Wolff likens Marcy's decision to Maradona's "hand of God."

Toto Wolff compared the sense of injustice that Lewis Hamilton suffered in the 2021 season finale to Diego Maradona's "Hand of God."

At the end of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, in a highly controversial situation, Max Verstappen took the drivers' world title, and Mercedes was furious about it, and it still is.

Hamilton's eighth world title was already within reach, but a safety car decision by race director Michael Massy changed everything, allowing Verstappen to make a decisive overtaking on the final lap.

After two unsuccessful post-match appeals, Mercedes did not believe they could change the outcome by appealing because they believed the procedure would be against them.

Thus, Mercedes coach Wolff likened the situation to Maradona's "hand of God" at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.

In the match against England, Argentine striker Maradona scored a goal with his hand that allowed Argentina to win 2-1, which he later claimed was hit by the "hand of God".

Wolf said: "It can definitely be compared to Diego Maradona's 'Hand of God', where the inconsistent decision made by the tournament director took lewis's title. ”

Explaining why Mercedes decided not to proceed with appealing the outcome of the match in Abu Dhabi, Wolf added: "The FIA will be both a defendant and a judge, which releases a sense of powerlessness. ”

Wolff's fellow Austrian and Red Bull adviser Helmut Marko welcomed the FIA's commitment to investigate the Abu Dhabi incident. The two compatriots have clashed verbally many times this year, but Wolff said: "This time, we have reached complete agreement, the rules must be strict, so that this will not happen again." ”