Former Formula 1 driver Danny Sullivan has defended race director Michael Masi after the controversial end to the 2021 season, and sympathises with the amount of work he has on his plate. Masi has been under intense scrutiny since the close of last year’s title battle between Sir Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen when he
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Former Formula 1 driver Jenson Button does not believe that race director Michael Masi was entirely to blame for the controversy at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and suggests that radio communication between teams and race control “needs to be changed.” Sir Lewis Hamilton was comfortably leading the season finale in December from title
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Newly appointed FIA president Mohammed ben Sulayem says that Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff and Red Bull’s Christian Horner got on just fine during a meeting of the F1 Commission earlier this week. Team bosses met to discuss the controversial end to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in 2021, in which race director Michael Masi
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Formula 1 journalist Joe Saward does not believe it is likely that race director Michael Masi will lose his job, and has stressed to fans of Sir Lewis Hamilton that the Australian did “nothing fundamentally wrong.” Masi was at the epicentre of extreme controversy when he allowed only five lapped cars to overtake the Safety
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Ahead of their launch in less than two weeks, Alfa Romeo have sent their 2022 car out on the circuit for the first time. In a camouflaged livery to disguise aerodynamic features on the car, the new machine was rolled out onto the Ferrari test track at Fiorano yesterday for its first unofficial “shakedown.” This
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Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz has said he would like to wrap up negotiations on a new deal with the team sooner rather than later as he seeks to extend his current deal that takes him to the end of 2022. Sainz joined the Scuderia from McLaren ahead of the 2021 season, and scored four podiums
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Formula 1 teams bosses – most notably Toto Wolff and Christian Horner – arrived in London earlier this week to meet with the FIA and discover their initial findings from the investigation they are carrying out into the controversial closing stages of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Max Verstappen defeated Sir Lewis Hamilton to
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Aston Martin are said to be considering a move away from Mercedes powertrains in 2026, when the engine freeze will come to an end. Formula 1’s technical regulations have altered dramatically this year, with the ground effect leading a mighty aerodynamic swing, while tyres will be increasing by five inches. The power units are also
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Aston Martin chief technical officer Andrew Green has aimed a sly jibe at Red Bull after their car launch ahead of the 2022 season. Dr Helmut Marko had already indicated to fans that the car Max Verstappen will be using in a bid to defend his title will not look quite like the one that
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Two names have been reported as a potential support bubble for Formula 1 race director Michael Masi ahead of the 2022 season. Masi was at the centre of controversy on multiple occasions last year, most notably at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December. Sir Lewis Hamilton looked set to record his eighth world
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