Williams team principal and CEO Jost Capito has defended Michael Masi amid the backlash the race director has received since the controversial closing events of the 2021 season. Masi sparked controversy at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December after he permitted a limited number of lapped runners to pass the Safety Car late
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko reveals that, upon its initial launch, the RB18 will not quite be the finished product. Red Bull are set to reveal the car they hope can spur Max Verstappen to his second consecutive world title on 9 February, but the Austrian reveals that the Milton Keynes-based outfit will be
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McLaren CEO Zak Brown has cooled any expectations that the team will be fighting for the championship in 2022, insisting they still have plenty of work to do. The Woking-based team claimed their first win since 2012 at the Italian Grand Prix in September last year through Daniel Ricciardo, while Lando Norris’ second-placed finish in
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Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of the Dorna organisation that runs MotoGP, is not impressed at how the end to last season’s Formula 1 title fight played out. Sir Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen entered the final round of 2021 at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix level on points following an exhilarating season of racing, and the
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Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz has spoken on the controversy surrounding the finish to the 2021 championship, suggesting that a red flag would have been the fairer option after Nicholas Latifi’s crash. Sainz was involved in an enthralling final lap at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December, battling with Yuki Tsunoda and Valtteri Bottas on
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Red Bull sporting director Jonathan Wheatley has suggested that Ferrari will be an imposing presence amongst Formula 1’s leading fight in 2022. Sweeping changes to the technical regulation will see a massive distinction between this year’s cars and those of 2021 as the ground effect returns and the tyres get bigger. Mercedes team principal Toto
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner is hesitant to overly involve himself in matters concerning the FIA following the controversial end to last year’s championship. Race director Michael Masi sparked controversy in the world of motorsport when he allowed a limited number of lapped runners to overtake the Safety Car ahead of the final lap of
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Dutch racing driver Jos Verstappen is set to jump back behind the wheel of a race car, but this time he will try his hand at rallying. Verstappen scored two podiums in 106 Formula 1 starts between 1994 and 2003, and his son Max entered F1 12 years after Jos’ retirement. He has watched the
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Mercedes EQ Formula E driver Nyck De Vries has maintained his ambition to one day compete in Formula 1, and said he has been practising on the team’s F1 simulator since his arrival into the all-electric series. The Dutchman claimed victory in the 2019 Formula 2 championship, but unfortunately was unable to secure a seat
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Red Bull sporting director Jonathan Wheatley has jumped to the defence of race director Michael Masi, indicating that the FIA underestimated the role they were plunging him into. Masi was involved in several contentious moments last season, not least at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix when he contradicted an earlier decision by allowing a
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