Mercedes protested against two things after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but the German formation was disappointed. The international motorsport federation did not go along with Mercedes and rejected both protests. Nevertheless, Toto Wolff's team can once again lodge a protest against the FIA's decision. What are Mercedes' options? Mercedes first thought that Max Verstappen should get a time penalty of five seconds for overtaking Lewis Hamilton under the safety car. However, because Verstappen was behind Hamilton again when he crossed the safety car line, the FIA deemed a penalty inappropriate. The second protest about not letting all cars unlap on the penultimate lap was deemed unfounded....
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