max verstappen has won his first formula 1 world championship after a dramatic last lap overtake in the abu dhabi grand prix. mercedes had two appeals turned down from the race officials. they say they will still appeal the result, but as it stands the 24 year old dutchman has won red bull their first f1 drivers title in eight years. joining me now is f1 journalist chris medland who has been covering the grand prix in abu dhabi. good to have you with us. i suppose i would like to start by asking you, there will be some people who watching he did not see the race, they know there has been a big ride but they do not understand what it is about. talk us through what is so controversial. controversial. yeah, morning, iwill t to controversial. yeah, morning, iwill try to keep controversial. yeah, morning, iwill try to keep it controversial. yeah, morning, iwill try to keep it as controversial. yeah, morning, iwill try to keep it as brief controversial. yeah, morning, iwill try to ke
let s change direction a little bit now. a story for you now from the racing world, where the formula 1 world championship has gone dutch. max verstappen has been confirmed as the new f1 world champion after a thrilling and i should say highly controversial end to the final race of the season in abu dhabi. the 2a year old beat britain s lewis hamilton on the very last lap to win his first title, denying hamilton a record eighth championship. the final result had been challenged by hamilton s mercedes team, but the result was upheld. mercedes say they intend to appeal. jamie chadwick won this year s formula w title and is also a development driverfor the williams formula 1 team. she s a self confessed lewis hamilton fan and gave her reaction to the race. it was eventful! yeah, i mean, as a self professed lewis fan, obviously, in the end, not the result i wanted to see. but at the same time,
sentence was unconditional, meaning it must be served. there s also chance of appeal, and her political career now hangs in the balance. on sunday, max verstappen won the abu dhabi grand prix and with it, his first formula 1 world championship. what comes next is controversy, but bemusement and anger. george russell tweeted. bbc sport said the win was decided by a questionable call , or former f1 driver david coulthard described it like this. a sequence of events that none of us have seen before. because however you describe it, this took formula one into new territory. the story starts with the world championship going into the final race. verstappen and seven time champion hamilton were tied on 369.5 points. it would all come down to the final race of the season in abu dhabi,
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