Dr Helmut Marko has urged Mercedes to drop its threat to appeal the outcome of the 2021 world championship. “What I don’t understand is that they also had the opportunity to pit. The 78-year-old Austrian said he was bemused that Mercedes added to its travelling race team in Abu Dhabi “one of the highest paid lawyers in England”. “They should also be happy about that,” said the Austrian. “So if that emotion came out after all, I think that’s nice. I don’t want to look at it from Mercedes’ perspective, but motorsport trains you that you must accept such defeats,” said the German.

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