Former F1 race director Michael Masi would have been “fearing for his life” if Max Verstappen had lost the controversial 2021 world championship, according to Mercedes driver George Russell. The climax of the 2021 season saw Verstappen claim his first title in highly contentious circumstances. Lewis Hamilton had dominated the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is against ex-Formula 1 race director Michael Masi making a remarkable return, and recently labelled him as an “idiot”. Wolff’s strong feelings for Masi are as a result of his ‘human error’ in the 2021 season finale, where his failure to following the rule book resulted in Lewis Hamilton losing
MoreFIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is open to bringing back ex-Formula 1 race director Michael Masi, despite his handling of the controversial 2021 season finale. Two years ago, at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Masi failed to follow the rule book which ultimately impacted who became World Champion. Lewis Hamilton was set to win
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A petition to change the results of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and therefore the 2021 Drivers’ Championship, has officially surpassed 100,000 signatures, with Lewis Hamilton fans continuing to do all they can to get the Mercedes driver an unprecedented eighth world title. For those that have only watched Formula 1 since 2022, the
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The final lap of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix remains one of the most hotly contested moments in the sport’s history, as fans continue to debate whether an unjust decision “robbed” Lewis Hamilton of the Drivers’ Championship. With a late safety car following Nicholas Latifi’s crash on lap 50 of the race, Lewis Hamilton
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The ending of the 2021 Formula 1 season remains a sore point for Lewis Hamilton, as it saw him lose out on a record-breaking eighth world championship at the very last moment. Having fought closely with Max Verstappen all season, it came down to a last lap race to the finish following then-race director Michael
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Former F1 race director Michael Masi made an appearance in the paddock last weekend at the Australian Grand Prix, due to his current role overlapping with the third round of the 2023 F1 season. Masi hadn’t been seen in the paddock since the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the race where he incorrectly dealt with
MoreFormer Formula 1 race director Michael Masi has returned to the paddock for the first time since his departure from the FIA amid the fallout from his safety car call at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. After a crash brought out the safety car in the final laps of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand
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Sky Sports F1 commentator David Croft has defended Michael Masi for being in the Formula 1 paddock at the Australian Grand Prix, with it having been the Aussie’s first appearance in the paddock since the 2021 season finale. Masi was, of course, the race director for the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, where a ‘human
MoreMichael Masi has been spotted at the Australian Grand Prix, his home country’s race, returning to Formula 1 for the first time since his controversial decision cost Lewis Hamilton a record-breaking eighth world title. After Masi’s decision to not follow the correct safety car procedure at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Max Verstappen won
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