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Ecclestone: Mercedes bullying Verstappen and not playing fair

2021 Formula 1 World Title challenger Max Verstappen has been bullied by seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes team this season, the sport's former big boss Bernie Ecclestone told AFP ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix finale on Sunday. Verstappen and Hamilton are tied on points after a controversy packed Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and Ecclestone believes the pressure by Mercedes 'psychological game-playing' has had a significant bearing on the Title race. Ecclestone – who over several decades transformed the sport into a global multi-billion-dollar commercial giant – said Mercedes CEO Toto Wolff and Hamilton were 'not playing fair.' It certainly appears to have had...
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