Now that we have achieved that, everything that comes next is a bonus. We had pole positions, fastest laps, wins and all of that, but this was the ultimate dream. What does come next, Max? “Becoming world champion was the ultimate goal. I think the realization will come later on today." It’s been a long season and the pressure was always on. Sitting in the car it was a load off of my shoulders. " I kept fighting throughout the whole race and then that opportunity in the last lap is incredible. "It’s unbelievable", a visibly emotional Verstappen says after the race. With this the Red Bull Racing-driver is the first ever Dutch champion in the history of the sport and was able to break the Mercedes dominance for the past seven years. Max Verstappen has been crowned 2021 F1-world champion after the Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi. “I think the fans would love it, but obviously you can’t always get what you dream for.1:18 RB16B - GP Abu Dhabi 2021 - World Champion “I agree with what Max said – there’s always been dominance in Formula 1 and I don’t know how we get to a place where you can have multiple drivers and teams fighting for the championship, because I think that would be the best for the sport, best for all of us,” said Russell. Russell agreed with that line of thinking as well. “But overall, when you look back at the eighties, the nineties, the 2000s and the early 2010s, all the way ’til 2020, It’s been pure dominance of a certain team.” “You have the odd year or maybe two years where there are two teams fighting – maybe potentially a third team,” he added. So maybe this is something we need to look at.” “I think the longer you leave the regulations the same, the closer people will get. “About the dominance, I mean, we’ve always seen this in Formula 1 – it’s nothing new,” said Verstappen. But as Verstappen sees it, this is just par for the F1 course. As F1 looks to break into emerging fan markets, some wonder if the one-sided nature of this season will turn potential fans away. Verstappen also addressed the dominant from we have seen from Red Bull this year, and concerns over whether that is good for the sport. “But certain things can happen and I’d like to think we’ll be able to fight at some point and take advantage of some misfortune down the order. “Like Max said, on pure pace, for sure they’ve got the potential,” agreed the Mercedes driver. George Russell, who was part of the first panel of driver press conferences Thursday, shared his thoughts on Red Bull’s pace this season, and how the rest of the field is trying to catch up. Verstappen was not alone in his analysis. “But we will always get to tracks where maybe, it doesn’t work out exactly or whatever – bad luck in qualifying, you make your own mistakes.” ![]() But purely on pace, I think at the moment it looks like it,” added Verstappen. “There are always things that go wrong or you have retirements or whatever. “Now it looks like at the moment, I think we can ,” he said. Speaking ahead of the 2023 Spanish Grand Prix, championship leader Max Verstappen told the media during press conferences that based on their race pace, Red Bull “can” win every race this season, but because of the uncertainty of F1, that remains “unlikely.” ![]() If it is Thursday of a Formula 1 race week, it is media day.
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