Michael Masi has returned to the Formula One paddock for the first time since he left the FIA in the wake of the outcome of the controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. In an incident that the FIA ultimately blamed on “human error,” then-Formula 1 race director Masi didn’t follow the regulations, allowing only the
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Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton has ruled out speaking to one of the guests at this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, former Formula 1 race director Michael Masi. It was Masi, of course, who was responsible for Hamilton losing the 2021 Drivers’ Championship, following his ‘human error’ at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Masi broke
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The 2021 Formula 1 World Championship is the season that simply will never be forgotten, largely due to the controversial handling of the season finale by race director at the time Michael Masi. The 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix interestingly resurfaced on Thursday following the grand opening of the world’s first F1 Exhibition, which can
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The world’s first Formula 1 Exhibition officially opened on Thursday at the IFEMA MADRID in the Spanish capital, with F1 president and CEO Stefano Domenicali having been on hand to cut the ribbon and open the exhibit to guests. The exhibit is certainly a must visit for any F1 fan, with the chassis from Romain
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The producer of Netflix’s new tennis docuseries ‘Break Point’ has squashed any suggestion that former race director Michael Masi manipulated the 2021 season finale “for the TV”, with it simply being a case of somebody “under a lot of pressure”. The 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is seemingly the race that will just never be forgotten,
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The race director role in Formula 1 is one that has been under a lot of scrutiny in recent seasons and once again, there will be two new appointments ahead of the 2023 season. Eduardo Freitas and Niels Wittich split the role in 2022 after the sacking of Michael Masi but after the pair both
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The injustice of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix may have been two seasons ago, but the pain felt by Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes will certainly take a long while to go away. Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen entered the final round of the 2021 season level on points, meaning the season finale was a
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has opened up on the moment that momentarily made him “fall out of love” with Formula 1 at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The 2021 season finale was truly unbelievable for a magnitude of reasons, other than Michael Masi’s handling of the race. To think that Lewis Hamilton and
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted that he continues to think about the ‘manipulated’ 2021 season finale, with the Austrian having lost his “love” for Formula 1 momentarily on that dark day in Abu Dhabi. The 2021 season was arguably one of the best, if not the best, of the 21st century, with Lewis
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The 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will go down in history as arguably the most controversial title decider of all time, as Max Verstappen snatched the drivers’ championship title from Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of the race. A late safety car saw the race, which Hamilton had led since lap one, destined to
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