“Good outcome” to 2021 F1 championship with “nothing dirty” on-track

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was crowned champion for the first time in the Yas Marina finale after he beat Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton thanks to a late safety car period following a crash by Nicolas Latifi.

Although Michael Masi’s call to relaunch the race with one lap to go was controversial, fears that the championship would be decided by a crash between Verstappen and Hamilton didn’t materialise.

Ferrari driver Sainz admitted he felt relieved that “nothing strange”…