Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has expressed his scepticism over the FIA’s appointment of Shaila-Ann Rao, a former legal advisor to Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. Bayer had acted as executive director and secretary general for sport at the FIA until a few races into the 2022 season, when he departed and was replaced by Rao.
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is not a fan of the prohibition of radio messages between the teams and race control ahead of the 2022 season. Formula 1 managing director Ross Brawn and executive director of single-seaters Peter Bayer have confirmed that there will be one select member from each team who will be
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Alpine driver Fernando Alonso says he is pleased with the recent changes to race control, but does not believe Michael Masi was removed as race director based on what happened at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Australian was relieved of his duties last week following the hugely controversial Safety Car restart at the
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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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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff insists that Sir Lewis Hamilton’s decision to continue racing in Formula 1 in 2022 was not contingent on Michael Masi’s removal as race director, but welcomes the changes made to race management. Hamilton was cruelly denied his record eighth world championship last year when Masi made the controversial decision to
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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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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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Formula 1 teams bosses – most notably Toto Wolff and Christian Horner – arrived in London earlier this week to meet with the FIA and discover their initial findings from the investigation they are carrying out into the controversial closing stages of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Max Verstappen defeated Sir Lewis Hamilton to
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Two names have been reported as a potential support bubble for Formula 1 race director Michael Masi ahead of the 2022 season. Masi was at the centre of controversy on multiple occasions last year, most notably at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December. Sir Lewis Hamilton looked set to record his eighth world
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Red Bull have told the FIA that their issues run much deeper than race director Michael Masi, and that he should not be singled out as the sole cause of controversy following the end of last year’s title race. Masi was placed into his role as race director following the tragic passing of Charlie Whiting
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