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‘Mercedes will probably back off from a further appeal'

Mercedes will 'probably back off' on appealing the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix result with Sky's David Croft saying they 'don't want to look like bad losers'. Mercedes lost the Drivers' Championship title on the very last lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in controversial circumstances. Lewis Hamilton had been leading in a race in which he had to beat Max Verstappen to retain the World title. That was turned on its head when Nicholas Latifi crashed late in the race, bringing out the Safety Car. With it looking as if there could be a last-lap dash for the line, FIA race director Michael Masi ordered the five lapped cars running between Hamilton and Verstappen to unlap themselves. In an unprecedented...
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