Formula One boss Bernie Eccleston has rubbished Lewis Hamilton's claims that the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was 'manipulated' and congratulated Max Verstappen on his first title win.
Hamilton lost out on a record-breaking eighth world championship crown in controversial fashion after race director Michael Masi allowed lapped cars to un-lap themselves on the penultimate lap at the Yas Marina circuit.That decision gave Verstappen the chance to attack Hamilton on the final lap - a chance he duly took to clinch his first crown at the expense of the British driver and Mercedes.
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