'I think the race director made his position clear, the stewards made their position clear, and the ruling is very clear.'

Red Bull team principal Christian HornerВ indicated that he would fight them to the bitter end.В вЂњWe'll fight them in the appeal court and in the legal court after that if they go that route,' he said after learning of Mercedes' intention to appeal. If the appeal also goes against Mercedes, there is the option to go to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. In effect they will have to do it a lot sooner than that given the FIAвЂ™s Prize Giving ceremony is in Paris on Thursday and they must have the result by then. Mercedes informed the FIA late on Sunday of their intention to appeal one of those rulingsВ and have 96hrs now in which to lodge it. But only after Mercedes had had two separate protests thrown out by the stewards. Verstappen, 24, was finally confirmed as the NetherlandsвЂ™ first ever F1 champion late on Sunday night, five hours after the race had ended. How Max Verstappen grabbed world title from Lewis Hamilton - reaction, protests and regulationsДЇormula 1 could be set for a messy and protracted legal battle after Mercedes vowed on Sunday night to appeal the result of a chaotic season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and have Lewis Hamilton installed as F1 world champion instead of Red BullвЂ™s race winner Max Verstappen.Two protests lodged, both were rejected but Mercedes could launch a second appeal.Mercedes furious that lapped cars were allowed to pass to give Verstappen chance to overtake Hamilton.Hamilton had led the race from first corner to penultimate lap.Verstappen, on newer tyres, is allowed one lap to overtake Hamilton after a late safety car.Verstappen wins first world title in dramatic fashion.

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