Mercedes was trying to disallow the last lap and was hoping that Verstappen could also be fined for overtaking during the safety car.
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After two of its protests were overruled by the FIA stewards, Mercedes has announced that it will take advantage of its right to appeal against the stewards’ decision to reverse the race result. Max Verstappen won the Abu Dhabi GP under controversial circumstances, which meant he surpassed Lewis Hamilton as world champion. The Mercedes driver was on track to win a record-breaking 8th title after starting the race on the same number of points as the Red Bull driver.
Things came to a head at Williams after Nicolas Latifi crashed 5 laps before the end of the race with Verstappen more than 10 seconds behind Hamilton. This triggered a delayed safety car and, initially, it was indicated that lapped cars would not be allowed to unlap themselves, whereas normal protocol would require them to be unlapped. But it would also mean that the battle for the world championship ended in the back of the safety car.
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FIA Race Director Michael Massey took advantage of the FIA rulebook to make the decision as something they deserved, allowing the cars between Verstappen and Hamilton to uncap themselves. This was a problematic situation for Mercedes as Verstappen pitched for the new softer tyres, while Hamilton was still wearing the hard tires he had put on in the 14th lap of the race.
Hamilton did not have enough time to put on a new set of tires as he would have lost track position. Eventually, Verstappen’s tire advantage came to the fore when the race resumed within seconds for the final lap, with the Dutchman overtaking the 7-time world champion. Hamilton could not return the favor as he had D ₹. was not either
Mercedes was trying to reject the last lap and was hoping Verstappen could also be fined for overtaking during the safety car period, when he was placed behind Hamilton to start again. . All these protests were dismissed by the managers of the FIA.
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Whatever happens, it is highly unlikely that Mercedes will replace Max Verstappen as the 2021 world driver champion. The FIA certainly finds it in hot soup because the decision was delayed, and polarizing.
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