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Motor racing: Mercedes protest after Verstappen beats Hamilton to F1 title

December 12, 2021 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton looks dejected after finishing second in the race and the world championship Pool via REUTERS

Mercedes protested on Sunday after Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and beat their seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton to the 2021 world title with a last lap overtake.

The team, who still secured the constructors' crown for a record eighth year in a row, protested two alleged breaches of the sporting regulations when the safety car was deployed late in the race.

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