Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Mercedes lodge appeals over Verstappen's win, contest safety car procedure in deciding lap
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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Mercedes lodge appeals over Verstappen's win, contest safety car procedure in deciding lap

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“Mercedes have protested ‘against the classification established at the end of the Competition’, relating to alleged breaches of Articles 48.8 and 48.12 of the FIA Sporting Regulations,” Formula One tweeted Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Mercedes have lodged two appeals over Max Verstappen’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix win over Lewis Hamilton on Sunday. Mercedes are contesting safety car procedure which resulted in Verstappen overtaking Hamilton on a frantic final lap to clinch the world championship. “Mercedes have protested ‘against the classification established at the end of the Competition’, relating to alleged breaches of Articles 48.8 and 48.12 of the FIA Sporting Regulations,” Formula One tweeted. BREAKING: Mercedes have protested "against the classification established at the end of the Competition", relating to alleged breaches of Articles 48.8 and 48.12 of the FIA Sporting Regulations#AbuDhabiGP 🇦🇪 #F1 pic.twitter.com/bO6BLN8lv5 — Formula 1 December 12, 2021 Hamilton had been coasting to victory, his eighth world title seemingly in the bag.

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