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At the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this Sunday, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen will look to emerge victorious from one of the most dramatic championship contests Formula One has ever seen.
It’s been incredible, it’s been unpredictable and it’s been controversial. It might sound clichéd, but if you were to make a checklist of all the things you need to make a truly great championship fight, this really has had them all.
The stakes are clear. They are level on points, so winner takes all. In the case of a tie, Verstappen wins the title as he has one more victory over the season.
Here’s all the ingredients of this year’s fight and why they have all combined together to make this year’s battle so incredibly special.
Two generational talents
One of the great parts of this year’s championship has been how massively different the two protagonists are in terms of where they are in their lives and career.
On the one side is British driver Hamilton, 36 years old, seven times world champion, a global superstar and an increasingly vocal advocate of social change. Hamilton has won more races than any other driver and currently sits joint top of the all-time list with Michael Schumacher on seven world championships. An eighth championship would surely make Hamilton F1’s undisputed GOAT.
On the other is Dutch driver Verstappen, 24 years old, who keeps a much lower profile away from racing. His father Jos was a racer and former teammate of Schumacher’s in the 1990s. Verstappen is going for his first world championship and seems the most likely driver to challenge the records Hamilton has been breaking over the last few seasons.
This finale is the stuff of Hollywood filmmakers’ dreams. It will either be a passing of the torch moment or an achievement F1 has never seen before. It’s the classic tale of two generations clashing. Whatever the sport, it’s difficult not to find that kind of storyline compelling.
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Source : espn
