Wolff hits out at 'Teletubbies engineers' amid blue flag system failure at Hungarian GP

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has criticised 'Teletubbies engineers' after a blue flag system failure at the Hungarian Grand Prix led to confusion among backmarkers. The issue caused a collision between Oscar Piastri and Carlos Sainz, with Piastri calling the incident 'unacceptable'. Sainz received a five-second penalty but blamed the system failure. Piastri later retired due to a gearbox issue while running second. Wolff also condemned backmarker teams for not informing their drivers, impacting the battle for the podium between Kimi Antonelli and Lewis Hamilton.

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