Former race director Michael Masi has opened up on his departure from the FIA in his first official, public statement since the controversial end to the 2021 season. Sir Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen had gone into the final round of the year level on points, and it looked as though the 37-year-old was set
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McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl sees the benefits of Lando Norris’ penalty at the Austrian Grand Prix for track limits infringements Norris, Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel and AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly were both given penalties during the race for crossing the white line four times in the race, with the third bringing about a black and
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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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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner does not believe that his side will be overly affected by the technical directive that will come into effect in Spa. Multiple teams have been struggling for both performance and comfort this season as a result of the “porpoising” and bouncing phenomenon that came about as a result of
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Track limits at the Red Bull Ring were a huge talking point at the Austrian Grand Prix, with podium finishers Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton slamming the race directors. Following on from Michael Masi’s sacking at the end of last season, the FIA introduced two race directors for this year; Niels Wittich, and Eduardo
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The FIA are set to look at how they can prevent drivers breathing in carbon dust after Sebastian Vettel’s comments following the Austrian Grand Prix. The four-time world champion had a difficult weekend in Spielberg after he qualified last on Friday having seen his final lap deleted for a track limits infringement. He was then
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc tends to agree with Mercedes’ George Russell on the issue of the presence of two race directors in Formula 1. Michael Masi was removed as race director after the controversial season finale in 2021 that saw Max Verstappen overtake Sir Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
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George Russell recovered from a first-lap collision with Sergio Pérez to finish in 4th place at the Austrian Grand Prix, after initially losing a “second a lap” due to the incident. Russell made an excellent start to the race, and was involved in an opening lap battle with Pérez and Carlos Sainz. However, it all
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Sergio Pérez recovered brilliantly in Saturday’s Austrian Grand Prix Sprint race, after a controversial track limits call saw the Mexican start from 13th place. Pérez managed to recover a 5th place start for Sunday’s traditional race, with a podium at the team’s home event very much on the cards. The Red Bull Racing driver was
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FIA president Mohammed ben Sulyem was on the receiving end of some agitation from Formula 1 fans after his message to Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell following qualifying in Austria. Both Russell and Hamilton lost the rear of their Mercedes cars and slammed into the barrier during Friday’s qualifying session to set the grid
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