The protection of the ultimate race showdown between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton on the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix has received a BAFTA.
One of the dramatic season finales in Formulation 1 historical past has been recognised by these exterior of the game as Sky Sports activities’ protection of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix has received the British Academy of Movie and Tv Arts (BAFTA) for the most effective protection of a sports activities occasion.
Heading into the ultimate race of an exciting 2021 season, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen had been stage on factors with the Mercedes driver chasing a record-breaking eighth World Championship whereas the Dutchman was going after his maiden title.
Hamilton had comfortably led the race from the beginning, leaving Pink Bull workforce boss Christian Horner to confess Verstappen wanted a “sporting miracle” to win, however a late and controversial Security Automobile name from former race director Michael Masi offered the miracle he was after.
The joy for the race and the game had constructed all through the season and F1 reported 107.8 million individuals had tuned in to look at, an increase of 30 million from the season’s common.
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— BAFTA (@BAFTA) Might 8, 2022
The protection beat the Grand Nationwide, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and the UEFA Euro 2020 semi-final between England and Denmark to win the award in what was the second time in as a few years an F1 race had been nominated.
Beforehand, the final time F1 received the award was in 2011 when the BBC received for its protection of the 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. That race marked the conclusion of the 2010 World Championship during which Sebastian Vettel clinched the primary of his 4 world titles.
2011 was additionally the fourth time in 5 years an F1 race had received the award with Jenson Button’s first win in 2006, the 2007 Canadian Grand Prix and the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix the opposite winners.
The Brazilian Grand Prix was nominated in 2010 however misplaced out to the World Athletics Championships.
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