Británico is 14 points behind the Red Bull rider in the drivers’ standings. There are three races to go and the next one will be in Qatar.
The Mercedes team announced this Tuesday that he called for a reexamination of the incident between his pilot Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen (Red Bull) on lap 48 of the Brazilian Grand Prix last Sunday, for which the Dutchman did not receive any sanction.
The claim is based on “new evidence that was not available to the commissioners career at the time they made their decision, “said the German brand.
Attacked by Hamilton on the outside of Turn 4, Verstappen fought back aggressively and sent his rival out of bounds on the track. The commissioners did not deem it necessary to investigate the incident, estimating that it was a career event.
However, the race director Michael Masi later admitted that they had not been able to view all the images, especially those recorded by the camera aboard the Red Bull, which would be incriminating to Verstappen if they showed an intentional move by the Dutch towards his rival for the Formula 1 World Championship.
The Briton managed to overtake the Dutchman a dozen laps later to end up taking a victory that allows you to be within 14 points of Verstappen in the World Cup standings, with three races to go, the next one in Qatar next Sunday.
At the end of the race held in the Interlagos circuit in Sao Paulo, the pattern of Mercedes Toto Wolff He has already harshly criticized the International Automobile Federation (FIA), guarantor of the Formula 1 regulations, which he considers lenient with Red Bull.
Mercedes was already upset at the start of the weekend when Hamilton was disqualified in qualifying session that the British had dominated as a result of the rear wing of his car that did not comply with the regulations, possibly due to a breakage.
Wolff considered that the FIA could have authorized to repair the wing instead of sanctioning Verstappen, mainly because Red Bull repaired the Dutchman’s wing “Three times in a row.”
“I believe that we have received many, many blows during the weekend, with decisions that could have fallen from one side or the other, in our favor or against us ”, the Austrian commented.
“When decisions are always against us, this angers us and I will always defend my team and my drivers as I see fit. I’ve always been very diplomatic in the way to discuss things, but today diplomacy is over, “concludes his statement. (D)
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