F1 officials have rejected two protests by Mercedes against the result of the controversial title-deciding win
Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen is the 2021 Formula One Drivers’ champion.
Mercedes filed two protests with FIA stewards over the Abu Dhabi Formula 1 race restart after Max Verstappen passed Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of the race.
Mercedes lodged its intention to appeal the stewards’ dismissal of the original Mercedes’ protest.
#BREAKING Mercedes appeals stewards’ dismissal of its Abu Dhabi protest
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Red Bull’s Max #Verstappen keeps his title as the 2021 F1 World Champion after a dramatic finish at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix #F1 #Formula1 #AbuDhabiGP #Redbull pic.twitter.com/N9Jnc4Pitx
Meanwhile, Red Bull continued to celebrate Verstappen’s maiden title.
At the time of the victory, Red Bull boss Christian Horner screamed “Max Verstappen, you are the world champion, the world champion!” over radio.
#BREAKING FIA dismiss Mercedes' protest over alleged Safety Car overtake by F1 world champion Max #Verstappen
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Mercedes launched two protests – #RedBull say the second protest has not been upheld
Red bull continue to celebrate Verstappen’s maiden title #F1 #Formula1 #AbuDhabiGP pic.twitter.com/3ZNAZqHZO8
Horner added: “We needed a bit of luck and we got it.”
