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Max Verstappen beats defending seven-time champion Hamilton to win final F1 round in Abu Dhabi GP

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December 12, 2021 Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates winning the race and the world championship Pool via REUTERS

Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and his first Formula One title with a last lap overtake on Sunday to deny championship rival Lewis Hamilton a record eighth crown in a race full of controversy.

Hamilton's Mercedes team won the constructors' title for an unprecedented eighth successive year but Verstappen, 24, made sure it was not another double.

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