Verstappen says he deserved controversial F1 title win after ‘unlucky’ season

MAX VERSTAPPEN insists his controversial F1 title triumph was simply reward for his ‘actually unfortunate’ season.

The Crimson Bull ace denied Lewis Hamilton a file eighth crown after race director Michael Masi sparked fury with a last-lap restart within the closing Grand Prix.

Masi ignored guidelines by letting Verstappen exit in entrance of lapped automobiles – leaving race chief Hamilton a sitting duck on his older tyres.

Hamilton’s sense of injustice reportedly left him considering retiring.

However Verstappen insists he dominated the 2021 marketing campaign and solely didn’t clinch the title far earlier on account of misfortune.

Requested if the Abu Dhabi debacle took the gloss off his triumph, the Dutchman advised The Guardian: “Under no circumstances.

“I had an excellent season and I feel I actually deserved it.

“‘I’ve been actually unfortunate as effectively.

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“Individuals at all times bear in mind the final race however, if you happen to have a look at the entire season, the championship ought to have been determined method earlier.”

And he claims it will have been way more painful for him than Hamilton if he had misplaced out in such a much-criticised method.

Verstappen mentioned: “For me it’s troublesome to image myself in that state of affairs, as a result of I’m not a seven-time world champion. 

“If I used to be already a seven-time world champion it hurts a bit lower than when I’m combating for my first, main all the way in which, controlling all of it the way in which, after which shedding it on the final lap. 

“That may be far more painful than already having seven within the bag.”