Max Verstappen is F1 world champion after a sensational finish to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
He was trailing Hamilton by 10 seconds with five laps to go, with the Mercedes man seemingly certain to claim a record-breaking eighth title, when a crash for Williams driver Nicolas Latifi threw everything into chaos.
The race was restarted with one lap to go with Verstappen on fresh tyres and Hamilton on old ones and the Dutchman swept by to win the race.
It was in many ways a fitting way to end one of the greatest and most contentious seasons in Formula 1 history – and the arguments over right and wrong will rage for some time to come.
At the end of the race, while Verstappen screamed with delight and Red Bull celebrated, Hamilton sat in his Mercedes for several minutes, disbelieving at the way events had turned against him in the final minutes.
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