🏎 Formula 1 - 2021

:man_facepalming: Ffs :joy:

Mercedes have lodged an intention to appeal over the handling of the race.

They lodged two protests on Sunday night but had both rejected by race stewards.

They are considering whether to appeal against the decision to back race director Michael Masi’s handling of the restarted race, which appeared to be in contravention of the governing body’s own rules and standard protocols.

Mercedes have 96 hours from giving notice of intention to appeal - until around 19:00 UK time on Thursday - to decide whether to go ahead. Mercedes said on Monday that they were still weighing their options.

The team have not commented publicly about the events at Yas Marina but have a sense of injustice at what happened.

This is directed at the handling of the race, and not at Verstappen or Red Bull.

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A number of other drivers have expressed confusion and scepticism about the way the race was restarted after a late safety-car period.

McLaren driver Lando Norris said: “It was obviously made to be a fight. It was for the TV of course. It was for the result,” Norris said.

“Whether or not it was fair, it was not up to me to decide.”

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Lewis got his knighthood today

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Not for services for HMRC, he didn’t.

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