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Wolff hopes F1 avoids ‘messy situation’ in title showdown

by Phillip Horton
7 months ago
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Wolff hopes F1 avoids ‘messy situation’ in title showdown

JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - DECEMBER 05: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (33) Red Bull Racing RB16B Honda and Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes W12 collide during the F1 Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia at Jeddah Corniche Circuit on December 05, 2021 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)

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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says he hopes Formula 1’s title is decided in a fair manner and that there is no “messy situation” in the Abu Dhabi finale.

Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton will enter the final event of the championship level on points, with Verstappen ahead on countback of number of wins.

The pair have collided on several occasions this season and have also been involved in close battles on-track that have resulted in contentious stewarding calls.

At the most recent race in Saudi Arabia Verstappen was twice penalised for on-track conduct, amassing 15 seconds worth of time drops, while also accruing three penalty points.

“I hope [the Saudi Arabia] race has enough repercussions that everyone’s going to learn from it and adapt for the final race in Abu Dhabi,” said Wolff.

“I think that similar driving, if it were deemed by the stewards as over the line, would be penalised as well in Abu Dhabi and that could well end in a messy situation for everybody.

“I don’t think the championship has deserved a result which was influence by a collision. So I very much in that case trust in the self-regulating system.

“The quicker car with the quicker driver should win the championship and not by taking each other off.”

Wolff stressed that Mercedes has to keep its feet on the ground in spite of its three successive victories and relatively comfortable 28-point lead in the Constructors’ standings.

“It’s good, you have to enjoy these moments but now it is all or nothing in Abu Dhabi,” he said.

“Whoever wins the race wins the championship and therefore it is important now to keep both feet on the ground keep working and hopefully bring the performance we had here today on to Abu Dhabi.”

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Comments 5

  1. Rudy says:
    7 months ago

    Give back the 50 points you KNOW you owe to Max and there won’t be any problem

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    • David MORGAN says:
      7 months ago

      as a reward for being the least sporting and dirtiest driver in F1?

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      • Ian Curnow says:
        7 months ago

        Exactly that. It’ll be a hollow championship if he does win it. Brake test indeed!

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  2. Patrick says:
    7 months ago

    Max is a menace.

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  3. Dami says:
    7 months ago

    Wolff is full of shite. Hamilton is the cheating, dirty driver who deliberately sent Verstappen into the wall at Silverstone, with a 51G impact, intending to injure him and not caring if he killed him. At the following event his other driver, the carpet Bottas, rammed both Red Bulls off the track and out of the race. No doubt under orders from Wolff. The points lost in those races, and subsequently due to engine replacements necessitated by the incidents, would have seen the titles at Red Bull by now. Austria has a history of producing dubious, duplicitous leaders, and Wolff fits the profile.

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