ANGRY Mercedes chief Toto Wolff has compared Max Verstappen’s F1 title win to Diego Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’. But a late safety car, followed by some bizarre decisions from race director Michael Masi, saw Verstappen overtake his rival in the last lap to seal his first-ever title win. “An inconsistent decision by the race director took the title away from Lewis.”. As a result of Masi’s decision to race a final lap, Hamilton missed out on a record-breaking eighth F1 title. Mercedes looked set to appeal Verstappen’s win in a bid to keep Hamilton’s dream alive. “So we are going to look into the side where the technical rules are there to be employed.

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