Sir Lewis Hamilton has confirmed that he will be fined for his non-appearance at the FIA prize-giving gala in December, but has pledged to put the money towards a good cause. Hamilton was cruelly denied his eighth world championship in December’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix when a controversial Safety Car restart by former race director
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Reigning Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen is not impressed with the FIA’s decision to remove Michael Masi as race director, revealing that he has contacted him personally. Masi was at the centre of controversy at last year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix when he allowed a limited number of lapped runners through past the Safety
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Former president of the FIA, Jean Todt, has revealed that he has been checking up on race director Michael Masi after the controversial and shocking end to the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Sir Lewis Hamilton looked on course to secure his record eighth Formula 1 title in the final race of the season when
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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
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Jean Todt believes that Max Verstappen fully deserved to win the 2021 F1 world championship, despite the contentious final moments of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Todt, who was succeeded by Mohammed bin Sulayem as FIA president earlier this week, reckons that Verstappen earned his success over the course of the 22 races, and that
MoreA study published by Stopping Tobacco Organizations and Products (STOP), an international anti-tobacco industry group, has warned that Formula One and MotoGP remain the only major global sports competitions that still allow tobacco companies to advertise to fans via lucrative sponsorship deals with teams. STOP estimates that Formula One has generated in excess of $4.5
MoreFerrari CEO Louis Camilleri has said team principal Mattia Binotto’s role at the Scuderia isn’t under threat and he still has “every confidence” in him despite the team’s poor run of results. “I have to say I have every confidence in Mattia Binotto and his team. The results aren’t there to prove what I’m saying,
MoreEx-Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo has said he is unhappy about the manner and timing of Sebastian Vettel’s departure from the Maranello-based team. “I didn’t like the timing and the way Seb split up with the team. Sebastian has never caused any trouble, [he] always worked as part of a team.” READ: Ferrari Confident It
MoreAll 10 Formula 1 constructors have signed the new Concorde Agreement, effectively committing them to the sport until the end of the 2025 season. The new deal, which is an important agreement between the FIA, Liberty Media and the teams on many key aspects of the sport, including how prize money and TV revenue is
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