Lewis Hamilton “ARRABBIATO” alla domanda su Abu Dhabi 2021! Cosa ha lasciato il campione confuso nel ricordare la drammatica battaglia con Max Verstappen? Qual è il segreto della dura reazione di Hamilton al GP d’Italia 2025?
MONZA, Italy – The air at Monza was thick with the roar of engines and the electric tension of Formula 1’s Temple of Speed, but on the eve of the 2025 Italian Grand Prix, it was a single question that ignited a firestorm. Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, now in his final season with Mercedes before his much-anticipated Ferrari switch, was caught off guard during a press conference. A journalist, probing the ghosts of the past, asked: “Lewis, does the shadow of Abu Dhabi 2021 still linger over your rivalry with Max Verstappen?”
The room fell silent. Hamilton’s eyes narrowed, his jaw tightened, and for a moment, the silver arrow legend looked every bit the “arrabbiato” – angry – Italian fans whispered about in the paddock. “That’s a scar that doesn’t heal easily,” he replied curtly, his voice laced with a raw edge that silenced the microphones. It was a reaction that stunned onlookers, dredging up the bitter memories of that fateful December day in 2021, when a controversial safety car decision handed the championship to Verstappen in the most dramatic finale F1 has ever seen.
What left the champion so visibly confused and unsettled in recounting that epic battle? Hamilton paused, his gaze drifting as if replaying the laps in his mind. “I was leading, comfortable, on the verge of history,” he said, his words measured but heavy with unresolved pain. The dramatic duel with Verstappen had been a season-long saga of wheel-to-wheel mastery, but Abu Dhabi twisted the knife. Five lapped cars between them, a virtual safety car that wasn’t, and a last-lap restart that allowed Verstappen, on fresh tires, to surge past. Hamilton crossed the line second, denied an eighth title that many believe was rightfully his. “It wasn’t just about the race,” he admitted, confusion flickering in his expression. “It was the principle – fairness in a sport that’s supposed to reward the best. That confusion? It’s wondering how something so wrong could feel so final.”
But the real secret behind Hamilton’s tough reaction at the 2025 Italian GP lies deeper, intertwined with the weekend’s high-stakes drama. Monza, with its passionate tifosi and history of chaos, amplified the raw nerve. Earlier that day, during Friday practice, Hamilton and Verstappen tangled again in a heart-stopping moment at the Parabolica. Verstappen’s Red Bull squeezed Hamilton’s Mercedes toward the barriers, forcing the Briton into a defensive dive that echoed their Silverstone clash four years prior. No contact, but the near-miss left Hamilton fuming over the radio: “He’s driving like it’s 2021 all over again!”
Insiders whisper that the question hit at a vulnerable time. Hamilton, at 40, is chasing one last hurrah with Mercedes amid whispers of Ferrari favoritism next year. The Abu Dhabi wound, though he claimed peace with it in past interviews, reopened amid the Italian heat. “It’s not anger at Max,” a close source confided. “It’s frustration at the system that let it happen. Monza reminds him of what F1 can be – pure, unfiltered racing – but also what it risks becoming: a game of decisions over destiny.”
As qualifying loomed, Hamilton channeled that fire into his lap times, topping the session with a blistering pole that silenced doubters. Verstappen, ever the antagonist, shrugged off the tension: “Old news. We’re here to race now.” Yet for Hamilton, the 2021 phantom lingers, a confusing cocktail of betrayal and unbreakable resolve. In a sport where battles are won on track and in the mind, his “arrabbiato” moment was a reminder: legends don’t forget. They fight on.
The Italian GP promises fireworks, but Hamilton’s unfiltered response has already stolen the show. Will it fuel a masterclass victory, or ignite another chapter in the Verstappen saga? Only time – and the chequered flag – will tell. As the sun set over Monza’s historic banking, one thing was clear: Lewis Hamilton’s fire burns as brightly as ever.
