He confirmed that he will stay with the Red Bull team and strive to reap more achievements

Verstappen: "Yas Marina" has given me glory. I hope to win the world championship for 15 years

• Verstappen overtakes Hamilton on the last lap.

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The Dutch driver of the Red Bull-Honda team, Max Verstappen, confirmed that his victory in the "Etihad Airways Grand Prix", the conclusion of the "Formula 1" season, at the "Yas Marina" circuit, the day before yesterday, gave him the glory he had been waiting for since joining his current team. In 2016, he described what happened as “unbelievable”, expressing his wishes to repeat this achievement and dominate the world championship title for the next 15 years.

Verstappen said in a press statement: “I am very happy to embrace the glory and the world championship title at this circuit, which I previously won last year, especially since the title came after a dramatic and exciting season, punctuated by many difficulties and exciting events, in a competition that the world (Formula 1) has not witnessed. Over the past 30 years, the two competitors entered the final race with equal points.”

He explained: "Despite my faltering start at the start of the race at the Yas Marina Circuit, I and all the team members were more determined to do everything we could to achieve the dream that we had always been waiting for, as we needed a miracle to achieve what we aspire to, to continue fighting until the last breath. Although I suffered from a muscle strain in my feet, before the awaited moment came, the strategies we followed succeeded, especially after entering the safety car five laps before the end, and replacing the tires with the softer quality (Soft), which paid off with the momentum required to overtake Hamilton in the last lap. ».

And about the feelings he experienced in the last few metres, he said: "It is unbelievable."

Verstappen Sr.: Max gave me what I dreamed of

Josh Verstappen, father of Dutch driver Max Verstappen, expressed his pride in his son's achievement of winning the Formula 1 world title, and that what Max achieved was a gift he had always dreamed of when I was a driver in the championship between 1994 and 2003.

Josh said in a press statement: “I have always played the role of a supportive friend for Frischappen in all his choices, and there is no greater gift than a father receives by seeing his son embrace glory, especially since what Max achieved has always been a dream for me when I was a Formula 1 driver, in an era of legends, The most prominent of them are the nomad Ayrton Senna, and the German Michael Schumacher, who we share the leadership of the same (Benton) team.”

“Mercedes” submits a request for intentions to appeal the decisions of the observers

The "Mercedes" team submitted a request for intentions to appeal the decisions of the observers, after rejecting its protests against the result of the "Etihad Airways Grand Prix" race at the "Yas Marina" circuit, the end of the "Formula 1" season.

Immediately after the end of the race, which was won by Dutchman Max Verstappen, the Mercedes team lodged two separate official protests, about passing Max behind the safety car for trailing cars, in addition to protesting the way the race resumed with a lap to the end.

Mercedes confirmed in its protest that what happened constitutes a violation of Articles 42, Section 12 and 48, Section 5 of the laws, which stipulate that any car that is one lap behind must pass the lead car and the safety car, and that as soon as the last car crosses Late with the leader's lap, the safety car returns to the maintenance area at the end of the next lap, which did not happen, according to "Mercedes", after the safety car entered before a lap to the end, and before the rest of the other cars joined the convoy of cars leading.

Horner: "Mercedes' protest" is a "desperate" movement

Red Bull-Honda team manager Christian Horner confirmed that Mercedes' decision to protest the result of the Etihad Airways Grand Prix race at the Yas Marina circuit represents a "desperate" movement, in light of the controversy surrounding how the season ended. 2021 for "Formula 1" races.

"It is clear that they are a little desperate, but we did not want to win the title in the corridors of referees and observers," Horner said in a press statement.

"They've been great competitors all season, Lewis Hamilton is an amazing driver and we've had tough moments during our tough battle with (Mercedes) over the last few rounds, but we're pleased with the result and very proud of Max, he was amazing and he deserves the world champion title."

He continued, "We did not want at all to appear before the judges after the end of the race, and it is clear that there was a lot of controversy before the start of the Abu Dhabi round, but the race went differently and differently from the picture that was drawn for it, as we did not have a violent race, and it is unfortunate that things I got this far, but the referees made the right decision.”

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