Max Verstappen didn't cut a good figure in Jeddah on Sunday evening - that was the tenor of the international press. © ANSA / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC / POOL

Press comments: “Max would have deserved the black flag”

In the premiere race in Saudi Arabia with crashes, safety car phases and interruptions, Lewis Hamilton prevented the premature crowning of Max Verstappen as Formula 1 world champion and the ultimate finale in the generation's World Championship duel next Sunday in Abu Dhabi made perfectly. Both now go into the last race of the season with equal points. That's what the international press says.

06 December 2021

From: cst/dpa