New Delhi, December 13, 2013 : .Sachin Tendulkar congratulated Max Verstappen of Red Bull for winning the Formula One World Championship title in Abu Dhabi.
He also expressed his sympathy to Lewis Hamilton.What a race! Congratulations to Max, who was the World Champion the first time.There will be more.My heart is with Lewis.He’s enjoyed a great season.The safety car would have been the reason he won the title.Sheer bad luck.”All the best for next season,” Tendulkar tweeted on Sunday.
Abu Dhabi saw Hamilton lead comfortably for the last few laps before Nicholas Latifi, Williams, crashed at the finish.The safety car was brought in to help Verstappen close the gap, and ultimately win his maiden title.
Verstappen also became the first Dutch driver ever to win the World Championship.
Abu Dhabi Race was given a cricketing spin by Rohit Sharma, India’s T20 and ODI captain.
Max Verstappen hit it.Unbelievable win #AbuDhabiGP #F1TitleChampionship,” Rohit Sharma wrote on social media.
Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja too reacted over Verstappen’s title win.
“That is the biggest mistake in F1 history,” Australia batter Usman Khawaja felt.
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