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Todt: Mercedes deserved 'much more reward' for eighth title

Article To news overview © FIA Jean Todt, the outgoing FIA President, says he would like to have seen Mercedes properly represented at the FIA Prize-Giving Gala, after Lewis Hamilton and team boss Toto Wolff chose not to attend the ceremony in Paris. Despite their victory in the Constructors' Championship, Mercedes only sent along Chief Technical Officer James Allison to collect the award, and Todt said that the focus of the evening should be on celebration, rather than contentious issues. "I think tonight we should celebrate, rather than trying to get into any kind of controversy. There is no point. What would it give?" Todt said in response to a question from...
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