Marko calls Mercedes team boss an 'unworthy loser'
Dec.13 - Dr Helmut Marko has described his Mercedes counterpart Toto Wolff as an "unworthy loser" after the incredible and controversial 2021 season finale in Abu Dhabi.
Amid Red Bull's wild initial celebrations to mark Max Verstappen's shock title win, Mercedes was busily lodging two protests about the highly contentious final laps.
"It was unworthy that the decision was delayed like that," Marko told Osterreich newspaper.
"But that says everything about the attitude of an unworthy loser," the top Red Bull official added.
In many ways, it is a shame but also fitting that such an intense and close championship battle between Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton will now enter a new phase - Mercedes' appeal.
But Red Bull noted that it was an in-house Mercedes lawyer who presented the case to the stewards late on Sunday.
"We're a racing team," a team spokesman for Red Bull said. "We don't have any lawyers with us.
"We didn't come here to protest."
However, even 78-year-old Marko admits that Formula 1 has some thinking to do over the winter period.
"The whole system needs to be rethought," he said.
"It needs consistency. Decisions cannot be interpreted this way and then that way. The rules have to be simplified and the premise must be 'Let's race'."
But Marko stops short of joining those who are calling for race director Michael Masi to be ousted.
"That's not our job," said the Austrian. "But after so many mistakes and questionable decisions, there is certainly a need for action.
"We have a new (FIA) president coming and that's where he should start."
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LOL.
Disgusting behaviour from Wolff. Unlike Lulu to be fair.
lulu was coached, he doesn't know the meaning of humility. that's why they love his kind, they're more likely to do as they're told!
Maybe lewis should have done a Seb..! and swapped over the 1st and 2nd place signs ?
Toto Wolff and Mercedes are sore losers with zero class. Masi needs to go he has been terrible and incompetent for the sport. However teams should not be allowed to whine, bitch and lobby race stewards during the races. It’s not professional and detracts from the integrity of the sport. Grow up Formula 1 it is time to give the fans better racing and officiating.
Masi IS the Race Director and did fine.
Will we ever forget Toto's whining"Maichael, Michael..."? Hilarious and pathetic.
Marko's comments were uncalled for (as usual).
Horner et al worked tje 2nd place advantage to the hilt. Congrats.
Lewis and Max drove like hell, leaving all others in the dust.
Jos and Anthony are bothbproud fathers.
What a season!!!!!!
Any of you jerks that don't understand why this is so much of an issue are as stupid as the comments from Marko !
Get real Marko. If the shoe was on the other foot you'd feel exactly the same.
Max may deserve the Championship but Red Bull deserves better than you.
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