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Safety car finish triggers bitter Hamilton

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The decision to the Italian expansive prix - nether a information car called successful the dying laps to fetch a stricken car - had respective parallels with past season's farcical finale astatine Abu Dhabi.

The information car decorativeness denied thousands of red-clad tifosi fans a grandstand decorativeness betwixt title person Max Verstappen - who won the race - and Ferrari operator Charles Leclerc.

It besides brought backmost immoderate unhappy memories for Lewis Hamilton, who was efficaciously denied an outright record-breaking eighth title due to the fact that of a determination not to extremity the contention nether the information car.

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Hamilton, who had started from the backmost of the grid due to the fact that of penalties, was not progressive successful the combat for archetypal and the Mercedes operator crossed the enactment successful fifth.

“It ever brings memories back,” Hamilton told Sky Sports F1. “That is the regularisation that it should be, right? So lone 1 time, successful the past of the sport, that they haven’t done the rule.”

At Abu Dhabi past December, a clang by Nicholas Latifi triggered the information car precocious connected and gave contention manager Michael Masi a determination to make. The season-ending contention and title could beryllium decided nether yellow, oregon the way could beryllium cleaned for 1 last thigh of racing.

Masi opted for the second and Verstappen passed Hamilton to triumph the contention and the title. It was a determination that yet outgo him his job.

Mercedes brag Toto Wolff besides alluded to past season’s incidental erstwhile asked his sentiment connected the race's conclusion.

“The contention direction’s country has been nether critics but this clip they followed the rules,” helium told Sky.

“Maybe they could’ve done it a thigh earlier … but they followed the rules and accepted the contention ends nether information car.

“This is however it should be.”

The information car came retired soon aft Daniel Ricciardo pulled up with six laps remaining. Most drivers pitted for caller tyres successful anticipation of a restart but the contention remained nether information car conditions to the end.

Leclerc conceded it astir apt wouldn’t person changed the outcome.

“I privation we could person ended up racing, but unluckily we were 2nd astatine that place, due to the fact that of what happened before,” helium said.

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