Mercedes chief Toto Wolff claims that the controversy surrounding the finish of the season finale at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is part of a ‘wider problem’ in Formula 1. Mercedes ace Lewis Hamilton was agonisingly denied a record eighth world title after being pipped by Red Bull rival Max Verstappen on the final lap, of the final race of the campaign. Wolff and Mercedes were furious at the controversial call and says it was symptomatic of what went on throughout the entire campaign. If you look at most of the controversies that have happened this year. ‘It was about decisions, sporting decisions on the track, the inconsistency of the execution of the regulations on track. ‘But inconsistent decision making leads to controversies, leads to polarisation and that was the grounds for many of the totally unnecessary controversies on the track.

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