F1 fans point out rule which could still strip Max Verstappen of world title
dailystar.co.ukF1 title battle in Abu Dhabi.The safety car was brought out at Monza after Daniel Ricciardo’s McLaren broke down in an awkward position on track, with marshals having a tricky time removing it.
There was then confusion when the safety car came out and picked George Russell’s third-place Mercedes rather than leader Max Verstappen, and time ran out for racing to resume.
The situation bore a resemblance to the final laps of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December. Except on that occasion, racing was allowed to resume sooner than the rules stipulated while cars between Lewis Hamilton and Verstappen had been allowed to un-lap themselves.
That saw one final racing lap which allowed Verstappen to overtake Hamilton and clinch the world title in highly contentious fashion.READ MORE: Toto Wolff praises F1 stewards for following rules 'this time' but Ferrari boss unhappyAs a result of that fiasco, race director Michael Masi lost his job and subsequently left FIA, the sport’s governing body.After the finale to the Italian Grand Prix was handled very differently, #VoidLap58 began trending on social media, in reference to calls for the final lap in Abu Dhabi to be voided and the result of the 2021 championship overturned.
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