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The new world champion of the Formula 1 series, Max Verstappen, revealed that he was also sent a message by Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff, from whom he remained very pleasantly surprised.
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The Dutch champion admitted this in a short interview for the British portal Sky Sports. The year 2021 in F1 is already a thing of the past, but the fans will mention its course and especially the climax for a very long time.
The controversial end of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, who finally decided on the new champion, brought a huge wave of emotions and especially from the representatives of the German Mercedes team.
Although they managed to win the record eighth design title in a row, they still had a very bitter taste in their mouths. In their opinion, he was British Lewis Hamilton unfairly turning to gaining a record eighth championship primacy with the controversial decision of race director Michael Masi in the final rounds.
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The shots of the totally enraged Mercedes boss will remain especially memorable Tota Wolffawho had something to do to keep his nerves in check and not smash something again. His dissatisfaction and enormous guilt are also confirmed by the fact that he has not yet commented publicly on anything.
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However, the new champion Max Verstappen revealed that the head of Mercedes still said something. “This sent me a message in which he wrote that he congratulated me on winning the title of world champion and added that I deserved it. It was really nice of him, “ The 24-year-old Dutchman told British Sky Sports “After that last round, the emotions were pretty high in both teams, but that’s the way it is.”
Verstappen, who is already on duty during tests in Abu Dhabi, also praised the size of Lewis Hamilton, who congratulated him on winning and winning the premiere shortly after the emotional climax of the season.
Max Verstappen a Lewis Hamilton
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“Lewis is a really great athlete. Of course, maybe it will ‘help’ a bit when you already have seven titles, which in my opinion was slightly more balanced. If it was the other way around, it would definitely be more painful, because I didn’t have a title before, “ the racer of the Austrian stable Red Bull Racing intends.
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“But he came to me and congratulated me, and it must have been very difficult for him. It just confirms how much respect we have for each other. We both moved to the limit of our abilities throughout the season.
It was a pleasure to compete with him. Of course, there were tense situations, but I think it’s perfectly normal in a battle for a championship like this. The season is a thing of the past and we can finally relax. Well, it was really tight, “ stated Max Verstappen.
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