Mercedes is preparing a new protest – Red Bull is ready for battle

The fight ended yesterday early in the afternoon, her objections Mercedes were rejected last night, but the thriller holds up well for it Formula 1 championship and Max Ferstappen can not yet feel 100% confident champion in front of Lewis Hamilton!

THE Mercedes informed how will file a formal complaint with the FIA for the conditions under which the restart took place after the departure of the safety car at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. He has the right to do so up to 96 hours after the race, ie until next Thursday, when the gala with the Formula 1 prizes is scheduled.

The race judges rejected after about three hours of meeting both objections made by Mercedes. The people of the latter, however, insist that the restart in the race was done illegally and gave an advantage to the Dutch pilot. In Red Bull they say they are ready for battle. «If they want to do it, let them do it. We are ready for their new appeal, even for the courts“, Stressed the boss of the team, Christian Horner.

What do they support in Mercedes? After the accident that had five laps before the end, Williams’ Nicholas Latifi, the safety car entered the track and Red Bull instructed Ferstappen to enter the pits for fresh tires. Hamilton could not do the same, as he was leading the fight and would lose his advantage. The presence of the safety car gave the opportunity to the 24-year-old Dutchman to be within breathing distance and when he was ordered to continue the race normally, he had a clear lead over the 36-year-old Briton who was driving with worn tires. In addition, with the command given to the pilots between Hamilton and Ferstappen to pass them (while the same command was not given to the pilots between Ferstappen and the third Carlos Saint), the Red Bull pilot had… free field to chase his opponent and finally overtake his own Mercedes in the final lap reaching victory and the title.

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