that some lapped cars would be allowed to overtake the safety car, it gave verstappen one last lap, one last shot. a lunge by verstappen, who takes the lead in the race! a controversial ending was always on the cards. both drivers were in tears for different reasons. max verstappen is champion! well, that was truly unbelievable. lewis hamilton has every reason to feel frustrated tonight, but red bull and verstappen absolutely nailed it. and he is the new world champion. it s unbelievable. i mean, throughout the whole race i kept fighting and then, of course, that opportunity in the last lap, it s insane. a big congratulations to max and to his team. in this last part of the season we gave it everything and we never gave up, and that s the most important thing. fans back home at silverstone were getting ready to celebrate, but were left disappointed. i m shocked. i believe that win of lewis was stolen from him, and the championship shouldn t have been decided that way. i think it s mean