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It’s probably safe to say that how the title decider panned out at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix appalled the F1 community. But it wasn’t just F1 fans that were fuming. Even some very prominent personalities across the globe came out to support Lewis Hamilton.

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After a late Safety Car, the then race director Michael Masi only allowed cars between leader Hamilton and second-placed Max Verstappen to unlap themselves. That meant that Hamilton, who was on 40-odd lap old hard tires, was a sitting duck for the Dutch lion to cruise past on the final lap of the race. And so, Verstappen won his maiden F1 World Title.

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But in its aftermath, Lewis Hamilton’s close friend and tennis legend Serena Williams’ husband, Alexis Ohanian, took to Twitter to rant against F1 and the FIA. He wrote, THIS IS BULLSH*T @F1″. But that wasn’t the end of it. He came back at them with, CONGRATULATIONS, SAFETY CAR #AbuDhabiGP”.

Safe to say, he wasn’t pleased with how Hamilton lost out on that elusive 8th World Title.

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Well, as it turns out, this isn’t the only time Ohanian has shown his admiration for the 7x World Champion. Recently, he went all out to secure a rare piece of Lewis Hamilton memorabilia.

Serena Williams’ husband Alexis Ohanian boasts rare Lewis Hamilton memorabilia on Twitter

It’s no secret that Serena Williams and Lewis Hamilton share a very close bond. And as it turns out, by extension, so does her entrepreneur husband, Alexis Ohanian. As a testament to this, he took to his social media handle to share a rare piece of auctionable memorabilia of the British motoring legend.

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Ohanian took to Twitter to showcase a collection of limited-edition sporting collectibles to his followers. He captioned it, “Some of my favorite athletes in this @altxyzofficial liquid auction…” names like Kobe Bryant, Tom Brady, and Kylian Mbappe featured in the star-studded list. However, amongst this all was a special 2020 Lewis Hamilton trading card!

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It’s been exactly a year since Lewis Hamilton lost out to Max Verstappen for the 2021 F1 title. In hindsight, who do you think deserved that title more? Hamilton or Verstappen?

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Anirban Aly Mandal is a senior F1 writer at EssentiallySports, with over 1000 articles published on the platform. Anirban's love for F1 started when he discovered a copy of F1 2014 while playing on his computer, and he has since then dived deep into the world of motorsports. Anirban's expertise goes beyond just writing - he has also written several academic papers focused on the domain of motorsports. His passion for the sport is so immense that he aspires to work as a legal advisor in the most prestigious racing series in the world someday. When it comes to F1, Anirban finds great pleasure in re-watching classic races and idolizes the likes of Ayrton Senna, Nigel Mansell, and Sebastian Vettel. His top picks include Brazil '91, Silverstone '92, and Germany '19. Outside of the sport, Anirban is an avid sim-racer, often found racing on titles like Assetto Corsa, F1 22, and Automobilista. He's also a fan of the PES series and other sporting and non-sporting games. Apart from his interests in gaming, Anirban has a keen interest in philosophy, literature, music, and Anglo-Saxon history.

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