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Hamilton questions Mercedes pace calls during the race

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Lewis Hamilton has questions Mercedes’ requests to up his pace during the season finale. With the Briton needing his team mate to finish off the podium in order to have a chance to claiming a fourth world title, Hamilton dropped his speed in a bid to back Nico Rosberg into the two Red Bulls and Ferraris. Sebastian Vettel was closing on the two Mercedes in the closing stages of the race, having pitted for fresh supersoft tyres, prompting fear among the Mercedes pit wall that the win could slip away from them. As a result, both his race engineer and, eventually, Technical Officer Paddy Lowe instructed Hamilton over team radio to up his pace; a request which he did...
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