Verstappen officially given the F1 trophy in the FIA Awards
The FIA champions were worthy tonight within the 2021 Prize Giving Ceremony hosted by FIA President Jean Todt at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris.
Hosted by British TV presenter Nicki Shields and French Formula one commentator Julien Fébreau provided a glistering background to the FIA Annual General Assembly Week. It had been Jean Todt’s last look at the FIA gala as FIA President before he ended his term of office on seventeen December.
An audience of 800 guests celebrated the outstanding performers and performances of 2021, whereas the personalities and rising stars were lauded, and people lost to the motorsport fraternity in 2021 were remembered.
The evening was the crowning glory of a spectacular year for Dutchman Max Verstappen, who, at 24, became one among the youngest FIA Formula one World Champions. The Red Bull Honda driver was involved in a fascinating season-long battle with seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes-AMG Petronas.
In receiving his award from President Todt, Verstappen said: “Becoming world champion is my life goal achieved. Everything that comes next may be a bonus. after all, I’m reaching to keep pushing and that I’m going to be in F1 for a couple of a lot of years yet,” he said. “While it’s nice to be known as world champion, I feel more concerning the long journey and also the all the hours I even have spent operating with my dad to be here. It’s been a long and difficult season, and I feel wonderful to achieve my goal finally. I hope I will do that many more times. It’s been an improbable battle with Lewis, one of the best drivers ever in Formula 1. we pushed one another. At the top of the day, we can look every other within the eyes and respect each other that is important.”
FIA Deputy President for Sport Graham Stoker handed over the third-place trophy to Valtteri Bottas. James Allison, the Chief Technical Officer, accepted the eighth consecutive world championship trophy for the Mercedes-AMG-Petronas team.
The French couple Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia clinched their eighth FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers and Co-Drivers. Their efforts helped to secure the champion manufacturer prize for Toyota Gazoo sport. They were bestowed with their award by WRC Promoter managing director Jona Siebel.
The FIA World Endurance Championship drivers’ champions, mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez, received their award from FIA Vice-President Mohammed ben Sulayem. Toyota Gazoo Racing claimed the prize for Champion Hypercar from ACO President Pierre Fillon.
In LMGTE, Ferrari clenched each Drivers’ and Manufacturers’ World Championship title with Alessandro Pier Guidi and James Calado.
Dutchman Nyck de Vries took the race conclusion at the 2020-21 abb FIA Formula E World Championship finale in Berlin to secure his 1st title. De Vries, at 26, not solely became the youngest title-winner in Formula E history, but conjointly its first World Champion. Formula E CEO Jamie Reigle bestowed the award.
The European’s points haul, beside team-mate Stoffel Vandoorne, enabled Mercedes eq to take the teams’ title that was accepted by team principal Ian James.
Johan Kristoffersson collected his fourth FIA World Rallycross Championship crown at the top of a fascinating weekend of action at the Nurburgring, snatching the title from the clutches of countryman Timmy Hansen because the 2021 campaign finished during a dramatic dead-heat.
Timmy Hansen, joined by his brother Kevin, took the team championship honours for Hansen World RX Team.
Esports was conjointly recognized throughout the event within the FIA Certified grandma Turismo Championships. Toyota’s Coque López accepted the Manufacturer Series award on behalf of team-mates Tomoaki Yamanaka and Igor Fraga, while Valerio Gallo received the Nations Cup Trophy.
The celebs of tomorrow, the FIA Karting World Champions, came within the form of Tuukka Taponen (OK), Edmund Kean Nakamura (OK-Junior) and
patriarch Milell (KZ). FIA Karting Commission President Felipe Massa bimanual over the silverware beside Angelo Sticchi Damiani, President of the Italian Automobile Club and soap Verstappen, who had an adorned karting career of his own.
The FIA Formula two Championship winner award Piastri, recently signed as a driver for Alpine Formula one team in 2022, conjointly took the rookie of the Year Award. The prize is voted by members of the FIA Drivers Commission, led by the Commission President, nine-time le Man’s winner Tom Kristensen. Rene Rosin diagrammatical the champion team Prema Racing. Formula three honours visited Dennis Hauger, whereas Giacomo Ricci accepted the team trophy on behalf of Trident Racing.