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Horner brands Mercedes appeal ‘a little bit desperate'

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has taken aim at Mercedes following their decision to lodge an appeal against the result of Sunday’s season-ending and Championship-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Following a late crash for Williams’ Nicholas Latifi, race director Michael Masi deployed the safety car, bunching the pack up. There were lapped cars and therefore daylight between leader Sir Lewis Hamilton and his Championship rival Max Verstappen. However, a last-minute decision to allow lapped cars through meant Verstappen, on fresh soft tyres, could pass Hamilton and claim the title in the most dramatic of season finales. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff was left livid at the decision,...
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