The opening lap of the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was scarily similar to last year’s race, with Lewis Hamilton being forced to cut the first chicane and go straight on to avoid significant contact with another driver. Instead of Max Verstappen, this time it was Carlos Sainz who forced the 37-year-old off of the track, this time making contact in the process. Hamilton was launched up into the air as he went over the raised kerb at the chicane, similar to his incident with Fernando Alonso in Spa, but unlike his battle with the Alpine driver he was not forced to retire as an immediate result of the airtime. With only a few laps to go in the Grand Prix, the seven-time world champion was...
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