马克斯·维斯塔潘
(Max Verstappen) 在赛季结束的阿布扎比大奖赛中以非凡的、有争议的成绩结束后第一次成为一级方程式世界冠军，在最后一圈，他在安全车出现戏剧性的迟到后超越了刘易斯·汉密尔顿。
汉密尔顿从一开始就领先，似乎正朝着他创纪录的第八个冠军头衔迈进，但尼古拉斯·拉蒂菲 (Nicholas Latifi) 的威廉姆斯 (Williams) 晚间撞车导致安全车出局，并为一个令人难以置信的赛季创造了各种戏剧性的结果。
红牛让维斯塔潘进站换新的软胎，而汉密尔顿则使用旧轮胎保持领先。虽然队列中最初有几辆被重叠的赛车，但 Race Control 指示被重叠的赛车在倒数第二次巡回赛中加入队伍的最后一排，这让 Hamilton-Verstappen 重新排在第二位以重新开始。
在梅赛德斯维修站的抗议下，比赛在比赛和赛季的最后一圈重新开始，维斯塔潘在五号弯从内侧超越汉密尔顿，从他的梅赛德斯对手手中夺得胜利和冠军。
维斯塔潘成为继塞巴斯蒂安·维特尔之后第一个赢得冠军的荷兰人，也是红牛队的第二个冠军。
Abu Dhabi GP: Max Verstappen takes F1 title from Lewis Hamilton on final lap after late controversy
Max Verstappen has become Formula 1 world champion for the first time after an extraordinary, controversial finish to the season-ending Abu Dhabi GP which saw him overtake Lewis Hamilton on the final lap after a dramatic late Safety Car.
Hamilton appeared to be heading for his record eighth crown after leading from the start but a late crash for Nicholas Latifi's Williams brought out the Safety Car and created all manner of drama to an incredible season.
Red Bull pitted Verstappen for new soft tyres, while Hamilton stayed out in the lead on his older tyre. While there were initially several lapped cars between them in the queue, Race Control instructed lapped cars to join the back of the pack on the penultimate tour and that recreated the Hamilton-Verstappen one-two in the queue for the restart.
With protestations from the Mercedes pit wall, the race resumed on the final lap of the race and season and Verstappen overtook Hamilton down the inside at Turn Five to take the win and the crown away from his Mercedes rival.
Verstappen becomes the first Dutchman to win the title and the second for Red Bull after Sebastian Vettel.
