Granted the words in the headline were spoken by Max Verstappen on the eve of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the newly crowned 2021 Formula 1 World Champion claiming he would have won the Title long ago had he been driving a Mercedes. In retrospect, it shows the Red Bull driver's state of mind before that historic night at Yas Marina Circuit, when he achieved his dream. The barb while directed at his archrival Lewis Hamilton and at Mercedes, at the same time was also a ‘slap in the face' for Adrian Newey and his team regarding the car they built for the Dutch ace. With the RB16B, Verstappen won 10 Grands Prix on his way to the Title, two more than Hamilton. While Sergio Perez was also...
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