STARS of Formula 1 got together at the glitzy FIA awards as Max Verstappen received his World Championship trophy. But many of the great and good of the F1 world did make it to the Paris bash, with Red Bull’s Verstappen and Christian Horner still riding the wave of Sunday’s fortunate win. And they were joined on the blue carpet by their other halves Geri Horner and Kelly Piquet. While Wolff and Hamilton were no-shows, Mercedes were represented at the FIA party. Just because Hamilton wasn’t in attendance, doesn’t mean that his presence wasn’t felt in other ways. He said: “Of course, I can understand that the first few days, after a race like that, you’re not happy. “You should also understand this is racing and these things can happen to you.

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