Wolff says Hamilton ‘will never get over’ Abu Dhabi F1 finaleMercedes withdraw F1 title appeal after FIA agrees investigationMercedes’ team principal Toto Wolff says he can give “no assurances” that
Lewis Hamilton will continue in
Formula One after Sunday’s controversial season finale, saying the
British driver is still in “pain” and “will never get over” what happened.
Speaking after Mercedes announced they had decided not to appeal the result of the Abu Dhabi race, Wolff doubled down on his criticism of race officials, describing Hamilton as a “sitting duck” who was “robbed of his crown” by race director Michael Masi’s decision to set up a last-lap shoot-out between the pair. That led to Max Verstappen, who was on fresh tyres, being able to overtake Hamilton to claim the race win and world title, much to Mercedes’ frustration.