How to restore F1’s credibility
Has everyone calmed down now? The 2021 Formula 1 season finale has gone down as one of the most controversial in the championship’s history, overshadowing Max Verstappen’s triumph and leaving Lewis Hamilton disillusioned (Toto Wolff’s word) with the series in which he is statistically the greatest ever competitor.
Over a month on from the Abu Dhabi farce and with pre-season testing for the new campaign now just under a month away, this is where F1 stands: the championship is finally on the verge unlikely that Hamilton will walk away from F1 for good ahead of the 2022 campaign. But the fact that this scenario is being discussed at all is damning fallout from how last season’s brilliant title fight concluded.
