Sir Lewis Hamilton breaks silence for first time since F1’s controversial Abu Dhabi GP decider

Hamilton lost the final race of the 2021 season and subsequently the title in extraordinarily dramatic fashion, with the notorious conclusion seeing Max Verstappen emerge victorious.

Sir Lewis Hamilton has broken a near two-month silence by declaring he is “back” in his first social media post since the controversial Formula 1 title decider in Abu Dhabi.

Hamilton lost the final race of the 2021 season – and consequentially the title – in an extraordinarily dramatic fashion, with the notorious conclusion seeing Red Bull’s Max Verstappen emerge victorious.

Hamilton had led for almost all of the race and had been on course to win a record-breaking eighth world title, but he was overtaken on the final lap by Verstappen after a safety car came on the track to deal with a Nicholas Latifi crash just five laps from the end.

The Mercedes driver, who was denied a record eighth championship, gave one short interview in parc ferme after the race but other than that had been conspicuous by his silence – until Saturday night.

In his first update on social media in 56 days, Hamilton posted on Twitter and Instagram: “I’ve been gone. Now I’m back!”

The short but sweet post accompanied a picture of Hamilton smiling, seemingly at the Grand Canyon in the US.