Sir Lewis Hamilton insists that he has no hard feelings towards Max Verstappen after his controversial championship defeat in 2021, affirming that any driver would take advantage of the situation that was in front of the Dutchman in December. Verstappen claimed the title on the very last lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last
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Eugene Arocca, CEO of Motorsport Australia, sympathises with Michael Masi after his removal as Formula 1’s race director, and maintains that he will always be welcome at Australia’s motorsport governing body should he wish to return. Masi has been forced to step down by new FIA president Mohammed ben Sulayem following the contentious events of
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has reservations regarding the removal of Michael Masi as race director in Formula 1. Masi caused no shortage of controversy at last year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix when he allowed a limited number of lapped runners to pass a late Safety Car, leading to a final lap overtake from Max
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Fans of Sir Lewis Hamilton have renewed their calls for a reversal of the championship classification following the removal of race director Michael Masi. Masi took on the role as race director in 2019 following the tragic passing of Charlie Whiting, and the Australian began juggling this alongside his positions as safety delegate, track delegate
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Former Formula 1 driver Marc Surer has criticised the FIA’s decision to remove Michael Masi as race director, and insists that more support for the Australian was all that was needed. Masi was at the centre of the most controversial title decider in recent memory when he contradicted an earlier decision by only allowing a
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff and Red Bull boss Christian Horner appeared in an equivocal mood as they left the FIA’s headquarters in London on Monday following a meeting with of the F1 Commission. New FIA president Mohammed ben Sulayem is leading a taskforce into the controversial events of the Abu Dhabi Grand prix last
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Michael Masi has been fired as the race director of Formula 1 following the highly controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. FIA President Mohammed ben Sulayem announced the move on Thursday, and said that the Australian will be offered a new role at motorsport’s governing body. Effective from the upcoming Barcelona pre-season test, Masi will
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Former Formula 1 driver Jenson Button does not believe that race director Michael Masi was entirely to blame for the controversy at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and suggests that radio communication between teams and race control “needs to be changed.” Sir Lewis Hamilton was comfortably leading the season finale in December from title
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Newly appointed FIA president Mohammed ben Sulayem says that Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff and Red Bull’s Christian Horner got on just fine during a meeting of the F1 Commission earlier this week. Team bosses met to discuss the controversial end to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in 2021, in which race director Michael Masi
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Formula 1 journalist Joe Saward does not believe it is likely that race director Michael Masi will lose his job, and has stressed to fans of Sir Lewis Hamilton that the Australian did “nothing fundamentally wrong.” Masi was at the epicentre of extreme controversy when he allowed only five lapped cars to overtake the Safety
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