Michael Masi is “likely” to be replaced as Formula 1’s race director ahead of the 2022 season following the controversial end to last year’s curtain-closer, according to a report. Masi was at the centre of intense scrutiny on several occasions in 2021, never more so than the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Sir Lewis Hamilton
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Mercedes chief technical officer James Allison says his team are out to prove that the their dominance between 2014 and 2021 was not just a fluke, as Formula 1 enters a brand-new era. The sport is undergoing sweeping technical changes ahead of the new season, as a ground effect-led aerodynamic swing sees a radical change
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Two cars associated with seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher are set to be auctioned off next week. Schumacher’s illustrious career started at the Jordan team in 1991, when he was fielded in to replace Bertrand Gachot, who had been jailed for 18-months after assaulting a Taxi driver. Schumacher made his debut at the Belgian Grand
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The FIA’s new single-seater executive director Peter Bayer has not ruled out removing race director Michael Masi from his position, but prioritises providing assistance to race control in 2022. Masi was at the centre of controversy on a number of occasions during 2021, most notably at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, at the end
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has been warned that, if he is pushing for the sacking of Michael Masi, he needs to have a suitable replacement in mind. Masi left Sir Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes team seething last month after a controversial, late ruling at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix allowed Max Verstappen
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Former Formula 1 driver Perry McCarthy has said that both Sir Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen deserved to win the world championship last season, and hopes the battle continues into next year, but he has warned that Red Bull could be weaker in 2022. Verstappen beat his rival in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has spoken of his joy of witnessing Max Verstappen snatch the 2021 championship on the final lap of the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Verstappen and title rival Sir Lewis Hamilton entered the final round of the season level on points after what had been an astonishing season of
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Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard does not believe that Sir Lewis Hamilton is thinking of retiring following his championship defeat in 2021, suggesting that the 37-year-old will get over the controversial ending soon enough. Hamilton was denied his eighth championship when a polemic Safety Car restart by race director Michael Masi allowed Red Bull’s
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner is excited at the prospect of Mick Schumacher eventually driving for Ferrari, and believes that he can mirror George Russell’s accomplishments as a Mercedes junior. Schumacher has been part of the Ferrari Driver Academy [FDA] since 2019, joining during his first Formula 2 campaign in which he ended the Drivers’
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has opened up on his mental struggles during 2020, revealing that he considered leaving Formula 1. Having taken class victory in the 1994 24 hours of the Nurburgring, the Austrian began his F1 career in 2009 when he bought a share in Williams and joined the board of directors. He
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