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Wolff: We're suddenly bad guys because we adhere to rules
Toto Wolff celebrates with Lewis Hamilton and the Mercedes team in Sochi
Despite having the 2014 Formula 1 constructors' title already in the bag, Toto Wolff has admitted Mercedes has inherited the role of 'the bad guy' in Formula 1 at present.
That is because, amid the struggles of rival engine makers Ferrari and Renault in the face of Mercedes' utter dominance, the German marque is refusing to agree to unfreeze development on some aspects of the strict engine homologation rules for 2015.
It meant that Mercedes' constructors' title celebrations at Sochi were marred not only by the Jules Bianchi tragedy, but suggestions the team is playing a spoiler role in the political sphere.
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