“We Are Looking Forward”: Red Bull’s Helmut Marko Shuts Down Lewis Hamilton ‘Rigged’ Abu Dhabi 2021 Allegations With a Cold Reply

Lewis Hamilton fought tooth and nail with Max Verstappen in 2021 for a record-breaking 8th F1 World Driver’s Championship. Going into the last race of the season, both of them were on equal points. But in controversial circumstances, the 7x Champion lost out to Max Verstappen.

You couldn’t blame Hamilton if he chose to hold on to the whole incident. That being said, Red Bull advisor Dr. Helmut Marko thinks otherwise. According to him, it’s time Hamilton stopped harping on the matter and moved on.

Recently, Hamilton once again commented that the Championship finale last year was rigged. As a reply, Marko told Sky Sports Germany, “Well, I don’t understand that at all. The race director decided. The fact that two cars were not unlapped would not have made any difference.”

“We are looking forward. The championship has been decided. We cannot keep bringing up this subject.”

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Lewis Hamilton sees his younger self in Max Verstappen

Max Verstappen vs Lewis Hamilton wasn’t a rivalry we thought could match up to the ones like Senna vs Prost or Schumacher vs Hakkinen. But we were wrong. It’ll probably surpass those. According to the Brit, however, this rivalry reminds him of his early days against Fernando Alonso.

While talking to Sky Sports’ Ted Kravitz, he said, “I remember when I first got to the sport and your target is the guy that has the most championships. It was Fernando (Alonso), then it was Kimi (Raikkonen), because Kimi was one of the best drivers here, and then it was Seb (Vettel), so I think it’s natural.”

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Lewis Hamilton is confident that Mercedes can regroup and fight for the Championship in 2023. That being said, his toughest competition will still be Max Verstappen. Will he be able to overcome the challenge this time around? Moreover, we can not forget the fact that he might also have to deal with a competitive teammate. Will Lewis Hamilton ever be an F1 World Champion again?