News Details

Ex-F1 driver warns Drive to Survive contributed to controversial season finale

Former Formula 1 driver John Watson believes the dramatic element that Netflix’s Drive to Survive series has brought to the sport affected the stewards in the closing stages of the 2021 championship. Sir Lewis Hamilton was comfortably leading Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in the dying laps of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and team principal of the Milton Keynes-based outfit Christian Horner admitted during the race that his driver needed a “miracle” to claim the title. They got one. Williams’ Nicholas Latifi smashed into the barrier at Turn 14 late in the race, leading to a Safety Car under which Verstappen pitted, leaving five lapped cars between him and Hamilton. With time...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

McLaren CEO warns Hamilton ‘anger’ could prompt...

McLaren CEO Zak Brown has said he “wouldn’t be shocked” if Sir...
3y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Ex-F1 driver warns Masi decision may have poured...

Former Formula 1 driver Perry McCarthy has said he cannot rule out the...
3y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Did Mercedes just confirm Hamilton won’t be retiring...

The Mercedes F1 Team has seemingly hinted that Sir Lewis Hamilton won’t...
3y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Schumacher says Hamilton ‘not at all fair’ to...

Former Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher has criticised Sir Lewis Hamilton...
3y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Alex Marquez fastest in second MotoGP practice in...

Alex Marquez pulled off a stunning last lap in the dying seconds to top...

Marc Marquez tops timesheets in first Thai MotoGP...

Marc Marquez topped the timesheets around the Buriram International...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Will Buxton: F1 drivers see IndyCar as ‘quite...

Will Buxton is IndyCar’s new lead TV presenter, moving over from...
21h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Dale Coyne announces askROI as full season sponsor

Dale Coyne Racing announced on Wednesday that AI-driven business askROI...

Zak Brown outlines investment that could maximize...

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has released a public letter covering...

Team Penske quickest in final IndyCar test day

The NTT IndyCar Series held its second and final preseason open test day...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

WRC drivers follow F1 in statement to FIA president

World Rally Championship drivers have penned a strongly-worded statement...

Elfyn Evans wins Rally Sweden by a whisker

Super Sunday on Rally Sweden was just that! After 300km of hard racing,...

Elfyn Evans under pressure on Rally Sweden –...

Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin maintained their lead on Rally Sweden after...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Man United 'to rival Arsenal' for 23-year-old...

Manchester United reportedly join Arsenal in the race to sign Espanyol...
1h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Arsenal battling Tottenham for 40m transfer of...

Arsenal and Tottenham are reportedly among the clubs interested in the...
25m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Man United 'receive major transfer boost' as 20-goal...

Napoli forward Victor Osimhen allegedly wants to make the move to...
1h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.