Mercedes have once again suggested that Sir Lewis Hamilton won’t be retiring from Formula 1 ahead of the 2022 season. Hamilton was cruelly denied his eighth F1 world championship last year when race director Michael Masi allowed a limited number of lapped runners to pass a late Safety Car in the season finale, leading to
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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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Red Bull have told the FIA that their issues run much deeper than race director Michael Masi, and that he should not be singled out as the sole cause of controversy following the end of last year’s title race. Masi was placed into his role as race director following the tragic passing of Charlie Whiting
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McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl is certain that Formula 1 can retain its integrity following the controversial ending to last season’s championship, but insists that the FIA needs the support of the teams in order to do so. Sir Lewis Hamilton had looked set to record the 104th win of his career and thus his
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McLaren drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris have both leaped to the defence of race director Michael Masi, sympathising with the numerous tasks that the 44-year-old needs to carry out. Masi was plunged into his current role after the tragic passing of Charlie Whiting in 2019, but still needed to retain his position as safety
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Aston Martin F1 driver Sebastian Vettel says he disagrees with the notion that race director Michael Masi should be entirely to blame for the late controversy at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and suggests that he needs more support. Masi was the centre of attention following the closing race of the 2021 season when
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Ex-F1 racer Martin Brundle was left feeling “uncomfortable” by a radio message from Red Bull’s Jonathan Wheatley sent to race director Michael Masi in the closing stages of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Sir Lewis Hamilton looked set to beat Max Verstappen to the championship, but a late crash for Nicholas Latifi brought out
MoreFormer racing driver Tiff Needell has pointed to a radio communication by Christian Horner to Michael Masi late on the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as the “spookiest part” of the 2021 championship drama. Sir Lewis Hamilton looked set to secure his record-eighth Formula 1 world championship late on in last year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
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Newly crowned Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen is unmoved by the investigation the FIA are carrying out into the closing events of the 2021 championship, insisting that he is fully deserving of his crown. Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton headed into the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi level on points and,
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Mercedes have virtually confirmed that Sir Lewis Hamilton will be remaining in Formula 1 in 2022 after his heart-breaking championship defeat last year. A controversial Safety Car restart by race director Michael Masi – in which he allowed a limited number of lapped runners to get their lap back – allowed Max Verstappen to snatch
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