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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Mercedes’s Lewis Hamilton head into the final race of the 2021 Formula One season in Abu Dhabi on Sunday tied on points, but with Verstappen ahead on wins.
Here are six stand-out moments from the championship:
1. Blown tyre and break magic
Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Baku, June 6.

Verstappen, four points clear in the championship, was leading Mexican teammate Sergio Perez in a Red Bull one-two when a tyre blew on the main straight with five laps to go.
The race was halted with Hamilton set to cash in on his rival’s misfortune. Perez led away at the restart with Hamilton second but accidentally engaging a ‘brake magic’ switch which sent him down an escape road. He finished 15th while Perez won.
2. Recriminations after title rivals collide
British Grand Prix, Silverstone, July 18

Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton (L) and Red Bull's Dutch driver Max Verstappen collide during the Italian Formula One Grand Prix in Monza, Italy. One of Verstappen’s wheels could be seen hitting Hamilton’s crash helmet. https://t.co/7PeXG4OPSX pic.twitter.com/eIrNgdnmGg
— ABC News (@ABC) September 13, 2021

Verstappen went 33 points clear after winning the first ever Saturday sprint, with Hamilton second. The pair then collided on Sunday’s opening lap.
Verstappen went to hospital for precautionary checks while Hamilton collected a 10-second penalty for causing the collision, but still won his home grand prix and slashed the lead to eight points.
The moment the gloves came off and relations between the two teams nosedived.
3. Bottas wrecks Verstappen’s race
Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest, August 1

📸- Some of the best shots taken during the 2020 Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix, with the victory of @LewisHamilton ahead of @Max33Verstappen and @ValtteriBottas.#HungarianGP 🇭🇺 pic.twitter.com/hTwK82pYms
— FIA (@fia) July 28, 2021

Hamilton charged through from last to third to retake the overall lead from Verstappen, who finished 10th from second on the grid.
Hamilton’s teammate Valtteri Bottas wrecked Verstappen’s race when he made a slow start and tagged McLaren’s Lando Norris, who was in turn pitched into the Red Bull, bringing out red flags.
Hamilton led at the restart but on the wrong tyres and had to pit a lap later, rejoining at the back.
4. Verstappen on top of Hamilton’s car
Italian Grand Prix, Monza, September 12

Another sprint weekend, another collision between the two title rivals. Hamilton started fourth while Verstappen inherited pole after engine penalties sent sprint winner Bottas to the back.
Hamilton challenged Verstappen but was forced onto the run-off area at the second chicane. When Hamilton pitted, he came out alongside his rival on lap 26 and they went wheel to wheel before contact into the first chicane.
Verstappen’s Red Bull ended up on top of Hamilton’s Mercedes and both were out.
5. Stewards take no action, Hamilton last to first
Brazilian Grand Prix, Sao Paulo, November 14

Lewis Hamilton's pole lap on Saturday for the Brazilian Grand Prix #F1 #Formula1 #BrazilGP #BrazilianGP #LewisHamilton #Hamilton #TeamLH pic.twitter.com/A4JJWjk1RR
— F1fanatic.net (@f1fanatic_tw) November 12, 2016

Hamilton needed to win after Verstappen’s wins in the US and Mexico. The Briton led qualifying for Saturday’s sprint but was sent to the back when his car’s rear wing failed a technical inspection.
He fought back to fifth but an engine penalty dropped him to 10th for Sunday, a race he then won.
A key moment came when Verstappen forced Hamilton off and also went wide while defending the lead. Stewards took no action, a decision that set a precedent and produced incredulity at Mercedes.
6. Verstappen’s ‘Brake-test’ moment
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Jeddah, December 5

Verstappen had his first title shot, while Hamilton chased a third win in a row. The Dutch driver was set for pole when he hit the wall at the final corner.
The race was twice stopped before the pair collided on lap 37 when Verstappen slowed suddenly in front of Hamilton after being told to hand back the lead.
Hamilton complained of being ‘brake-tested’ but then won with fastest lap to tie at the top.


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Mercedes’ British driver Lewis Hamilton (left) and Red Bull’s Dutch driver Max Verstappen collide during the Italian Formula One Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale circuit in Monza. Photo: AFP

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Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton (L) and Red Bull's Dutch driver Max Verstappen attend a press conference after the Formula One United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas, on October 24, 2021. - Max Verstappen held off a charging Lewis Hamilton to win the United States Grand Prix on Sunday and extend his Formula One world championship lead to 12 points. (Photo by Zak Mauger / POOL / AFP)

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Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen head into the final race of the 2021 Formula One season tied on points
Tensions between the two have escalated after a dramatic year that’s seen collisions and crashes aplenty


Six stand-out moments between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen’s epic 2021 battle.


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