Despite having the constructors’ title already in the bag, Toto Wolff has admitted Mercedes is playing the role of “the bad guy” in F1 at present.That is because, amid the struggles of rival engine makers Ferrari and Renault in the face of Mercedes’ utter dominance, the German marque is refusing to agree to ‘unfreeze’ aspects of the strict engine homologation rules for 2015.
It meant that Mercedes’ constructors’ title celebrations on Sunday were marred not only by the Jules Bianchi tragedy, but suggestions the team is playing a spoiler role in the political sphere.
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