McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo has commented on the late Safety Car controversy in the season finale in Abu Dhabi. The Australian lost out due to race director Michael Masi only allowing the five cars between Sir Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen to un-lap themselves, but he was quick to admit that Hamilton unquestionably feels much
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has declared that he is not prepared to speak to race director Michael Masi following the dramatic end to the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Masi allowed five lapped cars through, leaving the rest in position ahead of the Safety Car restart in order to allow time for the race
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McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has shown his support for race director Michael Masi following vast criticism of the Australian throughout 2021, and especially following the season finale in Abu Dhabi. Masi has been the subject of many verbal barbs for several contentious moments since he took over as race director from the late Charlie
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Susie Wolff, the wife of Mercedes F1 boss Toto, has taken to Twitter to deliver a strong message to Formula 1 following the controversial season finale in Abu Dhabi that saw Max Verstappen beat Sir Lewis Hamilton to the 2021 championship. She suggested that race director Michael Masi made up the regulations at the end
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Sir Lewis Hamilton asked Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff to back away from the team’s protest of the result of the season-ending 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, according to Dutch motorsport news website F1Maximaal. Mercedes were infuriated when race director Michael Masi allowed five lapped cars to overtake the Safety Car following Nicholas Latifi’s late
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As soon as the cars crossed the finish line in Abu Dhabi and Max Verstappen was declared the 2021 F1 Driver’s Champion, a petition was launched to hand Sir Lewis Hamilton the title. The petition, at the time of writing, has amassed over 14,000 signatures, showing fans’ dismay over the stewards’ decisions in the final
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F1 commentator Martin Brundle has slammed the “totally unacceptable” lobbying of race director Michael Masi by team principals following the controversy-packed 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Masi just wrapped up his third season as Formula 1’s race director and safety delegate under much scrutiny after the controversial end to the season finale, which saw Max
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Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel has attempted to calm fans’ ire over stewarding in Formula 1 after a polemic end to the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Five lapped cars were allowed through past the Safety Car following Nicholas Latifi’s late crash in order to allow one lap of racing. This caused mayhem in the
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Formula One managing director Ross Brawn has confirmed that he plans to put an end to team bosses contacting the race director during races following a controversial 2021 season. Humour and frustration ruled the recent Formula 1 season in equal measure, as Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff and Red Bull’s Jonathan Wheatley persistently got in
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McLaren driver Lando Norris has admitted he had no idea what was happening in the dying laps of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Sir Lewis Hamilton was leading Max Verstappen by over 14 seconds when Nicholas Latifi crashed with a handful of laps remaining, forcing race director Michael Masi to deploy the safety car.
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