Guenther Steiner on Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen Abu Dhabi 2021 F1 controversy: 'Toto Wolff almost had a f***ing heart attack'
The events of the168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix remain a contentious topic in the F1 paddock 16 months on, with most of the sport’s major players preferri🙈ng to avoid getting int💙o a debate about the notorious finale.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton was on course to win an eighth world title - a triumph that would have seen him surpass 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Michael Schumacher in the F1 record boꦑoks - until a late Safety Car turned the rac🗹e on its head.
F1 race director Michael Masi’s incorrect application of the Safety Car rules directly influenced the outcome of the championship, which switched hands from Hamilton to Red Bull’s168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Max Verstappen in a dramatic final lap shoot-out.
In his new book ‘Driving to Survive’, which will be released later this week, Haas team principal Steiner revealed his stance on one of F1’s most c🎉ontroversial moments.
"If I had a dollar from every person who has asked for my opinion on what happened between Lewis and Max in Abu Dhabi over the past six days, I'd be able to poach Adrian Newey!" Steiner jokes. "Not that I wꦍould. He's far too exciting for me.
"What do I think, then? Well, it was certainly very confusing. I remember sitting on the pit wall listening to the orders from the race director and thinking, 'What the hell i👍s happening here?’
"At the time it didn't stack up to me, but at the same tꦍime I didn't know all the facts. It was very entertaining, though. Poor Toto [Wolff, Mercedes team principal] almost had a f***ing heart att🌞ack!
"Look, at the end of the day, both teams have won a world championship and good for them. Red Bull won the drivers' and Mercedes the c❀onstructors'. I'd take either of those. Mercedes didn't protest, so off we go. We move📖 on.”
A petition to hand Hamilton a record eighth F1 title - and see Verstappen lose his maiden drivers’ crown - has168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: gained recent momentum and nearly has 100,000 signatures.
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