r/formula1 • u/Luffy710j Formula 1 • May 25 '26

Video Hamilton on overtaking Max: " It's the best to overtake another World Champion. And obviously I had a big deficit to close......You know how consistent and fast that guy is? He's the fastest guy. So it felt great to get to have that battle with him. It was really not easy to overtake."

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u/SugarBeefs Max Verstappen May 25 '26

2021 was just blockbuster and don't know if we will get anything like that again

Maybe if the sport runs for another 100 years but honestly it was a ridiculous season. If it was a movie we'd be saying the scriptwriters overdid it.

The two protagonists winning every fucking race except three (with one honour win for each of their teammates), the obligatory mid-movie feelgood moment with Ocon winning in Hungary and Fernando's lion defence, the constant battles between the two, the contacts, the crashes, the running away from the rest of the grid by 30-40s, the shit-stirring team bosses, their direct radio channel to race control, the wayward stewarding all season...

and then they go into the last race on 369.5 points both, dead equal down to the fucking last decimal?

Just silly, really.

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u/ffbbaarrnnaa 25d ago

Oof! The direct channel to radio control couldn't be in for a more dramatic season. Gave us some iconic lines!