Sir Lewis Hamilton’s silence is deafening as Mercedes continue to press the FIA for action following the controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Formula 1 journalist Ben Hunt has opined. Hamilton and rival Max Verstappen went into the final round of 2021 level on points after a collision-filled and controversial season, with both drivers needing
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko shares Formula 1 technical director Ross Brawn’s view that contact between team principals and race director Michael Masi needs to be stopped. Mercedes and Red Bull were on the radio to Masi on multiple occasions last season, most notably in the final race in Abu Dhabi. Buy an F1
MoreA petition to make Sir Lewis Hamilton the 2021 Formula 1 world champion has now reached over 65,000 signatures, as fans continue to protest the result of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Hamilton was leading title rival Max Verstappen by over 14 seconds in the dying laps of the season finale, but a late crash
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff does not want the FIA to simply fire race director Michael Masi following the highly controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Instead, the Austrian has called for major changes to the decision-making process in the sport. Buy an F1 TV Pro subscription to watch live races Masi deployed the Safety
MoreFormula 1 should be careful to avoid becoming more of an entertainment show than a sport after the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix controversy, former Ferrari and McLaren F1 driver Stefan Johansson has warned. Sir Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen headed into the final round of the F1 season level on points after an incredible
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Newly crowned Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen will need to tread carefully in 2022, as he is not far from a race ban after a dramatic 2021 season that involved multiple clashes with Sir Lewis Hamilton. Drivers can only collect 12 penalty points on their super licence in a full year before a race
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Newly elected FIA President Mohammed ben Sulayem has shared his opinion on whether Sir Lewis Hamilton will retire from Formula 1 following the contentious ending to the 2021 season. With the exception of the post-race interviews in Abu Dhabi, the seven-time world champion is yet to speak to the media since the controversial season finale,
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A petition calling for Sir Lewis Hamilton to be declared the 2021 Formula 1 world champion has now reached 55,000 signatures. The petition was launched shortly after the highly controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which saw Max Verstappen snatch the F1 crown away from Hamilton on the last lap following a contentious decision by
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2016 Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg has said that he believes new FIA president Mohammed ben Sulayem must implement changes to make for cleaner racing in 2022. Sir Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen were involved in multiple contentious moment on track throughout 2021, with the stewards and race director Michael Masi seeming to lose
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has said he doesn’t think Sir Lewis Hamilton was cheated out of the 2021 F1 World Championship in Abu Dhabi. Instead, he believes an inconsistent decision by race director Michael Masi regarding the late Safety Car restart “took the title away from Lewis.” Specifically, after Nicholas Latifi brought out the
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