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# Video: Abu Dhabi GP controversy and fallout explained
- URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/video-abu-dhabi-gp-controversy-and-fallout-explained/
- Published: 2021-12-13T05:42:25.000Z
- Updated: 2023-09-16T15:23:30.000Z
- Description: Everything you need to know about the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix safety car controversy that Mercedes felt robbed Lewis Hamilton of the 2021 world championship
- Author: Matt Beer
- Tags: Formula 1, #video, #image-center-left

Given all the controversies between Max Verstappen/Red Bull and Lewis Hamilton/Mercedes this year, it’s no surprise that there’s some post-race fallout and potentially legal steps still to come before their Formula 1 world championship fight is fully resolved.

But the nature of the final row at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was something very unexpected.

Our latest video offers a complete guide to the safety car procedure controversy that Mercedes is adamant cost Hamilton the world title, all the build-up to that final flashpoint, and what happens next: