Mercedes deserved “more reward” for 2021 season

In the wake of the Hamilton’s defeat to Max Verstappen in Abu Dhabi, the result of the FIA’s safety car restart call which allowed Verstappen to make a final lap pass in their winner-takes-all showdown for the drivers’ championship, the Mercedes driver and his boss declined to take part in the annual prize-giving event.

Hamilton’s absence, as runner up in the title chase, is a breach of F1’s sporting regulations which could lead to a potential sanction from the…