Briatore: “Great season finale that will remain in F1 history”

“Everything stems from the safety car, if it hadn’t been there in the final race Hamilton would have won with an 8-10 second advantage. They were good at Red Bull to immediately bring Verstappen to the pits, put on the supersoft qualifying tires. Hamilton now had tires already used. Let’s say that for Formula One it was something spectacular, it had never happened, in my memory, that a GP determined the world championship on the last lap. It was a great final that will remain in the history of F1 “. These are the words of Flavio Briatore at Adnkronos, on the season finale of the F1 world championship which in Abu Dhabi was in the balance until the end, with the success of max Verstappen. “What happened gives an incredible resonance to F1. Hamilton was in fact world champion with ten laps to go, then came the accident of Latifi, also powered by Mercedes, if it had happened one lap after the Abu Dhabi GP it would have ended. with the safety car with the English champion. Everything went well in Verstappen but this year he deserved to win. In sport there is always something that balances all year, “added Briatore. “The work of Masi and the appeal of Mercedes? Normally when you have the safety car you have to keep the starting positions. Verstappen went out and back and remained there as a position, the others let them pass. Masi had a terrible week, now we will see if Mercedes will appeal to the FIA ​​in Paris, but they have been very fair with Hamilton congratulating Max, this is important for the sport. We will have to see what happens next year, but such a thriller finish gives incredible popularity to all sport and to all F1 “. “Ferrari this year did not have a championship at its height, third place in Abu Dhabi yesterday with Sainz is fine, but Ferrari must race in the Grand Prix to try to take first place, not third. There will be a lot to work in Ferrari, now that there are changes in the regulations and if Ferrari is not competitive at least to fight for the top positions, at that point I think they need to overhaul everything “, concluded Briatore at the Adnkronos on the world championship. of Ferrari and on the future of the team after the conclusion of the 2021 season yesterday in Abu Dhabi.