The decision in the World Cup dispute has been made

“We hereby withdraw our appeal,” said a statement from the German factory team on Thursday. Immediately after Verstappen's triumph in front of the defeated and dethroned Hamilton at the Yas Marina Circuit, Mercedes filed two protests.

One because of Verstappen's driving style during the safety car phase, a second - and this was far more important - against the race management around Michael Masi because of the procedure towards the end of the safety car phase in the last laps. Both protests were rejected by the race stewards.

Those responsible for the Silver Arrows then submitted a declaration of intent to appeal within 60 minutes in accordance with the formalities. That, in turn, gave them another 96 hours to check with lawyers about their chances of success. After extensive deliberations, they decided against going to the International Court of Appeal of the International Automobile Federation (FIA). Scenes are analyzed – a compromise is found “We appealed in the spirit of sporting fairness, and we have since had a constructive dialogue with the FIA and Formula 1 to ensure clarity in the future,” said the Mercedes statement. In this context, the constructors' world champion welcomed the decision of the world association to set up a commission to thoroughly analyze the events in Abu Dhabi. The safety car had a major influence on the title decision. © APA/afp / GIUSEPPE CACACE

Verstappen overtook Hamilton on the last lap after the safety car phase ended and secured the title for the first time with his tenth win of the season. The Mercedes bosses had denounced that, in their opinion, the safety car should not have driven into the pits until one lap later, according to the rules. The race would then have ended behind them and Hamilton would have been the title holder again this year and the sole record world champion with eight triumphs ahead of Michael Schumacher.

On Thursday, the 24-year-old Dutchman can now receive the World Cup trophy at the official ceremony in Paris without any further doubt. Mercedes congratulated Verstappen and also Red Bull. “We would like to express our sincere respect for your successes this year. “You have made this season an absolutely epic Formula 1 title fight,” the statement said.

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The decision in the World Cup dispute has been made

The World Cup went into an unusual extension after the memorable final in Abu Dhabi. After initially rejected protests by Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton's racing team has now commented on a possible appeal.

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