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Wolff hopes points rule not decisive

There will be 'a big shadow' over the F1 World Championship if the award of double points at the final race of the season decides the title, according to Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff. Lewis Hamilton leads Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg by 17 points before the last race in Abu Dhabi on 23 November. If Rosberg wins, Hamilton needs to finish second to take the title. Under the old system, sixth would be enough. 'Hopefully double points will not make a difference,' said Wolff. 'It would put a big shadow over the championship if it was turned by a technical issue.' Hamilton has won 10 races this season to Rosberg's five, but Wolff said that did not mean the German would be an undeserving...
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