Original sentence: " The decision to bring the safety car in was noted to be against the usual procedures, and perhaps against the sporting regulations.Following the race there was multiple criticism of the race director, that he did not follow the rules, and Alex Kirschner wrote in Slate that he "made a late call that prioritized entertainment over classic notions of competitive integrity.For The Times, Matt Dickinson commented that protests of injustice were coming from a British perspective, and that fans in other parts of the world did not share the belief Masi's calls had been unfair to Hamilton.There has since been a lot of criticism of the race director's decision on how to finish the race, with further commentary by Zac Rayson in News.au that it shows "he knew (and bent) the rules"
Edited sentence: Another lawyer later confirmed this view that Mercedes has a "good legal basis" for their protest.Commentary from a lawyer in The Guardian suggested that Mercedes would be in a strong position to mount legal action, although they noted the conflict between Mercedes wishing to stress sporting integrity versus the increasing commercialisation of the sport.Following the race there was multiple criticism of the race director, that he "didn't follow the rules", and that they "made a late call that prioritized entertainment over classic notions of competitive integrity".The decision to bring the safety car in was noted to be against the usual procedures, and perhaps against the sporting regulations.There has since been a lot of criticism of the race director's decision on how to finish the race, with further commentary that "he knew (and bent) the rules"