Does dramaturgy matter more than sport itself? Formula 1 has obviously chosen its camp. Max Verstappen is a magnificent champion, without question. No one can say that he does not deserve his coronation, his first, at 24, after a breathtaking season. Just like Lewis Hamilton would also have made a very good winner if he had been crowned for the 8th time.
Different possible interpretations of the rules
Let’s not play the counter conspirators, no, the FIA did not choose its champion. Since yesterday, the supporters of Max Verstappen and those of Lewis Hamilton have scarred each other by accusing each other of having an advantage. But let’s be honest, in the end, each in turn, the two drivers benefited from decisions that were in their direction. During the season and during this ultimate grand prix in Abu Dhabi. At the start of the race for Hamilton, at the end for Verstappen.
The problem is, there are rules, and different possible interpretations of those rules, which limits understanding of the race and can easily give way to accusations of bias. But the FIA has no interest in advancing either. What matters to her is the duel between the two drivers, their merciless fight for victory, their competing talents and their enmity which spice up a sport that has returned to the limelight at 300 kilometers per hour.
The show, the watchword of the federation
The spectacle, the scenario, the will to keep everyone in suspense are today the watchwords of F1. And that’s what we saw at the end of the race. It absolutely had to be a duel to finish the grand prize and the season.
It was long believed that this grand prize was going to be a health walk for Lewis Hamilton. He was at the forefront for 53 laps, and everyone was already seeing him clinch his 8th title. But there was this accident at Latifi, the entry of the safety car on the track, four laps at idle, in total confusion. Orders and counter-orders according to the complaints of each. And finally we let the latecomers pass, we evacuate the safety car and we let Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton explain themselves, on a single lap. 5 kilometers to decide who will be champion.
It must be recognized that this has more pace than a coronation at reduced speed behind a “safety car”. The race management wanted this dream duel, this final with a knife to conclude a season of madness. The clerk of the course also recognized that his goal was to offer a finish worthy of the name, for the public, for the show. To also give water to the mouth before 2022. You always need a breathtaking finale in a series to prepare for the following season. It’s a new way of approaching sport.
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