The 2021 Formula One season came down to two drivers, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, and one race. And in the end, the world championship literally came down to the last lap between the Mercedes and Red Bull titans in the season finale in Abu Dhabi.
With both drivers tied in overall points heading into Sunday’s winner-take-all race, Hamilton held a comfortable lead heading into the 53rd lap of the 58-lap race, but a crash by Nicholas Latifi led to a safety car coming out onto the track.
Due to lapped cars, there were five cars between first-place Hamilton and second-place Verstappen, though all of those cars were behind the two race leaders in overall time.