In the 2021 Formula 1 season, Lewis Hamilton was chasing an absolute record, that is to become the only driver in Formula 1 history to be crowned world champion eight times, a milestone that would have allowed the Mercedes driver to surpass Michael Schumacher, as both drivers remain tied with seven titles.
Despite achieving the benchmark of 100 both in terms of victories and pole positions during this season, the title eventually did not arrive. The Max Verstappen-Red Bull-Honda trio showed up on the track more pointed than ever, after two years in which they were far behind their rivals and Lewis Hamilton’s comeback in the championship finale was stopped by a Safety Car (with its controversial restart in the final lap), allowing Max Verstappen the perfect opportunity to take advantage and overtake the Mercedes driver on the last lap, making him the first Dutch driver to win the Formula 1 world championship.
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff said that Lewis Hamilton’s bitterness following the decision of Race Director Michael Masi was so profound that he even questioned Hamilton’s presence on the 2022 grid. A scenario that Scuderia Ferrari Spanish driver Carlos Sainz hopes will not materialize. The Spanish driver in his first year with Ferrari achieved four podiums finishing in fifth place in the drivers’ standings, improving the previous sixth places scored by the McLaren driver in the two-year period 2019-2020.
Carlos Sainz hopes to still be able to challenge Lewis Hamilton, perhaps even managing to beat him as did his former team-mate during their time at Toro Rosso in 2015, Max Verstappen. “I don’t know what Hamilton will decide to do” – said Carlos Sainz interviewed by the Spanish newspaper Marca – “I hope Hamilton doesn’t retire, I want to continue racing with him, he’s one of the best in history and I want to continue sharing the grid with him.” – the Spanish driver said.
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