Bojan Vrbnjak
After the final race of the season GP Abu Dhabi, Mercedes filed two protests. According to them, it is Max Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton behind the safety car and the race should never be relaxed in the last lap. Commissioners are both their protests refused, but Mercedes announced that evening that it would challenged the result of the race.
It's been around ever since Mercedesa all quiet, but more things point to that Mercedes will not lodge a protest. Many know to say that also because of the possible intervention of the top of the concern Daimler. On the other hand, it is Toto wolff already congratulated the competitors Max Verstappn in Christian Horner to win this year’s championship. Before that, however, is the newspaper The Times reported that he wants a Mercedes withdraw the protest, but they also appeared rumorsto Lewis Hamilton asked his team to withdraw the protest.
With a message from the umbrella organization FIAto be introduced investigation Abu Dhabi GP races because they want to find out what is possible do better for the future, it seems to have FIA responded to a possible wish from Mercedes. According to a Spanish Formula 1 journalist, this is the first step FIA Council (WMSC) when they Mercedes indicated that they would not protest.
It seems that this could be the partial end of the matter. Verstappen is the winner of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and thus champion Formula 1 season 2021. However, she will have to FIA to prepare a clearer set of rules for 2022 when it comes to overtaking and using a safety car. In addition, it will also be on paper clearly defined, what rules the race management can change during the race itself.
