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Wolff criticises 'laughable' decisions against Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton celebrated a memorable win in the Sao Paulo Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday but team boss Toto Wolff hit out at "laughable" decisions that went against his Formula One champions.

Seven-times world champion Hamilton had a rollercoaster ride over the weekend, starting with qualifying fastest and then being demoted to last on the grid for Saturday's sprint race when his car failed a technical check.

The Briton fought back from 20th to fifth in that race before dropping to 10th on Sunday's grid due to an engine penalty.

In the race he and Red Bull's championship leader Max Verstappen went wheel-to-wheel, with the Dutch driver defending so firmly that both cars ran off the track, before Hamilton prevailed.