Abu Dhabi GP Controversy Horner's Tactics & Verstappen's Win #f1 #formula1 #redbullracing

We revisit the explosive Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, a Formula 1 race marked by controversy. Our analysis reveals Christian Horner's strategic moves, the Verstappen-Hamilton rivalry, and the pivotal decisions that shaped the race's outcome and the championship. [06:39-06:45] The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will forever be remembered as one of the most controversial races in the history of Formula One. [04:57-05:16] The domination of Red Bull reached a sudden high in the year of two thousand and fourteen. Mercedes emerged as the superior team, armed with the best power unit for the beginning of the V-Size hybrid era. While the Renault engine of Red Bull was simply not up to the task. These years revealed both the strengths and weaknesses of Horner as a leader. [05:17-05:47] His response was characteristic. Instead of accepting the defeat with grace, he publicly criticized Renault at every opportunity. This change of blame became a pattern. When Red Bull fought, it was always someone else's fault. But Horner also demonstrated his ability to adapt. In the year of the prodigy of the age of eighteen, Max Verstappen of Toro Rosso, took the bold decision to promote Red Bull, replacing the fighter Daniel Kivat. Only four races after the start of the season, Verstappen won his debut for Red Bull in Spain, a first glimpse of what would come. [05:47-06:11] The intensity of the fight for the championship between Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton put Horner in the center of attention, while the exchanges between Horner and his counterpart of Mercedes Toto Wolff fed the news cycle for months. Horner proved to be a master of psychological warfare. After the collision in Silverstone, he called Hamilton's movement desperate, amateur and unacceptable. [06:11-06:39] He suggested that the seven-time world champion should be suspended and even put a price on the collision, saying to the media that it had cost Red Bull one point eight million in damages. This approach culminated in Saudi Arabia, where tensions overflowed after multiple incidents. Wolf recognized what was happening, accusing Horner of dramatizing situations for political gain. But Wolf's frustration only provoked Horner's tactics were working. [06:39-06:58] The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will forever be remembered as one of the most controversial races in the history of Formula One. When Nicolás Latifi crashed with five laps ahead, Horner directly pressed the race director, Michael Massey, to allow the cars to unfold. Horner wondered why they weren't taking the cars out of the way. [06:58-07:12] They just needed one more lap. And that's how it went. Minutes later, Massey allowed only the cars between Hamilton and Verstappen to unfold, creating a duel of a lap that Verstappen won to take his first world championship.