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Wolff blames “miscommunication” over Verstappen protest saga

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has blamed a ‘miscommunication’ caused by the timing of his flight home from the Japanese Grand Prix for his team’s on-off protest against Max Verstappen at Suzuka. Following Verstappen’s robust defence against Lewis Hamilton on the penultimate lap of the Japanese GP, Mercedes elected to protest the Dutchman’s driving. In the end, the FIA felt that it needed to speak to both drivers before ruling on the matter, which is why it originally planned to hold a hearing ahead of the United States Grand Prix. But following a confusing few minutes – when Hamilton himself hit out on Twitter at an ‘idiot’ who said that the team was protesting before deleting...
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