lost to Max Verstappen in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the last race of the 2021 season in Formula 1. Thus, the Briton did not break Michael Schumacher’s record and did not reach the Formula 1 world title for the eighth time in his career. Mercedes later lodged two protests, but none of them were adopted. Eventually, the team from Brackley withdrew their appeal to the FIA, allowing Verstappen to celebrate his first career title.
Mercedes wants big changes
According to unofficial news, he dropped the dismissal in exchange for the dismissal of the racing director and changes to the rules to avoid similar events in the future. So far, no decisions have been made and Lewis Hamilton has still not confirmed that he intends to compete in next Formula 1 season.
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, the Mercedes boss is still furious and cannot come to terms with the fate of last season’s F1 race. On Friday, Toto Wolff was to meet for an interview with Mohammed ben Sulayem, the newly elected president of the FIA, according to planetf1.com.
Mercedes expects big changes to F1. Unofficially, there are talks about the resignations of Michael Masi (F1 racing director) and Nikolas Tombazis (FIA technical chief). However, this is not the end of Mercedes’ demands.
– Mercedes wants new rules to be introduced on how to drive in races and what drivers can do on the track. All the rules are to be enforced and regulated so that there are not all the nonsense that was last season – quotes Ted Kravitz, a Sky Sports journalist.
Mercedes also wants a change in the relationship between team bosses and the F1 director during races. – Mercedes demands that no team leader should be able to talk to and influence the F1 director during the race. This is something that needs to be sorted out very quickly. Nobody will move on in F1 until the FIA has clarified the decision and justifies some of the things that happened in Abu Dhabi, adds Ted Kravitz.
Mercedes boss sharply about Hamilton’s decision. “That would be a charge against F1”
The vote on Lewis Hamilton’s future in Formula 1 was taken by Toto Wolff a few days ago. – I hope to see him in F1 again. It is the most important part of this sport. It would be an indictment against Formula 1 if its best driver ended his career due to scandalous decisions by the authorities –
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