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Former Real Madrid footballer Gareth Bale says he stopped watching Formula 1 “after what happened to Hamilton” at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Back in 2021, title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen entered the final race of the season equal on points, and until the last few laps of the race it seemed almost certain that Hamilton would emerge as the winner and an eight-time champion.
The Briton completely dominated up to that point, Verstappen was helpless, and then Williams’ Nicolas Latifi crashed on lap 53 of 58, which brought out the Safety Car.
To keep a long story short, the race director at the time, Michael Masi, made a series of decisions which went completely against the rules, and basically handed Verstappen the title on a silver platter.
After the incident, many fans said they can no longer watch F1, as these kinds of decisions undermine its credibility as a sport.
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Former Real Madrid footballer Gareth Bale is one of those people, as he revealed during his appearance on the Random Golf Club YouTube channel.
When asked if he tunes in to Formula 1, Blake said he stopped watching after witnessing what happened in Abu Dhabi.
“You know, I don’t after what happened to Hamilton a few years ago,” Bale said.
“It wasn’t fair. The fact he had to go through all the traffic and he couldn’t pit stop…
“It was never a race,” Bale concluded.
