There was a “good” second between Method 1 rivals Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen in the course of the Abu Dhabi race weekend however cameras didn’t seize it.
Earlier than their press convention, journalist Tom Clarkson stated Hamilton entered the room and gave Verstappen a fist bump and requested how he was doing. Clarkson remarked it was the right shot between the title rivals as a substitute of a staged handshake.
Nonetheless, it didn’t pan out how Clarkson imagined it. He instructed the F1 Nation podcast: “I assumed ‘good, that’s the shot, I don’t want to fret about this tacky handshake factor anymore’. We had a Netflix digicam in there. We had the 2 cameras we’ve got within the press convention room anyway. There was even a photographer in there as nicely.
“So the press convention occurs they usually have a very good natter. After which on the finish, I stated to the Netflix man ‘ah, you have to have loved the fist-bump’. And he goes ‘oh, I missed it, mate, I missed it’.
“So no person is aware of about this fist-bump apart from me and the folks in [there], about three others within the room!”
Regardless of the ultimate race of the season ending in controversial circumstances each Hamilton and Verstappen have been respectful of each other within the wake of the occasion.
Verstappen picked up his first world championship after successful the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Hamilton had been main for almost all of the race however a security automobile was deployed after Nicholas Latifi crashed. The race director Michael Masi restarted the race with a lap to go however allowed some vehicles to unlap themselves and others not.
This meant Verstappen was proper on the British star’s tail and had the velocity to overhaul and maintain the lead.
After the race Hamilton was dignified in defeat, saying: “An enormous congratulations to Max and to his crew. I believe we did a tremendous job this 12 months.
“My crew, everybody again on the manufacturing facility… all of the women and men… have labored so arduous this entire 12 months. It’s been probably the most troublesome of seasons. I’m so pleased with them, so grateful to be part of the journey with them.”
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