MAX VERSTAPPEN returned to the track where he won his first Formula One title wearing GOLD trainers.
The Dutchman won Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in controversial fashion, winning the title on the final lap – crushing rival Lewis Hamilton‘s chances of a record-breaking eighth.
FIA race director Michael Masi has come under fire for seemingly ignoring the rules to create a single lap showdown in the winner-takes-all-contest.
Hamilton was on old tyres as Verstappen screamed past following a safety car period where Masi allowed five cars to get out of the way.
Verstappen and Red Bull partied into the early hours of the next morning, but on Tuesday it was back to work.
The 24-year-old was back out on the track for post-season testing.
And he strutted down corridors at the Yas Marina circuit in golden Puma shoes to commemorate his win.
On Instagram, Verstappen wrote: “Back to work.”
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The new F1 season is scheduled to get underway in just three months time.
Bahrain will host the first race of the 2022 season, but the first three-day test is due to take place in Barcelona between February 23 and 25.
Abu Dhabi, like the season just passed, will host the finale.
