- Max Verstappen is the Formula One world champion.
- Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of the final race of the season to win.
- His victory will be marred in controversy by a contentious last-minute call from race control
Max Verstappen won the Formula One world championship in the most dramatic fashion imaginable in Abu Dhabi Sunday.
The Red Bull driver overtook his rival Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of the race to win the tightest title race in decades by the barest of margins.
Hamilton had looked on course for a comfortable win but a late safety car turned the race on its head, and allowed Verstappen to take victory in controversial, contentious circumstances.
Verstappen becomes the first Dutch world champion in the history of Formula One, denying Hamilton a record-breaking eighth world championship.
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