2021 IN PICTURES
Lewis Hamilton, left,
and Max Verstappen
were neck and neck in
the race to be Formula
One world champion.
At the Italian Grand
Prix in September, the
gap was even closer
— this crash ended the
race for both drivers.
In the end, barristers
willing, the young
Dutchman won on the
final lap of the final
race in Abu Dhabi
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