Will Max Verstappen be stripped of his title?

Recently, the FIA has announced the results of the 2021 Abu Dhabi F1 racing investigation which Max Verstappen won. Thanks to the victory in the race series, Max Verstappen also became world champion after defeating Lewis Hamilton.

Lewis Hamilton was about to win his eighth F1 world title before his entry into the F1 world championship. safety car towards the end of the Abu Dhabi F1 race on December 12, 2021.

When there is safety carMichael Masi, who at the time served as race directorallowing the car between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen to break away.

Of course, this allowed Max Verstappen to cruise unimpeded behind Hamilton as the race resumed on the final lap.

The Dutch driver also managed to take over the leading position from Hamilton to win his first F1 world title.

FIA as Formula 1's governing body said human error 'human error' was the main factor behind Michael Masi's failure to let all the cars break away when there were safety carThis was after being put under "enormous pressure" by "intrusive" radio conversations from Mercedes and Red Bull.

The FIA also made it clear that last year's race results and championship results are valid, final and cannot be changed.

Based on that statement, Max Verstappen still has the right to hold the 2021 F1 world title.

The results of the 2021 Abu Dhabi F1 race which are considered controversial have made Lewis Hamilton and the Mercedes team upset.

Because if the race was run according to the rules, Lewis Hamilton would have been the world champion last year.

After the FIA announced the results of the investigation ahead of the Bahrain 2022 F1 qualifying on Saturday (19/3), Lewis Hamilton insisted he never expected an apology.

"Unfortunately, we can't go back and change the past, so I just look at what I can do now," Lewis Hamilton was quoted as saying by planetf1.com.

"I don't expect an apology and it's not something I focus on," continued the Mercedes team driver.

"We know that's the way it is and it probably won't happen. But at least there's that transparency, and it's called human error and that's a positive step," he said.

It should also be noted, after the results of this investigation were revealed, the FIA has fired Michael Masi from his position as a member of the FIA. race director.