ready to stop watching the sport . After 20 years of supporting it
