Title Duel Rumbles on with Lawyers: ‘Cut-off for decision in Abu Dhabi GP on Thursday’
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Max Verstappen shattered the hearts of Mercedes, their ace driver and their fan base when he lunged past the seven-time world champion in the latter half of the last lap. With FIA taking center stage, with a controversial decision, Mercedes were adamant and evident in filing a complaint against governing body.
Those who are not aware, a safety car came out onto the circuit following Nicholas Latifi’s crash. Under the safety car, there were a number of lapped cars in between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton. These were clear to overtake the safety car, but other lapped cars behind didn’t make their way through. Mercedes believes this goes against FIA protocol and are appealing the race result. The meetings are underway as of writing.
Wen will be verdict on Abu Dhabi GP end come?
“The situation is, both teams were summoned to the stewards, then given a break and were instructed to go back and get their evidence together. We’ve just seen Horner and Newey go in on Red Bull’s behalf. This is a continuation of that earlier meeting,” Sky Sports reporter Craig Slater explained.
“We could have a decision from the stewards on whether they uphold or don’t Mercedes’ protest. Mercedes then have a license via FIA protocols to go by their appeals procedure but only until Thursday because the prize-giving ceremony is a cut-off point for all of that.
“Then there will be further [discussions] via the CAS so potentially this could go on. Mercedes bought Paul Harris with them specifically for this Grand Prix. Because they thought there could be some kind of regulatory issue to untangle. They think the final lap shootout should not have occurred.”
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