Lewis Hamilton was not robbed of a championship and Mercedes would look like bad losers, if they appeal Max Verstappen's success, says former Formula One's supremo Bernie Ecclestone.
Constructors' champions for a record eighth year in a row, Mercedes had two protests dismissed after Sunday's deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and have given notice of their intention to appeal.
Red Bull's Verstappen beat Mercedes' seven-time champion Hamilton with an overtake on the last lap of the race, after race director Michael Masi controversially changed the safety-car procedure.
"It is a complete and utter nonsense," Ecclestone, 91, has told Sky Sports News of the suggestion Hamilton was cheated.
"I think it'd be the worst thing they could do," he says of going forward with the appeal. "I mean, looks like they're bad losers."
The Briton also says Masi did "the right thing" and should not be blamed.
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