The 2021 Abu Dhabi GP, would go down as one of the most controversial and dramatic races in the history of Formula One. It was the final chapter of an intense rivalry. Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, were both tied with 369.5 points in the championship standings. And the Abu Dhabi GP, would be the last race to determine the World Championship. During the final race of the season, Hamilton managed to take the lead of the GP, and it looked like he was going to win the race. But then, the safety car was pulled out, due to the crash of Nicholas Latifi on lap 53. All cars were behind the safety car. But then, Michael Masi made the decision to let lapped cars to overtake the safety car. This was absolutely controversial, and everyone knew that wasn't in the rule book at all. But the order has been addressed, and so Verstappen would end up behind his title rival. There was time for a last lap showdown between the two drivers. So on lap 58 of 58, the Abu Dhabi Showdown began. Verstappen immediately started to chase down Hamilton and with the help of slipstream, Verstappen managed to overtake his rival at the hairpin of turn 5. Hamilton tried to catch up to Verstappen, but Verstappen had defended well from Hamilton, and managed to stay in the lead and win his first ever Formula One World Championship. This was an amazing moment for Verstappen as he thought he had lost hope during the opening stages of the Grand Prix. But at the end, he finally won his first World Title, which devastated Hamilton at the end.