Former race director Michael Masi has left the FIA several months after his removal from his Formula 1 position. Masi was the centre of controversy last season when he allowed a limited number of lapped runners to pass the Safety Car ahead of the final lap, leaving Max Verstappen to snatch the title from Sir
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has detailed the inner strength he felt as a result of losing the title in heart-breaking fashion last season. Hamilton was leading the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix heading into the closing stages when the Williams of Nicholas Latifi caused a Safety Car by crashing, and race director Michael Masi made the controversial
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There has been a surprising revelation in the world of Formula 1 this week after Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff accused former race director Michael Masi of persistent disrespect. Masi made a controversial call towards the end of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last year when he allowed only the five lapped cars between Sir
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has said he believes that Max Verstappen’s title success in 2021 will not be his last. Verstappen has shown promise throughout his career having won 10 races in Formula 3 in 2014 at the tender age of just 16, earning him a spot in Red Bull’s junior team – Toro
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Max Verstappen is pleased that the FIA published their report into last season’s controversial championship ending, and the Dutchman has called for annual reviews to be introduced. Verstappen sealed his maiden Formula 1 world championship last season after a highly controversial Safety Car restart by now former race director Michael Masi, leaving Mercedes and Sir
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The 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix has been nominated for a BAFTA award following the thrilling title showdown between Max Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton. The pair headed into the final race of last season level on points after a dramatic and chaotic year, and the Dutchman took pole position on the Saturday. Hamilton sailed
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Safety Car restarts have once again become the talk of the town in Formula 1 after Sergio Perez was told to allow Carlos Sainz to pass him in Saudi Arabia. Having began the race in Jeddah on pole, Perez was comfortably leading the pack when he went for the undercut and pitted from the Mediums
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There was a slight sense of déjà vu at the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix last weekend, as Nicholas Latifi collided with the barrier and turned the race on its head. Sergio Perez had taken pole in Jeddah, and was leading Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc relatively comfortably in the opening stint, maintaining the gap at just
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Max Verstappen has revealed he suffered from cramp in his right leg in the dying stages of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December, but overcame it to seal his maiden Formula 1 world championship. The Dutchman and title rival Sir Lewis Hamilton entered the final round of the 2021 season level on points after
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Sir Lewis Hamilton cannot claim that he was unlucky over the course of the 2021 season, ex-Formula 1 driver Mario Andretti has insisted. The seven-time world champion was cruelly denied his record-breaking eighth F1 crown at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December, after a controversial Safety Car restart by race director Michael Masi
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