Max Verstappen wins the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship!

[theguru]

Max Verstappen passed Lewis Hamilton on the last lap of the 2021 Season to win the championship.  Hamilton and Verstappen were tied in points going into the final race and Hamilton dominated the race but a crash and safety car gave Max his best chance to pass Hamilton on the last lap and he did. I have been watching F1 for a few years now and this was by far the best season in my opinion.  Congrats Max, you are my favorite driver.

Photo Credit to F1.com.

[Purple88]

That was a crazy race!  And I agree Guru that last year was the best year I've watched.

This season is also entertaining with the new setups and Mercedes not being automatically at the top every race.

Now with the US getting 3 races by 2023, you are going to see A LOT more F1 fans.  The Netflix documentary also spurred alot of growth in the States.

I like it!

[theguru]

2 hours ago, Purple88 said:

That was a crazy race!  And I agree Guru that last year was the best year I've watched.

This season is also entertaining with the new setups and Mercedes not being automatically at the top every race.

Now with the US getting 3 races by 2023, you are going to see A LOT more F1 fans.  The Netflix documentary also spurred alot of growth in the States.

I like it!

The Miami Grand Prix rocked and I can't wait for COTA.

Definitely on Mercedes, I was shocked, they have consistently been the top constructor but this year they are a solid 3rd behind Ferrari/Red Bull.

[theguru]

Here are the current 2022 Driver Standings from F1.com:

1    Max Verstappen    NED    RED BULL RACING RBPT    110
2    Charles Leclerc    MON    FERRARI    104
3    Sergio Perez    MEX    RED BULL RACING RBPT    85
4    George Russell    GBR    MERCEDES    74
5    Carlos Sainz    ESP    FERRARI    65
6    Lewis Hamilton    GBR    MERCEDES    46
7    Lando Norris    GBR    MCLAREN MERCEDES    39
8    Valtteri Bottas    FIN    ALFA ROMEO FERRARI    38
9    Esteban Ocon    FRA    ALPINE RENAULT    30
10    Kevin Magnussen    DEN    HAAS FERRARI    15
11    Yuki Tsunoda    JPN    ALPHATAURI RBPT    11
12    Daniel Ricciardo    AUS    MCLAREN MERCEDES    11
13    Pierre Gasly    FRA    ALPHATAURI RBPT    6
14    Sebastian Vettel    GER    ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES    4
15    Fernando Alonso    ESP    ALPINE RENAULT    4
16    Alexander Albon    THA    WILLIAMS MERCEDES    3
17    Lance Stroll    CAN    ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES    2
18    Zhou Guanyu    CHN    ALFA ROMEO FERRARI    1
19    Mick Schumacher    GER    HAAS FERRARI    0
20    Nico Hulkenberg    GER    ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES    0
21    Nicholas Latifi    CAN    WILLIAMS MERCEDES    0

The Monaco Grand Prix is this weekend and it is always a good one!

[Purple88]

On 5/27/2022 at 12:17 PM, theguru said:

The Miami Grand Prix rocked and I can't wait for COTA.

Definitely on Mercedes, I was shocked, they have consistently been the top constructor but this year they are a solid 3rd behind Ferrari/Red Bull.

Yes, it was a pretty entertaining race by Monaco standards as it has largely become a processional race due to the widening of the cars and the tight track.  But with Ferrari's mistakes and the rain caused the brewing of a terrific race!

 

I got to go the Indy 500 on Sunday!  I think I'll add a new thread on that!