Hamilton revealed Mercedes’ weak link
The nature of the tense conclusion to Formula 1's 2016 title fight, and how it was handled from the Abu Dhabi pitwall, raises more questions than it answers about the dominant team on the grid
I've said it before and I'll say it again because the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix proved it: the Mercedes team management doesn't really manage. The reaction to Lewis Hamilton's tactics in the race made little sense.
You can't fault what the team has achieved over the past three years, but from a management perspective it's fortunate the car has been so fast. If there was another squad properly biting at Mercedes' heels it could really expose this weakness, and the team management would have to change the way it goes about things.
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