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Vettel thought the tournament officers should be left alone

Sebastian Vettel said the job at the tournament was "tough enough" and should be made to make the decision they felt was appropriate.

Vettel thought the tournament officers should be left alone

As the season progresses, event managers receive more and more attention, and during the year they have to make many big decisions about the title race, including the crashes of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen at Silverstone and Monza, as well as close-quarters battles in Brazil and Saudi Arabia.

The decision of the tournament officers has caused disagreement in the paddock this season, With Vettel saying: "Everyone has their own opinion, I think it's better to leave the tournament officers alone, their work is hard enough." Ideally, we want more consistency, but we also have to take into account human factors, so it may be difficult to be 100% right, but it has to be our goal, so we need to see where we can improve. ”

Race director Michael Massi has been slammed for the safety car decision in the closing round, which he was accused of planning for the final lap, a decision lando Norris claimed was made to please tv viewers.

Mercedes protested the outcome of the race, saying the FIA had violated their own rules on overtaking safe cars in snare cars, and only snared cars between Hamilton and Verstappen were allowed to overtake safe cars, but their complaints were dismissed. In the end, Verstappen overtook the Mercedes driver to win the race and his first world title.

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