Things are heating up at the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship and today, we had the 2021 Qatar Grand Prix, in fact it’s just got done a few minutes ago. We’ve not been short of any drama in the last few races and today was no different as Britain’s Lewis Hamilton took down yet another race and in doing so, he’s closed the gap between him and the leader Max Verstappen.
Hamilton trailed Verstappen by 14 points in the overall drivers’ standings heading into this weekend but he was a bit fortunate today as Verstappen was awarded a 5-place grid penalty going into today’s race. During the qualifying session on Saturday, Verstappen ignored yellow flags and that was the reason for the penalty, which made Hamilton’s job easier today at the Losail Circuit in Qatar.
In the last race, Hamilton made a dramatic finish as he came from 10th on the grid to win the race but this time, he was well placed to win and win he did. Reacting to Verstappen’s penalty, he said, “My only reaction is consistency is key. In Austria I got a three-place penalty for a single yellow flag I didn’t see. It’s good that they stick to the book. We’ve just got to focus on our job today.”
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The Mercedes driver has now closed in on his Dutch rival and the gap on the drivers’ standings is just about 8 points. Verstappen limited the damage of his penalty today in Qatar, coming second in the race while Fernando Alonso finished third and got himself a first podium finish since 2014.
With his win today after getting pole position yesterday, Hamilton becomes the first driver to win at 30 different F1 circuits. In all, it was a 102nd victory for Hamilton when he passed the chequered flag today. What a legend! Take a look at the winning moment at the 2021 Qatar Grand Prix today:
SIR LEWIS HAMILTON WIN NUMBER ONE HUNDRED AND TWO! #QatarGP 🇶🇦🔥✨ pic.twitter.com/VNWkd6gk1W
— deni (@fiagirly) November 21, 2021
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