Bernie: Meben had a way to save Hamilton's title, but Wolff wasn't decisive enough at the crucial time

Former F1 boss Bernie said in an interview a few days ago that in the final moments of this year's finale, Mercedes had a way to save Hamilton's championship, but Wolff did not show enough control at the crucial time.

In the final moments of the final Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, race director Michael Massey decided to let the safety car withdraw immediately to restart the race, and Verstappen overtook Hamilton on the last lap with the advantage of tyres to win the drivers' championship this season, which caused huge controversy after the race. Mercedes protested, but was dismissed, and they subsequently dropped the appeal on their own initiative.

Now there is a detail that has been unearthed by the media, that is, at the last moments of the race, Red Bull let Perez, who had some malfunctions in the car, retire from the race, in order to ensure that the last moments of the race will not be disturbed by unexpected factors and extend the time of the safety car.

Some analysts believe that Mercedes can do the opposite, that is, before the final start of the race, let Bottas stop on the track on the grounds of "need to protect the engine", so that the safety car will not be able to withdraw, Hamilton will retain his lead position, and then win the championship.

Bernie agreed when someone threw that point of view to former F1 boss Bernie: "Yeah, it was a very clever approach, I thought about it too, and the best thing for Mercedes at the time was to make sure the safety car was parked outside and the race wouldn't start over. A lot of people will be upset about this, but there won't be any change in the result of the game. ”

Bernie believes that Mercedes did not do this because Wolff's control of the team is not as strong as in the past, after all, Bottas is leaving the team, and it is difficult to expect him to be obedient to the team's instructions: "I don't know if Wolf, who owns a third of the team, is still in the same absolute strong position as before. We'll find out at some point that there's a problem and unfortunately they missed a chance to save the Hamilton title. (Text/Li Tianyou)