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The "Last Lap of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Scandal", also dubbed as the "The Abu Dhabi robbery"[1][2][3][4], "The Abu Dhabi Miracle"[5], "Masigate"[6], "F1 Fixed"[7], by some in the media and social media, was a sporting scandal that occurred at the last lap of the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2021, a Formula 1 motor race held on 12 December 2021 at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 12 December 2021 | ||
Official name | Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2021 | ||
Location | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | ||
Distance | 58 laps, 306.183 km (190.253 miles) | ||
Podium | |||
First | Red Bull Racing-Honda | ||
Second | Mercedes | ||
Third | Ferrari | ||
Lap leaders |
The race ended in confusion when the race director of Formula 1 racing, Michael Masi, made a series of controversial decisions in the last lap of the race, which influenced the outcome of not only the final race win, but also the winner of the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship.[9]
7-time Formula 1 World Champion and the defending World Champion Lewis Hamilton, led the race for 1 hour and 25 minutes, built up a gap of 12.116 seconds, and was expected to comfortably win the race by a wide margin.
However, in the closing stages of the race, decisions made by the race director wiped out Hamilton`s 12-second lead, allowed his title rival and championship contender Max Verstappen to close up behind the race leader, and place him in a position to unexpectedly win the race and the championship, a few seconds before the end of the race.
The actions of race control left observers, TV commentators, Lewis Hamilton, racing engineers, and Mercedes AMG F1 shell-shocked[10] and "absolutely speechless"[11].
The incident has caused a considerable amount of outrage amongst F1 fans and the public, causing F1 fans all over the world to call the outcome of the race “robbery”[1][2][3][4], "farcical"[12], “unacceptable”[12][13], "an absolute disgrace"[12], and "a manipulated”[13] race.