Wolff hits out at double-points ruling

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Wolff's team are currently dominating the constructors' championship and lead Red Bull by 178 points thanks to the performances of Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton. 

Rosberg leads his team-mate by 14 points at the top of drivers' standings, having won the German Grand Prix on Sunday. 

Williams' Valtteri Bottas was sandwiched between the Mercedes pair on the podium at Hockenheim, but Wolff has concerns over the new rule that will see drivers pick up double points during the final race in Abu Dhabi. 

With Rosberg and Hamilton looking likely to battle it out for the title, he feels the regulation could prove crucial.

"I would be very surprised if it didn't come down to Abu Dhabi, to the very famous double points," Wolff said.

"It means even if you're 30 points behind then you can turn it around in Abu Dhabi if the leading guy retires.

"So maybe Bernie [Ecclestone, F1 chief] was right, that double points is going to keep the championship open until the last race.

"But I don't think it's fair. I don't think we should have done it.

"The reason we did was because the commercial rights holder is head of sponsorship and he cares about the TV audience and the need to keep the excitement until the end, the last race.

"As I said, it looks like he might be right, that the last race is going to be the decisive one, and I would be very surprised if the audiences weren't considerably higher than they would normally be."

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