A year ago Verstappen won his first F1 championship by pipping 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton to the finish in the season-finale, in part due to race director Michael Masi’s incorrect application of a 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Safety Car rule.

Verstappen is now a two-time champion and won the 2022 race after returning to Abu Dhabi, where he told Sky: “💝It has been a crazy year in general. Coming back here brings back memories from that weekend which w𓆏as pretty stressful at the time.

“When I got home, I watc⛦hed it. It gave me goosebumps.

“🌳I was nervous, very nervous. It was the most important lap of my career.

“T༺he worst thing that happened? I crossꦦed the line. In the middle of the straight, I got a cramp in my leg! In my calf. Trying to stay at full throttle! I couldn’t control it!”

Verstappen said about his late overtake of Hamilton which effect♔ively won him the championship: “My instinct said: ‘I n๊eed to go for it’. I went for it. Nobody expected it - not my dad, not Christian Horner. 

“I was in the lead but had two long straights with my 🅘foot [in pain!] You are fighting for the championship and need to deal with this stuff. It was really painful.

“It was t🐲he biggest emotion of my life. I heard on the radio that peop🅺le were crying.”

Hamilton was denied a💧n all-time record eighth title😼 due to the controversial finish.

Verstappen revealed sympathy for his great rival: “It was all🅠 looking great, then something like that happened.𒉰 It is tough. 

“I said to myself at the time: ‘He has seven world championships including one which looked like he might lose out until the final cornꦿer so I hope he could undꩵerstand, at least a little bit, the difference of emotion’.

“꧙We had our moments where we got together. I always respected him. We had a great battle.”

Verstappen revealed about his F1 future: “I signed until 2028 when I will be 31. I don’t know if I will continue in F1, it depends if we are competitive. F1 is great but it’s a lot of travelling and a♍ lot of races. Is family more important or is F1 more important?”

Hamilton and Verstappen will renew their battle next year in the sport's longest-ever season - the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 2023 calendar has a record 24 races.